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Interface for controlling at least one function of a motor vehicle member, comprising: - at least one control member comprising: - a movable gripping element, - at least one first metal index borne by the movable gripping element and movable therewith, connected to a first outer metal surface of the movable gripping element, - a guide, the movable gripping element being supported and guided in displacement by the guide, and - a capacitive touchpad configured to detect the position of the first metal index, the guide being fixed to the capacitive touchpad, the first metal index being arranged facing the capacitive touchpad, the control member comprising at least one second metal index that can be detected by the capacitive touchpad, the second metal index being borne by the movable gripping element and connected to a second outer metal surface of the movable gripping element, characterized in that the interface comprises at least one press sensor configured to measure a parameter representative of a pressing force exerted on the capacitive touchpad, a first pressing force detection threshold being associated with the detection of the first metal index and a second pressing force detection threshold being associated with the detection of the second metal index. - at least one control member comprising: - a movable gripping element, - at least one first metal index borne by the movable gripping element and movable therewith, connected to a first outer metal surface of the movable gripping element, - a guide, the movable gripping element being supported and guided in displacement by the guide, and - a capacitive touchpad configured to detect the position of the first metal index, the guide being fixed to the capacitive touchpad, the first metal index being arranged facing the capacitive touchpad, the control member comprising at least one second metal index that can be detected by the capacitive touchpad, the second metal index being borne by the movable gripping element and connected to a second outer metal surface of the movable gripping element, characterized in that the interface comprises at least one press sensor configured to measure a parameter representative of a pressing force exerted on the capacitive touchpad, a first pressing force detection threshold being associated with the detection of the first metal index and a second pressing force detection threshold being associated with the detection of the second metal index. - a movable gripping element, - at least one first metal index borne by the movable gripping element and movable therewith, connected to a first outer metal surface of the movable gripping element, - a guide, the movable gripping element being supported and guided in displacement by the guide, and - a capacitive touchpad configured to detect the position of the first metal index, the guide being fixed to the capacitive touchpad, the first metal index being arranged facing the capacitive touchpad,
An adjustment device for a motor vehicle headlamp having at least one lighting unit which can be swivelled in at least one direction and which is housed in a headlamp housing, wherein the adjustment device has a threaded spindle which is rotatable via a bevel gear drive (11, 12) by means of an actuating wheel which can be located outside of the housing, and wherein the threaded spindle is engaged with a spindle nut whose movement is transferred onto an adjustment knob acting upon the at least one lighting unit that can be swivelled, characterized in that the adjustment device is designed as an adjustment module separable from the headlamp housing and that it has a tilt lever which can be swivelled about a swivel axis (s), can be arranged in the interior of the headlamp housing when the adjustment device is mounted inside the headlamp housing, is supported on an interior section of the adjustment module, and is linked to the spindle nut in a drive connection via an articulated joint, and characterized in that the adjustment knob is located on the tilt lever.
A process for performing a metallalactone elimination reaction, the process comprising: contacting (a) a metallalactone; (b) a diluent; and (c) a solid promoter comprising alumina, zirconia, magnesia, magnesium aluminate, sepiolite, or a combination thereof; and forming an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid, or a salt thereof. contacting (a) a metallalactone; (b) a diluent; and (c) a solid promoter comprising alumina, zirconia, magnesia, magnesium aluminate, sepiolite, or a combination thereof; and (a) a metallalactone; (b) a diluent; and (c) a solid promoter comprising alumina, zirconia, magnesia, magnesium aluminate, sepiolite, or a combination thereof; and forming an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid, or a salt thereof.
Timepiece assembly including at least one bottom plate, a middle part arranged to cooperate in abutment with said plate, and a means of securing said at least one bottom plate to said middle part, said securing means including at least one screw, arranged to cooperate in the screwed-in position with at least one axis housing comprised in said bottom plate, to indirectly immobilise said middle part relative to said bottom plate via a flange, each said flange being arranged to transmit the tightening force of one said screw by abutting both, one a one hand on a first shoulder comprised in said bottom plate in proximity to each said housing, and on the other hand on a second shoulder comprised in said middle part in proximity to each said housing, said first shoulder and/or said second shoulder cooperating with said flange on at most two surfaces or points, in an assembled position wherein said bottom plate and said middle part are assembled to each other and the position wherein said screw is completely screwed into said housing, said assembly being characterized in that said first shoulder is conical or spherical and in that said second shoulder is conical or spherical.
