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Method for generating a steering-handle torque as haptic feedback at the steering handle of a steer-by-wire vehicle steering system, comprising: • obtaining a value for a toothed rack force; • ascertaining at least one proportion of an actoric setpoint steering-handle torque by means of a characteristic curve, which defines a dependency of the steering-handle torque on the toothed rack force; • generating a steering-handle torque on the basis of the setpoint steering-handle torque by means of an actuator, which is mechanically connected to the steering handle, characterized in that the steer-by-wire vehicle steering system is also configured to actorically generate a steering assistance torque that is ascertained by means of a further characteristic curve and defines a dependency of the steering-assistance torque on a driver-generated steering-handle torque, wherein a curve of the characteristic curve relating to the toothed rack force is inverse to the curve of this further characteristic curve, wherein the actoric setpoint steering-handle torque is used as setpoint variable of a closed-loop control for generating a torque active on the steering handle. • obtaining a value for a toothed rack force; • ascertaining at least one proportion of an actoric setpoint steering-handle torque by means of a characteristic curve, which defines a dependency of the steering-handle torque on the toothed rack force; • generating a steering-handle torque on the basis of the setpoint steering-handle torque by means of an actuator, which is mechanically connected to the steering handle, characterized in that the steer-by-wire vehicle steering system is also configured to actorically generate a steering assistance torque that is ascertained by means of a further characteristic curve and defines a dependency of the steering-assistance torque on a driver-generated steering-handle torque, wherein a curve of the characteristic curve relating to the toothed rack force is inverse to the curve of this further characteristic curve, wherein the actoric setpoint steering-handle torque is used as setpoint variable of a closed-loop control for generating a torque active on the steering handle. the steer-by-wire vehicle steering system is also configured to actorically generate a steering assistance torque that is ascertained by means of a further characteristic curve and defines a dependency of the steering-assistance torque on a driver-generated steering-handle torque, wherein a curve of the characteristic curve relating to the toothed rack force is inverse to the curve of this further characteristic curve, wherein the actoric setpoint steering-handle torque is used as setpoint variable of a closed-loop control for generating a torque active on the steering handle.
A fuel injector for use in delivering fuel to an internal combustion engine, the fuel injector comprising: a nozzle having a valve needle which is moveable with respect to a valve needle seating through a range of movement between a closed position and an open position to control fuel delivery through at least one nozzle outlet, whereby movement of the nozzle needle is controlled by fuel pressure within a control chamber; and first and second nozzle control valves for controlling fuel flow into and out of the control chamber to pressurise and depressurise the control chamber; wherein said first nozzle control valve is operable selectively to place the control chamber in fluid communication with a high pressure supply line; and said second nozzle control valve is operable selectively to place the control chamber in fluid communication with a fuel drain (28,30); characterized in that said first nozzle control valve is also operable selectively to place the control chamber in fluid communication with the fuel drain (28,30). a nozzle having a valve needle which is moveable with respect to a valve needle seating through a range of movement between a closed position and an open position to control fuel delivery through at least one nozzle outlet, whereby movement of the nozzle needle is controlled by fuel pressure within a control chamber; and first and second nozzle control valves for controlling fuel flow into and out of the control chamber to pressurise and depressurise the control chamber; wherein said first nozzle control valve is operable selectively to place the control chamber in fluid communication with a high pressure supply line; and said second nozzle control valve is operable selectively to place the control chamber in fluid communication with a fuel drain (28,30); characterized in that said first nozzle control valve is also operable selectively to place the control chamber in fluid communication with the fuel drain (28,30).
