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A packaging with an easily controllable opening behaviour, comprising a container based on a mono-layer film made of an at least thermoplastic polymer, which film optionally comprises a sealable layer (s) based on a heat-sealable thermoplastic polymer, the opening of said container is sealed by a cover made of a transparent multilayer film comprising a sealable layer (a) based on at least one heat-sealable thermoplastic olefin homo- and/or copolymer with a layer thickness of at most 12 μm and, adjoining the sealable layer (a), a layer (b) made of at least one thermoplastic copolymer of ethylene and/or propylene and of at least one α-olefin having at least four carbon atoms, said layer (b) is based on a thermoplastic polymer different from the thermoplastic polymers of the sealable layer (a), and optionally other layers, where the optionally present sealable layer (s) is based on the same polymer(s) as the sealable layer (a) and the thermoplastic olefin homo- and/or copolymers from which the mono-layer film of the container is produced are the same as those from which the sealable layer (a) has been produced, or alternatively the opening of the container is sealed by a cover made of a transparent multilayer film which comprises a sealable layer (a) based on at least one heat-sealable thermoplastic amorphous homo- or copolyester with a layer thickness of at most 12 μm and, adjoining the sealable layer (a), a layer (b) made of at least one ethylene copolymer selected from the group comprising ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers, ethylene-C 1-4 -alkyl (meth)acrylate copolymers and ethylene-(meth)acrylic acid copolymers, where said layer (b) is based on a thermoplastic polymer different from the thermoplastic polymers of the sealable layer (a), and optionally other layers, whereby the optionally present sealable layer (s) is based on the same polymer (s) as the sealable layer (a) and the mono-layer film of the container is produced from a thermoplastic homo- and/or copolyester, whereby the adhesion between the sealable layer (a) and the layer (b) is in each case by at least 30% lower than the sealing strength between the container and the cover, causing the bond between the sealable layer (a) and the layer (b) in the multilayer film to be enough peelable that during the first opening of the packaging in the seal seam region only a section of the sealable layer (a) in the width of the seal seam remains on the container, and no further delamination takes place between the layers (a) and (b).
An electromechanical switching device, especially a contactor or a multifunctional device comprising a contactor, comprising: i) at least one stationary contact piece; ii) at least one movable contact piece movable to and from said at least one stationary contact piece for opening or closing a current path (5a, 5b); and iii) an electromagnetic drive unit comprising a yoke and a coil and a movable armature, wherein the electromagnetic drive unit is adapted to displace said movable contact piece in response to a voltage applied to the coil; whereby: said at least one movable contact piece and said at least one stationary contact piece are adapted to limit movement of the armature after activation of the electromagnetic drive unit, wherein: the armature (216, 217) comprises outer legs (216, 217) that extend from a top part of the armature towards the yoke, characterized in that the outer legs (216, 217) comprise at least one region adapted to reach the level of a base of the yoke upon activation of the coil. i) at least one stationary contact piece; ii) at least one movable contact piece movable to and from said at least one stationary contact piece for opening or closing a current path (5a, 5b); and iii) an electromagnetic drive unit comprising a yoke and a coil and a movable armature, wherein the electromagnetic drive unit is adapted to displace said movable contact piece in response to a voltage applied to the coil;
A sensor device comprising: a vibration detector configured to be provided in contact with a windowpane of a window wherein the vibration detector comprises an accelerometer; a sensor controller; a cable between the vibration detector and the sensor controller; wherein the vibration detector comprises a sensor that is configured to wake up the sensor controller when a vibration is detected by the piezoelectric sensor; characterized in that the sensor is a piezoelectric sensor, configured to wake up the accelerometer when a vibration is detected by the piezoelectric sensor; and in that the sensor controller of the sensor device is configured to be attached to a window frame of the window. a vibration detector configured to be provided in contact with a windowpane of a window wherein the vibration detector comprises an accelerometer; a sensor controller; a cable between the vibration detector and the sensor controller; wherein the vibration detector comprises a sensor that is configured to wake up the sensor controller when a vibration is detected by the piezoelectric sensor; characterized in that the sensor is a piezoelectric sensor, configured to wake up the accelerometer when a vibration is detected by the piezoelectric sensor; and in that the sensor controller of the sensor device is configured to be attached to a window frame of the window.
