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An alignment system for accurately setting the flow rate of a flow selector device that selectively fixes the flow rate of a fluid; the system comprising: a flow selector device including a fluid inlet , a fluid outlet and a flow rate selection mechanism that is rotated between a plurality of pre-selected positions corresponding to pre-determined flow rates; a knob providing a grip to rotate the flow rate selection mechanism , the knob comprising a body having a distal portion , a proximal portion , and at least one registering element ; and characterised by comprising: a cover movable between an open position providing access to the knob and a closed position denying access to the knob , the cover further including at least one cover element that: (i) engages the distal portion of the knob when the registering element is misaligned with a pre-selected position preventing the cover from attaining its closed position, and (ii) engages with the registering element when the registering element is aligned with a pre-selected position allowing the cover to attain its closed position. a flow selector device including a fluid inlet , a fluid outlet and a flow rate selection mechanism that is rotated between a plurality of pre-selected positions corresponding to pre-determined flow rates; a knob providing a grip to rotate the flow rate selection mechanism , the knob comprising a body having a distal portion , a proximal portion , and at least one registering element ; and characterised by comprising: a cover movable between an open position providing access to the knob and a closed position denying access to the knob , the cover further including at least one cover element that: (i) engages the distal portion of the knob when the registering element is misaligned with a pre-selected position preventing the cover from attaining its closed position, and (ii) engages with the registering element when the registering element is aligned with a pre-selected position allowing the cover to attain its closed position.
A dual evaporator refrigerator appliance comprising: a compressor ; a condenser configured to receive a refrigerant stream from the compressor , comprising a first portion and a second portion defined within the condenser , and wherein the refrigerant stream received from the compressor comprises a zeotropic refrigerant mixture; a first evaporator; a second evaporator; and a separating component provided within the condenser and connected between the first and second portions of the condenser to receive a refrigerant stream from the first portion of the condenser , and configured to separate the refrigerant stream received thereby into a first refrigerant stream which flows to the first evaporator and a second refrigerant stream, which flows through the second portion of the condenser to the second evaporator, whereby the first evaporator and the second evaporator substantially simultaneously receive the first refrigerant stream and the second refrigerant stream, respectively. a compressor ; a condenser configured to receive a refrigerant stream from the compressor , comprising a first portion and a second portion defined within the condenser , and wherein the refrigerant stream received from the compressor comprises a zeotropic refrigerant mixture; a first evaporator; a second evaporator; and a separating component provided within the condenser and connected between the first and second portions of the condenser to receive a refrigerant stream from the first portion of the condenser , and configured to separate the refrigerant stream received thereby into a first refrigerant stream which flows to the first evaporator and a second refrigerant stream, which flows through the second portion of the condenser to the second evaporator, whereby the first evaporator and the second evaporator substantially simultaneously receive the first refrigerant stream and the second refrigerant stream, respectively.
An image forming apparatus comprising: a main body of the image forming apparatus; a developing cartridge that is detachably disposed in the main body and includes an image carrier ; a charging roller that is disposed to face the image carrier in the developing cartridge and charges a surface of the image carrier; a charging roller separating unit that moves the charging roller between a first position in which the charging roller is in contact with the image carrier and a second position in which the charging roller is spaced apart from the image carrier; and a paper feeding cassette wherein the paper feeding cassette is formed to be foldable and has a folded state and an extended state and is detachably disposed in the main body; characterised in that : the paper feeding cassette in the folded state is configured to fix the charging roller in the second position by interference with the charging roller separating unit such that withdrawal of the paper feeding cassette from the main body is configured to remove the interference and move the charging roller to the first position. a main body of the image forming apparatus; a developing cartridge that is detachably disposed in the main body and includes an image carrier ; a charging roller that is disposed to face the image carrier in the developing cartridge and charges a surface of the image carrier; a charging roller separating unit that moves the charging roller between a first position in which the charging roller is in contact with the image carrier and a second position in which the charging roller is spaced apart from the image carrier; and a paper feeding cassette wherein the paper feeding cassette is formed to be foldable and has a folded state and an extended state and is detachably disposed in the main body; characterised in that : the paper feeding cassette in the folded state is configured to fix the charging roller in the second position by interference with the charging roller separating unit such that withdrawal of the paper feeding cassette from the main body is configured to remove the interference and move the charging roller to the first position.
