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Method for determining a mounting location (32; 132) for a force sensor on a trailer coupling (10; 110) for a towing vehicle, the trailer coupling (10; 110) in particular comprising a coupling support (14; 114), in particular with a coupling arm, at the free end of which is located a coupling element, in particular a coupling ball, for attaching a trailer, and which is fixedly or movably located on a holder (11; 111), which can be secured to the towing vehicle, and further comprising at least one force sensor for detecting a force acting on the trailer coupling (10; 110), wherein the at least one force sensor comprises a deformation sensor, which is sensitive to pressure and/or tension and which is located in a mounting location (32; 132) provided on the coupling support (14; 114) or the holder (11; 111), where a tensile strain deformation and/or a compression deformation based on a force acting on the trailer coupling (10; 110) and caused by the trailer can be measured, characterised by: a) the determination of a deformation of the coupling support (14; 114) and/or the holder (11; 111) at a tensile load (Fx) acting on the coupling element in a towing operation of the trailer, b) the determination of a deformation of the coupling support (14; 114) and/or the holder (11; 111) at a noseweight (Fz) of the trailer acting on the trailer coupling (10; 110), c) the determination of the mounting location (32; 132) in such a way that at the mounting location (32; 132) there is a deformation to actuate the at least one force sensor according to step a and a deformation to actuate the at least one force sensor according to step b, wherein the mounting location (32; 132) is determined to be in the region of a greatest deformation of the coupling support (14; 114) or the holder (11; 111) which can be caused by the tensile load (Fx) and/or in the region of a greatest deformation of the coupling support (14; 114) and/or the holder (11; 111) which can be caused by the noseweight (Fz). a) the determination of a deformation of the coupling support (14; 114) and/or the holder (11; 111) at a tensile load (Fx) acting on the coupling element in a towing operation of the trailer, b) the determination of a deformation of the coupling support (14; 114) and/or the holder (11; 111) at a noseweight (Fz) of the trailer acting on the trailer coupling (10; 110), c) the determination of the mounting location (32; 132) in such a way that at the mounting location (32; 132) there is a deformation to actuate the at least one force sensor according to step a and a deformation to actuate the at least one force sensor according to step b, wherein the mounting location (32; 132) is determined to be in the region of a greatest deformation of the coupling support (14; 114) or the holder (11; 111) which can be caused by the tensile load (Fx) and/or in the region of a greatest deformation of the coupling support (14; 114) and/or the holder (11; 111) which can be caused by the noseweight (Fz).
A method for estimating the transverse component V trans of air speed, comprising the following steps: a. emitting a focused laser beam; b. acquiring an electrical signal s(t) that results from the passage of a particle of index i through the beam at a point of passage; c. analysing said signal s(t) so as to obtain a spectrogram highlighting an elongate mark representing said passage; d. estimating the duration D i of the passage of the laser beam through the particle and the slope P i of the mark; e. deducing, from the duration D i and the slope P i, the distance Z 0i between the point of passage of the beam and the focusing point; f. determining the radius ω ( Z 0i) of the beam at the point of passage; g. deducing the transverse component V trans of said radius ω ( Z 0i) and the duration D i using the following expression: V trans i = 2. ω z 0 i D i. a. emitting a focused laser beam; b. acquiring an electrical signal s(t) that results from the passage of a particle of index i through the beam at a point of passage; c. analysing said signal s(t) so as to obtain a spectrogram highlighting an elongate mark representing said passage; d. estimating the duration D i of the passage of the laser beam through the particle and the slope P i of the mark; e. deducing, from the duration D i and the slope P i, the distance Z 0i between the point of passage of the beam and the focusing point; f. determining the radius ω ( Z 0i) of the beam at the point of passage; g. deducing the transverse component V trans of said radius ω ( Z 0i) and the duration D i using the following expression: V trans i = 2. ω z 0 i D i.
