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An image forming apparatus, comprising: image forming means (120-123) for forming an image on a printing medium; fixing means for fixing the image on the printing medium by heating the image on the printing medium; conveying means (132-136) for conveying the printing medium which passes through the fixing means, for stopping conveyance of the printing medium, and for inverting a conveyance direction of the printing medium after the conveyance of the printing medium is stopped; measurement means for measuring a color of the image fixed on the printing medium of which the conveyance direction is inverted by the conveying means; and control means for controlling the conveying means (132-136); characterized in that the control means is configured to control the conveyance of the printing medium to decrease a temperature of the printing medium on which the image is fixed by the fixing means in a case where color measurement is performed by the measurement means , and a time period during which the conveyance of the printing medium is stopped in a case where the color measurement is performed by the measurement means is longer than a time period during which the conveyance of the printing medium is stopped in a case where the color measurement is not performed by the measurement means . image forming means (120-123) for forming an image on a printing medium; fixing means for fixing the image on the printing medium by heating the image on the printing medium; conveying means (132-136) for conveying the printing medium which passes through the fixing means, for stopping conveyance of the printing medium, and for inverting a conveyance direction of the printing medium after the conveyance of the printing medium is stopped; measurement means for measuring a color of the image fixed on the printing medium of which the conveyance direction is inverted by the conveying means; and control means for controlling the conveying means (132-136); characterized in that the control means is configured to control the conveyance of the printing medium to decrease a temperature of the printing medium on which the image is fixed by the fixing means in a case where color measurement is performed by the measurement means , and a time period during which the conveyance of the printing medium is stopped in a case where the color measurement is performed by the measurement means is longer than a time period during which the conveyance of the printing medium is stopped in a case where the color measurement is not performed by the measurement means .
A method for sealing a solid wood floor with wax, comprising: providing a solid wood floor , wherein the solid wood floor has two end surfaces defining boundaries of a length dimension (x) of the solid wood floor ; and spraying at least one of the two end surfaces with wax; wherein the method further comprises: forming a paint film on the at least one end surface before spraying the at least one end surface with wax. providing a solid wood floor , wherein the solid wood floor has two end surfaces defining boundaries of a length dimension (x) of the solid wood floor ; and spraying at least one of the two end surfaces with wax; wherein the method further comprises: forming a paint film on the at least one end surface before spraying the at least one end surface with wax.
A rubber-metal laminate comprising a metal sheet and a rubber layer, the rubber layer being covered with a coating layer, the coating layer being formed from a coating agent having a total content of polyurethane and hydrocarbon-based synthetic wax of 70.0 wt% or more, based on the total solid content in the coating agent, with the proviso that the coating agent does not comprise graphite, wherein the hydrocarbon-based synthetic wax is an acid-modified polyethylene wax, and the laminate further comprises a primer layer or an adhesive layer between the metal sheet and the rubber layer.
An electrical apparatus comprising: an external housing including an electrically conductive portion ; at least first and second power supply terminals for connection to an external source of power; a first printed circuit board in the external housing which carries a circuit; an electrically conductive screening layer attached to or integrated within the first printed circuit board, wherein the conductive screening layer is insulated from the external housing and from the circuit; a second printed circuit board , separate to the first printed circuit board; a PCB housing around the second printed circuit board and within the external housing, wherein: - the second printed circuit board is mechanically connected to the external housing and electrically coupled to the electrically conductive portion of the external housing; - the second printed circuit board comprises an arc gap between a first contact which connects electrically to the electrically conductive portion of the external housing and a second contact which connects electrically to one of the first and second power supply terminals. an external housing including an electrically conductive portion ; at least first and second power supply terminals for connection to an external source of power; a first printed circuit board in the external housing which carries a circuit; an electrically conductive screening layer attached to or integrated within the first printed circuit board, wherein the conductive screening layer is insulated from the external housing and from the circuit; a second printed circuit board , separate to the first printed circuit board; a PCB housing around the second printed circuit board and within the external housing, wherein: - the second printed circuit board is mechanically connected to the external housing and electrically coupled to the electrically conductive portion of the external housing; - the second printed circuit board comprises an arc gap between a first contact which connects electrically to the electrically conductive portion of the external housing and a second contact which connects electrically to one of the first and second power supply terminals. - the second printed circuit board is mechanically connected to the external housing and electrically coupled to the electrically conductive portion of the external housing; - the second printed circuit board comprises an arc gap between a first contact which connects electrically to the electrically conductive portion of the external housing and a second contact which connects electrically to one of the first and second power supply terminals.
