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A modular pallet comprising: a top surface for supporting load; a bottom surface disposed below and parallel to the top surface; a sidewall extending from a peripheral edge of the top surface to a peripheral edge of the bottom surface defining a main body by the top surface, the bottom surface and the sidewall, a plurality of interlocking means integral to an outer side of the sidewall for coupling two or more modular pallets together to form a matrix of pallets laterally, wherein the main body is divided into a plurality of support sections with each support section comprising a network of reinforcing ribs extending vertically from the top surface to the bottom surface forming a honeycomb-like structure having void spaces from the top surface to the bottom surface; and wherein the modular pallet comprises a plurality of hollow legs integral to an inner side of the sidewall and extending downwardly from the top surface, wherein each of the hollow legs comprises a top opening aligned with the top surface and a bottom opening further away from the bottom surface such that a gap is created between the bottom surface and the bottom openings of the hollow legs which at least permits unobstructed insertion of the forks of a forklift truck into the gap, wherein each of the hollow legs comprises a top groove along a peripheral edge of the top opening and a bottom groove along a circumference of the hollow leg adjacent to the bottom surface. a top surface for supporting load; a bottom surface disposed below and parallel to the top surface; a sidewall extending from a peripheral edge of the top surface to a peripheral edge of the bottom surface defining a main body by the top surface, the bottom surface and the sidewall, a plurality of interlocking means integral to an outer side of the sidewall for coupling two or more modular pallets together to form a matrix of pallets laterally, wherein the main body is divided into a plurality of support sections with each support section comprising a network of reinforcing ribs extending vertically from the top surface to the bottom surface forming a honeycomb-like structure having void spaces from the top surface to the bottom surface; and wherein the modular pallet comprises a plurality of hollow legs integral to an inner side of the sidewall and extending downwardly from the top surface, wherein each of the hollow legs comprises a top opening aligned with the top surface and a bottom opening further away from the bottom surface such that a gap is created between the bottom surface and the bottom openings of the hollow legs which at least permits unobstructed insertion of the forks of a forklift truck into the gap, wherein each of the hollow legs comprises a top groove along a peripheral edge of the top opening and a bottom groove along a circumference of the hollow leg adjacent to the bottom surface.
Valve for pressurized fluid comprising a body housing a fluid circuit having an upstream end intended to be placed in communication with a reserve of pressurized fluid and a downstream end intended to be placed in communication with a user of fluid, the circuit comprising a collection of valve shutter(s) comprising at least one shutoff valve shutter allowing the circuit to be closed or opened, the valve comprising a mechanism for manually controlling the collection of valve shutter(s) , the control mechanism being mounted with the ability to move on the body between a rest position in which the collection of valve shutter(s) is in a position in which the circuit is closed and an active position in which the control mechanism actuates the collection of valve shutter(s) into a position in which the circuit is open to a first bore section (S1), the control mechanism comprising an intermediate open position in which it actuates the collection of valve shutter(s) into an intermediate position in which the circuit is open to a second bore section (S2) smaller than the first bore section (S1), the valve comprising a return member returning the control mechanism toward its rest position and a mechanical stop providing stable retention of the control mechanism in its active position, which is to say that, when the control mechanism is in its intermediate position in which the circuit is partially open and is not being held by hand, the return member moves the control mechanism into its rest position in which the circuit is closed and, when the control mechanism is in its active position and is not being held by hand, the mechanical stop maintains this active position against the force of the return member , characterized in that the control mechanism comprises two distinct manual control members actuating the collection of valve shutter(s) to open the circuit to the first bore section (S1) and to the second bore section (S2).
