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An electric power assisted steering system comprising an input shaft connected to a steering wheel and an output shaft connected to one or more road wheels of the vehicle, an electric motor connected to the output shaft, and a torque sensor which measures the torque applied to the input shaft by a driver turning a wheel of the vehicle, at least two additional sensors including one or more of: a position sensor that measures the position of the input shaft, and a motor position sensor that measures the angular position of a rotor of the motor , and a motor controller that causes the motor to apply an assistance torque as a function of the torque measured by the torque sensor, in which each of the sensors produces at least one output signal represented by a stream of digital samples captured at discrete times, and characterized in that the apparatus further comprises: processing means arranged to process together the output signals from both processing units to produce at least one further signal, at least one sample value of each output signal is marked with a time stamp indicating the time at which the samples were created wherein the processing means is arranged to determine any difference between the timing of the respective clocks and to modify each sample before processing them to correct for any difference in timing, wherein each processor has its own clock, and in use a transmitting processor is adapted to transmit the sample along with a value indicative of the age of the sample, and a receiving processor is adapted to use the age of the sample together with the time stamp to determine the difference in timing between the clocks of the two processors, wherein the receiving processor is further adapted to also subtract from the age an amount that represents the latency of the communication between the two processors, the age information comprises the difference between the time at which the sample is transmitted by the processor and the time stamp applied to the sample. processing means arranged to process together the output signals from both processing units to produce at least one further signal, at least one sample value of each output signal is marked with a time stamp indicating the time at which the samples were created wherein the processing means is arranged to determine any difference between the timing of the respective clocks and to modify each sample before processing them to correct for any difference in timing, wherein each processor has its own clock, and in use a transmitting processor is adapted to transmit the sample along with a value indicative of the age of the sample, and a receiving processor is adapted to use the age of the sample together with the time stamp to determine the difference in timing between the clocks of the two processors, wherein the receiving processor is further adapted to also subtract from the age an amount that represents the latency of the communication between the two processors, the age information comprises the difference between the time at which the sample is transmitted by the processor and the time stamp applied to the sample.
Beverage preparation machine , in particular dispenser, for preparing a beverage by means of a cartridge system consisting of a cartridge , which has a beverage substance in a reservoir , and a cartridge receptacle , which is connected to the cartridge and has at least one liquid supply opening , a mixing chamber and a beverage outlet , wherein the beverage preparation machine comprises a cartridge holder , in particular of balcony-like design, wherein the cartridge system can be inserted into the cartridge holder , wherein the beverage preparation machine comprises a liquid reservoir , a liquid conditioning system for conditioning a liquid from the liquid reservoir , a coupling element for selective coupling between the liquid conditioning system and the liquid supply opening of the cartridge receptacle , and a control apparatus for controlling the beverage preparation machine , wherein the coupling element has at least one liquid line , characterized in that the cartridge holder has at least one locking means , which is intended to reversibly lock the cartridge system in the cartridge holder , wherein the locking means can be reversibly transferred from an unlocked position into a locked position, wherein the locking means interacts with the cartridge system with a form fit and/or force fit in the locked position.
A lockout assembly configured to lockout a battery connector including a connector head connected to a wire , the lockout assembly comprising: a connector cover part including a cupped portion providing a cavity and a guide rail extending away from the cavity , the cavity being dimensioned to receive an end of the connector head ; a sliding part dimensioned to slidably engage the guide rail and having a hooking foot , the hooking foot configured to selectively engage the connector head opposite the cavity of the connector cover part ; wherein the guide rail has a cavity end and a stop end with the cupped portion being positioned near the cavity end characterized by a blocking feature being positioned on the stop end including a protrusion , wherein the blocking feature prevents the sliding part from disengaging with the guide rail after the sliding part is assembled with the connector cover part by sliding the sliding part onto the guide rail fully past the blocking feature . a connector cover part including a cupped portion providing a cavity and a guide rail extending away from the cavity , the cavity being dimensioned to receive an end of the connector head ; a sliding part dimensioned to slidably engage the guide rail and having a hooking foot , the hooking foot configured to selectively engage the connector head opposite the cavity of the connector cover part ; wherein the guide rail has a cavity end and a stop end with the cupped portion being positioned near the cavity end characterized by a blocking feature being positioned on the stop end including a protrusion , wherein the blocking feature prevents the sliding part from disengaging with the guide rail after the sliding part is assembled with the connector cover part by sliding the sliding part onto the guide rail fully past the blocking feature .
