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Drainage device , comprising a fluid line and a drainage valve arranged in the fluid line , wherein the drainage valve comprises a floating body , which opens a fluid passage in an open position and closes the same in a closed position, characterised in that a buoyancy body of the floating body is bell-shaped or pot-shaped and in that the drainage device comprises a floating body receptacle for movably receiving the floating body , wherein an outlet opening of the drainage device is arranged in a sidewall of the floating body receptacle and extends in the open position of the floating body at least in part above the buoyancy body of the floating body , such that a gas flow can flow past the buoyancy body of the floating body laterally and/or above the buoyancy body of the floating body .
A method for a robotic cleaning device of performing cliff detection along a surface over which the robotic cleaning device moves, comprising: illuminating (S101) the surface with at least one light source ; capturing (S102) an image of the surface; detecting (S103) at least one illuminated section in the captured image ; the method being characterized in comprising: determining (S104) distance to objects in the at least one illuminated section of the captured image ; comparing (S105) at least two of the determined distances; and detecting (S106) an object in the captured image as a cliff when a relation between the at least two compared determined distances complies with a predetermined increase criterion. illuminating (S101) the surface with at least one light source ; capturing (S102) an image of the surface; detecting (S103) at least one illuminated section in the captured image ; the method being characterized in comprising: determining (S104) distance to objects in the at least one illuminated section of the captured image ; comparing (S105) at least two of the determined distances; and detecting (S106) an object in the captured image as a cliff when a relation between the at least two compared determined distances complies with a predetermined increase criterion. determining (S104) distance to objects in the at least one illuminated section of the captured image ; comparing (S105) at least two of the determined distances; and detecting (S106) an object in the captured image as a cliff when a relation between the at least two compared determined distances complies with a predetermined increase criterion.
A device for electrically stimulating a sympathetic nerve of a patient to improve heart function which comprises: a sensor for detecting an electrical event of the heart at a time to during the patient's natural heart muscle cycle; a timer for measuring a stimulation interval having a predetermined time interval Δt between the start time t 0 and a time t 1 , wherein t 1 is in the absolute refractory period of the patient's heart cycle (Δt= t 1 -t 0 ); and a stimulator connected with an electrode for stimulating the sympathetic nerve with at least one electrical pulse at the time t 1 , to improve a contraction of the heart muscle, a pacing device selectively connected with the stimulator to electronically establish t 0 ; a switch to selectively alternate between a connection of the stimulator with the sensor and with the pacing device ; a voltage source to generate the electrical pulse at the time t 1 ; and a computer for coordinating an operation of the stimulator with respective operations of the sensor , the pacing device , the switch , and the timer wherein the electrical pulse for stimulating the sympathetic nerve has a predetermined intensity less than three times the intensity required for activating a contraction of the heart muscle and wherein the predetermined time interval Δt is in a range of 100 - 120 msec. a sensor for detecting an electrical event of the heart at a time to during the patient's natural heart muscle cycle; a timer for measuring a stimulation interval having a predetermined time interval Δt between the start time t 0 and a time t 1 , wherein t 1 is in the absolute refractory period of the patient's heart cycle (Δt= t 1 -t 0 ); and a stimulator connected with an electrode for stimulating the sympathetic nerve with at least one electrical pulse at the time t 1 , to improve a contraction of the heart muscle, a pacing device selectively connected with the stimulator to electronically establish t 0 ; a switch to selectively alternate between a connection of the stimulator with the sensor and with the pacing device ; a voltage source to generate the electrical pulse at the time t 1 ; and a computer for coordinating an operation of the stimulator with respective operations of the sensor , the pacing device , the switch , and the timer wherein the electrical pulse for stimulating the sympathetic nerve has a predetermined intensity less than three times the intensity required for activating a contraction of the heart muscle and wherein the predetermined time interval Δt is in a range of 100 - 120 msec.
Heating apparatus for at least one housing section of a screw extruder comprising - at least two electrical heating elements , - at least two electrical connection lines , which are each connected to one of the at least two electrical heating elements , - an electrical supply line for supplying power to the at least two electrical heating elements via the at least two connection lines , characterized in that the supply line is connected to a plug-in contact distributor , in that the plug-in contact distributor comprises at least two plug-in contacts , in that the at least two connection lines are each connected to one of the at least two plug-in contacts by means of a contact plug , and in that the heating apparatus comprises at least one switching element for switching at least one electrical heating element . - at least two electrical heating elements , - at least two electrical connection lines , which are each connected to one of the at least two electrical heating elements , - an electrical supply line for supplying power to the at least two electrical heating elements via the at least two connection lines , in that the supply line is connected to a plug-in contact distributor , in that the plug-in contact distributor comprises at least two plug-in contacts , in that the at least two connection lines are each connected to one of the at least two plug-in contacts by means of a contact plug , and in that the heating apparatus comprises at least one switching element for switching at least one electrical heating element .
