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A light transmissive optical component comprising: an electroactive material layer structure comprising an optically active layer which implements an optical function; an electrode arrangement for controlling deformation of the electroactive material layer structure thereby to change a light transmission property of the component; and a drive arrangement for controlling drive signals applied to the electrode arrangement, wherein the drive arrangement is adapted to induce different relative thickness changes at different regions of the electroactive material layer structure thereby providing non-uniform change in optical function between those different regions, wherein the electroactive material layer structure comprises a stack of electroactive material layers separated by intermediate layers, wherein the electroactive material layers have uniform thickness and the intermediate layers have non-uniform thickness such that the electroactive material layer structure has a non-uniform thickness in its non-actuated state. an electroactive material layer structure comprising an optically active layer which implements an optical function; an electrode arrangement for controlling deformation of the electroactive material layer structure thereby to change a light transmission property of the component; and a drive arrangement for controlling drive signals applied to the electrode arrangement, wherein the drive arrangement is adapted to induce different relative thickness changes at different regions of the electroactive material layer structure thereby providing non-uniform change in optical function between those different regions, wherein the electroactive material layer structure comprises a stack of electroactive material layers separated by intermediate layers, wherein the electroactive material layers have uniform thickness and the intermediate layers have non-uniform thickness such that the electroactive material layer structure has a non-uniform thickness in its non-actuated state.
A method of manufacturing a cutting-edge structure (47, 94, 135, 139, 151, 172) comprising the steps of: a. providing a base structure (40, 90, 134, 140) having a first and a second portion (41, 42, 91, 92); b. providing one or more physical gels; c. curing said one or more physical gels to form one or more chemical gels (124, 128); d. inserting said one or more chemical gels (124, 128) into said first portion (41, 91) of said base structure (40, 90); e. curing said one or more chemical gels (124, 128) one or more times, forming a dried chemical gel; f. contacting said dried chemical gel with said second portion (42, 92) of said base structure (40, 90); g. forming said cutting-edge structure (47, 94, 135, 139, 151, 172) during said contacting step. a. providing a base structure (40, 90, 134, 140) having a first and a second portion (41, 42, 91, 92); b. providing one or more physical gels; c. curing said one or more physical gels to form one or more chemical gels (124, 128); d. inserting said one or more chemical gels (124, 128) into said first portion (41, 91) of said base structure (40, 90); e. curing said one or more chemical gels (124, 128) one or more times, forming a dried chemical gel; f. contacting said dried chemical gel with said second portion (42, 92) of said base structure (40, 90); g. forming said cutting-edge structure (47, 94, 135, 139, 151, 172) during said contacting step.
An electromagnetic rotary drive with a rotor, which can be driven magnetically without contact and which is designed without coils, and with a stator, which is designed as a bearing and drive stator, with which, in the operating state, the rotor can be driven magnetically without contact about a desired axis of rotation and can be levitated magnetically without contact with respect to the stator, wherein the stator comprises an upper stator part having a plurality of pronounced upper poles for supporting upper windings (311; 312; 313; 314; 315; 316), and a lower stator part having a plurality of pronounced lower poles for supporting lower windings (321; 322; 323; 324; 325; 326), wherein the upper stator part and the lower stator part are arranged at a distance from each other with respect to the axial direction, and wherein a permanent magnet is provided between the upper stator part and the lower stator part, characterized in that both the upper stator part and the lower stator part contribute respectively to the drive and to the contactless magnetic levitation of the rotor, wherein on each upper stator pole and on each lower stator pole in each case one coil (311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326) is arranged as a winding, wherein a separate power amplifier is provided in each case for each coil (311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326), by means of which the coil current or the coil voltage for the coil can be regulated in each case independently of the coil currents or the coil voltages of the other coils.
A riding arena floor plate, comprising a plate body made of a plastic and/or rubber material, characterized in that the entire surface of the plate body is covered by a water-resistant and weather-resistant, fluid-tight covering layer, wherein the covering layer comprises at least one preservative and in the covering layer is additionally contained a quartz powder.
