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A binding machine comprising: a wire feeding unit configured to feed a wire (W) to be wound on an object to be bound; a binding unit configured to twist the wire (W) wound on the object to be bound; a first guide having an introduction part into which the wire to be fed by the wire feeding unit is to be introduced, and configured to curl the wire introduced from the introduction part; a second guide configured to guide the wire delivered from the first guide toward the binding unit ; a main body part having one end portion at which the first guide and the second guide are provided; and an entry regulation part provided in the main body part , provided at one side of the introduction part of the first guide at a downstream side of the binding unit with respect to a feeding direction of the wire to be fed toward the first guide by the wire feeding unit, and configured to prevent the wire from entering into one side of the introduction part of the first guide, characterized in that the first guide comprises a guide member configured to curl the wire (W), and a retraction mechanism configured to retract the guide member , and the entry regulation part is provided at a position at which the wire is prevented from entering into a moveable area of the retraction mechanism. a wire feeding unit configured to feed a wire (W) to be wound on an object to be bound; a binding unit configured to twist the wire (W) wound on the object to be bound; a first guide having an introduction part into which the wire to be fed by the wire feeding unit is to be introduced, and configured to curl the wire introduced from the introduction part; a second guide configured to guide the wire delivered from the first guide toward the binding unit ; a main body part having one end portion at which the first guide and the second guide are provided; and an entry regulation part provided in the main body part , provided at one side of the introduction part of the first guide at a downstream side of the binding unit with respect to a feeding direction of the wire to be fed toward the first guide by the wire feeding unit, and configured to prevent the wire from entering into one side of the introduction part of the first guide, characterized in that the first guide comprises a guide member configured to curl the wire (W), and a retraction mechanism configured to retract the guide member , and the entry regulation part is provided at a position at which the wire is prevented from entering into a moveable area of the retraction mechanism.
A production method for a composite of fine particles (A) and carbon particles (B), comprising the steps of: mixing fine particles (A) formed of a substance comprising at least one kind of Si, Sn, Al, Ge and In; and pitch having a softening point of 80°C or more and 300°C or less, as measured by a Mettler method described in ASTM-D3104-77, wherein the pitch is melted through heating before or after the mixing, to obtain a mixture 1; and (i) pulverizing the mixture 1 to obtain a pulverized product 2a; dry-mixing the pulverized product 2a and carbon particles (B) to obtain a mixture 3a; and directly firing the mixture 3a at a firing temperature of 800°C or more and 1,200°C or less, followed by pulverization, or (ii) adding carbon particles (B) to the mixture 1, followed by dry mixing and pulverizing, to obtain a pulverized product 2b; and directly firing the pulverized product 2b at a firing temperature of 800°C or more and 1,200°C or less, followed by pulverization; wherein 90 % (number-based) or more of the primary particles of the fine particles in at least one field in the micrograph observation with SEM or TEM have a diameter of 200 nm or less. mixing fine particles (A) formed of a substance comprising at least one kind of Si, Sn, Al, Ge and In; and pitch having a softening point of 80°C or more and 300°C or less, as measured by a Mettler method described in ASTM-D3104-77, wherein the pitch is melted through heating before or after the mixing, to obtain a mixture 1; and (i) pulverizing the mixture 1 to obtain a pulverized product 2a; dry-mixing the pulverized product 2a and carbon particles (B) to obtain a mixture 3a; and directly firing the mixture 3a at a firing temperature of 800°C or more and 1,200°C or less, followed by pulverization, or (ii) adding carbon particles (B) to the mixture 1, followed by dry mixing and pulverizing, to obtain a pulverized product 2b; and directly firing the pulverized product 2b at a firing temperature of 800°C or more and 1,200°C or less, followed by pulverization; (i) pulverizing the mixture 1 to obtain a pulverized product 2a; dry-mixing the pulverized product 2a and carbon particles (B) to obtain a mixture 3a; and directly firing the mixture 3a at a firing temperature of 800°C or more and 1,200°C or less, followed by pulverization, or dry-mixing the pulverized product 2a and carbon particles (B) to obtain a mixture 3a; and directly firing the mixture 3a at a firing temperature of 800°C or more and 1,200°C or less, followed by pulverization, or (ii) adding carbon particles (B) to the mixture 1, followed by dry mixing and pulverizing, to obtain a pulverized product 2b; and directly firing the pulverized product 2b at a firing temperature of 800°C or more and 1,200°C or less, followed by pulverization; wherein 90 % (number-based) or more of the primary particles of the fine particles in at least one field in the micrograph observation with SEM or TEM have a diameter of 200 nm or less.
