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A method of preparing a silver-based electrical contact material with directionally arranged reinforcing particles comprising steps of: dissolving reinforcing powder in a hydrazine hydrate solution, adding the mixed solution into AgNO 3 solution for stirring, simultaneously adding ammonia for adjusting a pH value of the solution, filtering out precipitation following the reaction, and washing and drying the filtered precipitation, thereby obtaining a composite powder with Ag coating on the reinforcing particles, wherein a weight ratio of the reinforcing phase to AgNO 3 is calculated according to a content of these materials, and a weight ratio of the hydrazine hydrate to AgNO 3 is calculated according to the amount of Ag ions to be reduced by the hydrazine hydrate; sintering and granulating the composite powder obtained from the step; mixing the powder obtained from the step and a matrix silver powder in a powder mixer, wherein a weight ratio of the composite powder to the matrix silver powder is calculated according to the amount of both starting materials; cold-isostatically pressing the powders obtained from the step; sintering the cold-isostatically pressed body; hot-pressing the sintered body; and hot-extruding the hot-pressed body, thereby obtaining the silver-based electrical contract material with directionally arranged reinforcing particles. dissolving reinforcing powder in a hydrazine hydrate solution, adding the mixed solution into AgNO 3 solution for stirring, simultaneously adding ammonia for adjusting a pH value of the solution, filtering out precipitation following the reaction, and washing and drying the filtered precipitation, thereby obtaining a composite powder with Ag coating on the reinforcing particles, wherein a weight ratio of the reinforcing phase to AgNO 3 is calculated according to a content of these materials, and a weight ratio of the hydrazine hydrate to AgNO 3 is calculated according to the amount of Ag ions to be reduced by the hydrazine hydrate; sintering and granulating the composite powder obtained from the step; mixing the powder obtained from the step and a matrix silver powder in a powder mixer, wherein a weight ratio of the composite powder to the matrix silver powder is calculated according to the amount of both starting materials; cold-isostatically pressing the powders obtained from the step; sintering the cold-isostatically pressed body; hot-pressing the sintered body; and hot-extruding the hot-pressed body, thereby obtaining the silver-based electrical contract material with directionally arranged reinforcing particles.
Method for driving an automated drive train of a motor vehicle, in order to immobilize the motor vehicle, wherein the drive train has a transmission assembly with a multiplicity of gear stages (1-7, R) which can be shifted at least partially independently of one another, wherein to bring about immobilization, a gear stage pairing (PG1-PG2) which has a first pairing gear stage and a second pairing gear stage is shifted in order to lock the drive train, wherein in order to bring about immobilization, a multiplicity of gear stage pairings (PG1-PG2) are available and are stored in a priority list (PL1-PL2), comprising the steps: firstly attempting (S10-S12) to shift the first pairing gear stage of a gear stage pairing (PG1-PG2) which is to be used, and, depending on whether this attempt was successful, either to attempt (S16-S18) to shift the second pairing gear stage, or to attempt to shift a first pairing gear stage of a gear stage pairing (PG1-PG2) which follows in the priority list (PL1; PL3), wherein the priority list (PL1; PL2) can be updated, and characterized in that the method also contains the step, in the event of the attempt to shift a pairing gear stage (PG1; PG2) not being successful, of locking (S13 S15) all the gear stage pairings in the priority list (PL1; PL2) which contain the non-shiftable pairing gear stage.
A toothbrush (100, 500) having a longitudinal axis comprising: a body (105, 505) comprising a handle, a head coupled to a distal end of the handle, and an internal reservoir containing an oral care fluid; a channel in the body (105, 505) extending from the reservoir to an opening in an outer surface of the body (105, 505); and an applicator (132, 532) comprising a capillary material; characterized by an actuator (130, 530) operably coupled to the applicator (132, 532) to move the applicator (132, 532) between: a protracted position in which a portion of the applicator (132, 532) protrudes from the opening; and a retracted position in which the portion of the applicator (132, 532) is retracted into the channel via the opening; wherein the applicator (132, 532) is in fluid communication with the oral care fluid within the reservoir in both the protracted position and the retracted position so that the oral care fluid is delivered to the applicator (132, 532) via capillary action. a body (105, 505) comprising a handle, a head coupled to a distal end of the handle, and an internal reservoir containing an oral care fluid; a channel in the body (105, 505) extending from the reservoir to an opening in an outer surface of the body (105, 505); and an applicator (132, 532) comprising a capillary material; characterized by an actuator (130, 530) operably coupled to the applicator (132, 532) to move the applicator (132, 532) between: a protracted position in which a portion of the applicator (132, 532) protrudes from the opening; and a retracted position in which the portion of the applicator (132, 532) is retracted into the channel via the opening; wherein the applicator (132, 532) is in fluid communication with the oral care fluid within the reservoir in both the protracted position and the retracted position so that the oral care fluid is delivered to the applicator (132, 532) via capillary action.
