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A coated steel sheet, comprising: galvanized layers formed on a first face and a second face of a steel sheet; chemical conversion coatings free from chromium formed on the galvanized layers formed on the first face and the second face in order to primarily improve the adhesion between the galvanized layer and the monolayer film; and a monolayer film formed on the chemical conversion coating on the first face side of the steel sheet, the monolayer film including a polyester resin cured with a cross-linker and resin particles having an average particle size in the range of 3 to 40 μm, a glass transition temperature Tg in the range of 70°C to 200°C, and a hardness, which is evaluated by the glass transition temperature Tg, wherein the hardness increases with increasing glass transition temperature Tg, higher than that of the polyester resin, wherein the resin particles have an average particle size of more than 0.5 but not more than 2 times the thickness of the monolayer film and a glass transition temperature 20°C to 130°C higher than that of the polyester resin, and wherein the term "average particle size of resin particles" refers to a mean value of average diameters of each resin particle observed in at least three fields in a cross-section of a film with an optical microscope, in which the average diameter of a resin particle is calculated from the maximum diameter and a diameter orthogonal to the maximum diameter of the particle, and the glass transition temperature is measured by heat-flux differential scanning calorimetry in accordance with JIS K71214.2. galvanized layers formed on a first face and a second face of a steel sheet; chemical conversion coatings free from chromium formed on the galvanized layers formed on the first face and the second face in order to primarily improve the adhesion between the galvanized layer and the monolayer film; and a monolayer film formed on the chemical conversion coating on the first face side of the steel sheet, the monolayer film including a polyester resin cured with a cross-linker and resin particles having an average particle size in the range of 3 to 40 μm, a glass transition temperature Tg in the range of 70°C to 200°C, and a hardness, which is evaluated by the glass transition temperature Tg, wherein the hardness increases with increasing glass transition temperature Tg, higher than that of the polyester resin, wherein the resin particles have an average particle size of more than 0.5 but not more than 2 times the thickness of the monolayer film and a glass transition temperature 20°C to 130°C higher than that of the polyester resin, and wherein the term "average particle size of resin particles" refers to a mean value of average diameters of each resin particle observed in at least three fields in a cross-section of a film with an optical microscope, in which the average diameter of a resin particle is calculated from the maximum diameter and a diameter orthogonal to the maximum diameter of the particle, and the glass transition temperature is measured by heat-flux differential scanning calorimetry in accordance with JIS K71214.2.
A relay (141; 241; 341) comprising: a first terminal; a second terminal; a third terminal; a fourth terminal; separable contacts electrically connected between said first and second terminals; a solenoid actuator coil comprising a first winding and a second winding (8;150), the first winding electrically connected between said third and fourth terminals, the second winding electrically connected between said third and fourth terminals; a processor; an output; a first voltage sensing circuit (20; 50; 60; 90; 110) cooperating with said processor to determine a first voltage between said first and second terminals; and a second voltage sensing circuit (20; 50; 60; 90; 110) cooperating with said processor to determine a second voltage between said third and fourth terminals, wherein said processor is structured with suitable logic to determine that said separable contacts are closed when the first voltage does not exceed a first predetermined value and the second voltage exceeds a second predetermined value and to responsively output a corresponding status to said output. a first terminal; a second terminal; a third terminal; a fourth terminal; separable contacts electrically connected between said first and second terminals; a solenoid actuator coil comprising a first winding and a second winding (8;150), the first winding electrically connected between said third and fourth terminals, the second winding electrically connected between said third and fourth terminals; a processor; an output; a first voltage sensing circuit (20; 50; 60; 90; 110) cooperating with said processor to determine a first voltage between said first and second terminals; and a second voltage sensing circuit (20; 50; 60; 90; 110) cooperating with said processor to determine a second voltage between said third and fourth terminals, wherein said processor is structured with suitable logic to determine that said separable contacts are closed when the first voltage does not exceed a first predetermined value and the second voltage exceeds a second predetermined value and to responsively output a corresponding status to said output.
