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A method for additive manufacturing using a wire-shaped material, wherein a shaped body surrounded at least partially by a heat-transfer liquid is produced in an assembly space by melting at least one wire-shaped material by means of energy feed and deposition of the material in molten form in individual successive layers, wherein, during the deposition within the assembly space, a liquid level of the heat-transfer liquid is adjusted, wherein the distance between the liquid level and a material feed device for feeding the wire-shaped material is kept constant during the entire manufacturing process, characterised in that the energy feed is interrupted at repeated time intervals predefined by an event and the liquid level within the assembly space is raised beyond the uppermost layer of the shaped body.
A cooling device (1, 100, 200) for cooling a charging station or a plurality of charging stations of a charging park, with the charging station or a plurality of charging stations of the charging park, wherein the respective charging station comprises an internal coolant passage for passing a coolant through the charging station for cooling components of the charging station, with an input-side coolant connector and an output-side coolant connector, with a coolant circuit with a cooling assembly for cooling the coolant, and with a pump for pumping the coolant in the coolant circuit, wherein the coolant passage of the respective charging station is integrated into the coolant circuit, wherein a heat accumulator or a plurality of heat accumulators are integrated in the coolant circuit, characterised in that the heat accumulator or heat accumulators is or are a phase-change heat accumulator or an enthalpy-based thermal accumulator, and wherein a stored heat is extracted from the heat accumulator via the coolant when the charging station or at least one charging station is not operated for charging.
An externally threaded rod having a first type of thread to be screwed into a threaded element whose nominal diameter is less than or equal to 2.75 mm, said first type of thread having a front flank and a rear flank, a bottom and a top between the front flank and the rear flank, wherein the rod is characterized in that the front flank and/or the rear flank is convex, the flank clearance between said flank(s) and a threaded element being alternately positive near the top, negative in a middle part and positive near the bottom, with respect to a threaded element of the NIHS or DIN type and of the same nominal diameter as said rod, or with respect to a threaded element of the same nominal diameter as said rod and therefore the flank opposite said convex flank is straight.
A lightning protection layer for an aircraft, comprising: a first stratum; a second stratum, which is coupled with the first stratum along a connecting surface; a third stratum which is disposed such that the first stratum is arranged between the second stratum and the third stratum; wherein the first stratum comprises a metal foil; wherein the second stratum comprises at least one two-dimensional flat graphene layer; wherein the third stratum comprises at least one two-dimensional flat graphene layer. a first stratum; a second stratum, which is coupled with the first stratum along a connecting surface; a third stratum which is disposed such that the first stratum is arranged between the second stratum and the third stratum; wherein the first stratum comprises a metal foil; wherein the second stratum comprises at least one two-dimensional flat graphene layer; wherein the third stratum comprises at least one two-dimensional flat graphene layer.
A silicon nitride sintered body comprising silicon nitride crystal grains and a grain boundary phase, wherein: the silicon nitride crystal grains are covered with the grain boundary phase, the width of the grain boundary phase is 0.2 nm to 5 nm, wherein the width of the grain boundary phase is defined as the shortest distance between two of the silicon nitride crystal grains, the silicon nitride sintered body includes, as the grain boundary phase, a sintering aid component in an amount of 15% by mass or less in the form of a crystal compound, a proportion of β-silicon nitride crystal grains each having an aspect ratio of 2 or more per unit area of the silicon nitride sintered body is 60% or more, as determined by observing an arbitrary cross-section of the silicon nitride sintered body with a scanning electron microscope, taking a photograph of the cross-section, measuring the major axes and the minor axes of the silicon nitride crystal grains shown in the photograph, calculating the aspect ratios of the silicon nitride crystal grains shown in the photograph based on the measured major axes and minor axes, and determining the proportion of silicon nitride crystal grains each having an aspect ratio of 2 or more per area of 50 μm × 50 μm, and the silicon nitride sintered body has a Vickers hardness at room temperature of 1450 or more and has a Vickers hardness at 300°C of 1350 or more as measured on the basis of JIS-R-1610, performed under a test force of 9.807 N. the silicon nitride crystal grains are covered with the grain boundary phase, the width of the grain boundary phase is 0.2 nm to 5 nm, wherein the width of the grain boundary phase is defined as the shortest distance between two of the silicon nitride crystal grains, the silicon nitride sintered body includes, as the grain boundary phase, a sintering aid component in an amount of 15% by mass or less in the form of a crystal compound, a proportion of β-silicon nitride crystal grains each having an aspect ratio of 2 or more per unit area of the silicon nitride sintered body is 60% or more, as determined by observing an arbitrary cross-section of the silicon nitride sintered body with a scanning electron microscope, taking a photograph of the cross-section, measuring the major axes and the minor axes of the silicon nitride crystal grains shown in the photograph, calculating the aspect ratios of the silicon nitride crystal grains shown in the photograph based on the measured major axes and minor axes, and determining the proportion of silicon nitride crystal grains each having an aspect ratio of 2 or more per area of 50 μm × 50 μm, and the silicon nitride sintered body has a Vickers hardness at room temperature of 1450 or more and has a Vickers hardness at 300°C of 1350 or more as measured on the basis of JIS-R-1610, performed under a test force of 9.807 N.