A method for transmitting digital information indicative of source signals, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a signal from a signal source; generating modulation symbols responsive to the source signal, each modulation symbol being an encoded group of digital bits representing one of a set of deterministic finite energy waveforms; routing a portion of the modulation symbols to an output port and routing a portion of the modulation symbols to a modulator for modulation by the modulator and transmission over a transmission segment; transmitting the portion of the modulation symbols routed to the output port as a bit stream along a modulation symbol transport segment through a first medium; receiving, by a bandpass waveform generator, the modulation symbols from the first medium; generating, by the bandpass waveform generator, bandpass signals responsive to the receiving of the modulation symbols, the bandpass signals conveying the digital information for recovery by receivers. receiving a signal from a signal source; generating modulation symbols responsive to the source signal, each modulation symbol being an encoded group of digital bits representing one of a set of deterministic finite energy waveforms; routing a portion of the modulation symbols to an output port and routing a portion of the modulation symbols to a modulator for modulation by the modulator and transmission over a transmission segment; transmitting the portion of the modulation symbols routed to the output port as a bit stream along a modulation symbol transport segment through a first medium; receiving, by a bandpass waveform generator, the modulation symbols from the first medium; generating, by the bandpass waveform generator, bandpass signals responsive to the receiving of the modulation symbols, the bandpass signals conveying the digital information for recovery by receivers.
Hydraulic system for an automatic transmission, in particular dual-clutch transmission, of a motor vehicle, having a high-pressure circuit in which a pressure accumulator, at least one clutch (K1, K2) and actuators are connected, and having a low-pressure circuit for cooling the clutch (K1, K2), wherein the high-pressure circuit has a loading hydraulic pump, wherein the low-pressure circuit has a cooling hydraulic pump and the hydraulic pumps can be driven by a shared electric motor, and having a controller which, on identifying a pressure accumulator loading requirement, activates the electric motor with a loading desired speed (n desired, loading) and/or on identifying a cooling requirement or other requirement, activates the electric motor with a cooling speed or other desired speed (n desired,cooling), wherein for identifying a pressure accumulator loading requirement, a current measuring device for detecting an actual current consumption (I actual) and a speed sensor for detecting an actual speed (n actual) are associated with the electric motor and wherein the controller has an evaluation unit which identifies on the basis of the actual current consumption (I actual) and the actual speed (n actual), in particular from the comparison of the actual current consumption (I actual) and a reference value (I ref), a pressure accumulator loading requirement, characterised in that the controller has a speed constancy unit which detects whether the hydraulic pumps (59, 53) run at a constant actual speed, and in that where a constant actual speed (n actual) does not exist, the evaluation unit is deactivated and where a constant actual speed does exist, the evaluation unit is activated, wherein, in particular for the case where no reference exists, an emergency speed (n emer) and a loading speed can be used as the minimum speed.
A developing roller (21, 103) comprising: a shaft body; an elastic layer formed on an external circumference of the shaft body; and a surface layer formed on an external circumference of the elastic layer, wherein the surface layer comprises polyurethane that comprises a reaction product of a fluoroethylene vinyl ether copolymer and an isocyanurate form of isocyanate, the polyurethane having a film thickness of from 0.5 μm through 2.0 μm, and wherein the developing roller (21, 103) comprises grooves in a surface of the developing roller (21, 103), an angle of the grooves from a circumferential direction being from 0 degrees through 30 degrees. a shaft body; an elastic layer formed on an external circumference of the shaft body; and a surface layer formed on an external circumference of the elastic layer, wherein the surface layer comprises polyurethane that comprises a reaction product of a fluoroethylene vinyl ether copolymer and an isocyanurate form of isocyanate, the polyurethane having a film thickness of from 0.5 μm through 2.0 μm, and wherein the developing roller (21, 103) comprises grooves in a surface of the developing roller (21, 103), an angle of the grooves from a circumferential direction being from 0 degrees through 30 degrees.