A side-gate nozzle comprising: a nozzle body having a heater , a nozzle channel extending longitudinally into the nozzle body, and a bore in the nozzle body extending from an exterior side wall of the nozzle body to the nozzle channel; a nozzle tip having a tip member , tip channel extending through the tip member, and a sealing member i in which the tip member is received; and characterised by a transfer member seated against a step in the bore in the nozzle body, the transfer member having a bearing surface against which an abutment surface of the nozzle tip is slidably abutted and a transfer channel extending therethrough in fluid communication between the nozzle channel and the tip channel, wherein, in operation, thermal expansion of the transfer member along its length applies a sealing force against the abutment surface of the nozzle tip . a nozzle body having a heater , a nozzle channel extending longitudinally into the nozzle body, and a bore in the nozzle body extending from an exterior side wall of the nozzle body to the nozzle channel; a nozzle tip having a tip member , tip channel extending through the tip member, and a sealing member i in which the tip member is received; and characterised by a transfer member seated against a step in the bore in the nozzle body, the transfer member having a bearing surface against which an abutment surface of the nozzle tip is slidably abutted and a transfer channel extending therethrough in fluid communication between the nozzle channel and the tip channel, wherein, in operation, thermal expansion of the transfer member along its length applies a sealing force against the abutment surface of the nozzle tip .
A dryer for drying an inner side of a primarily bowl-shaped object , comprising: a hollow cylindrical rotation shaft configured to rotate; a center shaft supported inside of the rotation shaft via a bearing , the center shaft configured not to rotate, the center shaft having an inner blow passage therein extending along the center shaft ; a rotation plate fixed to a first end of the rotation shaft ; an inner fixed nozzle extending along the first end side of the rotation shaft from the center shaft to blow off dry air; a jig disposed on the rotation plate for fixing the object ; a drive motor configured to rotate the rotation shaft ; and a blower connected to the inner blow passage ; characterized in that the inner fixed nozzle includes a cylindrical pipe-shaped body extending along the rotation shaft and having a closed end at one end and the inner fixed nozzle has a slit extending along the rotation shaft . a hollow cylindrical rotation shaft configured to rotate; a center shaft supported inside of the rotation shaft via a bearing , the center shaft configured not to rotate, the center shaft having an inner blow passage therein extending along the center shaft ; a rotation plate fixed to a first end of the rotation shaft ; an inner fixed nozzle extending along the first end side of the rotation shaft from the center shaft to blow off dry air; a jig disposed on the rotation plate for fixing the object ; a drive motor configured to rotate the rotation shaft ; and a blower connected to the inner blow passage ; characterized in that the inner fixed nozzle includes a cylindrical pipe-shaped body extending along the rotation shaft and having a closed end at one end and the inner fixed nozzle has a slit extending along the rotation shaft .
Two-component curing coatings, adhesives or sealing materials obtainable by reaction of (i) polyisocyanate prepolymers containing polyether carbonate polyols as starting component with (ii) at least one component selected from the group of the polyols and polyamines. (i) polyisocyanate prepolymers containing polyether carbonate polyols as starting component with (ii) at least one component selected from the group of the polyols and polyamines.
A security tag comprising: a slider coupled to a stop piece , wherein the slider is operatively slidable along the stop piece between an armed and an unarmed position; an engagement member that is operatively engageable with an article; and a first alarming mechanism that activates when the stop piece and the slider are in the armed position; wherein the engagement member (i) is spring-biased, characterised in that the engagement member includes a pressure plate and is operatively moveable into the stop piece upon pressure from the slider or article, and (ii) is configured to engage the article by a frictional clamping force between the slider and the engagement member, which provides a pressure sufficient to attach and secure to the article and activate the first alarming mechanism. a slider coupled to a stop piece , wherein the slider is operatively slidable along the stop piece between an armed and an unarmed position; an engagement member that is operatively engageable with an article; and a first alarming mechanism that activates when the stop piece and the slider are in the armed position; wherein the engagement member (i) is spring-biased, characterised in that the engagement member includes a pressure plate and is operatively moveable into the stop piece upon pressure from the slider or article, and (ii) is configured to engage the article by a frictional clamping force between the slider and the engagement member, which provides a pressure sufficient to attach and secure to the article and activate the first alarming mechanism.
