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A method of fabricating a diffractive backlight, the method comprising: providing a light guide having a diffraction grating; diffractively scattering guided light out of the light guide using the diffraction grating to selectively expose photoresist adjacent to a surface of the light guide, selective exposure providing an opening in the photoresist that is aligned with the diffraction grating; and depositing a reflective material into the opening to form a reflective island aligned with the diffraction grating, wherein a reflective diffraction grating element of the diffractive backlight comprises a combination of the diffraction grating and the reflective island. providing a light guide having a diffraction grating; diffractively scattering guided light out of the light guide using the diffraction grating to selectively expose photoresist adjacent to a surface of the light guide, selective exposure providing an opening in the photoresist that is aligned with the diffraction grating; and depositing a reflective material into the opening to form a reflective island aligned with the diffraction grating, wherein a reflective diffraction grating element of the diffractive backlight comprises a combination of the diffraction grating and the reflective island.
Transfer device, comprising - a movable element, - a stationary running rail, and - a linear motor drive device for driving the movable element, - the movable element having support elements which can be brought into contact with the running rail, and - at least one of the support elements having a contact region, which is arranged at an angle (α) not equal to 90° to a vertical axis of the movable element and is arranged at an angle (β) not equal to 90° to a transverse axis of the movable element, characterized in that - the support elements are spring-loaded. - a movable element, - a stationary running rail, and - a linear motor drive device for driving the movable element, - the movable element having support elements which can be brought into contact with the running rail, and - at least one of the support elements having a contact region, which is arranged at an angle (α) not equal to 90° to a vertical axis of the movable element and is arranged at an angle (β) not equal to 90° to a transverse axis of the movable element, - the support elements are spring-loaded.
A vehicle height adjustment apparatus comprising: a spring (110, 210) that is disposed between a body of a vehicle and a tire wheel (14, 21) of the vehicle; a damper (120, 220) that undergoes an extensional and contractional operation so as to move working oil to dampen vibration of the spring; a support member (141, 241) that supports one end portion of the spring, and moves relative to the damper to change a length of the spring; a working oil chamber (142, 242) into which the working oil causing the support member to move relative to the damper flows by the extensional and contractional operation of the damper; characterized by an electromagnetic valve (170, 270) that adjusts an amount of the working oil flowing into the working oil chamber by a degree of opening of the electromagnetic valve; and a control unit that controls the degree of opening of the electromagnetic valve based on a weight exerted on the vehicle. a spring (110, 210) that is disposed between a body of a vehicle and a tire wheel (14, 21) of the vehicle; a damper (120, 220) that undergoes an extensional and contractional operation so as to move working oil to dampen vibration of the spring; a support member (141, 241) that supports one end portion of the spring, and moves relative to the damper to change a length of the spring; a working oil chamber (142, 242) into which the working oil causing the support member to move relative to the damper flows by the extensional and contractional operation of the damper; characterized by an electromagnetic valve (170, 270) that adjusts an amount of the working oil flowing into the working oil chamber by a degree of opening of the electromagnetic valve; and a control unit that controls the degree of opening of the electromagnetic valve based on a weight exerted on the vehicle.
Household refrigerator having a receiving space (3, 9) for groceries, which is bounded by walls (11, 13) of an inner container, and a separating plate which is separate from the inner container and which separates the receiving space (3, 9) into subvolumes (3a, 3b) and which is detachably arranged in the receiving space (3, 9) in a non-destructive manner, wherein the separating plate is embodied in several parts and has a first, upper plate part and a second, lower plate part separate therefrom and connected to the first plate part, wherein a thermal insulation material is embodied in an intermediate space between the plate parts (14, 15), characterised in that on one of the plate parts (14, 15) a receiving groove embodied on a side edge (14a, 14b) of the plate part (14, 15) is embodied with a receiving volume, in which receiving volume a positioning element arranged on the inner container for holding the separating plate engages in an immersing manner on the positioning element, wherein the receiving groove is embodied in a rear corner region of the separating plate and in the width direction (x) of the separating plate is embodied to be open for immersion of the positioning element and in the depth direction (z) is embodied to be open for immersion of the positioning element and both plate parts (14, 15) are embodied to be tub-shaped.
