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An electro-photographic image forming apparatus comprising: an image bearing member for bearing a developer image; a light-emitting means configured to emit light to the image bearing member; a developer container which is removably attachable to the image forming apparatus and which contains developer; a movement mechanism arranged to, when a position at which the light-emitting means is able to emit light to the image bearing member is referred to as a first position and a position at which part of the developer container blocks at least part of the light emitted to the image bearing member from the light-emitting means is referred to as a second position, move the developer container to at least either the first position or the second position, wherein presence or absence of the developer container or a shape of the developer container is detected on the basis of a number of electrons discharged from the image bearing member when the light-emitting means emits the light, and wherein the apparatus is arranged such that part of the developer container blocks at least part of the light which is emitted from the light-emitting means, when the developer container is mounted to the image forming apparatus and is at the second position. an image bearing member for bearing a developer image; a light-emitting means configured to emit light to the image bearing member; a developer container which is removably attachable to the image forming apparatus and which contains developer; a movement mechanism arranged to, when a position at which the light-emitting means is able to emit light to the image bearing member is referred to as a first position and a position at which part of the developer container blocks at least part of the light emitted to the image bearing member from the light-emitting means is referred to as a second position, move the developer container to at least either the first position or the second position, wherein presence or absence of the developer container or a shape of the developer container is detected on the basis of a number of electrons discharged from the image bearing member when the light-emitting means emits the light, and wherein the apparatus is arranged such that part of the developer container blocks at least part of the light which is emitted from the light-emitting means, when the developer container is mounted to the image forming apparatus and is at the second position.
A chemical mechanical polishing composition comprising: a liquid carrier; cationic metal oxide abrasive particles dispersed in the liquid carrier, the cationic metal oxide abrasive particles having a surface modified with at least one compound comprising a silyl group represented by general formula or general formula: -Si n -[L-CR 1 -C(R 2) 2 -A] 3-n wherein X is the same or different and each represents a hydroxyl group, a hydrolyzable substituent, a non-hydrolyzable substituent, or a bond with an O-Si of another silyl group or the particle; n is 0, 1, or 2; L is a linkage group; R 1 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group that contains an amino group, a hydroxyl group, or an unsaturated bond; R 2 is the same or different, and each represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group that contains an amino group, a hydroxyl group, or an unsaturated bond; and A is a quaternary ammonium group; wherein X' is the same or different and each represents a hydroxyl group, a hydrolyzable substituent, a non-hydrolyzable substituent, or a bond with an O-Si of another silyl group or the particle; n' is 0, 1, or 2; L' is a linkage group; and A' is a quaternary ammonium group; wherein the metal oxide abrasive particles have an aggregation ratio in a range from 1.5 to 5.0. a liquid carrier; cationic metal oxide abrasive particles dispersed in the liquid carrier, the cationic metal oxide abrasive particles having a surface modified with at least one compound comprising a silyl group represented by general formula or general formula: -Si n -[L-CR 1 -C(R 2) 2 -A] 3-n wherein X is the same or different and each represents a hydroxyl group, a hydrolyzable substituent, a non-hydrolyzable substituent, or a bond with an O-Si of another silyl group or the particle; n is 0, 1, or 2; L is a linkage group; R 1 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group that contains an amino group, a hydroxyl group, or an unsaturated bond; R 2 is the same or different, and each represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group that contains an amino group, a hydroxyl group, or an unsaturated bond; and A is a quaternary ammonium group; wherein X' is the same or different and each represents a hydroxyl group, a hydrolyzable substituent, a non-hydrolyzable substituent, or a bond with an O-Si of another silyl group or the particle; n' is 0, 1, or 2; L' is a linkage group; and A' is a quaternary ammonium group; wherein the metal oxide abrasive particles have an aggregation ratio in a range from 1.5 to 5.0.
