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An inducer comprising: a hub ; a blade which radially protrudes from the hub and is helically provided; a wedge surface which is provided on a negative-pressure surface side of the blade so as to be inclined with respect to a chamber line connecting intermediate points between the negative-pressure surface and a positive-pressure surface of the blade and toward a leading edge , wherein a first distance (D1) between the camber line and the leading edge coincides with a second distance (D2) between the camber line and the positive-pressure surface of the blade in a region radially outward from a position at which a height ratio of the blade is 0.5, wherein the height ratio of the blade is a ratio of a distance (H2) from a connection portion between the hub and a root portion of the blade with respect to a height (H1) of the blade which is a distance from the connection portion between the hub and the root portion of the blade to a tip portion of the blade in the radial direction of the blade , characterized in that the inducer comprises a thick portion , in which the first distance (D1) is less than the second distance (D2), on the positive-pressure surface in a region radially inward from the position at which the height ratio of the blade is 0.5. a hub ; a blade which radially protrudes from the hub and is helically provided; a wedge surface which is provided on a negative-pressure surface side of the blade so as to be inclined with respect to a chamber line connecting intermediate points between the negative-pressure surface and a positive-pressure surface of the blade and toward a leading edge , wherein a first distance (D1) between the camber line and the leading edge coincides with a second distance (D2) between the camber line and the positive-pressure surface of the blade in a region radially outward from a position at which a height ratio of the blade is 0.5, wherein the height ratio of the blade is a ratio of a distance (H2) from a connection portion between the hub and a root portion of the blade with respect to a height (H1) of the blade which is a distance from the connection portion between the hub and the root portion of the blade to a tip portion of the blade in the radial direction of the blade , characterized in that the inducer comprises a thick portion , in which the first distance (D1) is less than the second distance (D2), on the positive-pressure surface in a region radially inward from the position at which the height ratio of the blade is 0.5.
- A device for rope protection for professionals engaged in vertical work, comprising a support platform which is fixed to a deck ; where this support platform comprises an upper longitudinal protection piece and a lower longitudinal protection piece , parallel to each other, and has an "L" section with the blunt edge, both pieces being covered at the top with a protective material configured to act as support for the ropes ; where, in addition, the support platform comprises a rigid rectangular board, on the front side of which it incorporates the lower longitudinal protection piece which completely covers this front side; and which is characterized by the fact that the support platform incorporates a central support which is made up of a vertical partition attached on both sides to two arched gussets which are configured to establish a grip for the operator, and that have various perforations that allow the fixing position of the partition to be varied to regulate its inclination.
A method of reviewing audio content, the method comprising the steps of: providing a device comprising a digital assistant ; forming a personal vocabulary repository using the digital assistant, comprising a list of words most commonly used by user; using a vocabulary module of the digital assistant: determining one or more of a desired speed and a desired tone of playback of the audio content to the user; accessing a web dictionary module to access text content corresponding to the audio content; and replacing one or more words in the text content with synonyms more commonly used by the user, wherein the vocabulary module uses the personal vocabulary repository to fetch the more commonly used synonyms; and using a user interaction module of the digital assistant, playing the audio content to the user using the one or more of the desired speed and the desired tone for the user, the audio content comprising the more commonly used synonyms. providing a device comprising a digital assistant ; forming a personal vocabulary repository using the digital assistant, comprising a list of words most commonly used by user; using a vocabulary module of the digital assistant: determining one or more of a desired speed and a desired tone of playback of the audio content to the user; accessing a web dictionary module to access text content corresponding to the audio content; and replacing one or more words in the text content with synonyms more commonly used by the user, wherein the vocabulary module uses the personal vocabulary repository to fetch determining one or more of a desired speed and a desired tone of playback of the audio content to the user; accessing a web dictionary module to access text content corresponding to the audio content; and replacing one or more words in the text content with synonyms more commonly used by the user, wherein the vocabulary module uses the personal vocabulary repository to fetch the more commonly used synonyms; and using a user interaction module of the digital assistant, playing the audio content to the user using the one or more of the desired speed and the desired tone for the user, the audio content comprising the more commonly used synonyms.