An automotive lighting unit comprising a substantially basin-shaped rear casing structured for being fixed onto the vehicle body; a front semi-shell, which is arranged to close the mouth of the rear casing and is provided with at least a first transparent or semi-transparent portion; and at least a first lighting assembly, which emits light on command and is arranged within the rear casing so as to backlight said first transparent or semi-transparent portion of the front semi-shell; the first lighting assembly comprising: a reflector body which is located inside the rear casing spaced apart from and facing said first transparent or semi-transparent portion and is provided with a reflecting surface designed to reflect the incident light towards said first transparent or semi-transparent portion; and an electrically-powered, first light source which is located inside the rear casing and is oriented so as to direct the generated light (r 1) towards the reflecting surface of the reflector body for creating a first luminous pattern (D 1) of predetermined shape on said first transparent or semi-transparent portion; and at least an electrically-powered, second light source which is located inside the rear casing; the automotive lighting unit being characterized in that said first lighting assembly additionally comprises: an intermediate transparent plate which is arranged in an inclined position between the reflecting surface of the reflector body and said first transparent or semi-transparent portion in such a way that the light (r 1) reflected by the reflector body towards said first transparent or semi-transparent portion passes through it; the second light source is oriented so as to direct the generated light (r 2) towards the front face of the intermediate transparent plate in such a way that at least part of this light (r 2) can reach the front face of the intermediate transparent plate with an angle of incidence greater than the critical angle, in order to be reflected by the intermediate transparent plate towards said first transparent or semi-transparent portion for creating a second luminous pattern (D 2) of predetermined shape on said first transparent or semi-transparent portion.
Synchronization method to be implemented in a quantum communication system comprising a transmitter and a receiver adapted to communicate through a service channel and a quantum channel, said method being adapted to align the indices of the signals sent in both channels and comprising the steps of: • producing, at the transmitter, a sequence of n quantum channel signals, wherein the pattern of each arbitrary sub-sequence made of k consecutive quantum channel signals within the whole sequence of n quantum channel signals is unique in the whole sequence such that said whole sequence presents a Hamilton-cyclic pattern, • repeatedly sending said sequence from the transmitter over the quantum channel to the receiver, • detecting the pattern of the sub-sequence that starts from a arbitrary selected starting index of said sequence, • calculating the correlation factors between the pattern of detected sub-sequence and all the possible patterns in the Hamiltonian-Cycle sequence, and • determining the current sub-sequence and its corresponding sub-sequence offset based on the pattern with the highest correlation factor, and • aligning the indices of the emitter and the receiver based on the determined offset. • producing, at the transmitter, a sequence of n quantum channel signals, wherein the pattern of each arbitrary sub-sequence made of k consecutive quantum channel signals within the whole sequence of n quantum channel signals is unique in the whole sequence such that said whole sequence presents a Hamilton-cyclic pattern, • repeatedly sending said sequence from the transmitter over the quantum channel to the receiver, • detecting the pattern of the sub-sequence that starts from a arbitrary selected starting index of said sequence, • calculating the correlation factors between the pattern of detected sub-sequence and all the possible patterns in the Hamiltonian-Cycle sequence, and • determining the current sub-sequence and its corresponding sub-sequence offset based on the pattern with the highest correlation factor, and • aligning the indices of the emitter and the receiver based on the determined offset.
Closed circuit breathing system for a diver comprising a breathing end piece fitted with an inhalation pipe and an exhalation pipe, a breathing bag connected to said inhalation pipe, a cylinder containing compressed oxygen for introduction of oxygen into said breathing bag characterised in that it also comprises: a carbon dioxide extraction system the inlet of which is connected to said exhalation pipe and the outlet of which is connected to said breathing bag, said system for extraction of carbon dioxide comprising at least one reservoir containing a material capable of adsorbing carbon dioxide, each reservoir being provided with an inlet (13, 113, 213) for said mix and an outlet (14, 114, 214) for a mix from which at least some of the carbon dioxide has been eliminated, and in addition - at least one means for heating (40, 140, 240) said reservoir, - at least one electronic control circuit (50, 150), designed to heat at least one reservoir when at least one condition is satisfied, so as to cause desorption of the carbon dioxide adsorbed on the material contained in the corresponding reservoir. a carbon dioxide extraction system the inlet of which is connected to said exhalation pipe and the outlet of which is connected to said breathing bag, said system for extraction of carbon dioxide comprising at least one reservoir containing a material capable of adsorbing carbon dioxide, each reservoir being provided with an inlet (13, 113, 213) for said mix and an outlet (14, 114, 214) for a mix from which at least some of the carbon dioxide has been eliminated, and in addition - at least one means for heating (40, 140, 240) said reservoir, - at least one electronic control circuit (50, 150), designed to heat at least one reservoir when at least one condition is satisfied, so as to cause desorption of the carbon dioxide adsorbed on the material contained in the corresponding reservoir. - at least one means for heating (40, 140, 240) said reservoir, - at least one electronic control circuit (50, 150), designed to heat at least one reservoir when at least one condition is satisfied, so as to cause desorption of the carbon dioxide adsorbed on the material contained in the corresponding reservoir.
