Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems for motorized control of a tether, such as for purposes of user interaction and feedback. In particular, a UAV's control system may determine one or more operational parameters of a motor for a winch disposed in the UAV, the winch including the tether and a spool. The control system may then detect in the one or more operational parameters, an operational pattern of the motor that is indicative of an intentional user-interaction with the tether. Based on the detected operational pattern of the motor that is indicative of the intentional user-interaction with the tether, the control system may determine a motor response process. Then, the control system may operate the motor in accordance with the determined motor response process.

Abstract: Described herein are apparatuses that provided various features related to unmanned aerial vehicles. An example apparatus may include, (i) a support structure, (ii) at least one shaft coupled to the support structure via at least one swing arm, wherein the swing arm allows upward movement, and restricts downward movement of, the at least one shaft from a resting position, (iii) a spool, wherein in the spool is shaped so as to rest on the at least one shaft when the at least one shaft is in the resting position, and wherein the spool is operable to unwind a tether coupled to a payload, and (iv) at least one fan coupled to the at least one shaft, wherein rotation of the spool when unwinding the tether also causes rotation of the at least one fan coupled to the at least one shaft, thereby controlling a descent rate of the payload.

Abstract: A blower apparatus has a drive motor and a blower device operatively connected to the drive motor. A blower tube is connected to the blower device and has an outlet opening remote from the blower device. A blower air stream conveyed by the blower device passes through the blower tube in the direction of a longitudinal center axis of the blower tube and exits through the outlet opening in an outflow direction. A pivoting device that pivots the blower tube is provided. A nozzle is supported to be freely pivotable on the blower tube about at least one pivot axis, wherein the outlet opening is formed on the nozzle. The nozzle forms the pivot device for pivoting the blower tube and utilizes a transverse force that is generated by the blower air stream in the nozzle for pivoting the blower tube.

Abstract: A blower apparatus has a drive motor and a blower device operatively connected to the drive motor. A blower tube is connected to the blower device and has an outlet opening remote from the blower device. A blower air stream conveyed by the blower device passes through the blower tube in the direction of a longitudinal center axis of the blower tube and exits through the outlet opening in an outflow direction. A pivoting device that pivots the blower tube is provided. A nozzle is supported to be freely pivotable on the blower tube about at least one pivot axis, wherein the outlet opening is formed on the nozzle. The nozzle forms the pivot device for pivoting the blower tube and utilizes a transverse force that is generated by the blower air stream in the nozzle for pivoting the blower tube.

Abstract: A blower apparatus has a drive motor and a blower device operatively connected to the drive motor. A blower tube is connected to the blower device and has an outlet opening remote from the blower device. A blower air stream conveyed by the blower device passes through the blower tube in the direction of a longitudinal center axis of the blower tube and exits through the outlet opening in an outflow direction. A pivoting device that pivots the blower tube is provided. In a non-actuated state of the pivoting device the outflow direction is parallel to the longitudinal center axis of the blower tube. The pivoting device has a tilting device that tilts the outflow direction relative to the longitudinal center axis of the blower tube and utilizes a transverse force that is generated by the blower air stream at the outlet opening for pivoting the blower tube.

Abstract: A blower apparatus has a drive motor and a blower device operatively connected to the drive motor. A blower tube is connected to the blower device and has an outlet opening remote from the blower device. A blower air stream conveyed by the blower device passes through the blower tube in the direction of a longitudinal center axis of the blower tube and exits through the outlet opening in an outflow direction. A pivoting device that pivots the blower tube is provided. In a non-actuated state of the pivoting device the outflow direction is parallel to the longitudinal center axis of the blower tube. The pivoting device has a tilting device that tilts the outflow direction relative to the longitudinal center axis of the blower tube and utilizes a transverse force that is generated by the blower air stream at the outlet opening for pivoting the blower tube.

