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A method of adapting an elevator system to warn elevator users of the existence of a vertical misalignment between a floor of a lift car and a landing surface adjacent to which said lift car stops, and where there is a gap between facing parallel walls depending vertically downwards from a leading edge of the lift car floor and a leading edge of the landing surface , respectively, the method including positioning a luminaire on said wall depending vertically downwards from a leading edge of the lift car floor so that the luminaire directs light toward the opposing wall irrespective of said vertical misalignment, and so that at least a portion of the light from said luminaire reflects off said opposing wall prior to passing out of said gap, wherein the wall depending from the leading edge of the lift car floor is a toe guard comprising a flat plate mounted below a lift car doorway sill to extend vertically below the lift car floor and the lift car doorway sill and the method includes the step of positioning a luminaire on said plate so that the luminaire is positioned vertically below the lift car doorway sill ; characterised in that the toe guard comprises an opening , the method comprising the step of positioning a luminaire in the opening so that it is flush with, or recessed below, a front surface of the toe guard .
A method of operating a portable electronic device to generate vibrations for tactual and audible perception, the portable electronic device comprising: a housing ; and a vibrator assembly , comprising: a first diaphragm coupled to the housing and a second diaphragm opposite and spaced apart from the first diaphragm ; and a piezoelectric element spaced apart from and coupled to the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm and configured to cause the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm to vibrate simultaneously; wherein the first diaphragm and second diaphragm are configured to produce first and second vibrations, respectively, in response to a load applied by the piezoelectric element , wherein a frequency of the first vibrations is different than a frequency of the second vibrations; wherein the method comprises causing one of the frequencies to be inaudible and the other to be audible. a housing ; and a vibrator assembly , comprising: a first diaphragm coupled to the housing and a second diaphragm opposite and spaced apart from the first diaphragm ; and a piezoelectric element spaced apart from and coupled to the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm and configured to cause the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm to vibrate simultaneously; wherein the first diaphragm and second diaphragm are configured to produce first and second vibrations, respectively, in response to a load applied by the piezoelectric element , wherein a frequency of the first vibrations is different than a frequency of the second vibrations; a first diaphragm coupled to the housing and a second diaphragm opposite and spaced apart from the first diaphragm ; and a piezoelectric element spaced apart from and coupled to the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm and configured to cause the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm to vibrate simultaneously; wherein the first diaphragm and second diaphragm are configured to produce first and second vibrations, respectively, in response to a load applied by the piezoelectric element , wherein a frequency of the first vibrations is different than a frequency of the second vibrations; wherein the method comprises causing one of the frequencies to be inaudible and the other to be audible.
Drum brake for a motor vehicle having a rotatably mounted brake drum , having a radially inward-facing friction surface , having brake linings arranged radially inside the friction surface , having an actuator for preloading the brake linings against the friction surface , and having an anchor plate for holding the actuator , having an opening for discharging abraded brake particles from the brake drum , and having a cover for the brake drum , characterized in that the cover delimits a pocket for collecting abraded brake particles.
A component attachment apparatus which is configured to hold a component with a head and to attach the component to a board, the apparatus comprising: a first component supply section configured to supply a first component (P1); a second component supply section configured to supply a second component (P2) that can be detachably connected to the first component; a holding control section configured to perform a holding control process of controlling the head such that the head holds the first component (P1) supplied to a supply position of the first component supply section , then connects the first component (P1) held by the head to the second component (P2) supplied to a supply position of the second component supply section such that the head holds an assembly that is obtained by assembling the first component (P1) and the second component (P2); and an attachment control section configured to perform an attachment control process of controlling the head such that the assembly held by the head is attached to the board, wherein the first component (P1) and the second component (P2) are connected to each other such that the first component (P1) becomes detachable with respect to the second component (P2) after the first component (P1) and the second component (P2) are attached to the board as the assembly. a first component supply section configured to supply a first component (P1); a second component supply section configured to supply a second component (P2) that can be detachably connected to the first component; a holding control section configured to perform a holding control process of controlling the head such that the head holds the first component (P1) supplied to a supply position of the first component supply section , then connects the first component (P1) held by the head to the second component (P2) supplied to a supply position of the second component supply section such that the head holds an assembly that is obtained by assembling the first component (P1) and the second component (P2); and an attachment control section configured to perform an attachment control process of controlling the head such that the assembly held by the head is attached to the board, wherein the first component (P1) and the second component (P2) are connected to each other such that the first component (P1) becomes detachable with respect to the second component (P2) after the first component (P1) and the second component (P2) are attached to the board as the assembly.
