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A method for depositing an aluminium nitride layer on a silicon substrate, comprising: providing a silicon substrate; placing the substrate in a vacuum chamber; conditioning a surface of the substrate by etching and providing a conditioned surface; heating the substrate to a temperature T1; depositing an aluminium film onto the conditioned surface of the substrate by a sputtering method under an atmosphere of Argon; and depositing an epitaxial aluminium nitride layer on the aluminium film by a sputtering method under an atmosphere of Nitrogen and Argon, wherein the conditioning of the surface of the substrate comprises plasma soft-etching the surface under vacuum, the plasma soft-etching comprises heating the substrate to a temperature T2, introducing Ar gas into the vacuum chamber, subjecting the surface of the substrate to a plasma, wherein T2 < T1, and the plasma soft-etching is carried out at a pressure of 2.10 -4 mbar to 8.10 -4 mbar with a RF plasma comprising Ar + ions. providing a silicon substrate; placing the substrate in a vacuum chamber; conditioning a surface of the substrate by etching and providing a conditioned surface; heating the substrate to a temperature T1; depositing an aluminium film onto the conditioned surface of the substrate by a sputtering method under an atmosphere of Argon; and
An eddy current testing method comprising the steps of: energizing a differential coil disposed to be opposite to a metal material having magnetism, with an AC current to make an AC magnetic field act on the metal material, while making the differential coil relatively move with respect to the metal material, and detecting a local high hardness part occurring in the metal material, by detecting an eddy current induced in the metal material by the AC magnetic field with the use of the differential coil, wherein a frequency of the AC current for energizing the differential coil is set so that a phase difference between a magnetism variation signal of the metal material and a liftoff signal detected by the differential coil is equal to or larger than 135°, and a local high hardness part occurring in the metal material is detected based on an amplitude and a phase of a detection signal outputted from the differential coil. energizing a differential coil disposed to be opposite to a metal material having magnetism, with an AC current to make an AC magnetic field act on the metal material, while making the differential coil relatively move with respect to the metal material, and detecting a local high hardness part occurring in the metal material, by detecting an eddy current induced in the metal material by the AC magnetic field with the use of the differential coil, wherein a frequency of the AC current for energizing the differential coil is set so that a phase difference between a magnetism variation signal of the metal material and a liftoff signal detected by the differential coil is equal to or larger than 135°, and a local high hardness part occurring in the metal material is detected based on an amplitude and a phase of a detection signal outputted from the differential coil.
A piston guide ring comprising a compatibilized polyamide-poly(arylene ether) blend; wherein the compatibilized polyamide-poly(arylene ether) blend comprises 35 to 95 parts by weight polyamide and 5 to 65 parts by weight poly(arylene ether), based on 100 parts by weight total of the polyamide and the poly(arylene ether); wherein the poly(arylene ether) comprises a copolymer of 2,6-dimethylphenol and 2,3,6-trimethylphenol.
Drinks machine, particularly hot drinks machine, with a. an outlet device and b. a device for outlet height adjustment of the outlet device, i. with a straight guide at which the outlet device is arranged at the drinks machine to be displaceable, and ii. with a drive by which the outlet device is movable in a movement direction, characterised by a configuration of such a kind that the movement of the outlet device can be manually initiated, continued and ended by a user, wherein the drive is designed for the purpose of assisting the movement of the outlet device in such a way that a user of the drinks machine manually initiates and/or can start and starts the movement of the outlet device by contacting a geometry element and/or a sensor (9, 9'), manually continues the movement of the outlet device by continuous contact with the geometry element and/or the sensor (9, 9') in the desired movement direction and manually ends the movement of the outlet device by releasing the geometry element and/or the sensor (9, 9'), wherein the manual movement of the outlet device is assisted by a drive or takes place solely by the drive, wherein the user applies a part of the force for the movement and the remaining part is applied by a motor of the drive or wherein the movement is carried out by a motor of the drive, but the user during the movement in the desired direction performs this conjunctively over the entire time of the movement or over a part of the movement in such a way that the sensor (9, 9') then senses the contact or movement and the motor performs the movement entirely or with assisting force. a. an outlet device and b. a device for outlet height adjustment of the outlet device, i. with a straight guide at which the outlet device is arranged at the drinks machine to be displaceable, and ii. with a drive by which the outlet device is movable in a movement direction, i. with a straight guide at which the outlet device is arranged at the drinks machine to be displaceable, and ii. with a drive by which the outlet device is movable in a movement direction,
A joint bushing for a track joint assembly, comprising: a generally cylindrical outer bearing surface including a plurality of recesses; and a generally cylindrical inner surface defining a bore; wherein each of the recesses is valley-shaped; each of the recesses extends into and along a circumference of the bushing; a sum of the lengths of each of the recesses, in an axial direction of the bushing, is between approximately 7% and approximately 38% of a length of the outer bearing surface; characterised in that the plurality of recesses includes four recesses. a generally cylindrical outer bearing surface including a plurality of recesses; and a generally cylindrical inner surface defining a bore; wherein each of the recesses is valley-shaped; each of the recesses extends into and along a circumference of the bushing; a sum of the lengths of each of the recesses, in an axial direction of the bushing, is between approximately 7% and approximately 38% of a length of the outer bearing surface; characterised in that the plurality of recesses includes four recesses.