Use of an isolated tobacco lignin as a colorant, wherein the isolated tobacco lignin is produced by steps comprising: (a) contacting a quantity of tobacco biomass with a quantity of acid to form an acidified digest mixture; (b) contacting a quantity of the acidified digest mixture with a quantity of alcohol selected from at least one of an aliphatic alcohol and an aromatic alcohol to form an alcohol-containing mixture; (c) effecting a separation of a quantity of the alcohol-containing mixture into an alcohol-soluble phase and an alcohol-insoluble phase; (d) effecting a removal of alcohol from a quantity of the alcohol-soluble phase sufficient to yield a quantity of an isolated lignin from the alcohol-soluble phase. (a) contacting a quantity of tobacco biomass with a quantity of acid to form an acidified digest mixture; (b) contacting a quantity of the acidified digest mixture with a quantity of alcohol selected from at least one of an aliphatic alcohol and an aromatic alcohol to form an alcohol-containing mixture; (c) effecting a separation of a quantity of the alcohol-containing mixture into an alcohol-soluble phase and an alcohol-insoluble phase; (d) effecting a removal of alcohol from a quantity of the alcohol-soluble phase sufficient to yield a quantity of an isolated lignin from the alcohol-soluble phase.
A strip feeding apparatus , in particular for a stirrer dispenser in a beverage vending machine ; the strip feeding apparatus comprises a mounting frame to be mounted to a fixed body ; a support for a strip reel ; and a flat reel abutment wall ; the support is integral with, and cantilevers from, said flat reel abutment wall , coaxially to a reel unwinding axis orthogonal to said flat reel abutment wall and is configured to support said reel so that it may rotate about said unwinding axis and axially slide along said unwinding axis with respect to the flat reel abutment wall ; characterised in that it further comprises relative movement means arranged between said support and said mounting frame to allow said support to move with respect to said mounting frame between a strip feeding position and a reel loading or changing position, and to arrange said unwinding axis horizontally, when said support is arranged in said strip feeding position, and tilting downwards and towards said flat reel abutment wall , when said support is arranged in said reel loading or changing position; said relative movement means comprises a hinge arranged between said mounting frame and said support and having a hinge axis fixed with respect to said mounting frame , and angular positioning means configured to allow said support to rotate with respect to said mounting frame and about said hinge axis between said strip feeding position and said reel loading or changing position; said unwinding axis forming an angle (K) other than 90° with a reference plane (P) orthogonal to said hinge axis .
A resin composition comprising an alicyclic-structure-containing polymer, a hindered-phenol-based antioxidant and a hindered amine compound, wherein the hindered-phenol-based antioxidant is a compound having a group represented by the following formula : (wherein each of R 1 and R 2 independently represents a group having 1 or more carbon atoms, and the total number of carbon atoms constituting R 1 and R 2 is 2 to 20, and * represents a bonding hand.), the hindered amine compound is a compound represented by the following formula : wherein n represents any natural number, Me represents a methyl group, and n-Bu represents a n-butyl group, a content of the hindered-phenol-based antioxidant is 0.2 to 2.0 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the alicyclic-structure-containing polymer, and a content of the hindered amine compound is 0.01 to 0.10 part by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the alicyclic-structure-containing polymer. the hindered-phenol-based antioxidant is a compound having a group represented by the following formula : (wherein each of R 1 and R 2 independently represents a group having 1 or more carbon atoms, and the total number of carbon atoms constituting R 1 and R 2 is 2 to 20, and * represents a bonding hand.), the hindered amine compound is a compound represented by the following formula : wherein n represents any natural number, Me represents a methyl group, and n-Bu represents a n-butyl group, a content of the hindered-phenol-based antioxidant is 0.2 to 2.0 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the alicyclic-structure-containing polymer, and a content of the hindered amine compound is 0.01 to 0.10 part by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the alicyclic-structure-containing polymer.
