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An apparatus for diverting a stream of articles comprising: an input conveyor belt conveying a stream of articles in a direction of travel and at an input speed; a diverter element positioned along and extending at least partially across the input conveyor belt and moveable between the direction of travel and an opposite direction; an output conveyor belt disposed parallel to the input conveyor belt conveying the stream of articles at an output speed in the direction of travel and characterized in that the output conveyor belt is narrower than the input conveyor belt and in that the diverter element is configured to operate in a first mode at a speed Vs determined by a differential rate in the direction of travel or the opposite direction when the output speed is faster than the input speed wherein Vs=(W i V i -W 0 V 0 )/(W i -W 0 ) wherein V i is the input speed, V 0 is the output speed, W i is the infeed conveyer belt width and Wo is the outfeed conveyer belt width, and in that the diverter element is configured to operate in a second mode fixed in the direction of travel at the input speed when the output speed is slower than the input speed, such that the articles do not transfer at all to the output conveyer belt. an input conveyor belt conveying a stream of articles in a direction of travel and at an input speed; a diverter element positioned along and extending at least partially across the input conveyor belt and moveable between the direction of travel and an opposite direction; an output conveyor belt disposed parallel to the input conveyor belt conveying the stream of articles at an output speed in the direction of travel and characterized in that the output conveyor belt is narrower than the input conveyor belt and in that the diverter element is configured to operate in a first mode at a speed Vs determined by a differential rate in the direction of travel or the opposite direction when the output speed is faster than the input speed wherein Vs=(W i V i -W 0 V 0 )/(W i -W 0 ) wherein V i is the input speed, V 0 is the output speed, W i is the infeed conveyer belt width and Wo is the outfeed conveyer belt width, and in that the diverter element is configured to operate in a second mode fixed in the direction of travel at the input speed when the output speed is slower than the input speed, such that the articles do not transfer at all to the output conveyer belt.
Device for melting glass comprising a furnace equipped with electrodes in contact with the mass of vitrifiable materials, the said furnace comprising a side opening connected to a feeder channel for the molten glass , a removable barrier dipping into the glass in or before the opening so that a vertical plane (V) passing through the upstream face of the barrier touches the biggest horizontal circle which can be inscribed the furthest downstream in the furnace, barrier excluded, the said biggest circle being at the height of the highest side (H) of the bottom of the channel, characterized in that the barrier is removable and is in the furnace and is supported against the side walls of the furnace on either side of the opening
A heel for footwear, the heel comprising: • a stem and a slider extending along a longitudinal axis (X); • a seat formed in the stem , in which the slider can slide along the longitudinal axis (X); • the seat comprising a chamber for housing a first portion of the slider and a guide on which the slider can slide; • a damping element inserted into the seat , the damping element being elastically deformed, with at least partial retraction of the slider into the seat , when the slider is subjected to a load bearing on the heel ; characterized in that the first portion of the slider and the seat comprise, respectively, a radially contractable catch and a first shoulder , or vice versa, the catch being capable of being radially contracted for the insertion of the first portion of the slider into the chamber through the guide , and being capable of radial expansion when the first portion of the slider is inserted into the chamber , so as to interfere with the first shoulder in order to retain the slider in a unidirectional manner. • a stem and a slider extending along a longitudinal axis (X); • a seat formed in the stem , in which the slider can slide along the longitudinal axis (X); • the seat comprising a chamber for housing a first portion of the slider and a guide on which the slider can slide; • a damping element inserted into the seat , the damping element being elastically deformed, with at least partial retraction of the slider into the seat , when the slider is subjected to a load bearing on the heel ;
Method for operating a drive train of a motor vehicle, in which the drive train can be switched between a first operating state, in which a two-wheel drive of the drive train is activated, and a second operating state, in which a four-wheel drive of the drive train is activated, wherein the drive train is switched from one of the operating states to the other operating state by means of an electronic computing unit , wherein: - while the motor vehicle is being driven, a requirement point in time is determined by means of the electronic computing unit at which switching from the one operating state to the other operating state must be concluded at the latest, wherein the requirement point in time is in the future in relation to the determination of the requirement point in time; and - depending on the determined requirement point in time, switching from the one operating state to the other operating state is started at a starting time chronologically preceding the requirement point in time in such a way that switching is concluded no later than the requirement point in time, characterized in that - the requirement point in time is determined depending on a friction value which characterizes at least one friction between at least one wheel of the drive train and a roadway along which the motor vehicle is traveling, and - a measurand characterizing a rotational speed of the wheel is detected by means of at least one sensor, which sensor provides at least one electrical signal characterizing the measurand, which signal has a number of signal edges on the basis of which the rotational speed can be determined, wherein the number is at least 80, in particular at least 90. - while the motor vehicle is being driven, a requirement point in time is determined by means of the electronic computing unit at which switching from the one operating state to the other operating state must be concluded at the latest, wherein the requirement point in time is in the future in relation to the determination of the requirement point in time; and - depending on the determined requirement point in time, switching from the one operating state to the other operating state is started at a starting time chronologically preceding the requirement point in time in such a way that switching is concluded no later than the requirement point in time, - the requirement point in time is determined depending on a friction value which characterizes at least one friction between at least one wheel of the drive train and a roadway along which the motor vehicle is traveling, and - a measurand characterizing a rotational speed of the wheel is detected by means of at least one sensor, which sensor provides at least one electrical signal characterizing the measurand, which signal has a number of signal edges on the basis of which the rotational speed can be determined, wherein the number is at least 80, in particular at least 90.
