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Device for fixing an article, preferably an insulating material, to an object, preferably a wall, comprising a fixing rod and a fixing dowel for fixing the fixing rod in a recess provided in the object, wherein the fixing dowel has a fixing body with a cavity extending in the axial direction for the fixing rod, wherein the fixing body can be widened in the radial direction, wherein the fixing rod has at least one portion in which the cross-section is wider in a first radial direction than in a second radial direction, wherein the fixing rod is disposed in the fixing body such that it can be adjusted with less than one full rotation between an insertion position, in which the fixing body is relaxed, and a clamping position, in which the fixing body is widened, characterized in that a dowel head of the fixing dowel has a limiting device for limiting and/or indicating a rotation of the fixing rod upon attainment of the clamping position, wherein the limiting device has at least or precisely one stop. a fixing dowel for fixing the fixing rod in a recess provided in the object, wherein the fixing dowel has a fixing body with a cavity extending in the axial direction for the fixing rod, wherein the fixing body can be widened in the radial direction, wherein the fixing rod has at least one portion in which the cross-section is wider in a first radial direction than in a second radial direction, wherein the fixing rod is disposed in the fixing body such that it can be adjusted with less than one full rotation between an insertion position, in which the fixing body is relaxed, and a clamping position, in which the fixing body is widened, characterized in that a dowel head of the fixing dowel has a limiting device for limiting and/or indicating a rotation of the fixing rod upon attainment of the clamping position, wherein the limiting device has at least or precisely one stop.
A method for preparing a beverage from a container containing beverage ingredients by centrifugation of the container in a beverage preparation device; said container comprising: - an outer wall and an inner wall; each wall having a peripheral portion (4, 5) extending around a central axis and a bottom portion (6, 7); - a lid covering said outer and inner walls (2, 3); and forming with said inner wall an inner cavity containing beverage ingredients, - an outer collecting cavity positioned between the outer and inner walls (2, 3), - beverage outlets or outlet precursors positioned on the peripheral portion of the inner wall, wherein the method comprises: - supplying liquid in the inner cavity, - rotating the container around its central axis to force liquid through beverage outlets from the inner cavity to the outer cavity under the effect of centrifugal pressure, - maintaining an overpressure of supplied liquid in the container to enable the beverage to be drained from the outer cavity out of the container directly into a receptacle without contacting the beverage preparation device and, - wherein the bottom portion of the outer wall is unsupported by the beverage preparation device and/or wherein it comprises draining the beverage through a beverage outlet provided in the bottom portion of the outer wall along said central axis while maintaining said overpressure; said beverage outlet forming a duct protruding outwardly from the outer wall. - an outer wall and an inner wall; each wall having a peripheral portion (4, 5) extending around a central axis and a bottom portion (6, 7); - a lid covering said outer and inner walls (2, 3); and forming with said inner wall an inner cavity containing beverage ingredients, - an outer collecting cavity positioned between the outer and inner walls (2, 3), - beverage outlets or outlet precursors positioned on the peripheral portion of the inner wall, - supplying liquid in the inner cavity, - rotating the container around its central axis to force liquid through beverage outlets from the inner cavity to the outer cavity under the effect of centrifugal pressure, - maintaining an overpressure of supplied liquid in the container to enable the beverage to be drained from the outer cavity out of the container directly into a receptacle without contacting the beverage preparation device and, - wherein the bottom portion of the outer wall is unsupported by the beverage preparation device and/or wherein it comprises draining the beverage through a beverage outlet provided in the bottom portion of the outer wall along said central axis while maintaining said overpressure; said beverage outlet forming a duct protruding outwardly from the outer wall.
A solar energy system (200, 300) comprising: a pedestal (212, 312) defining a longitudinal axis; a frame (216, 316) that is supported by said pedestal and that is rotateable relative to said pedestal about said longitudinal axis, said frame (216, 316) supporting at least one solar device; a tracker assembly (214, 314) disposed between said pedestal (212, 312) and said frame (216, 316); and a wind vane (218, 318); the solar energy system characterized in that: the wind vane is connected to said tracker assembly (214, 314) to urge said frame (216, 316) relative to said pedestal (212, 312) about said longitudinal axis in response to wind acting on said wind vane (218, 318). a pedestal (212, 312) defining a longitudinal axis; a frame (216, 316) that is supported by said pedestal and that is rotateable relative to said pedestal about said longitudinal axis, said frame (216, 316) supporting at least one solar device; a tracker assembly (214, 314) disposed between said pedestal (212, 312) and said frame (216, 316); and a wind vane (218, 318); the solar energy system characterized in that: the wind vane is connected to said tracker assembly (214, 314) to urge said frame (216, 316) relative to said pedestal (212, 312) about said longitudinal axis in response to wind acting on said wind vane (218, 318). the wind vane is connected to said tracker assembly (214, 314) to urge said frame (216, 316) relative to said pedestal (212, 312) about said longitudinal axis in response to wind acting on said wind vane (218, 318).
