All The Claims

1. A patch panel mountable to a network rack, comprising:
a frame having rack mounting plates provided on opposite longitudinal ends of the frame,
wherein the frame includes a first panel section, a second panel section angled relative thereto and a centerpiece connecting the first and second panel sections, each of the first and second panel sections having mountable thereon a first connector adjacent the centerpiece and a second connector adjacent a rack mounting plate, the second connector being closer than the first connector to a horizontal axis extending between the rack mounting plates.
2. The patch panel of claim 1, wherein the first and second panel sections are angled outwardly in a V-shape.
3. The patch panel of claim 1 wherein the first and second panel sections are symmetrical.
4. The patch panel of claim 1 wherein the centerpiece has no connectors mounted therein.
5. The patch panel of claim 1 wherein the centerpiece is substantially flat.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A feed pipe mixing system for delivering a homogenous massecuite product to a centrifuge, the feed pipe mixing system comprising a vertical feed pipe defining an upper end, and a lower end, wherein the vertical feed pipe comprises:
(a) a mixing chamber disposed between the upper and lower ends of the vertical feed pipe and operable to mix a massecuite feed with feed water, surfactants, partially diluted molasses or a combination thereof to produce a massecuite product;
(b) a massecuite inlet disposed on a side of the vertical feed pipe above the mixing chamber, wherein the massecuite inlet is configured to deliver a massecuite feed into the vertical feed pipe;
(c) a massecuite outlet disposed on the lower end of the vertical feed pipe and configured to discharge the homogenous massecuite product from the vertical feed pipe to the centrifuge; and
(d) a feed water pipe configured to deliver feed water, surfactants, partially diluted molasses or a combination thereof to the mixing chamber for mixing with the massecuite feed.
2. The feed pipe mixing system of claim 1, further comprising a fluid flow control device disposed at the massecuite inlet and configured for controlling entry of the massecuite feed into the vertical feed pipe.
3. The feed pipe mixing system of claim 2, wherein the fluid flow control device is a butterfly valve.
4. The feed pipe mixing system of claim 1, wherein the feed water pipe comprises a rotary union, wherein the rotary union is operable to dispense feed water, surfactants, partially diluted molasses or a combination thereof into the vertical feed pipe.
5. The feed pipe mixing system of claim 1, further comprising a steam inlet disposed upstream of the mixing chamber on the vertical feed pipe, wherein the steam inlet permits entry of steam into the vertical feed pipe.
6. The feed pipe mixing system of claim 5, wherein the steam inlet is disposed on the side of the vertical feed pipe.
7. The feed pipe mixing system of claim 1, further comprising a steam jacket region disposed upstream of the mixing chamber on the vertical feed pipe.
8. The feed pipe mixing system of claim 7, wherein the feed water pipe is configured to deliver feed water, surfactants, partially diluted molasses or a combination thereof upstream of the steam jacket region.
9. The feed pipe mixing system of claim 1, further comprising an agitator that comprises:
a motor disposed on the upper end of the vertical feed pipe;
an agitator shaft attached to the motor and axially extending within the vertical feed pipe; and
at least one mixing pin attached to said agitator shaft and located within the mixing chamber.
10. The feed pipe mixing system of claim 9, wherein the motor is configured to rotate the agitator shaft, wherein a rotational axis of the motor is perpendicular to a rotational axis of the agitator shaft.
11. The feed pipe mixing system of claim 9, wherein the motor is configured to rotate the agitator shaft, wherein a rotational axis of the motor is in-line with a rotational axis of the agitator shaft.
12. The feed pipe mixing system of claim 9, wherein the motor rotates the agitator shaft at a speed ranging from about 1 rpm to about 360 rpm.
13. A centrifuge system comprising:
(a) a centrifuge comprising:
a basket operable to separate a homogenous massecuite product into sugar and molasses,
at least one sugar discharge outlet disposed at an upper end of the basket, and
at least one molasses discharge outlet at a lower end of the basket; and