Abstract: A diaphragm carburetor for an internal combustion engine of a hand-guided power tool has a carburetor housing having an intake passage section and at least one fuel opening that opens into the intake passage section. A control chamber is arranged in the carburetor housing and supplies fuel to the at least one fuel opening. A control diaphragm delimits the control chamber. A valve controls fuel supply to the control chamber, wherein a position of the valve depends on a deflection of the control diaphragm. A device that counteracts a hydrostatic pressure difference between the at least one fuel opening and the control chamber in at least one position of the diaphragm carburetor is provided.

Abstract: A carburetor arrangement for a manually-guided implement operated by an internal combustion engine. A carburetor supplies a fuel/air mixture to the engine, with a butterfly valve being disposed in the intake duct of the carburetor and with a choke valve being disposed upstream of the butterfly valve. A start lever is provided for actuating the carburetor in a start phase, and acts upon the choke valve. The start lever can be shifted in a direction of actuation and in an unlocking direction that is independent of the direction of actuation. The start lever can be locked in a rest position relative to the direction of actuation, and after being shifted out of the rest position in the unlocking direction is shiftable in the direction of actuation.

Abstract: A membrane carburetor (1) has a control chamber (13) which is connected via at least one fuel opening (9, 10) to an intake channel (3). The control chamber (13) is delimited by a control membrane (14). A fuel line (54) opens into the control chamber (13) via an inlet valve (15). The inlet valve (15) opens in dependence upon the deflection of the control membrane (14). The membrane carburetor (1) has an acceleration pump (30) which is actuated in dependence upon the position of a throttle element held in the intake channel (3). A good acceleration enrichment and a stable running of the internal combustion engine are achieved when the acceleration pump (30) operates hydraulically on at least one actuating member in the control chamber (13).

Abstract: A carburetor (18) has a carburetor housing (17) wherein an intake channel (19) is guided having a flow cross section of less than 3 cm2. The carburetor (18) includes a partition wall (11) which partitions the intake channel (19) into a mixture channel (21) and an air channel (8). The partition wall (11) runs in the longitudinal direction of the intake channel (19). The carburetor (18) has a throttle flap (24, 64) pivotally journalled on a throttle shaft (25, 45, 55, 65, 75). A venturi (23) is formed upstream of the throttle shaft (25, 45, 55, 65, 75) in the mixture channel (21). A fuel opening (28) opens into the mixture channel (21) at the venturi (23). A device for dethrottling the mixture channel (21) and/or for dethrottling the air channel (8) is provided in order to compensate or equalize the nonuniform throttling of the air channel (8) and the mixture channel (21) by the throttle flap (24, 64).

Abstract: A membrane carburetor (1) has a control chamber (13) which is connected via at least one fuel opening (9, 10) to an intake channel (3). The control chamber (13) is delimited by a control membrane (14). A fuel line (54) opens into the control chamber (13) via an inlet valve (15). The inlet valve (15) opens in dependence upon the deflection of the control membrane (14). The membrane carburetor (1) has an acceleration pump (30) which is actuated in dependence upon the position of a throttle element held in the intake channel (3). A good acceleration enrichment and a stable running of the internal combustion engine are achieved when the acceleration pump (30) operates hydraulically on at least one actuating member in the control chamber (13).

Abstract: A two-stroke engine includes an air channel for supplying substantially fuel-free combustion air and a mixture channel for supplying an air/fuel mixture. The air channel and the mixture channel connect the cylinder of the two-stroke engine to an air filter. A section of the mixture channel and a section of the air channel are guided in a common component. In order to prevent induction of mixture into the air channel, the length (a) of the mixture channel and the length (b) of the air channel are so matched to each other that the pressure wave in the air channel, which forms during operation, oscillates in phase with the pressure wave formed in the mixture channel. The length (a) of the mixture channel is matched to an optimal fuel induction via the fuel opening.

