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A production method for a titanium-alloy connecting rod, in which a rod portion and a cap portion of a big end are fixed by using a fixing member or bolt, the production method comprising a step of forming a fixing hole or bolt hole for the fixing member or bolt to extend therethrough, the step of forming the fixing hole or bolt hole comprising: forming a first hole in the cap portion and the rod portion in a direction from the cap portion toward the rod portion; characterized in that said method further comprises the step of forming a second hole in the rod portion in a direction from the rod portion toward the cap portion, wherein, the first hole and the second hole communicate with each other once the first and second holes (61,62) are formed; and a longitudinal direction of a cutting tool used for forming the second hole is inclined with respect to a longitudinal direction (y) of the rod main body of the titanium-alloy connecting rod. forming a first hole in the cap portion and the rod portion in a direction from the cap portion toward the rod portion; characterized in that said method further comprises the step of forming a second hole in the rod portion in a direction from the rod portion toward the cap portion, wherein, the first hole and the second hole communicate with each other once the first and second holes (61,62) are formed; and a longitudinal direction of a cutting tool used for forming the second hole is inclined with respect to a longitudinal direction (y) of the rod main body of the titanium-alloy connecting rod.
A ready-to-use compound or pellet for making a conglomerate for road pavements wherein said compound or pellet contains an elastomeric material and a thermoplastic polymer material in suitable proportions for making the conglomerate, wherein the sum of the elastomeric material and the thermoplastic polymer constitutes at least 95% by weight of the composition, the compound containing at least 80% by weight of elastomeric material, the remainder up to 100% consisting of said polymer and any additives, the compound containing correspondingly up to 20% by weight of said polymer and any additives.
An active noise control headphone system with power consumption control, the system comprising: headphones comprising an ear cup and a loudspeaker disposed in the ear cup; a microphone disposed in or on the ear cup, wherein the microphone is configured to provide a microphone output signal representative of sound present in the ear cup; an active noise control module that has at least two operating states and that is connected upstream of the loudspeaker and downstream of the microphone; and an evaluation module that is configured to evaluate the microphone output signal at a first evaluation frequency within the audible frequency range and provide a first evaluation output signal, evaluate the microphone output signal at a second evaluation frequency within the audible frequency range and provide a second evaluation output signal, compare the first evaluation output signal to the second evaluation output signal to provide a signal that represents a difference of the two evaluation signals, and change the operating state of the active noise control module based on the signal that represents the difference of the two evaluation signals. headphones comprising an ear cup and a loudspeaker disposed in the ear cup; a microphone disposed in or on the ear cup, wherein the microphone is configured to provide a microphone output signal representative of sound present in the ear cup; an active noise control module that has at least two operating states and that is connected upstream of the loudspeaker and downstream of the microphone; and an evaluation module that is configured to evaluate the microphone output signal at a first evaluation frequency within the audible frequency range and provide a first evaluation output signal, evaluate the microphone output signal at a second evaluation frequency within the audible frequency range and provide a second evaluation output signal, compare the first evaluation output signal to the second evaluation output signal to provide a signal that represents a difference of the two evaluation signals, and change the operating state of the active noise control module based on the signal that represents the difference of the two evaluation signals.
A method for fabricating a composite structure comprising: placing a pre-form around and in contact with an exterior surface of a heat-expandable mandrel, wherein the pre-form comprises a first layer comprising shape memory alloy and a second layer comprising thermoplastic material without shape memory alloy, the first layer being disposed between the exterior surface of the mandrel and the second layer; placing the mandrel and pre-form between first and second susceptors disposed between first and second tooling dies of an induction heating workcell; energizing one or more induction coils of the induction heating workcell to produce alternating magnetic fields which cause the first and second susceptors to produce heat, which heat in turn melts the thermoplastic material, softens the shape memory alloy, and expands the mandrel; de-energizing the induction coils of the induction heating workcell after the thermoplastic material has been consolidated to a desired degree and a composite structure has been formed; removing the mandrel and composite structure from the induction heating workcell; and separating the mandrel from the composite structure. placing a pre-form around and in contact with an exterior surface of a heat-expandable mandrel, wherein the pre-form comprises a first layer comprising shape memory alloy and a second layer comprising thermoplastic material without shape memory alloy, the first layer being disposed between the exterior surface of the mandrel and the second layer; placing the mandrel and pre-form between first and second susceptors disposed between first and second tooling dies of an induction heating workcell; energizing one or more induction coils of the induction heating workcell to produce alternating magnetic fields which cause the first and second susceptors to produce heat, which heat in turn melts the thermoplastic material, softens the shape memory alloy, and expands the mandrel; de-energizing the induction coils of the induction heating workcell after the thermoplastic material has been consolidated to a desired degree and a composite structure has been formed; removing the mandrel and composite structure from the induction heating workcell; and separating the mandrel from the composite structure.