A system for improving quality in projection and tomographic x-ray imaging comprising: a computerized tomography scanner comprising an x-ray tube emitting x-rays; a depth sensing device; and a control unit comprising a memory, wherein said memory stores depth reference data that represents the distance between said depth sensing device and a body part of a patient, and circumference data; characterized in that the depth sensing device is configured to: measure a second depth between the depth sensing device and the body part; calculate the depth of the body part by subtracting the second depth from a first depth, which is the distance between the depth sensing device and a scanning bed on which the patient is lying; estimate a width of the body part when the distance between the scanning bed and the depth of the body part approaches zero; and measure a circumference of the body part using the calculated depth and the estimated width of the body part; wherein the calculated depth and the measured circumference are used to determine an optimal level of x-ray exposure for the body part. a computerized tomography scanner comprising an x-ray tube emitting x-rays; a depth sensing device; and a control unit comprising a memory, wherein said memory stores depth reference data that represents the distance between said depth sensing device and a body part of a patient, and circumference data; characterized in that the depth sensing device is configured to: measure a second depth between the depth sensing device and the body part; calculate the depth of the body part by subtracting the second depth from a first depth, which is the distance between the depth sensing device and a scanning bed on which the patient is lying; estimate a width of the body part when the distance between the scanning bed and the depth of the body part approaches zero; and measure a circumference of the body part using the calculated depth and the estimated width of the body part; wherein the calculated depth and the measured circumference are used to determine an optimal level of x-ray exposure for the body part. measure a second depth between the depth sensing device and the body part; calculate the depth of the body part by subtracting the second depth from a first depth, which is the distance between the depth sensing device and a scanning bed on which the patient is lying; estimate a width of the body part when the distance between the scanning bed and the depth of the body part approaches zero; and measure a circumference of the body part using the calculated depth and the estimated width of the body part; wherein the calculated depth and the measured circumference are used to determine an optimal level of x-ray exposure for the body part.
Plasterboard with cladding made of one or more insulating panels and at least one systems insert for accommodating electrical functional elements integrated into this cladding, and with at least one electrical functional element, wherein the systems insert is equipped with at least one side wall (3a, 3b) for connecting one of the plurality of insulating panels, wherein further the systems insert comprises a base wall which is designed for connection to a framework structure and wherein the systems insert is designed as a systems channel with two opposite side walls (3a, 3b), characterised in that the insulating panel is connected to the systems insert with the interposition of a profile strip (6, 7) engaging in a recess of the side wall (3a, 3b) with a fastening head, wherein the functional element has a housing which is connected to the systems insert in a thermally conducting manner in that the housing and the systems insert are in close mechanical contact with each other.
