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A charging device, comprising: a photosensitive member; a charging member for electrically charging the photosensitive member by being supplied with a voltage; and a supporting member for supporting said charging member so as to press-contact to the photosensitive member, wherein said charging member comprises: an electroconductive support; an elastic base layer supported by said electroconductive support; and an elastic surface layer, provided on a surface of said elastic base layer, having a hardness higher than said elastic base layer; wherein said elastic surface layer is provided with projected portions and recessed portions, and wherein the projected portions are elastically deformable in contact with the photosensitive member, leaving electrically dischargeable gaps between the recessed portions of said elastic surface layer and the photosensitive member characterized in that when a potential difference between a surface of said charging member and a surface of the photosensitive member is V, an urging force for urging said charging member toward the photosensitive member is P, a height of the projected portions before deformation is L (m), the sum of contact areas where the projected portions contact the photosensitive member is S, and Young's modulus when said elastic base layer and said elastic surface layer are deformed is E (MPa), these parameters satisfy the following relationship: V − 312 / 6.2 × 10 − 6 m > L 1 − P / ES > 7.7 × 10 − 6 m. a photosensitive member; a charging member for electrically charging the photosensitive member by being supplied with a voltage; and a supporting member for supporting said charging member so as to press-contact to the photosensitive member, wherein said charging member comprises: an electroconductive support; an elastic base layer supported by said electroconductive support; and an elastic surface layer, provided on a surface of said elastic base layer, having a hardness higher than said elastic base layer; an electroconductive support; an elastic base layer supported by said electroconductive support; and an elastic surface layer, provided on a surface of said elastic base layer, having a hardness higher than said elastic base layer; wherein said elastic surface layer is provided with projected portions and recessed portions, and wherein the projected portions are elastically deformable in contact with the photosensitive member, leaving electrically dischargeable gaps between the recessed portions of said elastic surface layer and the photosensitive member characterized in that when a potential difference between a surface of said charging member and a surface of the photosensitive member is V, an urging force for urging said charging member toward the photosensitive member is P, a height of the projected portions before deformation is L (m), the sum of contact areas where the projected portions contact the photosensitive member is S, and Young's modulus when said elastic base layer and said elastic surface layer are deformed is E (MPa), these parameters satisfy the following relationship: V − 312 / 6.2 × 10 − 6 m > L 1 − P / ES > 7.7 × 10 − 6 m.
A method for producing cheese, the method comprising: treating a food raw material containing a milk protein with an oxidase and an iron-containing yeast.
A method of assembling a tower section of a wind turbine tower, comprising the steps of - arranging the tower section of the wind turbine tower in a horizontal orientation; - transporting a damper unit to a position inside the tower section while the tower section is arranged in the horizontal orientation; and - mounting the damper unit to the tower section, wherein the damper unit is configured to damp motions of the wind turbine tower, wherein the damper unit extends in a longitudinal direction, characterized in that transporting the damper unit into the tower section comprises - orienting the damper unit such that its longitudinal direction is substantially parallel to a horizontal transport direction; - transporting the damper unit along the horizontal transport direction to a position inside the tower section; and - rotating the damper unit while the damper unit is located inside the tower section such that its longitudinal direction is substantially perpendicular to the horizontal transport direction. - arranging the tower section of the wind turbine tower in a horizontal orientation; - transporting a damper unit to a position inside the tower section while the tower section is arranged in the horizontal orientation; and - mounting the damper unit to the tower section, wherein the damper unit is configured to damp motions of the wind turbine tower, - orienting the damper unit such that its longitudinal direction is substantially parallel to a horizontal transport direction; - transporting the damper unit along the horizontal transport direction to a position inside the tower section; and - rotating the damper unit while the damper unit is located inside the tower section such that its longitudinal direction is substantially perpendicular to the horizontal transport direction.
A device for the temporary interconnection of accessories to a truck or an articulated rig composed of tractor and trailer or semi trailer, comprising a box-like body or support provided in an upward region with first means for anchoring and locking to a bracket which constitutes the chassis of said truck or articulated rig composed of tractor and trailer or semi trailer, characterized in that said box-like body or support is provided laterally and frontally with first means for temporary interconnection to complementarily shaped second engagement means which are provided in said accessories and frontally with third means for temporary or stable interconnection to said accessories.
