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Bathtub, in particular lying bathtub, and the like, comprising an inner wall , wherein the inner wall has a side wall at the foot and/or head end, and a tub base with an ergonomic moulding, the tub base has at least one ergonomically shaped depression , the ergonomic depression of the tub base is designed such that it forms an end support for the ischial tuberosity of a bather, and the depression comprises at least one part of the side wall at the foot end or head end, wherein a transition region is designed between the tub base and the side wall at the head and/or foot end, wherein the ergonomically shaped depression comprises at least one part of the transition region , and an angle (β) between the side wall and the transition region is between 150 and 170 degrees. an inner wall , wherein the inner wall has a side wall at the foot and/or head end, and a tub base with an ergonomic moulding, the tub base has at least one ergonomically shaped depression , the ergonomic depression of the tub base is designed such that it forms an end support for the ischial tuberosity of a bather, and the depression comprises at least one part of the side wall at the foot end or head end, wherein a transition region is designed between the tub base and the side wall at the head and/or foot end, wherein the ergonomically shaped depression comprises at least one part of the transition region , and an angle (β) between the side wall and the transition region is between 150 and 170 degrees.
A unitary assembly suitable to be used in a screw fitting for the mutual joining of a threaded end member (T) and a pipe (P) with a smooth surface, wherein the fitting includes a tubular ring nut defining an axis (X) having an outer surface configured to be grasped by an operator in order to promote the screwing thereof onto the threaded end member (T) and a rear portion comprising an inner surface (21") configured to remain faced to the pipe (P), the unitary assembly comprising: - a pressing ring deformable upon the screwing of the ring nut on the threaded end member (T) having an inner area (31") comprising a plurality of projections configured to interact with the outer surface (P1) of the pipe (P) to provide a local mechanical sealing and an outer surface configured to interact with the inner surface (21") of the rear portion of the ring nut ; - an elastomeric gasket having an inner surface (50") configured to come into contact with the outer surface (P1) of the pipe (P) to provide the local hydraulic sealing and an outer surface faced to the ring nut ; - a rigid ring interposed between said elastomeric gasket and said pressing ring for the mutual separation thereof and for the integral coupling with both, wherein said rigid ring includes a rear portion susceptible to act as a stop for a front portion of the pressing ring upon the radial compression thereof so as to stop the pressing ring in the compressed position and prevent the further radial compression thereof following a further screwing of the ring nut , said rigid ring further including a front portion opposite to the rear portion susceptible to be coupled with a corresponding rear portion of the elastomeric gasket ; and further wherein said rigid ring , said pressing ring and said elastomeric gasket are mutually snap-coupled to define a unitary assembly easily movable by an operator without the pieces being de-coupled. - a pressing ring deformable upon the screwing of the ring nut on the threaded end member (T) having an inner area (31") comprising a plurality of projections configured to interact with the outer surface (P1) of the pipe (P) to provide a local mechanical sealing and an outer surface configured to interact with the inner surface (21") of the rear portion of the ring nut ; - an elastomeric gasket having an inner surface (50") configured to come into contact with the outer surface (P1) of the pipe (P) to provide the local hydraulic sealing and an outer surface faced to the ring nut ; - a rigid ring interposed between said elastomeric gasket and said pressing ring for the mutual separation thereof and for the integral coupling with both,
A method for producing an ethylene-based copolymer, comprising a producing mode, wherein the producing mode includes: a) hyper-compressing primarily compressed ethylene, a mixture containing a carboxylic acid-containing comonomer and a polar solvent to produce a compressed material; b) reacting the compressed material to produce a reaction product including an ethylene-based copolymer; and c) separating and recovering unreacted residues from the reaction product and introducing the unreacted residue into the mixture of the step a), characterized in that the method further comprises a washing mode, wherein one of the producing mode and the washing mode is selectively performed, wherein the washing mode includes: re-supplying the compressed material produced in the step a) to the step a) as a mixture, without performing the step b). wherein the producing mode includes: a) hyper-compressing primarily compressed ethylene, a mixture containing a carboxylic acid-containing comonomer and a polar solvent to produce a compressed material; b) reacting the compressed material to produce a reaction product including an ethylene-based copolymer; and c) separating and recovering unreacted residues from the reaction product and introducing the unreacted residue into the mixture of the step a), characterized in that a) hyper-compressing primarily compressed ethylene, a mixture containing a carboxylic acid-containing comonomer and a polar solvent to produce a compressed material; b) reacting the compressed material to produce a reaction product including an ethylene-based copolymer; and c) separating and recovering unreacted residues from the reaction product and introducing the unreacted residue into the mixture of the step a), characterized in that the method further comprises a washing mode, wherein one of the producing mode and the washing mode is selectively performed, wherein the washing mode includes: re-supplying the compressed material produced in the step a) to the step a) as a mixture, without performing the step b).
