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Method for manufacturing panels, wherein these panels comprise at least a substrate and a decorative top layer, wherein the aforementioned decorative top layer comprises at least a printed motif and a transparent or translucent protective layer formed there above, and wherein the method comprises at least the following steps: - the step of providing a substrate; - the step of applying a first finishing layer for forming a first portion of the aforementioned protective layer; - the step (S7A-S8A) of forming recesses at the surface of the aforementioned first finishing layer; - the step of applying a second finishing layer for forming a second portion of the aforementioned protective layer; - the step of forming recesses at the surface of said second finishing layer, characterized in that the aforementioned first finishing layer comprises hard particles, in that the aforementioned second finishing layer also comprises hard particles, in that the average diameter of the hard particles in said second finishing layer is smaller than the average diameter of the hard particles in the aforementioned first finishing layer and in that the steps of forming recesses comprise at least providing surface structure-altering agents, preferably chemical agents. - the step of providing a substrate; - the step of applying a first finishing layer for forming a first portion of the aforementioned protective layer; - the step (S7A-S8A) of forming recesses at the surface of the aforementioned first finishing layer; - the step of applying a second finishing layer for forming a second portion of the aforementioned protective layer; - the step of forming recesses at the surface of said second finishing layer,
A fiber connector, comprising: a housing having a chamber extending in a lengthwise direction from a first end configured to receive a fiber to a second end configured to connect the fiber to a laser processing head; and a channel disposed on an exterior surface of the chamber, the channel comprising a double helical structure, wherein the channel comprises a inflow helical channel connected by a return structure to an outflow helical channel, wherein the inflow helical channel and the outflow helical channel are disposed adjacent to one another, characterized in that the return structure is a bifurcated annular channel connecting the inflow helical channel and the outflow helical channel and wherein the annular channel extends around a full circumference of the exterior surface of the chamber such that coolant fluid flowing from the inflow helical channel into the annular channel can flow in both directions proportionally around the annular channel to be discharged into the outflow helical channel. a housing having a chamber extending in a lengthwise direction from a first end configured to receive a fiber to a second end configured to connect the fiber to a laser processing head; and a channel disposed on an exterior surface of the chamber, the channel comprising a double helical structure, wherein the channel comprises a inflow helical channel connected by a return structure to an outflow helical channel, wherein the inflow helical channel and the outflow helical channel are disposed adjacent to one another, characterized in that the return structure is a bifurcated annular channel connecting the inflow helical channel and the outflow helical channel and wherein the annular channel extends around a full circumference of the exterior surface of the chamber such that coolant fluid flowing from the inflow helical channel into the annular channel can flow in both directions proportionally around the annular channel to be discharged into the outflow helical channel.
- Method for determining a relative angular position of a first part with respect to a second part over an angular stroke about an axis of rotation, in which: - the first part is equipped with a magnetized body, in the shape of an angular curved sector about the axis of rotation, said angular sector including a single angular portion or several successive angular portions about the axis of rotation, the magnetized body having, at any point of at least one angular portion of the magnetized body, a magnetization whose magnetization vector: o is parallel to a fixed magnetization plane for said angular portion of the magnetized body, and o has a continuously variable direction in the magnetization plane as a function of the position of the point of the magnetized body along a direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation in the magnetization plane; - the second part is equipped with at least a first measurement cell at a first measurement point, delivering two electrical signals representative respectively of a primary component (By 1) and a secondary component (Bz 1) of the magnetic field created by the magnetized body at the measurement point of the considered cell (10, 11), in a measurement plane, - the method determines a value (θ) representative of the relative angular position between the two parts as a function of said components measured by the measurement cell for a given relative angular position (θ); characterized in that the magnetization plane of the magnetized body is parallel to the axis of rotation. - the first part is equipped with a magnetized body, in the shape of an angular curved sector about the axis of rotation, said angular sector including a single angular portion or several successive angular portions about the axis of rotation, the magnetized body having, at any point of at least one angular portion of the magnetized body, a magnetization whose magnetization vector: o is parallel to a fixed magnetization plane for said angular portion of the magnetized body, and o has a continuously variable direction in the magnetization plane as a function of the position of the point of the magnetized body along a direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation in the magnetization plane; o is parallel to a fixed magnetization plane for said angular portion of the magnetized body, and o has a continuously variable direction in the magnetization plane as a function of the position of the point of the magnetized body along a direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation in the magnetization plane; - the second part is equipped with at least a first measurement cell at a first measurement point, delivering two electrical signals representative respectively of a primary component (By 1) and a secondary component (Bz 1) of the magnetic field created by the magnetized body at the measurement point of the considered cell (10, 11), in a measurement plane, - the method determines a value (θ) representative of the relative angular position between the two parts as a function of said components measured by the measurement cell for a given relative angular position (θ);
