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A textile machine comprising: a winding device which includes a bobbin holder supporting bobbins which are aligned along a bobbin axial direction and fulcrum guides about which yarns wound onto to respective bobbins are traversed, the winding device being configured to wind the yarns onto the bobbins; and an automatic yarn threading device which includes a yarn threading assisting member configured to temporarily hold the yarns and a driving mechanism configured to drive and move the yarn threading assisting member, the driving mechanism driving the yarn threading assisting member so that the automatic yarn threading device performing yarn threading of threading the yarns to the fulcrum guides, the winding device including an assisting member guide unit on which a guide surface is formed to guide the yarn threading assisting member in a guide direction having a component in the bobbin axial direction, characterized in that the automatic yarn threading device includes a cushion member which absorbs repellent force applied from the guide surface to the yarn threading assisting member. a winding device which includes a bobbin holder supporting bobbins which are aligned along a bobbin axial direction and fulcrum guides about which yarns wound onto to respective bobbins are traversed, the winding device being configured to wind the yarns onto the bobbins; and an automatic yarn threading device which includes a yarn threading assisting member configured to temporarily hold the yarns and a driving mechanism configured to drive and move the yarn threading assisting member, the driving mechanism driving the yarn threading assisting member so that the automatic yarn threading device performing yarn threading of threading the yarns to the fulcrum guides, the winding device including an assisting member guide unit on which a guide surface is formed to guide the yarn threading assisting member in a guide direction having a component in the bobbin axial direction, characterized in that the automatic yarn threading device includes a cushion member which absorbs repellent force applied from the guide surface to the yarn threading assisting member.
Fire barrier for double-floor structures with a bare floor, at least one double-floor plate arranged above the bare floor and a hollow floor space formed between the bare floor and the double-floor plate with a clearance H B comprising i. an essentially cuboid mineral fibre block with height H M corresponding with the clearance H B and with at least one recess open towards the bare floor, ii. a half shell held to fit in the at least one recess of the mineral fibre block wherein the half shell comprises an inner surface facing towards the interior of the half shell, an opening facing the bare floor with two edges (11, 12) flanking the opening and a first flat flexible carrier which is arranged in the inner surface of the half shell and on its surface facing towards the interior of the half shell is at least in sections coated with a first fire-protection layer, and iii. a second flat flexible carrier which closes the opening of the half shell and on its surface facing the interior of the half shell is at least in sections coated with a second fire-protection layer. i. an essentially cuboid mineral fibre block with height H M corresponding with the clearance H B and with at least one recess open towards the bare floor, ii. a half shell held to fit in the at least one recess of the mineral fibre block wherein the half shell comprises an inner surface facing towards the interior of the half shell, an opening facing the bare floor with two edges (11, 12) flanking the opening and a first flat flexible carrier which is arranged in the inner surface of the half shell and on its surface facing towards the interior of the half shell is at least in sections coated with a first fire-protection layer, and iii. a second flat flexible carrier which closes the opening of the half shell and on its surface facing the interior of the half shell is at least in sections coated with a second fire-protection layer.
A method for the extraction of fragrances from natural starting material consisting of the following steps: (a) placing a sample of the natural starting material in a sachet and providing the sample in a pressure proof sample container; (b) bringing in the sample in contact with liquefied petroleum gas of propane and/or butane gas, (c) extracting the fragrances from the natural starting material provided in step (b); (d) venting of the pressure proof sample container, while the liquefied petroleum gas is evaporated and the fragrances is maintained as residue in the container; and (e) dissolving the fragrances in a solvent selected from the group consisting of an alcohol, an ester, a ketone each of them having 1 to 5 carbon atoms or an alkane having 5 to 8 carbon atoms. (a) placing a sample of the natural starting material in a sachet and providing the sample in a pressure proof sample container; (b) bringing in the sample in contact with liquefied petroleum gas of propane and/or butane gas, (c) extracting the fragrances from the natural starting material provided in step (b); (d) venting of the pressure proof sample container, while the liquefied petroleum gas is evaporated and the fragrances is maintained as residue in the container; and (e) dissolving the fragrances in a solvent selected from the group consisting of an alcohol, an ester, a ketone each of them having 1 to 5 carbon atoms or an alkane having 5 to 8 carbon atoms.
