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A WIM sensor for measuring wheel forces of vehicles on a road that pass over the sensor; said WIM sensor comprising an elongated hollow profile along a longitudinal axis thereof that has an interior space, wherein said interior space comprises a first and a second inner pressing surface (7, 8), said pressing surfaces (7, 8) being arranged opposite of each other and connected to one another on both sides by curved, pre-tensioned profile edges; wherein in said interior space are disposed a plurality of piezoelectric measuring elements each having first and second force absorbing surfaces (16, 17) arranged along the longitudinal axes thereof, said force absorbing surfaces (16, 17) facing said first and said second pressing surfaces (7, 8), respectively; each of said measuring elements being disposed between two absorbing elements, wherein said two absorbing elements exert a pretension onto the measuring elements via the pressing surfaces (7, 8); and wherein all first force absorbing surfaces of the measuring elements are electrically connected with each other by an electrode and are electrically insulated from the first pressing surface; characterized in that said electrode is formed as a long strip of insulating film provided with an electrically conductive layer on one of its sides; further characterized in that said electrode is disposed in said interior space between the measuring elements and the first pressing surface; and in that the electrically conductive layer faces the measuring elements.
An information processing device used in a mounting system including multiple mounting-related devices (11; 12; 13; 15) each having a display section configured to visually notify an operator of information and an attachment portion (26; 27) to which a member is attached and related to a process of mounting a component on a processing target object, and a moving work device that is moved between the multiple mounting-related devices to automatically attach and detach the member to and from the attachment portion, the information processing device characterized by: a control section configured to output, to the display section, notification information including work details, including replacements by the operator and the moving work device, in association with a status of the moving work device based on a predetermined priority order based on continuation of processes of the mounting-related devices.
A gas turbine engine comprising: a fan rotor, a first compressor rotor and a second compressor rotor, said second compressor rotor compressing air to a higher pressure than said first compressor rotor; a first turbine rotor, said first turbine rotor driving said second compressor rotor, and a second turbine rotor, said second turbine rotor driving said first compressor rotor; a fan drive turbine positioned downstream of said second turbine rotor, said fan drive turbine driving said fan rotor through a gear reduction; and said first compressor rotor and said second turbine rotor rotating as an intermediate speed spool, and said second compressor rotor and said first turbine rotor rotating together as a high speed spool; characterised in that: said high speed spool rotates in an opposed direction to said intermediate speed spool, said fan drive turbine rotates in the same direction as said intermediate speed spool and said fan rotor is driven by said gear reduction to rotate in the same direction as said high speed spool. a fan rotor, a first compressor rotor and a second compressor rotor, said second compressor rotor compressing air to a higher pressure than said first compressor rotor; a first turbine rotor, said first turbine rotor driving said second compressor rotor, and a second turbine rotor, said second turbine rotor driving said first compressor rotor; a fan drive turbine positioned downstream of said second turbine rotor, said fan drive turbine driving said fan rotor through a gear reduction; and said first compressor rotor and said second turbine rotor rotating as an intermediate speed spool, and said second compressor rotor and said first turbine rotor rotating together as a high speed spool; characterised in that: said high speed spool rotates in an opposed direction to said intermediate speed spool, said fan drive turbine rotates in the same direction as said intermediate speed spool and said fan rotor is driven by said gear reduction to rotate in the same direction as said high speed spool.
A child resistant package made from paperboard, cardboard or other foldable sheet material and comprising: an outer sleeve having a closed end and an opposed open end; an inner sleeve, telescopically received within the outer sleeve and having a closed end adjacent the open end of the outer sleeve, wherein said inner sleeve is joined to said outer sleeve by a frangible connection; a selectively releasable lock between the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve for preventing withdrawal of the inner sleeve from the outer sleeve after the frangible connection between the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve has been broken; and an opening tab formed in the outer sleeve, the opening tab being configured to break the frangible connection between the inner and outer sleeves (6, 4) when the tab is released from the outer sleeve, chararacterised in that said opening tab is configured to provide an opening in the outer sleeve to provide access to the inner sleeve such that the inner sleeve may be pressed inwardly in order to release the releasable lock between the inner and outer sleeves (6, 4). an outer sleeve having a closed end and an opposed open end; an inner sleeve, telescopically received within the outer sleeve and having a closed end adjacent the open end of the outer sleeve, wherein said inner sleeve is joined to said outer sleeve by a frangible connection; a selectively releasable lock between the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve for preventing withdrawal of the inner sleeve from the outer sleeve after the frangible connection between the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve has been broken; and an opening tab formed in the outer sleeve, the opening tab being configured to break the frangible connection between the inner and outer sleeves (6, 4) when the tab is released from the outer sleeve, chararacterised in that said opening tab is configured to provide an opening in the outer sleeve to provide access to the inner sleeve such that the inner sleeve may be pressed inwardly in order to release the releasable lock between the inner and outer sleeves (6, 4).
