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A dispenser for sheet products comprising: a base; an outer shell mounted to the base, wherein the outer shell has a first portion configured to enclose a stack of sheet products to be dispensed and a second portion having a dispensing opening, the first and second portion being non-detachably and non-movably fixed relative to each other, wherein the first portion comprises two pairs of opposite side walls and the second portion comprises a top wall non-detachably and non-movably fixed to the side walls; a platen reciprocally moveable relative to the base and spring biased toward the dispensing opening; first and second upright, longitudinal columns (13, 14) respectively vertically extending from the base parallel to a movement direction of the platen on opposite sides of the platen, wherein the outer shell is translationally removable from the base along the vertical extension of the columns (13, 14) for inserting a stack of paper products between the first and second columns onto the platen; characterized in that a stop (17, 18) at each of the first and second columns (13, 14), respectively provided at an end of the first and second columns opposite to the base, the stops being configured to engage with a leading sheet product of the stack of sheet products and/or the platen in an extended position. a base; an outer shell mounted to the base, wherein the outer shell has a first portion configured to enclose a stack of sheet products to be dispensed and a second portion having a dispensing opening, the first and second portion being non-detachably and non-movably fixed relative to each other, wherein the first portion comprises two pairs of opposite side walls and the second portion comprises a top wall non-detachably and non-movably fixed to the side walls; a platen reciprocally moveable relative to the base and spring biased toward the dispensing opening; first and second upright, longitudinal columns (13, 14) respectively vertically extending from the base parallel to a movement direction of the platen on opposite sides of the platen, wherein the outer shell is translationally removable from the base along the vertical extension of the columns (13, 14) for inserting a stack of paper products between the first and second columns onto the platen; characterized in that a stop (17, 18) at each of the first and second columns (13, 14), respectively provided at an end of the first and second columns opposite to the base, the stops being configured to engage with a leading sheet product of the stack of sheet products and/or the platen in an extended position.
Method for determining a typical heating demand for a residential building, which is met by a heating device, wherein the heating device supplies the heat to the residential building by means of a heated heat transfer medium via a heating circuit, wherein the heating device comprises flow temperature sensors and return flow temperature sensors (8, 9) for measuring a temperature difference of the heat transfer medium between the flow and return flow of the heating circuit, and a volume flow sensor for measuring a volume flow or mass flow of the heat transfer medium, characterized by the steps of - measuring the temperature difference of the heat transfer medium between flow and return flow of the heating circuit, measuring the volume flow or mass flow of the heat transfer medium and calculating the heat output from the measured data, - measuring the difference between indoor temperature and outdoor temperature, - determining an averaged parameter of a polynomial, preferably of a first degree polynomial, which describes the dependence of the heat output on the difference between indoor temperature and outdoor temperature, - calculating a typical heating demand for the residential building based on the parameter of the polynomial and based on a time profile of differences between indoor temperature and outdoor temperature over a specified period of time. - measuring the temperature difference of the heat transfer medium between flow and return flow of the heating circuit, measuring the volume flow or mass flow of the heat transfer medium and calculating the heat output from the measured data, - measuring the difference between indoor temperature and outdoor temperature, - determining an averaged parameter of a polynomial, preferably of a first degree polynomial, which describes the dependence of the heat output on the difference between indoor temperature and outdoor temperature, - calculating a typical heating demand for the residential building based on the parameter of the polynomial and based on a time profile of differences between indoor temperature and outdoor temperature over a specified period of time.
Method for manufacturing a container by drawing and blowing in a mould from a blank of plastic material, which comprises the operations of: - introducing the preheated blank into the mould; - controlling the opening of a pre-blowing solenoid valve to connect the interior of the mould with a source of gas at a pre-blowing pressure (P P) and a pre-blowing flow rate (Dp) that are predetermined; - measuring the pressure prevailing inside the blank; - detecting an instant (t A), called actual pre-blowing start instant, at which the pressure in the blank begins to increase; - storing this instant (t A); - calculating an end-of-pre-blowing instant (t F) such that: t F = t A + Δt − δ, in which: Δt is a predetermined opening time of the pre-blowing solenoid valve, δ is a predetermined constant, - deducing therefrom an actual end-of-pre-blowing pressure (P F) from the pressure measurements performed, - comparing the duly determined actual end-of-pre-blowing pressure (P F) with a predetermined theoretical end-of-pre-blowing pressure (P th), - if the actual end-of-pre-blowing pressure (P F) and the theoretical end-of-pre-blowing pressure (P th) are found not to coincide, controlling a modification of the pre-blowing flow rate (D P). - introducing the preheated blank into the mould; - controlling the opening of a pre-blowing solenoid valve to connect the interior of the mould with a source of gas at a pre-blowing pressure (P P) and a pre-blowing flow rate (Dp) that are predetermined; - measuring the pressure prevailing inside the blank; - detecting an instant (t A), called actual pre-blowing start instant, at which the pressure in the blank begins to increase; - storing this instant (t A); - calculating an end-of-pre-blowing instant (t F) such that: t F = t A + Δt − δ, in which: Δt is a predetermined opening time of the pre-blowing solenoid valve, δ is a predetermined constant, Δt is a predetermined opening time of the pre-blowing solenoid valve, δ is a predetermined constant, - deducing therefrom an actual end-of-pre-blowing pressure (P F) from the pressure measurements performed, - comparing the duly determined actual end-of-pre-blowing pressure (P F) with a predetermined theoretical end-of-pre-blowing pressure (P th), - if the actual end-of-pre-blowing pressure (P F) and the theoretical end-of-pre-blowing pressure (P th) are found not to coincide, controlling a modification of the pre-blowing flow rate (D P).