A heat recovery system arranged to heat water wherein the system includes one or more heat exchangers arranged to heat water by heat exchange with waste heat, a storage reservoir arranged to store water so heated by the one or more heat exchangers, and a pump, wherein the system is arranged such that the heat exchanger(s) is switched between a first mode of operation in which water is circulated by the pump in a first circuit that includes the storage reservoir and the heat exchanger (s), and a second mode of operation in which water is circulated by the pump in a second circuit that by-passes the one or more heat exchanger(s), wherein the system further comprises at least one cold water inlet and at least one heated water outlet, arranged such that, in use, heated water of at least a desired minimum temperature is supplied to the at least one outlet during both the first and second modes of operation, characterized in that the system is further arranged such that, in use, the heat exchanger(s) is switched between the first and second modes of operation according to the water level in the storage reservoir, wherein the heat exchanger(s) is switched to the first mode of operation when the water level in the storage reservoir reaches an upper limit and circulation of water through the heat exchanger(s) is then employed to maintain the desired minimum temperature, wherein the heat exchangers(s) is switched to the second mode of operation when the water level in the storage reservoir reaches a lower limit and the circulation of heated water is diverted to by-pass the heat exchanger(s) while the heat exchanger(s) heat an incoming supply of cold water flowing through the at least one cold water inlet until the level of heated water in the storage reservoir reaches an upper limit without the temperature of the heated water in the storage reservoir falling below the desired minimum temperature.
An adjustable spacer instrument for use in a knee arthroplasty procedure, comprising: a first member having a planar upper surface; a second member having a planar lower surface; and an angular adjustment mechanism interposed between the first member and the second member, the angular adjustment mechanism being operable to adjust the degree of tilt (140, 142) between the upper surface and the lower surface and including a releasable lock which can maintain the degree of tilt, characterised in that the angular adjustment mechanism comprises a plurality of proud features (122, 124, 126) and a plurality of regions of differing height (132, 134, 136) positioned to engage the proud features in a plurality of different configurations each corresponding to a different degree of tilt (140, 142) between the upper surface and the lower surface. a first member having a planar upper surface; a second member having a planar lower surface; and an angular adjustment mechanism interposed between the first member and the second member, the angular adjustment mechanism being operable to adjust the degree of tilt (140, 142) between the upper surface and the lower surface and including a releasable lock which can maintain the degree of tilt, characterised in that the angular adjustment mechanism comprises a plurality of proud features (122, 124, 126) and a plurality of regions of differing height (132, 134, 136) positioned to engage the proud features in a plurality of different configurations each corresponding to a different degree of tilt (140, 142) between the upper surface and the lower surface.
