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A wheel assembly comprising: a wheel base; a side rim disposed about a circumference of the wheel base and including an inside surface and a recess formed on the inside surface; an air seal disposed between the wheel base and the inside surface of the side rim; and a locking mechanism that secures the side rim onto the wheel base, the locking mechanism preventing the side rim from sliding axially off the wheel base, wherein the locking mechanism is configured to prevent the air seal from disengaging the inside surface and allowing air to exit the wheel assembly between the wheel base and the side rim when the locking mechanism is properly installed, and wherein the locking mechanism is configured to permit the air seal to disengage the inside surface and allow air to exit the wheel assembly between the wheel base and the side rim when the locking mechanism is not properly installed, and wherein the locking mechanism comprises a first lock ring and a second lock ring, and characterized in that the first lock ring and the second lock ring each have a cross-sectional profile that is generally a trapezoid with a short side opposite and parallel to a long side, a perpendicular side between the short side and the long side, and an angled side opposite the perpendicular side. a wheel base; a side rim disposed about a circumference of the wheel base and including an inside surface and a recess formed on the inside surface; an air seal disposed between the wheel base and the inside surface of the side rim; and a locking mechanism that secures the side rim onto the wheel base, the locking mechanism preventing the side rim from sliding axially off the wheel base, wherein the locking mechanism is configured to prevent the air seal from disengaging the inside surface and allowing air to exit the wheel assembly between the wheel base and the side rim when the locking mechanism is properly installed, and wherein the locking mechanism is configured to permit the air seal to disengage the inside surface and allow air to exit the wheel assembly between the wheel base and the side rim when the locking mechanism is not properly installed, and wherein the locking mechanism comprises a first lock ring and a second lock ring, and characterized in that the first lock ring and the second lock ring each have a cross-sectional profile that is generally a trapezoid with a short side opposite and parallel to a long side, a perpendicular side between the short side and the long side, and an angled side opposite the perpendicular side.
A method for the determination of acoustic and optical information by means of at least one microphone array (102, 102') and at least one device designed as a 3D scanner or 3D camera system for capturing optical geometry data, whereby the at least one microphone array (102, 102') and the at least one device for capturing optical geometry data is arranged in a defined position arrangement and whereby the at least one microphone array (102, 102') and the at least one device for capturing optical geometry data are firmly interconnected at least during the capturing of the acoustic and optical information, whereby: - the acoustic information emitted from an object and the geometry of the object are captured simultaneously; - the microphone array (102, 102') and the at least one device for capturing optical geometry data and the object can be moved relative to each other. - the acoustic information emitted from an object and the geometry of the object are captured simultaneously; - the microphone array (102, 102') and the at least one device for capturing optical geometry data and the object can be moved relative to each other.
Method, comprising: - on the basis of a reference measurement: determining an object transfer function for a sample object, - on the basis of the object transfer function and further on the basis of an optics transfer function for an optical unit of a light microscope: perform an optimization for finding an optimized illumination geometry, and - driving at least one illumination module of the light microscope to illuminate the sample object with the optimized illumination geometry and by means of the optical unit, characterized in that the optimization iteratively verifies a plurality of simulated images of the sample object in respect of an optimization criterion, said images being based on the object transfer function and further being based on the optics transfer function, the simulated images being associated with different simulated test illumination geometries, with the optimization criterion comprising at least one of an image contrast of the simulated images and an object similarity of an image representation of the sample object in the simulated images with a reference sample object. - on the basis of a reference measurement: determining an object transfer function for a sample object, - on the basis of the object transfer function and further on the basis of an optics transfer function for an optical unit of a light microscope: perform an optimization for finding an optimized illumination geometry, and - driving at least one illumination module of the light microscope to illuminate the sample object with the optimized illumination geometry and by means of the optical unit,
A method for determining whether a bovine is affected by or susceptible to Tough and Dry Meat Syndrome (TDMS), comprising determining the presence or absence of at least one genetic variant or mutation in the ATPZA1 gene in a nucleic acid from the bovine.
Driving device, comprising a hand-held housing with a piston element arranged therein for the transmission of energy to a fastening element to be driven in a driving direction, a propellant charge, in particular an exchangeable propellant charge, and a combustion chamber, which is arranged between the propellant charge and the piston element and extends around a central axis, and an actuator, by means of which the energy to be transmitted from the propellant charge to the piston element can be varied in such a way that it can be set, wherein a venting channel connected to the combustion chamber can be exposed by means of a movable slide of the actuator, characterized in that the venting channel opens out into the combustion chamber by way of a vent opening, which can be partially or completely covered by the slide, and wherein a cross-sectional area of the vent opening increases in the driving direction.