Method for operating an ultrasonic system having a multiplicity of ultrasonic sensors (5 to 10) which are arranged distributed on a motor vehicle and which are actuated in measuring cycles for the emission of an ultrasonic signal, wherein the measuring cycles are repeated, wherein an object (21, 24) in the surroundings of the motor vehicle is detected by means of a detection device, different from the ultrasonic system, of the motor vehicle, and a relative position of the object (21, 24) relative to the motor vehicle is determined, and in that the number of ultrasonic sensors (5 to 10) which are actuated within one measuring cycle is defined as a function of the current relative position, characterized in that if at least two objects (21, 24) are detected in the surroundings by means of the detection device, the respective current speed (v1, v2) of the at least two objects (21, 24) is determined by means of the detection device, and the actuation of the ultrasonic sensors (5 to 10) within the measuring cycle, in particular the sequence of the actuation of the ultrasonic sensors (5 to 10) within the measuring cycle and/or the frequency of the actuation of at least one of the ultrasonic sensors (5 to 10) within the measuring cycle and/or the number of ultrasonic sensors (5 to 10) to be actuated within the measuring cycle are/is defined as a function of the speeds (v1, v2) of the objects (21, 24).
A high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet consisting of, by mass %, C: 0.050 to 0.200%; Si: 0.01 to 1.5%; Mn: 1.0 to 3.0%; B: 0.0002 to 0.0030%; Ti: 0.03 to 0.20%; P: limited to 0.05% or less; S: limited to 0.005% or less; Al: limited to 0.5% or less; N: limited to 0.009% or less; and one or more of Nb: 0.01 to 0.20%, V: 0.01 to 0.20%, and Mo: 0.01 to 0.20%, with the balance being composed of Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein a ratio of a length of small-angle crystal grain boundaries that are boundaries having a crystal orientation angle of 5° or more but less than 15° to a length of large-angle crystal grain boundaries that are boundaries having a crystal orientation angle of 15° or more is 1: 1 to 1: 4, a total segregation amount of C and B in the large-angle grain boundaries is 4 to 20 atoms/nm 2, tensile strength is 850 MPa or higher, a hole expansion ratio is 25% or more, and wherein the steel sheet structure contains bainite in an area ratio exceeding 50%.
An oil lubricated helium compressor system suitable for being located in an indoor environment where the ambient air temperature is between 15°C and 30°C, the compressor system comprising: a compressor, a separator internal or external to the compressor that is configured to receive a mixture of compressed helium and oil and discharges helium and oil through separate ports, a water cooled after-cooler for effecting cooling of the helium and oil, an air cooled after-cooler for effecting cooling of the helium and oil, the air cooled after-cooler comprising a heat exchanger and a fan, the water cooled after-cooler and the air cooled after-cooler connected in series: a first line extending from the helium discharge port and passing through the water cooled after-cooler and the air cooled after-cooler the helium being, during operation of the compressor system, cooled by one or both the water cooled after-cooler and the air cooled after-cooler and a second line extending from the oil discharge port and passing through the water cooled after-cooler and the air cooled after-cooler the oil, during operation of the of the compressor system, cooled by one or both the water cooled after-cooler and the air cooled after-cooler; wherein the first line and the second line are separate. a compressor, a separator internal or external to the compressor that is configured to receive a mixture of compressed helium and oil and discharges helium and oil through separate ports, a water cooled after-cooler for effecting cooling of the helium and oil, an air cooled after-cooler for effecting cooling of the helium and oil, the air cooled after-cooler comprising a heat exchanger and a fan, the water cooled after-cooler and the air cooled after-cooler connected in series: a first line extending from the helium discharge port and passing through the water cooled after-cooler and the air cooled after-cooler the helium being, during operation of the compressor system, cooled by one or both the water cooled after-cooler and the air cooled after-cooler and a second line extending from the oil discharge port and passing through the water cooled after-cooler and the air cooled after-cooler the oil, during operation of the of the compressor system, cooled by one or both the water cooled after-cooler and the air cooled after-cooler; wherein the first line and the second line are separate.
