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An infrared thermal sensor for sensing infrared radiation, the infrared thermal sensor comprising - a substrate and a cap structure together forming a sealed cavity; - a membrane arranged in said cavity for receiving infrared radiation through a window or aperture; - a plurality of beams (5a, 5b, 51, 52) for suspending the membrane comprising at least one beam having a thermocouple arranged therein or thereon for measuring a temperature difference between the membrane and the substrate, the plurality of beams (5a,5b, 51, 52) furthermore comprising at least one beam mechanically supporting the membrane without a thermocouple being present therein or thereon, characterized in that the cavity is at a pressure of less than 10 Pa and in that the ratio of the thermal resistance between the membrane and the substrate via radiation and convection and conduction through the gas medium in the cavity and through the part of the beam other than through the thermocouples, and the combined thermal resistance between the membrane and the substrate through the thermocouples via conduction is a value in the range of 0.9 to 1.1. - a substrate and a cap structure together forming a sealed cavity; - a membrane arranged in said cavity for receiving infrared radiation through a window or aperture; - a plurality of beams (5a, 5b, 51, 52) for suspending the membrane comprising at least one beam having a thermocouple arranged therein or thereon for measuring a temperature difference between the membrane and the substrate, the plurality of beams (5a,5b, 51, 52) furthermore comprising at least one beam mechanically supporting the membrane without a thermocouple being present therein or thereon, characterized in that the cavity is at a pressure of less than 10 Pa and in that the ratio of the thermal resistance between the membrane and the substrate via radiation and convection and conduction through the gas medium in the cavity and through the part of the beam other than through the thermocouples, and the combined thermal resistance between the membrane and the substrate through the thermocouples via conduction is a value in the range of 0.9 to 1.1.
A fluid droplet appliance for dental cleaning, comprising: a dental cleaning appliance having a body portion and a nozzle portion for exit of a spray of liquid droplets from a distal end thereof; a liquid reservoir wherein in operation liquid is moved from the reservoir into an area of the nozzle near an open proximal end thereof; a system (12, 13, 14, 24) for driving a plunger or piston element toward the proximal end of the nozzle with sufficient force that air acted on by the plunger or piston element is forced or released into the nozzle at a high rate of speed, sufficient to create a spray of liquid droplets when the moving air comes into contact with the liquid; an orifice at a proximal end of the nozzle portion, through which air is forced by action of the plunger or piston element; characterized by a motor, a battery for the motor; and a gear train, including a drive gear which mates with a gear rack on the plunger or piston element, wherein movement of the drive gear moves the plunger rearwardly of the appliance against a compression spring, wherein the plunger is released upon reaching a certain position relative to the compression spring, moving air through the orifice. a dental cleaning appliance having a body portion and a nozzle portion for exit of a spray of liquid droplets from a distal end thereof; a liquid reservoir wherein in operation liquid is moved from the reservoir into an area of the nozzle near an open proximal end thereof; a system (12, 13, 14, 24) for driving a plunger or piston element toward the proximal end of the nozzle with sufficient force that air acted on by the plunger or piston element is forced or released into the nozzle at a high rate of speed, sufficient to create a spray of liquid droplets when the moving air comes into contact with the liquid; an orifice at a proximal end of the nozzle portion, through which air is forced by action of the plunger or piston element; characterized by a motor, a battery for the motor; and a gear train, including a drive gear which mates with a gear rack on the plunger or piston element, wherein movement of the drive gear moves the plunger rearwardly of the appliance against a compression spring, wherein the plunger is released upon reaching a certain position relative to the compression spring, moving air through the orifice.
