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Arrangement comprising an actuation device for a sanitary fitting for the purpose of triggering a function, in case of a recognized user and a sanitary fitting , wherein the actuation device comprises a housing having a side face which extends substantially in a horizontal direction in the installation position, and a sensor unit arranged at least partially in the housing , in particular an optoelectronic sensor unit , having an emitter for emitting light waves (L7) and a receiver for detecting the light waves (L8) reflected by a user, wherein a transmission region , through which the light waves (L7) can be delivered and the reflected light waves (L8) can be received, respectively, is arranged in the region of the side face or in the side face , and wherein the actuation device furthermore comprises an optical unit , wherein the optical unit being configured and arranged in such a way that the light waves (L7) from the emitter can be input into the optical unit and can be output from the optical unit at an angle (α) in the range of from 5° to 30°, in particular from 10° to 25°, as seen with respect to the horizontal through the transmission region , wherein the reflected light waves (L8) being capable of being input at an angle (α) equal to said angle (α) through the transmission region into the optical unit and of being output to the receiver and wherein the transmission region being directed towards the sanitary fitting in the installation position. wherein the actuation device comprises a housing having a side face which extends substantially in a horizontal direction in the installation position, and a sensor unit arranged at least partially in the housing , in particular an optoelectronic sensor unit , having an emitter for emitting light waves (L7) and a receiver for detecting the light waves (L8) reflected by a user, wherein a transmission region , through which the light waves (L7) can be delivered and the reflected light waves (L8) can be received, respectively, is arranged in the region of the side face or in the side face , and wherein the actuation device furthermore comprises an optical unit , wherein the optical unit being configured and arranged in such a way that the light waves (L7) from the emitter can be input into the optical unit and can be output from the optical unit at an angle (α) in the range of from 5° to 30°, in particular from 10° to 25°, as seen with respect to the horizontal through the transmission region , wherein the reflected light waves (L8) being capable of being input at an angle (α) equal to said angle (α) through the transmission region into the optical unit and of being output to the receiver and wherein the transmission region being directed towards the sanitary fitting in the installation position.
A packaged food, the packaged food comprising: a sealed bag defining therein a sealed cavity containing a food , the sealed bag being formed from a flexible packaging film characterised in that the flexible packaging file comprises a monoaxially oriented polymeric layer defining a preferential tear direction (T) extending along the film ; wherein the packaging film is configured to form first and second elongate tear-away portions of the sealed bag which are on opposite sides of, and adjacent to, an elongate central portion of the sealed bag , the first and second elongate tear-away portions and the elongate central portion extending along the preferential tear direction (T), whereby tearing away of the first and second elongate tear-away portions along the preferential tear direction (T) to open the sealed bag leaves the elongate central portion forming a handle portion of the opened bag .
An implantable access port comprising: a body defining a cavity, the body being configured for capturing a septum; and a septum with a needle-penetrable surface for repeatedly inserting a needle therethrough into the cavity, and means for identifying the septum, said means comprising an RFID tag characterised in that the RFID tag is either imbedded within the septum or affixed to an exterior surface of the septum. a body defining a cavity, the body being configured for capturing a septum; and a septum with a needle-penetrable surface for repeatedly inserting a needle therethrough into the cavity, and means for identifying the septum, said means comprising an RFID tag characterised in that the RFID tag is either imbedded within the septum or affixed to an exterior surface of the septum.
Method for controlling a safety-relevant process, wherein at least two microcontrollers for at least two control branches are used to perform the control, wherein each of the at least two microcontrollers is designed for controlling the safety-relevant process, wherein each microcontroller processes the data from at least one sensor , which captures the actual characteristic of the respective control branch, characterized in that the at least two microcontrollers are each supplied with the data from a rotor position sensor connected thereto, which detect the actual characteristic of the same rotor, wherein a module for calculating the actual rotor characteristic is installed on each microcontroller , wherein the module is supplied with at least the data from the rotor position sensor assigned thereto, wherein between the two microcontrollers the data from the respective sensor or data derived therefrom are exchanged and, in a decision-making module which is provided per microcontroller , it is verified whether the data from the sensors are consistent, and in the event of an inconsistency being detected a majority decision is made, wherein a module for calculating the ideal rotor characteristic based on a control command as a target specification is installed on at least one microcontroller , wherein the module is supplied with at least the data of the target specification, wherein in the microcontroller a model value is calculated on the basis of the control command, wherein, for the majority decision in the respective decision-making module , the data from the microcontroller-specific module for calculating the actual rotor characteristic and from the module for calculating the ideal rotor characteristic and at least of the module for calculating the actual rotor characteristic are used by the at least one other microcontroller in such a way that the control of the safety-relevant process by the microcontroller of the control branch, whose data were recognized as being erroneous in the majority decision, is disabled.
