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Diaphragm valve comprising: a drive body or an intermediate body; a diaphragm; and a pressure piece; characterized by a sensor layer which is arranged on a dry side of the diaphragm, a clamping region of the sensor layer being clamped at least in portions between the drive body and the diaphragm or between the intermediate body and the diaphragm, the sensor layer comprising a plurality of sensors (420a-d; 430a-d; 440a-b; 450; 490a-b) designed to generate a particular signal (s420a-d; s430a-d; s440a-b; s450; s490a-b) which characterizes a force acting on an associated portion (20a-d; 30a-d; 40a-b; 40b-d; 50) of the sensor layer in each case. a drive body or an intermediate body; a diaphragm; and a pressure piece; characterized by a sensor layer which is arranged on a dry side of the diaphragm, a clamping region of the sensor layer being clamped at least in portions between the drive body and the diaphragm or between the intermediate body and the diaphragm, the sensor layer comprising a plurality of sensors (420a-d; 430a-d; 440a-b; 450; 490a-b) designed to generate a particular signal (s420a-d; s430a-d; s440a-b; s450; s490a-b) which characterizes a force acting on an associated portion (20a-d; 30a-d; 40a-b; 40b-d; 50) of the sensor layer in each case.
A method of detecting disturbance in a metallic conductor of a monitored infrastructure, the method comprising the steps of providing an inductance sensing circuit including a transformer having a first primary coil and a second primary coil on a metallic conductor side, and a secondary coil on an alarm circuit side, the first primary coil being supplied on a first circuit with an internally generated circuit oscillation by an oscillating power source or oscillator, the second primary coil being mechanically and electrically connected to the metallic conductor having a monitorable inductance on a second circuit which is independent of the first circuit such that the oscillating power source or oscillator is not directly connected to the metallic conductor, tuning the inductance sensing circuit based on an electromagnetic field impressed upon the metallic conductor and the internally generated circuit oscillation into the first primary coil, wherein the inductance sensing circuit is tuned as a function of the monitorable inductance on the second circuit, and outputting an alert signal when a tuned output signal from the tuned inductance sensing circuit becomes detuned due to a change in inductance of the metallic conductor by disturbance of at least a portion of the metallic conductor.
Preparation of hydrated alkali metal silicate compositions intended to form intumescent layers of fire-resistant glazing units, said compositions being as applied between glass sheets, they result, without drying, in a solid gel, these compositions being obtained from a stable and fluid solution comprising an initial water content of at most 60% and preferably of at most 55% by weight and wherein the SiO 2 /M 2 O molar ratio, M being an alkali metal, is between 3 and 7 and preferably between 3 and 5; which solution is subjected to a partial dehydration, the water content of the final composition being between 35% and 43% by weight, the dehydration being carried out at a limited temperature that does not at any time exceed 60°C, and preferably does not exceed 50°C, and under reduced pressure, the pressure above the composition to be dehydrated being from 1 to 100 hPa, and preferably from 1 to 20 hPa, the dehydration being carried out in a shorter time than that required for the setting of the final composition.
A buckle (50, 150) for fastening opposing ends of an object encircling strap, the buckle comprising: a base (54, 154) with a bottom (56, 156) and two opposing sides (58, 158) extending from the bottom, each side including a first end (60, 160) and a second end (64, 164), wherein the first end includes pivot holes (62, 162); and a lever tensioner (70, 170) pivotally connected to the base, wherein the lever tensioner includes a first end (72, 172) and a second end (78, 178), the first end of the lever tensioner having lever pivot hinge tabs (76, 176) adapted to be positioned in the pivot holes of the base to pivotally secure the lever tensioner to the base, characterized in that the first end of the lever tensioner includes an elongated slot (74, 174) for receiving the strap, wherein the elongated slot cams the strap as the buckle is closed. a base (54, 154) with a bottom (56, 156) and two opposing sides (58, 158) extending from the bottom, each side including a first end (60, 160) and a second end (64, 164), wherein the first end includes pivot holes (62, 162); and a lever tensioner (70, 170) pivotally connected to the base, wherein the lever tensioner includes a first end (72, 172) and a second end (78, 178), the first end of the lever tensioner having lever pivot hinge tabs (76, 176) adapted to be positioned in the pivot holes of the base to pivotally secure the lever tensioner to the base, characterized in that the first end of the lever tensioner includes an elongated slot (74, 174) for receiving the strap, wherein the elongated slot cams the strap as the buckle is closed.