A configurable cycle vehicle comprising: an adjustable frame; at least two wheels (18, 20) engaged with the frame; a seat element engaged with the frame; handlebars engaged with the frame; and a propulsion means for providing motive force to the wheels; the adjustable frame including at least a supporting frame member and a crossbar which are adjustably repositionable to one another to provide first and second different riding conditions, the second riding condition being recumbent relative to the first riding condition; wherein the propulsion means includes pedals configured to provide drive to at least one of the wheels (18, 20); characterised in that the propulsion means further includes an electric motor; wherein the configurable cycle vehicle further comprises a drive shaft which couples the pedals to the at least one of the wheels (18, 20), the drive shaft being engagable in the first riding condition and disengagable in the second riding condition, the electric motor providing the motive force in the second riding condition. an adjustable frame; at least two wheels (18, 20) engaged with the frame; a seat element engaged with the frame; handlebars engaged with the frame; and a propulsion means for providing motive force to the wheels; the adjustable frame including at least a supporting frame member and a crossbar which are adjustably repositionable to one another to provide first and second different riding conditions, the second riding condition being recumbent relative to the first riding condition; wherein the propulsion means includes pedals configured to provide drive to at least one of the wheels (18, 20); characterised in that the propulsion means further includes an electric motor; wherein the configurable cycle vehicle further comprises a drive shaft which couples the pedals to the at least one of the wheels (18, 20), the drive shaft being engagable in the first riding condition and disengagable in the second riding condition, the electric motor providing the motive force in the second riding condition.
A door handle control device for a vehicle, comprising: a handle lever capable of projecting to an outer side in a vehicle width direction from a storage position at which the handle lever is flush with a surface of a door panel; a handle lever position detection unit that detects a movement position of the handle lever; a latch mechanism that has a latch engageable with a striker provided in a vehicle body in conjunction with the handle lever; a latch state detection unit that detects whether the latch is in a full-latch state; a position change unit capable of changing a position of the handle lever in a range from the storage position to a position at which engagement between the striker and the latch is releasable; and a control unit capable of controlling the position change unit, wherein the control unit changes the position of the handle lever to a gripping position at which an occupant is able to grip the handle lever by causing the handle lever to project from the surface of the door panel via the position change unit when the latch is not in the full-latch state and the handle lever is at the storage position. a handle lever capable of projecting to an outer side in a vehicle width direction from a storage position at which the handle lever is flush with a surface of a door panel; a handle lever position detection unit that detects a movement position of the handle lever; a latch mechanism that has a latch engageable with a striker provided in a vehicle body in conjunction with the handle lever; a latch state detection unit that detects whether the latch is in a full-latch state; a position change unit capable of changing a position of the handle lever in a range from the storage position to a position at which engagement between the striker and the latch is releasable; and a control unit capable of controlling the position change unit, wherein the control unit changes the position of the handle lever to a gripping position at which an occupant is able to grip the handle lever by causing the handle lever to project from the surface of the door panel via the position change unit when the latch is not in the full-latch state and the handle lever is at the storage position.
A distributed optical fibre sensor for sensing an environment, as a function of position along each of a plurality of sensing optical fibres, from properties of probe light backscattered within the sensing optical fibres, the sensor comprising: the plurality of sensing optical fibres (10a - 10d); a plurality of interrogators (5a - 5d), each interrogator comprising a probe light source arranged to generate pulses of probe light for transmission to a sensing optical fibre and a detector arranged to receive and detect probe light backscattered within the sensing optical fibre; and an optical switch arranged to selectively and simultaneously couple each one of two or more of the interrogators (5a - 5d) to a different one of the sensing optical fibres (10a- 10d) such that probe light pulses from each coupled interrogator are directed into the correspondingly coupled sensing optical fibre, and backscattered probe light from the sensing optical fibre is directed back to the correspondingly coupled interrogator. the plurality of sensing optical fibres (10a - 10d); a plurality of interrogators (5a - 5d), each interrogator comprising a probe light source arranged to generate pulses of probe light for transmission to a sensing optical fibre and a detector arranged to receive and detect probe light backscattered within the sensing optical fibre; and an optical switch arranged to selectively and simultaneously couple each one of two or more of the interrogators (5a - 5d) to a different one of the sensing optical fibres (10a- 10d) such that probe light pulses from each coupled interrogator are directed into the correspondingly coupled sensing optical fibre, and backscattered probe light from the sensing optical fibre is directed back to the correspondingly coupled interrogator.
