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Working vehicle comprising a ladder , the ladder comprising a plurality of steps comprising at least a top step and a lowest step, each of the steps comprising: a step board ; and a front connecting member and a rear connecting member , respective lower ends of which are connected with bolts in a pivotally movable manner to both ends of the step board in a vehicle front-back direction, wherein the front connecting member and the rear connecting member at the top step have respective upper ends connected in a pivotally movable manner to a lateral side of a vehicle body and are juxtaposed with a predetermined space therebetween in a vehicle front-back direction, respective upper ends of the front connecting member and the rear connecting member at each of the steps positioned under the top step are connected in a pivotally movable manner to both ends in the vehicle front-back direction of the step board of the immediately-above one of the steps, the front connecting member and the rear connecting member at least at the top step among the steps positioned above the lowest step are rigid members, and the front connecting member and the rear connecting member at least at the lowest step among the steps positioned under the top step are elastically deformable. a step board ; and a front connecting member and a rear connecting member , respective lower ends of which are connected with bolts in a pivotally movable manner to both ends of the step board in a vehicle front-back direction, wherein the front connecting member and the rear connecting member at the top step have respective upper ends connected in a pivotally movable manner to a lateral side of a vehicle body and are juxtaposed with a predetermined space therebetween in a vehicle front-back direction, respective upper ends of the front connecting member and the rear connecting member at each of the steps positioned under the top step are connected in a pivotally movable manner to both ends in the vehicle front-back direction of the step board of the immediately-above one of the steps, the front connecting member and the rear connecting member at least at the top step among the steps positioned above the lowest step are rigid members, and the front connecting member and the rear connecting member at least at the lowest step among the steps positioned under the top step are elastically deformable.
An optical transceiver device (OTD) , comprising: a detection region for detecting light at a first wavelength for down-conversion of the detected light into wireless signals; characterized in that the OTD further comprises: an electro-absorption modulation region for modulating light having a second wavelength longer than the first wavelength by changing the forbidden gap of the modulation region according to input analog and/or digital signals to invoke changes in light absorption properties of the electro-absorption modulation region ; wherein the detection region is substantially transparent to light at the second wavelength and located upstream to the modulation region with respect to direction of propagation of first wavelength light incident onto the detection region . a detection region for detecting light at a first wavelength for down-conversion of the detected light into wireless signals; characterized in that the OTD further comprises: an electro-absorption modulation region for modulating light having a second wavelength longer than the first wavelength by changing the forbidden gap of the modulation region according to input analog and/or digital signals to invoke changes in light absorption properties of the electro-absorption modulation region ; wherein the detection region is substantially transparent to light at the second wavelength and located upstream to the modulation region with respect to direction of propagation of first wavelength light incident onto the detection region . an electro-absorption modulation region for modulating light having a second wavelength longer than the first wavelength by changing the forbidden gap of the modulation region according to input analog and/or digital signals to invoke changes in light absorption properties of the electro-absorption modulation region ; wherein the detection region is substantially transparent to light at the second wavelength and located upstream to the modulation region with respect to direction of propagation of first wavelength light incident onto the detection region .
Rotor blade to be arranged in a hot gas channel of a turbomachine , which rotor blade has an airfoil and, radially inside thereof, an inner platform in which a chamber is formed which - is delimited radially outwardly by an inner shroud of the inner platform , and - is delimited axially between a front chamber wall and a rear chamber wall of the inner platform , - a front sealing plate being arranged on the front chamber wall and extending axially toward the front away from the chamber , and - a rear sealing plate being arranged on the rear chamber wall and extending axially toward the rear away from the chamber , and an axial bulkhead wall also being arranged in the chamber and - dividing the chamber into a radially inner chamber wall region and a radially outer chamber wall region , characterized in that - the axial bulkhead , viewed in an axial section, extends into the front chamber wall at the level of the front sealing plate and extends into the rear chamber wall at the level of the rear sealing plate . - is delimited radially outwardly by an inner shroud of the inner platform , and - is delimited axially between a front chamber wall and a rear chamber wall of the inner platform , - a front sealing plate being arranged on the front chamber wall and extending axially toward the front away from the chamber , and - a rear sealing plate being arranged on the rear chamber wall and extending axially toward the rear away from the chamber , - dividing the chamber into a radially inner chamber wall region and a radially outer chamber wall region , - the axial bulkhead , viewed in an axial section, extends into the front chamber wall at the level of the front sealing plate and extends into the rear chamber wall at the level of the rear sealing plate .