Seating system for vehicles, particularly autonomous vehicles, comprising a seat with a seat base rotatable about a vertical axis (z) and a backrest rotatably connected to the seat base for rotation about a first transverse horizontal axis (y), whereby the seat is movable between a standard seating position, in which the seat faces frontwards and the backrest is in an upright position for conventional driving mode, and at least one non-standard seating position in which the seat is rotated around the vertical axis (z) with respect to the standard seating position and/or the backrest is reclined rearwards by rotation around said first transverse horizontal axis (y) from the standard seating position, characterised in that the seat is equipped with at least one passive safety device which is switchable between a working or active state, in which said at least one passive safety device is able to protect the occupant of the seat in case of impact of the vehicle, and a non-working or inactive state, and wherein the system further comprises position sensor means arranged to detect the position of the seat , adjusting means arranged to adjust the position of the seat between said standard seating position and said at least one non-standard seating position, activation means arranged to cause switching of said at least one passive safety device between said working and non-working states, and an electronic control unit arranged to control the adjusting means to adjust the position of the seat between said standard seating position and said at least one non-standard seating position and to control said activation means, depending on the position of the seat detected by said position sensor means, so that when the seat is in said standard seating position said at least one passive safety device is in the non-working state and when the seat is in said at least one non-standard seating position said at least one passive safety device is in the working state.
An emergency vision apparatus , comprising: a) an inflatable enclosure being made of airtight material and having an expanded form when deployed and a deflated form when not in use; b) first and second clear members disposed at respective first and second ends of said first enclosure to enable a user to see through said enclosure when expanded and observe a source of information at a distal end of said enclosure while smoke or other particulate matter is in the environment; c) said enclosure including an opening configured for insertion of a user's hand into the interior of said enclosure to allow the user to operate a touch sensitive screen or hardware visible through said second clear member disposed toward a user; and d) a sealable closure for closing said opening and sealing said opening around the user's hand; and e) said sealable closure including flexible first and second sheets covering said opening , wherein said first sheet overlies said second sheet , said first and second sheets including respective first and second slits disposed transversely to each other, said first and second slits being configured to allow insertion of the user's hand into the interior of said enclosure . a) an inflatable enclosure being made of airtight material and having an expanded form when deployed and a deflated form when not in use; b) first and second clear members disposed at respective first and second ends of said first enclosure to enable a user to see through said enclosure when expanded and observe a source of information at a distal end of said enclosure while smoke or other particulate matter is in the environment; c) said enclosure including an opening configured for insertion of a user's hand into the interior of said enclosure to allow the user to operate a touch sensitive screen or hardware visible through said second clear member disposed toward a user; and d) a sealable closure for closing said opening and sealing said opening around the user's hand; and e) said sealable closure including flexible first and second sheets covering said opening , wherein said first sheet overlies said second sheet , said first and second sheets including respective first and second slits disposed transversely to each other, said first and second slits being configured to allow insertion of the user's hand into the interior of said enclosure .
An electro-magnetic coil assembly mounted in a clutch assembly that includes a roll cage, the electromagnetic coil assembly comprising a coil mounted within an annular coil housing and a flexible armature plate free to rotate with respect to the coil, the coil assembly is adapted, when energized, to generate an electromagnetic field between the coil and the armature plate for attracting the armature plate to the coil assembly, wherein the flexible armature plate comprises: a ferromagnetic annular plate with an outer edge (10 O ) and an inner edge (10 I ), the outer edge being spaced apart from the inner edge and defining a plate width therebetween, the outer edge defining an outer periphery, the inner edge defining an inner periphery; a plurality of tangs formed on and spaced about the inner periphery or the outer periphery, the tangs extending away from the annular plate, the tangs engaged with the roll cage such that the armature plate rotates with the roll cage when the coil assembly is not energized; a plurality of inner notches formed on and spaced about the inner periphery of the annular plate, at least two of the inner notches located between each set of adjacent tangs and extending radially outward from the inner edge toward the outer edge; and a plurality of outer notches formed on and spaced about the outer periphery of the annular plate, at least one of the outer notches located between each set of adjacent tangs and extending radially inward from the outer edge toward the inner edge, characterised in that the notches create flexure points in the armature plate that permit the armature plate to flex so as to lie substantially flat against the face of the coil and remove air gaps when the coil is activated. a ferromagnetic annular plate with an outer edge (10 O ) and an inner edge (10 I ), the outer edge being spaced apart from the inner edge and defining a plate width therebetween, the outer edge defining an outer periphery, the inner edge defining an inner periphery; a plurality of tangs formed on and spaced about the inner periphery or the outer periphery, the tangs extending away from the annular plate, the tangs engaged with the roll cage such that the armature plate rotates with the roll cage when the coil assembly is not energized; a plurality of inner notches formed on and spaced about the inner periphery of the annular plate, at least two of the inner notches located between each set of adjacent tangs and extending radially outward from the inner edge toward the outer edge; and a plurality of outer notches formed on and spaced about the outer periphery of the annular plate, at least one of the outer notches located between each set of adjacent tangs and extending radially inward from the outer edge toward the inner edge, characterised in that the notches create flexure points in the armature plate that permit the armature plate to flex so as to lie substantially flat against the face of the coil and remove air gaps when the coil is activated.