A steering apparatus comprising: a steering shaft configured to transfer a steering force; an inner column rotatably supporting the steering shaft; an outer column supporting the steering shaft rotatably and including a clamp portion clamping the inner column while being fitted on the inner column in a relatively movable manner in an axial direction; a vehicle-sided bracket pinching and fixing the clamp portion to the vehicle body; a fastening mechanism configured to fix the inner column and the outer column by fastening the vehicle-sided bracket and the clamp portion in accordance with an operation of a user, and configured to then cancel the fixation and thus enable adjustments in tilt and telescopic directions of a steering wheel; wherein the steering apparatus further comprises a friction plate fastened by the fastening mechanism together with the clamp portion and the vehicle-sided bracket; characterized by an annular member being fitted on the inner column and connected to the friction plate; wherein the annular member and the inner column are formed with through-holes (20a, 3a, 20b, 3b) penetrating the annular member and the inner column in the vicinity of a connecting portion (20g, 20h) between the friction plate and the annular member, and are connected by a pin (21, 21a, 21b) inserted into the through-holes (20a, 3a, 20b 3b); and the pin (21, 21a, 21b) is configured to fracture upon receiving a predetermined level of impact force, resulting in canceling the connection between the annular member and the inner column. a steering shaft configured to transfer a steering force; an inner column rotatably supporting the steering shaft; an outer column supporting the steering shaft rotatably and including a clamp portion clamping the inner column while being fitted on the inner column in a relatively movable manner in an axial direction; a vehicle-sided bracket pinching and fixing the clamp portion to the vehicle body; a fastening mechanism configured to fix the inner column and the outer column by fastening the vehicle-sided bracket and the clamp portion in accordance with an operation of a user, and configured to then cancel the fixation and thus enable adjustments in tilt and telescopic directions of a steering wheel; wherein the steering apparatus further comprises a friction plate fastened by the fastening mechanism together with the clamp portion and the vehicle-sided bracket; characterized by an annular member being fitted on the inner column and connected to the friction plate; wherein the annular member and the inner column are formed with through-holes (20a, 3a, 20b, 3b) penetrating the annular member and the inner column in the vicinity of a connecting portion (20g, 20h) between the friction plate and the annular member, and are connected by a pin (21, 21a, 21b) inserted into the through-holes (20a, 3a, 20b 3b); and the pin (21, 21a, 21b) is configured to fracture upon receiving a predetermined level of impact force, resulting in canceling the connection between the annular member and the inner column.
A dental prosthesis manufacturing method, wherein the dental prosthesis is a full prosthesis or a partial prosthesis and the dental prosthesis includes a base and a dental arch, wherein a positive model of the base to be produced is additively produced, the positive model of the base to be produced is subsequently cast around using a hardening casting compound, in particular plaster, wherein, in another step following curing of the casting compound, the positive model of the base to be produced is removed, in particular by the action of heat, so that a negative mold of the base to be produced remains, and wherein the negative mold of the base thus produced is filled with denture base material and the denture base material is cured, wherein each one of a positive model for the dental arch and the base is produced by 3D printing and, in particular subsequently, the base is produced, in particular by injection; wherein the positive model of the dental arch is subsequently applied to the base and is embedded together therewith into a hardening casting compound, and in another step following curing of the casting compound, the positive model of the dental arch is then removed so that a negative mold of the dental arch to be produced is produced and the negative mold of the dental arch thus formed and to be produced is filled with dental arch material by injection.
An open bore magnetic resonance device "MRD" having a volume of interest for imaging a body portion and an inlet aperture for inserting said body portion within said bore, an electrically earthed protecting sleeve for reducing the electromagnetic energy propagation from said magnet bore to the outer environment surrounding said magnet and vice versa, said sleeve having a distal portion inserted into and located within said bore and a proximal portion attached to the MRD aperture, the length and diameter of said sleeve being adapted to accept a body portion not to be imaged within said bore whilst the portion to be imaged protrudes from said distal portion of said sleeve.
An automatic transmission device for a wheel loader, comprising: a shift mechanism; a work detection device that detects that the wheel loader is performing an excavation work; and a shift control device that executes control so as to downshift a speed stage at the shift mechanism if the work detection device detects that the wheel loader is performing the excavation work, characterized in that: the shift mechanism is connected to an engine via a torque converter; and the work detection device detects that the wheel loader is performing the excavation work based upon a speed ratio of the torque converter, further comprising: a decelerating state detection device that detects a decelerating state in which the wheel loader decelerates, wherein: the shift control device downshifts the speed stage at the shift mechanism also based upon the decelerating state of the wheel loader detected by the decelerating state detection device. a shift mechanism; a work detection device that detects that the wheel loader is performing an excavation work; and a shift control device that executes control so as to downshift a speed stage at the shift mechanism if the work detection device detects that the wheel loader is performing the excavation work, characterized in that: the shift mechanism is connected to an engine via a torque converter; and the work detection device detects that the wheel loader is performing the excavation work based upon a speed ratio of the torque converter, further comprising: a decelerating state detection device that detects a decelerating state in which the wheel loader decelerates, wherein: the shift control device downshifts the speed stage at the shift mechanism also based upon the decelerating state of the wheel loader detected by the decelerating state detection device. the shift mechanism is connected to an engine via a torque converter; and the work detection device detects that the wheel loader is performing the excavation work based upon a speed ratio of the torque converter, further comprising: a decelerating state detection device that detects a decelerating state in which the wheel loader decelerates, wherein: the shift control device downshifts the speed stage at the shift mechanism also based upon the decelerating state of the wheel loader detected by the decelerating state detection device. a decelerating state detection device that detects a decelerating state in which the wheel loader decelerates, wherein: the shift control device downshifts the speed stage at the shift mechanism also based upon the decelerating state of the wheel loader detected by the decelerating state detection device. the shift control device downshifts the speed stage at the shift mechanism also based upon the decelerating state of the wheel loader detected by the decelerating state detection device.
