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A method of manufacturing a wood board, comprising: - applying a binder composition, notably in the form of an aqueous solution, to loose wood matter to provide resinated loose wood matter, - arranging the resinated wood matter as a sheet of loosely arranged resinated wood matter; and - subjecting the sheet of loosely arranged resinated wood matter to heat and pressure to cure the binder composition and to form the wood board from the sheet of loosely arranged resinated wood; wherein the binder composition is a sugar-based binder composition which comprises: - polymerizable reactants, wherein at least 50% by dry weight of the polymerizable reactants comprise reactants selected from: i) one or more reducing sugar reactants; ii) one or more reactants which under curing conditions will generate one or more reducing sugar reactants; iii) curable reaction product(s) of one or more reducing sugar reactant(s); iv) reactants which under curing conditions will react with the one or more reducing sugar reactants; and v) combinations of the aforementioned reactants; - optional fillers, and - at least one further particulate additive selected from the group consisting of: - particulate additive(s) having a BET specific surface area which is ≥ 50 m 2 /g as measured in accordance with the ISO 9277 standard; - amorphous silica particles, notably synthetic amorphous silica particles; - fumed silica particles; and - untreated fumed silica particles. - applying a binder composition, notably in the form of an aqueous solution, to loose wood matter to provide resinated loose wood matter, - arranging the resinated wood matter as a sheet of loosely arranged resinated wood matter; and - subjecting the sheet of loosely arranged resinated wood matter to heat and pressure to cure the binder composition and to form the wood board from the sheet of loosely arranged resinated wood; - polymerizable reactants, wherein at least 50% by dry weight of the polymerizable reactants comprise reactants selected from: i) one or more reducing sugar reactants; ii) one or more reactants which under curing conditions will generate one or more reducing sugar reactants; iii) curable reaction product(s) of one or more reducing sugar reactant(s); iv) reactants which under curing conditions will react with the one or more reducing sugar reactants; and v) combinations of the aforementioned reactants; - optional fillers, and - at least one further particulate additive selected from the group consisting of: - particulate additive(s) having a BET specific surface area which is ≥ 50 m 2 /g as measured in accordance with the ISO 9277 standard; - amorphous silica particles, notably synthetic amorphous silica particles; - fumed silica particles; and - untreated fumed silica particles. - fumed silica particles; and - untreated fumed silica particles.
A striker for a lock having a pocket on a support element for receiving a locking element of the lock in closed position, having a diaphragm forming a partial region of a wall of the pocket and having a support plate (20, 120) forming a further partial region of the pocket for positive reception of the locking element, wherein the diaphragm is connected to the support plate (20, 120) via a predetermined breaking point, characterized in that the support plate (20, 120) has a holder for fastening a sensor unit for detecting the locking element and in that, owing to the predetermined breaking point, the diaphragm can be easily replaced by the sensor unit.
An electromagnetic wave absorbing material characterized by comprising a fibrous carbon nanohorn aggregate composed of a plurality of single-walled carbon nanohorns gathering in a fibrous form, the fibrous carbon nanohorn aggregate includes particles of a magnetic material selected from a single body of Fe, Ni or Co or a mixture thereof inside the fibrous carbon nanohorn aggregate, and the fibrous carbon nanohorn aggregate is produced by using a carbon target containing the magnetic material in an amount of 5 to 20% by mass with respect to carbon as a catalyst.
A brake system of a straddle type vehicle which has a brake pedal and a master cylinder generating hydraulic pressure when it receives an operational force from the brake pedal, wherein the system further comprises a rod extending from said master cylinder and inputting the operational force of said brake pedal to said master cylinder; a coil spring coaxially arranged with said rod and providing a reaction force to said brake pedal; and a reaction adjustment mechanism provided on said rod and configured so as to be movable in the axial direction of said rod, such that a length of said coil spring in the axial direction of said rod can be adjusted by changing the position on said rod of said reaction adjustment mechanism; wherein said coil spring is sandwiched by a receiver side retainer abutting on one end of said coil spring and a compression side retainer abutting on the other end of said coil spring; wherein said compression side retainer is configured so as to be movable in the axial direction of said rod by means of a screw engagement; and wherein the distance between said receiver side retainer and said compression side retainer can be adjusted by changing the position of said compression side retainer on said rod, so as to adjust the length of said coil spring; wherein the brake system is characterized in that the reaction adjustment mechanism is formed separately on said master cylinder; and in that said receiver side retainer is formed separately from said master cylinder, is supported on said master cylinder, and is urged against said master cylinder by said coil spring.