A fused deposition modelling process for manufacturing an object, the process comprising the following steps: a) selecting a feedstock material comprising one or more polymeric material selected from: i) a polymeric material having a repeat unit of formula -O-Ph-O-Ph-CO-Ph- I and a repeat unit of formula -O-Ph-Ph-O-Ph-CO-Ph II wherein Ph represents a phenylene moiety; and/or ii) a polymeric material having a repeat unit of formula -X-Ph-(X-Ph-) n X-Ph-CO-Ph- III and a repeat unit of formula -X-Y-W-Ph-Z- IV wherein Ph represents a phenylene moiety; each X independently represents an oxygen or sulphur atom; n represents an integer of 1 or 2; Y is selected from a phenylene moiety, a -Ph-Ph moiety and a naphthalenyl moiety; W is a carbonyl group, an oxygen or sulphur atom, Z is selected from -X-Ph-SO 2 -Ph- -X-Ph-SO 2 -Y-SO 2 -Ph- and -CO-Ph-; b) melting the feedstock material; and c) extruding the feedstock material to form a plurality of layers that define the object. a) selecting a feedstock material comprising one or more polymeric material selected from: i) a polymeric material having a repeat unit of formula -O-Ph-O-Ph-CO-Ph- I and a repeat unit of formula -O-Ph-Ph-O-Ph-CO-Ph II wherein Ph represents a phenylene moiety; and/or ii) a polymeric material having a repeat unit of formula -X-Ph-(X-Ph-) n X-Ph-CO-Ph- III and a repeat unit of formula -X-Y-W-Ph-Z- IV wherein Ph represents a phenylene moiety; each X independently represents an oxygen or sulphur atom; n represents an integer of 1 or 2; Y is selected from a phenylene moiety, a -Ph-Ph moiety and a naphthalenyl moiety; W is a carbonyl group, an oxygen or sulphur atom, Z is selected from -X-Ph-SO 2 -Ph- -X-Ph-SO 2 -Y-SO 2 -Ph- and -CO-Ph-; i) a polymeric material having a repeat unit of formula -O-Ph-O-Ph-CO-Ph- I and a repeat unit of formula -O-Ph-Ph-O-Ph-CO-Ph II wherein Ph represents a phenylene moiety; and/or ii) a polymeric material having a repeat unit of formula -X-Ph-(X-Ph-) n X-Ph-CO-Ph- III and a repeat unit of formula -X-Y-W-Ph-Z- IV wherein Ph represents a phenylene moiety; each X independently represents an oxygen or sulphur atom; n represents an integer of 1 or 2; Y is selected from a phenylene moiety, a -Ph-Ph moiety and a naphthalenyl moiety; W is a carbonyl group, an oxygen or sulphur atom, Z is selected from -X-Ph-SO 2 -Ph- -X-Ph-SO 2 -Y-SO 2 -Ph- and -CO-Ph-; b) melting the feedstock material; and c) extruding the feedstock material to form a plurality of layers that define the object.
A control device of a hybrid vehicle including an electric differential portion having a differential mechanism distributing power from an engine to a differential electric motor and an output rotating member and an electric motor for running coupled to the output rotating member in a power transmittable manner such that a differential state of the differential mechanism is controlled by controlling an operating state of the differential electric motor, the control device being characterized in that: if an output torque of the electric motor for running is within a predetermined range, the control device of a hybrid vehicle provides control for reducing rotation fluctuations of the engine as compared to the case that the output torque of the electric motor for running is out of the predetermined range, the predetermined range being a gear bearing noise occurrence region obtained in advance as a range of the output torque of the electric motor for running in which a gear bearing noise easily occurs due to the rotation fluctuations of the engine in gears making up the electric differential portion; and the control for reducing rotation fluctuations of the engine includes at least one of a control for suppressing an exhaust gas recirculation amount, a control for suppressing a remaining amount of combustion gas in a cylinder in an exhaust stroke, a control for shifting an air-fuel ratio from a rich side to a lean side, and a control for delaying an ignition timing. if an output torque of the electric motor for running is within a predetermined range, the control device of a hybrid vehicle provides control for reducing rotation fluctuations of the engine as compared to the case that the output torque of the electric motor for running is out of the predetermined range, the predetermined range being a gear bearing noise occurrence region obtained in advance as a range of the output torque of the electric motor for running in which a gear bearing noise easily occurs due to the rotation fluctuations of the engine in gears making up the electric differential portion; and the control for reducing rotation fluctuations of the engine includes at least one of a control for suppressing an exhaust gas recirculation amount, a control for suppressing a remaining amount of combustion gas in a cylinder in an exhaust stroke, a control for shifting an air-fuel ratio from a rich side to a lean side, and a control for delaying an ignition timing.