Air insulated medium voltage switchgear, and a probe system for air insulated medium voltage switchgear, wherein the probe system is a portable probe system applied for condition monitoring, which can be inserted through a separate opening of the housing of the switchgear, and that the switchgear housing contains a low voltage control compartment and a medium voltage compartment, characterized in, that the separate opening for the probe system is located in such, that it guides the portable probe system through the low voltage control compartment into the medium voltage compartment or compartments of the switchgear, during insertion of the probe system into the opening, and that the separate opening is provided with a mechanical shutter, and that the shutter is proved with locking means in such, to prevent unauthorized use.
A turbine rotor blade, having a smooth pressure side, a suction side, and a trailing edge, characterized in that the suction side is smooth over a major fraction of its surface with the exception of a few protuberances that are distributed along the trailing edge and at the trailing edge.
A heat-resistant fabric comprising a meta-type wholly aromatic polyamide fiber, characterized in that the abrasion resistance of the heat-resistant fabric in accordance with the JIS L1096 8.19.1 A-1 method (universal type method (plane method), abrasion tester press load: 4.45 N (0.454 kf), paper: #600) is 200 rubs or more, the tear strength of the heat-resistant fabric in accordance with the JIS L1096 8.17.4 D method (pendulum method) is 20 N or more, and the retention of the abrasion resistance and the retention of the tear strength after 100 washes in accordance with JIS L0844 No. A-1 are each 90% or more relative to before washing, wherein the heat-resistant fabric contains at least a rayon, a paraphenylene terephthalamide fiber or a co-paraphenylene/3,4'-oxydiphenylene terephthalamide fiber.
A tool for mechanical processing, comprising: - a main body; - a plurality of filaments having a first portion anchored to the main body and a second portion designed to apply a brushing action when the body is rotated about a relative axis or translated, wherein the body comprises a retaining portion made from a binder material in which the first portion of the filaments is embedded and incorporated to make it integral with the body; the retaining portion defining the shape of the main body; characterized in that the retaining portion is equipped with a plurality of windows designed to improve the heat exchange of the first portion of the filaments with the environment during the rotation of the brush at high speeds so as to reduce the temperature, wherein the windows are pass-through so as to put into communication the filaments and/or components inside the main body with the outside environment. - a main body; - a plurality of filaments having a first portion anchored to the main body and a second portion designed to apply a brushing action when the body is rotated about a relative axis or translated, wherein the body comprises a retaining portion made from a binder material in which the first portion of the filaments is embedded and incorporated to make it integral with the body; the retaining portion defining the shape of the main body;
An in vitro method for combating colonisation of a site with a fungus, which is not in a biofilm, said method comprising contacting the site and/or the fungus, which is not in a biofilm, with an alginate oligomer of 2 to 50 monomer residues at least 80% of which are G residues together with at least one antifungal agent, wherein (i) said fungus is Candida albicans and said antifungal agent is nystatin, amphotericin B or fluconazole; (ii) said fungus is Candida tropicalis, Candida parapsilosis, Candida krusei or Candida lusitaniae and said antifungal agent is nystatin or fluconazole; (iii) said fungus is Candida lusitaniae and said antifungal agent is terbinafine; (iv) said fungus is Aspergillus niger or Aspergillus fumigatus and said antifungal agent is nystatin, amphotericin B, miconazole, voriconazole, or terbinafine; (v) said fungus is Aspergillus flavus and said antifungal agent is nystatin, amphotericin B, fluconazole, miconazole, voriconazole, or terbinafine; or (vi) said fungus is Cryptococcus neoformans and said antifungal agent is nystatin, amphotericin B, miconazole or fluconazole, and wherein the efficacy of said antifungal agent to inhibit the growth and/or viability of said fungus, when not in a biofilm, is enhanced. (i) said fungus is Candida albicans and said antifungal agent is nystatin, amphotericin B or fluconazole; (ii) said fungus is Candida tropicalis, Candida parapsilosis, Candida krusei or Candida lusitaniae and said antifungal agent is nystatin or fluconazole; (iii) said fungus is Candida lusitaniae and said antifungal agent is terbinafine; (iv) said fungus is Aspergillus niger or Aspergillus fumigatus and said antifungal agent is nystatin, amphotericin B, miconazole, voriconazole, or terbinafine; (v) said fungus is Aspergillus flavus and said antifungal agent is nystatin, amphotericin B, fluconazole, miconazole, voriconazole, or terbinafine; or (vi) said fungus is Cryptococcus neoformans and said antifungal agent is nystatin, amphotericin B, miconazole or fluconazole,