An apparatus for assessing a color characteristic of a gemstone, comprising: an optically opaque platform , wherein the platform has a surface configured for supporting a gemstone to be assessed; a daylight-approximating light source shaped to at least partially enclose the platform , wherein the light source is located at the same level or below the platform , wherein the light source is designed to provide uniform diffused illumination to the gemstone on the platform ; a reflector device having an inner surface that is at least partially spherical and comprises a reflective material, wherein the reflector device at least partially covers the light source and platform surface, and reflects illumination from the light source towards the gemstone positioned on the platform surface; a camera , wherein the camera is positioned at an angle of 65 degrees or smaller as measured relative to the platform surface that supports the gemstone, and wherein the camera is configured to rotate around the platform , and a telecentric lens positioned to provide an image of the illuminated gemstone to the camera . an optically opaque platform , wherein the platform has a surface configured for supporting a gemstone to be assessed; a daylight-approximating light source shaped to at least partially enclose the platform , wherein the light source is located at the same level or below the platform , wherein the light source is designed to provide uniform diffused illumination to the gemstone on the platform ; a reflector device having an inner surface that is at least partially spherical and comprises a reflective material, wherein the reflector device at least partially covers the light source and platform surface, and reflects illumination from the light source towards the gemstone positioned on the platform surface; a camera , wherein the camera is positioned at an angle of 65 degrees or smaller as measured relative to the platform surface that supports the gemstone, and wherein the camera is configured to rotate around the platform , and a telecentric lens positioned to provide an image of the illuminated gemstone to the camera .
A valve assembly for a fuel injector comprising: a) a sleeve member having an interior chamber ; b) a piston member supported for movement within the interior chamber of the sleeve member and delimiting an upstream pressure side of the valve assembly and a downstream pressure side of the valve assembly; and c) a dynamic sealing device mounted to one of the sleeve member and the piston member for sealingly isolating the upstream pressure side of the valve assembly from the downstream pressure side of the valve assembly, wherein the sleeve member and the piston member are adapted and configured to operate as a schedule valve, the valve assembly further comprising a threaded retainer for securing the sealing device in a seat formed in a head portion of the piston member of the schedule valve, characterized in that the dynamic sealing device further includes: i) a seal member having a generally C-shaped cross-section and defining an internal cavity having an opening about the outer periphery of the seal member ; and ii) a spring member disposed within the internal cavity of the seal member for providing a constant sealing force to the seal member, wherein the dynamic sealing device is positioned in the valve assembly so that the opening of the internal cavity of the seal member faces towards the downstream pressure side of the valve assembly . a) a sleeve member having an interior chamber ; b) a piston member supported for movement within the interior chamber of the sleeve member and delimiting an upstream pressure side of the valve assembly and a downstream pressure side of the valve assembly; and c) a dynamic sealing device mounted to one of the sleeve member and the piston member for sealingly isolating the upstream pressure side of the valve assembly from the downstream pressure side of the valve assembly, i) a seal member having a generally C-shaped cross-section and defining an internal cavity having an opening about the outer periphery of the seal member ; and ii) a spring member disposed within the internal cavity of the seal member for providing a constant sealing force to the seal member, wherein the dynamic sealing device is positioned in the valve assembly so that the opening of the internal cavity of the seal member faces towards the downstream pressure side of the valve assembly .
Method for producing honeycomb panels with a device comprising: at least one pressing unit , a separating unit , a joining unit , a guide unit , wherein the pressing unit consists of at least two rigidly interconnected guide elements , wherein both guide elements are rotatable and almost identical running and mounted centrally whereby a honeycomb-structured starting material is transported in a transport plane (T), then separated along a parting plane (t) in a separating direction, the resulting honeycomb strip serves as a base strip for producing the honeycomb structure and at least one further honeycomb strip is generated by separation in the opposite separating direction from the starting material and is added to the base strip and stacked in a stacking plane (S) and is available as a new base strip for a subsequent expansion step, wherein transport (T) and stacking plane (S) are almost parallel and both are aligned almost perpendicular to the parting plane (t), characterized in that the material thickness produced before the joining process by the separation process corresponds to the final thickness of the honeycomb panel to be produced.