Protective panel assembly for protection against bombardment and/or explosion, with concrete panels which are connected together via connecting elements, wherein the protective panel assembly comprises: at least three textile-reinforced concrete panels which form an outer panel, an inner panel and an intermediate panel, at least one fibre panel comprising plastic fibre bundles embedded in a plastic matrix, wherein the at least one fibre panel is arranged between the outer panel and the intermediate panel, wherein the inner panel is arranged spaced from the intermediate panel so as to form an intermediate space, and wherein the connecting elements are embedded by a first end in the concrete matrix of one of the textile-reinforced concrete panels and by a second end in the concrete matrix of another of the textile-reinforced concrete panels. at least three textile-reinforced concrete panels which form an outer panel, an inner panel and an intermediate panel, at least one fibre panel comprising plastic fibre bundles embedded in a plastic matrix, wherein the at least one fibre panel is arranged between the outer panel and the intermediate panel, wherein the inner panel is arranged spaced from the intermediate panel so as to form an intermediate space, and wherein the connecting elements are embedded by a first end in the concrete matrix of one of the textile-reinforced concrete panels and by a second end in the concrete matrix of another of the textile-reinforced concrete panels.
An automatic docking device comprising: an optical sensor including a light emitting part and a light receiving part, and being configured to receive at the light receiving part, light from the light emitting part reflected by an object, to thereby measure a distance to a surrounding object at each predetermined angle; a position information input unit to which position data of a ship based on satellite positioning information is input; and a control unit configured to perform a control for automatically navigating and docking the ship to a docking position on a basis of the data acquired by the optical sensor and the position information input unit, characterised in that the control unit is configured to control the optical sensor to perform a preparatory measurement to measure a distance to an object around the docking position at a stage before a position of the ship obtained on a basis of a measurement result of the optical sensor is used for automatic navigation, and wherein when the optical sensor is configured to perform the preparatory measurement, the control unit is configured to perform at least one of a control for changing an orientation of the ship and a control for moving the ship in such a manner that light irradiated from the light emitting part of the optical sensor can be reflected by the object around the docking position and received by the light receiving part. an optical sensor including a light emitting part and a light receiving part, and being configured to receive at the light receiving part, light from the light emitting part reflected by an object, to thereby measure a distance to a surrounding object at each predetermined angle; a position information input unit to which position data of a ship based on satellite positioning information is input; and a control unit configured to perform a control for automatically navigating and docking the ship to a docking position on a basis of the data acquired by the optical sensor and the position information input unit, characterised in that the control unit is configured to control the optical sensor to perform a preparatory measurement to measure a distance to an object around the docking position at a stage before a position of the ship obtained on a basis of a measurement result of the optical sensor is used for automatic navigation, and wherein when the optical sensor is configured to perform the preparatory measurement, the control unit is configured to perform at least one of a control for changing an orientation of the ship and a control for moving the ship in such a manner that light irradiated from the light emitting part of the optical sensor can be reflected by the object around the docking position and received by the light receiving part.
Handheld measurement instrument comprising: • a measuring unit (21, 21a, 21b) for measuring distances or angles of an object by contacting physically distinct points of said object, said measuring unit (21, 21a, 21b) is configured for delivering an according electronic measurement signal to a connected circuit unit; • the circuit unit being configured to transform the measurement signal into a measurement result and for delivering the measurement result to a user by output means, wherein the circuit unit being configured for applying at least one function of a functionality stored in storage means of the measuring instrument to the measurement result in order to present the measurement result in a desired form; • input means enabling the user to select a distinct functionality and/or a distinct function of a functionality; characterized in that • the measuring instrument is provided with an interface (30, 35, 36) enabling communication with a configurator; • the circuit unit is configurable by the user using the configurator in order to determine, with which functionality the circuit unit and the input means, respectively should be equipped, so that • only the actually required functionality or functionalities are equipped to the circuit unit and the input means, respectively, adapted to the current measurement and/or the predilection of a particular user. • a measuring unit (21, 21a, 21b) for measuring distances or angles of an object by contacting physically distinct points of said object, said measuring unit (21, 21a, 21b) is configured for delivering an according electronic measurement signal to a connected circuit unit; • the circuit unit being configured to transform the measurement signal into a measurement result and for delivering the measurement result to a user by output means, wherein the circuit unit being configured for applying at least one function of a functionality stored in storage means of the measuring instrument to the measurement result in order to present the measurement result in a desired form; • input means enabling the user to select a distinct functionality and/or a distinct function of a functionality; • the measuring instrument is provided with an interface (30, 35, 36) enabling communication with a configurator; • the circuit unit is configurable by the user using the configurator in order to determine, with which functionality the circuit unit and the input means, respectively should be equipped, so that • only the actually required functionality or functionalities are equipped to the circuit unit and the input means, respectively, adapted to the current measurement and/or the predilection of a particular user.
