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A manufacturing method of a prehardened steel material for a die, the method comprising: a first step of hot-processing a steel ingot to obtain a steel piece, said steel piece having a surface on which an oxide coat is formed; a second step of either quenching and tempering the steel piece obtained in the first step or subjecting the steel piece obtained in the first step to a solution treatment followed by quenching and tempering to obtain a steel raw material having hardness of 58 HRC or more and containing 2% by area or less of primary carbides having a circle-equivalent diameter of 5 μm or more in a cross-sectional structure of the steel raw material; and a third step of cutting the steel raw material obtained in the second step using a blade of a saw to obtain a prehardened steel material having a size corresponding to a dimension of a cold working die; wherein the composition of the steel raw material consists of: C of 0.6 to 1.2% by mass, Cr of 3.0 to 9.0% by mass, one or two of V and Nb, wherein the amounts of V and Nb satisfy the relational formula of (Nb+1/2V) that is 1.0% by mass or less, one or more optional elements selected from the group consisting of Si, Mn, P, Mo, W, Al, S, Ni, Cu, Ca, Ti, Zr, and rare-earth metals, and the balance of the material composition being Fe and inevitable impurities. a first step of hot-processing a steel ingot to obtain a steel piece, said steel piece having a surface on which an oxide coat is formed; a second step of either quenching and tempering the steel piece obtained in the first step or subjecting the steel piece obtained in the first step to a solution treatment followed by quenching and tempering to obtain a steel raw material having hardness of 58 HRC or more and containing 2% by area or less of primary carbides having a circle-equivalent diameter of 5 μm or more in a cross-sectional structure of the steel raw material; and a third step of cutting the steel raw material obtained in the second step using a blade of a saw to obtain a prehardened steel material having a size corresponding to a dimension of a cold working die; C of 0.6 to 1.2% by mass, Cr of 3.0 to 9.0% by mass, one or two of V and Nb, wherein the amounts of V and Nb satisfy the relational formula of (Nb+1/2V) that is 1.0% by mass or less, one or more optional elements selected from the group consisting of Si, Mn, P, Mo, W, Al, S, Ni, Cu, Ca, Ti, Zr, and rare-earth metals, and the balance of the material composition being Fe and inevitable impurities.
An article, comprising: a metal-based substrate having an overlay metal-based coating disposed on the substrate at an interface having an interface toughness, wherein the interface is configured such that a crack formed within the overlay metal-based coating and approaching the interface has a propagation path that is more energetically favorable along the interface than through the interface and into the metal-based substrate, wherein the overlay metal-based coating comprises a nickel-based alloy, a cobalt-based alloy, an iron-based alloy, or any combination including one or more of these, wherein the metal-based substrate comprises a nickel-based alloy, a cobalt-based alloy, an iron-based alloy, or a combination including one or more of these, and wherein the interface between the overlay metal-based coating and the metal-based substrate has an interface toughness in a range from 0.05 MPa m to 0.5 ∗ ΔK th MPa m, where ΔK th is the fatigue crack growth threshold stress intensity of the substrate.
A sensor capsule for a heat flow sensor, the capsule comprising: a hot end of the heat flow sensor; a cold end of the heat flow sensor; a thermal conductor formed of metal extending from the hot end toward the cold end; and a plurality of temperature sensors coupled to the thermal conductor at different distances from the hot end, the temperature sensors being thermocouples and wherein the thermal conductor serves as the negative lead in each thermocouple. a hot end of the heat flow sensor; a cold end of the heat flow sensor; a thermal conductor formed of metal extending from the hot end toward the cold end; and a plurality of temperature sensors coupled to the thermal conductor at different distances from the hot end, the temperature sensors being thermocouples and wherein the thermal conductor serves as the negative lead in each thermocouple.
A catheter or sheath, comprising: a circuit including a member (12, 112) extending along at least a portion of the length of the catheter shaft; wherein the member (12, 112) includes a trace printed on the member (12, 112) and having a longitudinal segment extending along a longitudinal axis of the member (12, 112) and a transverse segment extending transverse to the longitudinal axis; and an electrode connected to the circuit proximal the trace; characterized in that the circuit is disposed along a center of the opening of the catheter or sheath, in the neutral axis, in order to prevent undue stress from being placed on the circuit when the catheter or sheath is deflected. a circuit including a member (12, 112) extending along at least a portion of the length of the catheter shaft; wherein the member (12, 112) includes a trace printed on the member (12, 112) and having a longitudinal segment extending along a longitudinal axis of the member (12, 112) and a transverse segment extending transverse to the longitudinal axis; and an electrode connected to the circuit proximal the trace; characterized in that the circuit is disposed along a center of the opening of the catheter or sheath, in the neutral axis, in order to prevent undue stress from being placed on the circuit when the catheter or sheath is deflected.
