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A method of forming an airfoil, comprising: abutting end faces of cantilevered film hole protrusions extending from a ceramic core against an inner surface of a wax die to hold the ceramic core in a fixed positional relationship with the wax die; forming a wax pattern between the ceramic core and the wax die; removing the wax die; forming a ceramic shell that surrounds the wax pattern and contacts the end faces; and removing the wax pattern; casting an airfoil comprising a superalloy around the ceramic core; and machining film cooling holes in the airfoil after the casting step to form a pattern of film cooling holes comprising the film cooling holes formed by the machining step and cast film cooling holes formed by the film hole protrusions during the casting step, wherein the method further comprises forming the film hole protrusions on the ceramic core by assembling discrete film hole protrusion bodies into the ceramic core. forming a wax pattern between the ceramic core and the wax die; removing the wax die; forming a ceramic shell that surrounds the wax pattern and contacts the end faces; and removing the wax pattern; casting an airfoil comprising a superalloy around the ceramic core; and machining film cooling holes in the airfoil after the casting step to form a pattern of film cooling holes comprising the film cooling holes formed by the machining step and cast film cooling holes formed by the film hole protrusions during the casting step, wherein the method further comprises forming the film hole protrusions on the ceramic core by assembling discrete film hole protrusion bodies into the ceramic core.
A library of different bifunctional complexes, each bifunctional complex comprising a scaffolded molecule covalently attached to a nucleotide template and covalently attached to a complementary nucleotide template, wherein the number of different bifunctional complexes in the library is at least 10 3, wherein the scaffolded molecules are selected from the group consisting of aliphatic polycycles; aromatic polycycles; polyheterocycles; monofunctional, difunctional, or trifunctional open-chain hydrocarbons; monofunctional, difunctional, or trifunctional nonaromatic carbocycles; monocyclic, bicyclic, or tricyclic hydrocarbons; bridged polycyclic hydrocarbons; monofunctional, difunctional, or trifunctional, nonaromatic heterocycles; monocyclic, bicyclic, or tricyclic, heterocycles, bridged polycyclic heterocycles; monofunctional, difunctional, or trifunctional aromatic carbocycles; monocyclic, bicyclic, or tricyclic, aromatic carbocycles; monofunctional, difunctional, or trifunctional aromatic heterocycles; monocyclic, bicyclic, or tricyclic heterocycles; chelates; fullerenes; steroids; and cyclosporin analogs, and wherein a nucleotide template linked to a scaffolded molecule allows for an identification of the scaffolded molecule by determination of the nucleotide sequence of the nucleotide template.
A mash seam welding method comprising the processes of: clamping two metal plates (5, 6) with first and second clamping devices (7, 8), placing the two metal plates (5, 6) to overlap each other at their end portions, and pressing overlapping portions of the two metal plates (5, 6) with a pair of upper and lower electrode wheels (1, 2) while flowing welding currents to continuously weld the overlapping portions and join the two metal plates, characterized by causing the upper and lower electrode wheels (1, 2) to contact the joining starting end surfaces of the overlapping portions of the two metal plates (5, 6), after the upper and lower electrode wheels have contacted the joining starting end surfaces of the overlapping portions, feeding one of the pair of upper and lower electrode wheels (1, 2) by position control while feeding the other electrode wheel by pressing force control to join the joining starting end surfaces of the overlapping portions, and after the joining starting end surfaces have been welded, switching both controls of the one electrode wheel and the other electrode wheel to the pressing force controls, and in the pressing force controls, controlling pressing forces applied to the upper and lower electrode wheels (1, 2) so that upper and lower welding forces acting upon the overlapping portions of the two metal plates (5, 6) are equal to each other during the time when the overlapping portions are continuously welded while the welding currents flow. clamping two metal plates (5, 6) with first and second clamping devices (7, 8), placing the two metal plates (5, 6) to overlap each other at their end portions, and pressing overlapping portions of the two metal plates (5, 6) with a pair of upper and lower electrode wheels (1, 2) while flowing welding currents to continuously weld the overlapping portions and join the two metal plates, characterized by causing the upper and lower electrode wheels (1, 2) to contact the joining starting end surfaces of the overlapping portions of the two metal plates (5, 6), after the upper and lower electrode wheels have contacted the joining starting end surfaces of the overlapping portions, feeding one of the pair of upper and lower electrode wheels (1, 2) by position control while feeding the other electrode wheel by pressing force control to join the joining starting end surfaces of the overlapping portions, and after the joining starting end surfaces have been welded, switching both controls of the one electrode wheel and the other electrode wheel to the pressing force controls, and in the pressing force controls, controlling pressing forces applied to the upper and lower electrode wheels (1, 2) so that upper and lower welding forces acting upon the overlapping portions of the two metal plates (5, 6) are equal to each other during the time when the overlapping portions are continuously welded while the welding currents flow.