A computer-implemented method of determining a route in an area covered by an electronic map, the map comprising a plurality of segments representing navigable segments in the area covered by the electronic map, each segment being associated with: jam probability data representative of a likelihood of a jam on the segment, jam travel time data representative of the time to traverse that segment when it is considered jammed, and non-jam travel time data representative of the time to traverse that segment when it is not considered jammed, the method comprising: exploring routes between an origin and a destination in the area to determine a minimum cost route, wherein the cost of each of a plurality of segments is determined using a cost function such that the cost for a segment is based at least on a reliability measure indicative of an expected reliability of the segment under a theoretical traffic condition, said reliability measure being obtained using the jam probability data, the jam travel time data and the non-jam travel time data associated with the segment, and wherein the theoretical traffic condition is selected from a plurality of predefined traffic severity levels; and outputting said determined minimum cost route between the origin and the destination. exploring routes between an origin and a destination in the area to determine a minimum cost route, wherein the cost of each of a plurality of segments is determined using a cost function such that the cost for a segment is based at least on a reliability measure indicative of an expected reliability of the segment under a theoretical traffic condition, said reliability measure being obtained using the jam probability data, the jam travel time data and the non-jam travel time data associated with the segment, and wherein the theoretical traffic condition is selected from a plurality of predefined traffic severity levels; and outputting said determined minimum cost route between the origin and the destination.
An apparatus for edge binding a textile work product that has a perimeter comprising first and second edges that meet at a corner at approximately right angles, a binding tape being folded around and attached to the second edge so that an end portion of the binding tape projects beyond the corner in a direction of the second edge, said apparatus comprising a corner finishing device and a conveyor (101, 41) for engagement with the textile work product, and a control device operatively connected to the conveyor (101, 41) and the corner finishing device, said control device being configured to: operate at least one of the conveyor (101, 41) and the corner finishing device to arrange the textile work product with the corner in alignment with the corner finishing device; and operate the corner finishing device to apply a heat seal to the end portion at the corner and cut the end portion at the heat seal to close the binding tape at the corner, wherein the corner finishing device comprises a heat sealing unit which is operable to form a slot with a height that is smaller than a thickness of the binding tape on the second edge, wherein the control device is configured to, before operating the corner finishing device to apply the heat seal, operate at least one of the conveyor (101, 41) and the corner finishing device to arrange the end portion to extend through the heat sealing unit, operate the heat sealing unit to form the slot with the end portion extending through the slot, and operate the corner finishing device to pull the end portion through the slot in a first direction to thereby drive the corner towards, and optionally into contact with, the slot. operate at least one of the conveyor (101, 41) and the corner finishing device to arrange the textile work product with the corner in alignment with the corner finishing device; and operate the corner finishing device to apply a heat seal to the end portion at the corner and cut the end portion at the heat seal to close the binding tape at the corner, wherein the corner finishing device comprises a heat sealing unit which is operable to form a slot with a height that is smaller than a thickness of the binding tape on the second edge, wherein the control device is configured to, before operating the corner finishing device to apply the heat seal, operate at least one of the conveyor (101, 41) and the corner finishing device to arrange the end portion to extend through the heat sealing unit, operate the heat sealing unit to form the slot with the end portion extending through the slot, and operate the corner finishing device to pull the end portion through the slot in a first direction to thereby drive the corner towards, and optionally into contact with, the slot.