An engine driving type air conditioner that is equipped with a compressor driven by an engine, an outdoor unit having an outdoor heat exchanger, an outdoor expansion valve and an outdoor fan and an indoor unit (2a, 2b) having an indoor heat exchanger (20a, 20b), an indoor expansion valve (21a, 21b) and an indoor fan (22a, 22b), and variably controls a rotational number of the engine in accordance with an air conditioning load and circulating refrigerant discharged from the compressor between the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger to thereby carry out an air conditioning operation, characterized by comprising: a storage unit configured to store a torque value of the engine, the rotational number of the engine, an opening degree of a fuel adjusting valve, an opening degree of a throttle, an ignition demand voltage and an excess air factor in association with one another; a control device comprising a judging unit configured to measure the rotational number of the engine, the opening degree of the fuel adjusting valve and the opening degree of the throttle under the air conditioning operation, to achieve information on the torque value of the engine, the ignition demand voltage and the excess air factor on the basis of the information that is stored in the storage unit and that is measured under the air conditioning operation and to judge on the basis of the achieved information whether the engine is under overload state or not; and a control unit configured to carry out engine load reducing control of reducing the load of the engine if it is judged by the judging unit that the engine is under overload state. a storage unit configured to store a torque value of the engine, the rotational number of the engine, an opening degree of a fuel adjusting valve, an opening degree of a throttle, an ignition demand voltage and an excess air factor in association with one another; a control device comprising a judging unit configured to measure the rotational number of the engine, the opening degree of the fuel adjusting valve and the opening degree of the throttle under the air conditioning operation, to achieve information on the torque value of the engine, the ignition demand voltage and the excess air factor on the basis of the information that is stored in the storage unit and that is measured under the air conditioning operation and to judge on the basis of the achieved information whether the engine is under overload state or not; and a control unit configured to carry out engine load reducing control of reducing the load of the engine if it is judged by the judging unit that the engine is under overload state.
Stimuli-responsive polymer film or coating material consisting of an achiral side chain liquid crystalline polymer embedded in a liquid crystal polymer network formed with the use of a reactive mesogen, wherein the achiral liquid crystalline polymer is a side chain liquid crystalline polysiloxane, wherein the reactive mesogen is selected from the group consisting of nematic di-acrylate or a blend of nematic di-acrylate and nematic mono-acrylate monomers, wherein at least one of the acrylate monomers is a chiral molecule. wherein the achiral liquid crystalline polymer is a side chain liquid crystalline polysiloxane, wherein the reactive mesogen is selected from the group consisting of nematic di-acrylate or a blend of nematic di-acrylate and nematic mono-acrylate monomers, wherein at least one of the acrylate monomers is a chiral molecule.
A method for mitigating overvoltage on a DC link of a power converter of an electrical power system connected to a power grid caused by transients on the power grid, the method comprising: receiving a voltage feedback signal from the DC link for a predetermined time period; determining a rate of change of the voltage feedback signal during the predetermined time period; restricting, via an offset and/or a limiter, the rate of change of the voltage feedback signal to positive changes of a certain magnitude; predicting a future voltage value on the DC link as a function of the voltage feedback signal and the rate of change of the voltage feedback signal; and, controlling the electrical power system based on the future voltage value. receiving a voltage feedback signal from the DC link for a predetermined time period; determining a rate of change of the voltage feedback signal during the predetermined time period; restricting, via an offset and/or a limiter, the rate of change of the voltage feedback signal to positive changes of a certain magnitude; predicting a future voltage value on the DC link as a function of the voltage feedback signal and the rate of change of the voltage feedback signal; and, controlling the electrical power system based on the future voltage value.
Use of a composition comprising non-digestible oligosaccharide, wherein the non-digestible oligosaccharide comprises galacto-oligosaccharides and fructo-oligosaccharides, for the manufacture of a composition for preventing a decline in or improving one or more of (i) language skills, (ii) communication skills, (iii) social skills and/or (iv) reading skills.