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An expansion valve for reducing a pressure of a fluid flowing through the expansion valve along a fluid flow path , the expansion valve comprising : at least one fluid inlet and at least one fluid outlet , a first valve element comprising at least one first channel structure , a second valve element comprising at least one second channel structure and one third channel structure , wherein the first valve element and the second valve element are movable relative to each other, wherein, in a first position of the valve elements , the first channel structure and the second channel structure are aligned with each other and form a first fluid flow path comprising a first flow resistance between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet , wherein, in a second position of the valve elements , the first channel structure and the third channel structure are aligned with each other and form a second fluid flow path comprising a second flow resistance differing from the first flow resistance between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet , and wherein the second channel structure comprises a first variable or constant flow area, and wherein the third channel structure comprises a second variable or constant flow area differing from the first flow area, wherein the different flow areas oppose different flow resistances to the fluid and throttle the flow rate of the fluid to different extents. at least one fluid inlet and at least one fluid outlet , a first valve element comprising at least one first channel structure , a second valve element comprising at least one second channel structure and one third channel structure , wherein the first valve element and the second valve element are movable relative to each other, wherein, in a first position of the valve elements , the first channel structure and the second channel structure are aligned with each other and form a first fluid flow path comprising a first flow resistance between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet , wherein, in a second position of the valve elements , the first channel structure and the third channel structure are aligned with each other and form a second fluid flow path comprising a second flow resistance differing from the first flow resistance between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet , and wherein the second channel structure comprises a first variable or constant flow area, and wherein the third channel structure comprises a second variable or constant flow area differing from the first flow area, wherein the different flow areas oppose different flow resistances to the fluid and throttle the flow rate of the fluid to different extents.
A self-propelled agricultural machine , for example a self-propelled merger, which self-propelled agricultural machine is provided with at least one motor, at least two elongate units for, in use, performing an agricultural operation on the land, a front wheel axle and a rear wheel axle situated at a distance from the front wheel axle, wherein the front wheel axle and/or the rear wheel axle can be driven by means of the motor for displacing the agricultural machine, wherein each elongate unit is displaceable from a transportation position to a working position and vice versa by means of a folding mechanism , so that the maximum width of the self-propelled agricultural machine is smaller in the transportation position of the units than in the working position of the units, wherein, in the working position, the agricultural operation on the land can be performed substantially along the length of each elongate unit, characterized in that at least one of the at least two elongate units is provided with a displacement unit by means of which, in the working position, the distance (A) between the at least two elongate units is adjustable, viewed in the longitudinal direction of the at least two elongate units, wherein the displacement unit comprises a swinging member which is attached to a carrying mechanism of the displacement unit, wherein the swinging member comprises two spaced fastening positions to which the elongate unit is attached.
An anastomosis device comprising an expandable ring-shaped joining member for joining first and second hollow structures to form an anastomosis between said first and second hollow structures , the joining member comprising: a plurality of interconnected loops forming a body, a plurality of joining elements for joining the hollow structures connected to the body at locations where adjacent loops are interconnected to each other, and wherein the loops are configured to permit radial expansion of said body to expand said joining member from a first position to a second position having a second, larger diameter than the first position, characterized in that the interconnected loops have different sizes such that after radial expansion of the joining member , distances between adjacent joining elements vary. a plurality of interconnected loops forming a body, a plurality of joining elements for joining the hollow structures connected to the body at locations where adjacent loops are interconnected to each other, and wherein the loops are configured to permit radial expansion of said body to expand said joining member from a first position to a second position having a second, larger diameter than the first position, characterized in that the interconnected loops have different sizes such that after radial expansion of the joining member , distances between adjacent joining elements vary.
A building closure , in particular a roof window, having a frame , a sash that is supported rotatably relative to the frame and a sealing device for sealing an air gap present between the frame and the sash when the building closure is closed, wherein the sealing device is continuously arranged on several rails of the frame or of the sash so that, when the building closure is closed, it abuts in a continuously sealing manner against a flat sealing surface of the sash or of the frame that is opposed to the rails , characterised in that the sealing device has a first seal with a continuous configuration and a second seal forming a visual part when the building closure is closed, wherein the first seal has larger dimensions than the air gap , so that, when the building closure is closed, it abuts sealingly against the sealing surface that is opposite the rails with regard to the air gap , and wherein in a relaxed state of the sealing device , when the building closure is open, the first seal has a larger extent than the second seal in the direction facing away from the rails and, when the building closure is closed, is arranged on the side of the second seal that is facing away from an inner side of the building closure .
