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An apparatus, comprising: a substrate comprising a first major surface, a second major surface opposite the first major surface, and at least one edge surface extending between the first and second major surfaces, the substrate comprising an at least partially transparent material; at least one visual element disposed on the second major surface of the substrate and/or within the substrate such that the at least one visual element may be viewed through the first major surface; and at least one tactile element disposed on the first major surface of the substrate, the at least one tactile element comprising one or more surface roughness portions, wherein at least some of the one or more surface roughness portions of the tactile element are positioned on the first major surface of the substrate in a complimentary fashion with respect to at least some of the one or more visual portions of the visual element to modify the visual effect of the visual element as viewed through the first major surface of the substrate wherein a majority of the total surface area of the first major surface of the substrate comprises a first surface roughness; and the one or more surface roughness portions of the tactile element cover a minority of the total surface area of the first major surface and comprise at least some portions that are of a second surface roughness, which is different from the first surface roughness. a substrate comprising a first major surface, a second major surface opposite the first major surface, and at least one edge surface extending between the first and second major surfaces, the substrate comprising an at least partially transparent material; at least one visual element disposed on the second major surface of the substrate and/or within the substrate such that the at least one visual element may be viewed through the first major surface; and at least one tactile element disposed on the first major surface of the substrate, the at least one tactile element comprising one or more surface roughness portions, wherein at least some of the one or more surface roughness portions of the tactile element are positioned on the first major surface of the substrate in a complimentary fashion with respect to at least some of the one or more visual portions of the visual element to modify the visual effect of the visual element as viewed through the first major surface of the substrate wherein a majority of the total surface area of the first major surface of the substrate comprises a first surface roughness; and the one or more surface roughness portions of the tactile element cover a minority of the total surface area of the first major surface and comprise at least some portions that are of a second surface roughness, which is different from the first surface roughness.
An image capturing system including: an optical lens unit with a lens; at least one radiating module; and a brightness detection unit, wherein the image capturing system includes a hydrophilic optical film, wherein the radiating module is used for radiating a light beam, wherein the radiating module is disposed at an appropriate position surrounding an environment of the optical lens unit and cooperating with the optical lens unit to define an intersection angle (θ), the light beam from the radiating module is radiated onto the hydrophilic optical film in order to prolong the effect of the hydrophilic optical film while the brightness detection unit upon detecting an external brightness activates the radiating module, the light beam radiated from the radiating module having a wavelength ranging from 360-400 nanometers, charactiserised in that each of the at least one radiating module and the optical lens unit has a normal line crossing each other to define a crossing point and the intersection angle (θ) is defined at the crossing point between the two normal lines of the radiating module and the optical lens unit, in that the hydrophilic optical film is disposed on an outer surface of the lens of the optical lens unit; and in that a straight line passing through the center point of the radiating module is parallel to another straight line passing through the center point of the optical lens unit and the straight lines are spaced apart by a distance of at least 0.1 mm. an optical lens unit with a lens; at least one radiating module; and a brightness detection unit, wherein the image capturing system includes a hydrophilic optical film, wherein the radiating module is used for radiating a light beam, wherein the radiating module is disposed at an appropriate position surrounding an environment of the optical lens unit and cooperating with the optical lens unit to define an intersection angle (θ), the light beam from the radiating module is radiated onto the hydrophilic optical film in order to prolong the effect of the hydrophilic optical film while the brightness detection unit upon detecting an external brightness activates the radiating module, the light beam radiated from the radiating module having a wavelength ranging from 360-400 nanometers, charactiserised in that each of the at least one radiating module and the optical lens unit has a normal line crossing each other to define a crossing point and the intersection angle (θ) is defined at the crossing point between the two normal lines of the radiating module and the optical lens unit, in that the hydrophilic optical film is disposed on an outer surface of the lens of the optical lens unit; and in that a straight line passing through the center point of the radiating module is parallel to another straight line passing through the center point of the optical lens unit and the straight lines are spaced apart by a distance of at least 0.1 mm.
