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An actuator comprising: a piezoelectric element; and a diaphragm that has the piezoelectric element attached thereto, wherein the diaphragm is configured to vibrate according to an expanding and contracting displacement of the piezoelectric element, wherein the diaphragm is configured to convert the expanding and contracting displacement of the piezoelectric element into a vibration in a predetermined direction, wherein the diaphragm is configured to support a vibration object that provides a tactile sensation of the vibration in the predetermined direction, characterised in that the diaphragm comprises a first plate implementing a conversion mechanism in which the diaphragm converts the expanding and contracting displacement of the piezoelectric element into the vibration in the predetermined direction and having a first spring constant and a second plate implementing a support mechanism in which the diaphragm supports the vibration object in the displaceable manner and having a second spring constant, the first plate and the second plate being formed from different materials, and in that a spring constant (Ku) of the diaphragm is a sum of the first spring constant determined based on a predetermined amplitude of the diaphragm in a predetermined direction and the second spring constant determined based on a predetermined amplitude of the vibration object. a piezoelectric element; and a diaphragm that has the piezoelectric element attached thereto, wherein the diaphragm is configured to vibrate according to an expanding and contracting displacement of the piezoelectric element, wherein the diaphragm is configured to convert the expanding and contracting displacement of the piezoelectric element into a vibration in a predetermined direction, wherein the diaphragm is configured to support a vibration object that provides a tactile sensation of the vibration in the predetermined direction, characterised in that the diaphragm comprises a first plate implementing a conversion mechanism in which the diaphragm converts the expanding and contracting displacement of the piezoelectric element into the vibration in the predetermined direction and having a first spring constant and a second plate implementing a support mechanism in which the diaphragm supports the vibration object in the displaceable manner and having a second spring constant, the first plate and the second plate being formed from different materials, and in that a spring constant (Ku) of the diaphragm is a sum of the first spring constant determined based on a predetermined amplitude of the diaphragm in a predetermined direction and the second spring constant determined based on a predetermined amplitude of the vibration object.
A sealing assembly (1;1a;1b), in particular for insertion between first and second mechanical elements subjected to possible offset positioning, comprising a reinforcement ring and at least one elastomeric sealing element in which the reinforcement ring is at least partially embedded, the sealing element comprising an annular membrane shaped as a truncated-cone sleeve and free from the reinforcement ring, which membrane obliquely extends in the radial section so as to protrude from the reinforcement ring, towards a symmetry axis of the sealing assembly and ends with at least one annular sealing lip intended to slidingly cooperate, in use, with a first mechanical element; characterized in that, in combination: - the membrane is delimited by a lateral wall which has, in the radial direction, a relatively thin thickness, thinner than that of the at least one sealing lip, so as to be highly flexible, - the membrane further has a plurality of stiffening ribs obtained in one piece with the lateral wall of the membrane, as localized thickenings of the membrane, and extending in the axial direction parallel to one another, spaced apart from one another to form on the membrane a crown of longitudinally extending radial projections. - the membrane is delimited by a lateral wall which has, in the radial direction, a relatively thin thickness, thinner than that of the at least one sealing lip, so as to be highly flexible, - the membrane further has a plurality of stiffening ribs obtained in one piece with the lateral wall of the membrane, as localized thickenings of the membrane, and extending in the axial direction parallel to one another, spaced apart from one another to form on the membrane a crown of longitudinally extending radial projections.