A method comprising: collecting, by a computing system, a plurality of data from one or more sensors of an elevator sensor system while a calibration device applies a known excitation (304, 324); characterized by: comparing, by the computing system, an actual response to an expected response to the known excitation (304, 324) using a trained model, wherein the trained model is trained by applying the known excitation (304, 324) to a different instance of the elevator sensor system to produce the expected response; and performing, by the computing system, analytics model calibration to calibrate the trained model based on one or more response changes between the actual response and the expected response. collecting, by a computing system, a plurality of data from one or more sensors of an elevator sensor system while a calibration device applies a known excitation (304, 324); characterized by: comparing, by the computing system, an actual response to an expected response to the known excitation (304, 324) using a trained model, wherein the trained model is trained by applying the known excitation (304, 324) to a different instance of the elevator sensor system to produce the expected response; and performing, by the computing system, analytics model calibration to calibrate the trained model based on one or more response changes between the actual response and the expected response. comparing, by the computing system, an actual response to an expected response to the known excitation (304, 324) using a trained model, wherein the trained model is trained by applying the known excitation (304, 324) to a different instance of the elevator sensor system to produce the expected response; and performing, by the computing system, analytics model calibration to calibrate the trained model based on one or more response changes between the actual response and the expected response.
A composition for manufacturing polypropylene-based soft and pleasant to touch nonwoven fabrics comprising at least three components A, B, and C as follows: i) component A being a semi-crystalline propylene homopolymer or random copolymer comprising from 0 to 5 wt% of ethylene or C 4 -C 10 alpha-olefin, while constituting from 55 to 90 wt% of said composition; ii) component B being a low crystallinity copolymer of propylene comprising from 15 to 30 wt% of ethylene or C 4 -C 10 alpha-olefin, while constituting from 9 to 35 wt% of said composition; and iii) component C being a low crystallinity copolymer of propylene comprising from 40 to 60 wt% of ethylene or C 4 -C 10 alpha-olefins, while constituting from 1 to 10 wt% of said composition, and said composition exhibiting in DMTA tests only two separate glass transition peaks, wherein the DMTA tests are performed according to the method disclosed in the description. i) component A being a semi-crystalline propylene homopolymer or random copolymer comprising from 0 to 5 wt% of ethylene or C 4 -C 10 alpha-olefin, while constituting from 55 to 90 wt% of said composition; ii) component B being a low crystallinity copolymer of propylene comprising from 15 to 30 wt% of ethylene or C 4 -C 10 alpha-olefin, while constituting from 9 to 35 wt% of said composition; and iii) component C being a low crystallinity copolymer of propylene comprising from 40 to 60 wt% of ethylene or C 4 -C 10 alpha-olefins, while constituting from 1 to 10 wt% of said composition, and
A converging drum for a crop mowing implement, the converging drum comprising: a body having an exterior surface and extending along a central longitudinal axis between a first end and a second end, wherein the body is configured to rotate about the central longitudinal axis in a defined rotational direction; at least one ramp feature attached to and extending radially outward from the exterior surface of the body relative to the central longitudinal axis, and disposed between the first end and the second end of the body; and wherein the at least one ramp feature is arranged to form an acute angle relative to a reference plane disposed orthogonal to the central longitudinal axis, characterized in that the body includes a planar wall portion extending parallel to the central longitudinal axis, and in that the at least one ramp feature includes a plate having a straight inner edge disposed against the planar wall portion of the body, and in that the plate extends outward away from the planar wall surface of the body to a curved distal edge. a body having an exterior surface and extending along a central longitudinal axis between a first end and a second end, wherein the body is configured to rotate about the central longitudinal axis in a defined rotational direction; at least one ramp feature attached to and extending radially outward from the exterior surface of the body relative to the central longitudinal axis, and disposed between the first end and the second end of the body; and wherein the at least one ramp feature is arranged to form an acute angle relative to a reference plane disposed orthogonal to the central longitudinal axis, characterized in that the body includes a planar wall portion extending parallel to the central longitudinal axis, and in that the at least one ramp feature includes a plate having a straight inner edge disposed against the planar wall portion of the body, and in that the plate extends outward away from the planar wall surface of the body to a curved distal edge. the body includes a planar wall portion extending parallel to the central longitudinal axis, and in that the at least one ramp feature includes a plate having a straight inner edge disposed against the planar wall portion of the body, and in that the plate extends outward away from the planar wall surface of the body to a curved distal edge.