A method for prognosticating the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a subject, comprising (a) assessing the value of at least one marker selected from: pAkt and pAkt:tAkt ratio, in a bodily sample derived from the subject, wherein the sample is derived from the peripheral blood, the lymph system or a muscle of said subject; and (b) obtaining the ratio between the value of said marker and the value of the marker in a control sample, wherein a level of pAkt or pAkt:tAkt ratio significantly below a control value indicates a rapid disease, wherein the control value corresponds to pAkt level or pAkt:tAkt ratio in a sample selected from the group consisting of: a bodily sample of a healthy individual, a bodily sample of an individual not afflicted with any neurodegenerative disease, a bodily sample of an individual afflicted with a slowly progressing neurodegenerative disease and a sample derived from an ALS subject having a slow disease. (a) assessing the value of at least one marker selected from: pAkt and pAkt:tAkt ratio, in a bodily sample derived from the subject, wherein the sample is derived from the peripheral blood, the lymph system or a muscle of said subject; and (b) obtaining the ratio between the value of said marker and the value of the marker in a control sample,
A plug connection device having at least one plug connector, wherein the one plug connector has a housing, at least one plug body for connecting to an outer conductor of a cable, and at least one inner conductor part for connecting to an inner conductor of the cable, wherein the housing has at least one receptacle for inserting the at least one plug body, wherein a contact element which is plug-fittable into the housing in such a manner that a front region of the contact element electrically contacts the plug body, inserted into the housing, on the external perimeter of said plug body is provided, and wherein the contact element is connected in an electrically conducting manner to a fastening means so as to, independently of the cable, establish a ground connection to another component, and wherein the plug connector has a securing element which is capable of being incorporated in a cutout of the housing in such a manner that a movement of the housing in relation to the securing element is limited in at least one degree of freedom, and wherein the securing element fixes the plug-fitted plug body in its end-position in the housing, characterized in that the securing element is connected in a form-fitting manner to the contact element and/or that the securing element is configured from plastics and has a passage for inserting the contact element and for connecting the front region of the latter to the plug body.
Tooling (14, 114, 140, 214) for supporting workpieces (11, 11A-D, 211) during a printing operation, comprising: a support tower (15, 16, 115, 116, 117, 145A-H, 215, 216, 217) comprising a base (17, 18) and a head (19, 20, 119, 120, 121), the head (19, 20, 119, 120, 121) being positioned vertically above the base (17, 18) in use, the head (19, 20, 119, 120, 121) being relatively moveable with respect to the base (17, 18) in a horizontal plane in use, the head (19, 20, 119, 120, 121) having first (22A, 22C, 122A, 122C, 122E, 222A, 222B) and second (22B, 22D, 122B, 122D, 122F, 222C) support surfaces located at an upper end thereof, each of the first (22A, 22C, 122A, 122C, 122E, 222A, 222B) and second (22B, 22D, 122B, 122D, 122F, 222C) support surfaces being adapted to support a respective workpiece (11, 11A-D) thereon, wherein the first support surface (22A, 22C, 122A, 122C, 122E, 222A, 222B) is relatively moveable with respect to the second support surface (22B, 22D, 122B, 122D, 122F, 222C) in a vertical direction in use between a printing configuration in which the first (22A, 22C, 122A, 122C, 122E, 222A, 222B) and second (22B, 22D, 122B, 122D, 122F, 222C) support surfaces are substantially coplanar in the horizontal plane, and a pre-printing configuration in which the first (22A, 22C, 122A, 122C, 122E, 222A, 222B) and second support surfaces (22B, 22D, 122B, 122D, 122F, 222C) are spaced in the vertical direction. a support tower (15, 16, 115, 116, 117, 145A-H, 215, 216, 217) comprising a base (17, 18) and a head (19, 20, 119, 120, 121), the head (19, 20, 119, 120, 121) being positioned vertically above the base (17, 18) in use, the head (19, 20, 119, 120, 121) being relatively moveable with respect to the base (17, 18) in a horizontal plane in use, the head (19, 20, 119, 120, 121) having first (22A, 22C, 122A, 122C, 122E, 222A, 222B) and second (22B, 22D, 122B, 122D, 122F, 222C) support surfaces located at an upper end thereof, each of the first (22A, 22C, 122A, 122C, 122E, 222A, 222B) and second (22B, 22D, 122B, 122D, 122F, 222C) support surfaces being adapted to support a respective workpiece (11, 11A-D) thereon, wherein the first support surface (22A, 22C, 122A, 122C, 122E, 222A, 222B) is relatively moveable with respect to the second support surface (22B, 22D, 122B, 122D, 122F, 222C) in a vertical direction in use between a printing configuration in which the first (22A, 22C, 122A, 122C, 122E, 222A, 222B) and second (22B, 22D, 122B, 122D, 122F, 222C) support surfaces are substantially coplanar in the horizontal plane, and a pre-printing configuration in which the first (22A, 22C, 122A, 122C, 122E, 222A, 222B) and second support surfaces (22B, 22D, 122B, 122D, 122F, 222C) are spaced in the vertical direction.