A lubricant comprising a liquid ethylene copolymer which comprises in polymerized form - 20 to 60 wt% of ethylene; and - at least 20 wt% of an acrylate, which is selected from C 1 -C 22 alkyl (meth)acrylate, and where the acrylate comprises - a polar acrylate selected from C 1 -C 5 alkyl (meth)acrylate, and - an unpolar acrylate selected from C 6 -C 22 alkyl (meth)acrylate where the ethylene copolymer has a pour point below 25 °C, where the ethylene copolymer has a number-average molecular weight Mn up to 25000 g/mol, where the ethylene copolymer is free of further monomers which are vinylester of the formula in polymerized form where R c, R d, and R e are each independently H or C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, and R f is C 1 -C 20 alkyl, where the ethylene copolymer is free of further monomers which are hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylates, and where the lubricant further comprises - a base oil selected from mineral oils, polyalphaolefins, polymerized and interpolymerized olefins, alkyl naphthalenes, alkylene oxide polymers, silicone oils, phosphate ester and carboxylic acid ester; and/or - a lubricant additive. - 20 to 60 wt% of ethylene; and - at least 20 wt% of an acrylate, which is selected from C 1 -C 22 alkyl (meth)acrylate, and where the acrylate comprises - a polar acrylate selected from C 1 -C 5 alkyl (meth)acrylate, and - an unpolar acrylate selected from C 6 -C 22 alkyl (meth)acrylate - a polar acrylate selected from C 1 -C 5 alkyl (meth)acrylate, and - an unpolar acrylate selected from C 6 -C 22 alkyl (meth)acrylate where the ethylene copolymer has a pour point below 25 °C, where the ethylene copolymer has a number-average molecular weight Mn up to 25000 g/mol, where the ethylene copolymer is free of further monomers which are vinylester of the formula in polymerized form where R c, R d, and R e are each independently H or C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, and R f is C 1 -C 20 alkyl, where the ethylene copolymer is free of further monomers which are hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylates, and where the lubricant further comprises - a base oil selected from mineral oils, polyalphaolefins, polymerized and interpolymerized olefins, alkyl naphthalenes, alkylene oxide polymers, silicone oils, phosphate ester and carboxylic acid ester; and/or - a lubricant additive. - a base oil selected from mineral oils, polyalphaolefins, polymerized and interpolymerized olefins, alkyl naphthalenes, alkylene oxide polymers, silicone oils, phosphate ester and carboxylic acid ester; and/or - a lubricant additive.
A direction-selective interferometric optical filter for spectrometric devices, at least comprising an arrangement of two layered one-dimensional photonic structures (36, 37), wherein each of the two structures (36, 37) contains a defect layer (32, 34), wherein each photonic structure (36, 37) has a dispersion function f1, f2 in energy-momentum-space (E, k x, k y), wherein k x and k y represent the momentum components of transmitted photons of the photonic structures (36, 37) for a specific energy of the photons E in energy-momentum space (E, k x, k y), wherein both photonic structures (36, 37) have opposite interfaces (42, 43) at a plane-parallel distance (D D) from one another, the plane-parallel distance (D D) being selected such that the two photonic structures (36, 37) are coherently decoupled, characterized in that the dispersion functions f1, f2 of both photonic structures (36, 37) cross or intersect in energy-momentum space (E, k x, k y) and produce an intersection of light beams of waves on the surfaces of the dispersion functions f1, f2 at a particular energy, wherein a light beam from the intersection of waves contains waves (11a, 11b) selectively chosen through the filter at an angle, while other waves (13a, 13b) are reflected by the filter at other angles.
A fluid working machine comprising at least one working chamber of cyclically varying volume, a low pressure fluid line, a high pressure fluid line, a low pressure valve for regulating the flow of fluid between the working chamber and the low pressure fluid line, a high pressure valve for regulating the flow of fluid between the working chamber and the high pressure fluid line, the low and high pressure valves being actively controllable and selectively actuatable on each cycle of working chamber volume to determine the net displacement of working fluid by the working chamber, the low pressure valve comprising a low pressure valve member, the high pressure valve comprising a high pressure valve member, the low pressure valve member and the high pressure valve member being independently movable between open and closed positions, characterised in that the fluid working machine further comprises electronically controlled valve actuation means for actively controlling the low and high pressure valves, which is configured to both cause an opening or closing force to be applied to the low pressure valve member and to cause an opening or closing force to be applied to the high pressure valve member responsive to a shared valve actuation signal (304A, 304B), the electronically controlled valve actuation means comprising an actuated element, which is moved when the electronically controlled valve actuation means is actuated, and the opening or closing forces applied to the low pressure valve member and the high pressure valve member are coupled to movement of the actuated element.