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A medical valve being rotatable about a longitudinal axis of the valve and relative to a valve cylinder that receives the valve, the valve comprising: a valve stem ; a first proximal rotatable seal and a second distal rotatable seal being disposed on the valve stem , wherein, in a first configuration of the valve , a first hole in the first rotatable seal (140; 200; 400) and a second hole in the second rotatable seal (142; 200; 400) face a first lateral direction, and wherein, in a second configuration of the valve , the first hole and the second hole face a second lateral direction different from the first lateral direction; and an operation portion, including: a stationary portion ; a movable portion which is rotatably movable relative to the stationary portion and fixed relative to the valve stem ; a seal disposed between the stationary portion and the movable portion ; and a biasing member; wherein rotation of the movable portion in a first direction about a longitudinal axis of the valve causes deformation of the biasing member, such that a restorative force of the biasing member urges rotation of the movable portion in a second direction about a longitudinal axis of the valve which is opposite the first direction, and wherein a frictional force between the seal and one of the stationary portion and the movable portion resists the rotation of the movable portion in the second direction. a valve stem ; a first proximal rotatable seal and a second distal rotatable seal being disposed on the valve stem , wherein, in a first configuration of the valve , a first hole in the first rotatable seal (140; 200; 400) and a second hole in the second rotatable seal (142; 200; 400) face a first lateral direction, and wherein, in a second configuration of the valve , the first hole and the second hole face a second lateral direction different from the first lateral direction; and an operation portion, including: a stationary portion ; a movable portion which is rotatably movable relative to the stationary portion and fixed relative to the valve stem ; a seal disposed between the stationary portion and the movable portion ; and a biasing member; a stationary portion ; a movable portion which is rotatably movable relative to the stationary portion and fixed relative to the valve stem ; a seal disposed between the stationary portion and the movable portion ; and a biasing member; wherein rotation of the movable portion in a first direction about a longitudinal axis of the valve causes deformation of the biasing member, such that a restorative force of the biasing member urges rotation of the movable portion in a second direction about a longitudinal axis of the valve which is opposite the first direction, and wherein a frictional force between the seal and one of the stationary portion and the movable portion resists the rotation of the movable portion in the second direction.
Method for operating a heat pump, wherein a fluid is conducted continuously in a fluid circuit and heat energy is in this case transferred from a heat source to the fluid in an evaporator, wherein the fluid is at least partially evaporated (VS5) and the fluid is then compressed (VS7, VS8) and is then at least partially liquefied (VS9) at a higher temperature level than the heat source for the purpose of releasing heat energy to a heat sink and is then expanded (VS10, VS12) for the purpose of cooling, and, in a part-load operation, a first partial flow of the fluid is branched off via a first bypass line from the fluid circuit after the compression and before the liquefaction and is fed back to the fluid circuit downstream of the evaporator and before the compression, and, in the part-load operation, a liquid, second partial flow is branched off via a second bypass line from the fluid circuit after the partial liquefaction and upstream of the evaporator and is mixed with the first partial flow before the compression, wherein the ratio of the first and second partial flow is set and/or controlled and/or regulated in such a way that, at the beginning of, during and at the end of the compression, the fluid is in a state in which it is at least in saturated-vapour form to superheated, and a material- or gas-dependent maximum temperature at the end of the compression is not exceeded. wherein the ratio of the first and second partial flow is set and/or controlled and/or regulated in such a way that, at the beginning of, during and at the end of the compression, the fluid is in a state in which it is at least in saturated-vapour form to superheated, and a material- or gas-dependent maximum temperature at the end of the compression is not exceeded.
An electronics assembly for an aircraft probe, characterised in that the electronics assembly is insertable into, and removable from the aircraft probe and configured to slide in and out of the aircraft probe , the electronics assembly comprising: a first pressure sensor positioned to be pneumatically connected with a first port of the aircraft probe while the electronics assembly is inserted into the aircraft probe, wherein the first pressure sensor is configured to sense a first pressure; and an input/output interface configured to provide the first pressure to a data bus of an aircraft that includes the aircraft probe . a first pressure sensor positioned to be pneumatically connected with a first port of the aircraft probe while the electronics assembly is inserted into the aircraft probe, wherein the first pressure sensor is configured to sense a first pressure; and an input/output interface configured to provide the first pressure to a data bus of an aircraft that includes the aircraft probe .