A patterned light projection apparatus comprising: a projector ; an aperture through which light from the projector passes; and a lens that is positioned on an optical path so that the light passing through the aperture converges on an irradiated surface, wherein the projector is configured to project an image having a striped pattern, characterized in that the aperture is positioned so that a vertical width of a dark portion of the striped pattern that is formed at a position of the aperture is equal to or larger than a vertical width of an opening of the aperture , and wherein a light pattern formed on the irradiated surface has a sinusoidal shape. a projector ; an aperture through which light from the projector passes; and a lens that is positioned on an optical path so that the light passing through the aperture converges on an irradiated surface, wherein the projector is configured to project an image having a striped pattern, characterized in that the aperture is positioned so that a vertical width of a dark portion of the striped pattern that is formed at a position of the aperture is equal to or larger than a vertical width of an opening of the aperture , and wherein a light pattern formed on the irradiated surface has a sinusoidal shape.
A computer-implemented method for alerting a user to the presence of a fault in an electromechanical system in a railway infrastructure, the method comprising: receiving electrical usage data indicative of the value of an electrical usage parameter associated with the electromechanical system; receiving temperature data indicative of the present temperature of the electromechanical system; characterized by calibrating the received electrical usage data using the received temperature data and a predetermined relationship between the electrical usage parameter and the temperature to obtain a calibrated measure of the electrical usage parameter, the calibration comprising: identifying a baseline temperature at which a threshold for the electrical usage parameter is set, said threshold being such as to indicate the presence of a fault in the electromechanical system, and using said relationship, together with the received electrical usage data and the received temperature data, to determine a value for the electrical usage parameter that the system would exhibit in the event that the temperature of the environment were at the baseline temperature; and determining whether the calibrated measure of the electrical usage parameter is above the threshold and if so, issuing an alert to indicate the presence of the fault. receiving electrical usage data indicative of the value of an electrical usage parameter associated with the electromechanical system; receiving temperature data indicative of the present temperature of the electromechanical system; characterized by calibrating the received electrical usage data using the received temperature data and a predetermined relationship between the electrical usage parameter and the temperature to obtain a calibrated measure of the electrical usage parameter, the calibration comprising: identifying a baseline temperature at which a threshold for the electrical usage parameter is set, said threshold being such as to indicate the presence of a fault in the electromechanical system, and using said relationship, together with the received electrical usage data and the received temperature data, to determine a value for the electrical usage parameter that the system would exhibit in the event that the temperature of the environment were at the baseline temperature; and identifying a baseline temperature at which a threshold for the electrical usage parameter is set, said threshold being such as to indicate the presence of a fault in the electromechanical system, and using said relationship, together with the received electrical usage data and the received temperature data, to determine a value for the electrical usage parameter that the system would exhibit in the event that the temperature of the environment were at the baseline temperature; and determining whether the calibrated measure of the electrical usage parameter is above the threshold and if so, issuing an alert to indicate the presence of the fault.
An optical pulse source , comprising: a seed optical source configured to generate a seed optical pulse of a sub-picosecond duration; an optical amplifier configured to amplify the seed optical pulse, the optical amplifier comprising a gain element providing a bell-like gain spectrum with a gain bandwidth in a range of 2 to 20 nanometers and a gain magnitude of at least 3 dB in a single pass; and a pulse shaping filter disposed operationally in front of the optical amplifier for effectively flattening a top portion of the seed optical pulse prior to the amplifying thereof in the optical amplifier so as to pre-compensate for a gain narrowing effect in the optical amplifier, characterised in that the pulse shaping filter is configured such that a number of passes through, or reflections from, the pulse shaping filter by the seed optical pulse exceeds a number of passes through the optical amplifier by the flattened seed optical pulse. a seed optical source configured to generate a seed optical pulse of a sub-picosecond duration; an optical amplifier configured to amplify the seed optical pulse, the optical amplifier comprising a gain element providing a bell-like gain spectrum with a gain bandwidth in a range of 2 to 20 nanometers and a gain magnitude of at least 3 dB in a single pass; and a pulse shaping filter disposed operationally in front of the optical amplifier for effectively flattening a top portion of the seed optical pulse prior to the amplifying thereof in the optical amplifier so as to pre-compensate for a gain narrowing effect in the optical amplifier, characterised in that the pulse shaping filter is configured such that a number of passes through, or reflections from, the pulse shaping filter by the seed optical pulse exceeds a number of passes through the optical amplifier by the flattened seed optical pulse.
