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Device for automatically shifting a gearshift mechanism of a bicycle, in particular of an electric bicycle, comprising at least one shifting actuator for automatically activating the gearshift mechanism, at least one computing unit which is connected to the at least one shifting actuator, an operator control and display unit which is connected to the at least one computing unit, at least one inclination angle sensor for detecting a current terrain inclination (p) and at least one further sensor for detecting a current velocity (v) of the bicycle, wherein the at least one inclination angle sensor and the at least one further sensor are connected to the at least one computing unit, characterized in that the operator control and display unit - makes available a first input apparatus for inputting a first input value in the form of a gear speed (n) of the gearshift mechanism for starting on a level underlying surface, - makes available a second input apparatus for inputting a second input value in the form of a velocity (v) of the bicycle, at which shifting into a maximum gear speed (n) of the gearshift mechanism takes place on a level underlying surface; - has a third input apparatus for inputting a third input value in the form of a further velocity (v) of the bicycle, at which shifting into a maximum gear speed (n) for this terrain inclination takes place on an underlying surface with a positive terrain inclination (ρ); and wherein a shifting algorithm which can be individualized on the basis of the first, second and third input values (E1, E2, E3) is stored in the at least one computing unit. - makes available a first input apparatus for inputting a first input value in the form of a gear speed (n) of the gearshift mechanism for starting on a level underlying surface, - makes available a second input apparatus for inputting a second input value in the form of a velocity (v) of the bicycle, at which shifting into a maximum gear speed (n) of the gearshift mechanism takes place on a level underlying surface; - has a third input apparatus for inputting a third input value in the form of a further velocity (v) of the bicycle, at which shifting into a maximum gear speed (n) for this terrain inclination takes place on an underlying surface with a positive terrain inclination (ρ); and
A fluid machine comprising: an annular plate part that has a through-hole through which a lubricant is circulated; and a crankshaft that is placed on an upper surface of the plate part, and that internally has a circulation passage for circulating the lubricant passing through the through-hole of the plate part, wherein in a sliding region where the crankshaft and the plate part face each other, at least one of the crankshaft and the plate part has a recess groove to which the lubricant is supplied from the through-hole, wherein an outer end portion of the groove in a radial direction is located inward of an outermost peripheral portion in the sliding region characterized in that the recess groove is configured so that rotation of the crankshaft generates dynamic pressure in the sliding region, so that floating occurs between the crankshaft and the upper surface of the plate part, wherein the recess groove changes a depth of the sliding region of at least one of the crankshaft and the plate part along a rotational direction of the crankshaft, and wherein an area of the recess groove formed in the sliding region is 50% to 80% of an area located inward of the outer end portion of the recess groove in the radial direction in the sliding region. an annular plate part that has a through-hole through which a lubricant is circulated; and a crankshaft that is placed on an upper surface of the plate part, and that internally has a circulation passage for circulating the lubricant passing through the through-hole of the plate part, wherein in a sliding region where the crankshaft and the plate part face each other, at least one of the crankshaft and the plate part has a recess groove to which the lubricant is supplied from the through-hole, wherein an outer end portion of the groove in a radial direction is located inward of an outermost peripheral portion in the sliding region characterized in that the recess groove is configured so that rotation of the crankshaft generates dynamic pressure in the sliding region, so that floating occurs between the crankshaft and the upper surface of the plate part, wherein the recess groove changes a depth of the sliding region of at least one of the crankshaft and the plate part along a rotational direction of the crankshaft, and wherein an area of the recess groove formed in the sliding region is 50% to 80% of an area located inward of the outer end portion of the recess groove in the radial direction in the sliding region.
A composition blend comprising: at least one olefinic block copolymer; at least one elastomeric polymer; and at least one tackifying resin, wherein the blend comprises a hot melt processable pressure sensitive adhesive. at least one olefinic block copolymer; at least one elastomeric polymer; and at least one tackifying resin, wherein the blend comprises a hot melt processable pressure sensitive adhesive.