A nuclear reactor containment seal for sealing an opening of a containment vessel , comprising: a lower body including an opening configured for attaching over the opening of the containment vessel ; a nut attached to the lower body ; and an upper body including a hole to receive a cable or tube , the upper body configured to insert at least partially down into the opening in the lower body , so that the cable or tube can extend through the upper body and the lower body into the containment vessel , and the nut configured to hold the upper body down against the lower body to form a sealed connection between the upper body and the lower body , characterized in that the upper body includes a bottom tubular section positioned to extend down through and at least partially below the opening in the lower body and into the containment vessel ; and a middle section that extends up and radially out from the bottom tubular section forming a bottom surface that seats onto a top surface of the lower body . a lower body including an opening configured for attaching over the opening of the containment vessel ; a nut attached to the lower body ; and an upper body including a hole to receive a cable or tube , the upper body configured to insert at least partially down into the opening in the lower body , so that the cable or tube can extend through the upper body and the lower body into the containment vessel , and the nut configured to hold the upper body down against the lower body to form a sealed connection between the upper body and the lower body , characterized in that the upper body includes a bottom tubular section positioned to extend down through and at least partially below the opening in the lower body and into the containment vessel ; and a middle section that extends up and radially out from the bottom tubular section forming a bottom surface that seats onto a top surface of the lower body .
A monitoring device with an optical sensor which has a transmitting/ receiving unit with at least one transmitter emitting light beams and at least one receiver receiving light beams , wherein the light beams are guided within a monitoring area , and with an evaluation unit in which at least one protective field is predetermined, wherein objects within the protective field are detected in the evaluation unit in dependence on reception signals of the receiver , characterised in that an external trigger signal can be read into the optical sensor , whereby a protective field is generated in the evaluation unit as a function of at least one environmental contour detected by the transmitting/receiving unit , in that the monitoring range comprises a predetermined angular range which is subdivided into a number of angular segments , at least one distance value being determined within each angular segment .
A physiological signal processing system comprising: a physiological sensor that is configured to generate a physiological waveform that includes a cardiovascular signal component and a pulmonary signal component comprising overlapping frequency ranges therein; a variable high pass filter that is responsive to the physiological waveform and that is configured to high pass filter the physiological waveform in response to a corner frequency that is applied thereto; a heart rate metric extractor that is coupled to an output of and is responsive to the variable high pass filter and that is configured to extract a heart rate metric from the physiological waveform that is high pass filtered; and a corner frequency adjustor that is responsive to the heart rate metric extractor and that is configured to determine the corner frequency that is applied to the variable high pass filter from the heart rate metric that was extracted from the physiological waveform based on the output of the variable high pass filter . a physiological sensor that is configured to generate a physiological waveform that includes a cardiovascular signal component and a pulmonary signal component comprising overlapping frequency ranges therein; a variable high pass filter that is responsive to the physiological waveform and that is configured to high pass filter the physiological waveform in response to a corner frequency that is applied thereto; a heart rate metric extractor that is coupled to an output of and is responsive to the variable high pass filter and that is configured to extract a heart rate metric from the physiological waveform that is high pass filtered; and a corner frequency adjustor that is responsive to the heart rate metric extractor and that is configured to determine the corner frequency that is applied to the variable high pass filter from the heart rate metric that was extracted from the physiological waveform based on the output of the variable high pass filter .
A method for sending a temporary speed restriction command in Chinese Train Control System-3, comprising: receiving, by a temporary speed restriction server TSRS, a temporary speed restriction command issued by a centralized traffic control system CTC, wherein the temporary speed restriction command at least comprises a speed restriction value, a speed restriction zone starting point, a speed restriction zone end point, a line number, a scheduling command number and a station number; automatically distributing, by the TSRS, the temporary speed restriction command for the related train control center TCC and/or radio block center RBC according to the speed restriction zone starting point, the speed restriction zone end point, and domination area of each TCC and/or RBC on the railway line corresponding to the line number, by resetting field information of the speed restriction zone starting point and the speed restriction zone end point in the temporary speed restriction command for the related TCC and/or RBC; sending, by the TSRS, the corresponding temporary speed restriction command to the TCC and/or the RBC, together with a command identifier for identifying the temporary speed restriction command. receiving, by a temporary speed restriction server TSRS, a temporary speed restriction command issued by a centralized traffic control system CTC, wherein the temporary speed restriction command at least comprises a speed restriction value, a speed restriction zone starting point, a speed restriction zone end point, a line number, a scheduling command number and a station number; automatically distributing, by the TSRS, the temporary speed restriction command for the related train control center TCC and/or radio block center RBC according to the speed restriction zone starting point, the speed restriction zone end point, and domination area of each TCC and/or RBC on the railway line corresponding to the line number, by resetting field information of the speed restriction zone starting point and the speed restriction zone end point in the temporary speed restriction command for the related TCC and/or RBC; sending, by the TSRS, the corresponding temporary speed restriction command to the TCC and/or the RBC, together with a command identifier for identifying the temporary speed restriction command.