Disconnecting device for a energy conductor comprising - at least a first connection part, - at least a second connection part, - at least one disconnection area arranged between the first and the second connection part, - wherein the disconnection area in a closed state forms a current path between the first and second connection parts and in an open state disconnects a current path between the first and second connection parts, - wherein the disconnecting device has a flowable medium arranged in a guide housing , wherein the flowable medium is an electrical insulation material having a specific electrical conductivity of less than 10 -5 S*cm -1 , and disconnects the disconnection area driven by a drive , wherein the flowable medium at least partially surrounds the disconnection area at the moment of disconnection characterized in that - the disconnecting device has a bolt which moves into the disconnection area immediately after the disconnection of the disconnection area by the flowable medium . - at least a first connection part, - at least a second connection part, - at least one disconnection area arranged between the first and the second connection part, - wherein the disconnection area in a closed state forms a current path between the first and second connection parts and in an open state disconnects a current path between the first and second connection parts, - wherein the disconnecting device has a flowable medium arranged in a guide housing , wherein the flowable medium is an electrical insulation material having a specific electrical conductivity of less than 10 -5 S*cm -1 , and disconnects the disconnection area driven by a drive , wherein the flowable medium at least partially surrounds the disconnection area at the moment of disconnection characterized in that - the disconnecting device has a bolt which moves into the disconnection area immediately after the disconnection of the disconnection area by the flowable medium .
An apparatus comprising: a first section comprising a display ; and a second section movably connected to the first section ; wherein: the second section comprises a cover ; the cover comprises a first portion and a second portion connected to the first portion movably by folding or pivoting; the first and second portions are configured to cover different portions of a front of the display; and the second portion is pivotably connected to the first section by the first portion ; characterized in that the second portion comprises a keyboard thereon; wherein the apparatus comprises means for controlling display of information on the display based upon location of the second portion relative to the first portion and based upon location of the second section relative to the first section . a first section comprising a display ; and a second section movably connected to the first section ; wherein: the second section comprises a cover ; the cover comprises a first portion and a second portion connected to the first portion movably by folding or pivoting; the first and second portions are configured to cover different portions of a front of the display; and the second portion is pivotably connected to the first section by the first portion ; characterized in that the second section comprises a cover ; the cover comprises a first portion and a second portion connected to the first portion movably by folding or pivoting; the first and second portions are configured to cover different portions of a front of the display; and the second portion is pivotably connected to the first section by the first portion ; characterized in that the second portion comprises a keyboard thereon; wherein the apparatus comprises means for controlling display of information on the display based upon location of the second portion relative to the first portion and based upon location of the second section relative to the first section .
Timepiece comprising a dial defining an XY plane, an automaton disposed above the dial , said automaton having at least one first member and one second member , which are articulated in order to reproduce beating movements, and a driving mechanism of said automaton, the first member being provided in order to pivot about a first axis (AA) which is non-parallel to the XY plane and the second member being provided in order to pivot about a second axis (BB) which is different from the first axis (AA), and the driving mechanism of the automaton comprising actuation means of the first and second members , provided in order to make said first and second members respectively pivot according to non-symmetrical pivoting movements and in order to coordinate said pivoting movements of said first and second members so that the combination thereof gives a beating effect of said first and second members , the timepiece being characterised in that the first member is disposed nearest the dial and the second member is disposed furthest away from the dial and has a base which simulates an articulation, the first member being provided in order to pivot in a plane which is perpendicular to the first axis (AA), and the second member being provided in order to pivot about the second axis (BB) which is provided coaxially to said base and to oscillate between a low position and a high position relative to the dial .
A method for detecting a dangerous environmental condition within a lighting environment , the method comprising the steps of: providing a lighting network comprising a plurality of lighting units each comprising a light source , one or more of the plurality of lighting units comprising a range sensor ; obtaining , by the range sensors, range information; determining , based at least in part on the obtained range information, a depth of precipitation or accumulation at a first lighting unit; and determining , based on the determined depth, a dangerous environmental condition at the first lighting unit. providing a lighting network comprising a plurality of lighting units each comprising a light source , one or more of the plurality of lighting units comprising a range sensor ; obtaining , by the range sensors, range information; determining , based at least in part on the obtained range information, a depth of precipitation or accumulation at a first lighting unit; and determining , based on the determined depth, a dangerous environmental condition at the first lighting unit.
