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A thermal printer , comprising: a conveyance unit configured to convey paper along a conveyance direction; a thermal head configured to perform printing on the paper at positions in a width direction of the paper intersecting the conveyance direction of the paper, the positions in the width direction being based on a print reference position; a sensor positioned at a sensor position in the width direction and configured to detect marks on the paper being conveyed by the conveyance unit; and characterized by a controller configured to: control the conveyance unit to convey a confirmation sheet along the conveyance direction; detect a position of a mark in a predetermined pattern on the confirmation sheet with the sensor , the detected position of the mark corresponding to the sensor position with respect to the print reference position; control the conveyance unit to convey a sheet, and control the thermal head to print a line on the sheet along the conveyance direction at the sensor position in the width direction; receive a corrected sensor position based on a measured distance of the line on the sheet to an edge of the sheet; and update the print reference position based on the received corrected sensor position. a conveyance unit configured to convey paper along a conveyance direction; a thermal head configured to perform printing on the paper at positions in a width direction of the paper intersecting the conveyance direction of the paper, the positions in the width direction being based on a print reference position; a sensor positioned at a sensor position in the width direction and configured to detect marks on the paper being conveyed by the conveyance unit; and characterized by a controller configured to: control the conveyance unit to convey a confirmation sheet along the conveyance direction; detect a position of a mark in a predetermined pattern on the confirmation sheet with the sensor , the detected position of the mark corresponding to the sensor position with respect to the print reference position; control the conveyance unit to convey a sheet, and control the thermal head to print a line on the sheet along the conveyance direction at the sensor position in the width direction; receive a corrected sensor position based on a measured distance of the line on the sheet to an edge of the sheet; and update the print reference position based on the received corrected sensor position. control the conveyance unit to convey a confirmation sheet along the conveyance direction; detect a position of a mark in a predetermined pattern on the confirmation sheet with the sensor , the detected position of the mark corresponding to the sensor position with respect to the print reference position; control the conveyance unit to convey a sheet, and control the thermal head to print a line on the sheet along the conveyance direction at the sensor position in the width direction; receive a corrected sensor position based on a measured distance of the line on the sheet to an edge of the sheet; and update the print reference position based on the received corrected sensor position.
A method of sequentially transferring liquids through a capillary flow matrix , the method comprising: a) providing a unipath bibulous capillary flow matrix having an upstream end and a downstream end defining a lateral flow direction and at least two reservoirs in fluid communication with said unipath bibulous capillary flow matrix each through at least one respective liquid receiving zone , the reservoirs being situated between the upstream and downstream ends and spaced from each other in the lateral flow direction ; b) pressing the unipath bibulous capillary flow matrix with a rim of a hollow conduit of each of the reservoirs ; c) adding a first amount of a first liquid to a first reservoir of said at least two reservoirs so that said first liquid flows into said unipath bibulous capillary flow matrix through said respective liquid receiving zone associated with the first reservoir ; d) adding a second amount of a second liquid to a second reservoir of said at least two reservoirs so that said second liquid flows into said unipath bibulous capillary flow matrix through said respective liquid receiving zone associated with the second reservoir ; and e) forming a static liquid-liquid interface between the liquid receiving zones ; wherein said interface begins to move in said lateral flow direction only subsequent to exhaustion of one of said first liquid or said second liquid from said first reservoir or said second reservoir , respectively. a) providing a unipath bibulous capillary flow matrix having an upstream end and a downstream end defining a lateral flow direction and at least two reservoirs in fluid communication with said unipath bibulous capillary flow matrix each through at least one respective liquid receiving zone , the reservoirs being situated between the upstream and downstream ends and spaced from each other in the lateral flow direction ; b) pressing the unipath bibulous capillary flow matrix with a rim of a hollow conduit of each of the reservoirs ; c) adding a first amount of a first liquid to a first reservoir of said at least two reservoirs so that said first liquid flows into said unipath bibulous capillary flow matrix through said respective liquid receiving zone associated with the first reservoir ; d) adding a second amount of a second liquid to a second reservoir of said at least two reservoirs so that said second liquid flows into said unipath bibulous capillary flow matrix through said respective liquid receiving zone associated with the second reservoir ; and e) forming a static liquid-liquid interface between the liquid receiving zones ;
Method for manufacturing flexible pipes by welding cold-rolled narrow strips in the form of flat wire or wire-like sections of a TWIP steel, in particular for use in flexible pipes for offshore applications, characterized in that the ends of the sections of the narrow strip to be welded are chamfered relative to the main loading direction of the narrow strip and are arranged to match one another, and the weld seam is produced by a fusion welding process with a relatively small fusion zone and/or a relatively low welding temperature, the position of the weld seam relative to the main loading direction of the narrow strip being arranged at a bevel angle α of between 30° and 75°.
