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A machining system for machining a workpiece attached to a pallet, the machining system comprising: a processing machine for machining the workpiece, the pallet being interchangeably mounted thereto; a pallet transfer device for conveying and transferring the pallet; a setup station for performing attachment and detachment of the workpiece on the pallet, the setup station comprising an operator door including a partially cylindrical outer door and a partially cylindrical inner door which define concentric circular tracks having different radii and which rotate around a setup table on which the pallet is placed, and an interlocking mechanism for rotating the outer door and the inner door in association with each other so as to maintain a state in which an operator side and a pallet transfer device side are isolated from one another at all times; and a controller for controlling the operations of the processing machine, the pallet transfer device, and the setup station, the controller comprising an interlock circuit configured to prohibit a transfer operation of the pallet transfer device onto the setup table when the operator door is open, permit a transfer operation of the pallet transfer device onto the setup table when the operator door is closed; the machining system being characterized in that the controller is further configured to permit operations other than the transfer operation of the pallet transfer device onto the setup table regardless of whether the operator door is open or closed. a processing machine for machining the workpiece, the pallet being interchangeably mounted thereto; a pallet transfer device for conveying and transferring the pallet; a setup station for performing attachment and detachment of the workpiece on the pallet, the setup station comprising an operator door including a partially cylindrical outer door and a partially cylindrical inner door which define concentric circular tracks having different radii and which rotate around a setup table on which the pallet is placed, and an interlocking mechanism for rotating the outer door and the inner door in association with each other so as to maintain a state in which an operator side and a pallet transfer device side are isolated from one another at all times; and a controller for controlling the operations of the processing machine, the pallet transfer device, and the setup station, the controller comprising an interlock circuit configured to prohibit a transfer operation of the pallet transfer device onto the setup table when the operator door is open, permit a transfer operation of the pallet transfer device onto the setup table when the operator door is closed; the machining system being characterized in that the controller is further configured to permit operations other than the transfer operation of the pallet transfer device onto the setup table regardless of whether the operator door is open or closed.
A retractor comprising: a first blade having an inner surface and an outer surface; a second blade having an inner surface and an outer surface, the outer surfaces (220, 232) being engageable with tissue, the blades (214, 216) being relatively movable between a first configuration and a second configuration to space the tissue and define an opening (G1, G2) between the blades (214, 216), wherein the inner surface of the first blade includes a uniformly configured channel disposed in a substantially co-axial or parallel alignment with a longitudinal axis of the first blade and the inner surface of the second blade includes a uniformly configured channel disposed in a substantially co-axial or parallel alignment with a longitudinal axis of the second blade; and a third blade (302, 502), wherein flanges (304, 504) disposed on sides of the third blade (302, 502) are oriented for alignment with the uniformly configured channels, wherein the uniformly configured channels are configured to receive the third blade (302, 502), wherein the third blade (302, 502) is selectively disposed within the opening (G1, G2) to at least partially close the opening (G1, G2). a first blade having an inner surface and an outer surface; a second blade having an inner surface and an outer surface, the outer surfaces (220, 232) being engageable with tissue, the blades (214, 216) being relatively movable between a first configuration and a second configuration to space the tissue and define an opening (G1, G2) between the blades (214, 216), wherein the inner surface of the first blade includes a uniformly configured channel disposed in a substantially co-axial or parallel alignment with a longitudinal axis of the first blade and the inner surface of the second blade includes a uniformly configured channel disposed in a substantially co-axial or parallel alignment with a longitudinal axis of the second blade; and a third blade (302, 502), wherein flanges (304, 504) disposed on sides of the third blade (302, 502) are oriented for alignment with the uniformly configured channels, wherein the uniformly configured channels are configured to receive the third blade (302, 502), wherein the third blade (302, 502) is selectively disposed within the opening (G1, G2) to at least partially close the opening (G1, G2).
Device for cooling and/or heating a body region, preferably a head region, comprising at least one thermally conductive skin contact material and at least one Peltier element, the Peltier element being connected to the skin contact material, wherein the skin contact material is made from a bendable metallic film or from multiple small rigid metal sheet elements and wherein a a thermally conductive connecting element and a heat dissipation element are provided, wherein heat emitted via an outer side of the Peltier element is configured to be distributed to the heat dissipation element via the connecting element, wherein the heat dissipation element is arranged on an outer side of the device and embodied to be bendable, and wherein the device is embodied to be free of liquid heat transfer media.