A system comprising a plurality of containers and a plurality of RFID tags each attached to a side of a respective container and provided with a first antenna arranged to have a radio wave directivity along a longitudinal direction of the respective container , the system further comprising a tag access apparatus for accessing the plurality of RFID tags , the plurality of containers being arranged at a predetermined interval, the tag access apparatus comprising: a second antenna configured such that, when the second antenna is arranged in a direction opposite to the longitudinal direction and used to access the RFID tags , the second antenna maintains an electric field strength at a central part of the second antenna at a level that allows access to the RFID tags .
A ferrite-martensite dual-phase stainless steel, wherein the steel has a chemical composition consisting of, by mass%, C: 0.005% or more and 0.030% or less, N: 0.005% or more and 0.015% or less, Si: 0.05% or more and 0.50% or less, Mn: more than 1.0% and 2.5% or less, P: 0.04% or less, S: 0.02% or less, Al: 0.01% or more and 0.15% or less, Cr: 10.0% or more and 13.0% or less, Ni: 0.3% or more and less than 1.0%, V: 0.005% or more and 0.10% or less, Nb: 0.05% or more and 0.25% or less, Ti: 0.02% or less, Zn: 0.03% or less, Sn: 0.3% or less, optionally one, two, or more of Cu: 1.0% or less, Mo: 1.0% or less, W: 1.0% or less, and Co: 0.5% or less, optionally one, two, or more of Ca: 0.01% or less, B: 0.01% or less, Mg: 0.01% or less, and REM: 0.05% or less, and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, inequalities (I) and (II) and relational expression (III) below are satisfied, and the steel has a steel microstructure including a dual phase of a ferrite phase and a martensite phase, the content of the martensite phase being 5% or more and 95% or less and the sum of the contents of phases other than ferrite and martensite being 10% or less in terms of vol.%: 10.5 ≤ Cr + 1.5 × Si ≤ 13.5 1.5 ≤ 30 × C + N + Ni + 0.5 × Mn ≤ 6.0 where Cr and Si in inequality (I) above and C, N, Ni, and Mn in inequality (II) above respectively represent the contents (mass%) of the corresponding chemical elements, 2600 ⁢ C + 1700 ⁢ N − 20 ⁢ Si + 20 ⁢ Mn − 40 ⁢ Cr + 50 ⁢ Ni + 1660 ≥ 1270 where C, N, Si, Mn, Cr, and Ni in relational expression (III) represent the contents (mass%) of the corresponding chemical elements. inequalities (I) and (II) and relational expression (III) below are satisfied, and the steel has a steel microstructure including a dual phase of a ferrite phase and a martensite phase, the content of the martensite phase being 5% or more and 95% or less and the sum of the contents of phases other than ferrite and martensite being 10% or less in terms of vol.%: 10.5 ≤ Cr + 1.5 × Si ≤ 13.5 1.5 ≤ 30 × C + N + Ni + 0.5 × Mn ≤ 6.0 where Cr and Si in inequality (I) above and C, N, Ni, and Mn in inequality (II) above respectively represent the contents (mass%) of the corresponding chemical elements, 2600 ⁢ C + 1700 ⁢ N − 20 ⁢ Si + 20 ⁢ Mn − 40 ⁢ Cr + 50 ⁢ Ni + 1660 ≥ 1270 where C, N, Si, Mn, Cr, and Ni in relational expression (III) represent the contents (mass%) of the corresponding chemical elements.
A method of applying a protective coating to an article, comprising the steps of: a) depositing aluminum in a surface region of an article; and b) depositing chromium in the surface region of the article subsequent to step a); characterised in that : steps a) and b) are performed with an activator; and in that the method further comprises the step of heating the article such that the chromium replaces at least a portion of the aluminum through action of the activator. a) depositing aluminum in a surface region of an article; and b) depositing chromium in the surface region of the article subsequent to step a);
A modulator apparatus comprising: an input terminal structured to receive an analog electrical signal (x(t)) having an information content to be transmitted; a modulator device configured to receive and modulate a filtered signal (s(t)) and provide a Pulse Width Modulated, PWM, signal ( y(t) ) including a plurality of pulses having corresponding widths correlated to non-quantized amplitudes of the filtered signal ( s(t) ); a first pulse width demodulator configured to receive the PWM signal ( y(t) ) and provide a demodulated signal ( ŝ ( t )); and a difference module configured to receive the analog electrical signal (x(t)) and the demodulated signal ( ŝ ( t )) and provide an error signal ( ε(t) ); a loop filter configured to receive said error signal ( ε(t) ) and provide said filtered signal (s(t)), the loop filter being configured to minimize said error signal ( ε(t) ). an input terminal structured to receive an analog electrical signal (x(t)) having an information content to be transmitted; a modulator device configured to receive and modulate a filtered signal (s(t)) and provide a Pulse Width Modulated, PWM, signal ( y(t) ) including a plurality of pulses having corresponding widths correlated to non-quantized amplitudes of the filtered signal ( s(t) ); a first pulse width demodulator configured to receive the PWM signal ( y(t) ) and provide a demodulated signal ( ŝ ( t )); and a difference module configured to receive the analog electrical signal (x(t)) and the demodulated signal ( ŝ ( t )) and provide an error signal ( ε(t) ); a loop filter configured to receive said error signal ( ε(t) ) and provide said filtered signal (s(t)), the loop filter being configured to minimize said error signal ( ε(t) ).