An apparatus configured for use with a personal care device, wherein the apparatus is configured to provide visual guidance to a user on movement of the personal care device across a body of a subject, wherein the personal care device is configured to perform a personal care operation on a plurality of successive treatment areas of the body by successively moving the personal care device from a respective one of a plurality of current treatment positions on the body corresponding with a respective one of said successive treatment areas to a next treatment position on the body corresponding with a next one of said successive treatment areas and performing the personal care operation to said next one of said successive treatment areas while maintaining the personal care device in said next one of said treatment positions, the apparatus comprising: a projection unit configured to project a light pattern on to a surface of the body; and a processing unit configured to: control the projection unit to project the light pattern on to the surface of the body in a projection position; characterized in that the projection position is indicative of the next treatment position on the body to which the personal care device is to be moved by the user from the current treatment position on the body. a projection unit configured to project a light pattern on to a surface of the body; and a processing unit configured to: control the projection unit to project the light pattern on to the surface of the body in a projection position;
A naked antisense oligonucleotide for use in the treatment of a retinal disease caused by a mutation which modifies the splicing and/or creates a premature termination in a gene important to the functioning and/or the survival of a photoreceptor cell, in a subject in need thereof, wherein said naked antisense oligonucleotide is injected into the vitreous of the subject, wherein the naked antisense oligonucleotide performs antisense oligonucleotide-mediated exon skipping in the pre-mRNA from the gene which mutation causes the retinal disease, in a photoreceptor cell of the subject.
A hydrogen filling station control system, comprising: a first compressor, a second compressor, a first storage tank, a detector and a controller, wherein a discharge pressure of the second compressor is larger than or equal to the gas storage pressure of the first storage tank, the first compressor and the second compressor are connected to the first storage tank, and the detector is configured to detect a pressure of the first storage tank; and the controller is configured to: control the first compressor to inflate and pressurize the first storage tank; characterized in that: a discharge pressure of the first compressor is smaller than a gas storage pressure of the first storage tank, and the controller is further configured to: control, when the pressure of the first storage tank is equal to a first preset pressure, the second compressor to inflate and pressurize the first storage tank. a first compressor, a second compressor, a first storage tank, a detector and a controller, wherein a discharge pressure of the second compressor is larger than or equal to the gas storage pressure of the first storage tank, the first compressor and the second compressor are connected to the first storage tank, and the detector is configured to detect a pressure of the first storage tank; and the controller is configured to: control the first compressor to inflate and pressurize the first storage tank; characterized in that: a discharge pressure of the first compressor is smaller than a gas storage pressure of the first storage tank, and the controller is further configured to: control, when the pressure of the first storage tank is equal to a first preset pressure, the second compressor to inflate and pressurize the first storage tank.
Force measuring cell with an elastically deformable membrane force transducer (38; 100) for receiving pressure and tensile forces to be be determined, - with a sensor arrangement (54, 56; 114, 116, 118) for detecting the force transducer deformation and its conversion into an electrical weighing signal, wherein the sensor arrangement (54, 56; 114, 116, 118) comprises a sensor arrangement for a contact-free weight measurement, is an inductively working sensor arrangement, and comprises a Hall-effect sensor (54; 114, 118) and a magnet (56; 116) which is a permanent magnet, and - with a bending-resistant multi-part housing (12; 92) with an inner space (18; 98) for accommodating and mounting the membrane force transducer (38; 100) and the sensor arrangement (54, 56; 114, 116, 118), wherein the housing (12; 92) surrounds the force transducer (38; 100) substantially on all sides and has a through-opening through which the membrane force transducer (38; 100) is able to be acted upon with the force to be determined, wherein the membrane force transducer (38; 100) comprises a centrally arranged force-introducing part (44; 106) which penetrates the through-opening, and at the rim region a rim part (42; 104) projecting over at least one of the membrane surfaces, wherein formed in the inner space (18; 98) of the housing (12; 92) is a recessed region (34; 100) in which the projecting rim part (42; 104) of the force transducer (38; 100) is able to engage in a form-fitting manner, wherein formed in the interior of the housing (12; 92) are multiple stop faces which delimit the deformation of the membrane force transducer (38; 100) under the action of tensile and/or pressure forces, and wherein the force-introducing part (44; 106) has a projection which is configured as a circulating annular flange and which cooperates with the multiple stop faces for the purposes of delimiting tensile and/or pressure forces. - with a sensor arrangement (54, 56; 114, 116, 118) for detecting the force transducer deformation and its conversion into an electrical weighing signal, wherein the sensor arrangement (54, 56; 114, 116, 118) comprises a sensor arrangement for a contact-free weight measurement, is an inductively working sensor arrangement, and comprises a Hall-effect sensor (54; 114, 118) and a magnet (56; 116) which is a permanent magnet, and - with a bending-resistant multi-part housing (12; 92) with an inner space (18; 98) for accommodating and mounting the membrane force transducer (38; 100) and the sensor arrangement (54, 56; 114, 116, 118),