A wind turbine comprising a tower, a nacelle mounted on the tower via a yaw system, a hub mounted rotatably on the nacelle, the hub comprising a blade carrying structure, and one or more wind turbine blades connected to the blade carrying structure, wherein each of the wind turbine blades defines an aerodynamic profile having a chord which varies along a length of the wind turbine blade between an inner tip end and an outer tip end, and characterised in that each of the wind turbine blades is connected to the blade carrying structure at a single hinge position of the wind turbine blade via a hinge, each wind turbine blade thereby being arranged to perform pivot movements relative to the blade carrying structure, via the hinge, between a minimum pivot angle and a maximum pivot angle, the hinge position being arranged at a distance from the inner tip end and at a distance from the outer tip end, and wherein the chord at the hinge position is larger than or equal to the chord at the inner tip end and larger than the chord at the outer tip end.
A method at a receiving device (110, 510, 1300), comprising: establishing by the receiving device a receive time period to receive an indication of pending data from an access network; negotiating the established receive time period with the access network; receiving during the negotiated receive time period an indication of pending data from the access network, the pending data including a sequence number for every unit of the pending data; sending transmission instructions to a first transmitter (512, 1314) within the access network, the transmission instructions including a range of sequence numbers corresponding to sequence numbers of respective units of pending data desired by the receiving device and an error correction and coding scheme to be used by the first transmitter; and combining received units of pending data in the range of sequence numbers from the first transmitter with received units of pending data in the same range of sequence numbers received from at least a second transmitter different to said first transmitter. establishing by the receiving device a receive time period to receive an indication of pending data from an access network; negotiating the established receive time period with the access network; receiving during the negotiated receive time period an indication of pending data from the access network, the pending data including a sequence number for every unit of the pending data; sending transmission instructions to a first transmitter (512, 1314) within the access network, the transmission instructions including a range of sequence numbers corresponding to sequence numbers of respective units of pending data desired by the receiving device and an error correction and coding scheme to be used by the first transmitter; and combining received units of pending data in the range of sequence numbers from the first transmitter with received units of pending data in the same range of sequence numbers received from at least a second transmitter different to said first transmitter.
An arrangement, comprising a heat exchanger, a further component, in particular a further heat exchanger, and a module retainer (4, 5), wherein the heat exchanger is connected to the further component via the module retainer (4, 5), wherein the module retainer (4, 5) arranged on the heat exchanger is formed in a direction away from the heat exchanger, wherein the module retainer (4, 5) is formed as a projection of the heat exchanger, wherein the projection protruding beyond the heat exchanger engages a reception formed on the further component, wherein the reception of the further component embraces the projection with at least two hook-like elements (9, 10), characterised in that the further component is fixed in the effective direction of forces acting on the further component by means of the at least two hook-like elements (9, 10) directly in front of and within the projection, wherein the first hook-like element is formed in a rigid manner and lies against a side of the projection and the second hook-like element is formed in an elastic manner and nearly embraces a transverse rib formed on the projection of the heat exchanger.
Method for automatically controlling a device (7, 8, 9, 10), specifically a ventilation device or vehicle air-conditioning device, which generates noise in the passenger compartment of a vehicle, wherein in order to reduce the noise generated by the device (7, 8, 9, 10), in the passenger compartment, said device (7, 8, 9, 10) is controlled in accordance with the detection of a conversation situation in the vehicle passenger compartment, wherein the presence or imminence of a conversation situation is detected on the basis of movement information and/or location position information of the vehicle, characterized in that, in order to detect the presence or imminence of a conversation situation, activities of a vehicle occupant (45, 48) are additionally sensed and evaluated, wherein the positions of the hands of the vehicle driver or of further vehicle occupants are determined or sensed by means of a passenger compartment video monitoring system.