A drive assembly arranged to transfer wave energy to an energy converter, the drive assembly comprising, a wave energy capturing member; an actuating member in communication with the wave energy capturing member, and arranged to transfer energy from the wave energy capturing member; and a lever arm coupled to the wave energy capturing member, the lever arm being movable between a first stroke position and a second stroke position to define a working stroke; wherein the lever arm is arranged to be coupled to an energy converter and is further arranged to transfer energy from the wave energy capturing member to said energy converter; further wherein the wave energy capturing member is arranged to move the lever arm between the first stroke position and the second stroke position; and wherein the first stroke position and the second stroke position define distal end points of the working stroke; the working stroke arranged so as to drive said energy converter; wherein the drive assembly is arranged to be mounted onto a buoyant platform, such that the wave energy capturing member is positioned at a height relative to an upper surface of the buoyant platform; and characterised in that the lever arm is arranged to move to adjust the height between an in-use height and a docked height, the in-use height being greater than the docked height. a wave energy capturing member; an actuating member in communication with the wave energy capturing member, and arranged to transfer energy from the wave energy capturing member; and a lever arm coupled to the wave energy capturing member, the lever arm being movable between a first stroke position and a second stroke position to define a working stroke; wherein the lever arm is arranged to be coupled to an energy converter and is further arranged to transfer energy from the wave energy capturing member to said energy converter; further wherein the wave energy capturing member is arranged to move the lever arm between the first stroke position and the second stroke position; and wherein the first stroke position and the second stroke position define distal end points of the working stroke; the working stroke arranged so as to drive said energy converter; wherein the drive assembly is arranged to be mounted onto a buoyant platform, such that the wave energy capturing member is positioned at a height relative to an upper surface of the buoyant platform; and characterised in that the lever arm is arranged to move to adjust the height between an in-use height and a docked height, the in-use height being greater than the docked height.
A gas turbine engine comprising: an engine core having a longitudinal center axis; characterized by the gas turbine engine comprising a non-rotating, inner structure disposed circumferentially about the engine core: and an acoustic panel including a sensor array system, the acoustic panel coupled to a surface of the inner structure, the acoustic panel including a first skin, a second skin disposed radially outward of the first skin, and a core structure disposed between the first skin and the second skin; the sensor array system comprising: a lattice network coupled to a portion of the first skin, the lattice network including a plurality of interconnects and a plurality of nodes, the interconnects being electrically-conductive strands, the plurality of nodes being respectively defined by an intersection of two or more interconnects of the plurality of interconnects; and a first sensor electrically connected to the lattice network at a first node of the plurality of nodes. an engine core having a longitudinal center axis; characterized by the gas turbine engine comprising a non-rotating, inner structure disposed circumferentially about the engine core: and an acoustic panel including a sensor array system, the acoustic panel coupled to a surface of the inner structure, the acoustic panel including a first skin, a second skin disposed radially outward of the first skin, and a core structure disposed between the first skin and the second skin; the sensor array system comprising: a lattice network coupled to a portion of the first skin, the lattice network including a plurality of interconnects and a plurality of nodes, the interconnects being electrically-conductive strands, the plurality of nodes being respectively defined by an intersection of two or more interconnects of the plurality of interconnects; and a first sensor electrically connected to the lattice network at a first node of the plurality of nodes. a lattice network coupled to a portion of the first skin, the lattice network including a plurality of interconnects and a plurality of nodes, the interconnects being electrically-conductive strands, the plurality of nodes being respectively defined by an intersection of two or more interconnects of the plurality of interconnects; and a first sensor electrically connected to the lattice network at a first node of the plurality of nodes.