A vehicle steering column support structure comprising: instrument panel reinforcement disposed along the vehicle width direction between left and right front pillars and is configured as a pressed structural body with a square cross-section divided into two to which a steering support bracket is fixed that supports a steering column ; and a brace with a top end portion fixed to a rear portion of the steering support bracket , and a bottom end portion fixed to a vehicle body floor or a lower portion of the front pillar , wherein the pressed structural body comprises an upper member configuring an upper section side of the square cross-section and a lower member configuring a lower section side of the square cross-section; and the steering support bracket comprises a first support member that is fixed to the upper member , and a second support member that is fixed to the lower member and extends towards the first support member side and is fixed to the first support member . instrument panel reinforcement disposed along the vehicle width direction between left and right front pillars and is configured as a pressed structural body with a square cross-section divided into two to which a steering support bracket is fixed that supports a steering column ; and a brace with a top end portion fixed to a rear portion of the steering support bracket , and a bottom end portion fixed to a vehicle body floor or a lower portion of the front pillar , wherein the pressed structural body comprises an upper member configuring an upper section side of the square cross-section and a lower member configuring a lower section side of the square cross-section; and the steering support bracket comprises a first support member that is fixed to the upper member , and a second support member that is fixed to the lower member and extends towards the first support member side and is fixed to the first support member .
Process for producing a rubber mixture, comprising the following steps of: A) providing or producing rubber mixture constituents, wherein the rubber mixture constituents comprise at least a first and a second rubber mixture constituent, B) transferring at least the first rubber mixture constituent produced or provided in step A) into a first mixer for producing a rubber mixture, C) mixing the first rubber mixture constituent transferred into the first mixer in step B), D) heating the second rubber mixture constituent produced or provided in step A) using thermal radiation so that the second rubber mixture constituent has a temperature T 1 in the range from 40°C to 200°C, E) transferring the second rubber mixture constituent heated in step D) with a temperature in the temperature range T 2 above 25°C into the first mixer or into a second mixer for producing a rubber mixture and F) mixing the second rubber mixture constituent transferred in step E) with at least the first rubber mixture constituent - in the first mixer or - in the second mixer after the first rubber constituent mixed in the first mixer has been transferred into the second mixer, to afford a rubber mixture. A) providing or producing rubber mixture constituents, wherein the rubber mixture constituents comprise at least a first and a second rubber mixture constituent, B) transferring at least the first rubber mixture constituent produced or provided in step A) into a first mixer for producing a rubber mixture, C) mixing the first rubber mixture constituent transferred into the first mixer in step B), D) heating the second rubber mixture constituent produced or provided in step A) using thermal radiation so that the second rubber mixture constituent has a temperature T 1 in the range from 40°C to 200°C, E) transferring the second rubber mixture constituent heated in step D) with a temperature in the temperature range T 2 above 25°C into the first mixer or into a second mixer for producing a rubber mixture and F) mixing the second rubber mixture constituent transferred in step E) with at least the first rubber mixture constituent - in the first mixer or - in the second mixer after the first rubber constituent mixed in the first mixer has been transferred into the second mixer, to afford a rubber mixture. - in the first mixer or - in the second mixer after the first rubber constituent mixed in the first mixer has been transferred into the second mixer,
Method for preparing a diisocyanate by reacting the corresponding primary diamine with phosgene in the gas phase wherein (i) the primary diamine is transferred into the gas phase at a pressure p1 separately from the phosgene to obtain a gaseous starting material stream A comprising the diamine, (ii) the starting material stream A obtained in (i) is led, optionally after superheating, through a pressure-raising element in which the pressure of starting material stream A is raised to a value p2 > p1, (iii)a phosgene-containing gaseous starting material stream P is mixed with the stream A from step (ii) in a mixing device, and (iv) the mixed stream obtained in (iii) out of said starting material streams A and P is converted in a reaction space into the diisocyanate. (i) the primary diamine is transferred into the gas phase at a pressure p1 separately from the phosgene to obtain a gaseous starting material stream A comprising the diamine, (ii) the starting material stream A obtained in (i) is led, optionally after superheating, through a pressure-raising element in which the pressure of starting material stream A is raised to a value p2 > p1, (iii)a phosgene-containing gaseous starting material stream P is mixed with the stream A from step (ii) in a mixing device, and (iv) the mixed stream obtained in (iii) out of said starting material streams A and P is converted in a reaction space into the diisocyanate.
