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Method for drying wood, wherein the wood is subjected, in a pre-drying chamber, to heated supply air drawn in via a cross-flow heat exchanger and, in a main drying chamber, to circulating air passed via a damper register in the circuit, from which circulating air a partial flow is separated as exhaust air and is supplemented by supply air which is pre-heated with the aid of the exhaust air in a cross-flow heat exchanger, characterised in that the exhaust air separated from the circulating air is fed to a common cross-flow heat exchanger connected upstream of the pre-drying chamber and the main drying chamber and that, with the aid of the supply air flow heated in this cross-flow heat exchanger, on the one hand the wood in the pre-drying chamber is pre-dried and on the other hand the exhaust air separated from the circulating air of the main drying chamber is supplemented.
A lighting device for automatically switching between a visible light source and an infrared light source, comprising: a light source, light emitted by the light source including visible light and infrared light; an infrared filter including a plurality of blades (710, 720), the plurality of blades (710, 720) including a master blade; a driving module for driving the infrared filter; characterised in that said lighting device further comprises an optocoupler baffle for determining, according to a determination of whether optocoupler signals are blocked by the optocoupler baffle, an initial position of the plurality of blades (710, 720) and determining, based on the determination of whether optocoupler signals are blocked by the optocoupler baffle, a rotation angle of the master blade; and a motor for providing power to the driving module, the motor including a limiting device for limiting the rotation angle of the plurality of blades (710, 720). a light source, light emitted by the light source including visible light and infrared light; an infrared filter including a plurality of blades (710, 720), the plurality of blades (710, 720) including a master blade; a driving module for driving the infrared filter; characterised in that said lighting device further comprises an optocoupler baffle for determining, according to a determination of whether optocoupler signals are blocked by the optocoupler baffle, an initial position of the plurality of blades (710, 720) and determining, based on the determination of whether optocoupler signals are blocked by the optocoupler baffle, a rotation angle of the master blade; and a motor for providing power to the driving module, the motor including a limiting device for limiting the rotation angle of the plurality of blades (710, 720).
A method in a system for delivering and/or picking up shipments, the method comprising: - obtaining a message by a first apparatus from a second apparatus, which is used to request the causing of an action, - checking, by the first apparatus, the authorization for the request on the basis of the obtained message, - checking, by the first apparatus, whether the action is an action that is to be performed or caused by the first apparatus or an action that comprises enabling access to a secured area and that is to be caused by a control unit that is separate from the first apparatus, wherein the first apparatus is an access control apparatus of a parcel box or a parcel butler or an access control apparatus for a parcel box or parcel butler, and wherein the control unit is a control unit of a home automation system or a control unit of a central locking system of a building, and - if it is established that authorization exists and that the action is to be caused by the control unit, transmitting, by the first apparatus, a request to the control unit to cause the action, and - causing of the action in response to obtaining the request of the first apparatus by the control unit. - obtaining a message by a first apparatus from a second apparatus, which is used to request the causing of an action, - checking, by the first apparatus, the authorization for the request on the basis of the obtained message, - checking, by the first apparatus, whether the action is an action that is to be performed or caused by the first apparatus or an action that comprises enabling access to a secured area and that is to be caused by a control unit that is separate from the first apparatus, wherein the first apparatus is an access control apparatus of a parcel box or a parcel butler or an access control apparatus for a parcel box or parcel butler, and wherein the control unit is a control unit of a home automation system or a control unit of a central locking system of a building, and - if it is established that authorization exists and that the action is to be caused by the control unit, transmitting, by the first apparatus, a request to the control unit to cause the action, and - causing of the action in response to obtaining the request of the first apparatus by the control unit.