An apparatus for generating truly random numbers, comprising: a container that is at least partially filled with a fluid; one or more objects suspended freely in the fluid; one or more cameras configured to capture one or more images of the one or more objects; and a random number generation circuit coupled to the one or more cameras, wherein the random number generation circuit is configured to generate random numbers based on the one or more images captured by the one or more cameras; characterized in that: the apparatus further comprises one or more agitators configured to stir the fluid; when the one or more agitators stir the fluid, the one or more objects move freely in the fluid in the container. a container that is at least partially filled with a fluid; one or more objects suspended freely in the fluid; one or more cameras configured to capture one or more images of the one or more objects; and a random number generation circuit coupled to the one or more cameras, wherein the random number generation circuit is configured to generate random numbers based on the one or more images captured by the one or more cameras; characterized in that: the apparatus further comprises one or more agitators configured to stir the fluid; when the one or more agitators stir the fluid, the one or more objects move freely in the fluid in the container. the apparatus further comprises one or more agitators configured to stir the fluid; when the one or more agitators stir the fluid, the one or more objects move freely in the fluid in the container.
A method for a User Equipment, UE, to determine a transmission power for an acknowledgement signal, the UE communicating with a base station in a Time Division Duplex, TDD, system and being configured by the base station to have C DownLink, DL, cells and a Transmission Mode, TM, conveying a maximum of two data Transport Blocks, TBs, in a Transmission Time Interval, TTI, in each of C 2 configured DL cells, where C 2 is less than or equal to C, and with a TM conveying one data TB in each of C - C 2 configured DL cells in a TTI, the UE receiving at least one data TB in at least one of the C configured DL cells through at least one of a number N bundle of TTIs, the number N bundle of TTIs being referred to as a bundling window having a size N bundle, the reception of the at least one data TB being scheduled by the base station through transmission of a DL Scheduling Assignment, SA, the DL SA including a DL Assignment Index, DAI, Information Element, IE, the acknowledgment signal being transmitted in response to the reception of the at least one data TB by the UE and conveying acknowledgement information without using spatial-domain bundling, the method comprising: receiving N received data TBs through the C configured cells and through the bundling window; determining, from a value of a DL DAI IE in a DL SA detected through the C configured DL cells and through the bundling window, a number N DLSA missed of DL SAs that the base station transmitted to the UE and which the UE failed to detect, N DLSA,2 missed of the N DLSA missed DL SAs being in DL cells for which the UE is configured to have a TM conveying a maximum of two data TBs; and transmitting the acknowledgement signal with a power derived from the value of N received + N DLSA missed + N DLSA,2 missed, wherein the acknowledgement signal conveys N bundle ·( C + C 2) acknowledgement bits which the UE encodes as a codeword using linear block encoding and modulates the encoded acknowledgement bits using Quadrature Phase Shift Keying modulation. receiving N received data TBs through the C configured cells and through the bundling window; determining, from a value of a DL DAI IE in a DL SA detected through the C configured DL cells and through the bundling window, a number N DLSA missed of DL SAs that the base station transmitted to the UE and which the UE failed to detect, N DLSA,2 missed of the N DLSA missed DL SAs being in DL cells for which the UE is configured to have a TM conveying a maximum of two data TBs; and transmitting the acknowledgement signal with a power derived from the value of N received + N DLSA missed + N DLSA,2 missed, wherein the acknowledgement signal conveys N bundle ·( C + C 2) acknowledgement bits which the UE encodes as a codeword using linear block encoding and modulates the encoded acknowledgement bits using Quadrature Phase Shift Keying modulation.