A process for treating waste sludge (A, B) from a wastewater treatment plant comprising the steps of, a) flowing the waste sludge to an anaerobic digester; b) recuperative thickening of digestate from the digester in a recuperative thickening loop; wherein polymer is added to and mixed into the digestate in the recuperative thickening loop followed by thickening the digestate in the recuperative thickening loop; and c) adding an external waste stream in addition to the waste sludge (A, B) or to the digester such that at least 30% of the volatile solids loading to the digester from the waste sludge (A, B) and the external waste stream is derived from the external waste stream. a) flowing the waste sludge to an anaerobic digester; b) recuperative thickening of digestate from the digester in a recuperative thickening loop; wherein polymer is added to and mixed into the digestate in the recuperative thickening loop followed by thickening the digestate in the recuperative thickening loop; and c) adding an external waste stream in addition to the waste sludge (A, B) or to the digester such that at least 30% of the volatile solids loading to the digester from the waste sludge (A, B) and the external waste stream is derived from the external waste stream.
Commissioning system comprising: - a robot having a gripper arm for removing an article from a source container having a container rim and depositing the article into a destination container, - a camera for capturing at least the source container in a plan view, - a controller which is designed to control the gripper arm as a function of the image data acquired by the camera in such a way that the gripper arm grips the article, lifts it in a lifting operation, guides it over the target container in a pivoting operation and deposits it in the target container in a depositing operation, wherein - the commissioning system comprises a substantially horizontally oriented sensor arrangement at least for detecting a position of a lower edge of the article in the course of the lifting process, characterized in that - the control system is adapted to calculate a trajectory for transferring the article into the destination container depending on the detected position of the lower edge of the article and to control the depositing process depending on the detected position of the lower edge of the article, wherein the controller is designed to calculate a height of the article from the detected position of the lower edge of the article and to control at least the depositing operation as a function of the detected height of the article and to gently deposit the article with a braking operation of the gripper arm initiated in a timely manner before the depositing position is reached and/or with a dropping from a low height. - a robot having a gripper arm for removing an article from a source container having a container rim and depositing the article into a destination container, - a camera for capturing at least the source container in a plan view, - a controller which is designed to control the gripper arm as a function of the image data acquired by the camera in such a way that the gripper arm grips the article, lifts it in a lifting operation, guides it over the target container in a pivoting operation and deposits it in the target container in a depositing operation, - the commissioning system comprises a substantially horizontally oriented sensor arrangement at least for detecting a position of a lower edge of the article in the course of the lifting process, - the control system is adapted to calculate a trajectory for transferring the article into the destination container depending on the detected position of the lower edge of the article and to control the depositing process depending on the detected position of the lower edge of the article,
An analyte sensor for determining at least one analyte, comprising, - a substrate; - a working electrode and a conductive layer located on different sites on the substrate; - a silver comprising layer partially covering the conductive layer; and - a protective layer, which ∘ comprises at least one electrically conductive material; and ∘ covers the silver comprising layer apart from at least one hole that provides access for at least one body fluid comprising the at least one analyte to the silver comprising layer. - a substrate; - a working electrode and a conductive layer located on different sites on the substrate; - a silver comprising layer partially covering the conductive layer; and - a protective layer, which ∘ comprises at least one electrically conductive material; and ∘ covers the silver comprising layer apart from at least one hole that provides access for at least one body fluid comprising the at least one analyte to the silver comprising layer. ∘ comprises at least one electrically conductive material; and ∘ covers the silver comprising layer apart from at least one hole that provides access for at least one body fluid comprising the at least one analyte to the silver comprising layer.
A laundry treatment apparatus comprising: a cabinet having an upper surface, the upper surface being configured to receive an object thereon; a drawer adapted to be drawn from the cabinet; a drum disposed in the drawer and defining a space for receiving laundry; a driving unit configured to rotate the drum; and a control unit configured to control the driving unit, characterized by further comprising a connector unit disposed on the upper surface such that the connector unit can contact the object when the object is placed on the upper surface, and configured to impact an ability of the control unit to control operation of the driving unit based on whether or not the object is placed on the upper surface of the cabinet by: preventing the control unit from controlling operation of the driving unit based on the object being absent from the upper surface of the cabinet, and allowing the control unit to control operation of the driving unit based on the object being placed on the upper surface of the cabinet, wherein the object has a mass such that its placement on the top of the treatment apparatus helps prevent the treatment apparatus from tipping over. a cabinet having an upper surface, the upper surface being configured to receive an object thereon; a drawer adapted to be drawn from the cabinet; a drum disposed in the drawer and defining a space for receiving laundry; a driving unit configured to rotate the drum; and a control unit configured to control the driving unit, characterized by further comprising a connector unit disposed on the upper surface such that the connector unit can contact the object when the object is placed on the upper surface, and configured to impact an ability of the control unit to control operation of the driving unit based on whether or not the object is placed on the upper surface of the cabinet by: preventing the control unit from controlling operation of the driving unit based on the object being absent from the upper surface of the cabinet, and allowing the control unit to control operation of the driving unit based on the object being placed on the upper surface of the cabinet, preventing the control unit from controlling operation of the driving unit based on the object being absent from the upper surface of the cabinet, and allowing the control unit to control operation of the driving unit based on the object being placed on the upper surface of the cabinet, wherein the object has a mass such that its placement on the top of the treatment apparatus helps prevent the treatment apparatus from tipping over.