A first communicating apparatus that has initiative of communication through a bus (16-1, 16-2) of a communication system , the first communicating apparatus comprising: a transmitting and receiving part that executes transmission and reception of signals with at least one or more other communicating apparatuses of the communication system ; and an error avoiding part that, in a state where the communication system configured such that the communication system executes communication through a bus (16-1, 16-2) already operates, executes a process of avoiding occurrence of any error occurring when a second communicating apparatus is additionally connected to the communication system , and wherein in a case where the second communicating apparatus is likely to be additionally connected to the communication system , the error avoiding part restricts a lower limit of a communication speed employed when communication is executed with a low-speed communicating apparatus that is a communicating apparatus executing communication at a speed lower than a communication speed employed in the communication of the second communicating apparatus . a transmitting and receiving part that executes transmission and reception of signals with at least one or more other communicating apparatuses of the communication system ; and an error avoiding part that, in a state where the communication system configured such that the communication system executes communication through a bus (16-1, 16-2) already operates, executes a process of avoiding occurrence of any error occurring when a second communicating apparatus is additionally connected to the communication system , and wherein in a case where the second communicating apparatus is likely to be additionally connected to the communication system , the error avoiding part restricts a lower limit of a communication speed employed when communication is executed with a low-speed communicating apparatus that is a communicating apparatus executing communication at a speed lower than a communication speed employed in the communication of the second communicating apparatus .
A method for balancing non-uniformly distributed network traffic in a distributed antenna system, DAS, the method including: a) providing a digital access unit, DAU, associated with a plurality of sectors of a base station ; b) providing a plurality of digital remote units, DRUs, associated with the DAU; c) partitioning the plurality of DRUs into a plurality of DRU sectors ; d) measuring at least one metric for traffic conditions associated with the plurality of DRU sectors ; e) comparing the at least one metric to a predetermined threshold; f) determining that iteration of partitioning is warranted, based on the comparison and g) iterating on at least elements (c) through (e), based on the determination. a) providing a digital access unit, DAU, associated with a plurality of sectors of a base station ; b) providing a plurality of digital remote units, DRUs, associated with the DAU; c) partitioning the plurality of DRUs into a plurality of DRU sectors ; d) measuring at least one metric for traffic conditions associated with the plurality of DRU sectors ; e) comparing the at least one metric to a predetermined threshold; f) determining that iteration of partitioning is warranted, based on the comparison and g) iterating on at least elements (c) through (e), based on the determination.
A smoking article comprising a tobacco rod and a filter, the filter comprising a filter unit , said filter unit comprising: a first segment of filtration material; a second segment comprising a tubular element of filtration material upstream of the first segment , the tubular element having an outer diameter (D2) and an inner diameter (D1), an inner surface of the tubular element being substantially air impermeable; the second segment further comprising an irreversibly collapsible flow restrictor disposed within the tubular element , the flow restrictor being collapsible upon application of a load on the filter; wherein, when the flow restrictor is in a substantially non-collapsed state, the filter unit has a first resistance to draw (RTD); and, when the flow restrictor is collapsed, the filter unit has a second RTD, the second RTD being smaller than the first RTD; characterized in that the collapsible flow restrictor is made of an open- or closed-cell, non-elastic foam material that has no shape memory or of an irreversibly deformable wax or putty-like polymeric material. a first segment of filtration material; a second segment comprising a tubular element of filtration material upstream of the first segment , the tubular element having an outer diameter (D2) and an inner diameter (D1), an inner surface of the tubular element being substantially air impermeable; the second segment further comprising an irreversibly collapsible flow restrictor disposed within the tubular element , the flow restrictor being collapsible upon application of a load on the filter; wherein, when the flow restrictor is in a substantially non-collapsed state, the filter unit has a first resistance to draw (RTD); and, when the flow restrictor is collapsed, the filter unit has a second RTD, the second RTD being smaller than the first RTD; characterized in that the collapsible flow restrictor is made of an open- or closed-cell, non-elastic foam material that has no shape memory or of an irreversibly deformable wax or putty-like polymeric material.