An expansion valve comprising a valve element , a valve seat as well as a biasing member , that exerts a force on the valve element towards a closed valve position, wherein the valve element and the valve seat are arranged in a first fluid passage of the expansion valve , and wherein the expansion valve further comprises a shape memory alloy actuator characterized in that , the shape memory alloy actuator is arranged in a second fluid passage of the expansion valve , wherein the shape memory alloy actuator is arranged to be in thermal contact with a fluid in the second fluid passage , such that the shape memory alloy actuator also actuates the valve element towards a closed valve position when the shape memory alloy actuator is cooled by a fluid in the second fluid passage and wherein the shape memory alloy actuator exerts a force on the valve element towards an open valve position when the shape memory alloy actuator is heated by an electric current, provided by a control unit .
An intercom system which is to be used in an apartment complex which includes a plurality of residential buildings (A, B, C, D, E) and a centralized building that is adapted to communicate with the residential buildings, wherein the intercom system includes in each of the residential buildings: residential room master devices which are disposed in residential rooms, respectively; a plurality of terminal devices (10A to 10D, 20, 50A to 50E, 60A, 60B) which are adapted to communicate with the residential room master devices ; and a building controller which is adapted to communicably connect the residential room master devices of the residential rooms in an own building, with the plurality of terminal devices, and the building controller has a building storage section adapted to store: first identification information that, when one of the residential room master devices is called from the centralized building via the building controller , is used by the centralized building to recognize the building controller; and second identification information that, when the one residential room master device is called from the centralized building via the building controller , is used by the one residential room master device to recognize the building controller as a virtual terminal device that is different from the plurality of terminal devices. residential room master devices which are disposed in residential rooms, respectively; a plurality of terminal devices (10A to 10D, 20, 50A to 50E, 60A, 60B) which are adapted to communicate with the residential room master devices ; and a building controller which is adapted to communicably connect the residential room master devices of the residential rooms in an own building, with the plurality of terminal devices, and first identification information that, when one of the residential room master devices is called from the centralized building via the building controller , is used by the centralized building to recognize the building controller; and second identification information that, when the one residential room master device is called from the centralized building via the building controller , is used by the one residential room master device to recognize the building controller as a virtual terminal device that is different from the plurality of terminal devices.
Distribution tray for counter-current flows in a heat and/or material exchange column between a gas and a liquid comprising at least one chimney protruding on the upper part of said tray for the exclusive passage of said gas through said tray and at least one means for the passage of said liquid through said tray , said gas rising through said chimney for the exclusive passage of said gas and said liquid descending through said means for the passage of said liquid, said chimney for the exclusive passage of said gas comprising at least one cover that is raised relative to said chimney so as to allow said gas to escape through the space formed between said cover and said chimney and so as to prevent said liquid arriving from above said upper part of said tray from penetrating into said chimney, characterized in that the interior of at least one of said chimneys for the exclusive passage of said gas is provided with a material that is dispersive with respect to said gas, said dispersive material ensuring a dispersion of said gas in its passage in said chimney, so as to generate a better homogenization of said gas at the output of said chimney.
A drain valve with an adjustable drainage speed for toilet cistern, wherein the drain valve comprises a water outlet , and an adjusting mechanism , wherein the drain valve further comprises at least one reversible board , wherein the adjusting mechanism is configured to control an angle of the at least one reversible board at the water outlet of the drain valve to adjust an opening width of the water outlet , wherein the adjusting mechanism operates along a height direction of the drain valve, characterizing in that the adjusting mechanism controls a rotation angle of the at least one reversible board in a vertical direction in respect of the drain valve, such that a water passing area of the water outlet is adjusted, and the adjustment of the drainage speed is achieved. wherein the drain valve comprises a water outlet , and an adjusting mechanism , wherein the drain valve further comprises at least one reversible board , wherein the adjusting mechanism is configured to control an angle of the at least one reversible board at the water outlet of the drain valve to adjust an opening width of the water outlet , wherein the adjusting mechanism operates along a height direction of the drain valve, the adjusting mechanism controls a rotation angle of the at least one reversible board in a vertical direction in respect of the drain valve, such that a water passing area of the water outlet is adjusted, and the adjustment of the drainage speed is achieved. a water passing area of the water outlet is adjusted, and the adjustment of the drainage speed is achieved.