A perforating needle intended to be inserted into a flask through a stopper or septum to inject and remove a fluid , said needle comprising: - a pointed end configured to pierce the stopper ; - a cylindrical body comprising a central channel through which the fluid may enter and leave the flask and a side wall comprising at least one lateral orifice , said orifice being in fluid communication with the central channel and the lower end of this orifice being, in use, essentially level with the inner face of the stopper , said orifice being extended toward the pointed end by at least one slot , the shape of which is determined to be essentially tangential to the flow of the fluid , for the purpose of channeling it along the axis of the needle; the side wall comprising at least two diametrically opposite lateral orifices arranged on either side of a central island , the central island having a separating rim that penetrates the central channel ; characterized in that the separating rim forms an angle comprised between 15° and 60°, preferably between 20° and 30°, and in that the slots extending the orifices emerge near the pointed end . - a pointed end configured to pierce the stopper ; - a cylindrical body comprising a central channel through which the fluid may enter and leave the flask and a side wall comprising at least one lateral orifice , said orifice being in fluid communication with the central channel and the lower end of this orifice being, in use, essentially level with the inner face of the stopper , said orifice being extended toward the pointed end by at least one slot , the shape of which is determined to be essentially tangential to the flow of the fluid , for the purpose of channeling it along the axis of the needle;
A method for connecting a first vehicle component to a second vehicle component , having the following steps: - placing the two vehicle components against each other and pre-fixing them, wherein they are fitted together and connected together in non-displaceable manner at at least a first connection point by means of a first detachable component connection and are fitted together at at least a second connection point by means of a second detachable component connection and are connected together in displaceable manner relative to each other in a direction of displacement , and - securely connecting the pre-fixed vehicle components by welding, wherein at least one of the two component connections is produced by - a male fixing element protruding from one of the two vehicle components which partially or in its entirety is in the form of a sphere or partially or in its entirety has a sphere-like form, and - a female fixing element provided on the other vehicle component which is provided for receiving the male fixing element , wherein a clamping connection of the two fixing elements (2a, 4a; 4b, 2b) is produced by introducing the male fixing element in a direction of introduction into the female fixing element , characterised in that the welding takes place by means of a focused laser beam, and upon welding an elongate weld seam is produced which is substantially parallel, especially coaxial, to the direction of displacement . - placing the two vehicle components against each other and pre-fixing them, wherein they are fitted together and connected together in non-displaceable manner at at least a first connection point by means of a first detachable component connection and are fitted together at at least a second connection point by means of a second detachable component connection and are connected together in displaceable manner relative to each other in a direction of displacement , and - securely connecting the pre-fixed vehicle components by welding, - a male fixing element protruding from one of the two vehicle components which partially or in its entirety is in the form of a sphere or partially or in its entirety has a sphere-like form, and - a female fixing element provided on the other vehicle component which is provided for receiving the male fixing element , wherein a clamping connection of the two fixing elements (2a, 4a; 4b, 2b) is produced by introducing the male fixing element in a direction of introduction into the female fixing element ,
A magneto-rheological fluid rotary resistance device, for braking a relative rotation between a flywheel and an axis , comprising an inner stator , an outer rotor , a conductive line and a magneto-rheological fluid , wherein the inner stator is fixedly joined with the axis and provided with an accommodating space that surrounds the axis at a position away from the axis , the outer rotor is fixedly joined with the flywheel, enclosing the inner stator and configured to rotate relative to the inner stator , and the conductive line is winded in the accommodating space , characterized in that an accommodating gap is formed between the outer rotor and the inner stator at a position away from the axis and the magneto-rheological fluid is filled in the accommodating gap without contacting with the conductive line , wherein the conductive line generates a magnetic line passing the accommodating gap when applied by an electric current and the magneto-rheological fluid under the influence of the magnetic line generates a viscous effect, wherein the accommodating space is provided with an opening in communication with the accommodating gap in a direction away from the axis and a magnetic baffle plate is disposed at the opening for sealing the opening .
A method of a User Equipment, in the following also referred to as UE, in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: a first Device-to-Device, in the following also referred to as D2D, data associated with a first group session communication arriving in the UE ; sending a first Scheduling Request, in the following also referred to as SR, and receiving a first Uplink, in the following also referred to as UL, grant ; sending a first Proximity-based Service, in the following also referred to as ProSe, Buffer Status Report, in the following also referred to as BSR, by using the first UL grant in a first Scheduling Assignment, in the following also referred to as SA,/Data cycle ; receiving a first D2D grant in the first SA/Data cycle ; a second D2D data associated with a second group session communication arriving in the UE ; sending a second SR and receiving a second UL grant ; and sending a second ProSe BSR by using the second UL grant in the first SA/Data cycle ; characterized by : receiving a second D2D grant in the first SA/Data cycle , wherein the first D2D grant and the second D2D grant are associated with a second SA/Data cycle; using the second D2D grant and not using the first D2D grant ; and sending a SA associated with the second D2D grant in the second SA/Data cycle, wherein the second SA/Data cycle is next to the first SA/Data cycle. a first Device-to-Device, in the following also referred to as D2D, data associated with a first group session communication arriving in the UE ; sending a first Scheduling Request, in the following also referred to as SR, and receiving a first Uplink, in the following also referred to as UL, grant ; sending a first Proximity-based Service, in the following also referred to as ProSe, Buffer Status Report, in the following also referred to as BSR, by using the first UL grant in a first Scheduling Assignment, in the following also referred to as SA,/Data cycle ; receiving a first D2D grant in the first SA/Data cycle ; a second D2D data associated with a second group session communication arriving in the UE ; sending a second SR and receiving a second UL grant ; and sending a second ProSe BSR by using the second UL grant in the first SA/Data cycle ; characterized by : receiving a second D2D grant in the first SA/Data cycle , wherein the first D2D grant and the second D2D grant are associated with a second SA/Data cycle; using the second D2D grant and not using the first D2D grant ; and sending a SA associated with the second D2D grant in the second SA/Data cycle, wherein the second SA/Data cycle is next to the first SA/Data cycle. receiving a second D2D grant in the first SA/Data cycle , wherein the first D2D grant and the second D2D grant are associated with a second SA/Data cycle; using the second D2D grant and not using the first D2D grant ; and sending a SA associated with the second D2D grant in the second SA/Data cycle, wherein the second SA/Data cycle is next to the first SA/Data cycle.