Pillar covering for vehicles wherein at least: a. a carrier part with an integrated window guide web and a mounting element, b. a narrowing of the window guide web at the point of contact with the carrier part, c. a cover part connected to the carrier part via a contact surface, characterized in that d. a stiffening rib is fitted inside the narrowing. a. a carrier part with an integrated window guide web and a mounting element, b. a narrowing of the window guide web at the point of contact with the carrier part, c. a cover part connected to the carrier part via a contact surface, characterized in that d. a stiffening rib is fitted inside the narrowing.
An antennar system comprising: - a source able to emit at least one beam, the source comprising at least one linear network of antennas (22A, 22B), each linear network (22A, 22B) being able to emit a beam, and - a reflector laid out for reflecting at least the beam, characterized in that the reflector comprises a primary reflector and two secondary reflectors (34, 34A, 34B) able to reflect the beam towards the primary reflector, each of the primary and secondary (34, 34A, 34B) reflectors having the shape of a parabolic cylinder, a median plane being defined for the reflector, each secondary reflector (34A, 34B) being symmetrical relatively to the median plane, two ends (28, 30) being defined for the primary reflector, each secondary reflector (34A, 34B) being positioned facing one respective end (28, 30) of the primary reflector. - a source able to emit at least one beam, the source comprising at least one linear network of antennas (22A, 22B), each linear network (22A, 22B) being able to emit a beam, and - a reflector laid out for reflecting at least the beam, characterized in that the reflector comprises a primary reflector and two secondary reflectors (34, 34A, 34B) able to reflect the beam towards the primary reflector, each of the primary and secondary (34, 34A, 34B) reflectors having the shape of a parabolic cylinder, a median plane being defined for the reflector, each secondary reflector (34A, 34B) being symmetrical relatively to the median plane, two ends (28, 30) being defined for the primary reflector, each secondary reflector (34A, 34B) being positioned facing one respective end (28, 30) of the primary reflector.
Device for the individual protection from ionizing radiations, particularly X-rays, comprising at least one protection core suitable for shielding from said ionizing radiations, and at least one covering envelope internally defining a housing receiving said protection core, wherein said covering envelope comprises means for draining water or other liquids possibly collected in the housing due to washing operations of the individual protection device, characterized in that said drainage means comprise one or more drainage openings formed in the protection envelope and one or more net-shaped elements placed at said one or more drainage openings.