Portable, hand held cutting-off machine, having: ▪ a supporting housing part, ▪ a cutting-off disc with a disc diameter, ▪ an output shaft, which is mounted on the housing part by means of a bearing element such that it can rotate about an output axis, ▪ a drive motor and a transmission device, which connects the drive motor to the output shaft, the transmission device being arranged on the housing part, ▪ a flange with a flange diameter (d f), wherein the cutting-off disc can be arranged co-rotationally on the output shaft by means of the flange, and ▪ a protective hood having a covering area which at least partly covers the cutting-off disc, and a machining area which exposes the cutting-off disc, characterized in that the flange diameter (d f) of the flange corresponds to a minimum flange diameter (d min), and the protective hood, the supporting housing part and the transmission device have maximum distances (b 1, b 2, b 3) from the output axis over an outcut angle (θ) which are less than half the minimum flange diameter (d min) or equal to half the minimum flange diameter (d min). ▪ a supporting housing part, ▪ a cutting-off disc with a disc diameter, ▪ an output shaft, which is mounted on the housing part by means of a bearing element such that it can rotate about an output axis, ▪ a drive motor and a transmission device, which connects the drive motor to the output shaft, the transmission device being arranged on the housing part, ▪ a flange with a flange diameter (d f), wherein the cutting-off disc can be arranged co-rotationally on the output shaft by means of the flange, and ▪ a protective hood having a covering area which at least partly covers the cutting-off disc, and a machining area which exposes the cutting-off disc,
A liquid dispensing device, comprising: a main body and a dispensing head; said main body comprising a pressure chamber, a pressure spring and a pressure piston; and said dispensing head comprising: a piston and a piston chamber, said piston and piston chamber being vertically oriented; a central vertical channel in fluid communication with the pressure chamber; a valve provided between said central vertical channel and said piston chamber; an outlet valve; an outlet channel; and a nozzle; wherein in a pressurizing operation, a fluid is drawn from the main body through the piston chamber into the pressure chamber so as to pressurize the pressure chamber and compress the pressure spring; wherein in a spraying operation, when the pressure in the central vertical channel having reached a minimum value, the fluid sprays out the outlet channel; and wherein during a spraying operation if the pressure in the central vertical channel drops below the minimum pressure value, then the outlet valve closes; wherein said central vertical channel is in fluid communication with the outlet valve at a top of the device; the outlet channel is arranged between the outlet valve and the nozzle; and the outlet valve is a membrane valve and characterized in that, the valve provided between said central vertical channel and said piston chamber is a dome valve. a main body and a dispensing head; said main body comprising a pressure chamber, a pressure spring and a pressure piston; and said dispensing head comprising: a piston and a piston chamber, said piston and piston chamber being vertically oriented; a central vertical channel in fluid communication with the pressure chamber; a valve provided between said central vertical channel and said piston chamber; an outlet valve; an outlet channel; and a nozzle; a piston and a piston chamber, said piston and piston chamber being vertically oriented; a central vertical channel in fluid communication with the pressure chamber; a valve provided between said central vertical channel and said piston chamber; an outlet valve; an outlet channel; and a nozzle; wherein in a pressurizing operation, a fluid is drawn from the main body through the piston chamber into the pressure chamber so as to pressurize the pressure chamber and compress the pressure spring; wherein in a spraying operation, when the pressure in the central vertical channel having reached a minimum value, the fluid sprays out the outlet channel; and wherein during a spraying operation if the pressure in the central vertical channel drops below the minimum pressure value, then the outlet valve closes; wherein said central vertical channel is in fluid communication with the outlet valve at a top of the device; the outlet channel is arranged between the outlet valve and the nozzle; and the outlet valve is a membrane valve and characterized in that, the valve provided between said central vertical channel and said piston chamber is a dome valve.
A noise attenuating trim part for a vehicle, with acoustic mass-spring characteristics comprising a mass layer comprising at least an impervious barrier layer, and a decoupling layer consisting of open cell foam and wherein the decoupling layer has a first surface adjacent to the mass layer and a second surface facing away from the mass layer, and wherein the decoupling layer and mass layer are laminated together, characterized in that the decoupling layer has at least one region with a plurality of indentations (8, 10, 11, 12) and wherein each indentation comprises a round base area, wherein the round base areas are situated in plane with the second surface and wherein the total surface area of the round base areas is between 10 and 40% of the total surface area of the second surface of the decoupling layer.