A modular plug comprising: a plug housing having a mating end and a cable end; plug contacts at the mating end; wherein the plug housing and the plug contacts are shaped and positioned to define an RJ-45 modular plug mating interface; wherein the modular plug further comprises a stuffer cap coupled to the plug housing, the stuffer cap comprising a cable channel configured to receive a cable therein, the stuffer cap comprising an interior side that defines at least a portion of the cable channel; and a strain relief member characterised in that; the plug contacts are arranged into a first group and a second group, each of the plug contacts in the first group are electrically commoned to form a first power circuit, each of the plug contacts in the second group are electrically commoned to form a second power circuit, the first and second power circuits being terminated to different wires of a cable; the strain relief member is held by the plug housing, the strain relief member comprising a base and a spring beam extending from the base such that the spring beam is cantilevered from the base, wherein the spring beam is configured to engage the cable and thereby pinch the cable between the interior side of the stuffer cap and the spring beam; and the modular plug further comprises a leadframe that includes a group of the plug contacts that are electrically commoned with each other by a commoning pad, the strain relief member extending outward from the commoning pad and being integrally formed with the leadframe. a plug housing having a mating end and a cable end; plug contacts at the mating end; wherein the plug housing and the plug contacts are shaped and positioned to define an RJ-45 modular plug mating interface; wherein the modular plug further comprises a stuffer cap coupled to the plug housing, the stuffer cap comprising a cable channel configured to receive a cable therein, the stuffer cap comprising an interior side that defines at least a portion of the cable channel; and a strain relief member characterised in that; the plug contacts are arranged into a first group and a second group, each of the plug contacts in the first group are electrically commoned to form a first power circuit, each of the plug contacts in the second group are electrically commoned to form a second power circuit, the first and second power circuits being terminated to different wires of a cable; the strain relief member is held by the plug housing, the strain relief member comprising a base and a spring beam extending from the base such that the spring beam is cantilevered from the base, wherein the spring beam is configured to engage the cable and thereby pinch the cable between the interior side of the stuffer cap and the spring beam; and the modular plug further comprises a leadframe that includes a group of the plug contacts that are electrically commoned with each other by a commoning pad, the strain relief member extending outward from the commoning pad and being integrally formed with the leadframe.
A shock wave device comprising: an axially extending elongate member; a first electrode pair comprising a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein the first electrode pair is provided on the elongate member and positioned within a conductive fluid; and a controller coupled to the first electrode pair, wherein the controller is configured to deliver a series of individual voltage pulses to the first electrode pair such that each of the voltage pulses creates a shock wave in the conductive fluid, wherein the controller includes a voltage source having a constant polarity followed by a voltage polarity switch for switching the polarity of the voltage source and causing current to flow through the electrode pair in a first direction for some of the pulses in the series and in a second direction opposite the first direction for the remaining pulses in the series, and wherein the current flows in the second direction for between twenty five percent and fifty percent of the pulses in the series and wherein the voltage polarity switch only operates between the delivery of individual voltage pulses so that each voltage pulse delivered to the electrode pair has a single direction of current flow. an axially extending elongate member; a first electrode pair comprising a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein the first electrode pair is provided on the elongate member and positioned within a conductive fluid; and a controller coupled to the first electrode pair, wherein the controller is configured to deliver a series of individual voltage pulses to the first electrode pair such that each of the voltage pulses creates a shock wave in the conductive fluid, wherein the controller includes a voltage source having a constant polarity followed by a voltage polarity switch for switching the polarity of the voltage source and causing current to flow through the electrode pair in a first direction for some of the pulses in the series and in a second direction opposite the first direction for the remaining pulses in the series, and wherein the current flows in the second direction for between twenty five percent and fifty percent of the pulses in the series and wherein the voltage polarity switch only operates between the delivery of individual voltage pulses so that each voltage pulse delivered to the electrode pair has a single direction of current flow.
A planar waveguide comprising: a plate-like core configured to amplify signal light by absorbing first excitation light and forming a population inversion; a plate-like first inner cladding configured to emit the first excitation light by absorbing second excitation light and forming a population inversion and reflecting the signal light, the first inner cladding being attached to one of two planes of the core; a plate-like first outer cladding configured to reflect the first excitation light, the first outer cladding being attached to, of two planes of the first inner cladding, a plane opposite to a plane to which the core is attached; a plate-like second outer cladding configured to reflect each of the first excitation light and the signal light, the second outer cladding being attached to, of the two planes of the core, a plane opposite to the plane to which the first inner cladding is attached; a first dielectric multilayer film configured to transmit light in a wavelength band including a wavelength of the signal light and the second excitation light and reflecting the first excitation light, the first dielectric multilayer film being disposed on one of two end surfaces of the core, the first inner cladding, and the first and second outer claddings (13, 14), and; a second dielectric multilayer film configured to transmit light in a wavelength band including the wavelength of the signal light and reflecting the first excitation light, the second dielectric multilayer film being disposed on another one of the two end surfaces. a plate-like core configured to amplify signal light by absorbing first excitation light and forming a population inversion; a plate-like first inner cladding configured to emit the first excitation light by absorbing second excitation light and forming a population inversion and reflecting the signal light, the first inner cladding being attached to one of two planes of the core; a plate-like first outer cladding configured to reflect the first excitation light, the first outer cladding being attached to, of two planes of the first inner cladding, a plane opposite to a plane to which the core is attached; a plate-like second outer cladding configured to reflect each of the first excitation light and the signal light, the second outer cladding being attached to, of the two planes of the core, a plane opposite to the plane to which the first inner cladding is attached; a first dielectric multilayer film configured to transmit light in a wavelength band including a wavelength of the signal light and the second excitation light and reflecting the first excitation light, the first dielectric multilayer film being disposed on one of two end surfaces of the core, the first inner cladding, and the first and second outer claddings (13, 14), and; a second dielectric multilayer film configured to transmit light in a wavelength band including the wavelength of the signal light and reflecting the first excitation light, the second dielectric multilayer film being disposed on another one of the two end surfaces.