A toilet rim block consisting of at least a casing and a core , the casing comprising a first composition and the core comprising a second composition, the first and the second composition preferably differing from each other by at least one of the following features: different active ingredients, different concentration of the same active ingredient, different viscosity; the casing surrounding the core in part, the core projecting on at least one side of the toilet rim block, as a pole , as far as the surface and thus being exposed, characterized in that the profile of the core is such that the surface of the exposed face changes with uniform wear of the surface of the toilet rim block , the surface of the exposed face of the core reducing with uniform wear of the surface of the toilet rim block , said toilet rim block comprising a second pole that projects to the surface on the side of the toilet rim block opposite the first pole , and is thus exposed, the first pole and the second pole being connected by a strand-like core , and the cross-sectional profile of the core having a cross-sectional reduction between the first pole and the second pole . the casing comprising a first composition and the core comprising a second composition, the first and the second composition preferably differing from each other by at least one of the following features: different active ingredients, different concentration of the same active ingredient, different viscosity; the casing surrounding the core in part, the core projecting on at least one side of the toilet rim block, as a pole , as far as the surface and thus being exposed, characterized in that the profile of the core is such that the surface of the exposed face changes with uniform wear of the surface of the toilet rim block , the surface of the exposed face of the core reducing with uniform wear of the surface of the toilet rim block , said toilet rim block comprising a second pole that projects to the surface on the side of the toilet rim block opposite the first pole , and is thus exposed, the first pole and the second pole being connected by a strand-like core , and the cross-sectional profile of the core having a cross-sectional reduction between the first pole and the second pole .
A system comprising: a computer bus ; a host computer to execute test flows; and instrument modules, an instrument module comprising: resources; and a processing device ; wherein resources operated on by a test flow define a domain; characterized in that the host computer is configured to output commands including a sync command in the test flow to the instrument modules, the sync command for causing the instrument module to provide a status to the computer bus and to pause the processing device; wherein statuses from the instrument modules in the domain are aggregated on the computer bus; and wherein information is distributed to the instrument modules based on the statuses aggregated; and wherein the processing device is configured to resume executing commands based on the information. a computer bus ; a host computer to execute test flows; and instrument modules, an instrument module comprising: resources; and a processing device ; resources; and a processing device ; wherein resources operated on by a test flow define a domain; characterized in that the host computer is configured to output commands including a sync command in the test flow to the instrument modules, the sync command for causing the instrument module to provide a status to the computer bus and to pause the processing device; wherein statuses from the instrument modules in the domain are aggregated on the computer bus; and wherein information is distributed to the instrument modules based on the statuses aggregated; and wherein the processing device is configured to resume executing commands based on the information.
A pneumatic tire , comprising a tire component formed from a rubber composition, wherein the rubber composition comprises a rubber component and a short fibrous filler, the short fibrous filler having a fiber width of 3 to 200 nm, a fiber length of 0.2 to 10 μm, and a ratio of the fiber length to the fiber width (fiber length/fiber width) of 5 to 1,000, and the rubber composition has cured rubber properties satisfying relationship : 1.10 ≤ E ∗ a / E ∗ b ≤ 1.53 wherein the E*a is a complex modulus E*a in a circumferential direction of the tire determined by viscoelastic measurement at an initial strain of 10%, a dynamic strain of 1%, and a temperature of 50°C; and the E*b is a complex modulus E*b in a direction orthogonal to the circumferential direction of the tire determined by viscoelastic measurement at an initial strain of 10%, a dynamic strain of 1%, and a temperature of 50°C, characterized in that the cured rubber properties also satisfy relationships and : tan δ ≤ 0.11 , and 0.072 ≤ E ∗ a / HS ≤ 0.140 wherein the tan δ is a tan δ determined by viscoelastic measurement at an initial strain of 10%, a dynamic strain of 1%, and a temperature of 50°C; and the HS is a hardness (HS) at 50°C determined in accordance with JIS K6253-1.