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Embodiments of the present invention relate to a heating device for a fluid line, in particular for a crankcase venting system in an internal combustion engine, with a heating element and with a holding device, through which the heating element can be mounted on the fluid line. Embodiments of the invention also relate to a fluid line for the accommodation of the said heating device and to a heating module with a fluid line and a heating device fitted to it. Embodiments of the invention also relate to a method for the manufacture of the heating device mentioned above.

A combustion-engined setting tool for driving fastening elements in a constructional component includes at least one combustion chamber (11) for receiving an oxidant-fuel gas mixture, a piston guide (17) located adjacent to the combustion chamber (11), and in which a drive piston (15) for driving the fastening elements in is displaceable by combustion gases, a ventilator for creating turbulence in the combustion chamber (11), and a compression device (30) for compressing gases fed into the combustion chamber (11) and driven by the ventilator drive (21).

A locking and recocking assembly with swivel breech-lock and rotating locking head particularly designed for inertially-actuated weapons, which combines in a single assembly all the functions for locking, opening, case ejection and recocking with locking return, required for correct operation of the weapon; those functions were, until now assigned to various components variously assembled on the weapon. The locking and recocking assembly with swivel breech-lock and rotating locking head has the entire mass, required for inertial operation, concentrated in the swivel breech-lock, which is accommodated completely within the supporting structure of the weapon, such as the sheath or barrel extension or breech of the weapon. All this leads to better balancing and stability of the weapon, higher reliability in operation, greater constructive simplicity and ease of assembly and disassembly.

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a heating device for a fluid line, in particular for a crankcase venting system in an internal combustion engine, with a heating element and with a holding device, through which the heating element can be mounted on the fluid line. Embodiments of the invention also relate to a fluid line for the accommodation of the said heating device and to a heating module with a fluid line and a heating device fitted to it. Embodiments of the invention also relate to a method for the manufacture of the heating device mentioned above.

A pressure sensor including: a casing fluid-tightly divided into a first and a second chamber by a deformable membrane and means for connecting the first chamber to the environment and the second chamber to a tank for an operative fluid of an electric household appliance for detecting the level thereof according to a deformation of the membrane upon the establishment of a differential pressure in the two chambers; wherein the membrane carries toward the first chamber a rigid disc operatively associated with a switch carried by the casing to either close or open the switch upon the deformation of the membrane beyond a predetermined entity.

In a radial compressor, particularly of an exhaust gas turbocharger of an internal combustion engine, having a compressor housing within which a compressor wheel is disposed for compressing air from an inflow channel of the compressor housing and directing the air to an outflow channel of the compressor housing, the compressor housing comprising a bypass channel having a first flow opening upstream of an axial compressor wheel inlet and a second flow opening downstream of the compressor wheel inlet, the compressor housing is configured at least in a flow region upstream of the outflow channel in a rotational asymmetric manner with regard to a rotational axis of the compressor wheel.

A stackable container, paper holder or the like, includes a base that lies on a substantially horizontal plane, a back wall that lies on a substantially vertical plane, and side members, characterized in that the side members include, on each lateral edge of the base, at least one plate that lies substantially at right angles to the edge of the base on a plane that is angled about a vertical axis with respect to the extension of the edge, the edge being furthermore provided with a recess that is adjacent to each one of the plates and is suitable to accommodate one end of a corresponding plate that belongs to an adjacent container that is stacked together with the container, in a storage or shipping condition, the container includes a means for mutually engaging two adjacent containers, the means engaging the adjacent containers in a use condition of the container.

A mixing, heating and / or frothing and / or whipping device for preparing hot milk-based beverages, comprising a central body which is detachably associable with a steam delivery tube and an outer casing which fits over the central body; the central body protrudes partially from the outer casing in order to immerse it partially in a beverage together with part of the outer casing and forms channels for the passage of air and of liquid to be frothed, in order to mix them with the steam and consequently mix the three flows, the device further comprising at least one first mixing region for forming a mixture composed of the air and the liquid to be whipped, which arrive respectively from at least one intake channel and at least one rising channel, which are formed by the central body and by the outer casing, the formed mixture then converges in at least one second mixing region with the steam that is injected in the second mixing region and arrives from the delivery tube and then enters the beverage by means of at least one discharge channel that extends from the second mixing region.