A preparation method of Nanometer-Layered structured thermoelectric material which is a mixed oxide of Bi, Cu, Se and optionally Pb, characterized in that the method comprises the following steps: 1) Using powders of Bi 2 O 3, PbO, Bi, Cu, and Se as raw materials, weighing the powders of Bi 2 O 3, PbO, Bi, Cu, and Se in the stoichiometric proportion of (1-p):3p:(1-p):3:3, mixing the powders uniformly to obtain the reactants and cold-pressing them into a pellet, wherein p=0, 0.02, 0.04, 0.06, 0.08 or 0.1. 2) sealing the pellet obtained in step 1) and initiating a reaction of self propagating high temperature synthesis by point heating a part, preferably the bottom of the pellet, and, after completing the reaction of self propagating high temperature synthesis, cooling down or quenching the product to obtain Bi 1-p Pb p CuSe compounds; 3) crushing the compound Bi 1-p Pb p CuSe obtained in step 2) into powders, and then sintering the powders by spark plasma sintering at a temperature above 670 °C to obtain the thermoelectric material. 1) Using powders of Bi 2 O 3, PbO, Bi, Cu, and Se as raw materials, weighing the powders of Bi 2 O 3, PbO, Bi, Cu, and Se in the stoichiometric proportion of (1-p):3p:(1-p):3:3, mixing the powders uniformly to obtain the reactants and cold-pressing them into a pellet, wherein p=0, 0.02, 0.04, 0.06, 0.08 or 0.1. 2) sealing the pellet obtained in step 1) and initiating a reaction of self propagating high temperature synthesis by point heating a part, preferably the bottom of the pellet, and, after completing the reaction of self propagating high temperature synthesis, cooling down or quenching the product to obtain Bi 1-p Pb p CuSe compounds; 3) crushing the compound Bi 1-p Pb p CuSe obtained in step 2) into powders, and then sintering the powders by spark plasma sintering at a temperature above 670 °C to obtain the thermoelectric material.
A method for forming a sheathed wire, comprising the following steps of: • axially advancing a core through a sheathing zone from a supply spool; • providing, in the sheathing zone from an insertion device, a series of microelectronic chip elements each provided with a wire section, • wrapping a sheathing fiber around the core in the sheathing zone in such a way that the sheathing fiber that wraps around the core wraps around a microelectronic chip element of the series of microelectronic chip elements and its wire section to form a sheathed wire incorporating chip elements caught between the core and the sheathing fiber and spaced-apart along the sheathed wire; characterized in that each chip element is provided with two sections of conductive wire (12a, 12b) also caught between the core and the sheathing fiber substantially parallel to the core, forming a dipole antenna connected to radio frequency transmit-receive circuits integrated to a chip of the chip element. • axially advancing a core through a sheathing zone from a supply spool; • providing, in the sheathing zone from an insertion device, a series of microelectronic chip elements each provided with a wire section, • wrapping a sheathing fiber around the core in the sheathing zone in such a way that the sheathing fiber that wraps around the core wraps around a microelectronic chip element of the series of microelectronic chip elements and its wire section to form a sheathed wire incorporating chip elements caught between the core and the sheathing fiber and spaced-apart along the sheathed wire;
A remote camera control device comprising: a unit configured to generate or acquire sensor information a communication circuit configured to transmit an operation request to an external camera device, and to selectively transmit the sensor information to the external camera device; and a control circuit configured to receive the sensor information, to determine whether the external camera device includes a local sensor adapted to generate the same sensor information as the one transmittable by the remote camera control device and, in a case that it is determined that the external, device does not include the local sensor, to cause the communication circuit to transmit the sensor information to the external camera device. a unit configured to generate or acquire sensor information a communication circuit configured to transmit an operation request to an external camera device, and to selectively transmit the sensor information to the external camera device; and a control circuit configured to receive the sensor information, to determine whether the external camera device includes a local sensor adapted to generate the same sensor information as the one transmittable by the remote camera control device and, in a case that it is determined that the external, device does not include the local sensor, to cause the communication circuit to transmit the sensor information to the external camera device.
Method for operating an air mass sensor 1 which is arranged in the intake section 2 of an internal combustion engine 3 and measures the mass 4 of air flowing through the intake section 2, wherein the air mass sensor 1 has an air mass sensor element 5 which is part of an application-specific, integrated circuit 6 which is constructed as a micro-electromechanical system, wherein the air mass sensor 1 has at least one element 7 for evaluating the measurement signals generated by the air mass sensor element 5, wherein the air mass sensor 1 detects a stationary state of the internal combustion engine using the element 7 for evaluating the measurement signals generated by the air mass sensor element 5, and in response switches the air mass sensor element 5 into a second operating mode which reduces contamination of the air mass sensor element 5, characterized in that the second operating mode still permits at least one measurement of the air mass 4 flowing in the intake section 2, as a result of which the air mass sensor 1 itself detects the starting of the internal combustion engine 3 using the element 7 for evaluating the measurement signals generated by the air mass sensor element 5 and using the measurement signals of the air mass sensor element 5, and in response switches the air mass sensor element 5 into a first operating mode which permits said air mass sensor element 5 to measure the air mass 4 flowing through the intake section 2 with high accuracy.