Layered construction with a protective layer and a photoexposed photopolymer layer, the protective layer being obtainable by reaction of a mixture comprising or consisting of at least one radiation-curing resin I), a polyfunctional radiation-curing resin II) and a photoinitiator system III), the radiation-curing resin I) comprising ≤ 5 wit.% of compounds having a weight-average molecular weight < 500 and ≥ 75 wt.% of compounds having a weight-average molecular weight > 1000, the polyfunctional radiation-curing resin II) comprising or consisting of at least one acrylate having at least two radiation-curing groups, and the mixture comprising at least 55 wt.% of the radiation-curing resin I) and not more than 35 wt.% of the polyfunctional radiation-curing resin II), using the gel permeation chromatography method as detailed in the description to determine the weight-average molecular weight fractions.
Horological balance spring-collet assembly comprising a balance spring and a collet, the balance spring being attached by its inner end to the collet at a joining point, the collet having no external stiffening frame, the collet comprising at least two deformable arms between which a shaft with a circular cross-section can be driven and, in the zone of the joining point, constituting a joining zone between the two arms, at least one recess (10; 18) shaped so that the change in the distance between the joining point and the centre of the shaft during driving of the collet onto the shaft is less than 0.1 μm, the recess or recesses (10; 18) being close to a lower-deformation part of the joining zone, i.e. to a part which deforms less than the rest of the joining zone when the collet is being driven onto the shaft, and defining, in the joining zone, an intermediate part between the joining point and the lower-deformation part, this intermediate part being narrower than an inner part, with respect to said centre, of the joining zone, this inner part including the lower-deformation part, each deformable arm being arranged to be in point-contact with the shaft and having a variable width (L0-L4) having maxima (L0, L1, L2) substantially at the point of contact with the shaft and at the two ends of the arm which are attached to one or more other arms of the collet and minima (L3, L4) between said contact point and the two ends of the arm, in order to render the distribution of stresses exerted on this arm by the shaft more homogenous.
A recording medium comprising: a substrate; and an ink-receiving layer formed on at least one surface of the substrate, wherein the ink-receiving layer contains an inorganic pigment, a binder, and a compound containing aluminum and silicon, and the compound content is in the range of 0.1 mass% to 30 mass% relative to the inorganic pigment content, characterized in that the compound further contains at least one element M selected from Group 2 and 3 elements of the periodic table and has a -Si-O-M-O-Si-structure, where M represents the at least one element selected from Group 2 and 3 elements of the periodic table, and a -Si-O-Al-O-Si-structure. a substrate; and an ink-receiving layer formed on at least one surface of the substrate, wherein the ink-receiving layer contains an inorganic pigment, a binder, and a compound containing aluminum and silicon, and the compound content is in the range of 0.1 mass% to 30 mass% relative to the inorganic pigment content, characterized in that the compound further contains at least one element M selected from Group 2 and 3 elements of the periodic table and has a -Si-O-M-O-Si-structure, where M represents the at least one element selected from Group 2 and 3 elements of the periodic table, and a -Si-O-Al-O-Si-structure.
A contact lens blister package comprising: a thermoplastic base member comprising a proximal end region having a grip portion, a distal end region, a first side region extending from the proximal end region to the distal end region, a second side region opposing the first side region, and a cavity configured to contain a packaging solution and a contact lens, the cavity being located between the proximal end region and the distal end region and between the first side region and the second side region; wherein the cavity comprises a bottom wall having a bottom wall perimeter and a sidewall extending upwardly from the bottom wall perimeter to an upper cavity edge defining a cavity perimeter; the cavity perimeter comprises a substantially linear portion and a non-linear portion opposing the substantially linear portion; CHARACTERISED IN THAT a plane formed at the intersection of the bottom wall perimeter with the sidewall slopes away from the substantially linear portion of the cavity perimeter. a thermoplastic base member comprising a proximal end region having a grip portion, a distal end region, a first side region extending from the proximal end region to the distal end region, a second side region opposing the first side region, and a cavity configured to contain a packaging solution and a contact lens, the cavity being located between the proximal end region and the distal end region and between the first side region and the second side region; wherein the cavity comprises a bottom wall having a bottom wall perimeter and a sidewall extending upwardly from the bottom wall perimeter to an upper cavity edge defining a cavity perimeter; the cavity perimeter comprises a substantially linear portion and a non-linear portion opposing the substantially linear portion; CHARACTERISED IN THAT a plane formed at the intersection of the bottom wall perimeter with the sidewall slopes away from the substantially linear portion of the cavity perimeter.