Process for the production of saturated monocarboxylic acids and triglycerides of saturated carboxylic acids having more than one acid function starting from non-modified vegetable oil containing triglycerides of unsaturated fatty acids, characterised in that it comprises the steps of: (a) reacting the triglycerides of unsaturated fatty acids with an oxidising compound in the presence of a catalyst for the oxidisation reaction of the olefinic double bond of the unsaturated fatty acid and obtaining a vicinal diol as intermediate reaction product.; (b) reacting said intermediate product obtained from step (a) with oxygen or a compound containing oxygen, in the presence of a catalyst for the oxidation reaction of the two hydroxyl groups of the vicinal diol to carboxylic groups, and obtaining a reaction product comprising saturated monocarboxylic acids (i) and triglycerides of saturated carboxylic acids having more than one acid function (ii), said step (b) having a water/diol ratio of below 1:1; (c) separating said saturated monocarboxylic acids (i) from said triglycerides of saturated carboxylic acids having more than one acid function (ii). (a) reacting the triglycerides of unsaturated fatty acids with an oxidising compound in the presence of a catalyst for the oxidisation reaction of the olefinic double bond of the unsaturated fatty acid and obtaining a vicinal diol as intermediate reaction product.; (b) reacting said intermediate product obtained from step (a) with oxygen or a compound containing oxygen, in the presence of a catalyst for the oxidation reaction of the two hydroxyl groups of the vicinal diol to carboxylic groups, and obtaining a reaction product comprising saturated monocarboxylic acids (i) and triglycerides of saturated carboxylic acids having more than one acid function (ii), said step (b) having a water/diol ratio of below 1:1; (c) separating said saturated monocarboxylic acids (i) from said triglycerides of saturated carboxylic acids having more than one acid function (ii).
Inhaler for administering a powdered medicament in the form of inhalable substances, substance formulations or substance mixtures from a capsule, the inhaler comprising a mouthpiece which comprises an inhalation channel for coupling to a chamber for receiving the capsule containing the medicament, characterised in that at least one component having an aerodynamic cross section is provided in the inhalation channel, said component being designed as a streamlined body, and in that the component is integrally connected to the inhalation channel and extends radially into the inhalation channel.
Tube magazine for a textile machine producing cross-wound bobbins, which textile machine has a plurality of work stations on both longitudinal sides of the machine, the tube magazine having a plurality of drivable, adjacently arranged storage rows which can be fitted with empty tubes and which each have a continuous traction means which is guided over deflection rollers, the tube magazine also having a plurality of tube receiving arbors, on each of which an empty tube can be deposited in a tip-oriented manner, and the tube magazine having a tube stripper via which empty tubes are transferable to a downstream transverse conveyor belt, characterized in that the tube magazine is equipped with a plurality of tube strippers, each of which can be controlled separately as required, each of the storage rows of the tube magazine having its own tube stripper which can be controlled in a defined manner, and one of the deflection rollers being equipped with an individual drive which is connected to the control of the tube magazine via a control line.
A method of diagnosing appendicitis in a subject, comprising: performing an assay configured to detect Pro-Hepcidin on a body fluid sample obtained from the subject to provide an assay result; and correlating the assay result to the occurrence or nonoccurrence of appendicitis in the subject by comparing the assay result to a threshold selected in a population study, wherein the threshold separates the population into a first subpopulation above the threshold which is at an increased predisposition for the occurrence of appendicitis, and a second subpopulation below the threshold which is at an increased predisposition for the nonoccurrence of appendicitis relative to the first subpopulation. performing an assay configured to detect Pro-Hepcidin on a body fluid sample obtained from the subject to provide an assay result; and correlating the assay result to the occurrence or nonoccurrence of appendicitis in the subject by comparing the assay result to a threshold selected in a population study, wherein the threshold separates the population into a first subpopulation above the threshold which is at an increased predisposition for the occurrence of appendicitis, and a second subpopulation below the threshold which is at an increased predisposition for the nonoccurrence of appendicitis relative to the first subpopulation.
An apparatus for producing an expanded granulate from sand-grain-shaped material, comprising a furnace with a substantially vertically extending furnace shaft and a feed device arranged above or in the upper region of the furnace shaft for feeding the sand-grain-shaped material to the furnace shaft, wherein the feed device is formed to introduce the sand-grain-shaped material in form of at least one downwardly falling curtain into the upper region of the furnace shaft, wherein the drop section of the curtain lies in a decentralised, preferably peripheral region of the furnace shaft cross-section, characterized in that the feed device comprises a first conveying section with a base in order to convey the sand-grain-shaped material along a first conveying direction, wherein the base is bounded in the end region of the first conveying section by edges (19, 20) which extend obliquely or in a bent manner in relation to the first conveying direction and respectively form an overflow, and on which the sand-grain-shaped material leaves the first conveying section as a falling curtain in the downward direction.