A urine drainage system for a dwelling to aid a sleeping incapacitated person or urostomy patient having a catheter or stoma respectively, the system comprising: a socket configured to be permanently mountable to a wall of the dwelling; and first and second separable conduit parts (30,14) connectable at respective first ends (15,13) by the socket, the socket being adapted to releasably receive the first end of the first conduit part; wherein the first conduit part is substantially flexible and comprises attachment means to detachably connect a second end of the first conduit part to the catheter or stoma of the sleeping person or patient; and wherein the second conduit part is comparatively rigid and adapted to extend from the socket and permanently connect at a second end to an external sewer/drainage pipe of the dwelling; wherein the socket is configured to provide, when mounted below the catheter or stoma, a negative gradient for urine to flow freely from the sleeping person or patient to the sewer/drainage pipe under the influence of gravity only, the socket comprising a one-way valve to allow urine to flow through the valve and into the second conduit part whilst preventing urine and air passing back through the valve and into the first conduit part. a socket configured to be permanently mountable to a wall of the dwelling; and first and second separable conduit parts (30,14) connectable at respective first ends (15,13) by the socket, the socket being adapted to releasably receive the first end of the first conduit part; wherein the first conduit part is substantially flexible and comprises attachment means to detachably connect a second end of the first conduit part to the catheter or stoma of the sleeping person or patient; and wherein the second conduit part is comparatively rigid and adapted to extend from the socket and permanently connect at a second end to an external sewer/drainage pipe of the dwelling; wherein the socket is configured to provide, when mounted below the catheter or stoma, a negative gradient for urine to flow freely from the sleeping person or patient to the sewer/drainage pipe under the influence of gravity only, the socket comprising a one-way valve to allow urine to flow through the valve and into the second conduit part whilst preventing urine and air passing back through the valve and into the first conduit part.
An audio processing system (100, 200, 400) comprising: an audio controller (110, 210, 410, 610) operable to output an intermediate audio signal having a predefined test segment (303, 503) comprising a predefined test frequency component; an audio synthesis stage (120, 220) adapted to provide, based on the intermediate audio signal, an output audio signal for use in audio playback; a frequency monitor adapted to monitor frequency content of the output audio signal; a frequency-selective audio sensor tuned to the test frequency and adapted to monitor the output audio signal; and a safety processor (150, 250, 450, 750) adapted to: declare correct operation of the audio synthesis stage in response to a positive result of an audio test performed in a first segment of the output audio signal corresponding to the test segment of the intermediate audio signal, and declare correct operation of the frequency monitor in response to both the frequency monitor and the frequency-selective audio sensor detecting the test frequency in said first segment of the output audio signal. an audio controller (110, 210, 410, 610) operable to output an intermediate audio signal having a predefined test segment (303, 503) comprising a predefined test frequency component; an audio synthesis stage (120, 220) adapted to provide, based on the intermediate audio signal, an output audio signal for use in audio playback; a frequency monitor adapted to monitor frequency content of the output audio signal; a frequency-selective audio sensor tuned to the test frequency and adapted to monitor the output audio signal; and a safety processor (150, 250, 450, 750) adapted to: declare correct operation of the audio synthesis stage in response to a positive result of an audio test performed in a first segment of the output audio signal corresponding to the test segment of the intermediate audio signal, and declare correct operation of the frequency monitor in response to both the frequency monitor and the frequency-selective audio sensor detecting the test frequency in said first segment of the output audio signal. declare correct operation of the audio synthesis stage in response to a positive result of an audio test performed in a first segment of the output audio signal corresponding to the test segment of the intermediate audio signal, and declare correct operation of the frequency monitor in response to both the frequency monitor and the frequency-selective audio sensor detecting the test frequency in said first segment of the output audio signal.
An airfoil active boundary layer control system, comprising: a housing including an induction wall, an exhaust wall having at least one exhaust port, and a chamber between the induction and exhaust walls; and at least one zero-net-mass-flux actuator (48, 148) in the chamber including an orifice (49, 149) in fluid communication between the induction wall and the at least one exhaust port, characterized in that the orifice is aligned with the at least one exhaust port along exhaust axis E. a housing including an induction wall, an exhaust wall having at least one exhaust port, and a chamber between the induction and exhaust walls; and at least one zero-net-mass-flux actuator (48, 148) in the chamber including an orifice (49, 149) in fluid communication between the induction wall and the at least one exhaust port, characterized in that the orifice is aligned with the at least one exhaust port along exhaust axis E.
