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A method for joining a first blade component and a second blade component of a rotor blade together, the method comprising: printing and depositing, via a computer numeric control device, at least one three-dimensional (3-D) grid structure (66, 70) at a first joint area of the rotor blade, the first joint area containing the first blade component interfacing with the second blade component; providing an adhesive at the first joint area and contacting at least a portion of the grid structure (66, 70), wherein the first joint area comprises at least one of a spar cap/shear web connection, a spar cap/blade shell connection, or a blade shell/blade shell connection, the blade shell/blade shell connection comprising at least one of a trailing edge of the rotor blade or a leading edge of the rotor blade; securing the first blade component and the second blade component together at the first joint area via the adhesive; the method further comprising printing and depositing, via the CNC device, a first grid structure (66, 70) onto an inner surface of a first outer surface of the rotor blade at the first joint area and spaced apart from the trailing edge of the rotor blade to provide a first gap, and printing and depositing, via the CNC device a second grid structure (66, 70) onto the inner surface of the first outer surface at a different, second joint area and spaced apart from the leading edge of the rotor blade to provide a second gap; and filling, at least in part, at least one of the first gap or the second gap with the adhesive. printing and depositing, via a computer numeric control device, at least one three-dimensional (3-D) grid structure (66, 70) at a first joint area of the rotor blade, the first joint area containing the first blade component interfacing with the second blade component; providing an adhesive at the first joint area and contacting at least a portion of the grid structure (66, 70), wherein the first joint area comprises at least one of a spar cap/shear web connection, a spar cap/blade shell connection, or a blade shell/blade shell connection, the blade shell/blade shell connection comprising at least one of a trailing edge of the rotor blade or a leading edge of the rotor blade; securing the first blade component and the second blade component together at the first joint area via the adhesive; the method further comprising printing and depositing, via the CNC device, a first grid structure (66, 70) onto an inner surface of a first outer surface of the rotor blade at the first joint area and spaced apart from the trailing edge of the rotor blade to provide a first gap, and printing and depositing, via the CNC device a second grid structure (66, 70) onto the inner surface of the first outer surface at a different, second joint area and spaced apart from the leading edge of the rotor blade to provide a second gap; and filling, at least in part, at least one of the first gap or the second gap with the adhesive.
A microneedle array comprising: a sheet; and a plurality of needles which are present on an upper surface of the sheet, wherein the needles contain a water-soluble polymer, the sheet contains a water-soluble polymer, the sheet has a central portion, which is a region where the plurality of needles are formed, and an end portion, and an average film thickness of the end portion is smaller than an average film thickness of the central portion, wherein the sheet has a curved surface shape, and an absolute value of a deformation height of the curved surface is in a range of 1 μm to 300 μm. a sheet; and a plurality of needles which are present on an upper surface of the sheet, wherein the needles contain a water-soluble polymer, the sheet contains a water-soluble polymer, the sheet has a central portion, which is a region where the plurality of needles are formed, and an end portion, and an average film thickness of the end portion is smaller than an average film thickness of the central portion, wherein the sheet has a curved surface shape, and an absolute value of a deformation height of the curved surface is in a range of 1 μm to 300 μm.
A sintered valve seat comprising hard particles dispersed in a matrix of Cu or its alloy, characterized in that said hard particles are composed of at least one type of first hard particles, and at least one type of second hard particles; the total amount of said first and second hard particles is 25-70% by mass; said second hard particles have hardness of 300-650 HVO.1, lower than that of said first hard particles; said second hard particles are made of at least one selected from the group consisting of alloy tool steel comprising by mass 1.4-1.6% of C, 0.4% or less of Si, 0.6% or less of Mn, 11.0-13.0% of Cr, 0.8-1.2% of Mo, and 0.2-0.5% of V, the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities; alloy tool steel comprising by mass 0.35-0.42% of C, 0.8-1.2% of Si, 0.25-0.5% of Mn, 4.8-5.5% of Cr, 1-1.5% of Mo, and 0.8-1.15% of V, the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities; high-speed tool steel comprising by mass 0.8-0.88% of C, 0.45% or less of Si, 0.4% or less of Mn, 3.8-4.5% of Cr, 4.7-5.2% of Mo, 5.9-6.7% of W, and 1.7-2.1 % of V, the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities; and low-alloy steel comprising by mass 0.01% or less of C, 0.3-5.0% of Cr, and 0.1-2.0% of Mo, the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities; and said sintered valve seat contains 0.08-2.2% by mass of P. said hard particles are composed of at least one type of first hard particles, and at least one type of second hard particles; the total amount of said first and second hard particles is 25-70% by mass; said second hard particles have hardness of 300-650 HVO.1, lower than that of said first hard particles; said second hard particles are made of at least one selected from the group consisting of alloy tool steel comprising by mass 1.4-1.6% of C, 0.4% or less of Si, 0.6% or less of Mn, 11.0-13.0% of Cr, 0.8-1.2% of Mo, and 0.2-0.5% of V, the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities; alloy tool steel comprising by mass 0.35-0.42% of C, 0.8-1.2% of Si, 0.25-0.5% of Mn, 4.8-5.5% of Cr, 1-1.5% of Mo, and 0.8-1.15% of V, the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities; high-speed tool steel comprising by mass 0.8-0.88% of C, 0.45% or less of Si, 0.4% or less of Mn, 3.8-4.5% of Cr, 4.7-5.2% of Mo, 5.9-6.7% of W, and 1.7-2.1 % of V, the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities; and low-alloy steel comprising by mass 0.01% or less of C, 0.3-5.0% of Cr, and 0.1-2.0% of Mo, the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities; and said sintered valve seat contains 0.08-2.2% by mass of P.