A drive device for operating a light-emitting diode, said drive device comprising: a switch (112; 202; 302) coupled to the light-emitting diode to modulate an LED input signal so as to dim the light-emitting diode; a filtering circuit providing a line input representative average voltage a temperature compensation element (204; 304) responsive to a change in a temperature of the drive device; a waveform generator (206; 306) configured to generate a sawtooth waveform that ramps upward from a low voltage to a high voltage; a comparator coupled to the switch, the comparator to receive a first signal as the sawtooth waveform, and a second signal as the line input representative average voltage, the comparator generating a switching signal, that switches the switch when the high level of the first signal exceeds the second signal; wherein operation of the temperature compensation element adjusts the sawtooth waveform such that an increase in the temperature of the drive device causes an increase to the high voltage of the sawtooth waveform. a switch (112; 202; 302) coupled to the light-emitting diode to modulate an LED input signal so as to dim the light-emitting diode; a filtering circuit providing a line input representative average voltage a temperature compensation element (204; 304) responsive to a change in a temperature of the drive device; a waveform generator (206; 306) configured to generate a sawtooth waveform that ramps upward from a low voltage to a high voltage; a comparator coupled to the switch, the comparator to receive a first signal as the sawtooth waveform, and a second signal as the line input representative average voltage, the comparator generating a switching signal, that switches the switch when the high level of the first signal exceeds the second signal; wherein operation of the temperature compensation element adjusts the sawtooth waveform such that an increase in the temperature of the drive device causes an increase to the high voltage of the sawtooth waveform.
A liquid crystal display apparatus comprising: a liquid crystal panel which displays images; a backlight which provides light to the liquid crystal panel; and an optical sheet unit placed between the liquid crystal panel and backlight; the optical sheet unit includes a plurality of scattering particle optical sheets (40, 50) comprising scattering particles to scatter a light emitted from the backlight; wherein the optical sheet unit includes: a prism sheet comprising scattering particles, and a diffuser sheet comprising scattering particles, and characterised in that the scattering particles are formed on an external surface and inside of the prism sheet; and the scattering particles are formed on an external surface and inside of the diffuser sheet. a liquid crystal panel which displays images; a backlight which provides light to the liquid crystal panel; and an optical sheet unit placed between the liquid crystal panel and backlight; the optical sheet unit includes a plurality of scattering particle optical sheets (40, 50) comprising scattering particles to scatter a light emitted from the backlight; wherein the optical sheet unit includes: a prism sheet comprising scattering particles, and a diffuser sheet comprising scattering particles, and characterised in that the scattering particles are formed on an external surface and inside of the prism sheet; and the scattering particles are formed on an external surface and inside of the diffuser sheet. a prism sheet comprising scattering particles, and a diffuser sheet comprising scattering particles, and characterised in that the scattering particles are formed on an external surface and inside of the prism sheet; and the scattering particles are formed on an external surface and inside of the diffuser sheet.
A manufacturing method for a hot gas path component for a gas turbine system comprising: forming one or more grooves in a component comprising a substrate, wherein the substrate has at least one hollow interior space, wherein each groove extends at least partially along the substrate and has a base and a top; and forming at least one access hole through the base of a respective groove, to connect the groove in fluid communication with the respective hollow interior space, wherein each access hole has an exit diameter D that exceeds an opening width d of the top of the respective groove, wherein the diameter D is an effective diameter based on the area enclosed; characterized in that the step of forming the groove comprises using a multi-axis motion controller to control application of a plurality of passes (141, 143, 145) of an abrasive liquid jet to remove material from the component in each of the passes; that the step of forming the at least one access hole comprises using the multi-axis motion controller to change the speed of the abrasive liquid jet at a selected point in the groove and to control application of the plurality of passes (141, 143, 145) of the abrasive liquid jet to remove material from the component in each of the passes; and that the groove and the access hole(s) are machined as a single continuous process, such that the groove and the access hole(s) form a continuous cooling passage (132, 140). forming one or more grooves in a component comprising a substrate, wherein the substrate has at least one hollow interior space, wherein each groove extends at least partially along the substrate and has a base and a top; and forming at least one access hole through the base of a respective groove, to connect the groove in fluid communication with the respective hollow interior space, wherein each access hole has an exit diameter D that exceeds an opening width d of the top of the respective groove, wherein the diameter D is an effective diameter based on the area enclosed; characterized in that the step of forming the groove comprises using a multi-axis motion controller to control application of a plurality of passes (141, 143, 145) of an abrasive liquid jet to remove material from the component in each of the passes; that the step of forming the at least one access hole comprises using the multi-axis motion controller to change the speed of the abrasive liquid jet at a selected point in the groove and to control application of the plurality of passes (141, 143, 145) of the abrasive liquid jet to remove material from the component in each of the passes; and that the groove and the access hole(s) are machined as a single continuous process, such that the groove and the access hole(s) form a continuous cooling passage (132, 140).