A plate-type heat exchanger comprising: a plate assembly that is a plate stacked body including a stack of a plurality of heat-transfer plates; a first-fluid inlet port and a first-fluid outlet port provided in the plate assembly; a second-fluid inlet port and a second-fluid outlet port provided in the plate assembly; and an oil-recovery port from which oil contained in the first fluid is extracted, the oil-recovery port being provided below the first-fluid outlet port provided in a lower part of the plate assembly, wherein oil recovery holes communicating with the oil-recovery port are provided at a lower part inside the plate assembly, and wherein an embossed portion is formed on each heat-transfer plate in an L-shape along the lower peripheral portion of each heat-transfer plate so that the oil smoothly flows toward the oil recovery hole, characterized in that the oil recovery holes are formed in the shape of an ellipse with a small arch portion at one end, the small arch portion having a smaller radius than the other end, a bottom end of the small arch portion being provided near a substantially horizontal portion of the corresponding embossed portion. a plate assembly that is a plate stacked body including a stack of a plurality of heat-transfer plates; a first-fluid inlet port and a first-fluid outlet port provided in the plate assembly; a second-fluid inlet port and a second-fluid outlet port provided in the plate assembly; and an oil-recovery port from which oil contained in the first fluid is extracted, the oil-recovery port being provided below the first-fluid outlet port provided in a lower part of the plate assembly, wherein oil recovery holes communicating with the oil-recovery port are provided at a lower part inside the plate assembly, and wherein an embossed portion is formed on each heat-transfer plate in an L-shape along the lower peripheral portion of each heat-transfer plate so that the oil smoothly flows toward the oil recovery hole, characterized in that the oil recovery holes are formed in the shape of an ellipse with a small arch portion at one end, the small arch portion having a smaller radius than the other end, a bottom end of the small arch portion being provided near a substantially horizontal portion of the corresponding embossed portion.
An electrostatic charge image developing toner, comprising at least a binder resin, a colorant, and a mold release agent, wherein a coefficient of variation of volume particle size distribution of the toner particles is 18% or less, the coefficient of variation of volume particle size distribution being represented by the expression ((standard deviation of volume averaged particle diameter)/(volume averaged particle diameter)) × 100 (%) and being determined in accordance with the method disclosed in the description, and in a particle shape distribution analysis made using a flow type particle image analyzer, when an equivalent circle average particle diameter of the toner particles is designated as D (μm), an average aspect ratio of toner particles having an equivalent circle particle diameter in the range of (D - 3) to (D - 2) (μm) is designated as AR, and an average aspect ratio of toner particles having an equivalent circle particle diameter in the range of (D + 3) to (D + 4) (μm) is designated as AR, the relationship 0.110 ≤ AR - AR ≤ 0.250 is satisfied.
A method for diagnosing an autoimmune or autoinflammatory disease, comprising determining the amount or concentration of circulating mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in a plasma sample from an individual suffering from the AID or suspected of suffering from the AID, and diagnosing an AID if the concentration of the mtDNA in the plasma is >150,000 copies per ml plasma of the individual, wherein said AID is selected from the group consisting of ANCA-associated vasculitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and Crohn's disease.
An aircraft including a main fuselage composed of a central wing accommodating passengers and/or freight, two lateral wings (2, 2') pivoting on the central wing about respective axes of rotation (3; 3'), the various wings (1; 2, 2') obeying the following geometric characteristics: - L arg being the distance between the two axes of rotation (3, 3') of the pivoting lateral wings (2, 2'), - L ong being the length of the central wing, - H aut being the height of the central wing, - E nv being the wingspan of the aircraft, wherein: 0.3 × L ong < L arg < L ong, 0.11 × L ong < H aut < 0.25 × L ong, E nv > 1.4 × L ong, and - the axes of rotation (3, 3') of the lateral wings (2, 2') are inclined by an angle β relative to the vertical axis Z of the aircraft, such as 10°< β < 50°, such that the lateral wings (2, 2') pivot from rear to front and vice versa so as to come closer to, or be deployed on either side from, the fuselage. - L arg being the distance between the two axes of rotation (3, 3') of the pivoting lateral wings (2, 2'), - L ong being the length of the central wing, - H aut being the height of the central wing, - E nv being the wingspan of the aircraft, wherein: 0.3 × L ong < L arg < L ong, 0.11 × L ong < H aut < 0.25 × L ong, E nv > 1.4 × L ong, and - the axes of rotation (3, 3') of the lateral wings (2, 2') are inclined by an angle β relative to the vertical axis Z of the aircraft, such as 10°< β < 50°, such that the lateral wings (2, 2') pivot from rear to front and vice versa so as to come closer to, or be deployed on either side from, the fuselage.