(b) a feed pipe mixing system operable to deliver a homogenous massecuite product to the basket, the feed pipe mixing system comprising a vertical feed pipe defining an upper end, and a lower end, wherein the vertical feed pipe comprises:
a mixing chamber disposed between the upper and lower ends of the vertical feed pipe and operable to mix a massecuite feed with feed water, surfactants, partially diluted molasses or a combination thereof to produce the homogenous massecuite product;
a massecuite inlet disposed on a side of the vertical feed pipe above the mixing chamber, wherein the massecuite inlet is configured to deliver a massecuite feed into the vertical feed pipe;
a massecuite outlet disposed on the lower end of the vertical feed pipe and configured to discharge the homogenous massecuite product from the vertical feed pipe to the centrifuge; and
a feed water pipe configured to deliver feed water, surfactants, partially diluted molasses or a combination thereof to the mixing chamber for mixing with the massecuite feed.
14. The centrifuge system of claim 13, further comprising a fluid flow control device disposed at the massecuite inlet and configured for controlling entry of the massecuite feed into the vertical feed pipe.
15. The centrifuge system of claim 14, wherein the fluid flow control device is a butterfly valve.
16. The centrifuge system of claim 13, wherein the feed water pipe comprises a rotary union, wherein the rotary union is operable to dispense feed water, surfactants, partially diluted molasses or a combination thereof into the vertical feed pipe.
17. The centrifuge system of claim 13, further comprising a steam inlet disposed upstream of the mixing chamber on the vertical feed pipe, wherein the steam inlet permits entry of steam into the vertical feed pipe.
18. The centrifuge system of claim 17, wherein the steam inlet is disposed on the side of the vertical feed pipe.
19. The centrifuge system of claim 13, further comprising a steam jacket region disposed upstream of the mixing chamber on the vertical feed pipe.
20. The centrifuge system of claim 19, wherein the feed water pipe is configured to deliver feed water, surfactants, partially diluted molasses or a combination thereof upstream of the steam jacket region.
21. The centrifuge system of claim 13, further comprising:
a motor disposed on the upper end of the vertical feed pipe;
an agitator shaft attached to the motor and axially extending within the vertical feed pipe; and
at least one mixing pin attached to said agitator shaft and located within the mixing chamber.
22. The centrifuge system of claim 21, wherein the motor is configured to rotate the agitator shaft, wherein a rotational axis of the motor is perpendicular to a rotational axis of the agitator shaft.
23. The centrifuge system of claim 21, wherein the motor is configured to rotate the agitator shaft, wherein a rotational axis of the motor is in-line with a rotational axis of the agitator shaft.
24. The centrifuge system of claim 21, wherein the motor rotates the agitator shaft at a speed ranging from about 1 rpm to about 360 rpm.

1. A constant velocity joint-bearing mounting structure, comprising:
a steering unit, which includes a constant velocity joint and a bearing having a tapered structure;
a knuckle, having a tapered recess in an inner circumference thereof, the tapered recess engaging with an outer circumference of the bearing;
a first nut screwed to an outer end of the bearing, thereby fixing the bearing;
a disk having a toothed structure in an inner portion thereof, the toothed structure threadedly engaged with an engagement part of the constant velocity joint; and
a second nut screwed to one end of the constant velocity joint, so that the disk is fixed to the constant velocity joint.
2. The constant velocity joint-bearing mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the outer end of the bearing has a thread that engages with the first nut.
3. The constant velocity joint-bearing mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the engagement part of the constant velocity joint has a threaded structure, which engages with the inner portion of the disk.
4. The constant velocity joint-bearing mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the one end of the constant velocity joint has a thread to engage with the second nut.
5. The constant velocity joint-bearing mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein a center hole having a predetermined diameter is formed in the first nut, the diameter of the center hole being larger than the diameter of the engagement part of the constant velocity joint.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A signal processing apparatus comprising:
a signal acquisition unit configured to acquire a second signal by detecting a first signal as a real world signal of a first dimension by a sensor,
wherein said sensor has a plurality of detection elements each having a spatial integrating effect,
said second signal being of a second dimension lower than said first dimension and containing distortion with respect to said first signal; and
a signal processing unit configured to process said second signals to generate a third signal comprised of a plurality of detection signals alleviated in spatial integrating effects, as said distortion, caused by projection considering integrating effects in unit of smaller size than a detection element sizes,
wherein said sensor is arrayed in a predetermined direction, which is at least one direction;
said signal processing unit includes a correlation detection unit configured to detect the correlation between two sample data of said second signal neighboring to each other in said predetermined direction; and
a double-density sample generating unit configured to generate, for respective considered sample data,
a first sample value, as a sample value of higher correlation, based on a sample value of a side of higher correlation of said two neighboring sample data,
a second sample value, as a sample value of a side of lower correlation, based on sample values of said considered sample data and said first sample value, and