A hinged cap comprising: a cap body including a top plate part and a tubular side wall extending downward from a peripheral edge of the top plate part to receive a container opening fixedly fitted inside the tubular side wall; and an upper lid connected to the cap body by a hinge and including an upper lid top face and a skirt part extending downward from a peripheral edge of the upper lid top face, the upper lid being configured to open from and close on the cap body, the top plate part including a tubular spout wall protruding from an upper surface side of the top plate part, the upper lid top face including a circular suspended part protruding from a lower surface side of the upper lid top face, the circular suspended part including an outer circumferential abutment part that makes contact with an inner circumferential surface of the tubular spout wall when the upper lid is closed on the cap body, the circular suspended part including a liquid build-up prevention part at least in a lower part on an opposite side to a part connected to the hinge, the liquid build-up prevention part being an inclined end face extending from a lower end of an outer circumferential surface of the circular suspended part toward a center axis thereof and toward the upper lid top face, characterized in that the circular suspended part is formed with a fitting guide in a lower part thereof near the part connected to the hinge, and the fitting guide includes a guide end face extending from a lower end of an outer circumferential surface of the circular suspended part toward a center axis thereof and away from the upper lid top face, wherein the inclined end face and the guide end face are connected by a transforming end face that is formed so as to change shape gradually. the top plate part including a tubular spout wall protruding from an upper surface side of the top plate part, the upper lid top face including a circular suspended part protruding from a lower surface side of the upper lid top face, the circular suspended part including an outer circumferential abutment part that makes contact with an inner circumferential surface of the tubular spout wall when the upper lid is closed on the cap body, the circular suspended part including a liquid build-up prevention part at least in a lower part on an opposite side to a part connected to the hinge, the liquid build-up prevention part being an inclined end face extending from a lower end of an outer circumferential surface of the circular suspended part toward a center axis thereof and toward the upper lid top face, characterized in that the circular suspended part is formed with a fitting guide in a lower part thereof near the part connected to the hinge, and the fitting guide includes a guide end face extending from a lower end of an outer circumferential surface of the circular suspended part toward a center axis thereof and away from the upper lid top face, wherein the inclined end face and the guide end face are connected by a transforming end face that is formed so as to change shape gradually.
Reflective composite material with a configuration as coil with width up to 1600 mm, with a carrier consisting of aluminium and having thickness (D 1) in the range from 0.1 to 1.5 mm, with, located on one side of the carrier, an interlayer made of aluminium oxide, and with, applied on the interlayer, an optically active reflection-boosting multilayer system, where the interlayer consisting of aluminium oxide has thickness (D 2) in the range from 5 nm to 200 nm, and a layer of a metal or of a metal alloy has been applied superficially on that side of the carrier that is opposite to the optically active reflection-boosting multilayer system, where the electrical resistivity at 25°C of the said metal or metal alloy is at most 1.2 * 10 -1 Ω mm 2 /m, where the thickness (Dg) of the layer applied superficially is in the range 10 nm to 5.0 μm.
Apparatus for metering a substance, having a metering head (30; 130; 130'; 230) and having a metering tool releasably attached to the metering head (30; 130; 130'; 230) for taking up and dispensing substance, characterized in that the metering tool is configured as an essentially cylindrical tubule having a punch disposed in it to slide adjustably, essentially forming a seal, wherein the punch is longer than the tubule and projects out of the tubule at its upper end, that the metering head (30; 130; 130'; 230) is provided with a first gripping tool (36; 136; 236) that can open and close for releasable clamping of the tubule and with a second gripping tool (38; 138; 238) that can open and close for releasable clamping of the punch, and that the metering head (30; 130; 130'; 230) is provided with a raising and lowering device (34; 134; 234), by means of which the second gripping tool (38; 138; 238) can be raised and lowered relative to the first gripping tool (36; 136; 236), and thereby the punch can be raised and lowered in the tubule.
A method for the preparation of a polymer of (meth)acrylic acid in aqueous solution, said polymer having a molecular mass of less than 6,500 g/mol, as measured by Size Exclusion Chromatography, comprising the following steps: a) water is introduced into the synthesis reactor, and also: a1) a compound of copper carbonate type or one of its derivatives, a2) optionally an iron salt, for example iron sulfate and/or optionally iron carbonate, and a3) optionally an anionic monomer comprising a polymerisable unsaturated function and a carboxyl group, for example (meth)acrylic acid and/or maleic acid, b) the reactor is heated to a temperature of at least 60°C and c) the following compounds are introduced into the reactor: c1) the (meth)acrylic monomer(s) to be polymerised, c2) a polymerisation initiating system and c3) a compound of formula: according to which: - X represents Na, K or H and - R represents an alkyl chain comprising from 1 to 5 carbon atoms. a) water is introduced into the synthesis reactor, and also: a1) a compound of copper carbonate type or one of its derivatives, a2) optionally an iron salt, for example iron sulfate and/or optionally iron carbonate, and a3) optionally an anionic monomer comprising a polymerisable unsaturated function and a carboxyl group, for example (meth)acrylic acid and/or maleic acid, a1) a compound of copper carbonate type or one of its derivatives, a2) optionally an iron salt, for example iron sulfate and/or optionally iron carbonate, and a3) optionally an anionic monomer comprising a polymerisable unsaturated function and a carboxyl group, for example (meth)acrylic acid and/or maleic acid, b) the reactor is heated to a temperature of at least 60°C and c) the following compounds are introduced into the reactor: c1) the (meth)acrylic monomer(s) to be polymerised, c2) a polymerisation initiating system and c3) a compound of formula: according to which: - X represents Na, K or H and - R represents an alkyl chain comprising from 1 to 5 carbon atoms. c1) the (meth)acrylic monomer(s) to be polymerised, c2) a polymerisation initiating system and c3) a compound of formula: according to which: - X represents Na, K or H and - R represents an alkyl chain comprising from 1 to 5 carbon atoms. - X represents Na, K or H and - R represents an alkyl chain comprising from 1 to 5 carbon atoms.