A connectedly-formed underwater exploration device, comprising: at least one battery-driven underwater exploration body formed by three pressure-resistant hollow glass spheres(21,22,23) for housing an image capturing device, an illumination device, a recording device, an acoustic communication device, batteries and a control device, the batteries supplying electric power to the image capturing device, the illumination device and the recording device, the control device controlling the image capturing device, the illumination device, the recording device and the acoustic communication device, and a frame body made of metal or resin with three fitting holes to respectively mount said three pressure-resistant hollow glass spheres(21,22,23), the connectedly-formed underwater exploration device being characterized in that it also comprises: at least one battery body formed by three additional pressure-resistant hollow glass spheres for housing at least one battery and a frame body made of metal or resin with three fitting holes to respectively mount the three additional pressure-resistant hollow glass spheres, wherein the battery driven underwater exploration body and the battery body are connected with each other by connecting their respective frames with a connecting tool. at least one battery-driven underwater exploration body formed by three pressure-resistant hollow glass spheres(21,22,23) for housing an image capturing device, an illumination device, a recording device, an acoustic communication device, batteries and a control device, the batteries supplying electric power to the image capturing device, the illumination device and the recording device, the control device controlling the image capturing device, the illumination device, the recording device and the acoustic communication device, and a frame body made of metal or resin with three fitting holes to respectively mount said three pressure-resistant hollow glass spheres(21,22,23), the connectedly-formed underwater exploration device being characterized in that it also comprises: at least one battery body formed by three additional pressure-resistant hollow glass spheres for housing at least one battery and a frame body made of metal or resin with three fitting holes to respectively mount the three additional pressure-resistant hollow glass spheres, wherein the battery driven underwater exploration body and the battery body are connected with each other by connecting their respective frames with a connecting tool.
A method of fining glass, the method comprising: supplying input molten glass into a fining chamber (20, 420) of a fining vessel, the input molten glass combining with a molten glass bath contained within the fining chamber (20, 420) and introducing entrained gas bubbles into the molten glass bath, the input molten glass having a density and a concentration of gas bubbles; flowing the molten glass bath through the fining chamber (20, 420) in a flow direction, the molten glass bath having an undercurrent that flows beneath a skimmer (50, 250, 350, 481, 589), which is partially submerged in the molten glass bath, and through a submerged passageway (60, 460) defined in part by the skimmer (50, 250, 350, 481, 589); and introducing one or more fining agents into the undercurrent of the molten glass bath directly beneath the skimmer (50, 250, 350, 481, 589) from a dissolvable fining material component (68, 268, 368, 468). supplying input molten glass into a fining chamber (20, 420) of a fining vessel, the input molten glass combining with a molten glass bath contained within the fining chamber (20, 420) and introducing entrained gas bubbles into the molten glass bath, the input molten glass having a density and a concentration of gas bubbles; flowing the molten glass bath through the fining chamber (20, 420) in a flow direction, the molten glass bath having an undercurrent that flows beneath a skimmer (50, 250, 350, 481, 589), which is partially submerged in the molten glass bath, and through a submerged passageway (60, 460) defined in part by the skimmer (50, 250, 350, 481, 589); and introducing one or more fining agents into the undercurrent of the molten glass bath directly beneath the skimmer (50, 250, 350, 481, 589) from a dissolvable fining material component (68, 268, 368, 468).
A room-temperature selective swelling method of pore-forming used for preparing separation membranes, comprising: treating a dense membrane of an amphiphilic block copolymer with a composite swelling agent consisting of a mixed solvent at 15-30°C for 1 min-24 h, removing the residual solvents, then leaving the membrane at room temperature to dry, so as to obtain an amphiphilic block copolymer separation membrane with a bi-continuous porous structure, wherein, the composite swelling agent consists of 60-96% of a first swelling agent and 4-40% of a second swelling agent by a volume fraction, the first swelling agent is an alcohol solvent, the second swelling agent is selected from any one or a mixture of two or more of toluene, o-xylene, styrene, dichloromethane, 1,2-dichloroethane, 1,1,2-trichloroethane, tetrahydrofuran or 1,4-dioxane, wherein the amphiphilic block copolymer consist of one or more Blocks A and one or more Blocks B (A-B), the Block A is selected from any one of polystyrene or polysulfone, the Block B is selected from any one of poly(2-vinylpyridine) (P2VP), polyethylene oxide, polyethylene glycol or poly(N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) (PDMAEMA), the total molecular weight of the amphiphilic block copolymer is 50,000 to 100,000 Daltons. treating a dense membrane of an amphiphilic block copolymer with a composite swelling agent consisting of a mixed solvent at 15-30°C for 1 min-24 h, removing the residual solvents, then leaving the membrane at room temperature to dry, so as to obtain an amphiphilic block copolymer separation membrane with a bi-continuous porous structure, wherein, the composite swelling agent consists of 60-96% of a first swelling agent and 4-40% of a second swelling agent by a volume fraction, the first swelling agent is an alcohol solvent, the second swelling agent is selected from any one or a mixture of two or more of toluene, o-xylene, styrene, dichloromethane, 1,2-dichloroethane, 1,1,2-trichloroethane, tetrahydrofuran or 1,4-dioxane, wherein the amphiphilic block copolymer consist of one or more Blocks A and one or more Blocks B (A-B), the Block A is selected from any one of polystyrene or polysulfone, the Block B is selected from any one of poly(2-vinylpyridine) (P2VP), polyethylene oxide, polyethylene glycol or poly(N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) (PDMAEMA), the total molecular weight of the amphiphilic block copolymer is 50,000 to 100,000 Daltons.