A hand-held blower device with vacuum function comprising: a housing defining an interior, an intake and an exhaust; an impeller mounted within the interior and being operative to rotate such that air is drawn into the interior through the intake and expelled from the interior through the exhaust; a locking mechanism (130, 220) mounted to the housing, the locking mechanism being movable between an unlocked position and a locked position; and a vacuum tube assembly having an inlet end and an outlet end and defining an air passageway between the inlet end and the outlet end, the outlet end being operative to engage the intake of the housing for the vacuum mode of operation; the locking mechanism being operative to interface with the vacuum tube assembly to retain the outlet end of the vacuum tube assembly in engagement with the intake of the housing for the vacuum mode of operation, characterized in that: the locking mechanism is configured as a door movable among a closed position, in which the door covers the intake for a blower mode of operation, an intermediate position, and an open position, in which the door is positioned for a vacuum mode of operation; the open position corresponds to the locked position; and the intermediate position corresponds to the unlocked position. a housing defining an interior, an intake and an exhaust; an impeller mounted within the interior and being operative to rotate such that air is drawn into the interior through the intake and expelled from the interior through the exhaust; a locking mechanism (130, 220) mounted to the housing, the locking mechanism being movable between an unlocked position and a locked position; and a vacuum tube assembly having an inlet end and an outlet end and defining an air passageway between the inlet end and the outlet end, the outlet end being operative to engage the intake of the housing for the vacuum mode of operation; the locking mechanism being operative to interface with the vacuum tube assembly to retain the outlet end of the vacuum tube assembly in engagement with the intake of the housing for the vacuum mode of operation, characterized in that: the locking mechanism is configured as a door movable among a closed position, in which the door covers the intake for a blower mode of operation, an intermediate position, and an open position, in which the door is positioned for a vacuum mode of operation; the open position corresponds to the locked position; and the intermediate position corresponds to the unlocked position. the locking mechanism is configured as a door movable among a closed position, in which the door covers the intake for a blower mode of operation, an intermediate position, and an open position, in which the door is positioned for a vacuum mode of operation; the open position corresponds to the locked position; and the intermediate position corresponds to the unlocked position.
Method of production of a homogenized tobacco material, said method comprising: - suspending a binder in an aerosol-former to form a suspension; - creating a cellulose pulp from cellulose fibers and water; - providing a tobacco powder blend; and - combining the suspension of binder in aerosol-former, the cellulose pulp and the tobacco powder blend to form a slurry. - suspending a binder in an aerosol-former to form a suspension; - creating a cellulose pulp from cellulose fibers and water; - providing a tobacco powder blend; and - combining the suspension of binder in aerosol-former, the cellulose pulp and the tobacco powder blend to form a slurry.