An air vehicle having a gas-filled hull of flexible sheet material, wherein strakes extend along an exterior of the hull, characterized in that each strake comprises a gas-filled tube of flexible sheet material.
A coated article comprising: a metallic substrate; and a coating layer consisting of: 33% to 70% by volume ceramic, consisting of a stabilized zirconia, such as a yttria stabilized zirconia; and 5% to 50% by volume, when measured by optical metallography, of a lubricant selected from the group consisting of: hexagonal boron nitride (hBN); clay; graphite; and mixtures thereof, and a porosity, not including porosity within lubricant particles, of 5% to 30%, wherein the sum of the % by volume of the ceramic and the lubricant and the porosity is at least 95%; the coating layer not having a metal phase of greater than 5% by volume. a metallic substrate; and a coating layer consisting of: 33% to 70% by volume ceramic, consisting of a stabilized zirconia, such as a yttria stabilized zirconia; and 5% to 50% by volume, when measured by optical metallography, of a lubricant selected from the group consisting of: hexagonal boron nitride (hBN); clay; graphite; and mixtures thereof, and a porosity, not including porosity within lubricant particles, of 5% to 30%, wherein the sum of the % by volume of the ceramic and the lubricant and the porosity is at least 95%; 33% to 70% by volume ceramic, consisting of a stabilized zirconia, such as a yttria stabilized zirconia; and 5% to 50% by volume, when measured by optical metallography, of a lubricant selected from the group consisting of: hexagonal boron nitride (hBN); clay; graphite; and mixtures thereof, and a porosity, not including porosity within lubricant particles, of 5% to 30%, wherein the sum of the % by volume of the ceramic and the lubricant and the porosity is at least 95%; the coating layer not having a metal phase of greater than 5% by volume.
A multi-functional carriage comprising: - a support frame provided with wheels; - an internal combustion engine able to actuate an air compressor and an electrical current generator, wherein the internal combustion engine, the air compressor and the electrical current generator are installed on-board the support frame; wherein the support frame comprises a gripping apparatus able to engage and raise a harnessing frame for various devices. - a support frame provided with wheels; - an internal combustion engine able to actuate an air compressor and an electrical current generator, wherein the internal combustion engine, the air compressor and the electrical current generator are installed on-board the support frame; wherein the support frame comprises a gripping apparatus able to engage and raise a harnessing frame for various devices.
A vehicle seat, in particular a motor vehicle seat, having a seat member, a backrest adjustable in its inclination, at least one fitting on the seat member for pivotably mounting the backrest, and a handle for unlocking the fitting, wherein an angle of inclination of the backrest is lockable by the fitting, wherein: - an adapter is rotatably mounted and coupled to the fitting, - a catch is arranged between the handle and the adapter, - the catch co-operates with the adapter in a first rotational direction in an entrainment-coupled manner, and a rotation of the catch in the first rotational direction unlocks the fitting, and - a rotation of the catch in a second rotational direction actuates a locking device of a further adjustment component of the vehicle seat, characterised in that the further adjustment component of the vehicle seat is configured to adjust an inclination of an upper backrest section of a two-part backrest relative to a lower backrest section of the two-part backrest. - an adapter is rotatably mounted and coupled to the fitting, - a catch is arranged between the handle and the adapter, - the catch co-operates with the adapter in a first rotational direction in an entrainment-coupled manner, and a rotation of the catch in the first rotational direction unlocks the fitting, and - a rotation of the catch in a second rotational direction actuates a locking