Stabilised platform (1; 100) comprising: • a support frame; • a load-bearing structure (7: 107) mounted to be rotatable in relation to the support frame around a main axis of rotation; and • a supported structure (10; 110) mounted to be rotatable in relation to the load-bearing structure (7; 107) around a secondary axis of rotation substantially perpendicular to the main axis of rotation, wherein the supported structure (10; 110) comprises at least one support (34, 36; 134) intended to receive a load, the load-bearing structure (7; 107) comprises a central bearing (20; 120), the supported structure (10; 110) is rotationally guided around the secondary axis of rotation by the central bearing (20; 120), which is arranged on one side of the or each support (34, 36; 134) along the secondary axis of rotation, the supported structure (10; 110) comprises a central journal (32; 132) rotatably mounted in the central bearing (20; 120), wherein the or each support (34, 36; 134) is arranged at a respective end of the central journal (32; 132) in the direction of the secondary axis of rotation, and the load-bearing structure (7; 107) comprises a central ring housing the central bearing (20; 120) and the first and second end journals (24, 26; 124, 126) surrounding the central ring in the direction of the main axis of rotation, wherein the support frame comprises a first and a second bearing (12, 14), the first end journal (24; 124) and the second end journal (26; 126) are mounted to be rotatable respectively in the first and the second bearing (12, 14), characterised in that the stabilised platform additionally comprises a first drive assembly suitable for rotationally driving the supported structure (10; 110), which first drive assembly comprises a first electric motor, wherein the first drive assembly is housed in the central ring, the first electric motor comprises a stator and a rotor, the stator is fixedly mounted in relation to the load-bearing structure and surrounds the rotor circumferentially, wherein the rotor is integral to the central journal of the supported structure, which it drives rotationally. • a support frame; • a load-bearing structure (7: 107) mounted to be rotatable in relation to the support frame around a main axis of rotation; and • a supported structure (10; 110) mounted to be rotatable in relation to the load-bearing structure (7; 107) around a secondary axis of rotation substantially perpendicular to the main axis of rotation,
A method of removing a tight buffer coating from an optical fiber, wherein the tight buffer coating surrounds a primary coating on the optical fiber, the method comprising: positioning an end section of the optical fiber next to an end of a tube, wherein at least a portion of the end section of the optical fiber includes the primary coating and the tight buffer coating, and further wherein the tube has an inner diameter greater than an outer diameter of the primary coating and an outer diameter less than an outer diameter of the tight buffer coating; applying energy to heat the tight buffer coating; inserting the end section of the optical fiber into the tube so that the tight buffer coating contacts the end of the tube; and advancing the end section of the optical fiber along the tube, wherein the tube removes the tight buffer coating from the primary coating as the end section of the optical fiber is advanced. positioning an end section of the optical fiber next to an end of a tube, wherein at least a portion of the end section of the optical fiber includes the primary coating and the tight buffer coating, and further wherein the tube has an inner diameter greater than an outer diameter of the primary coating and an outer diameter less than an outer diameter of the tight buffer coating; applying energy to heat the tight buffer coating; inserting the end section of the optical fiber into the tube so that the tight buffer coating contacts the end of the tube; and advancing the end section of the optical fiber along the tube, wherein the tube removes the tight buffer coating from the primary coating as the end section of the optical fiber is advanced.
A beach cleaning vehicle with a chassis and at least one wheel axle, with a cleaning system arranged on the chassis with which at least one collection container for receiving flotsam and jetsam picked up by the cleaning system is associated, and with a kinematic lifter for moving the collection container between different function positions relative to the chassis, characterized in that position sensors (8, 10) for recording a weighing position of the collection container are associated with the kinematic lifter, in that a weighing system is provided which is activatable by a control unit depending on sensor signals of the position sensors (8, 10) which signal that the weighing position has been reached, in that the position sensors (8, 10) comprise an induction sensor stationary relative to the chassis and an electric conductor which is arranged on a movable component of the kinematic lifter and enters an electromagnetic field of the induction sensor when the weighing position of the collection container has been reached, in that the electric conductor arranged on the kinematic lifter is designed as a blade-like metal plate fastened adjustably on the kinematic lifter, and in that the metal plate is curved to match a movement path of the component of the kinematic lifter.
A piezoelectric element comprising: a substrate; and a first electrode, a first piezoelectric film, a second electrode, a second piezoelectric film, and a third electrode which are provided on the substrate in this order, wherein both the first piezoelectric film and the second piezoelectric film contain a perovskite-type oxide containing Pb at an A site and containing Zr, Ti, and M at a B site as a main component, where M is a metal element selected from V, Nb, Ta, Sb, Mo, and W, in a case where a Pb composition ratio in the perovskite-type oxide is defined by Pb/(Zr + Ti + M), where element symbols each represent a molar ratio, the Pb composition ratio in the first piezoelectric film is different from the Pb composition ratio in the second piezoelectric film, both the first piezoelectric film and the second piezoelectric film have spontaneous polarizations (P1, P2) aligned in a film thickness direction, and directions of the spontaneous polarizations of the first piezoelectric film and the second piezoelectric film are the same, and polarization-electric field hysteresis measured for the first piezoelectric film with the first electrode grounded and the second electrode as a drive electrode, and polarization-electric field hysteresis measured for the second piezoelectric film with the second electrode grounded and the third electrode as a drive electrode are shifted in the same electric field direction with respect to origins thereof. a substrate; and a first electrode, a first piezoelectric film, a second electrode, a second piezoelectric film, and a third electrode which are provided on the substrate in this order, wherein both the first piezoelectric film and the second piezoelectric film contain a perovskite-type oxide containing Pb at an A site and containing Zr, Ti, and M at a B site as a main component, where M is a metal element selected from V, Nb, Ta, Sb, Mo, and W, in a case where a Pb composition ratio in the perovskite-type oxide is defined by Pb/(Zr + Ti + M), where element symbols each represent a molar ratio, the Pb composition ratio in the first piezoelectric film is different from the Pb composition ratio in the second piezoelectric film, both the first piezoelectric film and the second piezoelectric film have spontaneous polarizations (P1, P2) aligned in a film thickness direction, and directions of the spontaneous polarizations of the first piezoelectric film and the second piezoelectric film are the same, and polarization-electric field hysteresis measured for the first piezoelectric film with the first electrode grounded and the second electrode as a drive electrode, and polarization-electric field hysteresis measured for the second piezoelectric film with the second electrode grounded and the third electrode as a drive electrode are shifted in the same electric field direction with respect to origins thereof.