Device for determining physical measurement values that characterize a flowable medium in a measuring pipe section and/or an environment, wherein the flowable medium can flow through the measuring pipe section encompassed by the device, and a floating body is arranged substantially freely in the measuring pipe section and is surrounded by the flowable medium and is movable, namely lift-able, wherein at and/or in the floating body , namely integrated in the floating body , at least one, in particular several, sensor means are arranged, for outputting a sensor signal for determining a physical measurement value, in particular flow speed and/or temperature and/or pH value, and in particular in the floating body a sensor signal transmission means and/or assigned to the sensor means a data memory is provided for the transmission and/or at least temporary storage of the sensor signal, and/or in particular a power supply means for supplying the sensor means with energy, wherein a signal processing means is provided in and/or on the floating body , where at least the floating body is to be built essentially in one piece by an additive manufacturing process, namely a 3D printing process, and/or integrated with the sensor means in the floating body and the sensor signal transmission means and signal processing means and data memory and power supply means , where the floating body is to be designed as an inlay and/or hollow body comprising plastic, where sensor means are to be embedded by 3D printing and an inlay of a sleeve comprising a metal to be picked up and sealed, with the floating body being a self-sufficient energy harvester.
A heat exchanger (5A; 100) having tubes intended to extend substantially in a vertical direction (V), the exchanger comprising: - a first chamber including a lower portion provided with at least one intake inlet for a diphasic fluid including at least one liquid and a first vapor containing a mist, an upper portion , and a first recovery member suitable for being passed through by the first vapor and for recovering the mist in the form of a liquid phase returned toward the lower portion , the first vapor next arriving in the upper portion , - a central chamber including the tubes and being suitable for being supplied with said liquid from a liquid bath situated in the lower portion of the first chamber and for forming liquid films running over outer faces of the tubes and vaporizing at least partially to form a second vapor, the tubes being traveled inwardly by a fluid hotter than the diphasic fluid, and - a second chamber provided to cover the first vapor coming from the upper portion of the first chamber and the second vapor, and to form a third vapor, the second chamber preferably including a second recovery member suitable for being passed through by the second vapor and recovering a mist contained in the second vapor, the second chamber including at least one outlet (16; 116) for the non-vaporized liquid, and at least one outlet for the third vapor, the first chamber and the second chamber together forming a volume surrounding the central chamber around the vertical direction (V). - a first chamber including a lower portion provided with at least one intake inlet for a diphasic fluid including at least one liquid and a first vapor containing a mist, an upper portion , and a first recovery member suitable for being passed through by the first vapor and for recovering the mist in the form of a liquid phase returned toward the lower portion , the first vapor next arriving in the upper portion , a lower portion provided with at least one intake inlet for a diphasic fluid including at least one liquid and a first vapor containing a mist, an upper portion , and a first recovery member suitable for being passed through by the first vapor and for recovering the mist in the form of a liquid phase returned toward the lower portion , the first vapor next arriving in the upper portion , - a central chamber including the tubes and being suitable for being supplied with said liquid from a liquid bath situated in the lower portion of the first chamber and for forming liquid films running over outer faces of the tubes and vaporizing at least partially to form a second vapor, the tubes being traveled inwardly by a fluid hotter than the diphasic fluid, and - a second chamber provided to cover the first vapor coming from the upper portion of the first chamber and the second vapor, and to form a third vapor, the second chamber preferably including a second recovery member suitable for being passed through by the second vapor and recovering a mist contained in the second vapor, the second chamber including at least one outlet (16; 116) for the non-vaporized liquid, and at least one outlet for the third vapor,
A computer-implemented method for transferring an asset between a first user and a second user via a blockchain, the method comprising: generating a first blockchain transaction (S100) comprising at least one first output, representing at least one first asset, wherein the at least one first output is locked by a locking script comprising a hash of secret data (X) chosen by the first user and is redeemable by providing unlocking data comprising the secret data chosen by the first user; and exchanging the at least one first asset for at least one second asset represented by at least one second output of a second blockchain transaction, wherein: the at least one second output is locked by a locking script comprising a hash of the secret data (X) chosen by the first user and redeemable by providing the unlocking data comprising the secret data chosen by the first user; and wherein redemption of the at least one second output by providing the unlocking data makes the unlocking data available to the second user to redeem the at least one first output (S104). generating a first blockchain transaction (S100) comprising at least one first output, representing at least one first asset, wherein the at least one first output is locked by a locking script comprising a hash of secret data (X) chosen by the first user and is redeemable by providing unlocking data comprising the secret data chosen by the first user; and exchanging the at least one first asset for at least one second asset represented by at least one second output of a second blockchain transaction, wherein: the at least one second output is locked by a locking script comprising a hash of the secret data (X) chosen by the first user and redeemable by providing the unlocking data comprising the secret data chosen by the first user; and