Road finishing machine with a screed, wherein the screed comprises at least one compacting unit (5, 7, 9), and the road finishing machine furthermore comprises a GNSS receiver as well as a material conveyor, wherein the road finishing machine comprises an electronic control system which comprises a memory and a data processor, characterised in that in the memory, digital construction data, including a nominal height profile of a road pavement to be finished, are stored, and the control system is configured to automatically control, based on the construction data, an actuator mechanism (17, 55, 61, 67) provided on the road finishing machine, including a levelling cylinder and/or a transverse camber adjustment and/or a slope adjustment and/or a berm adjustment, to install laying material with the nominal height profile and thereby a defined transverse profile for the respective position coordinate point of the road finishing machine determined with the GNSS receiver.
A system for ablating target tissue of an airway of a patient, the system comprising: a catheter assembly including -- an elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end; a positioning handle assembly coupled to the proximal end of shaft; an ablation assembly coupled to the distal end of the elongate shaft, the ablation assembly being configured to be positioned within the airway to deliver energy to the target tissue, the ablation assembly including - an expandable member movable between a retracted configuration and an expanded configuration, and an energy emitter coupled to the expandable member, wherein energy emitter is configured to be positioned proximate the target tissue when the expandable member is in the expanded position; an insertion tube slidably positioned over the elongate shaft, the insertion tube being configured and dimensioned to move between a first position in which the ablation assembly, in the retracted configuration, is compacted within the insertion tube, and a second position in which the ablation assembly is distal the insertion tube, which is nested within the handle assembly; and a controller configured to deliver energy from an energy source to the energy emitter. a catheter assembly including -- an elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end; a positioning handle assembly coupled to the proximal end of shaft; an ablation assembly coupled to the distal end of the elongate shaft, the ablation assembly being configured to be positioned within the airway to deliver energy to the target tissue, the ablation assembly including - an expandable member movable between a retracted configuration and an expanded configuration, and an energy emitter coupled to the expandable member, wherein energy emitter is configured to be positioned proximate the target tissue when the expandable member is in the expanded position; an insertion tube slidably positioned over the elongate shaft, the insertion tube being configured and dimensioned to move between a first position in which the ablation assembly, in the retracted configuration, is compacted within the insertion tube, and a second position in which the ablation assembly is distal the insertion tube, which is nested within the handle assembly; and a controller configured to deliver energy from an energy source to the energy emitter.
A liquid crystal composition having negative dielectric anisotropy and including at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by formula as a first component, at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by formula as a second component, at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by formula as a third component, and at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by formula as a fourth component, wherein at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by formula is selected from the group of compounds represented by formula: wherein R 1 and R 2 are independently alkyl having 1 to 12 carbons; R 3, R 4, R 5 and R 6 are independently alkyl having 1 to 12 carbons, alkoxy having 1 to 12 carbons or alkenyl having 2 to 12 carbons, R 7 and R 8 are independently alkyl having 1 to 12 carbons, alkoxy having 1 to 12 carbons, alkenyl having 2 to 12 carbons or alkenyl having 2 to 12 carbons in which arbitrary hydrogen has been replaced by fluorine; R 15 is propyl, R 16 is vinyl, 1-propenyl, 3-butenyl or 3-pentenyl; the ring A is 1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,4-phenylene, the ring B, the ring C and the ring D are independently 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-phenylene, 2-fluoro-1,4-phenylene or 3-fluoro-1,4-phenylene; X 1 and X 2 are independently fluorine or chlorine; Z 1 is independently a single bond, ethylene or methyleneoxy; Z 2 is a single bond or ethylene, Z 3 and Z 4 are independently a single bond, ethylene, methyleneoxy or carbonyloxy; k is 2 or 3, p is 0, 1 or 2; and when p is 0, at least one of the ring C and the ring D is 1,4-cyclohexylene.