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Thermoforming machine with a programmable logic controller for forming and punching any deep-drawn cup- or lid-like articles made from a thermoplastic material or similar supplied via an intermittent film transport system, comprising a multifunctional forming and punching tool constructed with multiple article rows disposed above and/or adjacent to each other, consisting of an upper tool and a lower tool which can be swivelled outwards for the purpose of stacking the finished products, and to which is allocated a retaining plate that is movable in an automatic stacking and counting device arranged downstream therefrom to collect the articles ejected from the machine in article stacks in complementary recesses after the machine table or lower tool has been swivelled, wherein a receiving plate of a stacking basket having passthrough openings adapted to the shape of the articles passes over the stacks of finished articles in the retaining plate and the articles are transferred to the stacking basket for further transport, characterized in that retaining bars are fastened to a shared, movable sliding bar inside the receiving plate, and which initially in a first traversing position leave the passthrough openings completely unobstructed to allow the article stacks to pass through, and then in a second traversing position protrude into the unobstructed contour of the passthrough openings, reducing the passing dimension of the opening to a retaining dimension of the opening, wherein the outer sides of the retaining bars closest to the passthrough openings are furnished with cutaways, the contours of which are adapted to correspond to the grid dimension in the spaced arrangement of passthrough openings, which leave the passing dimension of the passthrough openings completely unobstructed when the sliding bar is raised, and when the sliding bar is lowered, portions of the retaining bars without a recess which define a core width protrude into the passthrough openings and limit the retaining dimension of the opening thereof.
A camera module comprising: a bobbin having a hollow shape; a lens barrel disposed in the bobbin and comprising at least one lens; a fixing part disposed between the lens barrel and the bobbin to prevent the lens barrel from being separated from the bobbin, wherein an inner side surface of the bobbin comprises a first region and a second region disposed below the first region, wherein a bobbin rib is formed at the first region, and the bobbin rib protrudes inwards with respect to the second region, wherein an outer side surface of the lens barrel comprises a third region facing the first region, and a fourth region facing the second region, wherein the fixing part is attached to both the bobbin rib and the third region, characterized in that the second region is spaced away from the fourth region, and wherein the fixing part comprises ultraviolet curing epoxy or thermosetting epoxy. a bobbin having a hollow shape; a lens barrel disposed in the bobbin and comprising at least one lens; a fixing part disposed between the lens barrel and the bobbin to prevent the lens barrel from being separated from the bobbin, wherein an inner side surface of the bobbin comprises a first region and a second region disposed below the first region, wherein a bobbin rib is formed at the first region, and the bobbin rib protrudes inwards with respect to the second region, wherein an outer side surface of the lens barrel comprises a third region facing the first region, and a fourth region facing the second region, wherein the fixing part is attached to both the bobbin rib and the third region, characterized in that the second region is spaced away from the fourth region, and wherein the fixing part comprises ultraviolet curing epoxy or thermosetting epoxy.
Device for determining the steering torque on a single-track motor vehicle, comprising a handlebar rotatably mounted about a steering axle, a fork bridge rotatably mounted about the steering axle, and a coupling device which is arranged between the handlebar and the fork bridge and is connected to them, wherein the coupling device is designed to transmit a steering movement, which is directed about the steering axle, from the handlebar to the fork bridge, on the handlebar a gripping portion is provided in which a steering force (F1, F2) causing the steering movement can be introduced, characterized in that between the gripping portion of the handlebar and the fork bridge, a deformation measuring element is provided on the handlebar, said deformation measuring element being designed to measure a deformation of the handlebar for determining the steering torque, wherein the handlebar or the coupling device at least in sections forms a cavity, and the deformation measuring element is arranged on an inside of the handlebar or of the coupling device, the inside facing the cavity. the coupling device is designed to transmit a steering movement, which is directed about the steering axle, from the handlebar to the fork bridge, on the handlebar a gripping portion is provided in which a steering force (F1, F2) causing the steering movement can be introduced, characterized in that between the gripping portion of the handlebar and the fork bridge, a deformation measuring element is provided on the handlebar, said deformation measuring element being designed to measure a deformation of the handlebar for determining the steering torque, wherein the handlebar or the coupling device at least in sections forms a cavity, and the deformation measuring element is arranged on an inside of the handlebar or of the coupling device, the inside facing the cavity.