Method of starting an electric motor powered by an alternating power supply voltage, said method consisting of supplying current to the motor during each voltage supply period with a delay t ret, said starting method comprising a first sequence in which the following steps are carried out in each n th period of the power supply voltage, where n is an integer number greater than 0: a) determine the value of a variation of a resistance of the electric motor during the previous n periods of the power supply voltage, b) compare said value of the variation of the determined motor resistance with a first threshold resistance value, c) if the value of the variation of the motor resistance is less than the first threshold value, reduce the delay t ret, wherein steps a) to c) are applied after an initial duration t int 1.. a) determine the value of a variation of a resistance of the electric motor during the previous n periods of the power supply voltage, b) compare said value of the variation of the determined motor resistance with a first threshold resistance value, c) if the value of the variation of the motor resistance is less than the first threshold value, reduce the delay t ret,
Hydraulic composition for the construction of pavements, and in particular for the repair of pavements, comprising: - a hydraulic binder comprising a cement, - 0.18% to 0.35% of a superplasticiser, where the percentage is expressed by dry weight compared with the cement, and where said superplasticiser comprises a branched polymer comprising at least one pendant chain, with a terminal function of the phosphonate or phosphate type, and - 0.25% to 2% of a setting accelerator, where the percentage is expressed by dry weight compared with the cement, where said setting accelerator comprises a calcium salt, where said hydraulic composition has a Water/Cement ratio higher than 0.38 and strictly less than 0.45. - a hydraulic binder comprising a cement, - 0.18% to 0.35% of a superplasticiser, where the percentage is expressed by dry weight compared with the cement, and where said superplasticiser comprises a branched polymer comprising at least one pendant chain, with a terminal function of the phosphonate or phosphate type, and - 0.25% to 2% of a setting accelerator, where the percentage is expressed by dry weight compared with the cement, where said setting accelerator comprises a calcium salt, where said hydraulic composition has a Water/Cement ratio higher than 0.38 and strictly less than 0.45.
System (1; 100; 200) for producing reinforcing cages for wind turbine tower segments, wherein a reinforcing cage has in each case essentially horizontally oriented ring segments (13, 14) and essentially vertically oriented stiffening elements (27; 127), the system having: - a receiving area which is adapted so as to receive the preferably inner, essentially horizontally oriented ring segments of the reinforcing cage, - a first handling robot (3; 61; 103; 203) for supplying and positioning the stiffening elements, and - a second handling robot (21; 121; 221) for connecting the ring elements to the stiffening elements, characterized in that for producing reinforcing cages with stiffening elements formed from a helically bent endless material, the first handling robot has bending means and interacts with a feed unit which feeds the endless material to the bending means, wherein the bending means are configured so as to bend the fed endless material in such a way that the stiffening means are formed helically. - a receiving area which is adapted so as to receive the preferably inner, essentially horizontally oriented ring segments of the reinforcing cage, - a first handling robot (3; 61; 103; 203) for supplying and positioning the stiffening elements, and - a second handling robot (21; 121; 221) for connecting the ring elements to the stiffening elements,
Processing machine, comprising - a water jet cutting head with a connection for the fluid required for cutting, wherein - the processing machine comprises a further processing device, wherein - the processing machine together with the further processing device can be rotated about at least one axis, - the water jet cutting head is arranged at a radial distance from the axis of rotation of the processing machine, wherein - the water jet cutting head is mounted rotatably about an axis, and - the axis of rotation of the further processing device and the axis of rotation of the water jet cutting head are arranged parallel to one another, wherein - the water jet cutting head is equipped with a supply line for the fluid required for cutting, in particular water, wherein the supply line extends from a connection point of the axis of the processing machine to the connection of the water jet cutting head, wherein - the supply line is arranged in a projecting, in particular curved, manner between the connection point and the connection of the water jet cutting head. - a water jet cutting head with a connection for the fluid required for cutting, wherein - the processing machine comprises a further processing device, wherein - the processing machine together with the further processing device can be rotated about at least one axis, - the water jet cutting head is arranged at a radial distance from the axis of rotation of the processing machine, wherein - the water jet cutting head is mounted rotatably about an axis, and - the axis of rotation of the further processing device and the axis of rotation of the water jet cutting head are arranged parallel to one another, wherein - the water jet cutting head is equipped with a supply line for the fluid required for cutting, in particular water, wherein the supply line extends from a connection point of the axis of the processing machine to the connection of the water jet cutting head, wherein - the supply line is arranged in a projecting, in particular curved, manner between the connection point and the connection of the water jet cutting head.
A method performed in a transmitting node of a radio network for adjusting transmission properties for data transfer, the method comprising the steps of: - transmitting a first transport block using a set of transport transmission properties including a Modulation and Coding Scheme, MCS, to a receiving node; transmitting a probing block to the receiving node using a set of probing transmission properties including a more aggressive MCS than the MCS used for transmitting the first transport block that results in a reduced transmission robustness in relation to the set of transport transmission properties used for the first transport block, wherein the probing block comprises payload data which is also included in the first transport block - reconfiguring the set of transport transmission properties for further transport blocks based on information communicated by the receiving node indicating successful decoding of the probing block by the receiving node. - transmitting a first transport block using a set of transport transmission properties including a Modulation and Coding Scheme, MCS, to a receiving node; transmitting a probing block to the receiving node using a set of probing transmission properties including a more aggressive MCS than the MCS used for transmitting the first transport block that results in a reduced transmission robustness in relation to the set of transport transmission properties used for the first transport block, wherein the probing block comprises payload data which is also included in the first transport block - reconfiguring the set of transport transmission properties for further transport blocks based on information communicated by the receiving node indicating successful decoding of the probing block by the receiving node.