A method for forming a multilayer coating film by sequentially performing the following steps to: applying a colored paint to a substrate, followed by heating, to form a colored coating film, wherein the substrate is a base material on which a cationic or an anionic electrodeposition paint is applied, applying a base paint to the colored coating film formed in step to form a base coating film, applying an effect pigment dispersion to the base coating film formed in step to form an effect coating film, applying a clear paint to the effect coating film formed in step to form a clear coating film, and heating the uncured base coating film, the uncured effect coating film, and the uncured clear coating film formed in steps to to thereby simultaneously cure these three coating films; wherein the effect pigment dispersion contains water, a rheology control agent, and a flake-effect pigment, and has a solids content of 0.5 to 10 mass%, the flake-effect pigment is an interference pigment in which a transparent or translucent base material is coated with a metal oxide, the flake-effect pigment is contained in an amount of 30 to 90 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the total solids content in the effect pigment dispersion, and wherein the rheology control agent is at least one selected from the group consisting of a mineral-based rheology control agent, a polyacrylic acid-based rheology control agent, and a cellulose-based rheology control agent. applying a colored paint to a substrate, followed by heating, to form a colored coating film, wherein the substrate is a base material on which a cationic or an anionic electrodeposition paint is applied, applying a base paint to the colored coating film formed in step to form a base coating film, applying an effect pigment dispersion to the base coating film formed in step to form an effect coating film, applying a clear paint to the effect coating film formed in step to form a clear coating film, and heating the uncured base coating film, the uncured effect coating film, and the uncured clear coating film formed in steps to to thereby simultaneously cure these three coating films; wherein the effect pigment dispersion contains water, a rheology control agent, and a flake-effect pigment, and has a solids content of 0.5 to 10 mass%, the flake-effect pigment is an interference pigment in which a transparent or translucent base material is coated with a metal oxide, the flake-effect pigment is contained in an amount of 30 to 90 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the total solids content in the effect pigment dispersion, and wherein the rheology control agent is at least one selected from the group consisting of a mineral-based rheology control agent, a polyacrylic acid-based rheology control agent, and a cellulose-based rheology control agent.
A method for full duplex communication including simultaneous transmission of upstream and downstream signals in a same frequency band by a device at a position in a network following a full duplex, FDX, Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification, DOCSIS, in a downstream direction, the method comprising: receiving, by the device, a downstream signal as a downstream analog signal from the FDX DOCSIS node and an upstream signal as an upstream analog signal in the same frequency band; separating, by one or more directional couplers (302, 316, 402, 414) of the device, the downstream analog signal and the upstream analog signal into a first path and a second path of the device, respectively; amplifying, by the device, the separated downstream analog signal using the first path and the separated upstream analog signal using the second path; isolating, by the device, the amplified downstream analog signal and the amplified upstream analog signal from one another, wherein isolating the amplified downstream analog signal and the amplified upstream analog signal comprises canceling crosstalk from the amplified downstream analog signal and/or the amplified upstream analog signal; sending, by the device, the amplified downstream analog signal downstream towards a subscriber device; and sending, by device, the amplified upstream analog signal towards the FDX DOCSIS node. receiving, by the device, a downstream signal as a downstream analog signal from the FDX DOCSIS node and an upstream signal as an upstream analog signal in the same frequency band; separating, by one or more directional couplers (302, 316, 402, 414) of the device, the downstream analog signal and the upstream analog signal into a first path and a second path of the device, respectively; amplifying, by the device, the separated downstream analog signal using the first path and the separated upstream analog signal using the second path; isolating, by the device, the amplified downstream analog signal and the amplified upstream analog signal from one another, wherein isolating the amplified downstream analog signal and the amplified upstream analog signal comprises canceling crosstalk from the amplified downstream analog signal and/or the amplified upstream analog signal; sending, by the device, the amplified downstream analog signal downstream towards a subscriber device; and sending, by device, the amplified upstream analog signal towards the FDX DOCSIS node.