Weapon having a barrel and a shot counter comprising a microcontroller which evaluates a pulse sequence of the shots, characterized in that a. the weapon is equipped with a floating contact which can be electrically connected to the shot counter fitted to the weapon via contact springs, b. the shot counter is incorporated in a feeding slide of the weapon, wherein c. in order to determine the firing cycles, a time difference is determined on the basis of the open contact time between the contact of the shot counter and the floating contact on the weapon and is evaluated, and in that d. predefined firing cycles are stored in the microcontroller, wherein e. a live shot is in the predefined firing cycle, f. while the loading and/or unloading exceeds the predefined firing cycle, with the result that g. the shot counter is incremented by "1" in the case of a live shot, h. whereas the loading and/or unloading of the weapon is not concomitantly counted and the shot counter is not incremented, wherein i. conclusions on the wear of the barrel are drawn from the number of shots identified as a live shot in the shot counter. a. the weapon is equipped with a floating contact which can be electrically connected to the shot counter fitted to the weapon via contact springs, b. the shot counter is incorporated in a feeding slide of the weapon, wherein c. in order to determine the firing cycles, a time difference is determined on the basis of the open contact time between the contact of the shot counter and the floating contact on the weapon and is evaluated, and in that d. predefined firing cycles are stored in the microcontroller, wherein e. a live shot is in the predefined firing cycle, f. while the loading and/or unloading exceeds the predefined firing cycle, with the result that g. the shot counter is incremented by "1" in the case of a live shot, h. whereas the loading and/or unloading of the weapon is not concomitantly counted and the shot counter is not incremented, wherein i. conclusions on the wear of the barrel are drawn from the number of shots identified as a live shot in the shot counter.
An apparatus for making a reinforcement mesh, the mesh comprising a plurality of longitudinal members and a plurality of transversal members which are joined to each other, the longitudinal and/or transversal members in particular taking the form of respective metal bars or wires, in particular made of steel, which are welded, in particular arc-welded, to each other to form the metal reinforcement mesh; the apparatus comprising means for positioning the transversal members of the mesh at the longitudinal members and mobile means for joining the transversal members to the longitudinal members to form a longitudinally elongate mesh; the positioning means comprising first means for positioning a first transversal member of the mesh at the longitudinal members and second means for positioning a second transversal member at the longitudinal members; the apparatus comprising retaining means (26, 28) for retaining the transversal member in the zone for joining to the longitudinal members; the first positioning means and the second positioning means are designed to rest the respective transversal member (15, 15) of the mesh on top of the longitudinal members of the mesh; the retaining means (26, 28) for the transversal members can move between a position for receiving the transversal member and free passage of the transversal member previously joined to the longitudinal members in the downstream direction beyond the retaining means (26, 28), and a position for placing the respective transversal member at the position for joining to the longitudinal members; characterised in that the retaining means (26, 28) for retaining the transversal member in the joining zone are supported by, or integral with, the mobile joining means.
A control apparatus for a direct injection type internal combustion engine comprising a fuel injection valve that injects fuel into a combustion chamber by controlling a drive current based on an injection pulse width, wherein split multi-stage injection control is performed that carries out plural fuel injections in which at least the first injection is performed during an intake stroke, characterized in that a penetration of the first injection is estimated using a pulse width of at least the first injection among each of injections split plural times and a fuel pressure in a fuel rail, and a first injection timing is set based on the estimated penetration, wherein when the estimated penetration is shorter, an injection timing of the first injection is advanced as compared with a case where the estimated penetration is longer.
Liquid feeding device (200; 200') for the generation of droplets, in particular for the use in a process line for the production of freeze-dried particles, with a droplet ejection section for ejecting liquid droplets in an ejection direction, the droplet ejection section comprising at least one inlet port for receiving a liquid to be ejected, a liquid chamber for retaining the liquid, and a nozzle for ejecting the liquid from the liquid chamber to form droplets, wherein the liquid chamber is restricted by a membrane on one side thereof, the membrane being vibratable by an excitation unit, wherein the liquid feeding device (200; 200') further comprises a deflection section (260; 260') for separating the droplets from each other by means of at least one gas jet, and wherein the deflection section gas jet intersects perpendicular with an ejection path of the liquid ejected from the liquid chamber.