A photo-electrochemical system for the photo-oxidation of organic substances and the production of hydrogen from aqueous solution, which acts as an electrolyte, using solar radiation, completely stand-alone and modular, consisting of photo-electrochemical devices, each of which mainly comprises: a) a tandem configuration of a cell consisting of a photo-active electrode in contact with the aqueous solution capable of producing hydroxyl radicals from solar radiation so as to oxidize the organic substances present in aqueous solution and a cell consisting of photovoltaic cells capable of generating the voltage required for the reduction of protons generating hydrogen, developed on a second electrode in contact with the aqueous solution; and characterised in that it further comprises: b) an integrated circuit powered by the photovoltaic cells for the management of the polarization and depolarization cycles of the photo-active electrode. a) a tandem configuration of a cell consisting of a photo-active electrode in contact with the aqueous solution capable of producing hydroxyl radicals from solar radiation so as to oxidize the organic substances present in aqueous solution and a cell consisting of photovoltaic cells capable of generating the voltage required for the reduction of protons generating hydrogen, developed on a second electrode in contact with the aqueous solution;
An insulating material comprising: a silica xerogel; and a nonwoven fabric fiber capable of generating carbon dioxide by reacting with atmospheric oxygen at a temperature of 300°C or more, wherein the nonwoven fabric fiber is of a fiber having a diameter of 1 to 30 μm, the nonwoven fabric fiber is an oxidized acrylic (113, 114), and the nonwoven fabric fiber has a surface modified with a carboxyl group. a silica xerogel; and a nonwoven fabric fiber capable of generating carbon dioxide by reacting with atmospheric oxygen at a temperature of 300°C or more, wherein the nonwoven fabric fiber is of a fiber having a diameter of 1 to 30 μm, the nonwoven fabric fiber is an oxidized acrylic (113, 114), and the nonwoven fabric fiber has a surface modified with a carboxyl group.
A fastener for use in concrete comprising: a shank; and a head; wherein the shank has a tip distal most from the head, the shank including a first helical thread formation having a thread form thereon formed from two portions disposed upon opposite lateral sides of the thread form, the thread form having a root, the two portions including an alternating series of lobe members (38a, 38b) and base portions, the lobe members having a height as measured from the root and the base portions having a height as measured from the root, the height of the lobe members being greater than the height of the base portions, the height of the base portions being greater than zero, the shank including a single second helical thread formation disposed adjacent to and spaced from the first helical thread formation; wherein the first helical thread formation extends from about the tip and the thread form has an arrowhead like shape; and wherein the second helical thread formation has a height that is less than the height of the lobe members (38a, 38b) and the second helical thread formation is formed equidistant between the first helical thread formation as the first helical thread formation winds about the shank. a shank; and a head; wherein the shank has a tip distal most from the head, the shank including a first helical thread formation having a thread form thereon formed from two portions disposed upon opposite lateral sides of the thread form, the thread form having a root, the two portions including an alternating series of lobe members (38a, 38b) and base portions, the lobe members having a height as measured from the root and the base portions having a height as measured from the root, the height of the lobe members being greater than the height of the base portions, the height of the base portions being greater than zero, the shank including a single second helical thread formation disposed adjacent to and spaced from the first helical thread formation; wherein the first helical thread formation extends from about the tip and the thread form has an arrowhead like shape; and wherein the second helical thread formation has a height that is less than the height of the lobe members (38a, 38b) and the second helical thread formation is formed equidistant between the first helical thread formation as the first helical thread formation winds about the shank.