A printer configured to select a plurality of types of print media, the printer comprising a control unit that stores a plurality of pieces of registration information, the registration information including one set of a plurality of printing setting items used for printing, wherein the plurality of printing setting items includes an item regarding the type of the print medium, characterized by a first mode that stores the plurality of pieces of registration information including the one set of the plurality of printing setting items used for the printing; and a second mode that stores only one piece of the registration information including the one set of the plurality of printing setting items used for the printing. a control unit that stores a plurality of pieces of registration information, the registration information including one set of a plurality of printing setting items used for printing, wherein the plurality of printing setting items includes an item regarding the type of the print medium, characterized by a first mode that stores the plurality of pieces of registration information including the one set of the plurality of printing setting items used for the printing; and a second mode that stores only one piece of the registration information including the one set of the plurality of printing setting items used for the printing.
Single-use article, preferably coffee capsule, comprising or consisting of a composite material or compound as claimed in either of claims 5 and 6, comprising C1) as polymer constituent polybutylene succinate and polybutylene succinate-co-adipate, and/or a polymer mixture or a polymer blend, comprising - polybutylene succinate and - polybutylene succinate-co-adipate, wherein the mass ratio of the polybutylene succinate present in the polymer mixture to the polybutylene succinate-co-adipate present in the polymer mixture is in the range from 10:90 to 90:10, in a total amount in the range from 30% to 75% by mass based on the total mass of the composite material or compound, C2) as first filler constituent at least one particulate and/or fibrous, cellulose-containing material, in a total amount in the range from 3% to 50% by mass based on the total mass of the composite material or compound, and C3) as second filler constituent at least one particulate inorganic material selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, clay minerals and silicates, in a total amount in the range from 12.5% to 25% by mass based on the total mass of the composite material. comprising C1) as polymer constituent polybutylene succinate and polybutylene succinate-co-adipate, and/or a polymer mixture or a polymer blend, comprising - polybutylene succinate and - polybutylene succinate-co-adipate, wherein the mass ratio of the polybutylene succinate present in the polymer mixture to the polybutylene succinate-co-adipate present in the polymer mixture is in the range from 10:90 to 90:10, in a total amount in the range from 30% to 75% by mass based on the total mass of the composite material or compound, polybutylene succinate and polybutylene succinate-co-adipate, and/or a polymer mixture or a polymer blend, comprising - polybutylene succinate and - polybutylene succinate-co-adipate, - polybutylene succinate and - polybutylene succinate-co-adipate, wherein the mass ratio of the polybutylene succinate present in the polymer mixture to the polybutylene succinate-co-adipate present in the polymer mixture is in the range from 10:90 to 90:10, in a total amount in the range from 30% to 75% by mass based on the total mass of the composite material or compound, C2) as first filler constituent at least one particulate and/or fibrous, cellulose-containing material, in a total amount in the range from 3% to 50% by mass based on the total mass of the composite material or compound, and C3) as second filler constituent at least one particulate inorganic material selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, clay minerals and silicates, in a total amount in the range from 12.5% to 25% by mass based on the total mass of the composite material.