Motor vehicle, comprising a regulating unit for outputting manipulated variables for controlling the motor vehicle, and a communication unit, wherein the regulating unit comprises a situation interpretation module, an assessment module and a regulating module, wherein the motor vehicle has at least one regulating system hierarchically subordinate to the regulating unit and wherein the subordinate regulating system is coupled to the regulating module in order to receive target specifications from the regulating module, wherein the at least one subordinate regulating system is coupled to the situation interpretation module to report reserves of the subordinate regulating system, wherein the communication unit is coupled to the situation interpretation module and the assessment module and is formed to receive specification data from a superordinate traffic guidance system and to transmit reserve data relating to the movement options of the motor vehicle to the superordinate traffic guidance system, wherein the situation interpretation module is designed using input parameters to create a situation model with model parameters and to determine the reserve data from the situation model, wherein the situation interpretation module also uses reported reserves of the subordinate regulating system as input parameters, wherein the superordinate traffic guidance system specifies individual second assessment criteria as specification data to the individual motor vehicles, wherein the assessment module is coupled on the input side to the situation interpretation module and is formed to determine a regulating strategy specification on the basis of at least one first assessment criterion stored in the assessment module, wherein the at least one first assessment criterion includes a specifiable individual driving style, at least one second assessment criterion specified by the specification data, and the model parameters, wherein the regulating module is coupled on the input side to the situation interpretation module and the assessment module and is designed to determine and output the manipulated variables on the basis of the regulating strategy specification and the model parameters.
An apparatus for controlling light shading and thermal insulation in a light transmissive structure, the apparatus comprising: an array of adjacently-positioned, inflatable clear first tubes, each of the first tubes being inflatable to abut an inflated adjacent first tube and wherein the first tubes are supported by cables or similar supporting members; an array of inflatable reflective second tubes, each of the second tubes being connected to the top of an inner surface, and inflatable independent of, one of the first tubes, each of the second tubes being connected such that when not inflated, each of the second tubes is flattened and substantially longitudinal within the one of the first tubes, and when inflated, each of the second tubes abuts an inflated adjacent second tube via first tubes; and characterised in that each of the second tubes is also connected to the bottom of an inner surface of said first tube and opposing chambers (A,B) of the first tube on opposing sides of the second tube are independently inflatable to create a pressure differential therebetween the pressure differential causing a curvature in the non-inflated second tube away from a chamber with a greater pressure to provide a controlled light guiding by the second tube. an array of adjacently-positioned, inflatable clear first tubes, each of the first tubes being inflatable to abut an inflated adjacent first tube and wherein the first tubes are supported by cables or similar supporting members; an array of inflatable reflective second tubes, each of the second tubes being connected to the top of an inner surface, and inflatable independent of, one of the first tubes, each of the second tubes being connected such that when not inflated, each of the second tubes is flattened and substantially longitudinal within the one of the first tubes, and when inflated, each of the second tubes abuts an inflated adjacent second tube via first tubes; and characterised in that each of the second tubes is also connected to the bottom of an inner surface of said first tube and opposing chambers (A,B) of the first tube on opposing sides of the second tube are independently inflatable to create a pressure differential therebetween the pressure differential causing a curvature in the non-inflated second tube away from a chamber with a greater pressure to provide a controlled light guiding by the second tube.
A method of making a wireless communication link (ER TX, ER RX) between a hearing device and at least one further device, said hearing device having • a demodulator (1 RX) and/or a modulator (1 TX), respectively with a communication input (E 1) and a communication output (A 1) • said input (E 1) and/or output (A 1) being operationally connected to a respective antenna arrangement (3 RX, 3 TX) converting input electromagnetic radiation (ER RX) into wire bound electric communication signals and vice versa respectively, • said antenna arrangement (3 RX, 3 TX) having a bandwidth defined by a spectral range along which a normalized magnitude of frequency transfer characteristic of said antenna arrangement is at least equal to a predetermined value, • comprising the step of adapting (C BWI) said bandwidth of said antenna arrangement to a bandwidth and/or a range of the specific type of momentary established signal transmission or of signal transmission to be established next. • a demodulator (1 RX) and/or a modulator (1 TX), respectively with a communication input (E 1) and a communication output (A 1) • said input (E 1) and/or output (A 1) being operationally connected to a respective antenna arrangement (3 RX, 3 TX) converting input electromagnetic radiation (ER RX) into wire bound electric communication signals and vice versa respectively, • said antenna arrangement (3 RX, 3 TX) having a bandwidth defined by a spectral range along which a normalized magnitude of frequency transfer characteristic of said antenna arrangement is at least equal to a predetermined value, • comprising the step of adapting (C BWI) said bandwidth of said antenna arrangement to a bandwidth and/or a range of the specific type of momentary established signal transmission or of signal transmission to be established next.