A power conversion device comprising a converter , said converter including a converter module to convert AC power to DC power, and an inverter , said inverter including an inverter module to convert DC power obtained by conversion of the converter to AC power, the converter and the inverter being connected in series to constitute a converter-inverter unit, wherein the power conversion device includes: a capacitor unit including a capacitor cell to accumulate therein the DC power obtained by conversion of the converter , said capacitor unit being provided between the converter and the inverter ; a first conductor electrically connected inside the capacitor unit to one of electrodes of the capacitor cell , wherein terminal ends of the first conductor are respectively positioned at outside of the capacitor unit and are connected to a positive-side capacitor connection terminal (PCT1, PCT2) of the converter module and a positive-side capacitor connection terminal (PIT1, PIT2, PIT3) of the inverter module ; and a second conductor electrically connected inside the capacitor unit to the other electrode of the capacitor cell , wherein terminal ends of the second conductor are respectively positioned at outside of the capacitor unit and are connected to a negative-side capacitor connection terminal (NCT1, NCT2) of the converter module and a negative-side capacitor connection terminal (NIT1, NIT2, NIT3) of the inverter module , wherein when switching elements provided in the converter module or in the inverter module perform a switching operation, a DC current flows via the terminal ends of the first conductor or the terminal ends of the second conductor . a capacitor unit including a capacitor cell to accumulate therein the DC power obtained by conversion of the converter , said capacitor unit being provided between the converter and the inverter ; a first conductor electrically connected inside the capacitor unit to one of electrodes of the capacitor cell , wherein terminal ends of the first conductor are respectively positioned at outside of the capacitor unit and are connected to a positive-side capacitor connection terminal (PCT1, PCT2) of the converter module and a positive-side capacitor connection terminal (PIT1, PIT2, PIT3) of the inverter module ; and a second conductor electrically connected inside the capacitor unit to the other electrode of the capacitor cell , wherein terminal ends of the second conductor are respectively positioned at outside of the capacitor unit and are connected to a negative-side capacitor connection terminal (NCT1, NCT2) of the converter module and a negative-side capacitor connection terminal (NIT1, NIT2, NIT3) of the inverter module , wherein when switching elements provided in the converter module or in the inverter module perform a switching operation, a DC current flows via the terminal ends of the first conductor or the terminal ends of the second conductor .
Rear transverse panel of a motor vehicle : - which has an upper part that extends longitudinally towards the rear; - which bears a rear window of transverse orientation; - of which the upper part has an outer spoiler that extends towards the rear beyond an upper edge of the rear window ; and - which bears a rear image capturing camera , - the transverse panel has a reflective surface oriented towards the rear; - the spoiler has a housing that is open in the direction of the reflective surface ; and - the camera is arranged in the housing of the spoiler and its image capturing field is oriented in the direction of the reflective surface , characterized in that the reflective surface is borne by the rear window . - which has an upper part that extends longitudinally towards the rear; - which bears a rear window of transverse orientation; - of which the upper part has an outer spoiler that extends towards the rear beyond an upper edge of the rear window ; and - which bears a rear image capturing camera , - the transverse panel has a reflective surface oriented towards the rear; - the spoiler has a housing that is open in the direction of the reflective surface ; and - the camera is arranged in the housing of the spoiler and its image capturing field is oriented in the direction of the reflective surface ,
A carrying device for beverage cans, that comprises a body devoid of side walls, having on its surface at least one opening defining a contour with proportions which allow the tight passage therethrough of a beverage can , the contour of said opening having a plurality of tabs that can be folded or bent in relation to the body itself and extending into the same opening , characterized by the fact that said tabs have a distribution according to at least one sequence , said sequence comprising two contiguous tabs followed by a gap followed by another tab followed by another gap .
