The invention relates to a screw-type centrifuge configured in such a way that the use of multistage planetary gear trains allows for high peripheral speeds of the drum and large drum diameters. According to the invention the drum bearing on the gear train side is positioned between two stages of the multistage planetary gear train. The housing jacket of the multistage planetary gear train, which ...

In order to allow slice thicknesses to be set for a twin asymmetric scan in which a scan is performed with a first slice thickness in a first detector row of a multi detector and with a second slice thickness different than the first slice thickness in a second detector row, first, a position of an X-ray beam is moved and a scan is performed while keeping the width of the X-ray beam fixed at twice...

A centrifugation bowl for separating blood products, includes a cylindrical filter core disposed within the bowl preferably coaxial with the bowl and preferably rotating with the bowl. The centrifugation bowl (214) includes a rotating bowl body (302) with a closed bottom (306) and defining an enclosed separation chamber (304). The filter core (328) includes a filter membrane (330) that is sized to...

An output shaft (4) of a continuously variable transmission (2) which continuously varies the rotation of an input shaft (1) is joined to a sun gear (5A) of a planetary gear mechanism (5), and joined to a final output shaft (6) via a direct mode clutch (10). An output shaft (3C) of a fixed speed ratio transmission (3) which varies the rotation of the input shaft (1) at a fixed speed ratio is joine...

A limited slip differential includes a differential case having a central axis, the differential case being connected to an input shaft of an engine, a drive body coaxially disposed within the differential case, a planetary gear unit disposed around the drive body, a cam assembly for performing a differential action depending on a speed difference generated by planetary gear unit, and a multi-plat...

This invention employs a scheme to allow an input video signal to undergo encoding, e.g., predictive encoding, DCT processing, quantization at fixed quantization step size and variable length encoding to generate first encoded data to determine (calculate) allocated code quantity every frame or every GOP on the basis of data quantity every predetermined time, e.g., every frame or every GOP of the ...

A drive control system for starting an internal combustion engine of a hybrid vehicle running while transmitting the output of an electric motor to a power transmission line for the run, by coupling the internal combustion engine to the power transmission line. The drive control system comprises: a start demand deciding unit (001) for deciding a demand for the start of the internal combustion engi...

An active paste for an lead-acid electrochemical cell which in a preferred embodiment includes tin; a method of manufacturing the same; and an electrochemical cell utilizing the same. The tin may be a tin sulfate, tin oxide, or metallic tin. The active paste sandwiches a primarily lead film which may, but need not, also include tin, to form a positive electrode. One or more positive electrodes are...

A control system controls a hybrid vehicle having an engine (1) for rotating a drive axle (2), an electric motor (3) for assisting the engine (1) in rotating the drive axle (2) with electric energy and converting kinetic energy of the drive axle (2) into electric energy, and an electric energy storage unit or a capacitor (14) for supplying electric energy to the electric motor (3) and storing elec...

A control system controls a hybrid vehicle having an engine (1) for rotating a drive axle (2), an electric motor (3) for assisting the engine (1) in rotating the drive axles (2) with electric energy and converting kinetic energy of the drive axle (2) into electric energy, and an electric energy storage unit (14) for supplying electric energy to the electric motor (3) and storing electric energy ou...

A kinetic characteristic control system performs a modifying process for modifying a standby control constant so as to, for example, decrease the standby start opening in correspondence with a calculated braking system control decrease amount x (step 230), a shift pattern characteristic modifying process for modifying a shift position change line so as to make a shift-up thereof easy (step 250), a...

Ethylene alpha, internal nonconjugated diene unsaturated copolymers and higher interpolymers having structural characteristics that provide improved physical properties and processability. The ethylene polymers of the invention have narrow molecular weight distribution and/or narrow composition distribution and/or a low cluster index. Ethylene/1,4-hexadiene and ethylene/vinyl cyclohexene polymers ...

The utility model comprises a window frame, and glass is arranged on the window frame. The utility model is characterized in that the glass arranged on the window frame is a convex lens, and the focal length range of the convex lens is equivalent to the focal length range of a pair of long-slight spectacles less than 75 DEG. The utility model replaces the glass of a window with the convex lens, an...

The utility model relates to a solar water heater with an auxiliary water tank. The solar water heater with an auxiliary water tank is characterized in that automatic water entering can be realized by the means that the auxiliary water tank is arranged above a water tank; a float ball valve is arranged in the auxiliary water tank. The utility model is characterized in that an overflow pipe arrange...

The utility model discloses an automatic water quantity controller for a solar water heater. A water level sensor is a capacitance type sensor which uses water as the medium and is composed of two electrodes sealed by insulation material. The variation of the water level brings on the variation of the capacitance value of the water level sensor, and the variation of the capacitance value can be ch...

The utility model relates to a water level display for a solar water heater, which comprises a top cover of a small water tank, a terminal box, contact assemblies, a guide pipe, a floating ball, the small water tank and an electronic circuit, wherein, the contact assemblies are successively fixed on the guide pipe from the upper part to the lower part according to definite intervals. The floating ...

The utility model relates to a pipeline emptying device for solar water heaters; the end opening of a water pipe in which an air inlet pipe is arranged, is positioned at the bottom part of a water tank; the end opening of the water pipe is connected with an upper base with water inlet holes; a lower base is connected with an air nozzle; a rubber cup is fixed between the upper and the lower bases b...

The utility model relates to a self-starting float water taking device for a water tank of a solar water heater, which belongs to the field of the solar water heater. Under any condition, a small hole about phi 3 mm is drilled at the position which is always positioned under a water surface of a water guide pipe of the float water taking device; water passing through the small hole enters the wate...

The utility model discloses a lead-acid accumulator which has a novel structure and comprises two or more than two monomers. The lead-acid accumulator omits a deflective electrode in the traditional structure, and monomer batteries 4 are in direct series welding by bus bars 5 which are higher than battery jars 1. The lead-acid accumulator of the utility model has higher specific energy, better dis...

The utility model discloses a wind energy charger for an automobile, which comprises a wind channel arranged on the front end of a vehicle body; the interior of the wind channel is provided with a magnetic electricity generator. Blades are arranged on a rotary shaft of the magnetic electricity generator, and the blades just face to the wind channel. The charger can be used for supplying the power ...