A solid rocket propellant comprising a blended plasticizer of at least two chemically different 3-nitro 1,2,4-triazoles wherein the two chemically different 3-nitro 1,2,4-triazoles are independently selected from the group consisting of azidoethyl nitro-triazole, azidopropyl nitro-triazole, nitradoethyl nitro-triazole, and nitradopropyl nitro-triazole.
Cup lid comprising a main lid body and a lid side wall which surrounds the main lid body along the circumference of the main lid body , wherein the main lid body has the form of an upturned bucket and comprises a top side and a side-wall portion , wherein, at the top side , provision is made of a hole for drinking by sucking and a hole for drinking directly, which holes are connected to one another, and wherein the hole for drinking by sucking is covered by a first seal part and the hole for drinking directly is covered by a second seal part ; wherein a separating line is arranged between the first seal part and the second seal part ; wherein the side-wall portion of the main lid body bears against an inner wall of the lid side wall , wherein a base of the lid side wall is folded inwards so as to cover the side-wall portion of the main lid body ; characterized in that an inwardly protruding convex locking ring is arranged on an inner wall of the side-wall portion of the main lid body .
A baby bouncer , comprising: a telescopic base for positioning the baby bouncer on a support surface wherein the telescopic base comprises an outer shell portion and an inner extending portion located at least partially within the outer shell portion ; an adjustable upper support pivotally coupled to the telescopic base ; a connection limb having a first end operatively coupled to the adjustable upper support and a second end operatively coupled to the inner extending portion ; an actuation pedal for adjusting an angle of the adjustable upper support in relation to the telescopic base , wherein adjustment of the adjustable upper support causes telescoping of the inner extending portion via the connection limb ; a bouncer seat removably coupled to the adjustable upper support comprising a receiving area and an attachment pocket ; an insert for placement in the receiving area and for receiving an infant, the insert comprising at least one retaining member ; and a harness assembly for fastening an infant into the bouncer seat , wherein a portion of the harness assembly is inserted through the at least one retaining member of the insert . a telescopic base for positioning the baby bouncer on a support surface wherein the telescopic base comprises an outer shell portion and an inner extending portion located at least partially within the outer shell portion ; an adjustable upper support pivotally coupled to the telescopic base ; a connection limb having a first end operatively coupled to the adjustable upper support and a second end operatively coupled to the inner extending portion ; an actuation pedal for adjusting an angle of the adjustable upper support in relation to the telescopic base , wherein adjustment of the adjustable upper support causes telescoping of the inner extending portion via the connection limb ; a bouncer seat removably coupled to the adjustable upper support comprising a receiving area and an attachment pocket ; an insert for placement in the receiving area and for receiving an infant, the insert comprising at least one retaining member ; and a harness assembly for fastening an infant into the bouncer seat , wherein a portion of the harness assembly is inserted through the at least one retaining member of the insert .
Method for repeatedly transmitting domestic data in the form of data messages from a transceiver of a data source to a memory via a transmission channel with stochastic interference in at least one ISM and/or SRD band with a priori unknown and varying instantaneous channel assignment, wherein a packet error rate (PER) is determined in a comparator for the data messages received over a period as the ratio of data messages received without interference to data messages transmitted during the period (14m/14n), wherein the instantaneous packet error rate PER(actual) is determined quasi-continuously or discontinuously for the respectively current transmission conditions, wherein the number (n') of future repeated transmissions is changed for the purpose of influencing the packet error rate (PER) so that a current, repeatedly transmitted data message is captured correctly in the memory with sufficient probability despite interfering influences in the transmission channel , wherein the interfering influences are interference caused by superimposition with other signals in the channel, wherein the number (n') of future repeated transmissions via the transmission channel is stored in the comparator and is transmitted to the transceiver of the data source , and wherein the specification of an optimum or desired packet error rate PER(desired) is achieved by changing the number (n') of future repeated transmissions by virtue of the current probability p(actual) of a channel assignment or channel interference, which is determined from the instantaneous packet error rate PER(actual), and the optimum packet error rate PER(desired) being used to determine the required number of emissions of the data messages or partial messages n(desired).