A vane compressor forming a housing by the combination of first and second housing members (8,9), the first housing member being formed by integrally forming a cylinder forming portion with a side block forming portion that closes one end of the cylinder forming portion in the axial direction, the second housing member being formed by integrally forming a shell forming portion surrounding the outer peripheral surface of the first housing member with a side block forming portion that closes the other end of the cylinder forming portion in the axial direction, the vane compressor comprising: ▪ a driving shaft that is rotatably supported by the side block forming portion of the first housing member and the side block forming portion of the second housing member; ▪ a rotor that is fixed to the driving shaft and is rotatably received in the cylinder forming portion; and ▪ vanes that are respectively and slidably inserted into a plurality of vane grooves provided in the rotor, wherein the first housing member has at least one contacting portion to be contacted to the second housing member, and wherein the contacting portion includes a plurality of protrusions that protrude in the radial direction of the driving shaft and are arranged in the circumferential direction. ▪ a driving shaft that is rotatably supported by the side block forming portion of the first housing member and the side block forming portion of the second housing member; ▪ a rotor that is fixed to the driving shaft and is rotatably received in the cylinder forming portion; and ▪ vanes that are respectively and slidably inserted into a plurality of vane grooves provided in the rotor,
A method of coating a substrate, said method comprising the steps of a) providing a substrate, said substrate comprising at least a first type of chemical groups, at least a fraction of the at least first type of chemical groups is at the surface of the substrate, b) applying a layer of a first mixture on the substrate surface, said first mixture comprising a compound comprising at least a second type of chemical groups, wherein the first type of chemical groups have the ability to react with the second type of chemical groups to form a covalent bond, c) initiating a reaction to form a covalent bond by reaction of the first type of chemical groups and the second type of chemical groups, wherein a layer of a reacted first mixture is formed from the first mixture excluding the second type of chemical groups which are covalently bound, d) applying a layer of a second mixture on the layer of reacted first mixture, characterized in that the reacted first mixture and the second mixture are able to undergo diffusive mixing so that the concentration calculated by weight of any compound in the reacted first layer deviates at most 10% from the concentration of the same compound calculated in both the layer of the reacted first mixture and the layer of the second mixture taken together, within 1 minute after application of the layer of the second mixture at 20 °C, wherein a resulting mixture of the reacted first mixture and the second mixture is able to form a coating after curing, e) curing the resulting mixture of the reacted first mixture and the second mixture to form a coating. a) providing a substrate, said substrate comprising at least a first type of chemical groups, at least a fraction of the at least first type of chemical groups is at the surface of the substrate, b) applying a layer of a first mixture on the substrate surface, said first mixture comprising a compound comprising at least a second type of chemical groups, wherein the first type of chemical groups have the ability to react with the second type of chemical groups to form a covalent bond, c) initiating a reaction to form a covalent bond by reaction of the first type of chemical groups and the second type of chemical groups, wherein a layer of a reacted first mixture is formed from the first mixture excluding the second type of chemical groups which are covalently bound, d) applying a layer of a second mixture on the layer of reacted first mixture, characterized in that the reacted first mixture and the second mixture are able to undergo diffusive mixing so that the concentration calculated by weight of any compound in the reacted first layer deviates at most 10% from the concentration of the same compound calculated in both the layer of the reacted first mixture and the layer of the second mixture taken together, within 1 minute after application of the layer of the second mixture at 20 °C, wherein a resulting mixture of the reacted first mixture and the second mixture is able to form a coating after curing, e) curing the resulting mixture of the reacted first mixture and the second mixture to form a coating.
Electromechanical relay comprising: - a carrier; - a contact body, movably mounted with respect to the carrier; - at least one electrical contact element (2a;2b;2c;2d); - at least two coils for moving the contact body with respect to the carrier, so as to disconnect or establish an electrical contact between the contact body and the at least one electrical contact element (2a;2b;2c;2d), wherein the contact body is adapted to move as a result of a magnetic field generated by the at least two coils, wherein the at least two coils are mounted on or in the carrier and/or on or in the contact body, and wherein the carrier and/or the contact body - are made out of an electrically insulating material, on which or in which electrically conductive tracks are provided, and - are adapted for providing electronic components thereon, which electronic components are connectable to the electrically conductive tracks; wherein the at least two coils are placed next to each other, seen in a plane parallel to the carrier and/or the contact body; wherein the at least one contact element (2a;2b;2c;2d) is provided directly to the carrier on a side of the carrier facing the contact body, characterized in that the at least one electrical contact element (2a;2b;2c;2d) is provided between adjacent coils on the carrier of the at least two coils. - a carrier; - a contact body, movably mounted with respect to the carrier; - at least one electrical contact element (2a;2b;2c;2d); - at least two coils for moving the contact body with respect to the carrier, so as to disconnect or establish an electrical contact between the contact body and the at least one electrical contact element (2a;2b;2c;2d), - are made out of an electrically insulating material, on which or in which electrically conductive tracks are provided, and - are adapted for providing electronic components thereon, which electronic components are connectable to the electrically conductive tracks; wherein the at least two coils are placed next to each other, seen in a plane parallel to the carrier and/or the contact body;
An apparatus for wrapping a load with packaging material, the apparatus comprising: a packaging material dispenser for dispensing packaging material to the load; a load support for supporting the load during wrapping, wherein the packaging material dispenser and the load support are adapted for rotation relative to one other about a center of rotation; an angle sensor configured to sense an angular relationship between the load and the packaging material dispenser about the center of rotation; and a controller coupled to the angle sensor and the packaging material dispenser and configured to control a dispense rate of the packaging material dispenser during the relative rotation based at least in part on a rotation angle about the center of rotation and associated with at least one corner of the load during the relative rotation, the rotation angle determined by the controller using the sensed angular relationship. a packaging material dispenser for dispensing packaging material to the load; a load support for supporting the load during wrapping, wherein the packaging material dispenser and the load support are adapted for rotation relative to one other about a center of rotation; an angle sensor configured to sense an angular relationship between the load and the packaging material dispenser about the center of rotation; and a controller coupled to the angle sensor and the packaging material dispenser and configured to control a dispense rate of the packaging material dispenser during the relative rotation based at least in part on a rotation angle about the center of rotation and associated with at least one corner of the load during the relative rotation, the rotation angle determined by the controller using the sensed angular relationship.