Method for manufacturing a pneumatic tyre comprising the following steps: a) forming a carcass from at least one first thermoplastic elastomer-based material and two bead wires , this step comprising a phase a2) in which the carcass is assembled flat from at least the first thermoplastic elastomer material and the bead wires , and a phase a3) in which the carcass is formed by bringing the bead wires closer together, this forming being done hot in order to relax the strains of the carcass in the forming thereof; b) overmoulding on the carcass at least one second thermoplastic elastomer-based material. a) forming a carcass from at least one first thermoplastic elastomer-based material and two bead wires , this step comprising a phase a2) in which the carcass is assembled flat from at least the first thermoplastic elastomer material and the bead wires , and a phase a3) in which the carcass is formed by bringing the bead wires closer together, this forming being done hot in order to relax the strains of the carcass in the forming thereof; b) overmoulding on the carcass at least one second thermoplastic elastomer-based material.
An orthopaedic implant for osteosynthesis of femoral fractures comprising: an intramedullary nail for retrograde insertion in the femur, the intramedullary nail comprising a leading end part to be positioned proximally in the femur and a trailing end part to be positioned distally in the femur; a femoral neck screw elongated along a major axis and an at least partial, external thread running along the major axis in a first end part of the femoral neck screw for fastening the first end part subchondrally in a femoral head by a screwing action, the femoral neck screw comprising a through-hole configured to receive the leading end part of the intramedullary nail along a first direction having an angle between 110° and 150° to the major axis; characterized in that the intramedullary nail comprises a stop for engaging the femoral neck screw to prevent the leading end part from extending so far through the through-hole as to reach the cortex of the greater trochanter. an intramedullary nail for retrograde insertion in the femur, the intramedullary nail comprising a leading end part to be positioned proximally in the femur and a trailing end part to be positioned distally in the femur; a femoral neck screw elongated along a major axis and an at least partial, external thread running along the major axis in a first end part of the femoral neck screw for fastening the first end part subchondrally in a femoral head by a screwing action, the femoral neck screw comprising a through-hole configured to receive the leading end part of the intramedullary nail along a first direction having an angle between 110° and 150° to the major axis; characterized in that the intramedullary nail comprises a stop for engaging the femoral neck screw to prevent the leading end part from extending so far through the through-hole as to reach the cortex of the greater trochanter.
A non-pneumatic tire (10; 100; 200; 300; 400) comprising: an inner ring (20; 110) having an axis of rotation; an outer ring (30; 120) coaxial with the inner ring (20; 110); a support structure (40; 130) extending from the inner ring (20; 110) to the outer ring (30; 120); and a circumferential tread extending about the outer ring (30; 120), the circumferential tread including a band layer (140; 210; 310; 410; 510), wherein the band layer (140; 210; 310; 410; 510) is in the form of a seamless, metal cylinder constructed of a single material, and a tread rubber layer (70; 150; 220; 320; 420) directly attached to the band layer (140; 210; 310; 410; 510). an inner ring (20; 110) having an axis of rotation; an outer ring (30; 120) coaxial with the inner ring (20; 110); a support structure (40; 130) extending from the inner ring (20; 110) to the outer ring (30; 120); and a circumferential tread extending about the outer ring (30; 120), the circumferential tread including a band layer (140; 210; 310; 410; 510), wherein the band layer (140; 210; 310; 410; 510) is in the form of a seamless, metal cylinder constructed of a single material, and a tread rubber layer (70; 150; 220; 320; 420) directly attached to the band layer (140; 210; 310; 410; 510).