A thermal conductive polymer composition comprising thermal conductive inorganic particles and an electrically insulating polymer; wherein the thermal conductive inorganic particles comprise a first component containing boron nitride particles in an aggregated state and a second component which is a component other than the first component; wherein the second component is selected from a carbide, a nitride, an oxide, a metal, and a carbon-based substance, wherein the nitride is selected among silicon nitride, aluminum nitride, gallium nitride, chromium nitride, tungsten nitride, magnesium nitride, molybdenum nitride, lithium nitride; and boron nitride particles in a non-aggregated state; wherein the content of the second component in the thermal conductive inorganic particles is from 5 to 55 vol%; wherein the blending ratio of the thermal conductive inorganic particles is 10 to 4,900 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the electrically insulating polymer; and wherein the thermal conductive inorganic particles satisfy all requirements of the following to: to contain particles having a particle diameter of 10 μm to 400 μm in an amount of 80 vol% or more, to contain particles having a particle diameter of 20 μm to 400 μm in an amount of 60 vol% or more, and to contain particles having a particle diameter of 30 μm to 400 μm in an amount of 40 vol% or more,the particle diameter being determined using the method described in the specification. to contain particles having a particle diameter of 10 μm to 400 μm in an amount of 80 vol% or more, to contain particles having a particle diameter of 20 μm to 400 μm in an amount of 60 vol% or more, and to contain particles having a particle diameter of 30 μm to 400 μm in an amount of 40 vol% or more,the particle diameter being determined using the method described in the specification.
An air supply device for extracting exhaust air from a room and leading fresh supply air into the room comprising - a casing, forming an outer layer of the air supply device, - a body, made of elastic material, arranged inside the casing, wherein the body comprises an upper part and a lower part, - an exhaust air channel arranged inside the body for extracting the exhaust air from the room, - a supply air channel arranged inside the body for leading the supply air into the room, and - a cooker hood air channel for extracting cooker hood air from the room, characterized in that a heat transfer unit is arranged inside the lower part of the body and within the exhaust air channel and the supply air channel to transfer thermal energy between exhaust air, flowing in the exhaust air channel, and supply air, flowing in the supply air channel, and the air supply device comprises a cooker hood air inlet connected to the cooker hood air channel for conducting cooker hood air into the air supply device, wherein the cooker hood air inlet is closed with a cap that is integral with cooker hood inlet. - a casing, forming an outer layer of the air supply device, - a body, made of elastic material, arranged inside the casing, wherein the body comprises an upper part and a lower part, - an exhaust air channel arranged inside the body for extracting the exhaust air from the room, - a supply air channel arranged inside the body for leading the supply air into the room, and - a cooker hood air channel for extracting cooker hood air from the room, a heat transfer unit is arranged inside the lower part of the body and within the exhaust air channel and the supply air channel to transfer thermal energy between exhaust air, flowing in the exhaust air channel, and supply air, flowing in the supply air channel, and the air supply device comprises a cooker hood air inlet connected to the cooker hood air channel for conducting cooker hood air into the air supply device, wherein the cooker hood air inlet is closed with a cap that is integral with cooker hood inlet.
A luminaire (100,200), comprising: a light guide, the light guide having at least one edge; a window comprising said light guide; at least one light source coupled to the edge of said light guide and configured for providing light into said light guide; a reflector (116,152) positioned adjacent to the edge and said light source, said reflector (116,152) configured to direct light from said light source towards the edge of said light guide; characterised in tha t the luminaire (100,200) comprises an exterior side and an interior side and wherein the reflector is positioned on the exterior side of the luminaire; and the luminaire further comprising: a motor coupled with said reflector, said motor configured to move said reflector between i) a first position that is adjacent to said light guide for reflecting light from said light source towards the interior side of the luminaire, and ii) a second position that is non-adjacent to said light guide. a light guide, the light guide having at least one edge; a window comprising said light guide; at least one light source coupled to the edge of said light guide and configured for providing light into said light guide; a reflector (116,152) positioned adjacent to the edge and said light source, said reflector (116,152) configured to direct light from said light source towards the edge of said light guide; characterised in tha t the luminaire (100,200) comprises an exterior side and an interior side and wherein the reflector is positioned on the exterior side of the luminaire; and the luminaire further comprising: a motor coupled with said reflector, said motor configured to move said reflector between i) a first position that is adjacent to said light guide for reflecting light from said light source towards the interior side of the luminaire, and ii) a second position that is non-adjacent to said light guide.
