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Vehicle locking device for a vehicle using a coupling device for the releasable connection of a vehicle door to a structural part of the vehicle, comprising - a first coupling element which is connected to the vehicle door and has two locking wedges (11, 12), said locking wedges having wedge faces (11b, 12b) and being supported so as to be displaceable parallel relative to one another, wherein at least one of the locking wedges (11, 12) is provided with a locking nose (11c, 12c, 15), - a second coupling element which is connected to the structural part of the vehicle and interacts with the first coupling element, the second coupling element having two retaining jaws (21, 23) with wedge grooves (22, 24) comprising wedge faces (22a, 24a), the first coupling element being received between the two retaining jaws, wherein, by means of a drive device, the locking wedges (11, 12) are pushed with their wedge faces (11b, 12b) into the wedge grooves (22, 24) by moving the locking wedges apart from each other, and the locking nose (11c, 12c, 15) is received in a locking opening (21a, 22b, 24b) arranged within a retaining jaw (21, 23), and - a door stiffening element extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle is provided for forming a load path, the door stiffening element being connected at one end to the front side on the hinge side of the vehicle door and ending with the other end in the coupling element. - a first coupling element which is connected to the vehicle door and has two locking wedges (11, 12), said locking wedges having wedge faces (11b, 12b) and being supported so as to be displaceable parallel relative to one another, wherein at least one of the locking wedges (11, 12) is provided with a locking nose (11c, 12c, 15), - a second coupling element which is connected to the structural part of the vehicle and interacts with the first coupling element, the second coupling element having two retaining jaws (21, 23) with wedge grooves (22, 24) comprising wedge faces (22a, 24a), the first coupling element being received between the two retaining jaws, wherein, by means of a drive device, the locking wedges (11, 12) are pushed with their wedge faces (11b, 12b) into the wedge grooves (22, 24) by moving the locking wedges apart from each other, and the locking nose (11c, 12c, 15) is received in a locking opening (21a, 22b, 24b) arranged within a retaining jaw (21, 23), and - a door stiffening element extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle is provided for forming a load path, the door stiffening element being connected at one end to the front side on the hinge side of the vehicle door and ending with the other end in the coupling element.
A powered aerosol generating device comprising a source of electrical power, at least one electrical resistance heating unit for forming a thermally generated aerosol that incorporates components of tobacco, a controller mechanism including a sensor that is capable of selectively powering the electrical resistance heating element at least during periods of draw, wherein the device comprises an outer housing and a cigarette positioned within the outer housing, characterised in that at least a portion of the electrical resistance heating element is elongated, and at least a portion thereof extends downstream within the outer housing such that at least a portion of the resistance heating element can extend into the cigarette, wherein the cigarette comprises at least one form of tobacco and an aerosol-forming material employed in addition to the tobacco, the tobacco being wrapped in a paper wrapper, wherein the tobacco is present in the form of a gathered sheet that acts as a substrate for the aerosol forming-material.
A shift register, comprising; first, second, third and fourth control signal bus lines (311, 312, 313, 314) for providing first, second, third and fourth control signals (Bi1, Bi2, Bi3 and Bi4) respectively; and a plurality of shift register stages electrically coupled in serial, each shift register stage having a first input node, a second input node and an output node, wherein the plurality of shift register stages is grouped into 2N sections (321, 322), N being positive integer, wherein each section has at least one shift register stage, wherein each shift register stage in each odd section are electrically coupled to the first and second control signal bus lines for receiving the first and second control signals (Bi1, Bi2), and wherein each shift register stage in each even section are electrically coupled to the third and fourth control signal bus lines for receiving the third and fourth control signals (Bi3, Bi4), wherein the first and second control signals (Bi1, Bi2) are adapted for respectively controlling a forward and a backward scanning operation of the first section, and the third and fourth control signals (Bi3, Bi4) are adapted for respectively controlling a forward and a backward scanning operation of the second section; wherein the shift register is configured so that, during the forward scanning operation, each of the first and third control signals (Bi1, Bi3) comprises an AC signal characterized with a waveform having a high level voltage defining a duration, T, and a low level voltage, wherein the duration T satisfies T = (T GL /2 + 2S), and T GL is a gate line period, wherein the third control signal is shifted from the first control signal by T GL /2 such that the rising time of the first control signal is earlier than the beginning of the active scanning time during a frame by a half of 2S, wherein the 2S is the overlap time between the first and third control signal (Bi1, Bi3), and the active scanning time is from a first gate line signal output to a last gate line signal output in one frame, wherein the falling time of the third control signal is later than the end of the active scanning time during a frame by a half of the overlap time 2S; wherein each of the second and fourth control signals (Bi2, Bi4) comprises a DC signal with low level voltage, or during the backward scanning operation, each of the first and third control signals (Bi1, Bi3) comprises a DC signal with low level voltage, wherein each of the second and fourth control signals (Bi2, Bi4) comprises an AC signal characterized with a waveform having a high level voltage defining a duration, T, and a low level voltage, wherein the duration T satisfies T = (T GL /2 + 2S), and wherein the second control signal is shifted from the fourth control signal by T GL /2 such that the rising time of the fourth control signal is earlier than the beginning of the active scanning time during a frame by a half of the overlap time 2S and the falling time of the second control signal is later than the end of the active scanning time during a frame by a half of the overlap time 2S.