System for monitoring an acoustic scene outside a vehicle; said system comprising: - a vehicle with wheels, a trunk and a passenger compartment that is distinct and separate from the trunk, - an acoustic sensor disposed in said trunk, - a control unit operatively connected to the acoustic sensor, and - at least one neural network operatively connected to the control unit, which is suitably trained in order to correlate the characteristics of an audio signal with types of road surfaces; wherein said control unit is configured in such a way to receive an audio signal detected by said acoustic sensor while the vehicle is traveling, extract the characteristics of said audio signal and provide said characteristics of said audio signal to the neural network in order to identify the type of road surface covered by the vehicle wheels; characterized in that said trunk comprises a bottom made of metallic material that separates the trunk from the exterior and a partition wall disposed in the trunk, in such a way to define a lower compartment; wherein said acoustic sensor is disposed in said lower compartment of the trunk. - a vehicle with wheels, a trunk and a passenger compartment that is distinct and separate from the trunk, - an acoustic sensor disposed in said trunk, - a control unit operatively connected to the acoustic sensor, and - at least one neural network operatively connected to the control unit, which is suitably trained in order to correlate the characteristics of an audio signal with types of road surfaces; wherein said control unit is configured in such a way to receive an audio signal detected by said acoustic sensor while the vehicle is traveling, extract the characteristics of said audio signal and provide said characteristics of said audio signal to the neural network in order to identify the type of road surface covered by the vehicle wheels; characterized in that said trunk comprises a bottom made of metallic material that separates the trunk from the exterior and a partition wall disposed in the trunk, in such a way to define a lower compartment; wherein said acoustic sensor is disposed in said lower compartment of the trunk.
A method for increasing axial stiffness, reducing radial and deflection stiffness of an elastic compounded component, wherein increasing axial stiffness, reducing radial and deflection stiffness of the elastic compounded component is achieved by axial precompression and suspended load bearing structure of elastic subcomponents with multiple free surfaces, wherein the elastic subcomponent with multiple free surfaces is a compounded elastic component of an elastic material and metallic components, wherein the elastic subcomponent has three free surfaces after being compounded, wherein all the free surfaces are at different angles and positions to guarantee that stress is released when the elastic material subcomponent is stressed in multiple directions, so that the stress of the elastic subcomponents in all directions is substantially reduced, and the fatigue life of the elastic subcomponents is prolonged; the axial precompression means that the elastic subcomponents are always in an axial compressed state while they are working, so that the axial stiffness is substantially increased; the suspended bearing structure means that at least one of the metallic components of the elastic subcomponent is in a suspended state while they are working, so that the metallic component does not bear the load in radial direction on one hand, and thus the elastic material at this position is in a shearing state completely and only provide very little radial and deflection stiffness, on the other hand, the suspended metallic component will bear the load in axial direction and make great contribution to axial stiffness, thereby increasing axial stiffness, reducing radial and deflection stiffness of the elastic compounded component, characterized in that the three free surfaces of the elastic subcomponents are formed by gaps formed by combining a metallic outer ring, a metallic side ring and a metallic inner ring; wherein the first free surface is an outer free surface in the outer diameter direction formed by the gap formed by combining the metallic outer ring and the metallic side ring, the second free surface is an inner free surface in the inner diameter direction formed by the gap formed by combining the metallic side ring and the metallic inner ring, and third free surface is an inclined free surface in inclined angle direction formed by the gap formed by combining the metallic inner ring and the metallic outer ring.