A cleaning liquid for a water-based ink that comprises a pigment and a water-insoluble polymer, said cleaning liquid comprising a surfactant, a water-soluble organic solvent comprising (b-1) diethylene glycol monoisopropyl ether, and water, in which the surfactant comprises at least one compound selected from the group consisting of (a-1) an acetylene glycol or an ethyleneoxide adduct of the acetylene glycol, and (a-2) a polyethylene glycol alkyl ether comprising an alkyl group having not less than 8 carbon atoms or a polyethylene glycol aryl ether comprising an aryl group having not less than 6 carbon atoms, the water-soluble organic solvent further comprises (b-2) a compound having a solubility parameter, SP value, of not less than 20 (MPa) 1/2 and not more than 35 (MPa) 1/2, which is a Hansen SP calculated according to the following equation: δ = δ d 2 + δ p 2 + δ h 2 1 / 2 wherein δ d is a London dispersion force item, δ p is a dipolar intermolecular force item, and δ h is a hydrogen bonding item, wherein the compound (b-2) is a polyhydric alcohol, and a content of the water-soluble organic solvent in the cleaning liquid is not less than 5% by mass and not more than 30% by mass. the surfactant comprises at least one compound selected from the group consisting of (a-1) an acetylene glycol or an ethyleneoxide adduct of the acetylene glycol, and (a-2) a polyethylene glycol alkyl ether comprising an alkyl group having not less than 8 carbon atoms or a polyethylene glycol aryl ether comprising an aryl group having not less than 6 carbon atoms, the water-soluble organic solvent further comprises (b-2) a compound having a solubility parameter, SP value, of not less than 20 (MPa) 1/2 and not more than 35 (MPa) 1/2, which is a Hansen SP calculated according to the following equation: δ = δ d 2 + δ p 2 + δ h 2 1 / 2 wherein δ d is a London dispersion force item, δ p is a dipolar intermolecular force item, and δ h is a hydrogen bonding item, wherein the compound (b-2) is a polyhydric alcohol, and a content of the water-soluble organic solvent in the cleaning liquid is not less than 5% by mass and not more than 30% by mass.
Spur gear comprising - a spur-toothed gear rim arranged radially on the outside, - a hub arranged radially on the inside, and - a rotationally symmetrical radial connecting structure integrally connecting the gear rim to the hub, the radial connecting structure having struts (44, 46) which are spaced apart from one another and extend between the hub and the gear rim, axial through-openings arranged between the struts (44, 46), and a disc-shaped main body which is penetrated by the axial through-openings and has an axial front side and an axial rear side, on the front side of which the struts (44, 46) are arranged, characterized in that the struts (44, 46) comprise a set of struts of a first type and a set of struts of a second type, the struts of the first type being taller in profile than they are wide and the struts of the second type being wider in profile than they are tall. - a spur-toothed gear rim arranged radially on the outside, - a hub arranged radially on the inside, and - a rotationally symmetrical radial connecting structure integrally connecting the gear rim to the hub, the radial connecting structure having struts (44, 46) which are spaced apart from one another and extend between the hub and the gear rim, axial through-openings arranged between the struts (44, 46), and a disc-shaped main body which is penetrated by the axial through-openings and has an axial front side and an axial rear side, on the front side of which the struts (44, 46) are arranged, characterized in that the struts (44, 46) comprise a set of struts of a first type and a set of struts of a second type, the struts of the first type being taller in profile than they are wide and the struts of the second type being wider in profile than they are tall.