An image coding method for coding a current block, the image coding method comprising the step of: deriving (S101) one or more first merging block candidates having motion vectors that have been used in motion compensation of one or more neighboring blocks, wherein a merging block candidate is a combination of a prediction direction, a motion vector and a reference picture index that identifies a reference picture corresponding to the motion vector; wherein the method comprises the steps of performing an iterative procedure (S114) of deriving (S143, S144) one or more second merging block candidates of bi-directional prediction having zero motion vectors, wherein the reference picture index value of both prediction directions is incremented by 1 for each subsequent second merging block candidate derived in a subsequent iteration, starting from a value of 0, wherein the iterations are repeated as long as the total number of derived first and second merging block candidates is smaller than a maximum number of merging block candidates (S131: YES), a maximum number of available reference picture index values has not yet been reached (S142: YES), and the last derived second merging block candidate is not identical to any already derived first and second merging block candidates; and coding (S104) an index indicating one merging block candidate of the derived first and second merging block candidates, wherein the one merging block candidate is used to code (S105) the current block. deriving (S101) one or more first merging block candidates having motion vectors that have been used in motion compensation of one or more neighboring blocks, wherein a merging block candidate is a combination of a prediction direction, a motion vector and a reference picture index that identifies a reference picture corresponding to the motion vector; wherein the method comprises the steps of performing an iterative procedure (S114) of deriving (S143, S144) one or more second merging block candidates of bi-directional prediction having zero motion vectors, wherein the reference picture index value of both prediction directions is incremented by 1 for each subsequent second merging block candidate derived in a subsequent iteration, starting from a value of 0, wherein the iterations are repeated as long as the total number of derived first and second merging block candidates is smaller than a maximum number of merging block candidates (S131: YES), a maximum number of available reference picture index values has not yet been reached (S142: YES), and the last derived second merging block candidate is not identical to any already derived first and second merging block candidates; and coding (S104) an index indicating one merging block candidate of the derived first and second merging block candidates, wherein the one merging block candidate is used to code (S105) the current block.
Electric motor , in particular linear motor, with a stator and with a rotor arranged movably relative to the stator , wherein the stator or the rotor has coil carriers with coils for generating a magnetic travelling field and the rotor or the stator has permanent magnets which interact with the travelling field during motor operation, characterized in that on at least one coil carrier a magnet which can be reversed in polarity and an associated coil are provided and are configured in such a way that the magnet which can be reversed in polarity is completely reversed in an opposite pole configuration by a current pulse flowing through the associated coil , wherein the pole-reversible magnet in a first pole configuration generates a magnetic field which acts on at least one permanent magnet opposite the coil carrier in such a way that when the travelling field is switched off, the permanent magnet is attracted or repelled to immobilize the rotor .
A glass comprising: a base soda-lime-silica glass portion, and a colorant portion, wherein the colorant portion provides the glass with a solar factor of equal to or less than 30% at a glass thickness in the range of 3.6 to 4.1 millimeters ("mm"), wherein the solar factor is calculated in accordance to the International Organization for Standardization No. 13837, wherein the base soda-lime-silica glass portion comprises: SiO 2 66-75 weight percent; Na 2 O 10-20 weight percent; CaO 5-15 weight percent; MgO 0-5 weight percent; Al 2 O 3 0-5 weight percent; K 2 O 0-3 weight percent, and BaO 0-1 weight percent; and the colorant portion comprises: total iron as Fe 2 O 3 in the range of 0.900 to 1.3 weight percent; FeO in the range of 0.50-0.900 weight percent; CoO greater than 0.030 weight percent; Redox ratio greater than 0.50 to 0.850. a base soda-lime-silica glass portion, and a colorant portion, wherein the colorant portion provides the glass with a solar factor of equal to or less than 30% at a glass thickness in the range of 3.6 to 4.1 millimeters ("mm"), wherein the solar factor is calculated in accordance to the International Organization for Standardization No. 13837, wherein the base soda-lime-silica glass portion comprises: SiO 2 66-75 weight percent; Na 2 O 10-20 weight percent; CaO 5-15 weight percent; MgO 0-5 weight percent; Al 2 O 3 0-5 weight percent; K 2 O 0-3 weight percent, and BaO 0-1 weight percent; and the colorant portion comprises: total iron as Fe 2 O 3 in the range of 0.900 to 1.3 weight percent; FeO in the range of 0.50-0.900 weight percent; CoO greater than 0.030 weight percent; Redox ratio greater than 0.50 to 0.850.