A pointer type Bluetooth intelligently time-corrected clock movement, comprising a movement body , wherein the bottom of the movement body is provided with a cell box ; the surface of the cell box is provided with a disassembling hole ; an hourly chiming module is provided at one side of the cell box ; a central microprocessor is provided at one side of the hourly chiming module ; a Bluetooth communication module is provided at one side of the central microprocessor ; a power management circuit is provided at the other side of the cell box ; a display screen is provided at one end of the power management circuit ; a sensor module is provided at one side of the display screen ; a fastening screw hole is formed in one side of the sensor module ; a gear assembly is provided at one side of the Bluetooth communication module ; an optic-coupling sensor is provided at one side of the gear assembly ; an environment monitoring module is provided at one side of the optic-coupling sensor ; a stepping motor is provided at the bottom of the gear assembly ; a key switch is provided at the other side of the Bluetooth communication module , wherein: the Bluetooth communication module is configured to time-update information and to transmit the time-update information to the central microprocessor, the central microprocessor is configured to convert received time-update information and to drive the stepper motor to drive the gear assembly to correct the time indicated by a clock pointer; and the optic coupling sensor is configured to detect a location deviation of the gear assembly so that the location deviation can be corrected. the Bluetooth communication module is configured to time-update information and to transmit the time-update information to the central microprocessor, the central microprocessor is configured to convert received time-update information and to drive the stepper motor to drive the gear assembly to correct the time indicated by a clock pointer; and the optic coupling sensor is configured to detect a location deviation of the gear assembly so that the location deviation can be corrected.
An elevator for a roll of print media , the elevator including: shafts oriented parallel to one another; translatable supports to support a roll of print media, and a linear actuator , characterized in that the shafts are rotatable and in that the linear actuator operatively connects each support to the shafts such that rotating the shafts in a first direction raises the supports and rotating the shafts in a second direction opposite to the first direction lowers the supports, wherein the raising and lowering of the supports translate the roll of media to a dispensing elevation in which holders mounted on slidable cars engage with the roll of print media. shafts oriented parallel to one another; translatable supports to support a roll of print media, and a linear actuator , characterized in that the shafts are rotatable and in that the linear actuator operatively connects each support to the shafts such that rotating the shafts in a first direction raises the supports and rotating the shafts in a second direction opposite to the first direction lowers the supports, wherein the raising and lowering of the supports translate the roll of media to a dispensing elevation in which holders mounted on slidable cars engage with the roll of print media.
A method for preventing damage in a bearing of a generator of an electrical power system , the electrical power system having a power conversion assembly with a first converter coupled to a second converter, the power conversion assembly electrically coupled to the generator, the method comprising: Monitoring , via a controller , one or more electrical signals of the power conversion assembly of the electrical power system; Estimating , via the controller , an impedance path of common mode current from a terminal to ground using the one or more electrical signals of the power conversion assembly ; Determining , via the controller, at least one of one or more magnitudes or one or more phase angles of the impedance path at different frequencies, the different frequencies including, at least, a switching frequency and harmonics of the power conversion assembly; Determining , via the controller, whether the impedance path is indicative of degradation in at least one of bearing insulation or a ground brush of the generator based on a change in at least one of the one or more magnitudes or the one or more phase angles; and Implementing , via the controller, a control action when the impedance path is indicative of degradation in at least one of the bearing insulation or the ground brush of the generator. Monitoring , via a controller , one or more electrical signals of the power conversion assembly of the electrical power system; Estimating , via the controller , an impedance path of common mode current from a terminal to ground using the one or more electrical signals of the power conversion assembly ; Determining , via the controller, at least one of one or more magnitudes or one or more phase angles of the impedance path at different frequencies, the different frequencies including, at least, a switching frequency and harmonics of the power conversion assembly; Determining , via the controller, whether the impedance path is indicative of degradation in at least one of bearing insulation or a ground brush of the generator based on a change in at least one of the one or more magnitudes or the one or more phase angles; and Implementing , via the controller, a control action when the impedance path is indicative of degradation in at least one of the bearing insulation or the ground brush of the generator.
Device for the practice of water board sports, said device comprising: - a structure having a first portion and a second portion each having an upper surface , at least part of the second portion being movable relative to the first portion between a flat position in which the upper surfaces are aligned with each other substantially horizontally and an inclined position in which the upper surfaces form a non-zero angle with each other; - a mat covering the upper surfaces of the first and second portions of the structure , and - means for projecting a flow of water onto the mat , to enable a user to practise a water board sport, characterised in that the device comprises, or at least the second portion incorporates, a slope curvature means on which the mat rests, the slope curvature means being able to adopt: - an operative position in which it deforms the mat so that the mat then has a rounded shape between the first and second portions , - and a rest position in which the slope curvature means does not deform the mat . - a structure having a first portion and a second portion each having an upper surface , at least part of the second portion being movable relative to the first portion between a flat position in which the upper surfaces are aligned with each other substantially horizontally and an inclined position in which the upper surfaces form a non-zero angle with each other; - a mat covering the upper surfaces of the first and second portions of the structure , and - means for projecting a flow of water onto the mat , to enable a user to practise a water board sport, - an operative position in which it deforms the mat so that the mat then has a rounded shape between the first and second portions , - and a rest position in which the slope curvature means does not deform the mat .