A method of associating vehicle settings of a vehicle with a user of the vehicle , the method comprising: obtaining an identifier for the user by measuring a shoulder width value of the user; creating or loading a user profile for the user associated with the identifier, the user profile containing one or more vehicle settings set by the user. obtaining an identifier for the user by measuring a shoulder width value of the user; creating or loading a user profile for the user associated with the identifier, the user profile containing one or more vehicle settings set by the user.
A smart vehicle comprising: a front panel ; a rear panel proximal to a seat of the smart vehicle; a storage enclosure configured for accommodating at least one energy storage device, the storage enclosure being disposed in a space between the front panel and the rear panel ; and at least one control unit , which is positioned in the space between the front panel and the rear panel , wherein the at least one control unit is mounted to the rear panel . a front panel ; a rear panel proximal to a seat of the smart vehicle; a storage enclosure configured for accommodating at least one energy storage device, the storage enclosure being disposed in a space between the front panel and the rear panel ; and at least one control unit , which is positioned in the space between the front panel and the rear panel , wherein the at least one control unit is mounted to the rear panel .
Pre-chamber spark plug for igniting a fuel/air mixture in an internal combustion engine, in particular a gas engine, having a spark plug member which has a pre-chamber housing and a cap which at least partially closes the pre-chamber , an earth electrode , a central electrode which protrudes into the pre-chamber and a valve , wherein additional fuel can be introduced into the pre-chamber via a passage , which is constructed in the pre-chamber housing and which is connected to the valve in flow terms, characterised in that the valve adjoins at least the pre-chamber housing .
Safety arrangement for railway transport with • a safety system having connectors and with • an additional circuit arrangement , of an additional safety system, arranged in the course of the connectors, wherein • an insulation monitoring device is connected to the connectors , • the one safety system corresponds to an inductive INDUSI train protection system and the additional safety system to an ETCS train protection system and • an output of the insulation monitoring device is connected with a higher level DC voltage source , which switches off the one safety system and the additional safety system with the additional circuit arrangement when an earth fault is signalled. • a safety system having connectors and with • an additional circuit arrangement , of an additional safety system, arranged in the course of the connectors, • an insulation monitoring device is connected to the connectors , • the one safety system corresponds to an inductive INDUSI train protection system and the additional safety system to an ETCS train protection system and • an output of the insulation monitoring device is connected with a higher level DC voltage source , which switches off the one safety system and the additional safety system with the additional circuit arrangement when an earth fault is signalled.
A microfluidic microparticle analysis device comprising an inlet , a main channel defining a main flow direction , an inlet manifold , a bypass channel of hydrodynamic resistance R bypass , a measuring channel of hydrodynamic resistance R measuring , the measuring channel having a cross-sectional dimension in the range of from 1 μm to 50 μm and further having a sensor system for detecting a particle, and an outlet in fluid communication with the bypass channel and the measuring channel , which inlet is in fluid communicatiown via the main channel with the inlet manifold providing parallel fluid communication with - the bypass channel , and - the measuring channel , wherein a flow distribution parameter X measuring = R measuring -1 ( R measuring -1 + R bypass -1 ) -1 is in the range of from 10 -6 to 0.25, and wherein the angle of the measuring channel relative to the main flow direction is in the range of 0° to 45°. - the bypass channel , and - the measuring channel ,
A wedge comprising a first wedge element , a second wedge element , a third wedge element and a fourth wedge element , whereby the first and second wedge elements are arranged moveable towards and away from each other, whereby the third and fourth wedge elements are placed on opposite sides of the first and second wedge elements and abutting the first and second wedge elements along sloping surfaces, and whereby the wedge elements and the sloping surfaces are so arranged that the third and fourth wedge elements will be moved away from each other when the first and second wedge elements are moved toward each other and the third and fourth wedge elements will be free to move toward each other when the first and second wedge elements are moved away from each other, characterized in that the first and second wedge elements are configured to be moved towards and away from each other by means of a first part comprising a socket arranged rotatable but fixed in relation to the first wedge element and a second part, comprising a screw , arranged non-rotatable and fixed in relation to the second wedge element , whereby the second part and the first part have threads in mesh with each other and that the wedge is movable between two extremes, which extremes each is defined by one stop edge of the screw and a stop edge of an adjacent part.