Abstract: A diaphragm carburetor for an internal combustion engine of a hand-guided power tool has a carburetor housing having an intake passage section and at least one fuel opening that opens into the intake passage section. A control chamber is arranged in the carburetor housing and supplies fuel to the at least one fuel opening. A control diaphragm delimits the control chamber. A valve controls fuel supply to the control chamber, wherein a position of the valve depends on a deflection of the control diaphragm. A device that counteracts a hydrostatic pressure difference between the at least one fuel opening and the control chamber in at least one position of the diaphragm carburetor is provided.

Abstract: A carburetor (18) has a carburetor housing (17) wherein an intake channel (19) is guided having a flow cross section of less than 3 cm2. The carburetor (18) includes a partition wall (11) which partitions the intake channel (19) into a mixture channel (21) and an air channel (8). The partition wall (11) runs in the longitudinal direction of the intake channel (19). The carburetor (18) has a throttle flap (24, 64) pivotally journalled on a throttle shaft (25, 45, 55, 65, 75). A venturi (23) is formed upstream of the throttle shaft (25, 45, 55, 65, 75) in the mixture channel (21). A fuel opening (28) opens into the mixture channel (21) at the venturi (23). A device for dethrottling the mixture channel (21) and/or for dethrottling the air channel (8) is provided in order to compensate or equalize the nonuniform throttling of the air channel (8) and the mixture channel (21) by the throttle flap (24, 64).

Abstract: A carburetor arrangement for a manually-guided implement operated by an internal combustion engine. A carburetor supplies a fuel/air mixture to the engine, with a butterfly valve being disposed in the intake duct of the carburetor and with a choke valve being disposed upstream of the butterfly valve. A start lever is provided for actuating the carburetor in a start phase, and acts upon the choke valve. The start lever can be shifted in a direction of actuation and in an unlocking direction that is independent of the direction of actuation. The start lever can be locked in a rest position relative to the direction of actuation, and after being shifted out of the rest position in the unlocking direction is shiftable in the direction of actuation.

Abstract: A two-stroke engine includes an air channel for supplying substantially fuel-free combustion air and a mixture channel for supplying an air/fuel mixture. The air channel and the mixture channel connect the cylinder of the two-stroke engine to an air filter. A section of the mixture channel and a section of the air channel are guided in a common component. In order to prevent induction of mixture into the air channel, the length (a) of the mixture channel and the length (b) of the air channel are so matched to each other that the pressure wave in the air channel, which forms during operation, oscillates in phase with the pressure wave formed in the mixture channel. The length (a) of the mixture channel is matched to an optimal fuel induction via the fuel opening.

Abstract: An intake arrangement (1) for a two-stroke engine includes an intake channel (2) in which a throttle flap (3) is pivotally journalled with a throttle shaft (4). Downstream of the throttle flap (3), a partition wall (8) is mounted on the intake channel (2) and this partition wall partitions the intake channel (2) into an air channel (6) and a mixture channel (7). In the idle position (5) of the throttle flap (3), at least one fuel opening (14) opens into the mixture channel (7) downstream of the throttle flap (3). A connecting opening (16) between the air channel (6) and the mixture channel (7) is provided between the partition wall (8) and the throttle shaft (4) in the idle position (5) of the throttle flap (3). A shield (20, 30) is mounted in the mixture channel (7) between the fuel opening (14) and the connecting opening (16) in order to achieve a good swing performance of the two-stroke engine.

Abstract: An intake arrangement (1) for a two-stroke engine includes an intake channel (2) in which a throttle flap (3) is pivotally journalled with a throttle shaft (4). Downstream of the throttle flap (3), a partition wall (8) is mounted on the intake channel (2) and this partition wall partitions the intake channel (2) into an air channel (6) and a mixture channel (7). In the idle position (5) of the throttle flap (3), at least one fuel opening (14) opens into the mixture channel (7) downstream of the throttle flap (3). A connecting opening (16) between the air channel (6) and the mixture channel (7) is provided between the partition wall (8) and the throttle shaft (4) in the idle position (5) of the throttle flap (3). A shield (20, 30) is mounted in the mixture channel (7) between the fuel opening (14) and the connecting opening (16) in order to achieve a good swing performance of the two-stroke engine.