A telescopic loft ladder having two stiles each comprising sections (16a, 16b, 16c...) that are telescopically collapsible within each other, rungs (12,14) having two lateral ends each connected to a section of a respective one of the stiles, retractable pins in the ends of the rungs (12,14) for engaging in holes in the sections (16a, 16b, 16c...) of the stiles to retain the stile sections in an extended position, and levers on the rungs (12,14) that are automatically operated when two rungs (12,14) contact one another to disengage the pins of the upper of the two contacting rungs (12,14) from the holes in the stiles to permit the collapse of the next higher rung, and wherein the uppermost section of each stile is rotatable relative to the section connected to the uppermost rung of the ladder and has pin receiving holes (16d, 16e, 16f) that are circumferentially and axially offset from one another, characterised in that at least one resilient element is provided for biasing the next to uppermost rung away from the uppermost rung.
A user equipment apparatus comprising: a transmission mode decision module adapted for determining whether the user equipment apparatus is currently operated to transmit a signal through one wireless communication chip or simultaneously transmit a plurality of signals through a first wireless communication chip and a second wireless communication chip; an intermodulation distortion effect decision module adapted for determining whether a set of frequencies of the plurality of signals transmitted from the first and second wireless communication chips causes intermodulation distortion; characterised by a first transmission power control module adapted for performing a power back-off as much as a preset value for a transmission power of a signal to be transmitted from the second wireless communication chip having a lower priority among the first and second wireless communication chips if the set of the frequencies causes intermodulation distortion; and a transmitting module adapted for simultaneously transmitting the plurality of signals through the second wireless communication chip at the power value determined in accordance with the power back-off performed by the first transmission power control module and the first wireless communication chip, wherein the first transmission power control module is adapted to perform the power back-off by subtracting the preset value for a transmission power value of the signal to be transmitted from the second wireless communication chip. a transmission mode decision module adapted for determining whether the user equipment apparatus is currently operated to transmit a signal through one wireless communication chip or simultaneously transmit a plurality of signals through a first wireless communication chip and a second wireless communication chip; an intermodulation distortion effect decision module adapted for determining whether a set of frequencies of the plurality of signals transmitted from the first and second wireless communication chips causes intermodulation distortion; characterised by a first transmission power control module adapted for performing a power back-off as much as a preset value for a transmission power of a signal to be transmitted from the second wireless communication chip having a lower priority among the first and second wireless communication chips if the set of the frequencies causes intermodulation distortion; and a transmitting module adapted for simultaneously transmitting the plurality of signals through the second wireless communication chip at the power value determined in accordance with the power back-off performed by the first transmission power control module and the first wireless communication chip, wherein the first transmission power control module is adapted to perform the power back-off by subtracting the preset value for a transmission power value of the signal to be transmitted from the second wireless communication chip.
Method for manufacturing a fibre-plastic composite with a secured fibre orientation, wherein continuous fibres or long fibres are oriented and sheathed with a matrix, characterised by the following steps a) providing a mold comprising at least one flow channel b) introducing the continuous fibres or long fibres into the at least one flow channel, c) positioning and orienting the continuous fibres or long fibres in the at least one flow channel by way of a pressure gradient (Δp) in the flow channel, d) supplying the oriented continuous fibres or long fibres to a sheathing station outside the mold by means of a flat gripper, wherein the flat gripper grips the continuous fibres or long fibres electrostatically, pneumatically, by means of negative pressure or by adhesion and supplies them to the sheathing station, and e) sheating the continuous fibres or long fibres with a matrix a) providing a mold comprising at least one flow channel b) introducing the continuous fibres or long fibres into the at least one flow channel, c) positioning and orienting the continuous fibres or long fibres in the at least one flow channel by way of a pressure gradient (Δp) in the flow channel, d) supplying the oriented continuous fibres or long fibres to a sheathing station outside the mold by means of a flat gripper, wherein the flat gripper grips the continuous fibres or long fibres electrostatically, pneumatically, by means of negative pressure or by adhesion and supplies them to the sheathing station, and e) sheating the continuous fibres or long fibres with a matrix
A reader apparatus comprising: an antenna configured to: transmit electromagnetic radiation to a device, the reader apparatus being characterized by the antenna being configured to receive backscatter electromagnetic radiation from the device; and a control unit configured to: analyze the backscatter electromagnetic radiation to determine an alignment between the device that caused the backscatter electromagnetic radiation and the reader; and generate a signal based on the determined alignment; and an output unit configured to generate a visual output that indicates the determined alignment between the device and the reader based on the generated signal. transmit electromagnetic radiation to a device, the reader apparatus being characterized by the antenna being configured to receive backscatter electromagnetic radiation from the device; and a control unit configured to: analyze the backscatter electromagnetic radiation to determine an alignment between the device that caused the backscatter electromagnetic radiation and the reader; and generate a signal based on the determined alignment; and analyze the backscatter electromagnetic radiation to determine an alignment between the device that caused the backscatter electromagnetic radiation and the reader; and generate a signal based on the determined alignment; and an output unit configured to generate a visual output that indicates the determined alignment between the device and the reader based on the generated signal.