A system for vehicle care, comprising: - at least one vehicle care device to which vehicles are movable and from which vehicles are removable; and - a control device comprising at least one communication member for communication with the at least one vehicle care device; wherein: - there is storable in the control device associated with a particular vehicle at least one vehicle care instruction comprising information about the care of the vehicle; - the vehicles are treatable at the at least one vehicle care device according to the at least one vehicle care instruction; and - the sequence of processing of vehicle care instruction and/or the scope of the vehicle care stored in at least one vehicle care instruction is changeable by the control device; wherein the control device comprises a vehicle control unit and a planning unit, wherein: - the vehicle control unit is configured for communication with non-user-guided vehicles through a communication member; and - the planning unit: - is configured to coordinate vehicle care instructions; and - is in communication with at least one control unit, which is associated with the at least one vehicle care device or is comprised thereby, in order to transmit vehicle care instructions to the at least one control unit and/or to receive status notifications regarding the at least one vehicle care device by the at least one control unit. - at least one vehicle care device to which vehicles are movable and from which vehicles are removable; and - a control device comprising at least one communication member for communication with the at least one vehicle care device; - there is storable in the control device associated with a particular vehicle at least one vehicle care instruction comprising information about the care of the vehicle; - the vehicles are treatable at the at least one vehicle care device according to the at least one vehicle care instruction; and - the sequence of processing of vehicle care instruction and/or the scope of the vehicle care stored in at least one vehicle care instruction is changeable by the control device; - the vehicle control unit is configured for communication with non-user-guided vehicles through a communication member; and - the planning unit: - is configured to coordinate vehicle care instructions; and - is in communication with at least one control unit, which is associated with the at least one vehicle care device or is comprised thereby, in order to transmit vehicle care instructions to the at least one control unit and/or to receive status notifications regarding the at least one vehicle care device by the at least one control unit. - is configured to coordinate vehicle care instructions; and - is in communication with at least one control unit, which is associated with the at least one vehicle care device or is comprised thereby, in order to transmit vehicle care instructions to the at least one control unit and/or to receive status notifications regarding the at least one vehicle care device by the at least one control unit.
An imaging apparatus (10, 25) comprising: an imaging optical system configured to form an image of an object; an image sensor configured to obtain a first image of the object formed by the imaging optical system, wherein a light receiving surface of the image sensor is disposed at a focus position by the imaging optical system when the object is located at a specific object distance; and a processor configured to generate one or more second images from the first image obtained by the image sensor, a focus position of each of the one or more second images being changed to an object distance different from the specific object distance, with the one or more second images having focus positions different from each other, and, on a basis of a focused state of each of the one or more second images, to determine a presence of foreign matters adhered to a surface of the imaging optical system being on the side closest to the object or to a surface of a light transmissive member being placed in front of the imaging apparatus (10, 25) and located closer to the object than the imaging optical system when each of the one or more second images is not in a focused state; wherein the processor is further configured to generate said each of the one or more second images with a focus position adjusted to an object distance situated in a range from infinity to a closest position being set on a side closer to the object than the imaging optical system or the light transmissive member and to determine that no foreign matters adhere when determining any of the one or more second images is focused. an imaging optical system configured to form an image of an object; an image sensor configured to obtain a first image of the object formed by the imaging optical system, wherein a light receiving surface of the image sensor is disposed at a focus position by the imaging optical system when the object is located at a specific object distance; and a processor configured to generate one or more second images from the first image obtained by the image sensor, a focus position of each of the one or more second images being changed to an object distance different from the specific object distance, with the one or more second images having focus positions different from each other, and, on a basis of a focused state of each of the one or more second images, to determine a presence of foreign matters adhered to a surface of the imaging optical system being on the side closest to the object or to a surface of a light transmissive member being placed in front of the imaging apparatus (10, 25) and located closer to the object than the imaging optical system when each of the one or more second images is not in a focused state; wherein the processor is further configured to generate said each of the one or more second images with a focus position adjusted to an object distance situated in a range from infinity to a closest position being set on a side closer to the object than the imaging optical system or the light transmissive member and to determine that no foreign matters adhere when determining any of the one or more second images is focused.