Intraoral device for the repositioning of the tongue, comprising a fixable support member in relation to a patient's maxillary dental arch, the device comprising a strip mounted on the support member and extending along a longitudinal direction suitable for being inscribed in a sagittal plane of the patient, from a posterior end to an anterior end, characterised in that the strip comprises an elastically deformable portion configured to adopt alternately a rest position wherein the portion is positioned at least in part beyond a bite plane of the patient and at least one constrained position wherein the portion is deformed towards the bite plane.
Aircraft cabin, comprising an aircraft region having: - a main aisle extending along a longitudinal axis of the aircraft cabin, - a door aisle extending along a transverse axis of the aircraft cabin perpendicularly to the main aisle, wherein the door aisle separates two passenger seat sections of the aircraft cabin, - a rear passenger seat section adjoining the door aisle and extending rearwards therefrom in a direction of flight of an aircraft equipped with the aircraft cabin region, and - an aircraft monument arranged centrally in the door aisle and comprising at least one flight attendant seat (14, 14'), wherein the aircraft monument further comprises: - a support column carrying the at least one flight attendant seat (14, 14'), with the at least one flight attendant seat carried by the support column facing the rear passenger seat section of the aircraft cabin region, wherein the at least one flight attendant seat (14, 14') carried by the support column is arranged centrally with respect to the main aisle, and - at least one display screen integrated into the support column, with the at least one display screen positioned above the rear-facing flight attendant seat to face the rear passenger seat section of the aircraft cabin region such that it is clearly visible to passengers sitting on their seats in said rear passenger seat section of the aircraft cabin region. - a main aisle extending along a longitudinal axis of the aircraft cabin, - a door aisle extending along a transverse axis of the aircraft cabin perpendicularly to the main aisle, wherein the door aisle separates two passenger seat sections of the aircraft cabin, - a rear passenger seat section adjoining the door aisle and extending rearwards therefrom in a direction of flight of an aircraft equipped with the aircraft cabin region, and - an aircraft monument arranged centrally in the door aisle and comprising at least one flight attendant seat (14, 14'), wherein the aircraft monument further comprises: - a support column carrying the at least one flight attendant seat (14, 14'), with the at least one flight attendant seat carried by the support column facing the rear passenger seat section of the aircraft cabin region, wherein the at least one flight attendant seat (14, 14') carried by the support column is arranged centrally with respect to the main aisle, and - at least one display screen integrated into the support column, with the at least one display screen positioned above the rear-facing flight attendant seat to face the rear passenger seat section of the aircraft cabin region such that it is clearly visible to passengers sitting on their seats in said rear passenger seat section of the aircraft cabin region.
A multifunctional shaving system comprising - a handle with an internal channel for passing liquid, having a proximal end and a distal end; - a transition head connectable to the proximal end of the handle with a slot-type channel communicating in a connected state with the channel of the handle; - a cartridge holder in the form of a floating arm with an internal slot-type channel connectable to the proximal end of the transition head communicating in a connected state with the slot-type channel of the transition head; and - a removable cartridge, - further comprising an attachment connectable to the proximal end of the handle provided with a head with cleaning members on its outer surface for oral care, the attachment contains a channel communicating in a connected state with the channel of the handle and the outer surface of the head with the cleaning members, wherein the connections between the handle and the transition head, the transition head and the cartridge holder, the handle and the attachment are made detachable using a pin/plug connection, while in the distal end of the handle a socket is provided for inserting a proximal end of an adapter with an internal channel for passing liquid from a liquid source, and the connection between the cartridge and cartridge holder is configured to ensure the possibility of cartridge floating in its holder. - a handle with an internal channel for passing liquid, having a proximal end and a distal end; - a transition head connectable to the proximal end of the handle with a slot-type channel communicating in a connected state with the channel of the handle; - a cartridge holder in the form of a floating arm with an internal slot-type channel connectable to the proximal end of the transition head communicating in a connected state with the slot-type channel of the transition head; and - a removable cartridge, - further comprising an attachment connectable to the proximal end of the handle provided with a head with cleaning members on its outer surface for oral care, the attachment contains a channel communicating in a connected state with the channel of the handle and the outer surface of the head with the cleaning members, wherein the connections between the handle and the transition head, the transition head and the cartridge holder, the handle and the attachment are made detachable using a pin/plug connection, while in the distal end of the handle a socket is provided for inserting a proximal end of an adapter with an internal channel for passing liquid from a liquid source, and the connection between the cartridge and cartridge holder is configured to ensure the possibility of cartridge floating in its holder.