A method for adapting the accelerator pedal characteristic in a motor vehicle, in which method, during driving operation, an accelerator pedal characteristic curve which describes the relationship between accelerator pedal travel and a demanded setpoint engine torque is adapted, comprising a) a determination of a desired engine torque , in particular of a desired engine torque which would permit consumption-optimized operation of the motor vehicle; and b) an adaptation of the accelerator pedal characteristic curve in a manner dependent on the determined desired engine torque , such that the adapted accelerator pedal characteristic curve (14; 14a) has, in a range (b1; b2) which includes a setpoint engine torque corresponding to the particular desired engine torque , a flattened profile (15; 15a) in relation to the non-adapted accelerator pedal characteristic curve, characterized in that , in a manner dependent on predicted route information for a route section lying ahead of the vehicle, a setpoint engine torque trajectory for the route section and/or time horizon lying ahead is determined which, taking into consideration predefined boundary conditions, minimizes the fuel consumption; and in that the desired engine torque is set in a manner dependent on the determined engine torque trajectory. a) a determination of a desired engine torque , in particular of a desired engine torque which would permit consumption-optimized operation of the motor vehicle; and b) an adaptation of the accelerator pedal characteristic curve in a manner dependent on the determined desired engine torque , such that the adapted accelerator pedal characteristic curve (14; 14a) has, in a range (b1; b2) which includes a setpoint engine torque corresponding to the particular desired engine torque , a flattened profile (15; 15a) in relation to the non-adapted accelerator pedal characteristic curve, characterized in that , in a manner dependent on predicted route information for a route section lying ahead of the vehicle, a setpoint engine torque trajectory for the route section and/or time horizon lying ahead is determined which, taking into consideration predefined boundary conditions, minimizes the fuel consumption; and in that the desired engine torque is set in a manner dependent on the determined engine torque trajectory.
A product resulting from the reaction of at least: - a hydrocarbyl-substituted hydroxybenzoic acid of formula (I): Wherein: R represents a hydrocarbyl group comprising 1 to 50 carbon atoms, optionally comprising one or more heteroatoms, and a represents 1 - a boron compound selected from: boric acid, boric acid complexes, boric oxide, a trialkyl borate in which the alkyl groups comprise independently from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a C 1 -C 12 alkyl boronic acid, a C 1 -C 12 dialkyl boric acid, a C 6 -C 12 aryl boric acid, a C 6 -C 12 diaryl boric acid, a C 7 -C 12 aralkyl boric acid, a C 7 -C 12 diaralkyl boric acid, or products deriving from these by substitution of an alkyl group by one or more alkoxy unit, and - a quaternary ammonium salt, wherein the molar ratio of hydrocarbyl-substituted hydroxybenzoic acid compound: boron compound is of from 10:1 to 1:5 and the molar ratio of hydrocarbyl-substituted hydroxybenzoic acid compound: quaternary ammonium salt is of from 10:1 to 1:5. - a hydrocarbyl-substituted hydroxybenzoic acid of formula (I): Wherein: R represents a hydrocarbyl group comprising 1 to 50 carbon atoms, optionally comprising one or more heteroatoms, and a represents 1 R represents a hydrocarbyl group comprising 1 to 50 carbon atoms, optionally comprising one or more heteroatoms, and a represents 1 - a boron compound selected from: boric acid, boric acid complexes, boric oxide, a trialkyl borate in which the alkyl groups comprise independently from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a C 1 -C 12 alkyl boronic acid, a C 1 -C 12 dialkyl boric acid, a C 6 -C 12 aryl boric acid, a C 6 -C 12 diaryl boric acid, a C 7 -C 12 aralkyl boric acid, a C 7 -C 12 diaralkyl boric acid, or products deriving from these by substitution of an alkyl group by one or more alkoxy unit, and - a quaternary ammonium salt,
A composition for coating a surface, the composition comprising: a carrier; and an indicator distributed throughout the carrier, wherein (i) the indicator modifies an appearance of the coating and/or (ii) the indicator is configured to modify an appearance of the coating, wherein the indicator facilitates determining a thickness of the coating in response to the appearance of the coating and wherein the indicator is controllable to demodify the appearance of the coating, wherein the indicator is Basic Blue 41, Direct Red 81, Pyranine dye, or Methyl Blue, wherein the carrier comprises: an alkoxyzirconium aqueous sol comprising (R-O) 4 -Zr, wherein R is C 2 -C 5 aliphatic, the zirconium being configured to chemically bond the surface; an organosilane coupling agent; and a catalyst comprising an effective amount of acetic acid. a carrier; and an indicator distributed throughout the carrier, wherein (i) the indicator modifies an appearance of the coating and/or (ii) the indicator is configured to modify an appearance of the coating, wherein the indicator facilitates determining a thickness of the coating in response to the appearance of the coating and wherein the indicator is controllable to demodify the appearance of the coating, wherein the indicator is Basic Blue 41, Direct Red 81, Pyranine dye, or Methyl Blue, wherein the carrier comprises: an alkoxyzirconium aqueous sol comprising (R-O) 4 -Zr, wherein R is C 2 -C 5 aliphatic, the zirconium being configured to chemically bond the surface; an organosilane coupling agent; and a catalyst comprising an effective amount of acetic acid. an alkoxyzirconium aqueous sol comprising (R-O) 4 -Zr, wherein R is C 2 -C 5 aliphatic, the zirconium being configured to chemically bond the surface; an organosilane coupling agent; and a catalyst comprising an effective amount of acetic acid.