Method for automatically controlling a pumping station of a fluid circulation system provided with one or more flowrate control valves, comprising the following preliminary step: (a) predefining a plurality of driving curves (C 1,...,C n) which define the relationship between head and flowrate of the pumping station; and the following adaptive control steps which are cyclically repeated: (b) driving said pumping station in accordance with a set curve (Ci) chosen from among the predefined driving curves (C 1,...,C n); characterized in that the adaptive control steps also comprise: (c) monitoring over time the variation in flowrate (ΔQ) of fluid circulating within the system at the pumping station, or a parameter related thereto; (d) checking whether, during the monitoring step (c), the variation in flowrate (ΔQ) exceeds or falls below a control threshold and whether said condition is maintained for a stabilization time (T s), identifying in this case an increased flowrate condition (S+) or reduced flowrate condition (S-), respectively; (e) if, during this latter check step (d), an increased flowrate condition (S+) or reduced flowrate condition (S-) is identified, modifying the set driving curve, replacing it with another curve from the plurality of driving curves (C 1,...,C n); (f) when the step (e) of modifying the set driving curve (C i) is performed, reinitializing the monitoring step (c) from a new working point reached by the pumping station. (a) predefining a plurality of driving curves (C 1,...,C n) which define the relationship between head and flowrate of the pumping station; (b) driving said pumping station in accordance with a set curve (Ci) chosen from among the predefined driving curves (C 1,...,C n); (c) monitoring over time the variation in flowrate (ΔQ) of fluid circulating within the system at the pumping station, or a parameter related thereto; (d) checking whether, during the monitoring step (c), the variation in flowrate (ΔQ) exceeds or falls below a control threshold and whether said condition is maintained for a stabilization time (T s), identifying in this case an increased flowrate condition (S+) or reduced flowrate condition (S-), respectively; (e) if, during this latter check step (d), an increased flowrate condition (S+) or reduced flowrate condition (S-) is identified, modifying the set driving curve, replacing it with another curve from the plurality of driving curves (C 1,...,C n); (f) when the step (e) of modifying the set driving curve (C i) is performed, reinitializing the monitoring step (c) from a new working point reached by the pumping station.
Illumination apparatus for a vehicle having at least two light sources (1, 2a, 2b), with different light functions being assigned thereto, and having a light-guiding element with at least two separate light input coupling surfaces (31, 32) for coupling the light emission of the first light source into the first light input coupling surface and for coupling the light emission of the second light source (2a, 2b) into the second light input coupling surface, characterized in that formed between the two light input coupling surfaces (31, 32) is a gap for dividing the light that has been coupled in via the respective light input coupling surfaces (31, 32).
Components (1, 2) with a joint structure to be connected through slide-on friction welding, wherein the ends of the components (1, 2) to be connected each have a thin-walled connecting area, and during friction welding these thin-walled connecting areas coaxially interlock and the thin-walled connecting area of at least one of the components (1, 2) has at least one recess with a smaller outer diameter than its outer diameter and the annular end face formed by the recess with is axially set-back vis-à-vis the end face of this component (1, 2) is configured as a joint surface (4.1, 4.2) for friction welding, comes into contact with the end face of the other component and wherein between the mantle surfaces of the interlocking connecting area there is a radial gap characterised in that - the at least one recess of the at least one component (1, 2) on which the axially set-back annular joint surface (4.1, 4.2) is located, is provided with a radial undercut so that on the end face an area of this recess unchanged in diameter forms a supporting web which via a thermal choke reduced in cross-section is connected to the at least one component (1, 2) and - in that the length of the recess is designed so that on contact of the face end of one component (1, 2) with the annular joint surface (4.1, 4.2) of the other components (1, 2) the end faces of these components (1, 2) opposite each other in the same radial position still remain exposed until the completion of the friction welding procedure. - the at least one recess of the at least one component (1, 2) on which the axially set-back annular joint surface (4.1, 4.2) is located, is provided with a radial undercut so that on the end face an area of this recess unchanged in diameter forms a supporting web which via a thermal choke reduced in cross-section is connected to the at least one component (1, 2) and - in that the length of the recess is designed so that on contact of the face end of one component (1, 2) with the annular joint surface (4.1, 4.2) of the other components (1, 2) the end faces of these components (1, 2) opposite each other in the same radial position still remain exposed until the completion of the friction welding procedure.