A 2-pole electrical contactor comprising: a first terminal connected to a fixed contact on a face of a first fixed conductive member; a second terminal; a first movable arm of electrically conductive material connected to the second terminal, and carrying a movable contact at an end remote from the connection to the second terminal, the movable contact and the fixed contact forming a first switch and being arranged in a first switch pair of contacts; a third terminal connected to a fixed contact on a face of a second fixed conductive member; a fourth terminal; a second movable arm of electrically conductive material connected to the fourth terminal, and carrying a movable contact at an end remote from the connection to the fourth terminal, the movable contact and the fixed contact forming a second switch and being arranged in a second switch pair of contacts; and an actuating arrangement arranged to move the movable arms so as to open and close the switches, characterized in that the actuating arrangement comprises a lifter having first and second wedges (50, 50'), the first wedge is arranged to open and close the first switch pair of contacts and the second wedge is arranged to open and close the second switch pair of contacts, the first and second wedges (50, 50') being offset such that when the contactor closes, the first switch pair of contacts closes before the second switch pair of contacts. a first terminal connected to a fixed contact on a face of a first fixed conductive member; a second terminal; a first movable arm of electrically conductive material connected to the second terminal, and carrying a movable contact at an end remote from the connection to the second terminal, the movable contact and the fixed contact forming a first switch and being arranged in a first switch pair of contacts; a third terminal connected to a fixed contact on a face of a second fixed conductive member; a fourth terminal; a second movable arm of electrically conductive material connected to the fourth terminal, and carrying a movable contact at an end remote from the connection to the fourth terminal, the movable contact and the fixed contact forming a second switch and being arranged in a second switch pair of contacts; and an actuating arrangement arranged to move the movable arms so as to open and close the switches, characterized in that the actuating arrangement comprises a lifter having first and second wedges (50, 50'), the first wedge is arranged to open and close the first switch pair of contacts and the second wedge is arranged to open and close the second switch pair of contacts, the first and second wedges (50, 50') being offset such that when the contactor closes, the first switch pair of contacts closes before the second switch pair of contacts.
A full-height turnstile comprising a cage structure and a rotor rotatably restrained thereto, said rotor comprising a substantially vertical axle and a plurality of arms (32, 33, 34) extending perpendicularly thereto in different radial directions, wherein said arms (32, 33, 34) are mutually spaced along said axle and are grouped on a plurality of radial planes angularly spaced from one another, characterized in that the axle of the rotor comprises a plurality of modular consecutive sectors (36, 37, 38) that are mountable with each other, whereby different amounts of modular sectors allow to make turnstiles of different heights, and in that the arms (32, 33, 34) are arranged between consecutive sectors which perform the functions of spacers between the arms (32, 33, 34).
A hybrid thermal imaging device comprising: a substrate (208; 502); a hybrid thermal sensor having a first sensing region and a second sensing region, the first sensing region having a suitable spectral sensitivity to a first target spectrum, the first target spectrum corresponding to a thermal imaging region of an infrared spectrum, the second sensing region having a suitable spectral sensitivity to a second target spectrum, the second target spectrum being different from the first target spectrum; a plurality of first nanostructures (114; 304) spaced apart from each other on the substrate (208; 502), and configured to collimate the first target spectrum of external light on the first sensing region of the hybrid thermal sensor,; and a plurality of second nanostructures (214; 404) spaced apart from each other on the substrate (208; 502), and configured to collimate the second target spectrum of external light on the second sensing region of the hybrid thermal sensor; wherein the first nanostructures (114; 304) and the second nanostructures (204; 404) have different geometric sizes from each other, and wherein the first nanostructures (114; 304) and the second nanostructures (214; 404) are arranged as multiple layers that are stacked on one another. a substrate (208; 502); a hybrid thermal sensor having a first sensing region and a second sensing region, the first sensing region having a suitable spectral sensitivity to a first target spectrum, the first target spectrum corresponding to a thermal imaging region of an infrared spectrum, the second sensing region having a suitable spectral sensitivity to a second target spectrum, the second target spectrum being different from the first target spectrum; a plurality of first nanostructures (114; 304) spaced apart from each other on the substrate (208; 502), and configured to collimate the first target spectrum of external light on the first sensing region of the hybrid thermal sensor,; and a plurality of second nanostructures (214; 404) spaced apart from each other on the substrate (208; 502), and configured to collimate the second target spectrum of external light on the second sensing region of the hybrid thermal sensor; wherein the first nanostructures (114; 304) and the second nanostructures (204; 404) have different geometric sizes from each other, and wherein the first nanostructures (114; 304) and the second nanostructures (214; 404) are arranged as multiple layers that are stacked on one another.