A catalyst composition comprising a catalyst precursor, the precursor comprising: (a) an inorganic catalyst support; and (b) a partially oxidized metal-organic component, wherein the metal portion of the partially oxidized metal organic component comprises at least one Group VIB metal and at least one Group VIII metal; wherein the catalyst precursor has (i) a loss-on-ignition of greater than 1 to 10 wt. %, wherein the loss-on-ignition test is conducted by subjecting a sample to an oxygen-containing atmosphere for 1 hour at 549°C, and (ii) a carbon-as-carboxyl to total residual carbon ratio (C cartoxy /C total ) of at least 0.10 as determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; and wherein the catalyst composition further comprises a phosphorus component. (a) an inorganic catalyst support; and (b) a partially oxidized metal-organic component, wherein the metal portion of the partially oxidized metal organic component comprises at least one Group VIB metal and at least one Group VIII metal;
A pH mediated cell delivery vehicle comprising: - a cargo or a cargo-binding molecule for binding to a cargo; - a protein transduction domain; and - a glycosaminoglycan (GAG) binding element, which is capable of binding to GAG on the surface of the cell, wherein the GAG binding element is a peptide which is modified to comprise one or more histidine residues which are capable of being protonated in an acidic environment. - a cargo or a cargo-binding molecule for binding to a cargo; - a protein transduction domain; and - a glycosaminoglycan (GAG) binding element, which is capable of binding to GAG on the surface of the cell, wherein the GAG binding element is a peptide which is modified to comprise one or more histidine residues which are capable of being protonated in an acidic environment.
Method for monitoring and modifying motor vehicle functions in a motor vehicle , the method comprising: - determining an anomalous behavior of a function of the motor vehicle , - communicating the anomalous behavior of the function of the motor vehicle to a backend , - receiving an instruction from the backend , wherein the instruction is indicative of an acute measure to be taken in the motor vehicle in order to carry out an adequate reaction to the anomalous behavior of the function , - determining a motor vehicle component which is the cause of the anomalous behavior of the function of the motor vehicle , on the basis of the received instruction , - converting the motor vehicle component into a degraded configuration as adequate reaction, wherein the degraded configuration has a more limited functional scope than in the previous configuration thereof, and if converting the motor vehicle component into the degraded configuration is not possible: - converting the motor vehicle component into a safe configuration as adequate reaction, wherein the safe configuration is kept available in the motor vehicle component . - determining an anomalous behavior of a function of the motor vehicle , - communicating the anomalous behavior of the function of the motor vehicle to a backend , - receiving an instruction from the backend , wherein the instruction is indicative of an acute measure to be taken in the motor vehicle in order to carry out an adequate reaction to the anomalous behavior of the function , - determining a motor vehicle component which is the cause of the anomalous behavior of the function of the motor vehicle , on the basis of the received instruction , - converting the motor vehicle component into a degraded configuration as adequate reaction, wherein the degraded configuration has a more limited functional scope than in the previous configuration thereof, and if converting the motor vehicle component into the degraded configuration is not possible: - converting the motor vehicle component into a safe configuration as adequate reaction, wherein the safe configuration is kept available in the motor vehicle component . - converting the motor vehicle component into a safe configuration as adequate reaction, wherein the safe configuration is kept available in the motor vehicle component .