An expandable intraluminal medical device comprising a balloon catheter for directional displacement of an obstruction within a lumen of a bodily vessel, said balloon catheter including an expandable balloon , said expandable balloon having a proximal end and a distal end , wherein said expandable balloon is configured for controlled directional expansion from one said end to the other said end within the lumen of a blood vessel, wherein said configuration includes that said expandable balloon has a more tapered end and a less tapered end; and wherein either: said more tapered end comprises said distal end, such that the resistance to expansion increases from said distal end to said proximal end so that said balloon expands from said distal end towards said proximal end; or said more tapered end comprises said proximal end, such that the resistance to expansion increases from said proximal end to said distal end so that said balloon expands from said proximal end towards said distal end, wherein said less tapered end has a substantially rectangular cross section, said expandable balloon thereby configured for controlled, intraluminal, directional expansion from one said end to the other said end within the lumen of a blood vessel allowing directional displacement of an obstruction within the lumen of the blood vessel. wherein said expandable balloon is configured for controlled directional expansion from one said end to the other said end within the lumen of a blood vessel, wherein said configuration includes that said expandable balloon has a more tapered end and a less tapered end; and wherein either: said more tapered end comprises said distal end, such that the resistance to expansion increases from said distal end to said proximal end so that said balloon expands from said distal end towards said proximal end; or said more tapered end comprises said proximal end, such that the resistance to expansion increases from said proximal end to said distal end so that said balloon expands from said proximal end towards said distal end, said more tapered end comprises said distal end, such that the resistance to expansion increases from said distal end to said proximal end so that said balloon expands from said distal end towards said proximal end; or said more tapered end comprises said proximal end, such that the resistance to expansion increases from said proximal end to said distal end so that said balloon expands from said proximal end towards said distal end, wherein said less tapered end has a substantially rectangular cross section, said expandable balloon thereby configured for controlled, intraluminal, directional expansion from one said end to the other said end within the lumen of a blood vessel allowing directional displacement of an obstruction within the lumen of the blood vessel.
An autonomous work machine that includes a camera configured to capture an image of an external world, and works in a work area (AR) while autonomously traveling in the work area (AR), the autonomous work machine comprising: a determination unit (C1) configured to determine, based on an image captured by the camera , whether backlighting has occurred; and a control unit (C2) configured to control, in a case in which the determination unit (C1) has determined that the backlighting has occurred, the autonomous work machine so as to avoid the backlighting, characterized in that in a case in which an occurrence of the backlighting is determined while the autonomous work machine is traveling, the control unit (C2) will control the autonomous work machine to avoid the backlighting after stopping the travel of the autonomous work machine . a determination unit (C1) configured to determine, based on an image captured by the camera , whether backlighting has occurred; and a control unit (C2) configured to control, in a case in which the determination unit (C1) has determined that the backlighting has occurred, the autonomous work machine so as to avoid the backlighting,
Drive comprising an electric motor and a gearing, the electric motor having a rotor shaft and a motor casing , the rotor shaft being rotatably mounted in the motor casing by means of at least one bearing , an adapter flange being connected to the motor casing for conjoint rotation, a casing of the gearing having a casing part and a lid part , which are interconnected, a bayonet guide region being formed on the casing part , the adapter flange having a bayonet lug for engaging behind the bayonet guide region , characterised in that an opening of the casing part is delimited in the circumferential direction by a retaining rib , which extends in the radial direction from a bearing seat of the bearing of the input shaft , the opening of the casing part being delimited in the opposite direction to the circumferential direction by a further retaining rib , which extends in the radial direction from a bearing seat of the bearing of the input shaft , the bayonet guide region being in contact with the further retaining rib , the bayonet guide region , the further retaining rib and the bearing seat being formed in one piece, the bearing abutting the inner wall of the relevant bearing seat , and the contact surface between the bearing seat and the bearing being discontinuous in the circumferential angular ranges in which the region encompassed by the bearing seat has a greater radial extent.
A method of transmitting data from a transmitting terminal to a receiving terminal over a channel, comprising the steps of: determining a series of planned locations, each location corresponding to a point in time, for each of the transmitting and receiving terminals; determining a link geometry of the channel between the transmitting terminal and the receiving terminal for each location in the series of locations for each of the transmitting and receiving terminals; determining channel impairments for the link geometries; predicting signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs) of the channel for the link geometries and channel impairments; characterized by further comprising: storing channel parameters based on the predicted SNRs in a lookup table ; and transmitting data from the transmitting terminal using channel parameters retrieved from the lookup table; whereby the channel parameters are retrieved from the lookup table using a time elapsed since a previous access to the lookup table. determining a series of planned locations, each location corresponding to a point in time, for each of the transmitting and receiving terminals; determining a link geometry of the channel between the transmitting terminal and the receiving terminal for each location in the series of locations for each of the transmitting and receiving terminals; determining channel impairments for the link geometries; predicting signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs) of the channel for the link geometries and channel impairments; characterized by further comprising: storing channel parameters based on the predicted SNRs in a lookup table ; and transmitting data from the transmitting terminal using channel parameters retrieved from the lookup table; whereby the channel parameters are retrieved from the lookup table using a time elapsed since a previous access to the lookup table. storing channel parameters based on the predicted SNRs in a lookup table ; and transmitting data from the transmitting terminal using channel parameters retrieved from the lookup table; whereby the channel parameters are retrieved from the lookup table using a time elapsed since a previous access to the lookup table.