Gas bag arrangement for a vehicle occupant restraint system, comprising - at least one first and at least one second gas bag which can be inflated in order to protect a vehicle occupant (P), wherein the at least one first and at least one second gas bag is to be arranged in each case on a vehicle structure (S), and - a connection system which is provided for forming a mechanical connection between the at least one first gas bag and the at least one second gas bag , wherein the connection system comprises a first connecting element which is fastened on the at least one first gas bag , and a second connecting element which is fastened on the at least one second gas bag , wherein the first and the second connecting element interact in order to form the mechanical connection between the at least one first gas bag and the at least one second gas bag , wherein the mechanical connection between the at least one first gas bag and the at least one second gas bag is formed during or at the end of the inflation process of the gas bags , in that the at least one first gas bag and the at least one second gas bag approach or contact one another, characterised in that the first connecting element comprises a first portion which is directly or indirectly fastened to the at least one first gas bag via a releasable connection , and a second portion which is located outside of the first portion and is fastened to the at least one first gas bag via a non-releasable connection , wherein the releasable connection can be released only after the mechanical connection between the at least one first gas bag and the at least one second gas bag has been formed at least in part. - at least one first and at least one second gas bag which can be inflated in order to protect a vehicle occupant (P), wherein the at least one first and at least one second gas bag is to be arranged in each case on a vehicle structure (S), and - a connection system which is provided for forming a mechanical connection between the at least one first gas bag and the at least one second gas bag , wherein the connection system comprises a first connecting element which is fastened on the at least one first gas bag , and a second connecting element which is fastened on the at least one second gas bag , wherein the first and the second connecting element interact in order to form the mechanical connection between the at least one first gas bag and the at least one second gas bag , wherein the mechanical connection between the at least one first gas bag and the at least one second gas bag is formed during or at the end of the inflation process of the gas bags , in that the at least one first gas bag and the at least one second gas bag approach or contact one another,
A security element for depicting at least one piece of optically variable information, having - a carrier substrate having opposing first and second main surfaces , - a reflection layer arranged on the first main surface and, - present in or over the reflection layer , a grid of optically effective elements that are formed by embossing elements of identical base form, - the grid of optically effective elements including at least one piece of optically variable information that, under directional illumination, is perceptible in reflection without auxiliary means and that is formed by a subset of the embossing elements in which there is introduced into the identical base form at least one local defect by which the optical appearance of the defect-marked embossing element is changed viewing-angle dependently. - a carrier substrate having opposing first and second main surfaces , - a reflection layer arranged on the first main surface and, - present in or over the reflection layer , a grid of optically effective elements that are formed by embossing elements of identical base form, - the grid of optically effective elements including at least one piece of optically variable information that, under directional illumination, is perceptible in reflection without auxiliary means and that is formed by a subset of the embossing elements in which there is introduced into the identical base form at least one local defect by which the optical appearance of the defect-marked embossing element is changed viewing-angle dependently.
Method for machining an inner face of a housing having an opening , more particularly of an engine, comprising a machine tool having a tool retainer , in which method a tool accommodated by the tool retainer is introduced through the opening along an insertion axis into the housing , which is fixed relative to the machine tool , and is moved along a circular path and in the direction of a machining axis of the housing for machining the inner face , wherein the tool retainer comprises a tool receptacle accommodating the tool and a control head which adjoins the tool receptacle and is rotatably mounted in order to move the tool receptacle and the tool along the circular path , characterized in that the control head of the tool retainer movable in multiple axes is driven in rotation via an angular drive of the tool retainer in order to move the tool independently of the axes of movement of the machine tool along the circular path about the machining axis inclined to the insertion axis for machining the inner face .