A process for the tanning of leathers comprising a pre-tanning step and a tanning step, characterized in that in said pre-tanning step the leathers are treated with a cationic active agent comprising a quaternized ester of a fatty acid and triethanolamine, or mixtures thereof and, subsequently, with an anionic active agent comprising tannins vegetable extracts and a natural or synthetic dispersant selected from the group consisting of lignosulfonates, distillation stillages, sulfonated disulfonic polymers, sulfonated naphthalene polymers or mixtures thereof, to obtain leathers with a shrinkage temperature (ST), measured according to the standard method ISO 3380:2015, of at least 65°C, and wherein said pre-tanning and tanning steps do not include a treatment with aldehydes or aldehyde donor compounds and/or with metal salts.
A gas concentration-length quantification method, comprising: acquiring a first image including a gas plume with a camera ; identifying and segmenting pixels corresponding to the gas plume in the first image; creating a mask image corresponding to the first image, wherein only pixels of the mask image corresponding to the gas plume in the first image have non-zero values; generating a background image corresponding to the first image using an image inpainting algorithm with the first image and the mask image as inputs; calculating a gas concentration-length for each pixel corresponding to the gas plume in the first image, based on the first image and the background image data; and triggering an alert when the gas concentration-length for at least one pixel exceeds a threshold level. acquiring a first image including a gas plume with a camera ; identifying and segmenting pixels corresponding to the gas plume in the first image; creating a mask image corresponding to the first image, wherein only pixels of the mask image corresponding to the gas plume in the first image have non-zero values; generating a background image corresponding to the first image using an image inpainting algorithm with the first image and the mask image as inputs; calculating a gas concentration-length for each pixel corresponding to the gas plume in the first image, based on the first image and the background image data; and triggering an alert when the gas concentration-length for at least one pixel exceeds a threshold level.
An apparatus , preferably an autonomous robot apparatus, for mowing grass, having: a plurality of cutting devices for mowing the grass; a plurality of carrying arms which are arranged offset with respect to one another with regard to a transverse axis of the apparatus , and are mounted such that they can be pivoted up and down in each case individually, and carry in each case one of a plurality of cutting devices ; and a plurality of supporting elements which support in each case one of the plurality of carrying arms on an underlying surface, and are arranged in front of the respective cutting device with regard to a forward moving direction (V) of the apparatus characterized in that the plurality of supporting elements being configured as runners. a plurality of cutting devices for mowing the grass; a plurality of carrying arms which are arranged offset with respect to one another with regard to a transverse axis of the apparatus , and are mounted such that they can be pivoted up and down in each case individually, and carry in each case one of a plurality of cutting devices ; and a plurality of supporting elements which support in each case one of the plurality of carrying arms on an underlying surface, and are arranged in front of the respective cutting device with regard to a forward moving direction (V) of the apparatus characterized in that the plurality of supporting elements being configured as runners.