Closure for a container, said container having an open top side defined by an upper rim comprising an outwardly extending peripheral ledge surrounding said open top side, the closure comprising an annular base to be fixed to the upper rim of the container and defining an access opening to the container, and the closure further comprising a lid moveable relative to the annular base between a closed position, in which the lid covers the access opening, and an open position, in which the access opening is unblocked by the lid , the annular base comprising a peripheral skirt which has an integral non-removable end portion adapted to be arranged over the upper rim of the container, and furthermore comprising a peripheral locking rim integrally formed on said end portion of the peripheral skirt , said peripheral locking rim having a proximal end and a distal end , said proximal end of the peripheral locking rim being hingedly connected to the peripheral skirt , allowing the peripheral locking rim to be moved to a folded state, in which the peripheral locking rim is folded inwardly towards an inner surface of the end portion of the peripheral skirt , such that, when the locking rim is in the folded state, the distal end thereof can move beyond and engage under the peripheral ledge of the container to lock the annular base to the upper rim of the container, wherein the locking rim has a circumferential surface facing radially inwardly in the folded state, characterized in that at least one circumferentially extending sealing rib is formed on said circumferential surface . the closure comprising an annular base to be fixed to the upper rim of the container and defining an access opening to the container, and the closure further comprising a lid moveable relative to the annular base between a closed position, in which the lid covers the access opening, and an open position, in which the access opening is unblocked by the lid , the annular base comprising a peripheral skirt which has an integral non-removable end portion adapted to be arranged over the upper rim of the container, and furthermore comprising a peripheral locking rim integrally formed on said end portion of the peripheral skirt , said peripheral locking rim having a proximal end and a distal end , said proximal end of the peripheral locking rim being hingedly connected to the peripheral skirt , allowing the peripheral locking rim to be moved to a folded state, in which the peripheral locking rim is folded inwardly towards an inner surface of the end portion of the peripheral skirt , such that, when the locking rim is in the folded state, the distal end thereof can move beyond and engage under the peripheral ledge of the container to lock the annular base to the upper rim of the container, wherein the locking rim has a circumferential surface facing radially inwardly in the folded state, characterized in that at least one circumferentially extending sealing rib is formed on said circumferential surface .
Sectorised turbine engine compressor rectifier , of the type comprising assembled sectors forming two concentric outer and inner shrouds having cylindrical walls comprising respectively upstream and downstream transverse faces , blades being arranged between the outer and inner shrouds, with their leading and trailing edges near, respectively, to the upstream and downstream transverse faces of the shrouds, the outer shroud being equipped externally with a means of attachment with an outer fan duct that houses said sectors, characterised by the fact that said means of attachment is axially offset from the rear transverse face of the outer shroud and arranged to absorb the static forces between the outer fan duct , and the rectifier, said means of attachment to the outer fan duct comprising, with respect to the direction of the flow traversing the blades, - either a front peripheral angled fastening edge , located at the upstream transverse face of the outer shroud of said sectors, and a rear peripheral angled fastening edge offset from the downstream transverse face of the outer shroud and located, in projection, in the centre of the blades, between the leading and trailing edges thereof and substantially in the centre of the cylindrical wall of the outer shroud , the front and rear peripheral angled fastening edges forming a slider being configured to be engaged in the receiving and holding slots forming a sliding joint, - or an annular flange provided at the periphery of the outer shroud , and located in projection directly above the blades and in in the centre of the blades, between the leading and trailing edges of the blades , the annular flange being regularly equipped with, at the periphery, fixing holes , and attachment bolts or similar traversing the fixing holes to attach the annular flange to the outer fan duct . - either a front peripheral angled fastening edge , located at the upstream transverse face of the outer shroud of said sectors, and a rear peripheral angled fastening edge offset from the downstream transverse face of the outer shroud and located, in projection, in the centre of the blades, between the leading and trailing edges thereof and substantially in the centre of the cylindrical wall of the outer shroud , the front and rear peripheral angled fastening edges forming a slider being configured to be engaged in the receiving and holding slots forming a sliding joint, - or an annular flange provided at the periphery of the outer shroud , and located in projection directly above the blades and in in the centre of the blades, between the leading and trailing edges of the blades , the annular flange being regularly equipped with, at the periphery, fixing holes , and attachment bolts or similar traversing the fixing holes to attach the annular flange to the outer fan duct .