Method for producing a steering shaft bearing unit for the mounting of a steering shaft of a motor vehicle, which steering shaft is led through the steering shaft bearing unit , so as to be rotatable about a longitudinal axis , wherein the steering shaft bearing unit comprises a first casing part and at least one second casing part , and the second casing part , guided in at least one slide bearing of the first casing part , is mounted in the first casing part so as to be displaceable along the longitudinal axis , characterized in that the slide bearing comprises at least two slide bearing parts and, during the assembly of the steering shaft bearing unit , in a first method step, the second casing part is inserted between the slide bearing parts ; subsequently, in a second method step, the slide bearing parts are, in a relative movement toward one another, pressed against the second casing part ; and subsequently, in a third method step, the slide bearing parts are fixed in the first casing part in the position attained by way of the relative movement.
An induction cooking apparatus comprising: an induction coil forming a top surface and a bottom surface and comprising a plurality of conductive windings; a temperature sensor protruding through the top surface ; and an electrical circuit in communication with the temperature sensor , characterised in that the electrical circuit is disposed on a substrate, wherein the substrate forms a spring mechanism in connection with the temperature sensor . an induction coil forming a top surface and a bottom surface and comprising a plurality of conductive windings; a temperature sensor protruding through the top surface ; and an electrical circuit in communication with the temperature sensor , characterised in that the electrical circuit is disposed on a substrate, wherein the substrate forms a spring mechanism in connection with the temperature sensor .
Microorganism strain for the production of low-molecular-weight substances or proteins, containing in its genome a mutation in a gene, which mutation brings about an auxotrophy in the strain, and also a production plasmid encoding at least one enzyme for the production of a low-molecular-weight substance or at least one recombinant protein and also a functional copy of the gene, the chromosomal inactivation of which brings about the auxotrophy, characterized in that the auxotrophy is a nonfeedable auxotrophy and the gene is the plsC gene having SEQ ID No. 3 or a plsC-homologous gene, wherein a nonfeedable auxotrophy is to be understood to mean that the auxotrophy reduces the growth of the microorganism cell or brings about the death of the microorganism cell and is not supplementable by addition of metabolism-specific precursors, intermediates and/or end products to the growth medium and wherein the plsC-homologous genes are genes which code for a protein having plsC activity and which have a sequence identity greater than 30% in relation to SEQ ID No. 3.
A welding electrode for an electric resistance welding process, comprising: a body extending along a center axis (A) and terminating axially at a weld face for contacting a work piece; the weld face defining a center and an outer edge ; and a plurality of serrates defined along the weld face , each of the serrates projecting axially away from the weld face and extending radially from the center axis (A) to the outer edge of the weld face ; wherein a higher density of the plurality of serrates is formed proximate to the center axis (A) than proximate to the outer circumference of the weld face , and characterised in that the plurality of serrates have one of the following geometries i) or ii): i) each serrate has an angled surface protruding upward from the weld face and a vertical surface parallel to the center axis (A) of the welding electrode ; ii) each serrate has two slanted sides such that peaks and valleys are formed about the weld face . a body extending along a center axis (A) and terminating axially at a weld face for contacting a work piece; the weld face defining a center and an outer edge ; and a plurality of serrates defined along the weld face , each of the serrates projecting axially away from the weld face and extending radially from the center axis (A) to the outer edge of the weld face ; wherein a higher density of the plurality of serrates is formed proximate to the center axis (A) than proximate to the outer circumference of the weld face , and characterised in that the plurality of serrates have one of the following geometries i) or ii): i) each serrate has an angled surface protruding upward from the weld face and a vertical surface parallel to the center axis (A) of the welding electrode ; ii) each serrate has two slanted sides such that peaks and valleys are formed about the weld face . i) each serrate has an angled surface protruding upward from the weld face and a vertical surface parallel to the center axis (A) of the welding electrode ; ii) each serrate has two slanted sides such that peaks and valleys are formed about the weld face .