A method for producing a membrane protein folded to its native or active structure in a lipid disk or liposome, comprising the following steps: (a) preparing a reaction solution for cell-free protein synthesis containing a polynucleotide encoding a membrane protein, a steroidal detergent, and a phospholipid, wherein the steroidal detergent is contained at a concentration higher than its critical micelle concentration, and (b) synthesizing the membrane protein while decreasing the concentration of said steroidal detergent in the reaction solution, simultaneously with formation of a lipid disk or liposome into which the synthesized membrane protein is integrated. (a) preparing a reaction solution for cell-free protein synthesis containing a polynucleotide encoding a membrane protein, a steroidal detergent, and a phospholipid, wherein the steroidal detergent is contained at a concentration higher than its critical micelle concentration, and (b) synthesizing the membrane protein while decreasing the concentration of said steroidal detergent in the reaction solution, simultaneously with formation of a lipid disk or liposome into which the synthesized membrane protein is integrated.
Method for establishing the position of an object in relation to a camera in order to enable gaze tracking with a user watching said object, where said user is in view of said camera, the method comprising: - showing a known pattern, consisting of a set of stimulus points ( s 1, s 2,..., s N), on said object; and - finding, by means of an optimizer, a position and orientation of said object in relation to said camera; the method being characterized by the optimizer performing the steps of: - calculating 3D positions (p 1, p 2,...,p N) of said points ( s 1, s 2,..., s N) in an object-fixed coordinate system; - detecting gaze rays (g 1, g 2,..., g N) from the user as the user looks at said points ( s 1, s 2,..., s N) by means of said camera, in a camera coordinate system; and - transforming positions (p 1, p 2,...,p N) in said object fixed coordinate system into said camera coordinate system by means of a translation vector t and a rotation matrix R; wherein the optimizer is configured to find the translation vector t and the rotation matrix R by minimizing the loss function L: L t R = ∑ i = 1 N loss line _ point _ distance g i, R × p i + t where the position p i of an object point s i is translated and rotated into a position pc i in the camera coordinate system. - showing a known pattern, consisting of a set of stimulus points ( s 1, s 2,..., s N), on said object; and - finding, by means of an optimizer, a position and orientation of said object in relation to said camera; - calculating 3D positions (p 1, p 2,...,p N) of said points ( s 1, s 2,..., s N) in an object-fixed coordinate system; - detecting gaze rays (g 1, g 2,..., g N) from the user as the user looks at said points ( s 1, s 2,..., s N) by means of said camera, in a camera coordinate system; and - transforming positions (p 1, p 2,...,p N) in said object fixed coordinate system into said camera coordinate system by means of a translation vector t and a rotation matrix R;
A passenger and vehicle elevator system, comprising: an elevator car (12, 14, 16) having a housing and at least one door for closing an opening, the housing having a floor, a ceiling and at least one sidewall, the housing being configured for carrying a vehicle and at least one passenger; a linearly translating platform mounted on the floor being operable for translating into and out of the elevator car (12, 14, 16), the linearly translating platform being configured for being linearly translated beneath the vehicle and raised for carrying the vehicle and the at least one passenger through the at least one door; means for selectively rotating the vehicle to provide access to one of a plurality of adjacent parking spaces (36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46); and means for selectively raising and lowering the elevator car (12, 14, 16). an elevator car (12, 14, 16) having a housing and at least one door for closing an opening, the housing having a floor, a ceiling and at least one sidewall, the housing being configured for carrying a vehicle and at least one passenger; a linearly translating platform mounted on the floor being operable for translating into and out of the elevator car (12, 14, 16), the linearly translating platform being configured for being linearly translated beneath the vehicle and raised for carrying the vehicle and the at least one passenger through the at least one door; means for selectively rotating the vehicle to provide access to one of a plurality of adjacent parking spaces (36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46); and means for selectively raising and lowering the elevator car (12, 14, 16).