An upper for an article of footwear comprising: a textile, comprising a multicellular foam at least partially surrounding and attached to a core yarn; wherein the core yarn comprises a plurality of fibers or filaments, each of the plurality of fibers or filaments comprising a core material; and wherein the multicellular foam is the product of processing an unfoamed coating at least partially surrounding the core yarn to expand the unfoamed coating into the multicellular foam; wherein the multicellular foam comprises a first polymeric material including at least one first polymer chosen from a polyurethane, a polyolefin, a polyether, a polyamide, or any combination thereof; and the degradation product of a chemical blowing agent; wherein the unfoamed coating comprises a first thermoplastic material including at least one first thermoplastic polymer chosen from a thermoplastic polyurethane, a thermoplastic polyolefin, a thermoplastic polyester, a thermoplastic polyether, a thermoplastic polyamide, or any combination thereof; and a chemical blowing agent, wherein the chemical blowing agent is present in the first thermoplastic material in an amount effective to foam the unfoamed coating of the first thermoplastic material into the multicellular foam; wherein the textile has a first surface having a first texture and a second surface having a second texture, wherein the multicellular foam defines a foamed area on the first surface of the textile; and wherein the multicellular foam has a hardness from 30 to 60 as measured by an Asker C durometer. a textile, comprising a multicellular foam at least partially surrounding and attached to a core yarn; wherein the core yarn comprises a plurality of fibers or filaments, each of the plurality of fibers or filaments comprising a core material; and wherein the multicellular foam is the product of processing an unfoamed coating at least partially surrounding the core yarn to expand the unfoamed coating into the multicellular foam; wherein the multicellular foam comprises a first polymeric material including at least one first polymer chosen from a polyurethane, a polyolefin, a polyether, a polyamide, or any combination thereof; and the degradation product of a chemical blowing agent; wherein the unfoamed coating comprises a first thermoplastic material including at least one first thermoplastic polymer chosen from a thermoplastic polyurethane, a thermoplastic polyolefin, a thermoplastic polyester, a thermoplastic polyether, a thermoplastic polyamide, or any combination thereof; and a chemical blowing agent, wherein the chemical blowing agent is present in the first thermoplastic material in an amount effective to foam the unfoamed coating of the first thermoplastic material into the multicellular foam; wherein the textile has a first surface having a first texture and a second surface having a second texture, wherein the multicellular foam defines a foamed area on the first surface of the textile; and wherein the multicellular foam has a hardness from 30 to 60 as measured by an Asker C durometer.
A method for realising a garment provided with a belt to be worn on the lower limbs, comprising steps of: having available a fabric having a longitudinal extension axis; the fabric being formed by fibres braided in such a way as to be perpendicular to one another and free of elastic properties; defining a weft direction of the fabric, which weft direction is perpendicular to the longitudinal extension axis; defining a warp direction of the fabric, which warp direction is parallel to the longitudinal extension axis; cutting the fabric in a first plurality of portions of fabric by making a first plurality of cut lines having an inclined direction with respect to the weft direction and the warp direction; each cut line of the first plurality of cut lines having an inclined direction of an internal angle, with the weft direction or the warp direction, comprised between 30° and 60°; coupling the portions of the first plurality of portions of fabric to form a first strip; having available a first elastic strip; overlapping and fixing the first strip and the first elastic strip to one another so as to realise a belt; cutting a main body conformed to at least partially cover the lower limbs of a person wearing the garment, when the garment is worn; fixing the belt and the main body to one another. having available a fabric having a longitudinal extension axis; the fabric being formed by fibres braided in such a way as to be perpendicular to one another and free of elastic properties; defining a weft direction of the fabric, which weft direction is perpendicular to the longitudinal extension axis; defining a warp direction of the fabric, which warp direction is parallel to the longitudinal extension axis; cutting the fabric in a first plurality of portions of fabric by making a first plurality of cut lines having an inclined direction with respect to the weft direction and the warp direction; each cut line of the first plurality of cut lines having an inclined direction of an internal angle, with the weft direction or the warp direction, comprised between 30° and 60°; coupling the portions of the first plurality of portions of fabric to form a first strip; having available a first elastic strip; overlapping and fixing the first strip and the first elastic strip to one another so as to realise a belt; cutting a main body conformed to at least partially cover the lower limbs of a person wearing the garment, when the garment is worn; fixing the belt and the main body to one another.