A computer-implemented method of designing a progressive addition lens design for a wearer, the method including the steps of: (a) selecting a reference progressive lens design, the reference progressive lens design having: - a peripheral design which is suitable for the wearer; and - design features having known values, the design features including zone size balance, eye path inset and corridor length; (b) specifying the wearer's preferred value for one or more of the design features, said one or more of the design features including at least the zone size balance; and (c) modifying the reference progressive lens design to obtain a new progressive lens design, the design features of the new progressive lens design which correspond to the design features having specified wearer preferred values having substantially the same value as the respective preferred value; wherein modifying the reference progressive lens design includes modifying the reference progressive lens design's zone size balance according to the wearer's preferred value for zone size balance, and wherein the modifying of the zone size balance includes modifying the reference progressive lens design's ratio of distance zone angular size to near zone angular size by morphing the reference progressive lens design's progressive surface power distribution, said morphing including rotating the nasal and temporal peripheral regions of the reference lens design in opposite directions, whilst maintaining the sum of the angular sizes constant so that peripheral regions of the new progressive lens design retain substantially the same peripheral blur distribution as peripheral regions of the reference progressive lens design. (a) selecting a reference progressive lens design, the reference progressive lens design having: - a peripheral design which is suitable for the wearer; and - design features having known values, the design features including zone size balance, eye path inset and corridor length; - a peripheral design which is suitable for the wearer; and - design features having known values, the design features including zone size balance, eye path inset and corridor length; (b) specifying the wearer's preferred value for one or more of the design features, said one or more of the design features including at least the zone size balance; and (c) modifying the reference progressive lens design to obtain a new progressive lens design, the design features of the new progressive lens design which correspond to the design features having specified wearer preferred values having substantially the same value as the respective preferred value;
A packaging and applicator device, comprising: • a reservoir containing at least one composition for application; • a support (10, 280) that is secured to the reservoir during application and/or when the device is in a closed configuration; and • a non-porous membrane that is carried by the support, comprising at least one dispenser orifice passing therethrough for dispensing the composition, the membrane co-operating with the support and/or with the reservoir to define an inside space containing the composition, the membrane being flexible and/or mounted on the support and/or on the reservoir so as to be able to be deformed and/or be displaced relative to the support and/or to the reservoir, resulting in a reduction in the volume of the inside space of at least 0.1 mL, characterized in that the membrane is being externally covered, at least in part, by flocking. • a reservoir containing at least one composition for application; • a support (10, 280) that is secured to the reservoir during application and/or when the device is in a closed configuration; and • a non-porous membrane that is carried by the support, comprising at least one dispenser orifice passing therethrough for dispensing the composition,
A three-way valve for flow rate control, comprising: a valve main body including a valve seat, the valve seat having a columnar space and having a first valve port, which allows inflow of a first fluid and has a rectangular cross section, and a second valve port, which allows inflow of a second fluid and has a rectangular cross section; a valve body being provided in a freely rotatable manner in the valve seat of the valve main body so as to simultaneously switch the first valve port from a closed state to an opened state and switch the second valve port from an opened state to a closed state, the valve body being formed into a half-cylindrical shape having a predetermined central angle and being formed into a curved-surface shape at each of both end surfaces of the valve body in a circumferential direction; and a drive configured to drive the valve body to rotate, characterized in that a cross section of each of both end portions of the valve body in the circumferential direction, which is taken along a direction intersecting the rotation axis, is formed into a curved shape obtained by smoothly connecting a first curved portion, which is positioned on an outer peripheral surface side of the valve body, and a second curved portion, which is positioned on an inner peripheral side of the valve body and has a curvature radius smaller than that of the first curved portion. a valve main body including a valve seat, the valve seat having a columnar space and having a first valve port, which allows inflow of a first fluid and has a rectangular cross section, and a second valve port, which allows inflow of a second fluid and has a rectangular cross section; a valve body being provided in a freely rotatable manner in the valve seat of the valve main body so as to simultaneously switch the first valve port from a closed state to an opened state and switch the second valve port from an opened state to a closed state, the valve body being formed into a half-cylindrical shape having a predetermined central angle and being formed into a curved-surface shape at each of both end surfaces of the valve body in a circumferential direction; and a drive configured to drive the valve body to rotate, characterized in that a cross section of each of both end portions of the valve body in the circumferential direction, which is taken along a direction intersecting the rotation axis, is formed into a curved shape obtained by smoothly connecting a first curved portion, which is positioned on an outer peripheral surface side of the valve body, and a second curved portion, which is positioned on an inner peripheral side of the valve body and has a curvature radius smaller than that of the first curved portion.