A liquid ejection head comprising: a first liquid; a second liquid; a pressure chamber configured to allow the first liquid and the second liquid to flow inside; a pressure generation element configured to apply pressure to the first liquid; and an ejection port configured to eject the second liquid, wherein the liquid ejection head is configured to make the first liquid and the second liquid flow in contact with each other in the pressure chamber, the second liquid flowing on a side closer to the ejection port than the first liquid, characterized in that the liquid ejection head is configured to make the first liquid and the second liquid flowing in the pressure chamber satisfy 0.0 < 0.44 Q 2 / Q 1 − 0.322 η 2 / η 1 − 0.109 < 1.0, where η1 is a viscosity of the first liquid, η2 is a viscosity of the second liquid, Q1 is a flow rate of the first liquid, and Q2 is a flow rate of the second liquid. a first liquid; a second liquid; a pressure chamber configured to allow the first liquid and the second liquid to flow inside; a pressure generation element configured to apply pressure to the first liquid; and an ejection port configured to eject the second liquid, wherein the liquid ejection head is configured to make the first liquid and the second liquid flow in contact with each other in the pressure chamber, the second liquid flowing on a side closer to the ejection port than the first liquid, characterized in that the liquid ejection head is configured to make the first liquid and the second liquid flowing in the pressure chamber satisfy 0.0 < 0.44 Q 2 / Q 1 − 0.322 η 2 / η 1 − 0.109 < 1.0, where η1 is a viscosity of the first liquid, η2 is a viscosity of the second liquid, Q1 is a flow rate of the first liquid, and Q2 is a flow rate of the second liquid.
Quick closing fold up device comprising a flexible curtain vertically movable between a lowered configuration and a raised configuration, or vice-versa, with respect to a portal structure that includes a pair of parallel uprights and an upper cross member for connecting said uprights, which uprights define respective grooves for the engagement of the opposite side edges of the curtain and of the opposite ends of transverse stiffening members associated with the curtain, wherein said grooves have in their portion adjacent to the upper cross member a width allowing a series of loops of the curtain to be received, which loops are formed as a result of sliding the curtain towards its raised configuration, the groove of each upright having a substantially V-shaped bottom wall, characterized in that a vertex of the V-shaped bottom wall of the groove of each upright constitutes a rectilinear seat for the sliding movement of the opposite ends of said transverse stiffening members.
A fine cellulose fiber sheet that fulfills all of the following requirements to: it comprises fine cellulose fibers having a number average fiber diameter of 2 nm to 500 nm and a blocked polyisocyanate aggregate; the weight ratio of the fine cellulose fibers is 50% by weight to 99% by weight; and, the weight ratio of the blocked polyisocyanate aggregate to the weight of the cellulose is 1 % by weight to 50 % by weight, and all of the blocked polyisocyanate aggregate is chemically bound to the fine cellulose fibers to form a crosslinked structure. it comprises fine cellulose fibers having a number average fiber diameter of 2 nm to 500 nm and a blocked polyisocyanate aggregate; the weight ratio of the fine cellulose fibers is 50% by weight to 99% by weight; and, the weight ratio of the blocked polyisocyanate aggregate to the weight of the cellulose is 1 % by weight to 50 % by weight, and all of the blocked polyisocyanate aggregate is chemically bound to the fine cellulose fibers to form a crosslinked structure.
A friction material comprising two or more kinds of titanates and a ceramic fiber and comprising no copper component, wherein the two or more kinds of titanates comprise lithium potassium titanate and potassium titanate having a plurality of convex portions or magnesium potassium titanate and potassium titanate having a plurality of convex portions, wherein a content of the two or more kinds of titanates in the friction material is from 3 to 40% by volume in total, and wherein a content of the ceramic fiber in friction material is from 1 to 6% by volume.
A helium detection device comprising: a helium injection mechanism including a helium injection tube provided at a helium injection station, one end of the helium injection tube being capable of being plugged into by a sealing nozzle; the device characterised in that it further comprises: a replacing mechanism including a discharging assembly for outputting the sealing nozzle and a recycling assembly for picking up the sealing nozzle, the discharging assembly being provided at a feeding station, and the recycling assembly being provided at a recycling station; and a finger-clamp mechanism including a clamping assembly capable of clamping or releasing the sealing nozzle and capable of moving to the helium injection station, the discharging station and the recycling station so as to replace the sealing nozzle plugged into the helium injection tube. a replacing mechanism including a discharging assembly for outputting the sealing nozzle and a recycling assembly for picking up the sealing nozzle, the discharging assembly being provided at a feeding station, and the recycling assembly being provided at a recycling station; and a finger-clamp mechanism including a clamping assembly capable of clamping or releasing the sealing nozzle and capable of moving to the helium injection station, the discharging station and the recycling station so as to replace the sealing nozzle plugged into the helium injection tube.