Optical switching device for regulation of the passage of sunlight, containing a layer comprising a liquid-crystalline material, characterised in that the liquid-crystalline material comprises a dye and a compound containing a sterically hindered group of the formula where the bond marked by * is the bond by means of which the group of the formula is connected to the remainder of the compound, and where R 1 is methyl. where the bond marked by * is the bond by means of which the group of the formula is connected to the remainder of the compound, and where R 1 is methyl.
Mobile working platform for installing and removing roof coverings on a roof structure, comprising: a support structure; at least one load roller (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27) which projects downwards beyond an underside of the support structure; at least one guide roller (42, 44) which protrudes downwards beyond the underside of the support structure; the guide roller protruding downwards beyond a contact surface of the load roller so that it abuts a roof structure; the axis of rotation of the guide roller being inclined in relation to the axis of rotation of the load roller; the at least one guide roller being arranged so as to be mountable in a roof structure; the arrangement of the at least one guide roller and the at least one load roller making it possible to move the working platform along a roof structure; the support structure being formed as a rectangular frame; the frame having two opposite longitudinal sides (14, 15) which extend in a longitudinal direction of the frame; the frame having two opposite end sides (16, 17) which extend in a transverse direction of the frame; the at least one load roller being attached to a longitudinal side of the frame and being movable in the longitudinal direction of the frame; characterised in that a traverse is attached between the two opposite longitudinal sides (14, 15) of the frame and is movable in the longitudinal direction of the working platform; and the at least one guide roller (42, 44) being attached to the traverse such that the at least one guide roller can be brought into contact with a roof structure. a support structure; at least one load roller (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27) which projects downwards beyond an underside of the support structure; at least one guide roller (42, 44) which protrudes downwards beyond the underside of the support structure; the guide roller protruding downwards beyond a contact surface of the load roller so that it abuts a roof structure; the axis of rotation of the guide roller being inclined in relation to the axis of rotation of the load roller; the at least one guide roller being arranged so as to be mountable in a roof structure; the arrangement of the at least one guide roller and the at least one load roller making it possible to move the working platform along a roof structure; the support structure being formed as a rectangular frame; the frame having two opposite longitudinal sides (14, 15) which extend in a longitudinal direction of the frame; the frame having two opposite end sides (16, 17) which extend in a transverse direction of the frame; the at least one load roller being attached to a longitudinal side of the frame and being movable in the longitudinal direction of the frame; characterised in that a traverse is attached between the two opposite longitudinal sides (14, 15) of the frame and is movable in the longitudinal direction of the working platform; and the at least one guide roller (42, 44) being attached to the traverse such that the at least one guide roller can be brought into contact with a roof structure.
An audio playback method comprising: receiving a plurality of audio signals including a left surround channel and a right surround channel; playing back the audio signals using a plurality of far-field loudspeakers (101-108, 401-406) distributed around a space (111, 409) having a plurality of listener positions (112, 410), wherein the left and right surround channels are played back by a pair of far-field loudspeakers (103, 106, 403, 405) arranged at opposite sides of the space having the plurality of listener positions; obtaining an audio component coinciding with or approximating audio content common to the left and right surround channels; and playing back the audio component at least using a pair of near-field transducers (109, 110, 407, 408) arranged at one of the listener positions. receiving a plurality of audio signals including a left surround channel and a right surround channel; playing back the audio signals using a plurality of far-field loudspeakers (101-108, 401-406) distributed around a space (111, 409) having a plurality of listener positions (112, 410), wherein the left and right surround channels are played back by a pair of far-field loudspeakers (103, 106, 403, 405) arranged at opposite sides of the space having the plurality of listener positions; obtaining an audio component coinciding with or approximating audio content common to the left and right surround channels; and playing back the audio component at least using a pair of near-field transducers (109, 110, 407, 408) arranged at one of the listener positions.
A method of manufacturing a pressure sensor which comprises: a tubular housing including a support plate formed on a one-end side of the housing to have a lid-like shape; a diaphragm provided on an other-end side of the housing; a piezoelectric element which outputs an electrical signal corresponding to pressure received by the diaphragm; and a rod-shaped transmission section which transmits the pressure to the piezoelectric element, the method comprising: accommodating the piezoelectric element into the housing; and fixing the transmission section to the housing through the diaphragm in a state in which a predetermined preload is applied to the piezoelectric element in an axial direction of the housing by the piezoelectric element being pressed against the support plate by the transmission section. a tubular housing including a support plate formed on a one-end side of the housing to have a lid-like shape; a diaphragm provided on an other-end side of the housing; a piezoelectric element which outputs an electrical signal corresponding to pressure received by the diaphragm; and a rod-shaped transmission section which transmits the pressure to the piezoelectric element, the method comprising: accommodating the piezoelectric element into the housing; and fixing the transmission section to the housing through the diaphragm in a state in which a predetermined preload is applied to the piezoelectric element in an axial direction of the housing by the piezoelectric element being pressed against the support plate by the transmission section. accommodating the piezoelectric element into the housing; and fixing the transmission section to the housing through the diaphragm in a state in which a predetermined preload is applied to the piezoelectric element in an axial direction of the housing by the piezoelectric element being pressed against the support plate by the transmission section.