A bioinductive patch , comprising: a patch body having an inner space ; and a button disposed in the inner space of the patch body , wherein the button has a central portion and two side curved portions , and the two side curved portions are connected to two sides of the central portion , respectively, characterized in that the button has two suture holes formed at the two side curved portions , respectively. a patch body having an inner space ; and a button disposed in the inner space of the patch body , wherein the button has a central portion and two side curved portions , and the two side curved portions are connected to two sides of the central portion , respectively, characterized in that the button has two suture holes formed at the two side curved portions , respectively.
A method of detecting an abnormal operation in any of a plurality of machine tools , each machine tool being configured to perform cutting work on a material, wherein when a torque or speed of a drive motor exceeds a normal operating range in any of the plurality of machine tools and/or when moving positions of a constituent portion and of the material in reciprocating movement or rotational movement relative to the machine tool operated by the drive motor exceed a predetermined normal operating region range, the machine tool breaking out an operation abnormality is identified by projecting reflected light onto a camera photographing each machine tool by moving a reflecting display plate provided for each machine tool to a position where the reflecting display plate can reflect illumination light in a plant, and by monitoring the image associated with said projection.
An air conditioning device comprising: a support frame having support portions , the support portions being provided to stand on an installation surface (F) and disposed at an interval in a horizontal direction; a heat generating portion having, in a region between the support portions of the support frame , flow pipes which are respectively laterally laid across the interval in the horizontal direction and are spaced from each other at an interval in an up-and-down direction and inside which a flowable heating medium can flow, and outer shell bodies covering the respective flow pipes , each outer shell body showing a flat shape or elliptical shape as an outer shape of a cross-section, each outer shell body having a structure capable of dissipating to the outside heat transmitted from the flow pipe , each outer shell body being attached so that a long axis direction of the cross section of the outer shell body perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the flow pipes is inclined with respect to a horizontal direction, and each outer shell body being inclined in the same direction; a reflector having a reflecting surface , which reflects radiant heat from the heat generating portion , which is impermeable to water, and which is disposed so that an end edge portion of each outer shell body at a lower side in the long axis direction of the cross section of the outer shell body opposes the reflecting surface at an interval; and a gutter-shaped receiving portion disposed below the heat generating portion and under the reflector , and opened at an upper part. a support frame having support portions , the support portions being provided to stand on an installation surface (F) and disposed at an interval in a horizontal direction; a heat generating portion having, in a region between the support portions of the support frame , flow pipes which are respectively laterally laid across the interval in the horizontal direction and are spaced from each other at an interval in an up-and-down direction and inside which a flowable heating medium can flow, and outer shell bodies covering the respective flow pipes , each outer shell body showing a flat shape or elliptical shape as an outer shape of a cross-section, each outer shell body having a structure capable of dissipating to the outside heat transmitted from the flow pipe , each outer shell body being attached so that a long axis direction of the cross section of the outer shell body perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the flow pipes is inclined with respect to a horizontal direction, and each outer shell body being inclined in the same direction; a reflector having a reflecting surface , which reflects radiant heat from the heat generating portion , which is impermeable to water, and which is disposed so that an end edge portion of each outer shell body at a lower side in the long axis direction of the cross section of the outer shell body opposes the reflecting surface at an interval; and a gutter-shaped receiving portion disposed below the heat generating portion and under the reflector , and opened at an upper part.
A vibration generator comprising: a vibration transmission member disposed in a seat surface of a seat so as to extend in a horizontal direction of the seat surface and configured to transmit a vibration in an extending direction of the vibration transmission member extending in the horizontal direction of the seat surface ; and an exciter comprising a frame , multiple dampers , an outer yoke , a permanent magnet , an inner yoke , a bobbin , and a voice coil ; wherein the vibration transmission member transmits vibration in a direction different from a vertical direction in which weight of a seated person is applied to the seat surface ; and the bobbin vibrates in the direction in which the outer yoke approaches or leaves the frame through the dampers , wherein the vibration of the bobbin is transmitted to the vibration transmission member through the frame . a vibration transmission member disposed in a seat surface of a seat so as to extend in a horizontal direction of the seat surface and configured to transmit a vibration in an extending direction of the vibration transmission member extending in the horizontal direction of the seat surface ; and an exciter comprising a frame , multiple dampers , an outer yoke , a permanent magnet , an inner yoke , a bobbin , and a voice coil ; wherein the vibration transmission member transmits vibration in a direction different from a vertical direction in which weight of a seated person is applied to the seat surface ; and the bobbin vibrates in the direction in which the outer yoke approaches or leaves the frame through the dampers , wherein the vibration of the bobbin is transmitted to the vibration transmission member through the frame .