A gastrointestinal stent of a gastric diverter, wherein the gastrointestinal stent has a pre-expansion shape and a post-expansion shape, wherein the gastrointestinal stent comprises an upper support , a lower support , and several connecting members , wherein in the post-expansion shape, the upper support is provided with a first opening adjacent to its top and a second opening adjacent to its bottom, the lower support is disposed below the upper support , the lower support is provided with a third opening adjacent to its top and a fourth opening adjacent to its bottom, the upper support and the lower support are connected by several connecting members , the fourth opening of the lower support is connected to a membrane tube , and both of the upper support and the lower support , which are expanded, are not able to pass through an opened pyloric orifice of a stomach and the several connecting members are able to pass through the pyloric orifice of the stomach or are placed through the pyloric orifice of the stomach , characterized in that an outer diameter of the second opening of the upper support is greater than an outer diameter of the first opening.
An air conditioner , comprising: an outdoor device including a compressor that circulates a refrigerant, a heat exchanger that performs heat exchange between the refrigerant and air, a fan that causes the air to flow; an air inlet through which the air is suctioned into the air conditioner , and an air outlet through which the air heat-exchanged in the heat exchanger is discharged; a first guide provided on at least one surface of the outdoor device to guide outdoor air to the air inlet ; a second guide provided on at least one surface of the outdoor device to guide air discharged from the air outlet to an outside; and a third guide that guides the air discharged from the air outlet to flow from the second guide to the first guide, characterised in that the air conditioner is configured such that the third guide is open when the first guide and second guide are closed. an outdoor device including a compressor that circulates a refrigerant, a heat exchanger that performs heat exchange between the refrigerant and air, a fan that causes the air to flow; an air inlet through which the air is suctioned into the air conditioner , and an air outlet through which the air heat-exchanged in the heat exchanger is discharged; a first guide provided on at least one surface of the outdoor device to guide outdoor air to the air inlet ; a second guide provided on at least one surface of the outdoor device to guide air discharged from the air outlet to an outside; and a third guide that guides the air discharged from the air outlet to flow from the second guide to the first guide, characterised in that the air conditioner is configured such that the third guide is open when the first guide and second guide are closed.
A tank device for a tank liquid, wherein the tank device has: - a pressure vessel , in the interior of which are formed a first chamber for the tank liquid , and a second chamber , wherein the first and second chambers are closed off from one another, and are in operative connection by means of at least one vibratory membrane that separates them; - at least one controllable element , for the effectuation of a pressure surge in the pressure vessel; - a pressure sensor , for the detection of a pressure oscillation of the first and/or second chamber resulting from the pressure surge; - a temperature sensor , for the measurement of a temperature in the pressure vessel , and - an evaluation device , for the determination of a gas volume in the pressure vessel from a detected pressure oscillation and a measured temperature, characterised in that , the controllable element comprises a controllable valve, by means of which gas can be admitted to, and/or discharged from, the first chamber, for the effectuation of a pressure surge. - a pressure vessel , in the interior of which are formed a first chamber for the tank liquid , and a second chamber , wherein the first and second chambers are closed off from one another, and are in operative connection by means of at least one vibratory membrane that separates them; - at least one controllable element , for the effectuation of a pressure surge in the pressure vessel; - a pressure sensor , for the detection of a pressure oscillation of the first and/or second chamber resulting from the pressure surge; - a temperature sensor , for the measurement of a temperature in the pressure vessel , and - an evaluation device , for the determination of a gas volume in the pressure vessel from a detected pressure oscillation and a measured temperature,
Motor vehicle lighting and/or signalling device comprising a housing housing at least a first lighting module for emitting first rays of light in a main direction of emission (L), said first module being able to pivot about a first axis of rotation (A 1 ), a second lighting module for emitting second rays of light in the same main direction of emission, said second module being able to pivot about a second axis of rotation (A 2 ), and a manoeuvring means which is common to said two lighting modules , the manoeuvring means being able to rotate about an axis of pivoting (A 3 ) and comprising a first arm associated with the first lighting module and a second arm associated with the second lighting module , the first arm being associated with an upper part of the first lighting module while the second arm is associated with a lower part of the second lighting module , said first axis of rotation (A 1 ) of the first module being formed in the lower part of the first module while said second axis of rotation (A 2 ) of the second module is formed in the upper part of the second module, the first arm of the manoeuvring means bearing a second articulated connection with the first module, the manoeuvring means further comprising an actuator , such as a linear actuator of the electric motor type, which comprises a mobile part capable of translational movement along an axis of sliding (B 1 ), preferably orthogonal to the first axis of rotation (A 1 ) and to the second axis of rotation (A 2 ), characterized in that the first module is supported by a first retaining frame which is able to move in a rotational movement about the first axis of rotation (A 1 ), said second articulated connection being positioned between said first arm and said first retaining frame , and in that the mobile part is fixed to an intermediate piece which comprises a slide able to guide, in a vertical translational movement, a sliding of the intermediate piece with respect to the housing in the position in which the lighting and/or signalling device is used on the motor vehicle.