A method for wireless communication between a wireless remote control device comprising a peripheral device and a controller on a materials handling vehicle comprising a central device, the method comprising: polling via a plurality of connection event requests, by the central device, communicated with the peripheral device with which the central device is paired, the peripheral device comprising one or more activatable switches (198A-C); based on the status of one or more activatable switches (198A-C), the peripheral device sending reply messages to at least a portion of the plurality of connection requests in accordance with at least one communication operating mode of the peripheral device, wherein each reply message is indicative of the status of the one or more activatable switches (198A-C); and calculating, by the central device, a number of missed messages, wherein a missed message is associated with a message expected to be received by the central device from the peripheral device when the peripheral device is operating in accordance with the at least one communication operating mode; wherein a vehicle command is determined by the central device based on the number of calculated missed messages, the vehicle command is transmitted by the central device to a microcontroller operating on the vehicle configured to control operation of the vehicle based, at least in part, on the vehicle command. polling via a plurality of connection event requests, by the central device, communicated with the peripheral device with which the central device is paired, the peripheral device comprising one or more activatable switches (198A-C); based on the status of one or more activatable switches (198A-C), the peripheral device sending reply messages to at least a portion of the plurality of connection requests in accordance with at least one communication operating mode of the peripheral device, wherein each reply message is indicative of the status of the one or more activatable switches (198A-C); and calculating, by the central device, a number of missed messages, wherein a missed message is associated with a message expected to be received by the central device from the peripheral device when the peripheral device is operating in accordance with the at least one communication operating mode; wherein a vehicle command is determined by the central device based on the number of calculated missed messages, the vehicle command is transmitted by the central device to a microcontroller operating on the vehicle configured to control operation of the vehicle based, at least in part, on the vehicle command.
A double stranded nucleic acid (dsNA) comprising: a sense strand comprising 21 to 83 nucleotides; an antisense strand comprising 15 to 39 nucleotides; a duplex formed by said sense and antisense strand, having a length of 15 to 35 base pairs; wherein the dsNA comprises a discontinuity between the 5' terminus of the sense strand and the 3' terminus of the antisense strand or between the 3' terminus of the sense strand and the 5' terminus of the antisense strand; wherein the sense strand comprises a tetraloop and the tetraloop comprises at least one ligand conjugated nucleotide, wherein the ligand is GalNAc; and wherein said antisense strand is complementary to a target mRNA along at least 15 nucleotides of said antisense strand and said double stranded nucleic acid reduces target gene expression when said double stranded nucleic acid is introduced into a mammal or a mammalian cell, and preferably wherein the tetraloop comprises one, two, three or four ligand conjugated nucleotide and each of the ligands is GalNAc. a sense strand comprising 21 to 83 nucleotides; an antisense strand comprising 15 to 39 nucleotides; a duplex formed by said sense and antisense strand, having a length of 15 to 35 base pairs; wherein the dsNA comprises a discontinuity between the 5' terminus of the sense strand and the 3' terminus of the antisense strand or between the 3' terminus of the sense strand and the 5' terminus of the antisense strand; wherein the sense strand comprises a tetraloop and the tetraloop comprises at least one ligand conjugated nucleotide, wherein the ligand is GalNAc; and wherein said antisense strand is complementary to a target mRNA along at least 15 nucleotides of said antisense strand and said double stranded nucleic acid reduces target gene expression when said double stranded nucleic acid is introduced into a mammal or a mammalian cell, and preferably wherein the tetraloop comprises one, two, three or four ligand conjugated nucleotide and each of the ligands is GalNAc.