An internal combustion engine comprising: a piston arrangement including a first piston coupled to a track; wherein the track is coupled to a shaft and has a cam surface (14, 15), and the first piston has a first follower (18, 19) which runs on the cam surface of the track to control motion of the piston; the engine further comprising a casing, wherein the casing comprises: at least two plates (4c, 4d) having a cutout for receiving the track and a bore for receiving the shaft, characterised by at least two end plates (5a, 5b) coupled transverse to the plates; wherein a first cylinder bore is formed in a first one of the end plates, and the piston is arranged to move in reciprocating motion in the first cylinder bore. a piston arrangement including a first piston coupled to a track; wherein the track is coupled to a shaft and has a cam surface (14, 15), and the first piston has a first follower (18, 19) which runs on the cam surface of the track to control motion of the piston; the engine further comprising a casing, wherein the casing comprises: at least two plates (4c, 4d) having a cutout for receiving the track and a bore for receiving the shaft, characterised by at least two end plates (5a, 5b) coupled transverse to the plates; at least two plates (4c, 4d) having a cutout for receiving the track and a bore for receiving the shaft, characterised by at least two end plates (5a, 5b) coupled transverse to the plates;
A vehicle sound effect generation apparatus for generating a sound effect of an engine based on a vibration sound database including a fundamental wave sound having a fundamental frequency component and a plurality of adjustment wave sounds having a frequency component other than the fundamental frequency component, the vehicle sound effect generation apparatus comprising: a running state detecting unit (6, 8) that detects a running state of a vehicle; characterized by a lateral input amount setting unit that sets, based on the running state detected by the running state detecting unit (6, 8), a lateral input amount in which a physical amount relating to at least one of a movement of the vehicle in a width direction and a movement of the vehicle in a turning direction is a parameter; an adjustment wave sound selector that selects one or more integer-order adjustment wave sounds having an integer-order frequency component, based on the lateral input amount; and a sound effect generation unit that synthesizes the fundamental wave sound with the one or more integer-order adjustment wave sounds selected, characterised in that the lateral input amount is a parameter based on any one of a lateral acceleration, a steering angle, and a yaw rate or any combination of them, and when a speed of the vehicle is less than a predetermined vehicle speed, the lateral input amount setting unit sets the lateral acceleration as the lateral input amount. a running state detecting unit (6, 8) that detects a running state of a vehicle; characterized by a lateral input amount setting unit that sets, based on the running state detected by the running state detecting unit (6, 8), a lateral input amount in which a physical amount relating to at least one of a movement of the vehicle in a width direction and a movement of the vehicle in a turning direction is a parameter; an adjustment wave sound selector that selects one or more integer-order adjustment wave sounds having an integer-order frequency component, based on the lateral input amount; and a sound effect generation unit that synthesizes the fundamental wave sound with the one or more integer-order adjustment wave sounds selected, characterised in that the lateral input amount is a parameter based on any one of a lateral acceleration, a steering angle, and a yaw rate or any combination of them, and when a speed of the vehicle is less than a predetermined vehicle speed, the lateral input amount setting unit sets the lateral acceleration as the lateral input amount.
A friction stir spot welding method of performing friction stir spot welding of a pair of workpieces by using a refill friction stir spot welding device including a rotary tool including a pin member that rotates around a predetermined axis and is provided to be able to advance and retract in a direction of the axis, a shoulder member that rotates around the axis while surrounding an outer periphery of the pin member and is provided independently of the pin member so as to be able to advance and retract in the direction of the axis, and a clamp member that has an end face able to press a surface of one of the pair of workpieces by coming into surface contact with the surface and is provided to surround an outer periphery of the shoulder member, the pair of workpieces having a coating film formed on at least one of welding surfaces overlaid on each other, the method being characterized by: a coating film removal step of decomposing the coating film by heating the coating film to a temperature equal to or more than the thermal decomposition temperature by using the heat generated by the rotation of the shoulder member and removing the coating film by plunging a distal end of the shoulder member into the one workpiece up to a position closer to the surface of the one workpiece than the at least one of the welding surfaces, while rotating the shoulder member around the axis, and rotating the shoulder member in a state in which the surface of the one workpiece, with the welding surfaces being overlaid on each other, is pressed by the end face of the clamp member; and a welding step of performing friction stir spot welding of the pair of workpieces after the coating film removal step by using the pin member and the shoulder member. a coating film removal step of decomposing the coating film by heating the coating film to a temperature equal to or more than the thermal decomposition temperature by using the heat generated by the rotation of the shoulder member and removing the coating film by plunging a distal end of the shoulder member into the one workpiece up to a position closer to the surface of the one workpiece than the at least one of the welding surfaces, while rotating the shoulder member around the axis, and rotating the shoulder member in a state in which the surface of the one workpiece, with the welding surfaces being overlaid on each other, is pressed by the end face of the clamp member; and a welding step of performing friction stir spot welding of the pair of workpieces after the coating film removal step by using the pin member and the shoulder member.