A brake actuator for a brake cylinder of a railway vehicle brake system, said brake actuator comprising: a thrust sleeve configured to provide braking force to said brake system; a slide mounted in said thrust sleeve and movable axially between a release position and a locking position; a piston biased by resilient means and linked to an anchoring member ; and a plurality of balls disposed in respective openings of said sleeve between the slide and the anchoring member ; wherein said balls in said locking position are configured to move under action of a profiled surface of the slide to adopt a projecting position in relation to said sleeve to axially couple the anchoring member with the sleeve ; wherein said balls in said release position are configured to adopt a retracted position in relation to said sleeve to axially uncouple the anchoring member from the sleeve ; wherein said profiled surface of the slide comprises a locking groove configured to engagingly receive said balls when the slide is in said locking position; and wherein said locking groove is circumferentially oriented and extends continuously along a circumference of said slide . a thrust sleeve configured to provide braking force to said brake system; a slide mounted in said thrust sleeve and movable axially between a release position and a locking position; a piston biased by resilient means and linked to an anchoring member ; and a plurality of balls disposed in respective openings of said sleeve between the slide and the anchoring member ; wherein said balls in said locking position are configured to move under action of a profiled surface of the slide to adopt a projecting position in relation to said sleeve to axially couple the anchoring member with the sleeve ; wherein said balls in said release position are configured to adopt a retracted position in relation to said sleeve to axially uncouple the anchoring member from the sleeve ; wherein said profiled surface of the slide comprises a locking groove configured to engagingly receive said balls when the slide is in said locking position; and wherein said locking groove is circumferentially oriented and extends continuously along a circumference of said slide .
A vision system comprising: - an image sensor for capturing an image (I); - at least one of a sensor setting ascertaining means for establishing an image sensor parameter (par1, par2, 91) and an image analysis means for analysing an image taken by the image sensor and establishing an image parameter (par3, par4, par5, 92); - an image dividing means for dividing the image into areas as a function of the established image sensor parameter and/or the established image parameter, and for assigning to each area a number of frames to be stored in a memory characterized in that the image sensor further comprising a wide-angle lens and the image dividing means is further for dividing the image into areas as a function of a lens parameter of the wide-angle lens. - an image sensor for capturing an image (I); - at least one of a sensor setting ascertaining means for establishing an image sensor parameter (par1, par2, 91) and an image analysis means for analysing an image taken by the image sensor and establishing an image parameter (par3, par4, par5, 92); - an image dividing means for dividing the image into areas as a function of the established image sensor parameter and/or the established image parameter, and for assigning to each area a number of frames to be stored in a memory characterized in that the image sensor further comprising a wide-angle lens and the image dividing means is further for dividing the image into areas as a function of a lens parameter of the wide-angle lens.
Damping sleeve having a bipartite structure, for installation on the lower part of a bend stiffener at a free end of a collection line , the damping sleeve comprising: an internal opening which extends coaxially from one end to the other of said sleeve, the internal opening being for allowing the installation of the damping sleeve around the collection line directly on the lower end of the bend stiffener ; a main body , which further comprises an upper part , an intermediary part and a lower tract formed by a damping ring , the internal opening of the upper part having a conical shape, and the intermediary part being provided with a cavity along the whole internal circumference of the internal opening , said cavity being provided with a compression plug for firmly fitting to the collection line ; and the damping ring being directly fixed on the lower end of the intermediary part . an internal opening which extends coaxially from one end to the other of said sleeve, the internal opening being for allowing the installation of the damping sleeve around the collection line directly on the lower end of the bend stiffener ; a main body , which further comprises an upper part , an intermediary part and a lower tract formed by a damping ring , the internal opening of the upper part having a conical shape, and the intermediary part being provided with a cavity along the whole internal circumference of the internal opening , said cavity being provided with a compression plug for firmly fitting to the collection line ; and the damping ring being directly fixed on the lower end of the intermediary part .
A system for dilating a stenosed vessel comprising: (a) a balloon mounted on a catheter shaft, said balloon being composed of a first material; and (b) a plurality of fibers forming a grid, each of said plurality of fibers being glued or welded to a surface of said balloon or integrated within a wall thereof, said plurality of fibers being composed of a second material having less elasticity than said first material such that when said balloon is inflated beyond a predetermined pressure a plurality of balloon regions protrude from said grid formed by said plurality of fibers. (a) a balloon mounted on a catheter shaft, said balloon being composed of a first material; and (b) a plurality of fibers forming a grid, each of said plurality of fibers being glued or welded to a surface of said balloon or integrated within a wall thereof, said plurality of fibers being composed of a second material having less elasticity than said first material such that when said balloon is inflated beyond a predetermined pressure a plurality of balloon regions protrude from said grid formed by said plurality of fibers.