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An installation for handling parcels , said installation including independently self-propelled motor-driven shuttle carts , each of which is adapted to transport a parcel, and a monitoring and control central unit that is suitable for individually and remotely controlling said shuttle carts to travel in freely guided manner on the basis of data indicating the instantaneous three-dimensional position of each shuttle cart, said installation being characterized in that it further includes at least one handheld electronic unit suitable for inputting information marked on a parcel when it is in the vicinity of the parcel and for transmitting said information to said central unit, in that said central unit is arranged to read an instantaneous three-dimensional position of said handheld unit in response to said information being input by said handheld unit, and in that said central unit is further arranged so that, on the basis of said data indicating the instantaneous there-dimensional positions of the shuttle carts and on the basis of said instantaneous three-dimensional position of the handheld unit, said central unit detects a match between the instantaneous three-dimensional position of a certain shuttle cart and the instantaneous three-dimensional position of the handheld unit, and, in response to such a match being detected, puts said information associated with said parcel into correspondence with data associated with said certain shuttle cart.
A LED light source module , wherein the LED light source module comprises a double-sided circuit board and at least one rivet electrically connected to two sides of the double-sided circuit board, the double-sided circuit board comprising a circuit substrate and at least one first wiring layout disposed on one side of the circuit substrate, and at least one second wiring layout disposed on the other side of the circuit board, and a perforation formed between the first wiring layout and the second wiring layout, the rivet being disposed in the perforation to electrically connect the first and second wiring layouts, the rivet including a nail head , a shank , and a transition section connecting the nail head and the shank, the length of the shank is greater than the thickness of the circuit substrate, the width of the shank is smaller than the diameter of the perforation, the free end of the shank is tapered, the thickness of the nail head is greater than the width of the shank, and the transition section is a trapezoid , the short side of the trapezoid is connected to the shank, the length of the long side of the trapezoid is smaller than the length of the nail head, the nail head is electrically connected to the first wiring layout, and the shank is electrically connected to the second wiring layout by soldering.
A conductive film characterized by comprising a conductive composition and being formed on a surface of a substrate made of an expandable and contractible elastomer, wherein the conductive composition includes: an elastomer component; a fibrous carbon material having a graphite structure and a fiber diameter of not less than 30 nm; and a conductive carbon black having a structure, and the fibrous carbon material is carbon nanotubes of which an intensity ratio (G/D ratio) of a peak (G band) appearing in the vicinity of 1580 cm -1 to a peak (D band) appearing in the vicinity of 1330 cm -1 of Raman spectrum is not less than 1.8; and wherein the volume resistivity is not more than 0.5 Ω·cm when the conductive film is expanded in a uniaxial direction by 50%. the conductive composition includes: an elastomer component; a fibrous carbon material having a graphite structure and a fiber diameter of not less than 30 nm; and a conductive carbon black having a structure, and an elastomer component; a fibrous carbon material having a graphite structure and a fiber diameter of not less than 30 nm; and a conductive carbon black having a structure, and the fibrous carbon material is carbon nanotubes of which an intensity ratio (G/D ratio) of a peak (G band) appearing in the vicinity of 1580 cm -1 to a peak (D band) appearing in the vicinity of 1330 cm -1 of Raman spectrum is not less than 1.8; and wherein the volume resistivity is not more than 0.5 Ω·cm when the conductive film is expanded in a uniaxial direction by 50%.
Method for exchanging information between a household appliance and a mobile device , the method comprising the steps of: - providing optical information at a graphical user interface of the household appliance (S10); - receiving the optical information at the mobile device by capturing said optical information provided at the household appliance by a camera of the mobile device (S12); - processing said received optical information at the mobile device in order to derive an information message included in said received optical information (S13); - providing said information message or information associated with said information message at a user interface of the mobile device (S14), characterized in that the graphical user interface comprises a seven-segment-display adapted to display one or more digits, and in that the method comprises aligning the mobile device with respect to the household appliance based on one or more markers displayed at a graphical user interface of the mobile device (S11), or based on a time-invariant portion of the provided optical information, wherein a first subset of bars of the seven segment display is used for providing optical reference information (ORI) which is used for alignment purposes. - providing optical information at a graphical user interface of the household appliance (S10); - receiving the optical information at the mobile device by capturing said optical information provided at the household appliance by a camera of the mobile device (S12); - processing said received optical information at the mobile device in order to derive an information message included in said received optical information (S13); - providing said information message or information associated with said information message at a user interface of the mobile device (S14), the graphical user interface comprises a seven-segment-display adapted to display one or more digits, and in that the method comprises aligning the mobile device with respect to the household appliance based on one or more markers displayed at a graphical user interface of the mobile device (S11), or based on a time-invariant portion of the provided optical information, wherein a first subset of bars of the seven segment display is used for providing optical reference information (ORI) which is used for alignment purposes.