Scaffolding comprising a scaffolding bay formed by standards, longitudinal ledgers, transverse ledgers, with a decking transom arranged between the longitudinal ledgers, and decks hung between a transverse ledger and the decking transom, wherein the decking transom has a mounting device on each of its two ends as well as two devices, via which one end of the decking transom is fastened to the scaffolding in each case, wherein each of the two devices comprises at least one bracket, on which a holding device is arranged, which is provided with a passage, in which a clamping wedge is received, via which the respective holding device is fastened to the respective mounting device of the decking transom, wherein the bracket has a semi-circular section, which rests on the respective longitudinal ledger, characterised in that at least one bracket is provided on its respective side facing away from the holding device with a threaded bore, in which a screw is received, via which the respective device is fixed to the respective longitudinal ledger at a desired position.
A front portion of a motor vehicle including two fenders attached to the vehicle body, a hood that is pivotally mounted at the rear to two hinges, the fixed plates of which are attached to the body, the upper rear portion of each fender comprising an edge that is adjacent to the bottom edge of the strut for the windshield opening and an edge that it adjacent to the edge of the hood, characterized in that said upper rear portion of each fender carries first connection means near the edge thereof that is adjacent to the edge of the hood, said first connection means being connected to a portion that is rigidly connected to the fixed plate of the hood hinge that is adjacent to said fender, these first connection means being arranged so as to position said fender along the vertical axis Z of the vehicle, such that the surface of said fender is flush with the surface of the hood and in that said upper rear portion of each fender further includes second connection means connected to a fixing member on the body arranged so as to position said fender along the transverse axis Y of the vehicle, these second means being situated close to the edge of the fender adjacent to the bottom edge of the strut for the windshield opening.
A process of purifying an acryloyloxysilane, the process comprising washing a mixture comprising an acryloyloxysilane, a first metal halide, and mineral spirits with a solution comprising water and, optionally, a second metal halide, to produce an organic phase comprising the acryloyloxysilane and an aqueous phase comprising at least a portion of the first metal halide.
Apparatus for pressure die-casting of a cast material, in particular for pressure die-casting of metals, comprising a. a casting chamber with a filling opening for the cast material, b. a casting piston which is displaceable in the casting chamber and which is designed to discharge the cast material into a die cavity which is connected to the casting chamber, c. a lubricant channel having an inlet and an outlet, wherein the outlet of the lubricant channel opens into the casting chamber, d. a vacuum apparatus which is designed to evacuate the casting chamber, e. a lubricant device which is designed to introduce a lubricant into the inlet of the lubricant channel, and f. a compressed-air device for introducing compressed air into the inlet of the lubricant channel. a. a casting chamber with a filling opening for the cast material, b. a casting piston which is displaceable in the casting chamber and which is designed to discharge the cast material into a die cavity which is connected to the casting chamber, c. a lubricant channel having an inlet and an outlet, wherein the outlet of the lubricant channel opens into the casting chamber, d. a vacuum apparatus which is designed to evacuate the casting chamber, e. a lubricant device which is designed to introduce a lubricant into the inlet of the lubricant channel, and f. a compressed-air device for introducing compressed air into the inlet of the lubricant channel.