A vehicle, comprising: a vehicle body; a wing having an upper side and a front; a wing support mounted between the vehicle body and the wing, the wing support extending from the upper side of the wing, around the front of the wing, to the vehicle body and being pivotally attached to the wing at a first location on the wing so that the first location is positionally fixed relative to the wing support and the wing can rotate between a first position and a second position; a linear actuator for moving the wing between the first position and the second position; characterized in that the vehicle comprises: a linkage pivotally attached to the wing at a second location forwards of the first location and coupled to the linear actuator so that the linear actuator can move the wing between the first position and the second position; wherein the wing is capable of imposing a downforce on the wing support acting through a centre of pressure of the wing as a result of the action of rearward airflow on the wing and the centre of pressure is located rearwards of the first location irrespective of the position of the wing. a vehicle body; a wing having an upper side and a front; a wing support mounted between the vehicle body and the wing, the wing support extending from the upper side of the wing, around the front of the wing, to the vehicle body and being pivotally attached to the wing at a first location on the wing so that the first location is positionally fixed relative to the wing support and the wing can rotate between a first position and a second position; a linear actuator for moving the wing between the first position and the second position; characterized in that the vehicle comprises: a linkage pivotally attached to the wing at a second location forwards of the first location and coupled to the linear actuator so that the linear actuator can move the wing between the first position and the second position; wherein the wing is capable of imposing a downforce on the wing support acting through a centre of pressure of the wing as a result of the action of rearward airflow on the wing and the centre of pressure is located rearwards of the first location irrespective of the position of the wing. a linkage pivotally attached to the wing at a second location forwards of the first location and coupled to the linear actuator so that the linear actuator can move the wing between the first position and the second position; wherein the wing is capable of imposing a downforce on the wing support acting through a centre of pressure of the wing as a result of the action of rearward airflow on the wing and the centre of pressure is located rearwards of the first location irrespective of the position of the wing.
A therapeutic fluid infusion system for delivering a therapeutic fluid to a human body, the system comprising: a first assembly comprising: a cradle configured for adhesion to a cutaneous region of the human body, a cannula, and a self-sealable septum, wherein a distal portion of the cannula is configured for subcutaneous placement within the human body and wherein the self-sealable septum separates a proximal portion of the cannula from an external environment; a second assembly configured for removable attachment to the first assembly, the second assembly comprising: a pump, a reservoir for containing a therapeutic fluid, and a connecting lumen configured to penetrate the self-sealable septum in order to bring the second assembly in fluid communication with the first assembly; the system being characterised by further comprising a removable cover for the first assembly for covering at least a portion of the cradle having the self-sealable septum, wherein the cover substantially seals the at least a portion of the cradle from the external environment while the second assembly is not connected to the cradle. a first assembly comprising: a cradle configured for adhesion to a cutaneous region of the human body, a cannula, and a self-sealable septum, wherein a distal portion of the cannula is configured for subcutaneous placement within the human body and wherein the self-sealable septum separates a proximal portion of the cannula from an external environment; a cradle configured for adhesion to a cutaneous region of the human body, a cannula, and a self-sealable septum, wherein a distal portion of the cannula is configured for subcutaneous placement within the human body and wherein the self-sealable septum separates a proximal portion of the cannula from an external environment; a second assembly configured for removable attachment to the first assembly, the second assembly comprising: a pump, a reservoir for containing a therapeutic fluid, and a connecting lumen configured to penetrate the self-sealable septum in order to bring the second assembly in fluid communication with the first assembly; the system being characterised by further comprising a removable cover for the first assembly for covering at least a portion of the cradle having the self-sealable septum, wherein the cover substantially seals the at least a portion of the cradle from the external environment while the second assembly is not connected to the cradle. a pump, a reservoir for containing a therapeutic fluid, and a connecting lumen configured to penetrate the self-sealable septum in order to bring the second assembly in fluid communication with the first assembly; the system being characterised by further comprising a removable cover for the first assembly for covering at least a portion of the cradle having the self-sealable septum, wherein the cover substantially seals the at least a portion of the cradle from the external environment while the second assembly is not connected to the cradle.