A receiving device, comprising: a receiving unit configured to receive a first compressed digital signal; and a first decompressing unit (22, 121) configured to decompress the first compressed digital signal, which has been compressed by being converted by use of a Walsh function and a specific frequency component being extracted, into a transmission side input digital signal, by using an observation matrix corresponding to a Walsh function of the specific frequency component, wherein the first decompressing unit (22, 121) is configured to execute the decompression into the input digital signal by using the observation matrix corresponding to the Walsh function of the specific frequency component and a basis transformation matrix corresponding to inverse discrete Fourier transform. a receiving unit configured to receive a first compressed digital signal; and a first decompressing unit (22, 121) configured to decompress the first compressed digital signal, which has been compressed by being converted by use of a Walsh function and a specific frequency component being extracted, into a transmission side input digital signal, by using an observation matrix corresponding to a Walsh function of the specific frequency component, wherein the first decompressing unit (22, 121) is configured to execute the decompression into the input digital signal by using the observation matrix corresponding to the Walsh function of the specific frequency component and a basis transformation matrix corresponding to inverse discrete Fourier transform.
A method of applying a lubricious hydrophilic coating to a surface of a medical device, comprising: providing a medical device for coating, having a surface prior to coating comprising at least in part a water-swellable material; contacting the surface of the medical device with a solution to swell the water swellable material, said solution comprising at least one of (i) a water-soluble polymer capable of being cross-linked to form a cross-linked, lubricious, hydrophilic coating and (ii) a water-soluble monomer capable of being polymerized to form a cross-linked, lubricious, hydrophilic coating; and, forming the cross-linked, lubricious, hydrophilic coating, said coating being entangled with and securely anchored to the surface of the medical device. providing a medical device for coating, having a surface prior to coating comprising at least in part a water-swellable material; contacting the surface of the medical device with a solution to swell the water swellable material, said solution comprising at least one of (i) a water-soluble polymer capable of being cross-linked to form a cross-linked, lubricious, hydrophilic coating and (ii) a water-soluble monomer capable of being polymerized to form a cross-linked, lubricious, hydrophilic coating; and, forming the cross-linked, lubricious, hydrophilic coating,
A hygiene article comprising: a) at least one top sheet; b) at least one absorbent core; and c) at least one backsheet; wherein the at least one backsheet comprises from 3 wt% to 60 wt% of a first polyethylene polymer, based upon the total weight of the at least one backsheet, and wherein the first polyethylene polymer has a melt index from 0.2 dg/min to 3.0 dg/min; a density from 0.918 g/cm 3 to 0.945 g/cm 3; and a melt index ratio from 25 to 60, wherein the at least one backsheet comprises a second polyethylene polymer. a) at least one top sheet; b) at least one absorbent core; and c) at least one backsheet;
A Method for producing a prosthesis or partial prosthesis based on digital data, using a plurality of teeth and a prosthesis base to be produced, characterized in that the generatively or subtractively produced teeth and/or the generatively or subtractively produced prosthesis base are produced with an overmeasure, apart from regions of the teeth and the prosthesis base at which the teeth and the prosthesis base abut each other and are provided with or connected to each other using an excess of joining or bonding material, wherein wherein, using CAD, the overmeasure is added to the outer shape of the teeth and/or the denture base, and a transition region, subsequent to the gingival margin, is free of overmeasure and that filling of the tooth recesses with composite material, insertion of the teeth and curing of the composite material will be performed and that subsequent to curing of the composite material, the teeth and/or the denture base are brought, especially milled, to the desired original size, i.e. free of oversize, by removal of the overmeasure (30, 32) and excess of joining or composite material in the region of the gingival margin.