Apparatus for generating a periodic nanostructured pattern on a surface of a material, wherein the apparatus comprises a laser source designed for generating a beam of source pulses with a wavelength λ, an optical beam splitter designed for spatially splitting the beam of source pulses into a first secondary beam and a second secondary beam, a first optical system (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28) designed for orienting the first secondary beam and the second secondary beam parallel to a same direction with a splitting distance different from zero, an optical focusing system with an opening designed for receiving the first secondary beam and the second secondary beam, the optical focusing system being able to focus and overlay the first secondary beam and the second secondary beam to a same area of the surface of the material with an angle of incidence ALPHA in a plane of incidence, the first secondary beam and the second secondary beam being linearly polarized with a polarization state in the plane of incidence, characterized in that the apparatus comprises a scanner located between the first optical system (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28) and the optical focusing system, the optical focusing system comprising a F-Theta lens having a focal length f with an opening greater than or equal to 0,8•f and the focal length f being smaller than 40 mm, the splitting distance ranging from 10 mm to 24 mm, the scanner being designed for scanning the surface of the material with the first secondary beam and the second secondary beam which are focused on that surface over a field of ± 5 degrees, in one or two directions transverse to the direction perpendicular to the surface of the material at the focusing point and meanwhile overlapping the focusing spots with a spatial overlapping of at least 50 %, the source pulses have a duration ranging from 100 fs to 100 ps, and in that the spatially and timely overlapped first secondary beam and second secondary beam in that area have a fluence that is greater than the ablation threshold of the material, the angle of incidence ALPHA and/or the fluence being adjusted so as to induce a periodic nanostructured pattern extending in a direction transverse to the plane of incidence, the periodic nanostructured pattern having a spatial modulation period P2 in the plane of incidence that is equal to an entire fraction of a spatial period P 1: P 2 = P 1 N, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 2 and P1 represents a spatial period included in interferences between the first secondary beam and the second secondary beam defined by P 1 = λ 2 sin ALPHA..
An industrial control system comprising: a network module component as part of a programmable logic controller, PLC (110; 210; 310; 510); a PLC module component (112; 212; 312; 512) as part of the PLC (110; 210; 310; 510) that is addressable via a network through the network module component, wherein the PLC module component has a network address (118; 218; 318; 518) assigned for each service provided by the PLC module component, and wherein type or service of the PLC module component is conveyed by at least a portion of the network address; a routing table as part of the PLC (110; 210; 310; 510) employed by the network module component, wherein the routing table contains a mapping of the network address to an industrial protocol address for the PLC module component to facilitate access of the PLC module component using network and industrial protocols; a protocol component as part of the PLC (110; 210; 310; 510) that performs protocol translations between an industrial protocol and an Internet standard protocol; and a security component as part of the PLC (110; 210; 310; 510) that controls access to the PLC module component through the network module component. a network module component as part of a programmable logic controller, PLC (110; 210; 310; 510); a PLC module component (112; 212; 312; 512) as part of the PLC (110; 210; 310; 510) that is addressable via a network through the network module component, wherein the PLC module component has a network address (118; 218; 318; 518) assigned for each service provided by the PLC module component, and wherein type or service of the PLC module component is conveyed by at least a portion of the network address; a routing table as part of the PLC (110; 210; 310; 510) employed by the network module component, wherein the routing table contains a mapping of the network address to an industrial protocol address for the PLC module component to facilitate access of the PLC module component using network and industrial protocols; a protocol component as part of the PLC (110; 210; 310; 510) that performs protocol translations between an industrial protocol and an Internet standard protocol; and a security component as part of the PLC (110; 210; 310; 510) that controls access to the PLC module component through the network module component.
A method for controlling congestion by a radio access network, RAN, congestion awareness function, RCAF, in a mobile communication system, the method comprising: receiving congestion information associated with a base station or a cell; transmitting, to a mobility management entity, MME, a first message for requesting information on at least one user equipment, UE, served by a congested base station or a congested cell based on the congestion information, the first message including an identifier of a public land mobile network, PLMN, and an identifier of the congested base station or an identifier of the congested cell; and receiving, from the MME, a second message including the information, the information including a list of at least one identity, ID, of the at least one UE that is served by the congested base station or the congested cell and corresponds to the PLMN. receiving congestion information associated with a base station or a cell; transmitting, to a mobility management entity, MME, a first message for requesting information on at least one user equipment, UE, served by a congested base station or a congested cell based on the congestion information, the first message including an identifier of a public land mobile network, PLMN, and an identifier of the congested base station or an identifier of the congested cell; and receiving, from the MME, a second message including the information, the information including a list of at least one identity, ID, of the at least one UE that is served by the congested base station or the congested cell and corresponds to the PLMN.