Cosmetic product applicator (10; 110; 210; 310; 410), of the type comprising: - a base; - a product applicator tongue that projects from the base along an axis (A-A'), the tongue defining a central cavity; characterized in that the applicator comprises: - a massage member disposed in the central cavity, the massage member and the tongue defining therebetween in the cavity an intermediary product retaining space; and in that the massage member and the tongue can move in relation to one another transversally in relation to the axis (A-A'). - a base; - a product applicator tongue that projects from the base along an axis (A-A'), the tongue defining a central cavity; - a massage member disposed in the central cavity, the massage member and the tongue defining therebetween in the cavity an intermediary product retaining space;
A method comprising: receiving, by an orchestrator executed by one or more processors, a resource request, the resource request being a request to deploy at least one compute or storage resource from a distributed computing system distributed among multiple data centers; selecting, by the orchestrator and based on a geographic location of a client device originating the resource request, a resource policy from a plurality of different resource policies that is associated with the resource request, wherein the resource policy includes at least one rule specifying at least one metadata tag and at least one criterion associated with the at least one metadata tag; identifying, by the orchestrator, at least one object included in a resource object model that complies with the at least one rule of the resource policy, wherein the at least one object has an assigned value for the at least one metadata tag that satisfies the at least one criterion, and wherein the resource object model includes one or more objects for respective resources in each of the multiple data centers; selecting, by the orchestrator, a data center of the distributed computing system that is associated with the at least one object identified from the resource object model; and deploying, by the orchestrator and on the selected data center, the at least one compute or storage resource in response to the resource request. receiving, by an orchestrator executed by one or more processors, a resource request, the resource request being a request to deploy at least one compute or storage resource from a distributed computing system distributed among multiple data centers; selecting, by the orchestrator and based on a geographic location of a client device originating the resource request, a resource policy from a plurality of different resource policies that is associated with the resource request, wherein the resource policy includes at least one rule specifying at least one metadata tag and at least one criterion associated with the at least one metadata tag; identifying, by the orchestrator, at least one object included in a resource object model that complies with the at least one rule of the resource policy, wherein the at least one object has an assigned value for the at least one metadata tag that satisfies the at least one criterion, and wherein the resource object model includes one or more objects for respective resources in each of the multiple data centers; selecting, by the orchestrator, a data center of the distributed computing system that is associated with the at least one object identified from the resource object model; and deploying, by the orchestrator and on the selected data center, the at least one compute or storage resource in response to the resource request.
A polyethylene nanocomposite composition having a minimum required strength of at least 10 MPa when evaluated according to ISO 9080 statistical procedures as a pipe, comprising: (i) base polyethylene resin of medium density polyethylene or high density polyethylene resin, the polyethylene resin having a melt flow index in the range of from 0.10 to 0.9 g/10 min at 190°C and 5 kg as measured according to ISO 1133, high load melt flow index of from 4 to 20 g/10 min at 190°C and 21.6 kg as measured according to ISO 1133 and a density in the range of from 0.930 to 0.970 g/cm 3 at 23°C as measured according to ASTM D792; and (ii) planar carbon nanoparticles having a BET (from Brunauer-Emmett-Teller theory) surface area in the range of 200m 2 /g to 800m 2 /g, in an amount of from 0.1 % to 20 % by weight based on the weight of the polyethylene nanocomposite composition, wherein the polyethylene nanocomposite composition has a slow crack growth resistance of at least 1000 hours when measured according to ASTM F1473-97 at 80°C in air and 2.4 MPa tensile stress but with a notch depth of 5mm. (i) base polyethylene resin of medium density polyethylene or high density polyethylene resin, the polyethylene resin having a melt flow index in the range of from 0.10 to 0.9 g/10 min at 190°C and 5 kg as measured according to ISO 1133, high load melt flow index of from 4 to 20 g/10 min at 190°C and 21.6 kg as measured according to ISO 1133 and a density in the range of from 0.930 to 0.970 g/cm 3 at 23°C as measured according to ASTM D792; and (ii) planar carbon nanoparticles having a BET (from Brunauer-Emmett-Teller theory) surface area in the range of 200m 2 /g to 800m 2 /g, in an amount of from 0.1 % to 20 % by weight based on the weight of the polyethylene nanocomposite composition,
A footwear component manufacturing fixture, comprising: a fixed portion having a first compression surface, wherein the fixed portion comprises a first maintaining member, wherein the first maintaining member is a protrusion extending from a component-facing surface of the fixed portion; an adjustable portion having a second compression surface, the adjustable portion moveably coupled to the fixed portion between at least a maintaining position to maintain a footwear component relative to the footwear component manufacturing fixture and a receiving position, wherein the first compression surface is closer in proximity to the second compression surface in the maintaining position than when in the receiving position; and an adjustment mechanism, the adjustment mechanism extending between the fixed portion and the adjustable portion, wherein the adjustment mechanism provides, in part, the moveable coupling between the fixed portion and the adjustable portion, wherein the first maintaining member is configured to be received and frictionally engaged with a receiving member of the footwear component. a fixed portion having a first compression surface, wherein the fixed portion comprises a first maintaining member, wherein the first maintaining member is a protrusion extending from a component-facing surface of the fixed portion; an adjustable portion having a second compression surface, the adjustable portion moveably coupled to the fixed portion between at least a maintaining position to maintain a footwear component relative to the footwear component manufacturing fixture and a receiving position, wherein the first compression surface is closer in proximity to the second compression surface in the maintaining position than when in the receiving position; and an adjustment mechanism, the adjustment mechanism extending between the fixed portion and the adjustable portion, wherein the adjustment mechanism provides, in part, the moveable coupling between the fixed portion and the adjustable portion, wherein the first maintaining member is configured to be received and frictionally engaged with a receiving member of the footwear component.