Applicator member for applying a cosmetic product (P) to human keratin materials, comprising an applicator head having a flattened overall shape and two main opposite faces , the applicator head comprising: - a first part having at least one housing , and - a second part that is connected to the first part by a hinge (34; 234), preferably a film hinge or two flexible strands , and is at least partially and fixedly engaged in the housing of the first part , wherein the first part is accessible from each of said faces of the applicator head and second part is accessible from each of said faces of the applicator head , the housing being a through-housing allowing access to the second part from each of said main faces of the applicator head. - a first part having at least one housing , and - a second part that is connected to the first part by a hinge (34; 234), preferably a film hinge or two flexible strands , and is at least partially and fixedly engaged in the housing of the first part ,
A butterfly valve comprising a valve body assembly , the valve body assembly including: a valve body ; a disc rotationally disposed inside an opening of the valve body ; a bearing disposed inside the disc and the valve body ; and a stem passing through the disc , the bearing and the valve body ; characterized by : wherein the bearing includes an internal bearing step , and wherein the stem includes an external stem edge forming a step to engage the internal bearing step to prevent stem blowout from the valve body . a valve body ; a disc rotationally disposed inside an opening of the valve body ; a bearing disposed inside the disc and the valve body ; and a stem passing through the disc , the bearing and the valve body ; characterized by : wherein the bearing includes an internal bearing step , and wherein the stem includes an external stem edge forming a step to engage the internal bearing step to prevent stem blowout from the valve body .
A portable head-mounted display system for monitoring brain activity associated with the visual field of a user, comprising: a casing wearable on the head of the user; a sensor unit configured to acquire electroencephalogram (EEG) signals including one or more dry electrodes attached to the casing wearable on the head of a user; a visual display unit including a display screen configured to present visual stimuli to the user in a plurality of sectors of a visual field, wherein the visual stimuli include a plurality of regions arranged in concentric rings, wherein each of the plurality of regions includes a multiple and repetitive optical flickering effect concurrently with the other regions and at a selected frequency different from the flickering frequency of the other regions, wherein the optical flickering effect at the selected frequency for the region is mapped to each sector of the visual field, and wherein the visual stimuli are configured to evoke multifocal steady-state visual-evoked potentials (mfSSVEP) in the EEG signals exhibited by the user acquired by the sensor unit; and a data processing unit configured to: generate the visual stimuli; communicate with the sensor unit and the visual display unit; analyze the acquired EEG signals; and produce an assessment of the visual field of the user, wherein the visual display unit provides whole-eye coverage and a controlled visual environment for the assessment. a casing wearable on the head of the user; a sensor unit configured to acquire electroencephalogram (EEG) signals including one or more dry electrodes attached to the casing wearable on the head of a user; a visual display unit including a display screen configured to present visual stimuli to the user in a plurality of sectors of a visual field, wherein the visual stimuli include a plurality of regions arranged in concentric rings, wherein each of the plurality of regions includes a multiple and repetitive optical flickering effect concurrently with the other regions and at a selected frequency different from the flickering frequency of the other regions, wherein the optical flickering effect at the selected frequency for the region is mapped to each sector of the visual field, and wherein the visual stimuli are configured to evoke multifocal steady-state visual-evoked potentials (mfSSVEP) in the EEG signals exhibited by the user acquired by the sensor unit; and a data processing unit configured to: generate the visual stimuli; communicate with the sensor unit and the visual display unit; analyze the acquired EEG signals; and produce an assessment of the visual field of the user, generate the visual stimuli; communicate with the sensor unit and the visual display unit; analyze the acquired EEG signals; and produce an assessment of the visual field of the user, wherein the visual display unit provides whole-eye coverage and a controlled visual environment for the assessment.
