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A dish washing method implemented by a dishwasher, comprising the steps of: - distributing washing water to at least one impeller arranged above a dish containment rack ; and - generating through the impeller a jet of water (69a-69c) directed towards a predefined area (79a-79c) of the rack to hit the dishes with said water; said impeller being mounted idly to generate a jet with an umbrella profile which hits a predefined area of a rack containing dishes; characterised in that said step of distributing the water is actuated by supplying water to the impeller according to a plurality of predefined values each of which represents a different area (79a-79c) subtended by a respective jet (69a-69c) dispensed by the impeller . - distributing washing water to at least one impeller arranged above a dish containment rack ; and - generating through the impeller a jet of water (69a-69c) directed towards a predefined area (79a-79c) of the rack to hit the dishes with said water; said impeller being mounted idly to generate a jet with an umbrella profile which hits a predefined area of a rack containing dishes; characterised in that said step of distributing the water is actuated by supplying water to the impeller according to a plurality of predefined values each of which represents a different area (79a-79c) subtended by a respective jet (69a-69c) dispensed by the impeller .
A play apparatus comprising a pair of devices, each device comprising: • a capture arrangement configured to capture an object ; • an object detector operable to detect that the object has been captured; • a transmission module operable to transmit a release signal; • a receiver module operable to receive a release signal; and • a release actuator operable to release the captured object, wherein a first device of the pair of devices is operable to: • respond to detection of capture by the first device of a first object, transmit a first release signal configured to cause a second device of the pair of devices to release a second object; and • withhold (210-226) the first object until releasing it , responsive to receipt of a second release signal configured to indicate that another object has been captured by the second device. • a capture arrangement configured to capture an object ; • an object detector operable to detect that the object has been captured; • a transmission module operable to transmit a release signal; • a receiver module operable to receive a release signal; and • a release actuator operable to release the captured object, • respond to detection of capture by the first device of a first object, transmit a first release signal configured to cause a second device of the pair of devices to release a second object; and • withhold (210-226) the first object until releasing it , responsive to receipt of a second release signal configured to indicate that another object has been captured by the second device.
An ancillary system for use with a vehicle comprising: an air compression apparatus arranged to generate compressed air for use by the vehicle; a first electric motor arranged to drive the air compression apparatus; a power steering apparatus arranged to provide hydraulic pressure for power steering; and an input/output apparatus arranged to allow communication of at least one of the air compression apparatus and the power steering apparatus with a control apparatus of the vehicle, the input/output apparatus and the control apparatus being arranged to communicate via a standardised controller area network, CAN, protocol, wherein all components of the ancillary system are packaged together and the ancillary system as a whole is arranged to be detachably connected to the vehicle. an air compression apparatus arranged to generate compressed air for use by the vehicle; a first electric motor arranged to drive the air compression apparatus; a power steering apparatus arranged to provide hydraulic pressure for power steering; and an input/output apparatus arranged to allow communication of at least one of the air compression apparatus and the power steering apparatus with a control apparatus of the vehicle, the input/output apparatus and the control apparatus being arranged to communicate via a standardised controller area network, CAN, protocol, wherein all components of the ancillary system are packaged together and the ancillary system as a whole is arranged to be detachably connected to the vehicle.
A system adapted to be coupled to a vehicle, the vehicle comprising a back-up display, the system adapted to cause actuation of a remote device via a control signal transmission, the system comprising: a transmitter for causing the control signal transmission to the remote device ; a receiver configured to receive a signal indicating status information from the remote device ; and a circuit configured to: determine a status of the remote device based on the received signal; and send while the vehicle is in reverse and while the back-up display is active and showing video from a back-up camera, an indication of the status of the remote device to the back-up display to indicate status of the remote device in response to determining the status based on the information received from the remote device ; wherein the indication of status is a text description of the status. a transmitter for causing the control signal transmission to the remote device ; a receiver configured to receive a signal indicating status information from the remote device ; and a circuit configured to: determine a status of the remote device based on the received signal; and send while the vehicle is in reverse and while the back-up display is active and showing video from a back-up camera, an indication of the status of the remote device to the back-up display to indicate status of the remote device in response to determining the status based on the information received from the remote device ; wherein the indication of status is a text description of the status. determine a status of the remote device based on the received signal; and send while the vehicle is in reverse and while the back-up display is active and showing video from a back-up camera, an indication of the status of the remote device to the back-up display to indicate status of the remote device in response to determining the status based on the information received from the remote device ; wherein the indication of status is a text description of the status.