Light-emitting diode comprising: - a first layer of a doped semiconductor material of a first conductivity type; - a second layer of a doped semiconductor material of a second opposite conductivity type; - an active light-emitting area located between the first and second layers of semiconductor material; - an electrode arranged on the first layer of semiconductor material; and - a photonic crystal formed in the first layer of semiconductor material; a diode characterized in that the photonic crystal and the electrode are separated by a distance L verifying, to within 10% precision, the following equation: L = L S αL S − 1 ln η B − η A ⋅ αL S η B − η A αL S wherein: • L S is the distance, from the electrode, at which the current density in the active light-emitting area is equal to the current density (J MAX) under the electrode reduced by a factor 1/e; • α is the absorption coefficient of the light modes propagating in the first and second layers (4a, 4b) of semiconductor material and in the active light-emitting area; • η A is the light extraction coefficient in a portion of the first and second layers (4a, 4b) of semiconductor material and of the active light-emitting area, located between the electrode and the photonic crystal; and • η B is the light extraction coefficient in the area of the photonic crystal. - a first layer of a doped semiconductor material of a first conductivity type; - a second layer of a doped semiconductor material of a second opposite conductivity type; - an active light-emitting area located between the first and second layers of semiconductor material; - an electrode arranged on the first layer of semiconductor material; and - a photonic crystal formed in the first layer of semiconductor material; • L S is the distance, from the electrode, at which the current density in the active light-emitting area is equal to the current density (J MAX) under the electrode reduced by a factor 1/e; • α is the absorption coefficient of the light modes propagating in the first and second layers (4a, 4b) of semiconductor material and in the active light-emitting area; • η A is the light extraction coefficient in a portion of the first and second layers (4a, 4b) of semiconductor material and of the active light-emitting area, located between the electrode and the photonic crystal; and • η B is the light extraction coefficient in the area of the photonic crystal.
A paper sheet storing/feeding device comprising: a rotary member, that is a rotatable drum, to an outer peripheral surface of which one end of a belt-shaped winding member that winds a plurality of paper sheets one by one is connected, and on which the paper sheets are stored when the winding member is wound on the outer peripheral surface thereof and the paper sheets are fed therefrom when the winding member is unwound from the outer peripheral surface thereof; a guiding unit that guides a paper sheet to prevent the paper sheet from sandwiching the winding member from both sides when the paper sheet is fed from the rotary member by unwinding the winding member from the rotary member; a tape reel to an outer peripheral surface of which the other ends of the winding members are connected and that winds the winding member; and guiding rollers (252, 254, 256) that guide the winding member are arranged in the paper sheet storing/feeding device, characterized in that the winding member comprises two winding members, that are belt-shaped tapes, arranged side by side along the axial direction of the rotary member, the guiding unit comprises two guiding units corresponding to each of the winding members, and each winding member is transported between the rotary member and the tape reel by the guiding rollers (252, 254, 256). a rotary member, that is a rotatable drum, to an outer peripheral surface of which one end of a belt-shaped winding member that winds a plurality of paper sheets one by one is connected, and on which the paper sheets are stored when the winding member is wound on the outer peripheral surface thereof and the paper sheets are fed therefrom when the winding member is unwound from the outer peripheral surface thereof; a guiding unit that guides a paper sheet to prevent the paper sheet from sandwiching the winding member from both sides when the paper sheet is fed from the rotary member by unwinding the winding member from the rotary member; a tape reel to an outer peripheral surface of which the other ends of the winding members are connected and that winds the winding member; and guiding rollers (252, 254, 256) that guide the winding member are arranged in the paper sheet storing/feeding device, characterized in that the winding member comprises two winding members, that are belt-shaped tapes, arranged side by side along the axial direction of the rotary member, the guiding unit comprises two guiding units corresponding to each of the winding members, and each winding member is transported between the rotary member and the tape reel by the guiding rollers (252, 254, 256).