A method for producing a cheese product having a dry weight content ≤50% and comprising a mixture of a melted cheese and of at least one cereal, said method comprising the steps: a) heat-treating, at a temperature comprised between 100 and 145°C for 3 s to 6 mins, a mixture comprising, by weight based on the total weight of the mixture: - 5 to 40% of protein material of dairy origin; - 15 to 30% of fat; - 0.1 to 3% of an emulsifying and/or texturizing agent; - water; and - 5 to 15% of at least one cereal, expressed as dry weight of cereal, said cereal being incorporated to the mixture in the hydrated cooked form; b) hot conditioning the heat-treated mixture at a temperature comprised between 70 and 100°C; c) cooling down to a temperature comprised between 5 and 15°C. a) heat-treating, at a temperature comprised between 100 and 145°C for 3 s to 6 mins, a mixture comprising, by weight based on the total weight of the mixture: - 5 to 40% of protein material of dairy origin; - 15 to 30% of fat; - 0.1 to 3% of an emulsifying and/or texturizing agent; - water; and - 5 to 15% of at least one cereal, expressed as dry weight of cereal, said cereal being incorporated to the mixture in the hydrated cooked form; - 5 to 40% of protein material of dairy origin; - 15 to 30% of fat; - 0.1 to 3% of an emulsifying and/or texturizing agent; - water; and - 5 to 15% of at least one cereal, expressed as dry weight of cereal, said cereal being incorporated to the mixture in the hydrated cooked form; b) hot conditioning the heat-treated mixture at a temperature comprised between 70 and 100°C; c) cooling down to a temperature comprised between 5 and 15°C.
A medical balloon, comprising: a fiber reinforced balloon at least partially surrounded by an elastomeric sheath, the fiber reinforced balloon having a longitudinal axis, the fiber reinforcement having a first wrapped pattern with a plurality of longitudinal fibers arranged in a generally longitudinal spiral configuration, and a second wrapped pattern that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the balloon, and at least two of said longitudinal fibers being comprised of a single, continuous fiber.
Intermediate storage means for general cargo, comprising a storage tower having a plurality of circular or polygonal, horizontal storage discs which are arranged vertically one above the other and so as to be mutually spaced on a central tube, the storage discs being rigidly interconnected and being fastened to the tube so as to be vertically moveable, characterised in that a groove is formed in a groove region along the tube such that the wall of the tube comprises vertical slits on two tube sides in the groove region, in that a bearing journal corresponding to the shape of the groove is introduced horizontally into the tube such that each end of the bearing journal protrudes horizontally out of the tube through one of the slits,-in that a lifting-unit is arranged in the tube and connected to the bearing journal such that the bearing journal can be moved vertically within the groove region of the tube by driving the lifting unit by means of a lift drive means, and in that the ends of the bearing journal are connected to the storage discs such that the storage discs can move vertically up and down with the bearing journal.
Method for the recovery of metals from composite materials to be recycled from thin film solar modules, silicon wafer solar modules, LCD displays or the like, in particular from solar modules to be recycled, characterized in that the material to be recycled is first cooled to about 70K, then disintegrated in the cooled state and thereafter fed to a non-ferrous metal separator.
A relay device for relaying a light signal from a remote operation device to an external apparatus, the relay device comprising: a housing including: a first surface; and a second surface which is different from the first surface; a light signal receiving element operable to receive a light signal from outside, wherein the light signal receiving element is provided at the first surface of the housing; and a light emission element operable to emit light responsive to the light signal received by the light signal receiving element; characterized by: a longitudinally elongated light guide member provided at the second surface of the housing, wherein the light emitted from the light emission element is incident onto the light guide member, the light guide member including an emission part which causes the incident light to be emitted to outside from a lateral surface of the light guide member, wherein the lateral surface extends along a longitudinal direction of the light guide member. a housing including: a first surface; and a second surface which is different from the first surface; a light signal receiving element operable to receive a light signal from outside, wherein the light signal receiving element is provided at the first surface of the housing; and a light emission element operable to emit light responsive to the light signal received by the light signal receiving element; characterized by: a longitudinally elongated light guide member provided at the second surface of the housing, wherein the light emitted from the light emission element is incident onto the light guide member, the light guide member including an emission part which causes the incident light to be emitted to outside from a lateral surface of the light guide member, wherein the lateral surface extends along a longitudinal direction of the light guide member. a longitudinally elongated light guide member provided at the second surface of the housing, wherein the light emitted from the light emission element is incident onto the light guide member, the light guide member including an emission part which causes the incident light to be emitted to outside from a lateral surface of the light guide member, wherein the lateral surface extends along a longitudinal direction of the light guide member.