A digital microfluidics system for manipulating samples in liquid droplets within a gap of at least one disposable cartridge , the digital microfluidics system comprising: (a) a base unit with at least one cartridge accommodation site that is configured for taking up a disposable cartridge ; (b) a disposable cartridge that comprises a gap with a gap height , a bottom layer with a first hydrophobic surface , and a top layer with a second hydrophobic surface (17"), said disposable cartridge being placed at said cartridge accommodation site ; (c) an electrode array located at said cartridge accommodation site of the base unit , the electrode array being supported by a bottom substrate , substantially extending in a first plane, and comprising a number of individual electrodes ; and (d) a central control unit for controlling the selection of the individual electrodes of said electrode array and for providing these electrodes with individual voltage pulses for manipulating liquid droplets within the gap of said cartridge by electrowetting, characterized in that the digital microfluidics system further comprises a waste hollow which is fluidly connected with the gap in that the waste hollow is located next to at least one individual waste electrode that is positioned next to at least one individual electrode , the at least one individual waste electrode being operatively connected to the central control unit and covering in each case a waste electrode area, said waste hollow covering a waste area that is equal to a multitude of said waste electrode area and said waste hollow having a height that is at least twice the gap height , and in that the bottom layer of the disposable cartridge is configured to be flexible and the waste hollow is configured as a depression or hole in the bottom substrate of the digital microfluidics system . (a) a base unit with at least one cartridge accommodation site that is configured for taking up a disposable cartridge ; (b) a disposable cartridge that comprises a gap with a gap height , a bottom layer with a first hydrophobic surface , and a top layer with a second hydrophobic surface (17"), said disposable cartridge being placed at said cartridge accommodation site ; (c) an electrode array located at said cartridge accommodation site of the base unit , the electrode array being supported by a bottom substrate , substantially extending in a first plane, and comprising a number of individual electrodes ; and (d) a central control unit for controlling the selection of the individual electrodes of said electrode array and for providing these electrodes with individual voltage pulses for manipulating liquid droplets within the gap of said cartridge by electrowetting,
A process for the continuous heat treatment of a steel strip wherein: - the strip passes through successive heat treatment chambers, - a rapid cooling of the strip, in particular of greater than 200 °C/sec, is carried out in at least one of the chambers by spraying liquid onto the strip, or spraying a fluid composed of gas and liquid or spraying a mist-type combination of gas and liquid - and, after the rapid cooling, a protective metal layer is deposited on the strip by dip coating, wherein: - the fluid sprayed for the cooling of the strip is a fluid having a pickling property with regard to the iron oxides or oxides of other alloying elements contained in the steel to be treated, in order to limit the oxidation of the strip and reduce the oxides that have been able to be formed on the strip in order to reduce or eliminate the surface defects during the hot-dip metal coating operation, - the fluid is sprayed under a pressure and at a distance from the strip such that the combined effect of the pickling property and of the mechanical action of the sprayed fluid reduces the layer of oxides at the surface of the strip, - and wherein the temperature of the strip at the end of cooling is that needed to achieve the desired treatment cycle, above 200 °C, in particular between 200 °C. and 750°C. - the strip passes through successive heat treatment chambers, - a rapid cooling of the strip, in particular of greater than 200 °C/sec, is carried out in at least one of the chambers by spraying liquid onto the strip, or spraying a fluid composed of gas and liquid or spraying a mist-type combination of gas and liquid - and, after the rapid cooling, a protective metal layer is deposited on the strip by dip coating, - the fluid sprayed for the cooling of the strip is a fluid having a pickling property with regard to the iron oxides or oxides of other alloying elements contained in the steel to be treated, in order to limit the oxidation of the strip and reduce the oxides that have been able to be formed on the strip in order to reduce or eliminate the surface defects during the hot-dip metal coating operation, - the fluid is sprayed under a pressure and at a distance from the strip such that the combined effect of the pickling property and of the mechanical action of the sprayed fluid reduces the layer of oxides at the surface of the strip, - and wherein the temperature of the strip at the end of cooling is that needed to achieve the desired treatment cycle, above 200 °C, in particular between 200 °C. and 750°C.
A device (200; 400) for controlling a machine according to multiple control objectives, the device (200; 400) being configured to: - provide multiple subordinate control skills , each of the control skills being assigned to a different one of the multiple control objectives; - provide multiple learning processes , each of the learning processes being assigned to a different one of the multiple control objectives and being configured to optimize the corresponding subordinate control skill based on input data received from the machine ; - determine a superordinate control skill based on the subordinate control skills ; and - control the machine based on the superordinate control skill . - provide multiple subordinate control skills , each of the control skills being assigned to a different one of the multiple control objectives; - provide multiple learning processes , each of the learning processes being assigned to a different one of the multiple control objectives and being configured to optimize the corresponding subordinate control skill based on input data received from the machine ; - determine a superordinate control skill based on the subordinate control skills ; and - control the machine based on the superordinate control skill .