The invention concerns a centrifugal positive blocking brake for shutter drives. The brake includes centrifugal blocks, central spring element, and a drive motor comprising a drive shaft. A turntable is coupled with the drive shaft. The central spring element having a preloaded spring is centrifugally guided in a recess of the turntable. Either side of the spring is connected with a radially movable engaging tab element. Two different radially acting abutments are disposed on the central spring element and are movable towards recess. The engaging tab element has at least one engaging tab pointing radially inwards. The centrifugal block is attached to the engaging tab element. In the de-energized state of the drive motor, the engaging tab elements together with the centrifugal blocks disposed on them engage into detents of a frame-fixed detent disc with at least one engaging tab in a frictionally and positively locking manner. When voltage is applied and the drive motor starts, the engaging tabs disengage, the individual centres of mass of the central spring element, preloaded spring, the engaging tab element, the engaging tab, and two centrifugal block parts are on one symmetry axis. This invention creates a centrifugal positive blocking brake which is small in size and constructively simple and causes locking of the shutter when de-energized.

Grid forming machine for making plates of electric storage cells, which comprises two pressing towers operatively active in succession on a continuous lead band that advances with a substantially constant speed, and each equipped with a framework slidably mounted along the direction of forward movement of the band on the support structure of the machine; with a linear actuator mounted on the framework of the tower and supporting a relative press; and with, a matrix fixed to the framework under the linear actuator. The two presses of the two pressing towers are moved cyclically and alternatingly by the linear actuators to move between a raised position and a lowered position, in which they cut the band forming it in the shape of a continuous grid. Moving means are foreseen acting on the pressing towers to move them sliding with a back-and-forth cyclical stroke equipped with at least one operative section with substantially the same speed as that of forward movement of the continuous band, and actuation means to cyclically and alternatingly control the two linear actuators to move the presses from the raised position to the lowered position at the operative section of the cyclical stroke of the corresponding pressing towers.

A long-range nozzle for introducing air into a room comprising a nozzle body (1) opening in a nozzle opening (13) is described. In order to enable an advantageous air moistening, it is proposed that the nozzle opening (13) is surrounded by a coaxial crown of atomizer nozzles (8) which are connected to an annular channel (9) to which pressurized liquid can be applied.

A recoil damping device for portable firearms, including a casing in which a recoil damping means is inserted; the damping means includes a fixed part, which is integral with the casing, and a movable part able to slide along a substantially axial direction inside the casing; the damping means is made of a material having a certain elastic hysteresis and includes a set of flexible members connecting the fixed part to the movable part; the flexible members have different stiffnesses.

A sawing apparatus for sawing workpieces of wood or plastic material has an adjustable frame part and a drive motor. A circular saw blade is operatively connected to the drive motor and drivable in rotation by the drive motor about an axis of rotation of the circular saw blade. The circular saw blade is adjustable from a ready position into a working position. The ready position is selected as a function of a position of the adjustable frame part such that the circular saw blade carries out a minimized angular travel as working travel during sawing. The adjustable frame part is adjustable at least in a vertical direction and / or in a horizontal direction transverse to the axis of rotation of the circular saw blade as a function of a cross-section of a workpiece to be sawed.

A metal detector (1) has a drive coil (L61) and at least one detection coil (L62, L63) that detect fluctuations in a magnetic field generated by the drive coil, caused by metallic particles present in an inspected object. A multi-frequency transmitter unit (10) has a converter (4) with a plurality of drive switches (S41, S42; S43, S44) driven by a drive controller (2). The drive switches alternately conduct a drive current through the drive coil to generate an electromagnetic field with two or more different frequency components. A waveform of the drive current is determined, as is at least one pulse-modulated (PXM) signal corresponding to the determined waveform. The determined PXM-signal is determined online or is stored in a memory module (231; 232). The determined PXM-signal is generated and applied to control the drive switches. The drive current can be applied to the drive coil through an admittance unit (5).