A method of forming a dielectric film comprising silicon and carbon onto at least a surface of a substrate, the method comprising the steps of: a. providing a substrate in a reactor; b. introducing into the reactor at least one silacycloalkane precursor selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by the structure of Formula IA and compounds represented by the structure of Formula IB: wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a linear or branched C 1 to C 10 alkyl group, a cyclic C 3 to C 10 alkyl group, a linear or branched C 2 to C 10 alkenyl group, and a linear or branched C 2 to C 10 alkynyl group; and R 2 is selected from the group consisting of a linear or branched C 2 to C 6 alkenyl group, a linear or branched C 2 to C 6 alkynyl group, and a cyclic C 3 to C 10 alkyl group, wherein the at least one silacycloalkane precursor reacts on at least a portion of the surface of the substrate to provide a chemisorbed layer; c. purging the reactor with a purge gas; d. introducing a plasma containing source and an inert gas into the reactor to react with at least a portion of the chemisorbed layer and provide at least one reactive site, wherein the plasma is generated at a power density ranging from 0.01 to 1.5 W/cm 2; and e. optionally purging the reactor with an inert gas; and wherein the steps b through e are repeated until a desired thickness of the dielectric film is obtained. a. providing a substrate in a reactor; b. introducing into the reactor at least one silacycloalkane precursor selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by the structure of Formula IA and compounds represented by the structure of Formula IB: wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a linear or branched C 1 to C 10 alkyl group, a cyclic C 3 to C 10 alkyl group, a linear or branched C 2 to C 10 alkenyl group, and a linear or branched C 2 to C 10 alkynyl group; and R 2 is selected from the group consisting of a linear or branched C 2 to C 6 alkenyl group, a linear or branched C 2 to C 6 alkynyl group, and a cyclic C 3 to C 10 alkyl group, wherein the at least one silacycloalkane precursor reacts on at least a portion of the surface of the substrate to provide a chemisorbed layer; c. purging the reactor with a purge gas; d. introducing a plasma containing source and an inert gas into the reactor to react with at least a portion of the chemisorbed layer and provide at least one reactive site, wherein the plasma is generated at a power density ranging from 0.01 to 1.5 W/cm 2; and e. optionally purging the reactor with an inert gas; and wherein the steps b through e are repeated until a desired thickness of the dielectric film is obtained.
A pyrotechnic switching device (1; 1'; 1") comprising a first pyrotechnic initiator, and a body in which are present: - an electrically conductive portion of which at least a part is present in a chamber present in the body, and - a mobile switching element delimiting the chamber and having an electrically insulating relief which faces the conductive portion, the device also comprising a fuse element (50; 50') connected in series with the conductive portion and configured to trip when the intensity of the current passing through it exceeds a predetermined value, characterized in that it comprises a second pyrotechnic initiator and in that the first initiator is connected to the terminals of the fuse element so that tripping the fuse element actuates the first initiator, each initiator (21, 22) being configured to cause the switching device to switch from a first current conducting configuration to a second current interrupting configuration, the mobile switching element being set in motion toward the conductive portion in order to break it by the impact of the relief during switching from the first to the second configuration. - an electrically conductive portion of which at least a part is present in a chamber present in the body, and - a mobile switching element delimiting the chamber and having an electrically insulating relief which faces the conductive portion,
An apparatus for the collection and retention of tissue samples from within a patient, said apparatus comprising; a handle; a flexible cannula (40; 440) extending distally from the handle with a first inner lumen therein extending from the handle to a distal end of the cannula (40; 440), the first inner lumen having an inner surface and a distal lumen opening at a distal end of the cannula (40; 440); and a brush for collecting tissue samples, the brush movable in and out of the distal lumen opening in response to actuation of the handle, the brush comprising: i) a shaft extending from the inner lumen to define a longitudinal axis extending through the cannula (40; 440) to the handle, ii) a proximal portion of bristles extending cylindrically from the shaft, iii) a distal portion of bristles extending cylindrically from the shaft, and iv) at least one tissue collector (58, 60) located between the proximal portion of bristles and the distal portion of bristles, the tissue collector configured to collect tissue samples within, and to retain the tissue samples as the brush is moved into the distal lumen opening of the cannula (40; 440); characterized in that the brush further comprises a center portion of bristles extending cylindrically from the shaft, and disposed between the proximal portion of bristles and the distal portion of bristles wherein the proximal portion and distal portion of bristles are stiff bristles for abrading tissue samples from the surgical site, and the center portion of bristles are soft bristles for collecting tissue samples abraded from the surgical site. i) a shaft extending from the inner lumen to define a longitudinal axis extending through the cannula (40; 440) to the handle, ii) a proximal portion of bristles extending cylindrically from the shaft, iii) a distal portion of bristles extending cylindrically from the shaft, and iv) at least one tissue collector (58, 60) located between the proximal portion of bristles and the distal portion of bristles, the tissue collector configured to collect tissue samples within, and to retain the tissue samples as the brush is moved into the distal lumen opening of the cannula (40; 440);