An optical spectrometer comprising: a transmission medium having an end in communication with a source of electromagnetic energy; a grating formed in the transmission medium strategically formed so that electromagnetic energy from the source transmitted through the transmission medium is directed at angles away from the transmission medium along the grating to define stray light; an optical receiver having: a sensor that is responsive to being contacted by the stray light from the grating, and an outlet in communication with an analyzer and from which an electrical signal is transmitted that is generated by the stray light from the grating contacting the sensor; and a scanning assembly that selectively alters one of, a path of the stray light from the grating, or a position of the optical receiver, so that when the stray light is directed from the transmission medium, the sensor is positioned in a path of the stray light and exposed to at least a portion of the stray light; wherein the scanning assembly comprises an electrically responsive member that when energized experiences a change in size, wherein the electrically responsive member is coupled with the transmission medium, so that when the electrically responsive member is energized the transmission medium and the grating undergo a change in length that changes a direction of a path of the stray light that is directed from the transmission medium. a transmission medium having an end in communication with a source of electromagnetic energy; a grating formed in the transmission medium strategically formed so that electromagnetic energy from the source transmitted through the transmission medium is directed at angles away from the transmission medium along the grating to define stray light; an optical receiver having: a sensor that is responsive to being contacted by the stray light from the grating, and an outlet in communication with an analyzer and from which an electrical signal is transmitted that is generated by the stray light from the grating contacting the sensor; and a sensor that is responsive to being contacted by the stray light from the grating, and an outlet in communication with an analyzer and from which an electrical signal is transmitted that is generated by the stray light from the grating contacting the sensor; and a scanning assembly that selectively alters one of, a path of the stray light from the grating, or a position of the optical receiver, so that when the stray light is directed from the transmission medium, the sensor is positioned in a path of the stray light and exposed to at least a portion of the stray light; wherein the scanning assembly comprises an electrically responsive member that when energized experiences a change in size, wherein the electrically responsive member is coupled with the transmission medium, so that when the electrically responsive member is energized the transmission medium and the grating undergo a change in length that changes a direction of a path of the stray light that is directed from the transmission medium.
A laundry washing and drying machine comprising a drum wherein the laundry is placed, an air circulation duct wherein the circulation of the processing air providing the drying of the laundry is realized at the drying process after the washing process, a first fan providing the circulation of the processing air, an air-cooled condenser condensing the processing air, an outer air line and a second fan delivering the cooling air received from the outer environment to the condenser in order to provide the cooling of the condenser, at least one drying channel arranged in the condenser, through which the processing air passes, at least one cooling channel passing through the condenser, through which passes the cooling air coming from the outer air line by means of the second fan, at least one temperature sensor (10, 110) placed in the outer air line and/or at the condenser outlet of the air ventilation duct, a water spraying device spraying water onto the condenser, a valve placed prior to the water spraying device, connected to the water mains and a control unit, characterized in that the control unit for providing water to be sprayed onto the condenser from the water spraying device by opening the valve when the temperature of the cooling air and/or the processing air detected by the temperature sensor (10, 110) exceeds the predefined limit temperature values saved in its memory.
A battery pack, comprising a plurality of unit batteries stacked and bonded together with a two-sided adhesive tape, the unit batteries including a laminate film casing material on which a fusion-bonding portion is formed to seal an electrode laminated body that includes a sheet positive electrode, a sheet negative electrode, and a separator, and an electrolytic solution, wherein a tensile strength of the two-sided adhesive tape bonding the unit batteries together is larger than a minimum bonding strength of the fusion-bonding portion.
A process for obtaining a glass substrate or a polymeric organic substrate provided on at least one portion of at least one of its sides with a coating, comprising a step of depositing said coating on said substrate, then a step of heat treatment of said coating using a pulsed or continuous laser radiation focused on said coating in the form of at least one laser line, the wavelength of which is within a range extending from 400 to 1500 nm, said heat treatment being such that a relative displacement movement is created between the substrate and the or each laser line, the speed of which is at least 3 meters per minute, the or each laser line having a beam parameter product of at most 3 mm.mrad and, measured at the place where the or each laser line is focused on said coating, a linear power density divided by the square root of the duty cycle of at least 200 W/cm, a length of at least 20 mm and a width distribution along the or each line such that the mean width is at least 30 micrometers and the difference between the largest width and the smallest width is at most 15% of the value of the mean width.
Power tool comprising at least one rechargeable battery, as power source, and a motor, wherein the power tool comprises a tool which is disc-shaped, characterized in that the motor comprises a motor axis M, wherein the motor axis M of the power tool is formed substantially parallel to a cutting axis S of the power tool, wherein the motor is substantially present on a first side of the cutting axis S, while the at least one rechargeable battery is arranged substantially on a second side of the cutting axis S, wherein the cutting axis S lies in a plane which is defined by the tool of the power tool and wherein the cutting axis S runs substantially centrally through the power tool.
A pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet that has a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer comprising a base polymer and a tackifier resin, wherein the base polymer is a block copolymer of a monovinyl-substituted aromatic compound and a conjugated diene compound, the tackifier resin content is 10 parts to 60 parts by weight to 100 parts by weight of the base polymer, the tackifier resin comprises a tackifier resin T H having a softening point of 100 °C or higher, the tackifier resin T H content is at least 10 parts by weight to 100 parts by weight of the base polymer, the ratio of the tackifier resin T H in the total tackifier resin content is 50 % by weight or greater, the tackifier resin T H comprises a terpene phenol resin as a tackifier resin T H1, the terpene phenol resin has a softening point of 120 °C or higher and 200 °C or lower, the terpene phenol resin content is 10 parts to 30 parts by weight to 100 parts by weight of the base polymer, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has an adhesive face having properties such that ball tack test results in Ball No. 4 or higher in an environment at 0 °C, the softening point of the tackifier resin is defined as a value measured based on the softening point test method specified in JIS K5902 and JIS K2207, and the ball tack test is carried out by leaving the test apparatus set and the measurement sample standing for one hour in said environment at 0 °C, and determining in the same environment, based on JIS Z0237, rolling ball tack, where the largest Ball No. of balls held is recorded as the ball tack. the base polymer is a block copolymer of a monovinyl-substituted aromatic compound and a conjugated diene compound, the tackifier resin content is 10 parts to 60 parts by weight to 100 parts by weight of the base polymer, the tackifier resin comprises a tackifier resin T H having a softening point of 100 °C or higher, the tackifier resin T H content is at least 10 parts by weight to 100 parts by weight of the base polymer, the ratio of the tackifier resin T H in the total tackifier resin content is 50 % by weight or greater, the tackifier resin T H comprises a terpene phenol resin as a tackifier resin T H1, the terpene phenol resin has a softening point of 120 °C or higher and 200 °C or lower, the terpene phenol resin content is 10 parts to 30 parts by weight to 100 parts by weight of the base polymer, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has an adhesive face having properties such that ball tack test results in Ball No. 4 or higher in an environment at 0 °C, the softening point of the tackifier resin is defined as a value measured based on the softening point test method specified in JIS K5902 and JIS K2207, and the ball tack test is carried out by leaving the test apparatus set and the measurement sample standing for one hour in said environment at 0 °C, and determining in the same environment, based on JIS Z0237, rolling ball tack, where the largest Ball No. of balls held is recorded as the ball tack.
A compound having the formula: wherein: R 1 is selected from hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, -C OR 1a, -S R 1b, and -S 2 R 1c; wherein each of R 1a, R 1b, and R 1c is independently hydrogen, alkyl or phenyl-alkyl; R a, R b, R c and R d independently are selected from hydrogen and alkyl; m is an integer from one to five; p is an integer from zero to six; R 2 is selected from hydroxy, alkyl, alkoxy, cyano, halogen, nitro, and trihalomethyl; either: X 1, X 2, and X 3 are CR 5; or: one of X 1, X 2, and X 3 is N and rest are CR 5; R 5 is selected from hydrogen, halogen, and alkyl; R 3 and R 4 are, for each occurrence, independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, cyano, halogen, hydroxyl, and nitro; n is an integer from one to three; Z 1, Z 2, and Z 3 are selected from CR 6 R 6a, N, O, and S; Z 4 and Z 5 are selected from N, C, and CR 6; R 6 is selected from hydrogen, halogen, and alkyl; R 6a is selected from hydrogen, halogen, and alkyl or is absent to satisfy valence requirements; and the dashed lines represent a single bond or double bond; or a salt or stereoisomer thereof. R 1 is selected from hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, -C OR 1a, -S R 1b, and -S 2 R 1c; wherein each of R 1a, R 1b, and R 1c is independently hydrogen, alkyl or phenyl-alkyl; R a, R b, R c and R d independently are selected from hydrogen and alkyl; m is an integer from one to five; p is an integer from zero to six; R 2 is selected from hydroxy, alkyl, alkoxy, cyano, halogen, nitro, and trihalomethyl; either: X 1, X 2, and X 3 are CR 5; or: one of X 1, X 2, and X 3 is N and rest are CR 5; R 5 is selected from hydrogen, halogen, and alkyl; R 3 and R 4 are, for each occurrence, independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, cyano, halogen, hydroxyl, and nitro; n is an integer from one to three; Z 1, Z 2, and Z 3 are selected from CR 6 R 6a, N, O, and S; Z 4 and Z 5 are selected from N, C, and CR 6; R 6 is selected from hydrogen, halogen, and alkyl; R 6a is selected from hydrogen, halogen, and alkyl or is absent to satisfy valence requirements; and the dashed lines represent a single bond or double bond; or a salt or stereoisomer thereof.