A control and signaling unit for beacon lights, characterized in that it comprises: - a base body of encumbrances not greater than the dimensions of the base of a conventional beacon light to be modified; - a printed circuit board which is integral with said base body and provided with at least one power supply stage, at least one stage for connection to an antenna, and at least one illumination stage constituted by a plurality of LEDs which have at least partially overlapping emission cones so as to define a distributed illumination around said board characterized in that said board comprises at least one end laminar element integral with an edge thereof and perpendicular thereto, said laminar element supporting LEDs at right angles to those on the mutually opposite faces of said board, for the emission of light beams in a direction perpendicular to the light emitted by the LEDs on said board wherein there are at least two of said laminar elements, for supporting respective LEDs having a beam emission direction in directions at right angles to the beam emitted by the LEDs present on said board. - a base body of encumbrances not greater than the dimensions of the base of a conventional beacon light to be modified; - a printed circuit board which is integral with said base body and provided with at least one power supply stage, at least one stage for connection to an antenna, and at least one illumination stage constituted by a plurality of LEDs which have at least partially overlapping emission cones so as to define a distributed illumination around said board characterized in that said board comprises at least one end laminar element integral with an edge thereof and perpendicular thereto, said laminar element supporting LEDs at right angles to those on the mutually opposite faces of said board, for the emission of light beams in a direction perpendicular to the light emitted by the LEDs on said board wherein there are at least two of said laminar elements, for supporting respective LEDs having a beam emission direction in directions at right angles to the beam emitted by the LEDs present on said board.
A method of encoding a picture in an image sequence, comprising: dividing said picture into a plurality of pairs of vertically adjacent macroblocks; selectively encoding at least one of said plurality of pairs of macroblocks at a time in frame coding mode where the at least one of said plurality of pairs of macroblocks includes frame macroblocks each including both top and bottom field pixels, and at least one of said plurality of pairs of macroblocks at a time in field coding mode where the at least one of said plurality of pairs of macroblocks is divided into field macroblocks each including either top or bottom field pixels; and deriving at least two motion vectors and two associated reference pictures for at least one block of said at least one pair of macroblocks of said plurality of pairs of macroblocks, wherein said at least one block has a size smaller than said at least one of the plurality of pairs of macroblocks. dividing said picture into a plurality of pairs of vertically adjacent macroblocks; selectively encoding at least one of said plurality of pairs of macroblocks at a time in frame coding mode where the at least one of said plurality of pairs of macroblocks includes frame macroblocks each including both top and bottom field pixels, and at least one of said plurality of pairs of macroblocks at a time in field coding mode where the at least one of said plurality of pairs of macroblocks is divided into field macroblocks each including either top or bottom field pixels; and deriving at least two motion vectors and two associated reference pictures for at least one block of said at least one pair of macroblocks of said plurality of pairs of macroblocks, wherein said at least one block has a size smaller than said at least one of the plurality of pairs of macroblocks.
A surgical jig for use in surgery for forming a recess (44, 46) in a surface of a surgical target bone of a patient, the surgical jig having an inner surface matching a surface shape of the surgical target bone of the patient and to be in contact with the surface of the surgical target bone, and a penetrating opening (30, 32) formed in correspondence with a site where the recess (44, 46) is to be formed, wherein the surgical target bone is a temporal bone, the recess (44, 46) includes a main recess for accommodating a transducer of a bone-anchored hearing aid, and at least two sub-recesses to which fastening screws for fixing the transducer are to be screwed, the penetrating opening (30, 32) includes a main penetrating opening formed in correspondence with a site where the main recess is to be formed, and at least two sub-penetrating openings formed in correspondence with sites where the sub-recesses are to be formed, and an outer surface of the surgical jig also matches the surface shape of the surgical target bone.