An electronic device comprising: a casing (60; 60K; 60L; 60M) that is tubular and whose one end is closed; a closing member (70, 80; 80M) that closes an opening at the other end of the casing (60; 60K; 60L; 60M); an electronic component that is arranged at a position enclosed by the casing (60; 60K; 60L; 60M) and the closing member (70, 80; 80M); and a resin section that fills up the inside of the casing (60; 60K; 60L; 60M) and has a linear expansion coefficient of at least 90×10 -6 /°C and at most 400×10 -6 /°C, wherein the casing (60; 60K; 60L; 60M) is provided with a gate for filling of the resin section , the gate being in communication with the inside and outside of the casing (60; 60K; 60L; 60M), and a filling resin confining surface is provided inside of the casing (60; 60K; 60L; 60M), the filling resin confining surface being at least partially arranged at a position opposite to the gate , and including a region that has a distance to an inner surface (63; 63M) of the casing (60; 60K; 60L; 60M) of at least 0.2 mm and at most 1.0 mm and that has an area of at least four times the cross-sectional area of the gate . a casing (60; 60K; 60L; 60M) that is tubular and whose one end is closed; a closing member (70, 80; 80M) that closes an opening at the other end of the casing (60; 60K; 60L; 60M); an electronic component that is arranged at a position enclosed by the casing (60; 60K; 60L; 60M) and the closing member (70, 80; 80M); and a resin section that fills up the inside of the casing (60; 60K; 60L; 60M) and has a linear expansion coefficient of at least 90×10 -6 /°C and at most 400×10 -6 /°C, wherein the casing (60; 60K; 60L; 60M) is provided with a gate for filling of the resin section , the gate being in communication with the inside and outside of the casing (60; 60K; 60L; 60M), and a filling resin confining surface is provided inside of the casing (60; 60K; 60L; 60M), the filling resin confining surface being at least partially arranged at a position opposite to the gate , and including a region that has a distance to an inner surface (63; 63M) of the casing (60; 60K; 60L; 60M) of at least 0.2 mm and at most 1.0 mm and that has an area of at least four times the cross-sectional area of the gate .
A user apparatus in a radio communication system that supports device-to-device, D2D, communication, the user apparatus comprising: an acquisition unit configured to acquire, from a base station, radio parameter information including a D2D radio parameter managed in a unit of a predetermined region, wherein the region is partitioned into a plurality of location grids and map information indicating radio resources allocated in advance for each location grid is included in the radio parameter information; and a communication unit configured to identify the location grid based on the latitude and the longitude of a location of the user apparatus and, by using the radio resources allocated for the location grid, to transmit and to receive a D2D signal in the location grid, wherein the radio resources are configured to change periodically in a unit of a location set bundling a plurality of location grids. an acquisition unit configured to acquire, from a base station, radio parameter information including a D2D radio parameter managed in a unit of a predetermined region, wherein the region is partitioned into a plurality of location grids and map information indicating radio resources allocated in advance for each location grid is included in the radio parameter information; and a communication unit configured to identify the location grid based on the latitude and the longitude of a location of the user apparatus and, by using the radio resources allocated for the location grid, to transmit and to receive a D2D signal in the location grid, wherein the radio resources are configured to change periodically in a unit of a location set bundling a plurality of location grids.
An immunoanalytical method of diagnosing, or supporting the diagnosis of, stroke in a subject comprising measuring the amount of a GFAP derivative comprising the sequence ETRASERAEMME present in a sample which has been taken from the subject, the method incorporating an antibody which binds to an epitope of the GFAP derivative within the sequence ETRASERAEMME, wherein an amount of GFAP derivative in the sample bound by the antibody which is greater than the amount of the GFAP in a control subject is indicative of stroke.
A method of determining a tool path to machine a component, the method comprising the steps of: securing the component to a fixture having a zero point alignment datum that locates the fixture in a machine tool, the component and the fixture having respective mobile reference points measured from an assembled set of reference points on the component and fixture; aligning the fixture mobile reference points to target reference points on the machine tool; aligning reference points of a digitised model of the component to the component mobile reference points; determining the position of the component on the fixture from the component mobile reference points and the fixture mobile reference points; and adjusting a nominal tool path for the machine tool dependent on the position of the component. securing the component to a fixture having a zero point alignment datum that locates the fixture in a machine tool, the component and the fixture having respective mobile reference points measured from an assembled set of reference points on the component and fixture; aligning the fixture mobile reference points to target reference points on the machine tool; aligning reference points of a digitised model of the component to the component mobile reference points; determining the position of the component on the fixture from the component mobile reference points and the fixture mobile reference points; and adjusting a nominal tool path for the machine tool dependent on the position of the component.