Apparatus for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a build material which can be consolidated by means of an energy source, which apparatus comprises an application unit that is adapted to apply build material on a build plane via an application element, characterized in that the application unit is adapted to control an application velocity with which the application element is moved across the build plane, wherein the application unit is adapted to control the application velocity dependent on at least one application parameter, the at least one application parameter being determined by a determination unit that is adapted to determine the at least one application parameter or input of an application parameter by a user interface, wherein the application parameter is or comprises: - a particle size distribution of the build material and/or - a type of build material defining the build material as a metal or a ceramic or a synthetic build material and defining the specific distribution behavior of the respective type of build material. - a particle size distribution of the build material and/or - a type of build material defining the build material as a metal or a ceramic or a synthetic build material and defining the specific distribution behavior of the respective type of build material.
A method of enabling user access to internet-based services through a wireless device of a user, the method comprising: recommending to a user a subset of services from a plurality of internet based services available to the user; wherein the subset of services is determined from the plurality of internet-based services based on at least user-related filter criteria and the current environment of the wireless device sensed by one or more sensors and past recommendations to the user; and wherein one or more, or each, recommended service of the subset has at least one voice short-cut associated therewith that can be selected by voice command; and selecting an internet-based service to be accessed through the user's wireless device from the subset of services based on a voice command by the user corresponding to the voice short-cut of the service. recommending to a user a subset of services from a plurality of internet based services available to the user; wherein the subset of services is determined from the plurality of internet-based services based on at least user-related filter criteria and the current environment of the wireless device sensed by one or more sensors and past recommendations to the user; and wherein one or more, or each, recommended service of the subset has at least one voice short-cut associated therewith that can be selected by voice command; and wherein the subset of services is determined from the plurality of internet-based services based on at least user-related filter criteria and the current environment of the wireless device sensed by one or more sensors and past recommendations to the user; and wherein one or more, or each, recommended service of the subset has at least one voice short-cut associated therewith that can be selected by voice command; and selecting an internet-based service to be accessed through the user's wireless device from the subset of services based on a voice command by the user corresponding to the voice short-cut of the service.
A backrest for a vehicle seat, comprising a backrest frame, on which a support element of a backrest head of the backrest can be pivoted, said support element being provided for supporting a seat user in a shoulder region, wherein a headrest is provided on the support element, said headrest being adjustable relative to the support element, characterized in that at least one rail (32a, 32b), on which the headrest is adjustably mounted, is provided fixedly on the support element.
A method for tuning a vibratory response of an aircraft system, the aircraft system comprising an airframe and at least one turbofan engine, the airframe and the at least one turbofan engine being dynamically coupled, the at least one turbofan engine having an engine rotor including a nose cone, the method comprising: obtaining a range of frequencies associated with at least one resonance mode of the aircraft system; and modifying a mass of the nose cone to offset at least one dominant excitation frequency of the turbofan engine outside the range of frequencies associated with the at least one resonance mode of the aircraft system. obtaining a range of frequencies associated with at least one resonance mode of the aircraft system; and modifying a mass of the nose cone to offset at least one dominant excitation frequency of the turbofan engine outside the range of frequencies associated with the at least one resonance mode of the aircraft system.
A method comprising causing to be emitted, by one or more speakers of a playback device (102-124; 200), a periodic calibration sound (1100; 1200) that covers a calibration frequency range, wherein the periodic calibration sound comprises: a first component (900; 1002A; 1002B; 1104) that includes noise at frequencies between a minimum (1006A; 1006B) of the calibration frequency range and a first threshold frequency (1008A; 1008B), and a second component (800; 1004A; 1004B; 1102) that sweeps through frequencies between a second threshold frequency (1010A; 1010B) and a maximum (1012A; 1012B) of the calibration frequency range, wherein the second threshold frequency is above the minimum of the calibration frequency range. a first component (900; 1002A; 1002B; 1104) that includes noise at frequencies between a minimum (1006A; 1006B) of the calibration frequency range and a first threshold frequency (1008A; 1008B), and a second component (800; 1004A; 1004B; 1102) that sweeps through frequencies between a second threshold frequency (1010A; 1010B) and a maximum (1012A; 1012B) of the calibration frequency range, wherein the second threshold frequency is above the minimum of the calibration frequency range.