A method of operating a reconfigurable differential protection scheme for carrying out differential protection of an electrical power network , the electrical power network comprising a plurality of terminals each of the plurality of terminals configured to be in communication with each other of the plurality of terminals within a communication network, the method being characterized by the steps of: controlling the differential protection scheme to deactivate the differential protection; selecting a terminal from the plurality of terminals to be configured out of or into the differential protection scheme; communicating reconfiguration information among the plurality of terminals via the communications network, the reconfiguration information including the selection of the terminal to be configured out of or into the differential protection scheme, wherein the communications network is any one of: a daisy-chain communications network; a ring communications network; a meshed communications network; a star communications network; a bus communications network; a tree communications network; or a hybrid thereof; after communicating the reconfiguration information among the plurality of terminals , modifying a respective differential protection algorithm at each of the non-selected terminals so as to configure the selected terminal out of or into the differential protection scheme; and controlling the differential protection scheme to reactivate the differential protection. controlling the differential protection scheme to deactivate the differential protection; selecting a terminal from the plurality of terminals to be configured out of or into the differential protection scheme; communicating reconfiguration information among the plurality of terminals via the communications network, the reconfiguration information including the selection of the terminal to be configured out of or into the differential protection scheme, wherein the communications network is any one of: a daisy-chain communications network; a ring communications network; a meshed communications network; a star communications network; a bus communications network; a tree communications network; or a hybrid thereof; after communicating the reconfiguration information among the plurality of terminals , modifying a respective differential protection algorithm at each of the non-selected terminals so as to configure the selected terminal out of or into the differential protection scheme; and controlling the differential protection scheme to reactivate the differential protection.
A silicon based electro-optically active device comprising: a silicon-on-insulator, SOI, waveguide ; an electro-optically active waveguide including an electro-optically active stack within a cavity of the SOI waveguide, the electro-optically active stack containing a plurality of silicon germanium layers; and a channel between the electro-optically active stack and the SOI waveguide; wherein the channel is filled with a filling material with a refractive index greater than that of a material forming a sidewall of the cavity to thereby form a bridge-waveguide in the channel between the SOI waveguide and the electro-optically active stack. a silicon-on-insulator, SOI, waveguide ; an electro-optically active waveguide including an electro-optically active stack within a cavity of the SOI waveguide, the electro-optically active stack containing a plurality of silicon germanium layers; and a channel between the electro-optically active stack and the SOI waveguide;
An amusement park transportation system , comprising: an autonomous vehicle , wherein the autonomous vehicle is configured to accommodate one or more guests ; and a controller configured to communicate with the autonomous vehicle , wherein the controller comprises a memory storing instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions, the instructions configured to cause the controller to: access a reservation or a return time of a guest for an attraction in an amusement park ; determine or access a location of the guest within a predetermined time window preceding the reservation or the return time; provide instructions to the autonomous vehicle to go to the location; provide an alert to a guest device related to the autonomous vehicle ; receive an indication from the autonomous vehicle that the guest is on or in the autonomous vehicle ; and provide instructions to the autonomous vehicle to travel to the attraction with the guest after receiving the indication. an autonomous vehicle , wherein the autonomous vehicle is configured to accommodate one or more guests ; and a controller configured to communicate with the autonomous vehicle , wherein the controller comprises a memory storing instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions, the instructions configured to cause the controller to: access a reservation or a return time of a guest for an attraction in an amusement park ; determine or access a location of the guest within a predetermined time window preceding the reservation or the return time; provide instructions to the autonomous vehicle to go to the location; provide an alert to a guest device related to the autonomous vehicle ; receive an indication from the autonomous vehicle that the guest is on or in the autonomous vehicle ; and provide instructions to the autonomous vehicle to travel to the attraction with the guest after receiving the indication. access a reservation or a return time of a guest for an attraction in an amusement park ; determine or access a location of the guest within a predetermined time window preceding the reservation or the return time; provide instructions to the autonomous vehicle to go to the location; provide an alert to a guest device related to the autonomous vehicle ; receive an indication from the autonomous vehicle that the guest is on or in the autonomous vehicle ; and provide instructions to the autonomous vehicle to travel to the attraction with the guest after receiving the indication.