A photomask blank comprising a quartz substrate and a chromium-based material film formed on the quartz substrate, the chromium-based material film comprising 50 to 78 atom% of chromium, 2 to 10 atom% of nitrogen, 10 to 20 atom% of oxygen, and 10 to 20 atom% of carbon, wherein the chromium-based material film is a hard mask film, a ratio (A/B) of A representing etching rate per unit film thickness of the chromium-based material film in oxyqen-containing chlorine-based dry etching to B representing etching rate per unit film thickness of a film composed only of chromium in said oxyqen-containing chlorine-based dry etching is in a range from 0.7 to 0.9, and when the chromium-based material film is formed on a quartz substrate having 152 mm Square dimensions and 6.35 mm in thickness, and subjected to a heat treatment at a temperature of at least 150°C for a time of at least 10 minutes, the chromium-based material film has a tensile stress or compressive stress corresponding to an amount of Warp of up to 70 nm. wherein the chromium-based material film is a hard mask film, a ratio (A/B) of A representing etching rate per unit film thickness of the chromium-based material film in oxyqen-containing chlorine-based dry etching to B representing etching rate per unit film thickness of a film composed only of chromium in said oxyqen-containing chlorine-based dry etching is in a range from 0.7 to 0.9, and when the chromium-based material film is formed on a quartz substrate having 152 mm Square dimensions and 6.35 mm in thickness, and subjected to a heat treatment at a temperature of at least 150°C for a time of at least 10 minutes, the chromium-based material film has a tensile stress or compressive stress corresponding to an amount of Warp of up to 70 nm.
A distance-measuring device, comprising a light source unit for emitting a distance-measuring light, a photodetection optical system having a photodetection element, a projecting optical system for projecting the distance-measuring light from said light source unit to an object to be measured and for guiding the distance-measuring light reflected by the object to be measured to said photodetection optical system, and an internal reference optical system for guiding the distance-measuring light from said light source unit toward said photodetection optical system as an internal reference light, wherein said light source unit comprises a single light source for emitting a laser beam as the distance-measuring light, a first optical path for guiding the distance-measuring light from said light source to said projecting optical system, a second optical path for guiding the distance-measuring light from said light source to said projecting optical system via an optical fiber, and an optical path switching means for selecting one of said first or second optical paths (25, 26), wherein an exit end surface of said optical fiber is larger than a light emitting point of said light source and said exit end surface serves as a secondary light source, wherein in case where said optical path switching means selects said first optical path, the distance-measuring light with a smaller spreading angle is projected by the projecting optical system from said light emitting point of said light source as an emitting light source and in case where said optical path switching means selects said second optical path, the distance-measuring light with a larger spreading angle is projected by the projecting optical system from said exit end surface of said optical fiber as a secondary light source, and wherein said photodetection optical system has an optical filter designed to have such transmission characteristics that only the light components in the wavelength range near the wavelength of the distance-measuring light are allowed to pass.
A method for producing a wafer lens assembly which includes a first substrate including a front surface and a back surface, wherein at least one of the front surface and the back surface includes a plurality of optical members (42,52) made of a curable resin, a second substrate joined to the front surface or the back surface of the first substrate, and a stop member arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate, for controlling an amount of light entering the optical members (42,52), wherein the first substrate and the second substrate are joined together through an adhesive made of a photo-curable resin, the method comprising: an adhesive applying step of applying the adhesive made of the photo-curable resin on a joining area of the first substrate to be joined to the second substrate or a joining area of the second substrate to be joined to the first substrate; a step of forming the stop member at a position between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a photo-curing step of hardening the adhesive which has been applied in the adhesive applying step, by irradiating and hardening the adhesive with light after the step of forming the stop member, wherein the stop member is formed at a position where the stop member does not prevent the light irradiated in the photo-curing step from reaching the adhesive. an adhesive applying step of applying the adhesive made of the photo-curable resin on a joining area of the first substrate to be joined to the second substrate or a joining area of the second substrate to be joined to the first substrate; a step of forming the stop member at a position between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a photo-curing step of hardening the adhesive which has been applied in the adhesive applying step, by irradiating and hardening the adhesive with light after the step of forming the stop member, wherein the stop member is formed at a position where the stop member does not prevent the light irradiated in the photo-curing step from reaching the adhesive.