An impedance measurement apparatus comprising: a first hardware circuit element and a second hardware circuit element ; an excitation circuit for outputting an excitation signal to an impedance under measurement, the excitation circuit comprising a first DAC arranged to convert a first digital input to a first output signal using the first or the second hardware circuit elements; and a sensing circuit arranged to sense a signal across the impedance, the sensing circuit comprising a second DAC arranged to convert a second digital input to a second output signal using the first or the second hardware circuit elements, wherein the apparatus is configured to operate in: a first mode in which the first DAC converts the first digital input using the first hardware circuit element and the second DAC converts the second digital input using the second hardware circuit element, and a second mode in which the first DAC converts the first digital input using the second hardware circuit element and the second DAC converts the second digital input using the first hardware circuit element. a first hardware circuit element and a second hardware circuit element ; an excitation circuit for outputting an excitation signal to an impedance under measurement, the excitation circuit comprising a first DAC arranged to convert a first digital input to a first output signal using the first or the second hardware circuit elements; and a sensing circuit arranged to sense a signal across the impedance, the sensing circuit comprising a second DAC arranged to convert a second digital input to a second output signal using the first or the second hardware circuit elements, wherein the apparatus is configured to operate in: a first mode in which the first DAC converts the first digital input using the first hardware circuit element and the second DAC converts the second digital input using the second hardware circuit element, and a second mode in which the first DAC converts the first digital input using the second hardware circuit element and the second DAC converts the second digital input using the first hardware circuit element. a first mode in which the first DAC converts the first digital input using the first hardware circuit element and the second DAC converts the second digital input using the second hardware circuit element, and a second mode in which the first DAC converts the first digital input using the second hardware circuit element and the second DAC converts the second digital input using the first hardware circuit element.
Device for thickening organic substrates with an evaporator (VD) having an inlet (E) for the substrate, a substrate outlet (SA) and an upper outlet (DA), characterized in that the evaporator (VD) is preceded by a heat-exchanger (WT) arranged upstream of the evaporator (VD), to the inlet (WE) of which a feed pump (PI) is connected, and a diaphragm or pinch valve (P2) is connected to its outlet (WA), wherein a control (ST) or a regulation for the diaphragm valve or the pinch valve (P2) is provided in dependence on the pressure in the heat exchanger (WT), in such a way that normal pressure or approximately normal pressure prevails in the heat exchanger (WT).
A device adapted to be coupled to a fitting assembly defining a fluid passage to a tank assembly for causing turbulent flow in the tank assembly, the device comprising: a) a base portion having a cross-section, in a plane taken perpendicular to an axis (A-A) defined by a flow of fluid through the fluid passage, that allows the fluid to flow into the tank assembly when the device is coupled to the fitting assembly; and b) a vane element (66a, 66b; 266; 366) extending from the base portion and including a curved surface (68; 268; 368) that is curved away from the axis and toward the plane taken perpendicular to the axis (A-A) along at least a portion of the vane element when the device is coupled to the fitting assembly, , the curved surface being adapted and configured to redirect fluid traversing the device along the axis in a non-axial direction; characterized by c) a plurality of shoulder elements arranged at lateral edges of the vane element and adapted and configured for limiting axial insertion of the device into the fitting assembly . a) a base portion having a cross-section, in a plane taken perpendicular to an axis (A-A) defined by a flow of fluid through the fluid passage, that allows the fluid to flow into the tank assembly when the device is coupled to the fitting assembly; and b) a vane element (66a, 66b; 266; 366) extending from the base portion and including a curved surface (68; 268; 368) that is curved away from the axis and toward the plane taken perpendicular to the axis (A-A) along at least a portion of the vane element when the device is coupled to the fitting assembly, , the curved surface being adapted and configured to redirect fluid traversing the device along the axis in a non-axial direction; characterized by c) a plurality of shoulder elements arranged at lateral edges of the vane element and adapted and configured for limiting axial insertion of the device into the fitting assembly .