A sterile aqueous ophthalmic solution comprising N-(N-acetylcysteinyl-)chitosan or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in a carrier solution, wherein the N-(N-acetylcysteinyl-)chitosan has a content of free thiol groups in an amount of from 80 μmol/g polymer to 280 μmol/g polymer, for the specific use in the prevention or treatment of dry eye syndrome or dry eye signs and/or symptoms wherein said solution is applied prior to sleep.
A method of operating a user interface in a mobile terminal having a touch screen, the method comprising: detecting a user touch input on a touch screen while the touch screen displays a screen; determining a touched area corresponding to the user touch input; determining that the user input is a palm touch if the touched area is equal to or greater than a pre-set area threshold or that the user touch input is a finger touch if the touched area is less than the pre-set area threshold; and executing different functions according to whether the detected touched area is a palm touch or a finger touch; wherein executing different functions comprises stopping playback of currently processed audio data in response to determining that the user touch input is a palm touch and a holding time of the palm touch is equal to or greater than a pre-set time threshold. detecting a user touch input on a touch screen while the touch screen displays a screen; determining a touched area corresponding to the user touch input; determining that the user input is a palm touch if the touched area is equal to or greater than a pre-set area threshold or that the user touch input is a finger touch if the touched area is less than the pre-set area threshold; and executing different functions according to whether the detected touched area is a palm touch or a finger touch; wherein executing different functions comprises stopping playback of currently processed audio data in response to determining that the user touch input is a palm touch and a holding time of the palm touch is equal to or greater than a pre-set time threshold.
A method of operating a multi-processor video encoder having a pipeline delay of p time slots by determining a target size corresponding to a preferred number of bits to be used when creating an encoded version of a picture in a group of sequential pictures making up a video sequence, the method comprising the steps of: a) calculating a first degree of fullness of a coded picture buffer at a first time slot, b) operating on said first degree of fullness to return an estimated second degree of fullness of said coded picture buffer at a second time slot, and c) operating on said second degree of fullness to return an initial target size for said picture, wherein said first time slot corresponds to at least p time slots before the second time slot. a) calculating a first degree of fullness of a coded picture buffer at a first time slot, b) operating on said first degree of fullness to return an estimated second degree of fullness of said coded picture buffer at a second time slot, and c) operating on said second degree of fullness to return an initial target size for said picture,
An apparatus adapted to measure vehicle queue length with respect to a stop line which apparatus comprises: a vehicle detecting unit configured to detect and track a moving vehicle as the moving vehicle approaches the stop line based on a signal from a sensor and to acquire a position and a speed of the moving vehicle based on the signal; a deceleration determining unit configured to determine that the moving vehicle is decelerating in order to stop based on an acceleration of the moving vehicle calculated on the basis of a change in the speed of the moving vehicle; a stop position estimating unit configured to calculate a stop position of the moving vehicle with reference to the stop line based on a change in the position and the change in the speed of the moving vehicle; and a vehicle queue length estimating unit configured to calculate a length of the vehicle queue based on the calculated stop position of the moving vehicle when it is determined that the moving vehicle is decelerating in order to stop and the calculated stop position is behind the stop line, indicating that the moving vehicle will stop before reaching the stop line; wherein the deceleration determining unit is operable to determine that the moving vehicle is decelerating in order to stop when the acceleration value is lower than a deceleration determination threshold. a vehicle detecting unit configured to detect and track a moving vehicle as the moving vehicle approaches the stop line based on a signal from a sensor and to acquire a position and a speed of the moving vehicle based on the signal; a deceleration determining unit configured to determine that the moving vehicle is decelerating in order to stop based on an acceleration of the moving vehicle calculated on the basis of a change in the speed of the moving vehicle; a stop position estimating unit configured to calculate a stop position of the moving vehicle with reference to the stop line based on a change in the position and the change in the speed of the moving vehicle; and a vehicle queue length estimating unit configured to calculate a length of the vehicle queue based on the calculated stop position of the moving vehicle when it is determined that the moving vehicle is decelerating in order to stop and the calculated stop position is behind the stop line, indicating that the moving vehicle will stop before reaching the stop line; wherein the deceleration determining unit is operable to determine that the moving vehicle is decelerating in order to stop when the acceleration value is lower than a deceleration determination threshold.