A system for producing heat transfer between two or more media, for household, commercial or industrial use, wherein the system is usable for air conditioning a space, the system comprising: • a confined pipeline circuit, wherein the confined pipeline circuit comprises pipes in order for forming the confined pipeline circuit, wherein the confined pipeline circuit is closed at one of its ends, wherein some of the pipes are pipes with plates or fins, wherein the pipes form a heat exchanger , • one or more forcing units connected to the confined pipeline circuit and capable of increasing or decreasing the pressure of a fluid in said confined pipeline circuit, • a control system , configured to control the forcing unit for controlling the pressure and a contraction of the fluid in the confined pipeline circuit in such a way as to induce the change of state of the fluid from the liquid state or supercritical fluid state to the solid or partially solid state and vice versa, • one or more pressure and temperature sensors of the confined loop, configured to supply information to the control system. • a confined pipeline circuit, wherein the confined pipeline circuit comprises pipes in order for forming the confined pipeline circuit, wherein the confined pipeline circuit is closed at one of its ends, wherein some of the pipes are pipes with plates or fins, wherein the pipes form a heat exchanger , • one or more forcing units connected to the confined pipeline circuit and capable of increasing or decreasing the pressure of a fluid in said confined pipeline circuit, • a control system , configured to control the forcing unit for controlling the pressure and a contraction of the fluid in the confined pipeline circuit in such a way as to induce the change of state of the fluid from the liquid state or supercritical fluid state to the solid or partially solid state and vice versa, • one or more pressure and temperature sensors of the confined loop, configured to supply information to the control system.
A method of non-invasively monitoring the respiration of a patient using ultrasonic waves directed onto the body of the patient, characterized by ; coupling an ultrasonic transducer via a contact layer to a skin surface of the patient's body; selecting a depth range and a beam angle (α) from the transducer to a sample volume within at least a portion of an internal structure inside the abdomen of the patient's body, the beam angle being non-perpendicular to a motion vector of the internal structure , the internal structure comprising one of a liver, spleen, or kidney of the patient; emitting a series of ultrasound pulses from the transducer into the body towards the sample volume and detecting the echoes of the emitted ultrasound pulses; measuring the phase of at least a first echo signal and a second echo signal from the internal structure at multiple points along the depth range, the at least the first echo signal and the second echo signal being received at different times; detecting the motion of the internal structure by reference to a difference between the measured phase of the at least the first echo signal and the second echo signal; and associating movement of the internal structure with movement caused by respiration to monitor or determine respiration properties of the patient. coupling an ultrasonic transducer via a contact layer to a skin surface of the patient's body; selecting a depth range and a beam angle (α) from the transducer to a sample volume within at least a portion of an internal structure inside the abdomen of the patient's body, the beam angle being non-perpendicular to a motion vector of the internal structure , the internal structure comprising one of a liver, spleen, or kidney of the patient; emitting a series of ultrasound pulses from the transducer into the body towards the sample volume and detecting the echoes of the emitted ultrasound pulses; measuring the phase of at least a first echo signal and a second echo signal from the internal structure at multiple points along the depth range, the at least the first echo signal and the second echo signal being received at different times; detecting the motion of the internal structure by reference to a difference between the measured phase of the at least the first echo signal and the second echo signal; and associating movement of the internal structure with movement caused by respiration to monitor or determine respiration properties of the patient.
A composition having an oil film retention function, for being added to base oil to be applied onto a metal surface and retaining the base oil on the metal surface, the composition comprising: a component (a) that is an adduct of an azole compound and an acidic alkyl phosphate ester including one or more compounds represented by General Formula : P(=O)(-OR 1 )(-OH) 2 or General Formula : P(=O)(-OR 1 ) 2 (-OH) where R 1 represents an organic group having four or more carbon atoms; and a component (b) that is an adduct of a metal and/or an organic amine compound and an acidic alkyl phosphate ester including one or more compounds represented by General Formulae or , wherein the pH of the composition is set to 4 or more. a component (a) that is an adduct of an azole compound and an acidic alkyl phosphate ester including one or more compounds represented by General Formula : P(=O)(-OR 1 )(-OH) 2 or General Formula : P(=O)(-OR 1 ) 2 (-OH) where R 1 represents an organic group having four or more carbon atoms; and a component (b) that is an adduct of a metal and/or an organic amine compound and an acidic alkyl phosphate ester including one or more compounds represented by General Formulae or , wherein the pH of the composition is set to 4 or more.
Method for operating a welding device , wherein the welding device is supplied with a supply power (P 1 ) from an energy source and converts at least a part of the supply power (P 1 ) into a welding power (P 2 ) to generate a welding arc (arc), wherein the welding power (P 2 ) is regulated by specifying a welding current (I 2 ), wherein a supply voltage (U 1 ) is determined, characterized in that a maximum supply current (I 1,max ) that can be delivered to the welding device by the energy source is specified, in that a maximum supply capacity (P 1,max ) is calculated from the supply voltage (U 1 ) and the maximum supply current (I 1,max ), in that a maximum welding power (P 2,max ) delivered by the welding device is determined from the maximum supply power (P 1,max ), and in that the welding power (P 2 ) is limited to the maximum welding power (P 2,max ) that can be delivered.