A temperature sensor comprising: a metal tube having a closed front end; a temperature sensor element disposed in a front end portion of the tube; an insulation sheath disposed rearward of the temperature sensor element within the tube and core wires connected to respective electrodes of the temperature sensor element, the core wires extending through the insulation sheath; lead wires connected to respective rear ends of the core wires, the core wires extending outward from a rear end of the insulation sheath, and the lead wires extending outward from a rear end of the tube; and an elastic seal member (171, 271, 371, 471) having rubber-like elasticity, the lead wires extending through the seal member (171, 271, 371, 471), at least a portion of the seal member (171, 271, 371, 471) being disposed within the tube and rearward of the rear end of the insulation sheath for maintaining a seal at a rear end portion of the tube; the seal member (171, 271, 371, 471) being deformed through crimping of the tube; the temperature sensor being characterized in that, through deformation of the seal member (171, 271, 371, 471), the seal member (171, presses the rear end of the insulation sheath frontward, directly or via another member, by means of a frontward-oriented surface of the seal member, whereby the temperature sensor element is pressed against a front end of the tube via the insulation sheath. a metal tube having a closed front end; a temperature sensor element disposed in a front end portion of the tube; an insulation sheath disposed rearward of the temperature sensor element within the tube and core wires connected to respective electrodes of the temperature sensor element, the core wires extending through the insulation sheath; lead wires connected to respective rear ends of the core wires, the core wires extending outward from a rear end of the insulation sheath, and the lead wires extending outward from a rear end of the tube; and an elastic seal member (171, 271, 371, 471) having rubber-like elasticity, the lead wires extending through the seal member (171, 271, 371, 471), at least a portion of the seal member (171, 271, 371, 471) being disposed within the tube and rearward of the rear end of the insulation sheath for maintaining a seal at a rear end portion of the tube; the seal member (171, 271, 371, 471) being deformed through crimping of the tube; the temperature sensor being characterized in that, through deformation of the seal member (171, 271, 371, 471), the seal member (171, presses the rear end of the insulation sheath frontward, directly or via another member, by means of a frontward-oriented surface of the seal member, whereby the temperature sensor element is pressed against a front end of the tube via the insulation sheath.
A pressure jaw assembly for a sealing jaw arrangement of a filling machine, said pressure jaw assembly comprising: a pressure jaw frame, a pressure element arranged to be moved relative said pressure jaw frame, a compressing means arranged at least partly between said pressure jaw frame and said pressure element, said compressing means being arranged to influence the relative movement between said pressure element and said pressure jaw frame, a guide (50, 52) for guiding said pressure element, wherein said guide (50, 52) is connected to said pressure jaw frame, and wherein said guide (50, 52) is arranged externally of said pressure element, outside of the pressure element such that the pressure element is free of any internal guides, wherein said pressure jaw frame comprises a first end portion and a second end portion arranged distant from said first end portion, and wherein said guide (50, 52) is a first guide and said pressure jaw assembly further comprises a second guide, said first guide being connected to said first end portion, and said second guide being connected to said second end portion, wherein said compressing means is a compression spring (40A, 40B), the pressure jaw assembly further comprises at least two elongated cutting rails (130, 132) arranged in connection with said pressure element, said elongated cutting rails (130, 132) being arranged on an opposite side of the pressure element compared to the compressing means. a pressure jaw frame, a pressure element arranged to be moved relative said pressure jaw frame, a compressing means arranged at least partly between said pressure jaw frame and said pressure element, said compressing means being arranged to influence the relative movement between said pressure element and said pressure jaw frame, a guide (50, 52) for guiding said pressure element, wherein said guide (50, 52) is connected to said pressure jaw frame, and wherein said guide (50, 52) is arranged externally of said pressure element, outside of the pressure element such that the pressure element is free of any internal guides, wherein said pressure jaw frame comprises a first end portion and a second end portion arranged distant from said first end portion, and wherein said guide (50, 52) is a first guide and said pressure jaw assembly further comprises a second guide, said first guide being connected to said first end portion, and said second guide being connected to said second end portion, wherein said compressing means is a compression spring (40A, 40B), the pressure jaw assembly further comprises at least two elongated cutting rails (130, 132) arranged in connection with said pressure element, said elongated cutting rails (130, 132) being arranged on an opposite side of the pressure element compared to the compressing means.