A closure system for sealing a container constructed and arranged to be mated with a container body, the closure system (102, 102') comprising: a fixed element (104, 104') comprising a can end comprising a dispensing portion (114, 114') and a channel guide (116, 116'), the fixed element (104, 104') constructed and arranged to be secured to an end of the container body; a movable closure element comprising a top cover (118, 118') comprising a lever and positioned at least partially within the channel guide (116, 116') and constructed and arranged to allow horizontal movement of the top cover (118, 118') along at least a portion of the channel guide (116, 116') while restricting movement of the top cover (118, 118') in other directions, the top cover (118, 118') covering the dispensing portion (114, 114') in a first position; and a sealing portion (120, 120') constructed and arranged to operatively interact with the top cover, such that as the lever is lifted, the sealing portion (120, 120') moves in a downward direction to a predetermined distance from a bottom surface of the can end, and as the top cover (118, 118') is moved in a horizontal direction along the channel guide (116, 116'), the sealing portion (120, 120') moves in the horizontal direction at the predetermined distance and the dispensing portion is exposed a fixed element (104, 104') comprising a can end comprising a dispensing portion (114, 114') and a channel guide (116, 116'), the fixed element (104, 104') constructed and arranged to be secured to an end of the container body; a movable closure element comprising a top cover (118, 118') comprising a lever and positioned at least partially within the channel guide (116, 116') and constructed and arranged to allow horizontal movement of the top cover (118, 118') along at least a portion of the channel guide (116, 116') while restricting movement of the top cover (118, 118') in other directions, the top cover (118, 118') covering the dispensing portion (114, 114') in a first position; and a sealing portion (120, 120') constructed and arranged to operatively interact with the top cover, such that as the lever is lifted, the sealing portion (120, 120') moves in a downward direction to a predetermined distance from a bottom surface of the can end, and as the top cover (118, 118') is moved in a horizontal direction along the channel guide (116, 116'), the sealing portion (120, 120') moves in the horizontal direction at the predetermined distance and the dispensing portion is exposed
A monitoring device for monitoring operation of a drug delivery device, the monitoring device comprising: - at least one fastening element to releasably fasten the monitoring device in a predefined manner to a housing of the drug delivery device, characterized by the monitoring device further comprising - at least a first and a second sensor (23, 25) arranged at a distance from each other with regard to a first direction (2, 3) and being adapted to generate a first and a second electrical signal (31, 33) in response to a dose setting or dose dispensing operation of the device, wherein the first and second sensors (23, 25) are adapted to detect and/or to record one and the same detectable operation of the drug delivery device, - a processing unit (43, 44) configured to determine a time delay between the first and the second electrical signals (31, 33) and being adapted to determine at least the size of a set dose or being adapted to detect a dispensing operation of the drug delivery device on the basis of said time delay. - at least one fastening element to releasably fasten the monitoring device in a predefined manner to a housing of the drug delivery device, - at least a first and a second sensor (23, 25) arranged at a distance from each other with regard to a first direction (2, 3) and being adapted to generate a first and a second electrical signal (31, 33) in response to a dose setting or dose dispensing operation of the device, wherein the first and second sensors (23, 25) are adapted to detect and/or to record one and the same detectable operation of the drug delivery device, - a processing unit (43, 44) configured to determine a time delay between the first and the second electrical signals (31, 33) and being adapted to determine at least the size of a set dose or being adapted to detect a dispensing operation of the drug delivery device on the basis of said time delay.
An integrated process for producing 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid and/or a derivative thereof from a six carbon sugar-containing feed, comprising: a) dehydrating a feed comprising a six-carbon sugar unit, in the presence of a bromine source and of a solvent, at an elevated temperature and for a time sufficient to generate an oxidation feed comprised of at least one of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and/or a derivative or derivatives of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in the solvent, together with at least one bromine containing species; b) contacting the oxidation feed from step (a) with a metal catalyst and with an oxygen source at an elevated temperature for a time sufficient to produce an oxidation product mixture comprising 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and/or a derivative thereof, the solvent, and a residual catalyst; c) purifying and separating the mixture obtained in step (b) to obtain FDCA and/or a derivative thereof and the solvent; and d) recycling at least a portion of the solvent obtained in step (c) to step (a); wherein the solvent comprises acetic acid or a mixture of acetic acid and water. a) dehydrating a feed comprising a six-carbon sugar unit, in the presence of a bromine source and of a solvent, at an elevated temperature and for a time sufficient to generate an oxidation feed comprised of at least one of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and/or a derivative or derivatives of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in the solvent, together with at least one bromine containing species; b) contacting the oxidation feed from step (a) with a metal catalyst and with an oxygen source at an elevated temperature for a time sufficient to produce an oxidation product mixture comprising 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and/or a derivative thereof, the solvent, and a residual catalyst; c) purifying and separating the mixture obtained in step (b) to obtain FDCA and/or a derivative thereof and the solvent; and d) recycling at least a portion of the solvent obtained in step (c) to step (a);