Device for producing mixtures, comprising an arm , adapted to be rotated, about an axis of rotation of the arm (A), by drive means, the device comprising at least one whisk mounted by a pivot connection to the arm in free rotation, about an axis of rotation of the whisk (B) distinct from the axis of rotation of the arm , the arm having a C-shape with a first radial portion having the pivot connection to the whisk , a substantially axial portion and a second radial portion , the device being characterised in that the whisk has a radial extension having an upper side at a distance separating the axis of rotation of the arm (A) and the axis of rotation of the whisk (B).
An encoder apparatus comprising an incremental scale comprising at least one track comprising a series of generally periodically arranged features configured to diffract light, and a readhead comprising a sensor comprising an array of sensor elements for detecting a scale signal falling on the sensor which is used to determine the relative position of the scale and readhead, in which the scale signal comprises an interference fringe , in which the apparatus is configured such that the output of the sensor along its length is weighted according to a window function that is configured to reduce the adverse effect of undesirable frequencies in the scale signal so as to thereby reduce the encoder apparatus' sub-divisional error, in which said weighting is configured such that the influence of the sensor output on the determined relative position predominantly decreases towards the ends of the sensor.
A protective device for an electronic or electrical component, in particular a balise for a track system or a slab track, comprising a carrier element which has a receiving region for receiving the electronic or electrical component, and at least one connecting element for connecting the protective device to a sleeper of the track system or to the slab track, wherein the connecting element is at least partially designed to be resilient or to spring back, characterized in that the connecting element is plate-shaped and that two securing elements projecting beyond a bottom side of the connecting element are arranged on the connecting element .
A wearable device for quantitatively detecting a biomarker in a sweat sample obtained from the skin of a subject, the device comprising: a microfluidic network, the microfluidic network comprising: a reservoir filled with a carrier fluid containing a predetermined amount of a marker; a sample collection chamber disposed downstream from the reservoir and adapted to contact the skin of the subject and collect a sweat sample; a first sensor disposed downstream from the sample collection chamber and adapted to detect the marker; and a second sensor disposed downstream from the first sensor and adapted to detect the biomarker, characterized in that the first sensor is adapted to measure concentration of the marker in the carrier fluid. a reservoir filled with a carrier fluid containing a predetermined amount of a marker; a sample collection chamber disposed downstream from the reservoir and adapted to contact the skin of the subject and collect a sweat sample; a first sensor disposed downstream from the sample collection chamber and adapted to detect the marker; and a second sensor disposed downstream from the first sensor and adapted to detect the biomarker, characterized in that the first sensor is adapted to measure concentration of the marker in the carrier fluid.
A formwork panel for the manufacture of a cast-in-place concrete body, the formwork panel comprising a wall comprising a front shuttering face and arranged to be in contact with a concrete and a rear face opposite the front face , the formwork panel comprising a heating/cooling device arranged on the front shuttering face , the heating/cooling device comprising, in a superimposed manner: - a heating/cooling film capable of diffusing infrared light to diffuse heat or cold, the film comprising a heating/cooling element comprising a connector electrically connected to conductive tracks arranged on said film connectable to a thermostat , said film being capable of diffusing infrared light to diffuse heat or cold onto concrete cast by means of said formwork panel; and - a reflector panel positioned between the film and the rear face of the formwork panel, characterized in that said conductive tracks are formed by a plurality of grooves etched by pulse laser into a first resin layer deposited on the film , said grooves receiving a conductive ink deposited on the film by screen printing or ink jet and then covered by a second resin layer . - a heating/cooling film capable of diffusing infrared light to diffuse heat or cold, the film comprising a heating/cooling element comprising a connector electrically connected to conductive tracks arranged on said film connectable to a thermostat , said film being capable of diffusing infrared light to diffuse heat or cold onto concrete cast by means of said formwork panel; and - a reflector panel positioned between the film and the rear face of the formwork panel, characterized in that said conductive tracks are formed by a plurality of grooves etched by pulse laser into a first resin layer deposited on the film , said grooves receiving a conductive ink deposited on the film by screen printing or ink jet and then covered by a second resin layer .