Pressure-sensitive adhesive tape for flying splice of flat web materials, comprising at least one splittable carrier and two layers of adhesive, characterized in that at least one of the adhesives is a pressure-sensitive silicone adhesive (silicone PSA).
An air conditioner comprising: a compressor configured to compress refrigerant; a flow path switching device connected to the compressor; a first heat exchanger connected to the flow path switching device and having a first heat exchange unit and a second heat exchange unit; a throttle device connected to the first heat exchanger; and a second heat exchanger connected to the throttle device, the flow path switching device being configured to switch flow of the refrigerant compressed by the compressor between flow to the first heat exchanger and flow to the second heat exchanger, the refrigerant flowing successively through the first heat exchange unit and the second heat exchange unit when the first heat exchanger is used as a condenser during heating operation, and flowing in parallel through the first heat exchange unit and the second heat exchange unit when the first heat exchanger is used as an evaporator during cooling operation; characterized by a fan configured to pass air around the first heat exchange unit and the second heat exchange unit; and at least one of the first heat exchange unit and the second heat exchange unit having a refrigerant inlet disposed leeward of the air passed by the fan and a refrigerant outlet disposed windward of the air. a compressor configured to compress refrigerant; a flow path switching device connected to the compressor; a first heat exchanger connected to the flow path switching device and having a first heat exchange unit and a second heat exchange unit; a throttle device connected to the first heat exchanger; and a second heat exchanger connected to the throttle device, the flow path switching device being configured to switch flow of the refrigerant compressed by the compressor between flow to the first heat exchanger and flow to the second heat exchanger, the refrigerant flowing successively through the first heat exchange unit and the second heat exchange unit when the first heat exchanger is used as a condenser during heating operation, and flowing in parallel through the first heat exchange unit and the second heat exchange unit when the first heat exchanger is used as an evaporator during cooling operation; characterized by a fan configured to pass air around the first heat exchange unit and the second heat exchange unit; and at least one of the first heat exchange unit and the second heat exchange unit having a refrigerant inlet disposed leeward of the air passed by the fan and a refrigerant outlet disposed windward of the air.
A cooling system for use in a beverage dispenser (100; 300), the cooling system comprising: a cold plate (108; 306) having a top surface and a side surface; and a carbonator (102; 302) arranged non-horizontally to the cold plate, the carbonator having a sidewall, a lower uninsulated portion of the sidewall of the carbonator being in thermal communication with the side surface of the cold plate; characterised in that the carbonator (102; 302) is secured to the cold plate (108; 306) via a cap made of plastic material such that the carbonator and the cold plate are able to move independently of one another. a cold plate (108; 306) having a top surface and a side surface; and a carbonator (102; 302) arranged non-horizontally to the cold plate, the carbonator having a sidewall, a lower uninsulated portion of the sidewall of the carbonator being in thermal communication with the side surface of the cold plate; characterised in that the carbonator (102; 302) is secured to the cold plate (108; 306) via a cap made of plastic material such that the carbonator and the cold plate are able to move independently of one another.
A coating composition for prevention of substrate oxidation/corrosion comprising of band edge modulated conjugated polymers selected from the group consisting of derivatives of poly phenylene vinylene or polythiophene and hydrophobic spherical carbon molecules in a specific ratio of 1:2 (% wt), wherein derivatives of polythiophene and derivatives of poly phenylene vinylene are wherein n is an integer greater than 1, wherein n is an integer greater than 1, m is an integer greater than 1.