A control information sending method, characterized by comprising: sending first physical layer control information to a first terminal device, wherein the first physical layer control information is used to indicate a first index to the first terminal device, and is used to instruct the first terminal device to monitor second physical layer control information within a first time period, and the first index is used by the first terminal device to determine a control information field that is in the second physical layer control information and that corresponds to the first terminal device; and sending the second physical layer control information to at least one terminal device within the first time period, wherein the at least one terminal device comprises the first terminal device, the second physical layer control information comprises at least one control information field, the at least one control information field comprises a first control information field, and the first control information field is used to instruct the first terminal device to receive or send data, or the first control information field is used to instruct the first terminal device to receive or send data or not to receive or send data. sending first physical layer control information to a first terminal device, wherein the first physical layer control information is used to indicate a first index to the first terminal device, and is used to instruct the first terminal device to monitor second physical layer control information within a first time period, and the first index is used by the first terminal device to determine a control information field that is in the second physical layer control information and that corresponds to the first terminal device; and sending the second physical layer control information to at least one terminal device within the first time period, wherein the at least one terminal device comprises the first terminal device, the second physical layer control information comprises at least one control information field, the at least one control information field comprises a first control information field, and the first control information field is used to instruct the first terminal device to receive or send data, or the first control information field is used to instruct the first terminal device to receive or send data or not to receive or send data.
Apparatus for inspecting a measurement object, comprising a workpiece receptacle for receiving the measurement object, comprising a measuring head carrying an optical sensor, wherein the measuring head and the workpiece receptacle are movable relative to one another, wherein the optical sensor has a lens and a camera, which is designed to capture an image of the measurement object through the lens, wherein the lens has a light entrance opening and a light exit opening, wherein the lens has a multiplicity of lens-element groups (40, 42, 44, 46, 48) which are arranged in the lens between the light entrance opening and the light exit opening one behind another along a longitudinal axis of the lens, and characterized in that the apparatus furthermore has a reflection element and a calibration arrangement, wherein the reflection element can be introduced into a beam path running through the lens to the camera, in order to couple the calibration arrangement into the beam path to the camera by means of the reflection element.
Roller container for transporting and storing loose goods, comprising a front wall provided with a hook assembly for pulling the container onto and off a lorry, wherein said hook assembly comprises two supporting plates (11a; 11b), each of which is provided with an opening for accommodating an end of a hook member, and wherein a box profile is provided as buffer element between said supporting plates and as connecting element for the two said supporting plates (11a;11b), characterized in that said box profile is a rectangular box profile.
A method for integrally molding a metal and a resin which comprises a polycarbonate, characterized in that the method comprises steps of: A) forming a nanopore in a surface of a metal sheet; and B) melting a thermoplastic resin on the surface of the metal sheet formed with the nanopore, and then injection molding the thermoplastic resin onto the surface of the metal sheet, wherein the thermoplastic resin is a mixture of a main resin and a polyolefin resin, the main resin is said polycarbonate, and the polyolefin resin has a melting point of about 65°C to about 105°C. A) forming a nanopore in a surface of a metal sheet; and B) melting a thermoplastic resin on the surface of the metal sheet formed with the nanopore, and then injection molding the thermoplastic resin onto the surface of the metal sheet,
A monitoring device (11-24, 211) for monitoring a concentration of molecules present in a dielectric insulation medium in a room (4; 40-47), the room (4; 40-47) comprising the dielectric insulation medium and housing at least one medium voltage or high voltage electrical apparatus (401A, 401B; 401, 411, 421, 431; 441, 451, 461, 471) and being accessible by humans, wherein the monitoring device (11-24, 211) comprises at least one sensor (11, 21, 12, 22, 13, 23, 211) for determining in a non-local manner an averaged concentration-dependent electromagnetic property of the molecules present in the dielectric insulation medium at at least one wavelength or wavelength band of the electromagnetic wave spectrum, characterized in that the molecules present in the dielectric insulation medium are an organic fluorine compound, the monitoring device (11-24, 211) is adapted to determine the concentration of the molecules of the organic fluorine compound, the monitoring device (11-24, 211) is for in-situ monitoring and controlling a dielectric strength of the dielectric insulation medium inside the room (4; 40-47), such that the dielectric strength inside the room (4; 40-47) can be maintained above a threshold required for operating the electrical active parts, a control system connected to the monitoring device is included, designed to detect a fault concentration outside an allowed concentration range of the molecules in the room (4; 40-47) and to automatically initiate mitigating measures in response to changes in the concentrations of the dielectric insulation medium, and connected to a supply system (25, 26, 27) for a controlled injection of the dielectric insulation medium into the room (4; 40-47).
A method for operating a rail vehicle, comprising at least one air suction device (23, 22, 25) that is configured to generate an air flow by sucking in ambient air, the method comprising: - varying the generated air flow depending on a braking operation of the rail vehicle, the air flow being higher during braking operation than during driving operation, and during braking operation, at least one of a mechanical brake and an electrodynamic brake being activated, and the air flow being generated according to a braking force of this brake or these brakes. - varying the generated air flow depending on a braking operation of the rail vehicle,