A radially expandable stent graft for placement in a lumen of a patient, the stent graft comprising: a prosthetic trunk comprising a trunk lumen therethrough; at least one zig-zag stent extending around the prosthetic trunk, the stent comprising a plurality of struts and bends, the bends being between adjacent struts; a valve comprising a fenestration openable into the trunk lumen; and a tension member (154, 174) extending from the valve; characterised in that the tension member extends to an anchor point on the prosthetic trunk spaced from the valve, such that radial expansion of the stent graft pulls the tension member so as to close the fenestration. a prosthetic trunk comprising a trunk lumen therethrough; at least one zig-zag stent extending around the prosthetic trunk, the stent comprising a plurality of struts and bends, the bends being between adjacent struts; a valve comprising a fenestration openable into the trunk lumen; and a tension member (154, 174) extending from the valve;
Motor/pump assembly for a brake system having an electric motor, which has a motor shaft that drives at least one fluid pump, which is arranged in a pump housing, wherein a control unit (10, 10A) is arranged on the pump housing and sets a current rotational speed and/or a current torque of the electric motor, wherein the control unit contactlessly detects a current rotational angle of the motor shaft by means of a sensor arrangement, which comprises a measured value transmitter and a magnetic measured value pickup, and evaluates it for control of the electric motor, wherein the measured value transmitter is arranged within the pump housing at a free end (7.2) of the motor shaft and, in accordance with the rotary motion of the motor shaft, influences at least one magnetic variable of a magnetic field detected by the magnetic measured value pickup, which is arranged in a stationary manner in the control unit, characterized in that the magnetic measured value pickup has a permanent magnet (14.2), which produces the magnetic field detected by the magnetic measured value pickup, wherein the measured value transmitter is embodied as a geometrical shape (9.1) which influences the magnetic field of the permanent magnet (14.2), wherein the geometrical shape (9.1) is embodied as a pin arranged eccentrically at the free end of the motor shaft, which pin produces in the measured value pickup a sine signal, the fundamental frequency of which corresponds to the rotational speed of the motor shaft.
A unitary fabric structure for use within a personal care absorbent article comprising: a composite of at least two functional components for fluid intake, wherein said two functional components include a fibrous, liner functional component and at least one fibrous, surge functional component, said functional components positioned immediately adjacent one another within said composite and held together directly in facing contact with one another; characterised in that said fibrous, liner functional component has between about 4 and 6 gsm relatively larger fibers of a size greater than 10 micron diameter, and about 2 gsm or less of relatively smaller fibers of a size less than 10 micron diameter. a composite of at least two functional components for fluid intake, wherein said two functional components include a fibrous, liner functional component and at least one fibrous, surge functional component, said functional components positioned immediately adjacent one another within said composite and held together directly in facing contact with one another; characterised in that said fibrous, liner functional component has between about 4 and 6 gsm relatively larger fibers of a size greater than 10 micron diameter, and about 2 gsm or less of relatively smaller fibers of a size less than 10 micron diameter.
A manufacturing method of a syringe barrel (100, 200) that is injection-molded from a nozzle tip, the method comprising: cutting a remaining gate at a nozzle part, characterized in that the cutting step is performed by using an ultrasonic cutting apparatus having a mechanism for suppressing a vibration component in a direction different from a vibration direction parallel to a cutting blade; the method further comprising, during the cutting of the remaining gate at the nozzle part, performing cutting a plurality of times; the method further comprising, during the cutting of the remaining gate at the nozzle part, temporarily stopping cutting after cutting part of a circumference of the nozzle part of the syringe barrel, relatively rotating an ultrasonic cutting blade of the ultrasonic cutting apparatus and the syringe barrel, and cutting another portion in the circumference of the nozzle part.
A rotation detection device comprising: a magnet that forms a magnetic field toward a tooth surface of a gear; and a sensor disposed between the magnet and the gear, the sensor having a sensor center, and the magnetic field formed by the magnet being symmetric with respect to the sensor center, wherein the sensor includes: at least a pair of magnetic detection elements (11x1, 11x2; 11y1, 11y2) that outputs signals according to a magnetic flux density in a circumferential direction of the gear; and a signal processor that sets a first threshold (Bop) on the basis of signals output from the magnetic detection elements (11x1, 11x2; 11y1, 11y2) in the case in which the distance between the tooth surface of the gear and the magnetic detection elements (11x1, 11x2; 11y1, 11y2) is set as infinite, and outputs a signal according to a rotation of the gear on the basis of signals output from the magnetic detection elements (11x1, 11x2; 11y1, 11y2) according to a variation in a magnetic flux density caused by the rotation of the gear and the first threshold, such that the outputted signal is set to a first value when the detected magnetic flux density exceeds the first threshold.