A separator for an electrochemical device which comprises: a porous polymer substrate having a plurality of pores; a first porous coating layer formed on at least one surface of the porous polymer substrate, and containing a first inorganic particles and a first binder polymer positioned on the whole or a part of the surface of the first inorganic particles to connect the first inorganic particles with one another and fix them; and a second porous coating layer formed on at least one surface of the first porous coating layer, and containing a second inorganic particles and a second binder polymer positioned on the whole or a part of the surface of the second inorganic particles to connect the second inorganic particles with one another and fix them, wherein the first inorganic particles have a Mohs hardness of 4.5 or less and the second inorganic particles have a Mohs hardness of 7 or more, wherein Mohs hardness is determined as described in the description. a porous polymer substrate having a plurality of pores; a first porous coating layer formed on at least one surface of the porous polymer substrate, and containing a first inorganic particles and a first binder polymer positioned on the whole or a part of the surface of the first inorganic particles to connect the first inorganic particles with one another and fix them; and a second porous coating layer formed on at least one surface of the first porous coating layer, and containing a second inorganic particles and a second binder polymer positioned on the whole or a part of the surface of the second inorganic particles to connect the second inorganic particles with one another and fix them, wherein the first inorganic particles have a Mohs hardness of 4.5 or less and the second inorganic particles have a Mohs hardness of 7 or more, wherein Mohs hardness is determined as described in the description.
A fusion protein comprising (a) an extracellular portion of a platelet-derived growth factor receptor beta (PDGFRβ) comprising Ig-like domains D1-D3 of the PDGFRβ, (b) an extracellular portion of a vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor, and (c) a multimerization domain comprising an Fc region of an IgG1 antibody, wherein the fusion protein binds to a PDGF and a VEGF, wherein the fusion protein is arranged from N-terminus to C-terminus in the following order: (a), (b) and (c), wherein the fusion protein comprises a linker peptide between (a) and (b) comprising Ser 9 (SEQ ID NO: 49), wherein the fusion protein comprises a linker between (b) and (c) comprising Gly 9 (SEQ ID NO: 47), and wherein the extracellular portion of a VEGF receptor consists of Ig-like domain D2.
A security structure, comprising: - a non-opaque and preferably transparent carrier; - borne by the carrier, metal elements forming a revealing pattern, the thickness of the metal being sufficiently small that the metal is not opaque; and - a lacquer at least partially superposed, preferably exactly, on the metal elements and preferably making contact with the latter, the structure comprising an element to be revealed superposed on the revealing pattern, the security structure being characterized in that the element to be revealed comprises a plurality of interleaved images, the revealing pattern allowing the images to appear in succession when a direction of observation (α) changes. - a non-opaque and preferably transparent carrier; - borne by the carrier, metal elements forming a revealing pattern, the thickness of the metal being sufficiently small that the metal is not opaque; and - a lacquer at least partially superposed, preferably exactly, on the metal elements and preferably making contact with the latter,
An optical system which has an optical axis, comprising • at least one polarization manipulator (100, 200) having a first subelement (110, 210) which has a non-planar, optically effective surface and for light passing therethrough causes a change in the polarization state, wherein a maximum effective retardation introduced by the first subelement along the optical axis is less than a quarter of the working wavelength of the optical system, and a second subelement (120, 220), wherein said first subelement and said second subelement have mutually facing surfaces (110a, 120a; 210a, 220a) which are mutually complementary, and • a position manipulator (150, 250) for manipulation of the relative position of said first subelement (110, 210) and said second subelement (120, 220); characterized in that the position manipulator (150, 250) is adapted to effect one of the following changes in the position of at least one subelement (110, 120; 210, 220) or a combination of such changes: - displacement of at least one of said subelelments (110, 120; 210, 220) in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis; and - rotation of at least one of said subelements (110, 120; 210, 220). • at least one polarization manipulator (100, 200) having a first subelement (110, 210) which has a non-planar, optically effective surface and for light passing therethrough causes a change in the polarization state, wherein a maximum effective retardation introduced by the first subelement along the optical axis is less than a quarter of the working wavelength of the optical system, and a second subelement (120, 220), wherein said first subelement and said second subelement have mutually facing surfaces (110a, 120a; 210a, 220a) which are mutually complementary, and • a position manipulator (150, 250) for manipulation of the relative position of said first subelement (110, 210) and said second subelement (120, 220); characterized in that the position manipulator (150, 250) is adapted to effect one of the following changes in the position of at least one subelement (110, 120; 210, 220) or a combination of such changes: - displacement of at least one of said subelelments (110, 120; 210, 220) in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis; and - rotation of at least one of said subelements (110, 120; 210, 220). - displacement of at least one of said subelelments (110, 120; 210, 220) in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis; and - rotation of at least one of said subelements (110, 120; 210, 220).