A composite comprising: an electrically conductive substrate; and a coating on at least a portion of the substrate comprising a polymer derived from a vinyl-containing siloxane monomer, wherein the substrate is porous; characterised in that the coating does not completely fill or obstruct a majority of the pores. an electrically conductive substrate; and a coating on at least a portion of the substrate comprising a polymer derived from a vinyl-containing siloxane monomer, wherein the substrate is porous; characterised in that the coating does not completely fill or obstruct a majority of the pores.
Use of hydrophylic pyrogenic silica as anti-pinhole additive in paints, lacquers or other coating materials in a liquid solution, consisting of binders, pigments, fillers and additives if silane or silanol compounds are present on the surface of the workpiece.
Method of generating a converter control signal for a generator side converter portion of a wind turbine, being coupled to a generator being a permanent magnet synchronous machine, characterised by the method comprising: deriving at least one harmonic torque reference (245, Th*) based on a harmonic torque demand and a torque indicating feedback signal (241, Fb); deriving at least one harmonic flux reference (251, psih*) based on a harmonic stator voltage demand and a stator voltage indicating feedback signal (249, Vrms); adding all of the at least one harmonic torque reference (245, Th*) to a fundamental torque reference (253, Te*) and subtracting an estimated generator torque (255, Te^) to derive a torque error; adding all of the at least one harmonic flux reference (251, psih*) to a fundamental flux reference (259, psis*) and subtracting an estimated generator flux (261, psis^) to derive a flux error; and deriving the converter control signal (265, 135, Sabc) based on the torque error and the flux error. deriving at least one harmonic torque reference (245, Th*) based on a harmonic torque demand and a torque indicating feedback signal (241, Fb); deriving at least one harmonic flux reference (251, psih*) based on a harmonic stator voltage demand and a stator voltage indicating feedback signal (249, Vrms); adding all of the at least one harmonic torque reference (245, Th*) to a fundamental torque reference (253, Te*) and subtracting an estimated generator torque (255, Te^) to derive a torque error; adding all of the at least one harmonic flux reference (251, psih*) to a fundamental flux reference (259, psis*) and subtracting an estimated generator flux (261, psis^) to derive a flux error; and deriving the converter control signal (265, 135, Sabc) based on the torque error and the flux error.
A method for guiding a towed implement (210; 510) to a desired path (215; 515) comprising: an autopilot guiding a vehicle (205; 505) towing the implement (210; 510); the autopilot first guiding the vehicle (205; 505) across the desired path (215; 515) by an offset distance that is pre-determined for the vehicle (205; 505) and implement (210; 510); and, the autopilot then guiding the vehicle (205; 505) back to the desired path (215; 515). an autopilot guiding a vehicle (205; 505) towing the implement (210; 510); the autopilot first guiding the vehicle (205; 505) across the desired path (215; 515) by an offset distance that is pre-determined for the vehicle (205; 505) and implement (210; 510); and, the autopilot then guiding the vehicle (205; 505) back to the desired path (215; 515).
Arrangement for a movable roof element for a motor vehicle, having: - a carriage which is designed to be guided in a rail and to be moved relative to the rail and which has a first component and has a second component, and - a drive cable, wherein the second component at least partially surrounds the first component and the drive cable in order to form a coupling between the drive cable and the carriage, characterized in that the coupling has: - a recess of the first component, in which a material of the second component is arranged, and - a retaining head which, by means of the second component, is formed on a side facing away from the drive cable in a region of the recess, wherein the first component is formed from a metal, and the second component is formed from a plastic, and the coupling is formed by encapsulation of the drive cable and the first component with the plastic by injection moulding. - a carriage which is designed to be guided in a rail and to be moved relative to the rail and which has a first component and has a second component, and - a drive cable, wherein the second component at least partially surrounds the first component and the drive cable in order to form a coupling between the drive cable and the carriage, - a recess of the first component, in which a material of the second component is arranged, and - a retaining head which, by means of the second component, is formed on a side facing away from the drive cable in a region of the recess, wherein the first component is formed from a metal, and the second component is formed from a plastic, and the coupling is formed by encapsulation of the drive cable and the first component with the plastic by injection moulding.