A leak preventing appliance for preventing liquid from leaking out of a damaged tank, the leak preventing appliance comprising a vacuum pump and a suction head for being pressed against an outer wall of the tank under the effect of an underpressure generated by the vacuum pump, wherein the suction head comprises: - a first chamber with an opening intended for facing said tank wall when the suction head is pressed against it; and - at least one second chamber arranged around the first chamber and connected to a suction side of the vacuum pump, the second chamber having an opening intended for facing said tank wall so as to allow the suction head for being pressed against the tank wall and for being thereby attached to it when a reduced pressure is produced in the second chamber by the vacuum pump, characterized in that the first chamber is connectable to the suction side of the vacuum pump via a valve device, which is configured to keep the first chamber connected to the suction side of the vacuum pump when a reduced pressure produced in the second chamber by the vacuum pump is below a threshold value and to otherwise keep the first chamber disconnected from the suction side of the vacuum pump. - a first chamber with an opening intended for facing said tank wall when the suction head is pressed against it; and - at least one second chamber arranged around the first chamber and connected to a suction side of the vacuum pump, the second chamber having an opening intended for facing said tank wall so as to allow the suction head for being pressed against the tank wall and for being thereby attached to it when a reduced pressure is produced in the second chamber by the vacuum pump,
A beam switching method, performed by a mobile terminal, comprising: monitoring whether a first blockage event occurs to an antenna of the terminal; and transmitting a beam switching request to a network-side device, in a case that the first blockage event occurs, wherein the first blockage event comprises that a quality loss occurs to beam links corresponding to at least a second predetermined number of downlink beams, the second predetermined number of downlink beams are from a first predetermined number of downlink beams corresponding to one antenna panel of the terminal, and the first predetermined number is greater than or equal to the second predetermined number. monitoring whether a first blockage event occurs to an antenna of the terminal; and transmitting a beam switching request to a network-side device, in a case that the first blockage event occurs, wherein the first blockage event comprises that a quality loss occurs to beam links corresponding to at least a second predetermined number of downlink beams, the second predetermined number of downlink beams are from a first predetermined number of downlink beams corresponding to one antenna panel of the terminal, and the first predetermined number is greater than or equal to the second predetermined number.
A method for digitally demodulating a minimum-shift keying, MSK, signal, said method comprising the steps of: receiving a sequence of sampled in-phase-quadrature phase, I-Q, format MSK symbols; processing three MSK symbols at a time of the received sequence of sampled I-Q format MSK symbols, said three MSK symbols being selected by using a sliding window; rating all eight possible combinations of three modulating symbols as to the likelihood of being a source for a currently processed and possibly impaired input waveform segment; computing the ratings from the I-Q waveform of the three MSK symbols input by a bank of matched filters with linearly quantized outputs of the bank of matched filters wherein each filter of said matched filters covers one of eight possible combinations of the three consecutive MSK symbols; defining a trellis receiving said linearly quantized outputs that represents a probabilistic relationship within a sequence of ratings based on ratings that are related through common symbols in an overlap of consecutive window positions of said sliding window; and using the trellis to drive a Viterbi decoder to find a best estimate for each of the individual modulating symbols. receiving a sequence of sampled in-phase-quadrature phase, I-Q, format MSK symbols; processing three MSK symbols at a time of the received sequence of sampled I-Q format MSK symbols, said three MSK symbols being selected by using a sliding window; rating all eight possible combinations of three modulating symbols as to the likelihood of being a source for a currently processed and possibly impaired input waveform segment; computing the ratings from the I-Q waveform of the three MSK symbols input by a bank of matched filters with linearly quantized outputs of the bank of matched filters wherein each filter of said matched filters covers one of eight possible combinations of the three consecutive MSK symbols; defining a trellis receiving said linearly quantized outputs that represents a probabilistic relationship within a sequence of ratings based on ratings that are related through common symbols in an overlap of consecutive window positions of said sliding window; and using the trellis to drive a Viterbi decoder to find a best estimate for each of the individual modulating symbols.