A method of decoding video data, the method comprising: receiving residual data corresponding to a block of video data, wherein the block of video data is encoded using asymmetric motion partitioning, is uni-directionally predicted using backward view synthesis prediction, BVSP, and has a size of 16x12, 12x16, 16x4 or 4x16, and wherein the block of video data is a prediction unit of a coding unit; partitioning the block of video data into sub-blocks, each sub-block having a size of 8x4 or 4x8; deriving a respective disparity motion vector for each of the sub-blocks from a corresponding depth block in a depth picture corresponding to a reference picture; synthesizing a respective reference block for each of the sub-blocks using the respective derived disparity motion vectors; and decoding the block of video data by performing motion compensation on each of the sub-blocks using the residual data and the synthesized respective reference blocks. receiving residual data corresponding to a block of video data, wherein the block of video data is encoded using asymmetric motion partitioning, is uni-directionally predicted using backward view synthesis prediction, BVSP, and has a size of 16x12, 12x16, 16x4 or 4x16, and wherein the block of video data is a prediction unit of a coding unit; partitioning the block of video data into sub-blocks, each sub-block having a size of 8x4 or 4x8; deriving a respective disparity motion vector for each of the sub-blocks from a corresponding depth block in a depth picture corresponding to a reference picture; synthesizing a respective reference block for each of the sub-blocks using the respective derived disparity motion vectors; and decoding the block of video data by performing motion compensation on each of the sub-blocks using the residual data and the synthesized respective reference blocks.
A spinal cord stimulator comprising: a pulse generator comprising electronic circuitry configured to generate output current; at least one lead in communication with the generator and configured to extend into the epidural space of a patient's spinal column; an electrode array comprising a plurality of electrode contacts located proximate to a distal end of the at least one lead , configured to produce a zone of induced current between a first electrode contact and a second electrode contact , and wherein the zone of induced current is located within the patient's spinal column; and at least one sensor located along the at least one lead configured to determine a distance between the at least one lead and a surface of the patient's spinal cord ; wherein the generator is configured to adjust a stimulation based on the determined distance by adjusting the location of the zone of induced current produced by the electrode array . a pulse generator comprising electronic circuitry configured to generate output current; at least one lead in communication with the generator and configured to extend into the epidural space of a patient's spinal column; an electrode array comprising a plurality of electrode contacts located proximate to a distal end of the at least one lead , configured to produce a zone of induced current between a first electrode contact and a second electrode contact , and wherein the zone of induced current is located within the patient's spinal column; and at least one sensor located along the at least one lead configured to determine a distance between the at least one lead and a surface of the patient's spinal cord ; wherein the generator is configured to adjust a stimulation based on the determined distance by adjusting the location of the zone of induced current produced by the electrode array .
Drain fitting for a cistern, comprising a valve body having a sealing element , which cooperates with a valve seat , and a float , wherein the valve body is movable with the sealing element off the valve seat along a centre axis (M) from a rest position into a flushing position, and from the flushing position into the rest position, and a float chamber having an opening through which the valve body extends, wherein the float is movable within the float chamber along the centre axis (M) and hydraulically cooperates with the float chamber , wherein the float chamber comprises at least one control passage , through which, as soon as a flush water level (S) surrounding the drain fitting has fallen to the height of the control passage , air from regions outside the float chamber can pass into the float chamber , such that the pressure ratios between the float chamber and the regions outside the float chamber can be equalized, wherein the float , upon equalization of the pressure ratios, is movable with the valve body from the flushing position into the rest position wherein the float chamber has a base portion , extending fully around the centre axis (M), and a snorkel portion , adjoining the base portion , wherein the cross section of the snorkel portion , viewed transversely to the centre axis (M), is smaller than the cross section of the base portion , wherein the float has a lower portion , away from which extends a pillar portion , wherein the float extends with the pillar portion into the snorkel portion , and wherein the valve body furthermore comprises an overflow pipe , wherein the float with the pillar portion and the lower portion circumvents the overflow pipe externally, in particular such that the overflow pipe extends centrically through the float so that the pillar portion and the lower portion have the cross section of a cylindrical ring; and wherein the float is preferably integrally formed with the overflow pipe .