A device for preparing extrudable food products, comprising a housing , an extrusion die , and a front panel detachably mounted to the housing by at least one connector and configured to mainly fix the extrusion die to the device , characterized in that the at least one connector is configured to detach the front panel from the device without being removed from the front panel.
Method of estimating additional power output (69, Pavail) for inertial response (IR) that will be available for output throughout a preset inertial response time interval (65, Δt), the method comprising: obtaining current values (77, 79; 43, 45) of at least a rotational speed (ω) of a wind turbine rotor and a power output (P) of the wind turbine ; deriving the additional power output (69, Pavail) based on the obtained current values (77, 79; 43, 45) and a remaining time interval of the preset inertial response time interval (65, Δt) such that the additional power is available for output during the entire predetermined time interval (65, Δt), characterized in that deriving the additional power output (69, Pavail) includes solving an optimization problem in which a post-value of the rotational speed is an optimization variable, wherein the post-value of the rotational speed is the rotational speed which is reached after the preset inertial response time interval has elapsed after a start point in time of the inertial response, wherein the post-value of the rotational speed is determined such that the additional power output is maximized. obtaining current values (77, 79; 43, 45) of at least a rotational speed (ω) of a wind turbine rotor and a power output (P) of the wind turbine ; deriving the additional power output (69, Pavail) based on the obtained current values (77, 79; 43, 45) and a remaining time interval of the preset inertial response time interval (65, Δt) such that the additional power is available for output during the entire predetermined time interval (65, Δt), characterized in that deriving the additional power output (69, Pavail) includes solving an optimization problem in which a post-value of the rotational speed is an optimization variable, wherein the post-value of the rotational speed is the rotational speed which is reached after the preset inertial response time interval has elapsed after a start point in time of the inertial response, wherein the post-value of the rotational speed is determined such that the additional power output is maximized.
A surgical manipulator for manipulating a surgical instrument and an energy applicator extending from the surgical instrument , said surgical manipulator comprising: at least one controller configured to operate said surgical manipulator in a manual mode or a semi-autonomous mode, wherein, in said manual mode, said at least one controller is configured to control said surgical manipulator in response to forces and torques applied to said surgical instrument and, in said semi-autonomous mode, said at least one controller is configured to control said surgical manipulator to advance said energy applicator along a predetermined path, said at least one controller including a feed rate calculator configured to calculate an instrument feed rate, wherein said instrument feed rate is a velocity at which a distal end of the energy applicator advances along a path segment of the predetermined path in said semi-autonomous mode and wherein said feed rate calculator calculates said instrument feed rate by adjusting a defined predetermined feed rate based on a plurality of variables, wherein said at least one controller is configured to model the surgical instrument and the energy applicator as a virtual rigid body to compute the forces necessary to move the instrument along the predetermined path and said feed rate calculator is configured to adjust said defined feed rate based on the computed forces applied to said virtual rigid body, wherein increased forces result in a reduced feed-rate. at least one controller configured to operate said surgical manipulator in a manual mode or a semi-autonomous mode, wherein, in said manual mode, said at least one controller is configured to control said surgical manipulator in response to forces and torques applied to said surgical instrument and, in said semi-autonomous mode, said at least one controller is configured to control said surgical manipulator to advance said energy applicator along a predetermined path, said at least one controller including a feed rate calculator configured to calculate an instrument feed rate, wherein said instrument feed rate is a velocity at which a distal end of the energy applicator advances along a path segment of the predetermined path in said semi-autonomous mode and wherein said feed rate calculator calculates said instrument feed rate by adjusting a defined predetermined feed rate based on a plurality of variables, wherein said at least one controller is configured to model the surgical instrument and the energy applicator as a virtual rigid body to compute the forces necessary to move the instrument along the predetermined path and said feed rate calculator is configured to adjust said defined feed rate based on the computed forces applied to said virtual rigid body, wherein increased forces result in a reduced feed-rate.