Mouthpiece lining paper , which can be provided with at least one elevation by the action of heat, characterized in that the mouthpiece lining paper comprises thermally expandable particles which are present in the substrate of the mouthpiece lining paper or a printing or lacquer layer , which printing or lacquer layer is located on the substrate of the mouthpiece lining paper .
A method for making a densified carbon article comprising the steps of: (a) providing a carbon powder, wherein the carbon powder is selected from the group consisting of natural graphite, synthetic graphite, glassy carbon, amorphous carbon, coal, petroleum coke, or petroleum pitch, and wherein the carbon powder has an average particle size ranging from 20 microns to 150 microns; (b) depositing a layer of the carbon powder; (c) ink-jet depositing a binder onto the layer in a pattern that corresponds to a slice of the article; (d) repeating the steps (b) and (c) for additional layers of the carbon powder and additional patterns, each of which additional patterns corresponds to an additional slice of the article, until a powder version of the article is completed; (e) curing the powder version of the article at a temperature at which at least a portion of the binder cures to provide a cured printed article; and (f) infiltrating the cured printed article with pitch to provide an infiltrated printed article. (a) providing a carbon powder, wherein the carbon powder is selected from the group consisting of natural graphite, synthetic graphite, glassy carbon, amorphous carbon, coal, petroleum coke, or petroleum pitch, and wherein the carbon powder has an average particle size ranging from 20 microns to 150 microns; (b) depositing a layer of the carbon powder; (c) ink-jet depositing a binder onto the layer in a pattern that corresponds to a slice of the article; (d) repeating the steps (b) and (c) for additional layers of the carbon powder and additional patterns, each of which additional patterns corresponds to an additional slice of the article, until a powder version of the article is completed; (e) curing the powder version of the article at a temperature at which at least a portion of the binder cures to provide a cured printed article; and (f) infiltrating the cured printed article with pitch to provide an infiltrated printed article.
Process for the synthesis of ammonia wherein: a) ammonia make-up gas containing hydrogen and nitrogen is reacted in an ammonia converter at ammonia synthesis pressure obtaining an ammonia-containing effluent ; b) said ammonia-containing effluent is subject to a cooling and separation step obtaining liquid ammonia and a side stream containing hydrogen and impurities; c) at least a portion of said side stream is subject to a hydrogen recovery process obtaining recovered hydrogen ; d) a first portion of the hydrogen contained in the ammonia make-up gas is produced by reforming a hydrocarbon source in a reforming process; e) a second portion of the hydrogen contained in the ammonia make-up gas is produced separately from said reforming process by using a renewable energy source; f) at least a portion of said recovered hydrogen obtained at step c) is sent to a hydrogen storage ; g) hydrogen from said storage is used to fully or partly replace said second portion of hydrogen of step e) when said renewable energy source is fully or partly unavailable. a) ammonia make-up gas containing hydrogen and nitrogen is reacted in an ammonia converter at ammonia synthesis pressure obtaining an ammonia-containing effluent ; b) said ammonia-containing effluent is subject to a cooling and separation step obtaining liquid ammonia and a side stream containing hydrogen and impurities; c) at least a portion of said side stream is subject to a hydrogen recovery process obtaining recovered hydrogen ; d) a first portion of the hydrogen contained in the ammonia make-up gas is produced by reforming a hydrocarbon source in a reforming process; e) a second portion of the hydrogen contained in the ammonia make-up gas is produced separately from said reforming process by using a renewable energy source; f) at least a portion of said recovered hydrogen obtained at step c) is sent to a hydrogen storage ; g) hydrogen from said storage is used to fully or partly replace said second portion of hydrogen of step e) when said renewable energy source is fully or partly unavailable.
An apparatus for carrying out a process on a suspension of solid material in a liquid or gas/liquid mixture, said apparatus comprising a) an unbaffled minireactor having a reactor channel defined by a pathway, the reactor channel having a hydraulic diameter of from 0.01 mm to 10 mm, and b) an oscillating flow device; wherein the reactor channel pathway comprises one or more directional changes, wherein the net flow of the reaction stream is in the forward direction but the oscillating flow device slows, pauses and/or reverses this forward flow periodically, and wherein each directional change has a ratio of hydraulic diameter, d h , to radius of curve, R c , of from 0.5 to 5. a) an unbaffled minireactor having a reactor channel defined by a pathway, the reactor channel having a hydraulic diameter of from 0.01 mm to 10 mm, and b) an oscillating flow device; wherein the reactor channel pathway comprises one or more directional changes, wherein the net flow of the reaction stream is in the forward direction but the oscillating flow device slows, pauses and/or reverses this forward flow periodically, and wherein each directional change has a ratio of hydraulic diameter, d h , to radius of curve, R c , of from 0.5 to 5. wherein the reactor channel pathway comprises one or more directional changes, wherein the net flow of the reaction stream is in the forward direction but the oscillating flow device slows, pauses and/or reverses this forward flow periodically, and wherein each directional change has a ratio of hydraulic diameter, d h , to radius of curve, R c , of from 0.5 to 5.