A field effect transistor, FET, comprising: a plurality of substantially parallel conductive channels (107, 108; 252, 254) separated by potential barriers; and at least one electrically conducting plug (109; 120; 209; 309) that traverses and forms an ohmic connection with at least two of the plurality of conductive channels (107, 108; 252, 254); wherein the at least two of the plurality of conductive channels (107, 108; 252, 254) comprise a first conductive channel and a second conductive channel, the first conductive channel having a region of disrupted channel conductivity, the second conductive channel being non-disrupted, wherein the at least one plug electrically couples a non-disrupted portion of the first conductive channel to the second non-disrupted conductive channel, and wherein the at least one plug (109; 120; 209; 309) is situated between the region of disrupted channel conductivity and either the source or the drain of the FET. a plurality of substantially parallel conductive channels (107, 108; 252, 254) separated by potential barriers; and at least one electrically conducting plug (109; 120; 209; 309) that traverses and forms an ohmic connection with at least two of the plurality of conductive channels (107, 108; 252, 254); wherein the at least two of the plurality of conductive channels (107, 108; 252, 254) comprise a first conductive channel and a second conductive channel, the first conductive channel having a region of disrupted channel conductivity, the second conductive channel being non-disrupted, wherein the at least one plug electrically couples a non-disrupted portion of the first conductive channel to the second non-disrupted conductive channel, and wherein the at least one plug (109; 120; 209; 309) is situated between the region of disrupted channel conductivity and either the source or the drain of the FET.
A multi-tube nozzle (A) for use in eradicating harmful aquatic organisms, comprising at least three nozzle tubes that are provided adjacent to each other, the nozzle tubes each comprising: an inlet-side opening section having an inner diameter that decreases from an inlet opening toward a throat section located in the middle of the tube; an outlet-side opening section having an inner diameter that increases from the throat section toward an outlet opening; and the throat section having a smallest inner diameter, characterized in that : the adjacent nozzle tubes are spaced apart by a distance such that the adjacent inlet-side opening sections overlap each other, a wall of an overlapping portion of the inlet-side opening sections is cut in a U shape, and an uncut portion between the adjacent U-shaped cut portions forms a sword-like pointed tip. the adjacent nozzle tubes are spaced apart by a distance such that the adjacent inlet-side opening sections overlap each other, a wall of an overlapping portion of the inlet-side opening sections is cut in a U shape, and an uncut portion between the adjacent U-shaped cut portions forms a sword-like pointed tip.
Method for providing network-based computational power to a moving vehicle , wherein the computational power is provided by a backend structure of the network , wherein - the backend structure is provided as a fog computing structure comprising a plurality of computing devices that are geographically distributed and that are interconnected over the network and - a computing task is processed by the backend structure on behalf of the vehicle wherein - while the processing is performed by at least one of the computing devices that fulfills a predefined proximity criterion with regard to the vehicle and - while the vehicle is moving, at least one follow-up computing device is selected that then fulfills the proximity criterion due to the movement of the vehicle and - the computing task is transferred to the at least one follow-up computing device for further processing, characterized in that the proximity criterion comprises that a transfer time of data between the respective computing device and the vehicle is smaller than a predefined threshold. - the backend structure is provided as a fog computing structure comprising a plurality of computing devices that are geographically distributed and that are interconnected over the network and - a computing task is processed by the backend structure on behalf of the vehicle wherein - while the processing is performed by at least one of the computing devices that fulfills a predefined proximity criterion with regard to the vehicle and - while the vehicle is moving, at least one follow-up computing device is selected that then fulfills the proximity criterion due to the movement of the vehicle and - the computing task is transferred to the at least one follow-up computing device for further processing,