A resin-metal composite member for a tire, the member comprising: a metal member; an adhesive layer; and a covering resin layer in this order, characterized in that: the adhesive layer includes a continuous phase that contains a polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer having a polar functional group, and a discontinuous phase that contains at least one of a polyphenylene ether resin or a styrene resin and contains a styrene-based elastomer having an epoxy group.
A method for melting steel in an electric arc furnace including the steps of - providing a hot heel in the EAF, - loading metal scrap into the EAF, and - melting the metal scrap in the EAF, characterized in that the mass of the hot heel provided is according to the formula: m h = R ⁢ T m - T s ⁢ x ⁢ C p s T h - T m ⁢ x ⁢ C p l + Q ⁢ m s where m h is the mass of the hot heel provided, m s the mass of the initially loaded scrap that is beyond the surface of the hot heel, T m is the melting temperature of the scrap, T s is the temperature of the scrap at loading thereof, T h is the temperature of the hot heel at the loading of the scrap, C p s is the specific heat capacity of the scrap, C p l Is the specific heat capacity of the hot heel, Q is the specific melt heat for the scrap and R is a coefficient that is at least 0,75, and in that electromagnet stirring is applied to the process, wherein the mass of the hot heel provided is calculated through a process and control device based on stored and measured values for the parameters in the formula. - providing a hot heel in the EAF, - loading metal scrap into the EAF, and - melting the metal scrap in the EAF,
A cyclonic separation apparatus for a vacuum cleaner, the cyclonic separation apparatus comprising: a cyclone with a hollow generally cylindrical body, a hollow generally frusto-conical body tapering away from the cylindrical body and a longitudinal central axis through the cylindrical body and the frusto-conical body; a discharge nozzle through the frusto-conical body at a longitudinal end of the cyclone; an air inlet port through a side of the cylindrical body, wherein the air inlet port is arranged tangentially to the cylindrical body; an air outlet port through the cylindrical body at an opposite longitudinal end of the cyclone; and a dirt container in communication with the cyclone, characterised in that the cyclonic separation apparatus comprises: a deflector fin arranged within the cyclone to deflect, in use, air flow from the air inlet port in a helical path around the cyclone and towards the discharge nozzle, wherein the deflector fin is arranged transverse to the path of air flow from the air inlet port. a cyclone with a hollow generally cylindrical body, a hollow generally frusto-conical body tapering away from the cylindrical body and a longitudinal central axis through the cylindrical body and the frusto-conical body; a discharge nozzle through the frusto-conical body at a longitudinal end of the cyclone; an air inlet port through a side of the cylindrical body, wherein the air inlet port is arranged tangentially to the cylindrical body; an air outlet port through the cylindrical body at an opposite longitudinal end of the cyclone; and a dirt container in communication with the cyclone, characterised in that the cyclonic separation apparatus comprises: a deflector fin arranged within the cyclone to deflect, in use, air flow from the air inlet port in a helical path around the cyclone and towards the discharge nozzle, wherein the deflector fin is arranged transverse to the path of air flow from the air inlet port.
A treatment planning apparatus, comprising: a quality metric generator configured to electronically generate a first quality metric based on input received via a user interface; an optimizer configured to determine treatment parameters for a treatment plan that is executable by a processing unit of a treatment machine to operate the treatment machine, wherein the optimizer is configured to determine the treatment parameters for the treatment plan based on the first quality metric; and a controller configured to influence how the optimizer performs optimization, wherein the controller is configured to provide a first continuous function (502, 504, 506) for the first quality metric; characterized in that: the first continuous function (502, 504, 506) associates values of the first quality metric with respective prioritization metric values. a quality metric generator configured to electronically generate a first quality metric based on input received via a user interface; an optimizer configured to determine treatment parameters for a treatment plan that is executable by a processing unit of a treatment machine to operate the treatment machine, wherein the optimizer is configured to determine the treatment parameters for the treatment plan based on the first quality metric; and a controller configured to influence how the optimizer performs optimization, wherein the controller is configured to provide a first continuous function (502, 504, 506) for the first quality metric; characterized in that: the first continuous function (502, 504, 506) associates values of the first quality metric with respective prioritization metric values.