An intelligent device, wherein the intelligent device is a self-moving lawn mower and comprises a shell and a mobile station connected to the shell, and the intelligent device is configured to be, via the mobile station , in communication connection with a base station , wherein the mobile station is is configured to be detachably connected with the intelligent device such that when the mobile station is installed in the shell, positioning data of the intelligent device at a current location is obtained, and when the mobile station is located outside of the shell and located at a specific location, positioning data at the specific location is obtained; and wherein the intelligent device comprises receivers integrated on the mobile station configured to receive respectively: satellite-based positioning signals sent by a satellite-based positioning system to obtain positioning data of the corresponding intelligent device at a current location, and differential correction data sent by the base station. wherein the mobile station is is configured to be detachably connected with the intelligent device such that when the mobile station is installed in the shell, positioning data of the intelligent device at a current location is obtained, and when the mobile station is located outside of the shell and located at a specific location, positioning data at the specific location is obtained; and wherein the intelligent device comprises receivers integrated on the mobile station configured to receive respectively: satellite-based positioning signals sent by a satellite-based positioning system to obtain positioning data of the corresponding intelligent device at a current location, and differential correction data sent by the base station. satellite-based positioning signals sent by a satellite-based positioning system to obtain positioning data of the corresponding intelligent device at a current location, and differential correction data sent by the base station.
A method for manufacturing carbon nanotube fiber that is a continuous aggregate of carbon nanotubes, by feeding a reaction gas containing a carbon source into a reactor tube equipped with a heating furnace together with a catalyst or a catalyst precursor and a transfer gas, comprising: suppressing rotational flow within the reactor by providing a Gr/Re 2 value, calculated from Grasshopper number Gr and Reynolds number Re in an area between an inlet of the reactor tube and an inlet of the heating furnace, of 0.12 or less, wherein a temperature gradient between the inlet of the reactor tube and the inlet of the heating furnace is adjusted so that the Grasshopper number Gr and the Reynolds number Re satisfy 0.007 ≤ Gr/Re 2 ≤ 0.12, wherein the Grasshopper number is Gr = (d 3 g β Δθ) / (v 2 ), wherein: - w is a flow rate of the reaction gas containing the carbon source, - v is a kinetic viscosity of the reaction gas containing the carbon source, - d is an inner diameter of the reactor tube, - g is a gravitational acceleration, - β is a thermal expansion coefficient of the reaction gas containing the carbon source, and - Δθ is an average temperature difference between the temperature of the reactor wall and the gas temperature inside the reactor. suppressing rotational flow within the reactor by providing a Gr/Re 2 value, calculated from Grasshopper number Gr and Reynolds number Re in an area between an inlet of the reactor tube and an inlet of the heating furnace, of 0.12 or less, wherein a temperature gradient between the inlet of the reactor tube and the inlet of the heating furnace is adjusted so that the Grasshopper number Gr and the Reynolds number Re satisfy 0.007 ≤ Gr/Re 2 ≤ 0.12, wherein the Grasshopper number is Gr = (d 3 g β Δθ) / (v 2 ), wherein: - w is a flow rate of the reaction gas containing the carbon source, - v is a kinetic viscosity of the reaction gas containing the carbon source, - d is an inner diameter of the reactor tube, - g is a gravitational acceleration, - β is a thermal expansion coefficient of the reaction gas containing the carbon source, and - Δθ is an average temperature difference between the temperature of the reactor wall and the gas temperature inside the reactor. - w is a flow rate of the reaction gas containing the carbon source, - v is a kinetic viscosity of the reaction gas containing the carbon source, - d is an inner diameter of the reactor tube, - g is a gravitational acceleration, - β is a thermal expansion coefficient of the reaction gas containing the carbon source, and - Δθ is an average temperature difference between the temperature of the reactor wall and the gas temperature inside the reactor.