A hot-dip galvanized steel sheet comprising: a steel sheet; a boundary layer provided on the steel sheet; and a hot-dip galvanized layer provided on the boundary layer, wherein the steel sheet contains, as a chemical composition, by mass%, C: 0.18% to 0.50%, Si: 0.10% to 1.50%, Mn: 0.50% to 2.50%, Al: 0.001% to 0.100%, Ti: 0.010% to 0.100%, S: 0.0100% or less, P: 0.100% or less, N: 0.0100% or less, Nb: 0% to 0.05%, V: 0% to 0.50%, Cr: 0% to 0.50%, Mo: 0% to 0.50%, B: 0% to 0.0100%, Ni: 0% to 2.00%, a sum of REM, Ca, Co, and Mg: 0% to 0.0300%, and a remainder consisting of Fe and impurities, in a region between a surface of the steel sheet and a depth of 25 μm from the surface of the steel sheet, an average grain size exceeds 4.0 μm, in a region between a depth of 50 μm from the surface of the steel sheet and a depth of 100 μm from the surface of the steel sheet, an area ratio of unrecrystallized ferrite is 50% or more, and in the hot-dip galvanized layer, a maximum value of a C concentration is 0.05 mass% or more, wherein the average grain size, the area ratio of unrecrystallized ferrite, and the maximum value of a C concentration is measured as described in the description. a steel sheet; a boundary layer provided on the steel sheet; and a hot-dip galvanized layer provided on the boundary layer, wherein the steel sheet contains, as a chemical composition, by mass%, C: 0.18% to 0.50%, Si: 0.10% to 1.50%, Mn: 0.50% to 2.50%, Al: 0.001% to 0.100%, Ti: 0.010% to 0.100%, S: 0.0100% or less, P: 0.100% or less, N: 0.0100% or less, Nb: 0% to 0.05%, V: 0% to 0.50%, Cr: 0% to 0.50%, Mo: 0% to 0.50%, B: 0% to 0.0100%, Ni: 0% to 2.00%, a sum of REM, Ca, Co, and Mg: 0% to 0.0300%, and a remainder consisting of Fe and impurities, C: 0.18% to 0.50%, Si: 0.10% to 1.50%, Mn: 0.50% to 2.50%, Al: 0.001% to 0.100%, Ti: 0.010% to 0.100%, S: 0.0100% or less, P: 0.100% or less, N: 0.0100% or less, Nb: 0% to 0.05%, V: 0% to 0.50%, Cr: 0% to 0.50%, Mo: 0% to 0.50%, B: 0% to 0.0100%, Ni: 0% to 2.00%, a sum of REM, Ca, Co, and Mg: 0% to 0.0300%, and a remainder consisting of Fe and impurities, in a region between a surface of the steel sheet and a depth of 25 μm from the surface of the steel sheet, an average grain size exceeds 4.0 μm, in a region between a depth of 50 μm from the surface of the steel sheet and a depth of 100 μm from the surface of the steel sheet, an area ratio of unrecrystallized ferrite is 50% or more, and in the hot-dip galvanized layer, a maximum value of a C concentration is 0.05 mass% or more, wherein the average grain size, the area ratio of unrecrystallized ferrite, and the maximum value of a C concentration is measured as described in the description.
A vehicle air-conditioning apparatus which is mounted on a railway vehicle , comprising: a refrigerant circuit including a heat exchanger ; a fan configured to send air to the heat exchanger ; and a controller configured to control the refrigerant circuit and the fan , characterized in that the controller is configured to acquire a physical quantity correlated with a clogging amount of the heat exchanger if a position of the vehicle satisfies a predetermined condition, and determine whether or not clogging occurs in the heat exchanger based on the physical quantity. a refrigerant circuit including a heat exchanger ; a fan configured to send air to the heat exchanger ; and a controller configured to control the refrigerant circuit and the fan , characterized in that the controller is configured to acquire a physical quantity correlated with a clogging amount of the heat exchanger if a position of the vehicle satisfies a predetermined condition, and determine whether or not clogging occurs in the heat exchanger based on the physical quantity.