Method for the generative production of a moulded article, in which method (a) ceramic slips are applied in layers onto a support and cured, (b) a further layer is applied onto the cured layer and cured, (c) step (b) is repeated as often as needed until an article with the desired geometric shape is obtained, (d) the article is then subjected to a chemical treatment or to a heat treatment to remove the binding agent (debinding), and (e) the article from step (d) is sintered, wherein at least two differently composed ceramic slips are used to produce the shaped article, wherein the ceramic slips are applied such that the relative proportions of the slips are controlled depending on the position, such that the relative proportions of the applied slips within a layer vary along at least one direction in the layer plane in a predefined manner and wherein the application pattern for the slips can vary from layer to layer, characterised in that in the steps (a) and (b) slips are used that comprise 25 to 55 vol. % ceramic particles and 45 to 75 vol. % radically polymerisable binding agent, and/or slips that comprise 25 to 55 vol. % ceramic particles, 6 to 50 vol. % radically polymerisable binding agent and 25 to 69 vol. % wax. (a) ceramic slips are applied in layers onto a support and cured, (b) a further layer is applied onto the cured layer and cured, (c) step (b) is repeated as often as needed until an article with the desired geometric shape is obtained, (d) the article is then subjected to a chemical treatment or to a heat treatment to remove the binding agent (debinding), and (e) the article from step (d) is sintered, wherein at least two differently composed ceramic slips are used to produce the shaped article, wherein the ceramic slips are applied such that the relative proportions of the slips are controlled depending on the position, such that the relative proportions of the applied slips within a layer vary along at least one direction in the layer plane in a predefined manner and wherein the application pattern for the slips can vary from layer to layer, characterised in that in the steps (a) and (b) slips are used that comprise 25 to 55 vol. % ceramic particles and 45 to 75 vol. % radically polymerisable binding agent, and/or slips that comprise 25 to 55 vol. % ceramic particles, 6 to 50 vol. % radically polymerisable binding agent and 25 to 69 vol. % wax. 25 to 55 vol. % ceramic particles and 45 to 75 vol. % radically polymerisable binding agent, 25 to 55 vol. % ceramic particles, 6 to 50 vol. % radically polymerisable binding agent and 25 to 69 vol. % wax.
A dispenser (10, 10a) comprising: a support for a roll of web material; a drive roller (32, 32a) cooperating with an idler roller (30, 30a) to feed web material supported by said roll support; a mouth (18, 18a) through which the web material is dispensed; a motor for selectively driving said drive roller (32, 32a) to feed a predetermined amount of web material through said mouth (18, 18a); and a sensor generating a sensing field for selectively activating said motor in response to an incursion into said sensing field, wherein said sensor comprises an infrared emitter and receiver; characterised in that said sensor has two states, a quiescent state and an active state, and wherein in the quiescent state the sensor pulsates at a first non-zero frequency, and in the active state the sensor pulsates at a second non-zero frequency that is at a faster rate than the first non-zero frequency. a support for a roll of web material; a drive roller (32, 32a) cooperating with an idler roller (30, 30a) to feed web material supported by said roll support; a mouth (18, 18a) through which the web material is dispensed; a motor for selectively driving said drive roller (32, 32a) to feed a predetermined amount of web material through said mouth (18, 18a); and a sensor generating a sensing field for selectively activating said motor in response to an incursion into said sensing field, wherein said sensor comprises an infrared emitter and receiver; characterised in that said sensor has two states, a quiescent state and an active state, and wherein in the quiescent state the sensor pulsates at a first non-zero frequency, and in the active state the sensor pulsates at a second non-zero frequency that is at a faster rate than the first non-zero frequency.