Method for operating a circulation system having a cooling device with an input port and an output port for the cooling of water and having a pipeline system with multiple branches comprising one or more partial sections with given thermal coupling to the surroundings and being connected by means of nodes, wherein one or more of the lines of the pipeline system are configured as a flow pipe , at least one as a single supply line connected to a tapping point , and at least one line configured as a circulation conduit connected to the flow pipe or pipes , with the steps - setting a water temperature at the output port to a value T a by means of the cooling device - setting a volume flow at the input port to a value V z characterized by the following steps - determining, in particular calculating, a temperature change of the water between the initial region and the end region according to a model of the axial temperature change for the first partial section connected to the output port , starting from a temperature start value T MA * < T soll and a volume flow start value V z *, - determining, in particular calculating, a temperature change of the water between the initial region and the end region for each further given partial section according to the model of the temperature change, under the boundary condition that the water temperature in the initial region of the given partial section is equal to the water temperature in the end region of the partial section to which the given partial section is connected, and - selecting the value T a of the water temperature and the value V z of the volume flow at the output port such that, in the end region of each partial section, the water temperature is T ME < T soll and at the input port the water temperature is set at T b < T soll with T soll - T b < θ, where θ>0 is a given value. - setting a water temperature at the output port to a value T a by means of the cooling device - setting a volume flow at the input port to a value V z characterized by the following steps - determining, in particular calculating, a temperature change of the water between the initial region and the end region according to a model of the axial temperature change for the first partial section connected to the output port , starting from a temperature start value T MA * < T soll and a volume flow start value V z *, - determining, in particular calculating, a temperature change of the water between the initial region and the end region for each further given partial section according to the model of the temperature change, under the boundary condition that the water temperature in the initial region of the given partial section is equal to the water temperature in the end region of the partial section to which the given partial section is connected, and - selecting the value T a of the water temperature and the value V z of the volume flow at the output port such that, in the end region of each partial section, the water temperature is T ME < T soll and at the input port the water temperature is set at T b < T soll with T soll - T b < θ, where θ>0 is a given value.
A front fork assembly for a motorcycle, comprising: a telescopic unit comprising a first elongated tubular section and a second elongated tubular section , wherein the first tubular section is at least partially received in the second tubular section in a slideable manner, such that the first and second tubular sections can perform a telescopic motion with respect to each other along their longitudinal axes; a resilient member configured for subjecting the telescopic motion to a spring force, said resilient member defining an unsprung section and a sprung section of the telescopic unit when this unit is mounted in said motorcycle; and a tuned mass damper comprising a mass element that is able to perform an oscillatory movement parallel to the longitudinal axes; characterized in that the tuned mass damper is fixedly attached to the unsprung section of the telescopic unit, wherein a first end of the telescopic unit is connectable to a wheel bearing axis of said motorcycle, and wherein a second end of the telescopic unit opposite to the first end is connectable to a steering device of said motorcycle, wherein the tuned mass damper is arranged in between the first end and the resilient member. a telescopic unit comprising a first elongated tubular section and a second elongated tubular section , wherein the first tubular section is at least partially received in the second tubular section in a slideable manner, such that the first and second tubular sections can perform a telescopic motion with respect to each other along their longitudinal axes; a resilient member configured for subjecting the telescopic motion to a spring force, said resilient member defining an unsprung section and a sprung section of the telescopic unit when this unit is mounted in said motorcycle; and a tuned mass damper comprising a mass element that is able to perform an oscillatory movement parallel to the longitudinal axes; characterized in that the tuned mass damper is fixedly attached to the unsprung section of the telescopic unit, wherein a first end of the telescopic unit is connectable to a wheel bearing axis of said motorcycle, and wherein a second end of the telescopic unit opposite to the first end is connectable to a steering device of said motorcycle, wherein the tuned mass damper is arranged in between the first end and the resilient member.