A method of screening candidate materials for preventing or treating a degenerative brain disease, the method comprising: (a) contacting a target assay sample to a reactive astrocyte originating from hippocampus of an animal model with brain injury, a virus-infected animal, Parkinson's disease animal model, or an Alzheimer's disease animal model; and (b) determining if the target assay sample reduces a concentration of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the reactive astrocyte or reduce release of GABA from the reactive astrocyte, wherein the target assay sample is determined as a candidate material for diagnosing or treating a degenerative brain disease if the target assay sample is determined to reduce the concentration of GABA in the reactive astrocyte or to reduce the release of GABA from the reactive astrocyte. (a) contacting a target assay sample to a reactive astrocyte originating from hippocampus of an animal model with brain injury, a virus-infected animal, Parkinson's disease animal model, or an Alzheimer's disease animal model; and (b) determining if the target assay sample reduces a concentration of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the reactive astrocyte or reduce release of GABA from the reactive astrocyte,
A detection system comprising: an assay device having one or more chambers for containing a liquid sample; a drive arrangement engaging the assay device to rotate the assay device; one or more light sources each arranged to emit light towards a corresponding one of the one or more chambers, wherein the emitted light forms a light path between the light source and its respective chamber; a diffuser corresponding to each of the one or more light sources, each diffuser arranged in a respective light path; and a light receiver corresponding to each of the one or more light sources, each light receiver arranged to receive light from its respective light source transmitted through a corresponding chamber, characterised in that the assay device comprises for each chamber, a first surface arranged to reflect light from the corresponding light source to the chamber, and a second surface arranged to reflect light from the chamber to the corresponding light receiver. an assay device having one or more chambers for containing a liquid sample; a drive arrangement engaging the assay device to rotate the assay device; one or more light sources each arranged to emit light towards a corresponding one of the one or more chambers, wherein the emitted light forms a light path between the light source and its respective chamber; a diffuser corresponding to each of the one or more light sources, each diffuser arranged in a respective light path; and a light receiver corresponding to each of the one or more light sources, each light receiver arranged to receive light from its respective light source transmitted through a corresponding chamber, characterised in that the assay device comprises for each chamber, a first surface arranged to reflect light from the corresponding light source to the chamber, and a second surface arranged to reflect light from the chamber to the corresponding light receiver.
A method for providing a prognosis of a subject with a prostate cell proliferative disorder, comprising the steps of: a) determining the expression status of the gene PITX2 in a biological sample obtained from said subject; and b) determining the prognosis of said subject based on said expression, wherein underexpression is indicative of a negative prognosis, wherein the expression is determined by measuring the level ofmRNA. a) determining the expression status of the gene PITX2 in a biological sample obtained from said subject; and b) determining the prognosis of said subject based on said expression, wherein underexpression is indicative of a negative prognosis,
Method of operating a heat pump laundry treatment apparatus, in particular a heat pump laundry dryer or a heat pump washing machine having drying function, wherein the laundry treatment apparatus comprises: a control unit controlling the operation of the laundry treatment apparatus, a laundry treatment chamber for treating laundry using process air, a process air circuit (20, 20a - 20d) for circulating the process air, a heat pump system having a refrigerant loop, in which the refrigerant fluid is circulated through a first and a second heat exchanger (10, 12), a compressor for circulating the refrigerant fluid through the refrigerant loop, and a cooling fan unit for cooling the compressor, wherein during the operation the conveyance capacity of the cooling fan unit is varied, and wherein the method is characterized in that it comprises: monitoring the conveyance capacity (T_on) of the cooling fan unit, and if the monitored conveyance capacity (T_on) is equal to or below a minimum conveyance capacity value (T_en), increasing the conveyance capacity (T_f_on). a control unit controlling the operation of the laundry treatment apparatus, a laundry treatment chamber for treating laundry using process air, a process air circuit (20, 20a - 20d) for circulating the process air, a heat pump system having a refrigerant loop, in which the refrigerant fluid is circulated through a first and a second heat exchanger (10, 12), a compressor for circulating the refrigerant fluid through the refrigerant loop, and a cooling fan unit for cooling the compressor, wherein during the operation the conveyance capacity of the cooling fan unit is varied, and monitoring the conveyance capacity (T_on) of the cooling fan unit, and if the monitored conveyance capacity (T_on) is equal to or below a minimum conveyance capacity value (T_en), increasing the conveyance capacity (T_f_on).
A winding apparatus comprising: a pair of first latch pawls (13,14) provided with a distance therebetween so as to sandwich one of magnetic poles of a multi-pole armature; a flyer that is configured to feed a wire while rotating around the pair of first latch pawls so as to loop and wind the wire around the pair of first latch pawls; and a first moving mechanism (16,21) that is configured to move the pair of first latch pawls to a position of sandwiching the one of the magnetic poles; the winding apparatus being characterised in that the first moving mechanism is configured to insert the wire wound around the pair of first latch pawls into slots formed between the magnetic poles so that the wire is wound around the one of the magnetic poles.
Use of a composition containing guanidino acetic acid and glycine for reducing the moisture in poultry faeces and/or for reducing the nitrogen content in poultry faeces, in each case during rearing, husbandry or fattening of the poultry.