A light-emitting diode strip: • having a flexible open profile made of extruded plastic, • having at least two electrical lines (L1, L2,..., Ln) integrated in the interior of a wall of the profile, which lines run parallel to one another in the wall and have plug-in connectors or free wire ends for chaining the light-emitting diode strips with one another on the end side, • having a flexible line carrier with chip light-emitting diodes (LED1, LED2,..., LEDn) arranged on it, • having a mechanical reinforcement arranged parallel to the flexible printed circuit board, wherein the reinforcement prevents bending against the permissible bending direction of the flexible line carrier, and • having a transparent or translucent casting compound filling the profile on the inside, in such a way that the flexible line carriers comprising the chip light-emitting diodes (LED1, LED2,..., LEDn) are protected against moisture or weather influences, and in that the flexible line carriers are connected in parallel with the electrical lines (L1, L2,..., Ln), wherein the total current flows through the lines (L1, L2,.., Ln), which are connected by means of plug-in connectors or free wire ends of the profile, and wherein the light-emitting diode band (LB*) are flexible vertically to the direction of extension, whereby the electrical lines (L1, L2,..., Ln) are arranged in two opposite side walls of the profile and the centers of gravity lie approximately in the same plane as those of the flexible printed circuit board and the reinforcement, and in that an electrical contact is provided in the connection region, which electrical contact contacts the end-side free wire ends of the electrical lines (L1, L2,..., Ln) with the flexible conductor carrier and which after contact is surrounded with a hard sealing compound, as a result of which a mechanical protection and at the same time strain relief of the interlinked light-emitting diode strips is achieved in conjunction with the casting compound filling the profile on the inside. • having a flexible open profile made of extruded plastic, • having at least two electrical lines (L1, L2,..., Ln) integrated in the interior of a wall of the profile, which lines run parallel to one another in the wall and have plug-in connectors or free wire ends for chaining the light-emitting diode strips with one another on the end side, • having a flexible line carrier with chip light-emitting diodes (LED1, LED2,..., LEDn) arranged on it, • having a mechanical reinforcement arranged parallel to the flexible printed circuit board, wherein the reinforcement prevents bending against the permissible bending direction of the flexible line carrier, and • having a transparent or translucent casting compound filling the profile on the inside,
A position determination apparatus for determining the position of a working element, which is arranged within an object having an inner structure, with respect to a model of the object, the position determination apparatus comprising: a model providing unit for providing the model of the object, characterized by - a position and shape providing unit for providing the position and shape of a registration element within the inner structure of the object and a spatial relation between the working element and the registration element, - - a transformation determination unit for determining a transformation relating the inner structure of the model and the position and shape of the registration element with respect to each other such that the inner structure of the model corresponds to the provided position and shape of the registration element, and - a position determination unit for determining the position of the working element with respect to the model depending on the spatial relation between the working element and the registration element and the determined transformation. - a position and shape providing unit for providing the position and shape of a registration element within the inner structure of the object and a spatial relation between the working element and the registration element, - - a transformation determination unit for determining a transformation relating the inner structure of the model and the position and shape of the registration element with respect to each other such that the inner structure of the model corresponds to the provided position and shape of the registration element, and - - a transformation determination unit for determining a transformation relating the inner structure of the model and the position and shape of the registration element with respect to each other such that the inner structure of the model corresponds to the provided position and shape of the registration element, and - a position determination unit for determining the position of the working element with respect to the model depending on the spatial relation between the working element and the registration element and the determined transformation.