Holder for reversibly attaching a flat, approximately rectangular device - such as a tablet computer or smartphone - to a motor vehicle seat, wherein the holder has a fastening device for releasable push-fit fastening of the holder to a push-fit receiver assigned to the motor vehicle seat, and wherein the holder has a holding device for releasable holding of the device on the holder, wherein the fastening device and the holding device are connected together via a coupling element, wherein the coupling element is connected to the fastening device via a first j oint and to the holding device via a second joint, wherein the joints are configured as hinges with a first hinge and a first pivot axis and a second hinge and a second pivot axis, wherein the first pivot axis and the second pivot axis are oriented parallel to one another, characterised in that the holder comprises a device which loads the coupling element with a torque about the first pivot axis which acts to erect the coupling element out of a horizontal position into a more vertically oriented position.
An operation method for a micro-cogeneration system, comprising: operating a co-generator including a heat exchanger to recover waste heat generated when electricity is generated; storing a heat transfer medium supplied from the co-generator in a heat transfer medium reservoir tank via a boiler connected to the heat exchanger and controlling the heat transfer medium stored in the heat transfer medium reservoir tank to be circulated to the heat exchanger of the co-generator for absorbing said waste heat while passing through said heat exchanger, said heat transfer medium adapted to be supplied to a place to be heated and to a hot-water supply heat exchanger to use said waste heat for both of heating and hot water; operating only the co-generator when there is no heating and hot water load; and stopping the operation of the co-generator when it is determined that a heat transfer medium temperature in the heat transfer medium reservoir tank arrives at a preset temperature. operating a co-generator including a heat exchanger to recover waste heat generated when electricity is generated; storing a heat transfer medium supplied from the co-generator in a heat transfer medium reservoir tank via a boiler connected to the heat exchanger and controlling the heat transfer medium stored in the heat transfer medium reservoir tank to be circulated to the heat exchanger of the co-generator for absorbing said waste heat while passing through said heat exchanger, said heat transfer medium adapted to be supplied to a place to be heated and to a hot-water supply heat exchanger to use said waste heat for both of heating and hot water; operating only the co-generator when there is no heating and hot water load; and stopping the operation of the co-generator when it is determined that a heat transfer medium temperature in the heat transfer medium reservoir tank arrives at a preset temperature.
A retroreflective article, comprising: a retroreflective layer including multiple cube corner elements that collectively form a structured surface; one or more barrier layers (134, 135) positioned adjacent to the structured surface; and a conforming layer positioned adjacent to the one or more barrier layers (134, 135), characterized in that the conforming layer is a pressure sensitive adhesive layer; and the one or more barrier layers (134, 135) layers in combination form a security mark having a first portion including a first characteristic and a second portion including a second characteristic different than the first characteristic, wherein the characteristic is one of color and infra-red absorbency. a retroreflective layer including multiple cube corner elements that collectively form a structured surface; one or more barrier layers (134, 135) positioned adjacent to the structured surface; and a conforming layer positioned adjacent to the one or more barrier layers (134, 135), characterized in that the conforming layer is a pressure sensitive adhesive layer; and the one or more barrier layers (134, 135) layers in combination form a security mark having a first portion including a first characteristic and a second portion including a second characteristic different than the first characteristic, wherein the characteristic is one of color and infra-red absorbency.