A rekeyable cylinder of the type comprising a stator provided with a substantially cylindrical receptacle for a rotor, said rotor and said stator having channels for at least one corresponding pin, movable so that it can slide in them forced by respective elastic means, the simultaneous arrangement of said pins partly in said rotor and partly in said stator determining the locking of said rotor, the alignment of a terminal edge of said pins with the interface surface between stator and rotor, obtained through the insertion of an adapted key with a contoured profile into an opening of the rotor that faces the channels, determining the free rotation of said rotor with respect to said stator, at least one of said pins being constituted by a pair of substantially complementary valves (9, 11) which are provided, along at least one respective mutual coupling surface, with at least one respective profile of the the first valve, and with at least one corresponding counter-profile of the the second valve for selective coupling with profile of the first valve, said first valve being able to perform a translational movement with respect to said stator and rotor, said second valve being able to perform a translational and rotational movement, along a preset angular stroke, with respect to said stator and rotor, and said second valve comprising abutment means for a specific utensil pertaining thereto through an auxiliary duct of said rotor that faces said abutment means, characterized in that said first valve is constituted by an internally hollow spool that lacks a portion of its lateral tubular surface, said profile for the selective coupling with said second valve being provided along a terminal edge of said lateral tubular surface, and in that said second valve is constituted by an insert of a shape and size that are substantially complementary to those of said spool constituting said first valve, the amplitude of the angle delimiting an outer lobe of the second valve, aligned with the tubular surface of said first valves, smaller than the angular amplitude of the lateral tubular surface of said first valve, the difference between the two angular amplitude of said, lateral tubular surface 15 and of said lobe defining the preset angle of possible mutual rotation of said second valve with respect to said first valve.
A lid that mounts on a cup for a beverage, the lid occupying a volume above the top of the cup, the lid comprising: opposing exterior and interior surfaces; a mounting portion capable of anchoring on the cup; an outer side wall extending upwardly and sloping away and radially inwardly from the mounting portion and terminating at a top; an inner side wall extending downwardly from the top and sloping away from the outer side wall; the inner and outer side walls (13 & 12) and the top combining to define an annular ridge (11, 12 & 13); an inner top wall below the top and at least partially bounded by the inner side wall; a drink-through orifice in the ridge (11, 12 & 13), that enables drinking from the cup without removal of the lid, the ridge (11, 12 & 13) enabling lower and upper lips of a user to encompass the drink-through orifice with the lower lip of the user engaging with the outer side wall and the upper lip of the user engaging with the inner side wall during consumption of the beverage; an interior ridge defined by the inner side wall and a portion of the top that includes the drink-through orifice; a first segment of the drink-through orifice occupying the interior ridge; a second segment of the drink-through orifice defining the remainder of the drink-through orifice; characterized in that the first segment is recessed below the second segment thereby directing the beverage having a frothed portion bubbling up through the drink-through orifice, to flow over the interior ridge and onto the inner side wall with the cup in a predominantly upright position. opposing exterior and interior surfaces; a mounting portion capable of anchoring on the cup; an outer side wall extending upwardly and sloping away and radially inwardly from the mounting portion and terminating at a top; an inner side wall extending downwardly from the top and sloping away from the outer side wall; the inner and outer side walls (13 & 12) and the top combining to define an annular ridge (11, 12 & 13); an inner top wall below the top and at least partially bounded by the inner side wall; a drink-through orifice in the ridge (11, 12 & 13), that enables drinking from the cup without removal of the lid, the ridge (11, 12 & 13) enabling lower and upper lips of a user to encompass the drink-through orifice with the lower lip of the user engaging with the outer side wall and the upper lip of the user engaging with the inner side wall during consumption of the beverage; an interior ridge defined by the inner side wall and a portion of the top that includes the drink-through orifice; a first segment of the drink-through orifice occupying the interior ridge; a second segment of the drink-through orifice defining the remainder of the drink-through orifice; characterized in that the first segment is recessed below the second segment thereby directing the beverage having a frothed portion bubbling up through the drink-through orifice, to flow over the interior ridge and onto the inner side wall with the cup in a predominantly upright position.
Steering device for a coupling, in particular of a rail vehicle, with a drawbar, a support element which can be connected to the rail vehicle, and several spring elements arranged on the drawbar, on both sides of the support element mounted on the drawbar, in order to dampen the pressure and tensile forces incurred during coupling, wherein the drawbar, in order to allow for deflection, is mounted in a rotary link arranged in the support element between the spring elements, wherein a connecting arm is arranged preferably between the support element and the drawbar, which connects the drawbar to the support element in such a way that a supporting pressure force is exerted on the drawbar, and therefore has the effect of causing at least a certain centring height position, characterized in that the connecting arm aligned parallel to the drawbar comprises a guide rod and a pressure spring surrounding this, wherein this guide rod is secured at one end to a holding element of the drawbar, and at the other end is mounted at the support element such as to be capable of axially displacement and pivoting, and that the pressure springs engage on the one hand in the support element, and on the other hand in a holding element of the drawbar in order to generate the pressure force for supporting it.