A pressure sensor including: a casing fluid-tightly divided into a first and a second chamber by a deformable membrane and means for connecting the first chamber to the environment and the second chamber to a tank for an operative fluid of an electric household appliance for detecting the level thereof according to a deformation of the membrane upon the establishment of a differential pressure in the two chambers; wherein the membrane carries toward the first chamber a rigid disc operatively associated with a switch carried by the casing to either close or open the switch upon the deformation of the membrane beyond a predetermined entity.

A connection adapter for producing a detachable fluid connection between a first fluid system and a second fluid system is provided, the connection adapter comprising a switching valve; a housing including a pressure chamber and a valve chamber fluidly connected; an actuation element to actuate the switching valve to selectively open and close the fluidic connection; a ventilation path leading out of the connection adapter from the valve chamber; a ventilation shut-off means to close and open the ventilation path; a connection element fluidly connecting the pressure chamber to the first fluid system; a quick fastener socket fluidly connecting to the valve chamber and connects the valve chamber to a connection element of the second flush system; and a locking mechanism to lock the quick fastener socket and is restricted to a locked position when the ventilation shut-off means closes off the ventilation path.

A buoyancy compensator device for divers has an expandable air chamber and at least two outlets, one arranged in an upper region and one arranged in a lower region. A manifold functionally connects the expandable air chamber and the outlets, by means of a control valve. A manifold connects the expandable air chamber to the outlets and has a control valve.

A reactor for biological purification of waste water includes a reactor vessel having a substantially flat or a round bottom, at least one supply pipe arranged in a lower region of the reactor vessel for feeding the waste water to be purified into the reactor, at least one fluid discharge pipe for discharging purified waste water from the reactor, at least one solid matter discharge pipe arranged in the lower region of the reactor vessel for discharging solid matter from the reactor and at least one diverting means including at least one diagonally extending section. The at least one diverting means is designed and / or arranged so that solids sinking to the bottom of the reactor from the upper region of the reactor are deflected so that the solids settle in a region of the at least one solid matter discharge pipe and are discharged from the reactor through the at least one solid matter discharge pipe.

An apparatus for granulating hot cut, in particular thermoplastic resin material, the material strands melted by an extruder being knocked off into granule pellets in a granulating housing by rotating knives disposed on a shaft driven by way of a motor, the granule pellets being picked up by a cooling medium flowing in the granulating housing, cooled and discharged out of the granulating housing, characterized in that a flow opening establishing a continuous fluid connection between the inside of the granulating housing and the outside environment is designed between the shaft and the region of the granulating housing in which the shaft penetrates the granulating housing.

The invention concerns a centrifugal positive blocking brake for shutter drives. The brake includes centrifugal blocks, central spring element, and a drive motor comprising a drive shaft. A turntable is coupled with the drive shaft. The central spring element having a preloaded spring is centrifugally guided in a recess of the turntable. Either side of the spring is connected with a radially movable engaging tab element. Two different radially acting abutments are disposed on the central spring element and are movable towards recess. The engaging tab element has at least one engaging tab pointing radially inwards. The centrifugal block is attached to the engaging tab element. In the de-energized state of the drive motor, the engaging tab elements together with the centrifugal blocks disposed on them engage into detents of a frame-fixed detent disc with at least one engaging tab in a frictionally and positively locking manner. When voltage is applied and the drive motor starts, the engaging tabs disengage, the individual centres of mass of the central spring element, preloaded spring, the engaging tab element, the engaging tab, and two centrifugal block parts are on one symmetry axis. This invention creates a centrifugal positive blocking brake which is small in size and constructively simple and causes locking of the shutter when de-energized.

A door locking device (1) including a support body (6) which can be fixed to a door (5) of an electric household appliance, a bracket (7) which can be fixed to a structural element (3) of the electric household appliance and a latching device (8) including: a locking tooth (10) constrained to rotate and translate relatively to the support body and which can be coupled with a first end thereof (12) with a transversal element (11) of the bracket; a sliding stem (13) cooperating with a second end (14) of the locking tooth by means of conjugated cam profiles (15, 16) carried by the locking tooth and by a head (17) of the stem; a compression spring (18) associated with the stem for thrusting the cam profiles (15, 16) into contact; and a tilting element (19) hinged to the support body to cooperate with the transversal element (11) of the bracket independently of the locking tooth, to activate a microswitch (23) when the tooth is in a locking position, wherein it engages the transversal element (11) of the bracket.