A composition comprising: A blend of silane-grafted ethylene-α-olefin elastomer and a hydroxyl-terminated polyorganosiloxane; 70 or more weight percent (wt%), based on the weight of the composition, of a vinyl-terminated silicone rubber; A crosslinking catalyst; An ethylene-α-olefin elastomer; and Optionally, one or more of an additive and filler. A blend of silane-grafted ethylene-α-olefin elastomer and a hydroxyl-terminated polyorganosiloxane; 70 or more weight percent (wt%), based on the weight of the composition, of a vinyl-terminated silicone rubber; A crosslinking catalyst; An ethylene-α-olefin elastomer; and Optionally, one or more of an additive and filler.
A laminate comprising a base film in combination with an inorganic compound layer and a protective layer formed in this order on at least one side of the base film, the protective layer containing a vinyl alcohol based resin, characterised in that the vinyl alcohol based resin contains a cyclic compound structure having a carbonyl group in the cyclic structure, the protective layer is an organic-inorganic mixed layer containing a linear polysiloxane, and when the protective layer is examined by the FT-IR method, the value given by equation wherein ν1 represents the peak intensity attributed to Si-O-Si bonding, v2 the peak intensity attributed to Si-OH bonding, and T (nm) the average thickness of the protective layer, is 0.005 or more and 0.030 or less: ν 1 / ν 2 /T wherein ν1 is the intensity of the peak in the range from 1,050 to 1,090 cm -1, and v2 is the intensity of the peak in the range from 950 to 970 cm -1, wherein ν1, v2 and T are measured by the methods described in the description. the vinyl alcohol based resin contains a cyclic compound structure having a carbonyl group in the cyclic structure, the protective layer is an organic-inorganic mixed layer containing a linear polysiloxane, and when the protective layer is examined by the FT-IR method, the value given by equation wherein ν1 represents the peak intensity attributed to Si-O-Si bonding, v2 the peak intensity attributed to Si-OH bonding, and T (nm) the average thickness of the protective layer, is 0.005 or more and 0.030 or less: ν 1 / ν 2 /T wherein ν1 is the intensity of the peak in the range from 1,050 to 1,090 cm -1, and v2 is the intensity of the peak in the range from 950 to 970 cm -1, wherein ν1, v2 and T are measured by the methods described in the description.
Rolling method in a rolling line, to produce strip with a thickness varying from 0.7 mm to 20 mm, for all qualities of steel which can be cast in the form of thin slabs with a thickness comprised from 30 mm to 140 mm, the line comprising at least: - a continuous casting device; - a tunnel furnace for maintenance/equalization and possible heating, disposed downstream of the continuous casting device; - a rolling train, disposed downstream of said tunnel furnace, consisting of a roughing train comprising from 1 to 4 rolling stands (18a, 18b, 18c) and a finishing train comprising from 3 to 7 stands (21a-21e); - a rapid heating unit, for example an inductor unit, with elements able to be selectively activated, interposed between said roughing train and said finishing train; characterized in that, for each lay-out of the rolling line, the specific position between the rolling stands of the rapid heating unit which determines the number, comprised between 1 and 4, of stands (18a, 18b, 18c) which form the roughing train, disposed upstream of the unit, and the number, comprised between 3 and 7, of stands (21a-21e) which form the finishing train, disposed downstream of the unit, is calculated as a function of the product of the thickness and speed of the thin slab, said product being in turn a function of the hourly productivity in tons/hour desired to be obtained, in that it is made to work either in coil-to-coil mode, or in semi-endless mode or in endless mode, and in that one of the three aforesaid modes of the rolling process is selected according to the quality of the steel produced, to the maximum casting speed possible for said quality of steel, to the final thickness of the strip and to the production cost. - a continuous casting device; - a tunnel furnace for maintenance/equalization and possible heating, disposed downstream of the continuous casting device; - a rolling train, disposed downstream of said tunnel furnace, consisting of a roughing train comprising from 1 to 4 rolling stands (18a, 18b, 18c) and a finishing train comprising from 3 to 7 stands (21a-21e); - a rapid heating unit, for example an inductor unit, with elements able to be selectively activated, interposed between said roughing train and said finishing train;