A method for supporting a voice over Long-Term Evolution, VoLTE, service and a data service simultaneously, applied to a dual subscriber identification module, SIM, dual standby single pass terminal, wherein the terminal supports two cards: a primary card and a secondary card, the primary card supports a data service, the secondary card supports a VoLTE service, wherein the dual SIM dual standby single pass means that the two cards are standby, but only a single card can be used for calls at a time, and the method comprises: displaying a user interface on the terminal, wherein the user interface comprises an option, and the option is configured to indicate whether to switch the data service from the primary card to the secondary card when the secondary card performs a VoLTE service; indicating by the option, in response to an operation performed on the option, to switch the data service from the primary card to the secondary card when the secondary card performs a VoLTE service; performing (S 101), by the terminal, the data service by using the primary card; in response to performing a VoLTE service by the secondary card and indicating, by the option, to switch the data service from the primary card to the secondary card when the secondary card performs a VoLTE service, switching (S102), by the terminal, the data service performed by using the primary card to the secondary card, and performing the data service by using the secondary card; wherein another data service, which is newly launched during execution of the VoLTE service, is performed using the secondary card by default instead of the primary card. displaying a user interface on the terminal, wherein the user interface comprises an option, and the option is configured to indicate whether to switch the data service from the primary card to the secondary card when the secondary card performs a VoLTE service; indicating by the option, in response to an operation performed on the option, to switch the data service from the primary card to the secondary card when the secondary card performs a VoLTE service; performing (S 101), by the terminal, the data service by using the primary card; in response to performing a VoLTE service by the secondary card and indicating, by the option, to switch the data service from the primary card to the secondary card when the secondary card performs a VoLTE service, switching (S102), by the terminal, the data service performed by using the primary card to the secondary card, and performing the data service by using the secondary card; wherein another data service, which is newly launched during execution of the VoLTE service, is performed using the secondary card by default instead of the primary card.
Battery arrangement for electric powering of an industrial vehicle, the battery arrangement being removably connectable to the vehicle, wherein the battery arrangement can be set to a first state (A), wherein the battery arrangement is prevented from turning power off to the vehicle, and in that the battery arrangement can be set to a second state (B), wherein the battery arrangement is allowed to turn power off to the vehicle, characterized in that the battery arrangement comprises one or more current sensors, and wherein the battery arrangement is in the first state (A), when a measured current (Iout) out from the battery arrangement exceeds a first current level (I) threshold, and wherein the battery arrangement is in the second state (B), when a measured current (Iout) out from the battery arrangement is below a first current level (I) threshold during a first predetermined period of time (T).
A rotary seal comprising: a core metal ; a seal member having a base portion joined to the core metal and a seal lip portion ; and a slinger having at least one sliding contact surface (A, B) with which the seal lip portion comes in contact, wherein the at least one sliding contact surface (A, B) has a surface condition that an arithmetic average roughness Ra satisfies 0.3 μm ≤ Ra ≤ 1.0 μm, characterised in that the slinger is manufactured by press working on a dull-finished steel plate material, a skewness of roughness curve Rsk satisfies Rsk ≤ -1, and an average length of roughness curve element RSm satisfies 100 μm ≤ RSm, Ra, Rsk, and RSm being defined by JIS B 0601:2013. a core metal ; a seal member having a base portion joined to the core metal and a seal lip portion ; and a slinger having at least one sliding contact surface (A, B) with which the seal lip portion comes in contact, wherein the at least one sliding contact surface (A, B) has a surface condition that an arithmetic average roughness Ra satisfies 0.3 μm ≤ Ra ≤ 1.0 μm, characterised in that the slinger is manufactured by press working on a dull-finished steel plate material, a skewness of roughness curve Rsk satisfies Rsk ≤ -1, and an average length of roughness curve element RSm satisfies 100 μm ≤ RSm, Ra, Rsk, and RSm being defined by JIS B 0601:2013.