An optical hazard avoidance device comprising: a primary laser, the primary laser having a nominal hazard zone; a sensor for interrogating a signal from a substance stimulated by the primary laser; a secondary laser emitting a visible beam for stimulating at least one optical hazard avoidance response capable of mitigating damage caused by the primary laser; an optical system including an optical combiner for directing the visible beam such that the visible beam is superimposed over a beam emitted by the primary laser in at least a portion of the optical hazard zone of the primary laser; wherein the secondary laser is capable of inducing the at least one optical hazard avoidance response in at least the portion of the optical hazard zone of the primary laser such that optical exposure to the beam emitted by the primary laser is mitigated by the at least one optical hazard avoidance response. a primary laser, the primary laser having a nominal hazard zone; a sensor for interrogating a signal from a substance stimulated by the primary laser; a secondary laser emitting a visible beam for stimulating at least one optical hazard avoidance response capable of mitigating damage caused by the primary laser; an optical system including an optical combiner for directing the visible beam such that the visible beam is superimposed over a beam emitted by the primary laser in at least a portion of the optical hazard zone of the primary laser; wherein the secondary laser is capable of inducing the at least one optical hazard avoidance response in at least the portion of the optical hazard zone of the primary laser such that optical exposure to the beam emitted by the primary laser is mitigated by the at least one optical hazard avoidance response.
A riveting structure of an electrode terminal the riveting structure comprising: a battery can opened at one side thereof; an electrode terminal riveted through a through-hole formed in a bottom of the battery can, and a gasket interposed between the battery can and the electrode terminal, wherein the electrode terminal comprises: a body portion inserted into the through-hole; an outer flange portion extending along an outer surface of the bottom of the battery can from a periphery of a first side of the body portion exposed through the outer surface of the bottom of the battery can, and an inner flange portion extending toward an inner surface of the bottom of the battery can from a periphery of a second side of the body portion exposed through the inner surface of the bottom of the battery can, wherein the body portion and the outer flange portion respectively have inner cavities connected to each other, and wherein the inner flange portion has an opening portion connected to the inner cavities and opened in a direction toward an inside of the battery can. a battery can opened at one side thereof; an electrode terminal riveted through a through-hole formed in a bottom of the battery can, and a gasket interposed between the battery can and the electrode terminal, wherein the electrode terminal comprises: a body portion inserted into the through-hole; an outer flange portion extending along an outer surface of the bottom of the battery can from a periphery of a first side of the body portion exposed through the outer surface of the bottom of the battery can, and an inner flange portion extending toward an inner surface of the bottom of the battery can from a periphery of a second side of the body portion exposed through the inner surface of the bottom of the battery can, wherein the body portion and the outer flange portion respectively have inner cavities connected to each other, and wherein the inner flange portion has an opening portion connected to the inner cavities and opened in a direction toward an inside of the battery can. a body portion inserted into the through-hole; an outer flange portion extending along an outer surface of the bottom of the battery can from a periphery of a first side of the body portion exposed through the outer surface of the bottom of the battery can, and an inner flange portion extending toward an inner surface of the bottom of the battery can from a periphery of a second side of the body portion exposed through the inner surface of the bottom of the battery can, wherein the body portion and the outer flange portion respectively have inner cavities connected to each other, and wherein the inner flange portion has an opening portion connected to the inner cavities and opened in a direction toward an inside of the battery can.
Method for additively manufacturing at least one three-dimensional object by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of build material layers, whereby each build material layer comprises at least one irradiation area which is to be irradiated and consolidated by means of at least one energy beam, wherein the successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of respective irradiation areas is performed on basis of at least one irradiation parameter set resulting in a specific amount of energy input into the irradiation area of a respective build material layer, whereby the at least one irradiation parameter set comprises at least one irradiation parameter, whereby a first irradiation parameter set and at least one further irradiation parameter set is used, whereby the first irradiation parameter set allows for a first amount of energy input into an irradiation area of a first build material layer which results in a connection of the irradiation area of the first build material layer with selectively irradiated and consolidated areas of a second build material layer directly disposed below the first build material layer, and the at least one further irradiation parameter set allows for a further amount of energy input into an irradiation area of a first build material layer which results in a connection of the irradiation area of the first build material layer with the selectively irradiated and consolidated areas of a second build material layer directly disposed below the first build material layer and at least one further build material layer directly disposed below the second build material layer, whereby the first irradiation parameter set is applied in every build material layer and wherein the further irradiation parameter set is not applied in every build material layer.