outputting said first and second sample values as two sample values of said third signal corresponding to said sample under consideration.
2. The signal processing apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein said sensor is a thermograph device for measuring the temperature.
3. The signal processing apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein said sensor is a pressure sensor.
4. The signal processing apparatus according to claim 1
wherein said sensor generates said second signals every predetermined time period, and
said signal processing unit configured to process said second signal for generating the third signal, as distortion caused by projection.
5. The signal processing apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein said sensor is provided with said plural detection elements, arranged in a matrix;
said predetermined direction being at least one of the horizontal and vertical directions in the matrix arrangement.
6. The signal processing apparatus according to claim 5
wherein said signal processing unit doubles the density in both the horizontal and vertical directions.
7. The signal processing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said correlation is the difference of said sample data.
8. The signal processing apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said acquisition unit acquires said second signal from said plural detection elements every predetermined time period.
9. A signal processing method comprising:
a signal acquisition step of acquiring a second signal by detecting a first signal as a real world signal of a first dimension by a sensor, said second signal being of a second dimension lower than said first dimension; and
a signal processing step of performing signal processing on said second signal to generate a third signal alleviated in one of time and spatial integrating effects, as distortion caused by projection, as compared to said second signal considering integrating effects in unit of one of (a) a shorter time than a sensing time and (b) a smaller size than a sensor element size,
further comprising the step of providing said sensor as a plurality of detection elements, and arraying in a predetermined direction, which is at least one direction;
said signal processing step includes a correlation detection step detecting the correlation between two sample data of said second signal neighboring to each other in said predetermined direction; and
a double-density sample generating step generating, for respective considered sample data,
a first sample value, as a sample value of higher correlation, based on a sample value of a side of higher correlation of said two neighboring sample data,
a second sample value, as a sample value of a side of lower correlation, based on sample values of said considered sample data and said first sample value, and

outputting said first and second sample values as two sample values of said third signal corresponding to said sample under consideration.
10. A computer-readable medium for storing a computer program comprising:
a signal acquisition step of acquiring a second signal by detecting a first signal as a real world signal of a first dimension by a sensor,
said second signal being of a second dimension lower than said first dimension and
a signal processing step of performing signal processing on said second signal to generate a third signal alleviated in one of time and spatial integrating effects, as distortion caused by projection, as compared to said second signal considering integrating effects in unit of one of (a) a shorter time than a sensing time and (b) a smaller size than a sensor element sizes
further comprising the step of providing said sensor as a plurality of detection elements, and arraying in a predetermined direction, which is at least one direction;
said signal processing step includes a correlation detection step detecting the correlation between two sample data of said second signal neighboring to each other in said predetermined direction; and
a double-density sample generating step generating, for respective considered sample data,
a first sample value, as a sample value of higher correlation, based on a sample value of a side of higher correlation of said two neighboring sample data,
a second sample value, as a sample value of a side of lower correlation, based on sample values of said considered sample data and said first sample value, and

outputting said first and second sample values as two sample values of said third signal corresponding to said sample under consideration.