A mobile device, comprising: a housing; a camera module (102, 108) including a sensor and a lens, the camera module being movably mounted to the housing to move between a first position and a second position, a surface of the lens to extend past an exterior surface of the housing in the first position, the camera module to be disposed within the housing in the second position; a comparator to determine whether a difference between a first parameter value of image data captured by the camera module and a reference parameter value satisfies a threshold value, wherein the first parameter value is representative of an intensity, brightness and/or luminosity value associated with the image data; a camera module actuation controller to, in response to the threshold value being satisfied, obtain orientation data from an orientation sensor, the camera module actuation controller to initiate an actuator to actuate the camera module from the first position to the second position in response to detecting an indication, based on the orientation data, that the lens is facing a surface. a housing; a camera module (102, 108) including a sensor and a lens, the camera module being movably mounted to the housing to move between a first position and a second position, a surface of the lens to extend past an exterior surface of the housing in the first position, the camera module to be disposed within the housing in the second position; a comparator to determine whether a difference between a first parameter value of image data captured by the camera module and a reference parameter value satisfies a threshold value, wherein the first parameter value is representative of an intensity, brightness and/or luminosity value associated with the image data; a camera module actuation controller to, in response to the threshold value being satisfied, obtain orientation data from an orientation sensor, the camera module actuation controller to initiate an actuator to actuate the camera module from the first position to the second position in response to detecting an indication, based on the orientation data, that the lens is facing a surface.
A producing method of a heat-exchanger tube for a steam generator for use in a nuclear power plant having steps: annealing a tube; grinding an outer surface of the tube with a wheel type grinding member, the grinding comprising a rough grinding sub-step, an intermediate grinding sub-step, and a finishing grinding sub-step; and applying heat treatment to the tube under an environment of an oxidation inhibition atmosphere, wherein the wheel type grinding member is allowed to abut against the outer surface of the tube while the tube is moved in a longitudinal direction thereof with a rotation of a circumferential direction thereof so as to grind the tube, wherein the grinding step satisfies the following Formula: Ra 1 / OD 1 ≥ 0.10 where each symbol in the above formula denotes as follows: Ra 1: surface roughness Ra (μm) after grinding with an initial grinding member, OD 1: amount of grinding (μm) after grinding with the initial grinding member. annealing a tube; grinding an outer surface of the tube with a wheel type grinding member, the grinding comprising a rough grinding sub-step, an intermediate grinding sub-step, and a finishing grinding sub-step; and applying heat treatment to the tube under an environment of an oxidation inhibition atmosphere, wherein the wheel type grinding member is allowed to abut against the outer surface of the tube while the tube is moved in a longitudinal direction thereof with a rotation of a circumferential direction thereof so as to grind the tube, wherein the grinding step satisfies the following Formula: Ra 1 / OD 1 ≥ 0.10 where each symbol in the above formula denotes as follows: Ra 1: surface roughness Ra (μm) after grinding with an initial grinding member, OD 1: amount of grinding (μm) after grinding with the initial grinding member. Ra 1: surface roughness Ra (μm) after grinding with an initial grinding member, OD 1: amount of grinding (μm) after grinding with the initial grinding member.