A surgical tissue cutting device , comprising: an elongated hollow member , having a distal open end ; a burr bit, distally protruding from the distal open end of said hollow member , the burr bit comprising: a proximal bit end , configured to be mechanically connected to a target end of a rotary shaft ; a cylindrical burr body having circumferential cutting/abrasive characteristics, and a distal bit front end ; and a burr shield extending from the distal open end of said hollow member beyond said distal bit front end , characterized in that the shield is shaped for achieving separation between layers of tissue and wherein said shield at least partially covers a circumference of the cylindrical burr body and wherein said shield bends upwardly to at least partially covers said distal bit front end , wherein said burr bit is configured to rotate axially in an axis extending from said proximal bit end to said distal bit front end , and to affect abrasive grinding/cutting of tissue by contact with said burr body at areas not covered by said burr shield. an elongated hollow member , having a distal open end ; a burr bit, distally protruding from the distal open end of said hollow member , the burr bit comprising: a proximal bit end , configured to be mechanically connected to a target end of a rotary shaft ; a cylindrical burr body having circumferential cutting/abrasive characteristics, and a distal bit front end ; and a proximal bit end , configured to be mechanically connected to a target end of a rotary shaft ; a cylindrical burr body having circumferential cutting/abrasive characteristics, and a distal bit front end ; and a burr shield extending from the distal open end of said hollow member beyond said distal bit front end , characterized in that the shield is shaped for achieving separation between layers of tissue and wherein said shield at least partially covers a circumference of the cylindrical burr body and wherein said shield bends upwardly to at least partially covers said distal bit front end , wherein said burr bit is configured to rotate axially in an axis extending from said proximal bit end to said distal bit front end , and to affect abrasive grinding/cutting of tissue by contact with said burr body at areas not covered by said burr shield.
An Optical Coherence Tomography, OCT, apparatus applicable in an organ system inside a respiratory system in both humans and animals, and the apparatus configured for obtaining data regarding at least one sample of the respiratory system, the apparatus comprising: a pulmonary μOCT probe, at least one computer arrangement which receives interferometric information that is based on radiation provided from a reference and the sample, wherein the at least one computer arrangement is configured to: a. obtain dynamic tracking data regarding particles associated with the at least one sample using the interferometric information, wherein the at least one sample include mucus, and the particles include inclusions in the mucus, and b. determine biomechanical properties of the at least one sample using the dynamic tracking data . a pulmonary μOCT probe, at least one computer arrangement which receives interferometric information that is based on radiation provided from a reference and the sample, wherein the at least one computer arrangement is configured to: a. obtain dynamic tracking data regarding particles associated with the at least one sample using the interferometric information, wherein the at least one sample include mucus, and the particles include inclusions in the mucus, and b. determine biomechanical properties of the at least one sample using the dynamic tracking data . a. obtain dynamic tracking data regarding particles associated with the at least one sample using the interferometric information, wherein the at least one sample include mucus, and the particles include inclusions in the mucus, and b. determine biomechanical properties of the at least one sample using the dynamic tracking data .
A device for selecting a horological function from among a winding function and m correction functions, m>1, comprising a control member , notably a stem, adapted to select the winding function by displacement of the control member in a first direction and to select sequentially one function from among m correction functions by displacement of the control member in a second direction, the control member has a single and unique stable position.
Use of an aqueous composition as a standard for testing measurement systems arranged to carry out aqueous chlorine species analysis, said composition comprising a compound having the formula R 1 R 2 NCl where R 1 and R 2 are independently methyl, ethyl or propyl, and wherein the aqueous composition is provided in an airtight and openable storage vessel, and wherein the chlorine content as measured Cl 2 of the aqueous composition within said storage vessel changes by less than 20% over a period of 3 months at 30°C.
Composition comprising an amylase or protease for use in the treatment or prevention of vitamin E deficiency in an animal, wherein the composition improves animal fat soluble vitamin uptake from feed, wherein the fat soluble vitamin is vitamin E and further wherein the composition is administered to the animal.