An image processing apparatus (101-108, 150, 160) operable to process first image data and second image data obtained from image capturing means that is capable of amplifying, with a first gain and a second gain being lower than the first gain, a signal obtained by photoelectric conversion to obtain the first image data and the second image data, respectively, the apparatus comprising: exposure correcting means for applying a gain to the second image data so that the brightness of the second image matches the brightness of the first image; whereby said gain applied to the second image data is based on the exposure difference between first and second image data; noise correcting means for applying a noise reduction process to the second image data of which brightness having been corrected; and generating means for generating composite image data by compositing the second image data having been applied the noise reduction process by the noise correcting means and the first image data. exposure correcting means for applying a gain to the second image data so that the brightness of the second image matches the brightness of the first image; whereby said gain applied to the second image data is based on the exposure difference between first and second image data; noise correcting means for applying a noise reduction process to the second image data of which brightness having been corrected; and generating means for generating composite image data by compositing the second image data having been applied the noise reduction process by the noise correcting means and the first image data.
An apparatus for detecting lung sliding on the basis of a temporal sequence of ultrasound data frames of a first region of interest, the first region of interest including a pleural interface of a lung, comprising: - a sub-region identifier configured to identify, for each of the ultrasound data frames, a sub-region of a scanned region of the ultrasound data frame, the sub-region comprising at least part of the pleural interface; - a lung sliding detector configured to derive a parametric map for the sub-region on the basis of at least two ultrasound data frames of the temporal sequence, parametric values of the parametric map indicating a degree of tissue motion over the at least two ultrasound frames, wherein the lung sliding detector is further configured to extract data of the sub-regions from the at least two ultrasound data frames, and to derive the parametric map on the basis of the extracted data; and - a user interface (330, 430) configured to visualize the likelihood of lung sliding on the basis of the derived parametric map, characterized in that the lung sliding detector is further configured to derive, on the basis of the parametric map, a sliding profile representing sliding values as a function of lateral position, each sliding value for a lateral position indicating the likelihood of lung sliding at the lateral position, and in that the user interface is further configured to present the derived sliding profile in the format of a strip overlaid with or next to an image of at least the sub-region generated on the basis of at least one of the ultrasound data frames of the sequence. - a sub-region identifier configured to identify, for each of the ultrasound data frames, a sub-region of a scanned region of the ultrasound data frame, the sub-region comprising at least part of the pleural interface; - a lung sliding detector configured to derive a parametric map for the sub-region on the basis of at least two ultrasound data frames of the temporal sequence, parametric values of the parametric map indicating a degree of tissue motion over the at least two ultrasound frames, wherein the lung sliding detector is further configured to extract data of the sub-regions from the at least two ultrasound data frames, and to derive the parametric map on the basis of the extracted data; and - a user interface (330, 430) configured to visualize the likelihood of lung sliding on the basis of the derived parametric map, characterized in that the lung sliding detector is further configured to derive, on the basis of the parametric map, a sliding profile representing sliding values as a function of lateral position, each sliding value for a lateral position indicating the likelihood of lung sliding at the lateral position, and in that the user interface is further configured to present the derived sliding profile in the format of a strip overlaid with or next to an image of at least the sub-region generated on the basis of at least one of the ultrasound data frames of the sequence.
Device for ejecting at least one capsule, with at least two ejecting means for ejecting in each case at least one capsule, assigned to an ejecting means, from a holder receiving the capsules, characterized in that drive control means (16, 20, 23) are provided for moving the ejecting means independently of each other in an ejection direction, depending on whether the capsule assigned to the ejecting means is detected as being in order or as being defective.