A solid oxide fuel cell system comprising: a cell stack having multiple adjacent fuel cells; a reformer that reforms raw gas and produces fuel gas supplied to the fuel cells; a combustion section that causes combustion of the fuel gas discharged from the fuel cells and heats the reformer with combustion heat of the fuel gas; an ignition device that ignites the combustion section by only performing an ignition for fuel gas discharged from a portion of fuel cells, following which all fuel cells are ignited by an advancement of flame transfer to adjacent fuel cells; a combustion state confirmation device that senses that heating of the entire reformer has started using the advancement of flame transfer to the adjacent fuel cells in the combustion section; and a controller programmed to start an operation of the system heating the reformer by using combustion heat from the combustion section and reaction heat from the partial oxidation reforming reaction in the reformer; wherein, during the period until the combustion state confirmation device senses that the heating of the entire reformer has started after the ignition device ignited the combustion section, the controller suppresses the amount of heat emitted by the partial oxidation reforming reaction in the reformer more than the amount of heat emitted after heating of the entire reformer has started; and wherein the combustion state confirmation device includes a reformer inlet temperature sensor for detecting an inlet temperature of the reformer and a reformer outlet temperature sensor for detecting an outlet temperature of the reformer, and the combustion state confirmation device senses that heating of the entire reformer has started when the inlet temperature of the reformer is equal to or greater than a first predetermined temperature and the outlet temperature is equal to or greater than a second predetermined temperature, after the ignition device ignites the combustion section. a cell stack having multiple adjacent fuel cells; a reformer that reforms raw gas and produces fuel gas supplied to the fuel cells; a combustion section that causes combustion of the fuel gas discharged from the fuel cells and heats the reformer with combustion heat of the fuel gas; an ignition device that ignites the combustion section by only performing an ignition for fuel gas discharged from a portion of fuel cells, following which all fuel cells are ignited by an advancement of flame transfer to adjacent fuel cells; a combustion state confirmation device that senses that heating of the entire reformer has started using the advancement of flame transfer to the adjacent fuel cells in the combustion section; and a controller programmed to start an operation of the system heating the reformer by using combustion heat from the combustion section and reaction heat from the partial oxidation reforming reaction in the reformer;
A camera manipulation device that is configured to perform imaging due to a trigger signal through an imaging unit, comprising: a character transmitting section that is located at a position apart from the imaging unit and transmits n number of successive characters to the imaging unit side; a start command issuing section that issues a character reception start command; a character reception section that is located on the imaging unit side and receives the characters and judges whether m number of successive characters (m < n) are received; and an imaging controller that outputs the trigger signal when the character reception section judges that m number of successive characters are received after issuing the character reception start command and performs imaging through the imaging unit; wherein a time width of m number of successive characters is (10×m/100M) sec or more and (10×m/20M) sec or lower, where M = 10 6. a character transmitting section that is located at a position apart from the imaging unit and transmits n number of successive characters to the imaging unit side; a start command issuing section that issues a character reception start command; a character reception section that is located on the imaging unit side and receives the characters and judges whether m number of successive characters (m < n) are received; and an imaging controller that outputs the trigger signal when the character reception section judges that m number of successive characters are received after issuing the character reception start command and performs imaging through the imaging unit;
An emergency exit window for a public transport vehicle, comprising a pane, characterized in that the pane comprises: - at least one first zone with variable opaqueness, - at least one second breakable zone, which may be broken in order to allow the passage of people through the window, and - at least one third transparent or translucent zone with fixed opaqueness and withstanding breaking of the pane, wherein the third zone of the pane comprises a laminated glass formed by at least two superimposed sheets of glass (26, 27) and an intermediate film arranged between two successive superimposed sheets (26, 27) of the laminated glass. - at least one first zone with variable opaqueness, - at least one second breakable zone, which may be broken in order to allow the passage of people through the window, and - at least one third transparent or translucent zone with fixed opaqueness and withstanding breaking of the pane, wherein the third zone of the pane comprises a laminated glass formed by at least two superimposed sheets of glass (26, 27) and an intermediate film arranged between two successive superimposed sheets (26, 27) of the laminated glass.
A coupling method to couple an insert to a group of cigarettes in a packaging machine; the coupling method comprises the steps of: feeding the group of cigarettes into a tubular spindle, which is internally hollow and has the shape of a parallelepiped; laying the insert on an outer surface of the spindle; and extracting the group of cigarettes and the insert together from the spindle by means of one single common extracting device, so as to cause the insert to rest against the group of cigarettes; the coupling method is characterized in that it comprises the further step of locking the insert against the spindle by pushing, against the spindle, a locking element which clamps the insert against the spindle. feeding the group of cigarettes into a tubular spindle, which is internally hollow and has the shape of a parallelepiped; laying the insert on an outer surface of the spindle; and extracting the group of cigarettes and the insert together from the spindle by means of one single common extracting device, so as to cause the insert to rest against the group of cigarettes; the coupling method is characterized in that it comprises the further step of locking the insert against the spindle by pushing, against the spindle, a locking element which clamps the insert against the spindle.