Teeth cleaning apparatus comprising: a cylindrical cleaning implement having: an elongate resilient support shaft having a fixed proximal end and free tip end; a helical engagement thread formed around the support shaft, the thread being made of a flexible, continuous material, extending to the free tip end of the support shaft, and having a helix angle of less than 20 degrees at the free tip end, said helix angle being with respect to a plane transverse to the axis of the implement; and a drive interface at one end of the support shaft for connecting the cleaning implement to a rotatable drive shaft, wherein, in use, when the tip of the cleaning implement is presented between a pair of adjacent teeth, the helical engagement thread causes the rotating cleaning implement to thread itself into the interproximal space and extracts interproximal debris. a cylindrical cleaning implement having: an elongate resilient support shaft having a fixed proximal end and free tip end; a helical engagement thread formed around the support shaft, the thread being made of a flexible, continuous material, extending to the free tip end of the support shaft, and having a helix angle of less than 20 degrees at the free tip end, said helix angle being with respect to a plane transverse to the axis of the implement; and a drive interface at one end of the support shaft for connecting the cleaning implement to a rotatable drive shaft, an elongate resilient support shaft having a fixed proximal end and free tip end; a helical engagement thread formed around the support shaft, the thread being made of a flexible, continuous material, extending to the free tip end of the support shaft, and having a helix angle of less than 20 degrees at the free tip end, said helix angle being with respect to a plane transverse to the axis of the implement; and a drive interface at one end of the support shaft for connecting the cleaning implement to a rotatable drive shaft, wherein, in use, when the tip of the cleaning implement is presented between a pair of adjacent teeth, the helical engagement thread causes the rotating cleaning implement to thread itself into the interproximal space and extracts interproximal debris.
Device for reading a magnetic stripe and/or smart card, comprising a card reader for reading out data from the magnetic stripe and/or smart card, which comprises a transport path, along which the magnetic stripe and/or smart card is moved when inserted into the card reader and/or when removed from the card reader, and/or in which the magnetic stripe and/or smart card is received during read-out, and comprising an image capture unit for recording images of the card reader, wherein the card reader is configured in such a way that, with the aid of images recorded by the image capture unit, it is possible to detect whether a skimming module for spying out data from magnetic stripes and/or smart cards is received in the transport path of the card reader, characterized in that the image capture unit is arranged and configured in such a way that it records images with representations of an exterior of the card reader, in that the transport path is at least partly delimited by a delimiting element, in that a hole pattern having a multiplicity of through holes (30, 32) is provided at least in a partial region of a delimiting element delimiting the transport path, in that the image recorded by the image capture unit represents at least the region of said hole pattern (30, 32), wherein the image capture unit captures an image of the transport path through the through holes (30, 32), in that the image capture unit is arranged at a first side of the transport path, and in that a light source for trans-illuminating the hole pattern is provided at a second side of the transport path opposite to the first side, and in that the hole pattern is represented as bright points on the image recorded by the image capture unit.