Method of extracting a diffuse sound X d ^ from a first microphone signal and a second microphone signal ( x), the method comprising: defining a linear constraint for filter coefficients ( w m) of a diffuse sound filter, the linear constraint being based on a spatial coherence ( b) between a first diffuse sound portion in the first microphone signal and a second diffuse sound portion in the second microphone signal, the first microphone signal being captured by a first microphone and the second microphone signal being captured by a second microphone spaced apart from the first microphone; calculating at least one of a direction of arrival of at least one direct sound arriving from the direction of arrival at the first and second microphones, signal statistics over the first and second microphone signals ( x), and noise statistics over the first and second microphone signals ( x); determining the filter coefficients ( w m) of the diffuse sound filter by solving an optimization problem concerning at least one of the direction of arrival of the at least one direct sound when calculated in the calculating step, the signal statistics when calculated in the calculating step, and the noise statistics when calculated in the calculating step while considering the linear constraint for the filter coefficients ( w m); and applying the filter coefficients ( w m) of the diffuse sound filter to the first and the second microphone signals ( x) to obtain the diffuse sound X d ^. defining a linear constraint for filter coefficients ( w m) of a diffuse sound filter, the linear constraint being based on a spatial coherence ( b) between a first diffuse sound portion in the first microphone signal and a second diffuse sound portion in the second microphone signal, the first microphone signal being captured by a first microphone and the second microphone signal being captured by a second microphone spaced apart from the first microphone; calculating at least one of a direction of arrival of at least one direct sound arriving from the direction of arrival at the first and second microphones, signal statistics over the first and second microphone signals ( x), and noise statistics over the first and second microphone signals ( x); determining the filter coefficients ( w m) of the diffuse sound filter by solving an optimization problem concerning at least one of the direction of arrival of the at least one direct sound when calculated in the calculating step, the signal statistics when calculated in the calculating step, and the noise statistics when calculated in the calculating step while considering the linear constraint for the filter coefficients ( w m); and applying the filter coefficients ( w m) of the diffuse sound filter to the first and the second microphone signals ( x) to obtain the diffuse sound X d ^.
A seal ring assembly comprising a housing having a shaft hole, a rotary shaft inserted into said shaft hole and a seal ring which is mounted on an annular groove formed on one member consisting of either said housing having said shaft hole or said rotary shaft inserted into said shaft hole, contacts a surface of the other member consisting of either said housing or said rotary shaft, and slidably contacts a side wall surface of said annular groove at a non-sealed fluid side thereof, thereby sealing an annular gap between said one member and said other member, characterised in that V-shaped concave portions along a circumferential direction of said seal ring are formed on at least one portion of an end of an inner diameter side of a side surface of said seal ring serving as a sliding contact surface which contacts said side wall surface of said annular groove, wherein said concave portions do not contact said side wall surface of said annular groove, wherein a bottom surface of said concave portion is constructed of two flat surfaces (3a, 3b) tilting along said circumferential direction of said seal ring, and the V-shaped portions are formed by only connecting the flat surfaces (3a, 3b) together, and wherein a deepest portion of said concave portion from said sliding contact surface thereof is disposed at a position other than ends thereof in said circumferential direction of said seal ring; and a depth of said concave portion from said sliding contact surface becomes shallower from said deepest portion toward ends thereof in said circumferential direction of said seal ring, and wherein a depth of said concave portion from said sliding contact surface is constant in a radial direction of said seal ring. characterised in that V-shaped concave portions along a circumferential direction of said seal ring are formed on at least one portion of an end of an inner diameter side of a side surface of said seal ring serving as a sliding contact surface which contacts said side wall surface of said annular groove, wherein said concave portions do not contact said side wall surface of said annular groove, wherein a bottom surface of said concave portion is constructed of two flat surfaces (3a, 3b) tilting along said circumferential direction of said seal ring, and the V-shaped portions are formed by only connecting the flat surfaces (3a, 3b) together, and wherein a deepest portion of said concave portion from said sliding contact surface thereof is disposed at a position other than ends thereof in said circumferential direction of said seal ring; and a depth of said concave portion from said sliding contact surface becomes shallower from said deepest portion toward ends thereof in said circumferential direction of said seal ring, and wherein a depth of said concave portion from said sliding contact surface is constant in a radial direction of said seal ring.