Process for the dehydration of an alcohol having at least 2 carbon atoms to make the corresponding olefin, comprising: introducing in a reactor a stream comprising at least an alcohol, optionally water, optionally an inert component, contacting said stream with a catalyst in said reactor at conditions effective to dehydrate at least a portion of the alcohol to make an olefin, recovering from said reactor an olefin containing stream, Wherein the catalyst is a phosphorus modified zeolite which is in H-form, i.e. less than 50% thereof carriers metallic compensating ions selected from Na, Mg, Ca, La, Ni, Ce, Zn, Co, the temperature ranges from 280°C to 450°C, the WHSV of the alcohol ranges from 4 to 20 h -1. introducing in a reactor a stream comprising at least an alcohol, optionally water, optionally an inert component, contacting said stream with a catalyst in said reactor at conditions effective to dehydrate at least a portion of the alcohol to make an olefin, recovering from said reactor an olefin containing stream, Wherein the catalyst is a phosphorus modified zeolite which is in H-form, i.e. less than 50% thereof carriers metallic compensating ions selected from Na, Mg, Ca, La, Ni, Ce, Zn, Co, the temperature ranges from 280°C to 450°C, the WHSV of the alcohol ranges from 4 to 20 h -1.
A dilator (1; 10; 20; 30; 40; 50; 60; 70) comprising: a hollow shaft (3; 21, 22; 31, 32; 41, 42; 51, 52; 61, 62) having an outer diameter of a front end smaller than that of a base end; and a grip portion connected to the base end of the shaft (3; 21, 22; 31, 32; 41, 42; 51, 52; 61, 62), wherein, a spirally-arranged protruding portion (5; 24, 25; 32, 35; 43, 44; 53; 63) protruding outwardly is provided on an outer peripheral surface of the shaft (3; 21, 22; 31, 32; 41, 42; 51, 52; 61, 62), and the spirally-arranged protruding portion (5; 24, 25; 32, 35; 43, 44; 53; 63) has gaps between adjacent portions along an axis of the shaft (3; 21, 22; 31, 32; 41, 42; 51, 52; 61, 62), characterised in that the spirally-arranged protruding portion (5; 24, 25; 32, 35; 43, 44; 53; 63) includes a coil (5; 24, 25; 32, 35; 43, 44; 53; 63) including one or more wires wound around on the outer peripheral surface of the shaft (3; 21, 22; 31, 32; 41, 42; 51, 52; 61, 62). a hollow shaft (3; 21, 22; 31, 32; 41, 42; 51, 52; 61, 62) having an outer diameter of a front end smaller than that of a base end; and a grip portion connected to the base end of the shaft (3; 21, 22; 31, 32; 41, 42; 51, 52; 61, 62), wherein, a spirally-arranged protruding portion (5; 24, 25; 32, 35; 43, 44; 53; 63) protruding outwardly is provided on an outer peripheral surface of the shaft (3; 21, 22; 31, 32; 41, 42; 51, 52; 61, 62), and the spirally-arranged protruding portion (5; 24, 25; 32, 35; 43, 44; 53; 63) has gaps between adjacent portions along an axis of the shaft (3; 21, 22; 31, 32; 41, 42; 51, 52; 61, 62), characterised in that the spirally-arranged protruding portion (5; 24, 25; 32, 35; 43, 44; 53; 63) includes a coil (5; 24, 25; 32, 35; 43, 44; 53; 63) including one or more wires wound around on the outer peripheral surface of the shaft (3; 21, 22; 31, 32; 41, 42; 51, 52; 61, 62).