A handheld oscillation applicator for use in a magnetic resonance rheology imaging system, wherein the handheld oscillation applicator, upon activation, is configured for applying mechanical oscillations to at least a portion of a subject of interest to be imaged by the magnetic resonance rheology imaging system, the handheld oscillation applicator comprising a housing, including at least a first surface that is configured to be arranged proximal to at least the portion of the subject of interest during applying mechanical oscillations, and at least a second surface that is configured to be arranged distal to at least the portion of the subject of interest during applying mechanical oscillations, at least one transducer unit that, upon being energized, is configured to output mechanical energy, a piston, which is mechanically linked to the at least one transducer unit, and is configured to transfer at least a part of the mechanical energy of the at least one transducer unit to at least the portion of the subject of interest to be imaged, the piston comprising a first end that is configured to be arranged proximal to at least the portion of the subject of interest during applying mechanical oscillations, wherein the first end of the piston is configured to be closer to the subject of interest than the first surface of the housing, a second end that is configured to be arranged distal to at least the portion of the subject of interest during applying mechanical oscillations, and an opening that extends between the first end and the second end, wherein the housing comprises an opening extending between the first surface and the second surface, and wherein the opening of the housing and the opening of the piston at least partially overlap with regard to a housing opening direction defined by a virtual connecting line between an opening center of the opening of the housing at the first surface and an opening center of the opening of the housing at the second surface and the openings (60,74) of the housing and of the psiton form through-going openings. a first end that is configured to be arranged proximal to at least the portion of the subject of interest during applying mechanical oscillations, wherein the first end of the piston is configured to be closer to the subject of interest than the first surface of the housing, a second end that is configured to be arranged distal to at least the portion of the subject of interest during applying mechanical oscillations, and an opening that extends between the first end and the second end, wherein the housing comprises an opening extending between the first surface and the second surface, and wherein the opening of the housing and the opening of the piston at least partially overlap with regard to a housing opening direction defined by a virtual connecting line between an opening center of the opening of the housing at the first surface and an opening center of the opening of the housing at the second surface and the openings (60,74) of the housing and of the psiton form through-going openings.
A nasal delivery device for delivering particulate substance to the nasal airway of a subject in combination with a container or a plurality of containers, wherein the delivery device comprises: a mouthpiece unit which includes a mouthpiece through which the subject in use exhales; a nosepiece unit which includes a nosepiece for fitting to a nostril of the subject; and a substance-supply unit which receives the container or one of the plurality of containers and is operable to provide a metered amount of substance in fluid communication with the mouthpiece and nosepiece units (109, 105), such that an exhalation air flow delivered through the substance-supply unit entrains the substance; characterised in that: the or each container comprises first and second parts (115, 117) which together define an enclosed chamber and are movable between a first, closed configuration in which the container is closed and a second, open configuration in which the container is open; and the substance-supply unit is operable to move the first and second parts (115, 117) of the received container to the open configuration. a mouthpiece unit which includes a mouthpiece through which the subject in use exhales; a nosepiece unit which includes a nosepiece for fitting to a nostril of the subject; and a substance-supply unit which receives the container or one of the plurality of containers and is operable to provide a metered amount of substance in fluid communication with the mouthpiece and nosepiece units (109, 105), such that an exhalation air flow delivered through the substance-supply unit entrains the substance; characterised in that: the or each container comprises first and second parts (115, 117) which together define an enclosed chamber and are movable between a first, closed configuration in which the container is closed and a second, open configuration in which the container is open; and the substance-supply unit is operable to move the first and second parts (115, 117) of the received container to the open configuration. the or each container comprises first and second parts (115, 117) which together define an enclosed chamber and are movable between a first, closed configuration in which the container is closed and a second, open configuration in which the container is open; and the substance-supply unit is operable to move the first and second parts (115, 117) of the received container to the open configuration.
System for monitoring a blade coupled to a medical instrument comprising: a first electronic coupler affixed to the blade for transmitting and receiving data; a second electronic coupler affixed to a hand piece for transmitting and receiving data; the first electronic coupler adapted to transmit data to the second electronic coupler and adapted to receive data from the second electronic coupler; the second electronic coupler adapted to transmit data to the first electronic coupler and adapted to receive data from the first electronic coupler; and a memory device coupled to the first electronic coupler having memory locations, for storing data to be sent by the first electronic coupler and data received from the first electronic coupler wherein the hand piece is adapted to, upon connection of the blade to the hand piece, receive data including operating parameters from the blade and automatically adjust its operational settings in accordance with the received data, characterized in that the operating parameters comprise a minimal effective speed of the blade. a first electronic coupler affixed to the blade for transmitting and receiving data; a second electronic coupler affixed to a hand piece for transmitting and receiving data; the first electronic coupler adapted to transmit data to the second electronic coupler and adapted to receive data from the second electronic coupler; the second electronic coupler adapted to transmit data to the first electronic coupler and adapted to receive data from the first electronic coupler; and a memory device coupled to the first electronic coupler having memory locations, for storing data to be sent by the first electronic coupler and data received from the first electronic coupler wherein the hand piece is adapted to, upon connection of the blade to the hand piece, receive data including operating parameters from the blade and automatically adjust its operational settings in accordance with the received data, characterized in that the operating parameters comprise a minimal effective speed of the blade.