A system for supporting castings (90, 190, 290, 390, 490) during thermal treatments such as solution heat treatment, quenching and aging, the system comprising: a tray (20, 120, 220, 420) defining a horizontal base plane and having a plurality of tray openings (26, 126, 226) therethrough; and a fixture (40, 140, 240, 340, 440) extending over at least one tray opening, the fixture (40, 140, 240, 340, 440) comprising a plurality of support plates (42, 142) oriented vertically with lower portions extending across the at least one tray opening (26, 126, 226) and top edges (46, 146) extending above the at least one tray opening (26, 126, 226) with shaped profiles along the lengths thereof, the plurality of support plates (42, 142) having a plurality of top edges that together define an open support surface that is complementary with an underside surface of a casting (90, 190, 290, 390, 490) and configured to loosely support the casting (90, 190, 290, 390, 490) atop the open support surface and orientate the casting (90, 190, 290, 390, 490) in space above the tray opening (26, 126, 226), characterized in that the top edges (46, 146) of the support plates (42, 52, 142, 152) define narrow contact lines underneath the casting (90, 190, 290, 390, 490) and have irregular shaped profiles along the lengths thereof and together define an irregular open support surface that is complementary with an irregular underside surface of the casting (90, 190, 290, 390, 490). a tray (20, 120, 220, 420) defining a horizontal base plane and having a plurality of tray openings (26, 126, 226) therethrough; and a fixture (40, 140, 240, 340, 440) extending over at least one tray opening, the fixture (40, 140, 240, 340, 440) comprising a plurality of support plates (42, 142) oriented vertically with lower portions extending across the at least one tray opening (26, 126, 226) and top edges (46, 146) extending above the at least one tray opening (26, 126, 226) with shaped profiles along the lengths thereof, the plurality of support plates (42, 142) having a plurality of top edges that together define an open support surface that is complementary with an underside surface of a casting (90, 190, 290, 390, 490) and configured to loosely support the casting (90, 190, 290, 390, 490) atop the open support surface and orientate the casting (90, 190, 290, 390, 490) in space above the tray opening (26, 126, 226), characterized in that the top edges (46, 146) of the support plates (42, 52, 142, 152) define narrow contact lines underneath the casting (90, 190, 290, 390, 490) and have irregular shaped profiles along the lengths thereof and together define an irregular open support surface that is complementary with an irregular underside surface of the casting (90, 190, 290, 390, 490).
A machine for treating a surface lying in an XY plane including a body having a body plate, a cleaning plate located between the body plate and the XY plane, a drive assembly connected to the cleaning plate to drive the cleaning plate with a cleaning vibration in an oscillating pattern parallel to the XY plane, an attachment assembly for flexibly attaching the cleaning plate to the body plate under compression to permit the cleaning plate to vibrate relative to the body plate and to isolate the cleaning vibration from the body, the improvement characterized by, the drive assembly having one or more motors (22-1,22-2) where the one or more motors are not connected to the body, and the attachment assembly including, a plurality of compression devices (28-1, 28-2) connected between the cleaning plate and the body for urging the cleaning plate and the body toward each other, a plurality of rolling separators (91-1,91-2) under pressure from the compression devices (28-1, 28-2) for separating the cleaning plate and the body plate. the drive assembly having one or more motors (22-1,22-2) where the one or more motors are not connected to the body, and the attachment assembly including, a plurality of compression devices (28-1, 28-2) connected between the cleaning plate and the body for urging the cleaning plate and the body toward each other, a plurality of rolling separators (91-1,91-2) under pressure from the compression devices (28-1, 28-2) for separating the cleaning plate and the body plate. a plurality of compression devices (28-1, 28-2) connected between the cleaning plate and the body for urging the cleaning plate and the body toward each other, a plurality of rolling separators (91-1,91-2) under pressure from the compression devices (28-1, 28-2) for separating the cleaning plate and the body plate.
An electromagnetic field analysis method for an anisotropic conductive material for designing airframes of aircrafts as a countermeasure against lightning, wherein the anisotropic conductive material is obtained by laminating a first layer (L1, L3, L6, L8), in which a conductivity in a predetermined first direction is different from a conductivity in another direction, and a second layer (L2, L4, L5, L7), in which a conductivity in a second direction different from the first direction is different from a conductivity in another direction, the electromagnetic field analysis method comprising: grid-partitioning the first layer by using a first computational grid having a side extending in the first direction and grid-partitioning the second layer by using a second computational grid having a side extending in the second direction; calculating an electromagnetic component of one of an electric field and a magnetic field in the second grid by interpolation from distribution of an electromagnetic component of the one of an electric field and a magnetic field in the first grid; and calculating an electromagnetic component of the other one of the electric field and the magnetic field in the first grid by interpolation from distribution of an electromagnetic component of the other one of the electric field and the magnetic field in the second grid. grid-partitioning the first layer by using a first computational grid having a side extending in the first direction and grid-partitioning the second layer by using a second computational grid having a side extending in the second direction; calculating an electromagnetic component of one of an electric field and a magnetic field in the second grid by interpolation from distribution of an electromagnetic component of the one of an electric field and a magnetic field in the first grid; and calculating an electromagnetic component of the other one of the electric field and the magnetic field in the first grid by interpolation from distribution of an electromagnetic component of the other one of the electric field and the magnetic field in the second grid.