Process for producing metallic structures, comprising the following steps: (a) applying an initiator composition to a substrate to form an initiator layer, where the composition comprises photocatalytically active nanorods as an initiator, where the nanorods having a diameter of less than 100 nm and a length of less than 500 nm; (b) applying a precursor composition comprising at least one precursor compound for a metal layer to the substrate; (c) reducing the precursor compound to the metal by the action of electromagnetic radiation on the initiator, where a metal layer is applied at least in one region of the surface of the initiator layer; wherein a structuring operation is effected in step (a) and/or in step (b) and/or in step (c). (a) applying an initiator composition to a substrate to form an initiator layer, where the composition comprises photocatalytically active nanorods as an initiator, where the nanorods having a diameter of less than 100 nm and a length of less than 500 nm; (b) applying a precursor composition comprising at least one precursor compound for a metal layer to the substrate; (c) reducing the precursor compound to the metal by the action of electromagnetic radiation on the initiator, where a metal layer is applied at least in one region of the surface of the initiator layer; wherein a structuring operation is effected in step (a) and/or in step (b) and/or in step (c).
A bovine intestinal alkaline phosphatase (bIAP) for use in a method of treating or preventing a neurodevelopmental disorder in a subject in need thereof comprising, administering to the subject the bIAP, wherein the neurodevelopmental disorder is selected from autism spectrum disorder, schizophrenia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), schizoaffective disorder, and bipolar affective disorder.
A molding apparatus that molds a molded product, comprising: a mold clamping device clamping a parison extruded from an extruder to obtain a molded body, a transfer rail to support the mold clamping device in a transferable manner, and an electric cylinder (271A, 271B) to transfer the mold clamping device along the transfer rail, wherein, the mold clamping device comprises first and second platens (23, 24) for holding a die, mold clamping rail supporting the first and second platens so as to be horizontally movable, and a clamping drive unit for driving the first and second platens closer to or separated from each other along the clamping rail, the electric cylinder comprises a motor having an output shaft and a feed screw mechanism that converts the rotary motion of the output shaft into a linear motion, and, the electric cylinder further comprises at least one of the following configurations 1) and 2), The motor being a brake motor having a brake, and the rotation of the output shaft can be braked by the brake, 2) A clutch being provided, and the clutch can switch between a state in which the output shaft and the feed screw mechanism are connected and a state in which the connection between the output shaft and the feed screw mechanism is loosened. a mold clamping device clamping a parison extruded from an extruder to obtain a molded body, a transfer rail to support the mold clamping device in a transferable manner, and an electric cylinder (271A, 271B) to transfer the mold clamping device along the transfer rail, the mold clamping device comprises first and second platens (23, 24) for holding a die, mold clamping rail supporting the first and second platens so as to be horizontally movable, and a clamping drive unit for driving the first and second platens closer to or separated from each other along the clamping rail, the electric cylinder comprises a motor having an output shaft and a feed screw mechanism that converts the rotary motion of the output shaft into a linear motion, and, the electric cylinder further comprises at least one of the following configurations 1) and 2), The motor being a brake motor having a brake, and the rotation of the output shaft can be braked by the brake, 2) A clutch being provided, and the clutch can switch between a state in which the output shaft and the feed screw mechanism are connected and a state in which the connection between the output shaft and the feed screw mechanism is loosened.
Coupling element for a hose coupling, in particular for high-pressure hydraulic lines, having a connection head for connection to a fitting and a press nipple moulded thereon for receiving a hose end section, on which a pushed-on hose end section can be fastened in a sealing manner by means of a press fitting which surrounds the hose end section and is sleeve-shaped at least in regions, and which has a rib profile, which comprises ribs delimited by grooves, wherein the rib profile has at least two profile sections (32, 33), wherein the grooves of the first profile section facing the connection head have a symmetrical cross-section and the grooves of the second profile section have an asymmetrical cross-section and wherein the grooves of the second profile section have a larger groove volume than the grooves of the first profile section, wherein the second profile section has at least two asymmetrical grooves, characterised in that at least one of the asymmetrical grooves has a smaller groove volume than a further asymmetrical groove adjacent in the direction of the end of the press nipple opposite the connection head.
A method for multicasting interactive data to set-top boxes where a video signal is encoded with a trigger signal that contains an Internet address which can be accessed by set-top boxes to obtain interactive data characterized in that said trigger signal is decoded to obtain said Internet address from where said interactive data is accessed and obtained; said interactive data is multicasted from a multicast server at a multicast server address; and said multicast server address is encoded in the video signal so that said interactive data can be accessed by a set-top box at the multicast server address through a separate channel.