An arrangement for preparation of a liquid fuel for combustion, particularly for ignition, comprising a main fuel feed for feeding liquid fuel from a fuel supply to a burner, a reservoir for liquid fuel and a means for heating liquid fuel in said reservoir wherein said reservoir is arranged in parallel with said main fuel feed characterised in that an inlet of said reservoir is arranged upstream of an outlet of said reservoir and said reservoir is connected to said main fuel feed via a valve to be filled at a first predetermined condition with liquid fuel fed in by said main fuel feed and/or said reservoir is connected to said main fuel feed via a valve to be evacuated at a second predetermined condition of heated liquid fuel heated in said reservoir into said main fuel feed.
A sealing foil for closing a packaging container comprising: a pre-cut first layer; a hermetic second layer, connected to the first layer and coextensive therewith over the full extent of the second layer; wherein the first layer extends beyond the second layer for connection to an inner wall of the container; characterized in that the first layer is pre-cut with a plurality of tear lines defining a tearing path leading from a pull tab to a tear end including a lead-in tear line extending from the pull tab to a circumferential tear line defining an access opening such that a central portion of the sealing foil can be removed to provide an access opening to the container; wherein the lead-in tear line is contiguous with the circumferential tear line such that uncontrolled ripping of the sealing foil is prevented, and the lead-in tear line extends from the pull tab outwards to the circumferential tear line and enters tangentially or crosses the circumferential tear line. a pre-cut first layer; a hermetic second layer, connected to the first layer and coextensive therewith over the full extent of the second layer; wherein the first layer extends beyond the second layer for connection to an inner wall of the container; characterized in that the first layer is pre-cut with a plurality of tear lines defining a tearing path leading from a pull tab to a tear end including a lead-in tear line extending from the pull tab to a circumferential tear line defining an access opening such that a central portion of the sealing foil can be removed to provide an access opening to the container; wherein the lead-in tear line is contiguous with the circumferential tear line such that uncontrolled ripping of the sealing foil is prevented, and the lead-in tear line extends from the pull tab outwards to the circumferential tear line and enters tangentially or crosses the circumferential tear line.
An elastomer composite suitable as the material for the plug of a medical vessel comprising; 100 parts by mass of a block copolymer mixture containing 50 to 95 parts by mass of a block copolymer A, and 5 to 50 parts by mass of a block copolymer P, with the total of said block copolymer A and said block copolymer P being 100 part by mass, 120 to 300 parts by mass of a softening agent having a kinematic viscosity in the range of between 50 and 500 cSt, at 40°C, 1 to 50 parts by mass of a propylene polymer C having a modulus in bending in the range of between 1000 and 3000MPa, wherein said block copolymer A is a hydrogenated polymer of a block copolymer Z1 having a polymer block Y1, and two polymer blocks X1 each combining to both ends of said polymer block Y1, said polymer block Y1 containing a butadiene monomer unit as its main constitutional unit, and a ratio of 1, 2-bonding in said butadiene monomer unit being in the range of between 10 and 50%, with each polymer block X1 containing a styrene monomer unit as its main constitutional unit, the weight-average molecular weight of said block copolymer A being in the range of between 160,000 and 400,000, said block copolymer A being a block copolymer containing 20 to 50% by mass of a styrene monomer unit, and said block copolymer P is a hydrogenated polymer of a block copolymer Z2 having a butadiene-styrene controlled distribution copolymer block Y2, and two polystyrene blocks X2 each combining to both ends of said copolymer block Y2, with the weight average molecular weight of said block copolymer P being in the range of between 160,000 and 400,000, said block copolymer P being a block copolymer containing 40 to 70% by mass of a styrene monomer unit, and further, said butadiene-styrene controlled distribution copolymer block Y2 comprising more than two domains YB2 containing a butadiene monomer unit as its main constitutional unit, and at least one domain YS2 containing a styrene monomer unit as its main constitutional unit, with both ends of said copolymer block Y2 being said domains YB2. 100 parts by mass of a block copolymer mixture containing 50 to 95 parts by mass of a block copolymer A, and 5 to 50 parts by mass of a block copolymer P, with the total of said block copolymer A and said block copolymer P being 100 part by mass, 120 to 300 parts by mass of a softening agent having a kinematic viscosity in the range of between 50 and 500 cSt, at 40°C, 1 to 50 parts by mass of a propylene polymer C having a modulus in bending in the range of between 1000 and 3000MPa,