A rotary compressor comprising a motor and a compression mechanism both accommodated in a hermetic container , in which the compression mechanism connected to the motor through a crankshaft comprises a cylinder , an upper bearing and a lower bearing which close, from above and below, both end surfaces of the cylinder to form a compression chamber , a piston fitted over an eccentric portion of the crankshaft provided in the cylinder , a vane which follows eccentric rotation of the piston , which is provided in the cylinder , which reciprocates in a slot, and which partitions the compression chamber into a low pressure portion and a high pressure portion, a suction port which is in communication with the low pressure portion, and a discharge port which is in communication with the high pressure portion, wherein a gap between a piston inner peripheral surface of the piston and an eccentric portion outer peripheral surface of the eccentric portion of the crankshaft is defined as a first bearing gap (c1), and a second bearing gap (c2) is formed between the inner peripheral surface of the upper bearing and the main shaft of the crankshaft by bringing the upper bearing into abutment against the main shaft of the crankshaft in a direction separated away from the vane by the angle θ, characterized in that if a gap formed between an outer peripheral surface of the piston and an inner peripheral surface of the cylinder in a state where the eccentric portion is disposed at a position of a predetermined crank angle from a position of the vane and the piston is made to abut against a most eccentric position of the eccentric portion and an inner peripheral surface of the upper bearing is made to abut against a main shaft outer peripheral surface of the crankshaft when the rotary compressor is assembled is defined as δ, a minimum value δmin of the gap δ is set at a crank angle on a side opposite from a maximum load direction which operates to the piston in the crank angle when a difference of the pressure between the high pressure portion side and the low pressure portion side is maximum during operation of the rotary compressor, when the rotary compressor is assembled, and the minimum gap δmin, the first bearing gap (c1) and the second bearing gap (c2) are disposed on a phantom line separated away from the vane by the angle θ.
A telescopic column for adjustable furniture comprising a lower part having a first end constituting a first end of the telescopic column, an upper part telescopically moveable relative to the lower part and having a first end constituting a second end of the telescopic column opposite said first end of the telescopic column, a drive mechanism configured to provide telescopic movement between the lower part and the upper part, wherein the drive mechanism comprises a spindle , a cable extending inside the telescopic column, characterized in that the telescopic column further comprises a cable guiding means coupled to a tensioning device arranged at the second end of the telescopic column, wherein the tensioning device is configured to control the position of the cable guiding means in the telescopic column such that the cable guiding means is configured to be moved up or down inside the upper part by means of the tensioning device when the telescopic column is retracted or expanded, wherein the telescopic column further comprises a sheath through which the cable guiding means is moveable and wherein the sheath extends in parallel with the spindle but is separated therefrom, wherein the cable enters the telescopic column at the first end of the column and extends through the column via the cable guiding means and inside the sheath and exits the column at the second end of the column.
A cardiac tissue ablation system comprising: an elongate catheter that is formed of a material that is substantially transparent to radiant ablative energy and is configured to deliver a distal end thereof to a patient's heart; an expandable member that is attached to the catheter, the expandable member being substantially transparent to radiant ablative energy and having an elastic portion configured to conform to the shape of a target tissue region upon expansion; an energy emitter assembly movably disposed within a lumen of the catheter, the energy emitter assembly including an energy emitter that is axially movable within a hollow interior of the expandable member, the energy emitter being configured to deliver a spot or an arc-shaped segment of radiant ablative energy through the expandable member to the target tissue region; and a first motor that is operatively coupled to the energy emitter and configured to controllably rotate the energy emitter along a defined arcuate path to form an arcuate shaped lesion in the target tissue, a console to which the catheter is operatively and electrically coupled, wherein the first motor is disposed within a handle of the catheter or within the console, and wherein the console includes a display and a user interface configured to allow a user to input commands for controlling the rotation of the energy emitter along the arcuate path in a sweeping action. an elongate catheter that is formed of a material that is substantially transparent to radiant ablative energy and is configured to deliver a distal end thereof to a patient's heart; an expandable member that is attached to the catheter, the expandable member being substantially transparent to radiant ablative energy and having an elastic portion configured to conform to the shape of a target tissue region upon expansion; an energy emitter assembly movably disposed within a lumen of the catheter, the energy emitter assembly including an energy emitter that is axially movable within a hollow interior of the expandable member, the energy emitter being configured to deliver a spot or an arc-shaped segment of radiant ablative energy through the expandable member to the target tissue region; and a first motor that is operatively coupled to the energy emitter and configured to controllably rotate the energy emitter along a defined arcuate path to form an arcuate shaped lesion in the target tissue, a console to which the catheter is operatively and electrically coupled, wherein the first motor is disposed within a handle of the catheter or within the console, and wherein the console includes a display and a user interface configured to allow a user to input commands for controlling the rotation of the energy emitter along the arcuate path in a sweeping action.