Ventilation assembly (L) comprising at least one vapour extractor hood for the kitchen region of maritime equipment and comprising a venting system acting as a central extraction system , the vapour extractor hood being connected to the venting system of the ventilation assembly (L) by means of an outlet connecting piece and forming a vapour-receiving chamber which is open at the bottom in the installed position, from which chamber vapour containing water and/or fat is received in at least one channel (K) of the vapour extractor hood via a separator of the vapour extractor hood , and is conveyed to the outlet connecting piece of the vapour extractor hood as largely cleaned exhaust air (T), and the channel (K) provided as a distribution duct being provided with at least one return connection (TR) of the vapour extractor hood that collects a partial volume (TV) of the filtered exhaust air (T), said return connection opening towards the vapour-receiving chamber in the region of at least one transfer chamber and a cover which influences the flow direction (TR") of the returned partial volume (TV') being provided at the outlet of said transfer chamber, at least one branch channel (50.1, 50.1') being provided which forms the return connection (TR) and extends substantially outside the vapor-receiving chamber , between the region of the distribution duct and that of the transfer chamber , it therefore being possible to return a partial volume (TV) of the cleaned exhaust air (T) from the region of the distribution duct directly into the vapour-receiving chamber , the at least one branch channel (50.1, 50.1') additionally having at least one fan which separates the partial volume (TV) from the cleaned exhaust air (T), and the venting system being connected to a central ventilation system of the ventilation assembly (L), as the extraction system, which ventilation system has a controllable drive and interacts with at least one drive element of a control flap of the vapour extractor hood via a control unit , such that at least the exhaust air in the interior (K) of the distribution duct can be set to an optimisable operating value, characterised in that at least one guide sensor which influences the respective optimisable operating values of the control unit is integrated in the channel (K), the control flap being arranged in the region of an inlet opening of the outlet connecting piece that is directed towards the distribution duct such that the control flap , in a closed position, completely closes the vapour extractor hood with respect to the venting system , and the control flap can be brought into an open position by means of continuous adjustment.
An expression vector or a combination of at least two expression vectors comprising: a) a polynucleotide encoding a mutated folate receptor as selectable marker, wherein the mutated folate receptor is a functional membrane-bound folate receptor that has a decreased folate binding affinity compared to the wild type folate receptor and wherein the encoded mutated folate receptor comprises an amino acid substitution in the position corresponding structurally or by amino acid sequence homology to amino acid 49 of the mature wild type human folate receptor alpha sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO 1 wherein the alanine present in the wild type sequence is substituted by an amino acid that results in a decreased folate binding affinity; and b) at least one polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide of interest, wherein when said expression vector or combination of at least two expression vectors is introduced into a host cell, the polypeptide of interest is secreted from said host cell. a) a polynucleotide encoding a mutated folate receptor as selectable marker, wherein the mutated folate receptor is a functional membrane-bound folate receptor that has a decreased folate binding affinity compared to the wild type folate receptor and wherein the encoded mutated folate receptor comprises an amino acid substitution in the position corresponding structurally or by amino acid sequence homology to amino acid 49 of the mature wild type human folate receptor alpha sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO 1 wherein the alanine present in the wild type sequence is substituted by an amino acid that results in a decreased folate binding affinity; and b) at least one polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide of interest,
A method for transmitting data, the method comprising: mapping, by a transmitting device , a first coded information bit stream intended for a first transmit antenna (TX1) onto at least one first spreading sequence of a plurality of first spreading sequences to generate a first data stream, wherein the plurality of first spreading sequences comprises codewords of sparse code multiple access, SCMA, codebooks , and wherein the mapping of the first coded information is accomplished according to a mapping rule associated with the first transmit antenna; mapping, by the transmitting device , a second coded information bit stream intended for a second transmit antenna (TX2) onto at least one second spreading sequence of a plurality of second spreading sequences to generate a second data stream, wherein the plurality of second spreading sequences comprises codewords of SCMA codebooks , and wherein the mapping of the second coded information is accomplished according to a mapping rule associated with the second transmit antenna; and transmitting, by the transmitting device , the first data stream and the second data stream on respective transmit antennas. mapping, by a transmitting device , a first coded information bit stream intended for a first transmit antenna (TX1) onto at least one first spreading sequence of a plurality of first spreading sequences to generate a first data stream, wherein the plurality of first spreading sequences comprises codewords of sparse code multiple access, SCMA, codebooks , and wherein the mapping of the first coded information is accomplished according to a mapping rule associated with the first transmit antenna; mapping, by the transmitting device , a second coded information bit stream intended for a second transmit antenna (TX2) onto at least one second spreading sequence of a plurality of second spreading sequences to generate a second data stream, wherein the plurality of second spreading sequences comprises codewords of SCMA codebooks , and wherein the mapping of the second coded information is accomplished according to a mapping rule associated with the second transmit antenna; and transmitting, by the transmitting device , the first data stream and the second data stream on respective transmit antennas.