Reagent reservoir for fluids as part of a microfluidic flow cell or as a separate module, comprising a storage chamber connected to a channel for conveying fluid out of, into and/or through the storage chamber, the channel having a channel area which is delimited by a substrate and by a film connected to the substrate and in which the channel is closed and can be opened at a predetermined breaking point by deflection of the film, said film connected to the substrate also delimiting the storage chamber in addition to the channel area, the film covering a recess in the substrate forming the channel area, and a sealing wall that closes the channel and is integrally connected to the substrate being arranged in the recess, the predetermined breaking point being formed with an edge surface parallel to the film by a breakable connection area between the film and an edge portion of the sealing wall directed toward the film, characterized in that the dimensions of the edge surface parallel to the film determine the surface extent of the connection area, the edge surface being designed as a flattened portion of a sealing wall whose thickness decreases toward the covering film.
Device for extracting and inserting bushes comprising: - a short pipe having a tubular shape and comprising two longitudinal slits; - a tie-rod capable of being inserted in the short pipe; - a traction bracket capable of being connected to the tie-rod and adapted to exert a traction on the bush to be extracted with two projections able to be inserted in the slits when the traction bracket is inserted in the short pipe; - a tie-rod stopping element adapted to be connected to a second end of the tie-rod; - a short pipe stopping element capable of being connected to an end of the short pipe and adapted to exert a thrust on the bush to be inserted; - bracket stopping elements adapted to keep blocked the traction bracket when inserting the bush; said device for extracting and inserting bushes being adapted to be used for extracting and for inserting the bush in a seat using a traction device blocked against the short pipe by the tie-rod stopping element connected to the tie-rod. - a short pipe having a tubular shape and comprising two longitudinal slits; - a tie-rod capable of being inserted in the short pipe; - a traction bracket capable of being connected to the tie-rod and adapted to exert a traction on the bush to be extracted with two projections able to be inserted in the slits when the traction bracket is inserted in the short pipe; - a tie-rod stopping element adapted to be connected to a second end of the tie-rod; - a short pipe stopping element capable of being connected to an end of the short pipe and adapted to exert a thrust on the bush to be inserted; - bracket stopping elements adapted to keep blocked the traction bracket when inserting the bush;
An atmospheric precipitation rate computation system comprising: - an electronic digital image/video capture apparatus to capture digital images/videos of an environment where an atmospheric precipitation is taking place; and - an electronic digital image processing apparatus in communication with the electronic digital image/video capture apparatus to receive therefrom and process captured digital images/videos to compute atmospheric precipitation rates of atmospheric precipitations which are taking place in the environments depicted in the received digital images/videos; characterised in that the electronic digital image processing apparatus is configured to compute an atmospheric precipitation rate of an atmospheric precipitation which is taking place in an environment depicted in a captured digital image by: - identifying atmospheric precipitation pixels in the captured digital image which represent precipitation elements; - computing an atmospheric precipitation brightness in the captured digital image based on differences in brightness produced by the atmospheric precipitation at the identified atmospheric precipitation pixels with respect to a corresponding background brightness; and - computing the atmospheric precipitation rate in the digital captured image based on the computed atmospheric precipitation brightness and on a stored mathematical model that expresses an atmospheric precipitation brightness in a captured digital image as a function of an atmospheric precipitation rate of an atmospheric precipitation that is taking place in an environment depicted in a captured digital image. - an electronic digital image/video capture apparatus to capture digital images/videos of an environment where an atmospheric precipitation is taking place; and - an electronic digital image processing apparatus in communication with the electronic digital image/video capture apparatus to receive therefrom and process captured digital images/videos to compute atmospheric precipitation rates of atmospheric precipitations which are taking place in the environments depicted in the received digital images/videos; - identifying atmospheric precipitation pixels in the captured digital image which represent precipitation elements; - computing an atmospheric precipitation brightness in the captured digital image based on differences in brightness produced by the atmospheric precipitation at the identified atmospheric precipitation pixels with respect to a corresponding background brightness; and - computing the atmospheric precipitation rate in the digital captured image based on the computed atmospheric precipitation brightness and on a stored mathematical model that expresses an atmospheric precipitation brightness in a captured digital image as a function of an atmospheric precipitation rate of an atmospheric precipitation that is taking place in an environment depicted in a captured digital image.