A terminal apparatus comprising: a receiver configured to receive Downlink Control Information, DCI, from a base station apparatus ; a generation unit configured to generate a Demodulation Reference Signal, DMRS, corresponding to a Narrowband Physical Uplink Shared Channel, NPUSCH; and a transmitter configured to determine, based on the DCI, subcarriers on which the NPUSCH is allocated; wherein the generation unit is configured to determine a cyclic shift based on the subcarriers, the transmitter is configured to determine, based on the subcarriers, subcarriers on which the DMRS is allocated, the transmitter is configured to transmit the NPUSCH on the subcarriers on which the NPUSCH is allocated, and the transmitter is configured to transmit, on the subcarriers on which the DMRS is allocated, the DMRS to which the cyclic shift has been applied. a receiver configured to receive Downlink Control Information, DCI, from a base station apparatus ; a generation unit configured to generate a Demodulation Reference Signal, DMRS, corresponding to a Narrowband Physical Uplink Shared Channel, NPUSCH; and a transmitter configured to determine, based on the DCI, subcarriers on which the NPUSCH is allocated; wherein the generation unit is configured to determine a cyclic shift based on the subcarriers, the transmitter is configured to determine, based on the subcarriers, subcarriers on which the DMRS is allocated, the transmitter is configured to transmit the NPUSCH on the subcarriers on which the NPUSCH is allocated, and the transmitter is configured to transmit, on the subcarriers on which the DMRS is allocated, the DMRS to which the cyclic shift has been applied.
A cellulose fiber-based substrate, at least one side of which is coated with an aqueous mixture composed of: a) between 50 and 99 dry weight percentage of at least one water-soluble polymer (WSP) containing hydroxyl groups, b) between 1 and 50 dry weight percentage of at least one lactone substituted with at least one linear or branched and/or cyclic C 8 - C 30 hydrocarbon chain which may contain heteroatoms, said lactone being a diketene molecule, c) between 1 and 20 dry weight percentage of at least one crosslinking agent, wherein said substrate is a crepe paper or a flat back paper. a) between 50 and 99 dry weight percentage of at least one water-soluble polymer (WSP) containing hydroxyl groups, b) between 1 and 50 dry weight percentage of at least one lactone substituted with at least one linear or branched and/or cyclic C 8 - C 30 hydrocarbon chain which may contain heteroatoms, said lactone being a diketene molecule, c) between 1 and 20 dry weight percentage of at least one crosslinking agent, wherein said substrate is a crepe paper or a flat back paper.
A control circuit for a drop-on-demand piezoelectric fluid-ejection mechanism, comprising: a drive and sense circuit comprising a sensing capacitor having a capacitance, an input, a drive output , and a sense output , the drive output to be coupled to the drop-on-demand piezoelectric fluid-ejection mechanism; and, a switch configured to switch the input of the drive and sense circuit between a feed-forward driving mode of the drive and sense circuit and a feedback damping mode of the drive and sense circuit , wherein the drive and sense circuit is configured to compare a voltage over the capacitance of the sensing capacitor to a voltage over a capacitance of the fluid-ejection mechanism, wherein in the feed-forward driving mode, the switch is configured to couple the input to a drive waveform to cause the fluid-ejection mechanism to eject a drop of fluid, and wherein in the feedback damping mode, the switch is configured to couple the input to the sense output to dampen the fluid-ejection mechanism after the fluid-ejection mechanism has ejected the drop of fluid. a drive and sense circuit comprising a sensing capacitor having a capacitance, an input, a drive output , and a sense output , the drive output to be coupled to the drop-on-demand piezoelectric fluid-ejection mechanism; and, a switch configured to switch the input of the drive and sense circuit between a feed-forward driving mode of the drive and sense circuit and a feedback damping mode of the drive and sense circuit , wherein the drive and sense circuit is configured to compare a voltage over the capacitance of the sensing capacitor to a voltage over a capacitance of the fluid-ejection mechanism, wherein in the feed-forward driving mode, the switch is configured to couple the input to a drive waveform to cause the fluid-ejection mechanism to eject a drop of fluid, and wherein in the feedback damping mode, the switch is configured to couple the input to the sense output to dampen the fluid-ejection mechanism after the fluid-ejection mechanism has ejected the drop of fluid.