Internal combustion engine assembly comprising: a fuel tank for containing fuel comprising alcohol, the fuel tank being connected via a fuel supply duct (6, 64) to a fuel inlet of at least one of a number of cylinders, the cylinders being with an outlet connected to an exhaust system (13, 14,18, 22), a reformer unit being in heat exchanging contact with exhaust gases from the exhaust system (13, 14,18, 22), for steam reforming of alcohol, the reformer unit being with a reformer outlet (35,44) connected to the fuel inlet of the cylinders, a water supply unit, comprising an evaporator that is in heat exchanging contact with the exhaust system (13, 14,18, 22), the water supply unit being with an outlet connected to a water steam inlet (35,37) of the reformer unit, and a distiller unit being with a fuel inlet connected to a distiller supply duct that is connected to the fuel tank, the distiller unit comprising a heat exchange element that is in heat exchanging contact with the exhaust system (13, 14,18, 22), an alcohol outlet that is connected to the inlet (29,34,35) of the reformer unit and a high volatile fraction outlet for supplying components of the fuel with a boiling point below a boiling point of alcohol, preferably below 80 0 C. a fuel tank for containing fuel comprising alcohol, the fuel tank being connected via a fuel supply duct (6, 64) to a fuel inlet of at least one of a number of cylinders, the cylinders being with an outlet connected to an exhaust system (13, 14,18, 22), a reformer unit being in heat exchanging contact with exhaust gases from the exhaust system (13, 14,18, 22), for steam reforming of alcohol, the reformer unit being with a reformer outlet (35,44) connected to the fuel inlet of the cylinders, a water supply unit, comprising an evaporator that is in heat exchanging contact with the exhaust system (13, 14,18, 22), the water supply unit being with an outlet connected to a water steam inlet (35,37) of the reformer unit, and a distiller unit being with a fuel inlet connected to a distiller supply duct that is connected to the fuel tank, the distiller unit comprising a heat exchange element that is in heat exchanging contact with the exhaust system (13, 14,18, 22), an alcohol outlet that is connected to the inlet (29,34,35) of the reformer unit and a high volatile fraction outlet for supplying components of the fuel with a boiling point below a boiling point of alcohol, preferably below 80 0 C.
A method for joining at least two components of a fuel cell, in particular for joining two individual plates (200, 202) of a fuel cell to form a bipolar plate, comprising the steps of: - providing a first component of the fuel cell and providing at least a second component of the fuel cell, and characterized by the step of: - emitting a pulsed laser beam from a laser device onto a rotating, polygon mirrored wheel, whereby the laser beam forms a joint line from a plurality of overlapping, dot-shaped and/or line-shaped joints on the components. - providing a first component of the fuel cell and providing at least a second component of the fuel cell, and characterized by the step of: - emitting a pulsed laser beam from a laser device onto a rotating, polygon mirrored wheel, whereby the laser beam forms a joint line from a plurality of overlapping, dot-shaped and/or line-shaped joints on the components.
A vehicle sealing system, comprising: a door construct including a generally U-shaped cavity formed therein for receiving glass from a window; an outer sash molding component provided at an outer edge of the vehicle sealing system; an inner sash trim component provided at an interior of the vehicle sealing system; a first seal proximate to an exterior of the vehicle sealing system, the first seal including a flexible seal member co-extruded with the outer sash molding component; a second seal proximate to an interior of the vehicle sealing system, the second seal including a lip or trim fastener; and first, second, and third seal members (38a, 38b, 38c) provided in or on the generally U-shaped cavity formed in the door construct, wherein: the first seal member is dual shot molded together with the inner sash trim component, the second seal member is co-extruded with the outer sash molding component, the first and second seal members (38a, 38b) being inwardly rotatable upon receiving a biasing force from upward movement of the glass, and the third seal member is provided on a base of the generally U-shaped cavity so as to form a cushion between the glass and the door construct. a door construct including a generally U-shaped cavity formed therein for receiving glass from a window; an outer sash molding component provided at an outer edge of the vehicle sealing system; an inner sash trim component provided at an interior of the vehicle sealing system; a first seal proximate to an exterior of the vehicle sealing system, the first seal including a flexible seal member co-extruded with the outer sash molding component; a second seal proximate to an interior of the vehicle sealing system, the second seal including a lip or trim fastener; and first, second, and third seal members (38a, 38b, 38c) provided in or on the generally U-shaped cavity formed in the door construct, wherein: the first seal member is dual shot molded together with the inner sash trim component, the second seal member is co-extruded with the outer sash molding component, the first and second seal members (38a, 38b) being inwardly rotatable upon receiving a biasing force from upward movement of the glass, and the third seal member is provided on a base of the generally U-shaped cavity so as to form a cushion between the glass and the door construct. the first seal member is dual shot molded together with the inner sash trim component, the second seal member is co-extruded with the outer sash molding component, the first and second seal members (38a, 38b) being inwardly rotatable upon receiving a biasing force from upward movement of the glass, and the third seal member is provided on a base of the generally U-shaped cavity so as to form a cushion between the glass and the door construct.
A process for producing a fermentation product from starch-containing material with a dry solid content in the range from 10-55% w/w comprising: (a) liquefying starch-containing material in the presence of an alpha-amylase; (b) saccharifying the liquefied material obtained in step (a) using a carbohydrate-source generating enzyme; (c) fermenting using a fermenting organism; wherein an invertase is added before or during the liquefaction step and wherein the process steps are carried out in the following consecutive order: (a), (b) and (c). (a) liquefying starch-containing material in the presence of an alpha-amylase; (b) saccharifying the liquefied material obtained in step (a) using a carbohydrate-source generating enzyme; (c) fermenting using a fermenting organism;