A method of monitoring an uplink transmission cancellation instruction, performed by a terminal, comprising: when the terminal switches a bandwidth part, BWP, not monitoring the uplink transmission cancellation instruction; wherein, the BWP comprises at least one of an uplink BWP and a downlink BWP, wherein, when the terminal switches the BWP not monitoring the uplink transmission cancellation instruction, comprises: when the terminal switches a currently activated uplink BWP, not monitoring the uplink transmission cancellation instruction; or when the terminal switches a currently activated downlink BWP, not monitoring the uplink transmission cancellation instruction; or, when the terminal switches a currently activated downlink BWP and a currently activated uplink BWP, not monitoring the uplink transmission cancellation instruction. when the terminal switches a bandwidth part, BWP, not monitoring the uplink transmission cancellation instruction; wherein, the BWP comprises at least one of an uplink BWP and a downlink BWP, wherein, when the terminal switches the BWP not monitoring the uplink transmission cancellation instruction, comprises: when the terminal switches a currently activated uplink BWP, not monitoring the uplink transmission cancellation instruction; or when the terminal switches a currently activated downlink BWP, not monitoring the uplink transmission cancellation instruction; or, when the terminal switches a currently activated downlink BWP and a currently activated uplink BWP, not monitoring the uplink transmission cancellation instruction. when the terminal switches a currently activated uplink BWP, not monitoring the uplink transmission cancellation instruction; or when the terminal switches a currently activated downlink BWP, not monitoring the uplink transmission cancellation instruction; or, when the terminal switches a currently activated downlink BWP and a currently activated uplink BWP, not monitoring the uplink transmission cancellation instruction.
Method for setting the position of at least one element of a motor vehicle , said motor vehicle comprising at least three acquisition systems for acquiring a sound signal, an actuator suitable for modifying the position of said element and a control unit suitable for driving said actuator, said method comprising, when said at least three acquisition systems have received a sound signal emitted by an individual present in the motor vehicle , steps of: - determination, by the control unit , of the position of the mouth (S) of said individual as a function of parameters of reception of said sound signal by said at least three acquisition systems , and - setting by the actuator of the position of said element on the basis of a command generated by the control unit as a function of the determined position of the mouth (S) of the individual. - determination, by the control unit , of the position of the mouth (S) of said individual as a function of parameters of reception of said sound signal by said at least three acquisition systems , and - setting by the actuator of the position of said element on the basis of a command generated by the control unit as a function of the determined position of the mouth (S) of the individual.
An exhaust heat recovery apparatus comprising: a bypass part having a main exhaust gas flow passage into which an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine is introduced; a heat exchange part disposed adjacent to the bypass part and having a heat exchanger for exchanging heat between the exhaust gas and a heat carrier; a gas flow-in port disposed upstream of the heat exchange part in an exhaust gas flow, the gas flow-in port causing the exhaust gas to flow in the heat exchange part from the bypass part ; a gas flow-out port disposed downstream of the gas flow-in port in the exhaust gas flow, the gas flow-out port causing the exhaust gas to flow out to the bypass part from the heat exchange part ; and a valve including a rotatable rotation shaft , a valve body having one end fixed to the rotation shaft , and an actuator for rotating the rotation shaft , wherein a rotating end of the valve body is disposed downstream of the gas flow-out port in the exhaust gas flow, and the valve is provided in the main exhaust gas flow passage of the bypass part , wherein a heat exchange flow passage , through which the exhaust gas flows into the heat exchange part from the main exhaust gas flow passage through the gas flow-in port and returns to the main exhaust gas flow passage from the heat exchange part through the gas flow-out port , is formed, and on a most downstream side of the heat exchange flow passage , a return flow passage , in which the exhaust gas flows in a direction (B1) opposite to a direction of the exhaust gas flow in the main exhaust gas flow passage , is provided. a bypass part having a main exhaust gas flow passage into which an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine is introduced; a heat exchange part disposed adjacent to the bypass part and having a heat exchanger for exchanging heat between the exhaust gas and a heat carrier; a gas flow-in port disposed upstream of the heat exchange part in an exhaust gas flow, the gas flow-in port causing the exhaust gas to flow in the heat exchange part from the bypass part ; a gas flow-out port disposed downstream of the gas flow-in port in the exhaust gas flow, the gas flow-out port causing the exhaust gas to flow out to the bypass part from the heat exchange part ; and a valve including a rotatable rotation shaft , a valve body having one end fixed to the rotation shaft , and an actuator for rotating the rotation shaft , wherein a rotating end of the valve body is disposed downstream of the gas flow-out port in the exhaust gas flow, and the valve is provided in the main exhaust gas flow passage of the bypass part , wherein a heat exchange flow passage , through which the exhaust gas flows into the heat exchange part from the main exhaust gas flow passage through the gas flow-in port and returns to the main exhaust gas flow passage from the heat exchange part through the gas flow-out port , is formed, and on a most downstream side of the heat exchange flow passage , a return flow passage , in which the exhaust gas flows in a direction (B1) opposite to a direction of the exhaust gas flow in the main exhaust gas flow passage , is provided.