Method for monitoring a display of a driver's cabin of a means of transportation, having the steps of: - measuring a target process variable (S-PG) and producing an image representation (BI) of a value of the target process variable by way of a display device , - calculating an actual check code (I-PC) via the image representation (BI), - ascertaining a power of two (ZP) uniquely assigned to the calculated actual check code (I-PC) using a first table (TAB1), - measuring a target process variable (S-PG) produced by a vehicle control device , - ascertaining a power-of-two sum (ZPS) uniquely assigned to the target process variable (S-PG) using a second table (TAB2), - checking whether the image representation (BI) is correct by ascertaining whether the power of two (ZP) assigned to the actual check code (I-PC) is contained in the power-of-two sum (ZPS) . - measuring a target process variable (S-PG) and producing an image representation (BI) of a value of the target process variable by way of a display device , - calculating an actual check code (I-PC) via the image representation (BI), - ascertaining a power of two (ZP) uniquely assigned to the calculated actual check code (I-PC) using a first table (TAB1), - measuring a target process variable (S-PG) produced by a vehicle control device , - ascertaining a power-of-two sum (ZPS) uniquely assigned to the target process variable (S-PG) using a second table (TAB2), - checking whether the image representation (BI) is correct by ascertaining whether the power of two (ZP) assigned to the actual check code (I-PC) is contained in the power-of-two sum (ZPS) .
A method comprising: obtaining, by a first thread of a plurality of execution threads for at least one routing protocol process executing on processing circuitry of a network device , an allocation of first labels drawn from a label space for a network service; adding, by the first thread , the first labels to a first local label pool for the first thread; generating, by the first thread, after obtaining the allocation of the first labels, a labeled route comprising a route for the network service and a label assigned by the first thread from the first local label pool; outputting, by the network device, the labeled route; removing, by the first thread, the label from the first local label pool to obtain a reduced first local label pool; generating, by the first thread, after obtaining the reduced first local label pool, another labeled route comprising another route for the network service and another label assigned by the first thread from the reduced first local label pool; and outputting, by the network device, the another labeled route. obtaining, by a first thread of a plurality of execution threads for at least one routing protocol process executing on processing circuitry of a network device , an allocation of first labels drawn from a label space for a network service; adding, by the first thread , the first labels to a first local label pool for the first thread; generating, by the first thread, after obtaining the allocation of the first labels, a labeled route comprising a route for the network service and a label assigned by the first thread from the first local label pool; outputting, by the network device, the labeled route; removing, by the first thread, the label from the first local label pool to obtain a reduced first local label pool; generating, by the first thread, after obtaining the reduced first local label pool, another labeled route comprising another route for the network service and another label assigned by the first thread from the reduced first local label pool; and outputting, by the network device, the another labeled route.
A compound, wherein the compound has the structure: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, solvate, clathrate, polymorph, or stereoisomer thereof, wherein each of X 1 , X 2 , X 3 and X 4 is H; and wherein each of X 5 , X 6 , X 7 and X 8 is D. or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, solvate, clathrate, polymorph, or stereoisomer thereof, wherein each of X 1 , X 2 , X 3 and X 4 is H; and wherein each of X 5 , X 6 , X 7 and X 8 is D.
Method for producing a three-dimensionally shaped surface protection element for a housing of an electronic device , wherein a synthetic resin printing method is used to print a curable synthetic resin composition forming a scratch protection coating as droplets pixel by pixel in a printing pattern on a substrate in the form of a three-dimensional carrier element or a three-dimensional surface area of the device , and the printed synthetic resin composition is then cured.