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Steering column for a motor vehicle, comprising an inner casing tube , in which a steering spindle is mounted such that it can be rotated about its longitudinal axis (L), an outer casing unit , in which the inner casing tube is retained and which can be directly or indirectly connected to the body of a motor vehicle, and a clamping device , which, in a fixing position, secures the outer casing unit relative to the inner casing tube and, in an enabling position, enables adjustment of the inner casing tube relative to the outer casing unit at least in the longitudinal direction, wherein the clamping device comprises at least one arresting element , which is supported in the longitudinal direction on the outer casing unit and, in the fixing position, is connected in a longitudinally undisplaceable manner to an engagement element , which is connected to the inner casing tube , and, in the enabling position, is released from the engagement element and enables movement of the inner casing tube relative to the outer casing unit in the longitudinal direction, wherein the inner casing tube and the outer casing unit are coupled via an energy absorption device , which comprises at least two energy absorption elements and a coupling device , wherein at least a first or a second energy absorption element can be coupled in between the inner casing tube and the outer casing unit , or can be decoupled therefrom, via the coupling device and in the coupled-in state, in the fixing position of the clamping device , said energy absorption element can be plastically deformed during displacement of the inner casing tube relative to the outer casing unit , wherein the energy absorption elements are arranged between the coupling device and the engagement element , wherein the coupling device is connected to the outer casing unit and comprises a movable coupling element which, upon activation of the coupling device , couples in at least one energy absorption element between the inner casing tube and the engagement element , or decouples said at least one energy absorption element therefrom, characterized in that the coupling element is arranged in a manner spaced apart from the longitudinal axis (L) next to the inner casing tube such that the movement path of the coupling element runs transversely to the longitudinal axis (L) past the inner casing tube .
An inhaler comprising: a breath actuated trigger mechanism reactive to an inhalation flow to trigger the release of a substance to be inhaled into the inhalation flow; a first fluid flow path (F1) within the inhaler carrying part of the inhalation flow; a flow governor arranged to govern inhalation flow through the first fluid flow path (F1); and, a second fluid flow path (F2) within the inhaler carrying part of the inhalation flow, the second fluid flow path (F2) bypassing the flow governor; in which triggering the trigger mechanism reduces or blocks flow through the second fluid flow path (F2). a breath actuated trigger mechanism reactive to an inhalation flow to trigger the release of a substance to be inhaled into the inhalation flow; a first fluid flow path (F1) within the inhaler carrying part of the inhalation flow; a flow governor arranged to govern inhalation flow through the first fluid flow path (F1); and, a second fluid flow path (F2) within the inhaler carrying part of the inhalation flow, the second fluid flow path (F2) bypassing the flow governor; in which triggering the trigger mechanism reduces or blocks flow through the second fluid flow path (F2).
A system for preparing a pharmaceutical compound comprising: a computing device comprising a user interface providing an operator with instructions for preparing the pharmaceutical compound and at least one processor operatively connected to the user interface ; a scale operatively connected to the at least one processor; and an image capture device operatively connected to the at least one processor and the scale and positioned to capture an image of at least one of a component used in preparing the pharmaceutical compound and the pharmaceutical compound characterized in that the at least one processor is configured to trigger the image capture device to capture the image of the at least one component once the weight of the at least one component on the scale has stabilized. a computing device comprising a user interface providing an operator with instructions for preparing the pharmaceutical compound and at least one processor operatively connected to the user interface ; a scale operatively connected to the at least one processor; and an image capture device operatively connected to the at least one processor and the scale and positioned to capture an image of at least one of a component used in preparing the pharmaceutical compound and the pharmaceutical compound characterized in that the at least one processor is configured to trigger the image capture device to capture the image of the at least one component once the weight of the at least one component on the scale has stabilized.
A tread for a tire , the tread comprising a first circumferential groove axially separating a first circumferential rib and a second circumferential rib , a first outer surface of the first rib having at least one circumferentially extending column comprising a plurality of individual, circumferentially extending double blind perforations , said column extending linearly circumferentially fully around the first rib , wherein at least some or all of the perforations of the first rib have an axial width in a range of from 0.5 mm to 1.5 mm, characterized in that at least some or all of the perforations of the first rib have a radial depth in a range of from 1.0 mm to 3.0 mm.
A solder alloy, having an alloy composition consisting of, in mass%: Cu: 0.1% to 0.6%; Ni: 0.01% to 0.4%; P: 0.001% to 0.08%; Ge: 0.001% to 0.08%; and optionally at least one selected from at least one group of: the group consisting of at least one of Bi, In, and Zn in a total amount of 5% or less; and the group consisting of at least one of Mn, Cr, Co, Fe, Si, Ti, and rare earth elements in a total amount of 1% or less, with the balance being Sn and inevitable impurities, wherein the alloy composition satisfies the following relations to : Cu + 5Ni ≤ 0 .945% P + Ge ≤ 0 .15% 2 .0 ≤ Cu + 5Ni / P + Ge ≤ 1000 wherein, in the above relations to , Cu, Ni, P, and Ge each represents a content in mass% thereof in the solder alloy. Cu: 0.1% to 0.6%; Ni: 0.01% to 0.4%; P: 0.001% to 0.08%; Ge: 0.001% to 0.08%; and optionally at least one selected from at least one group of: the group consisting of at least one of Bi, In, and Zn in a total amount of 5% or less; and the group consisting of at least one of Mn, Cr, Co, Fe, Si, Ti, and rare earth elements in a total amount of 1% or less, with the balance being Sn and inevitable impurities, wherein the alloy composition satisfies the following relations to : Cu + 5Ni ≤ 0 .945% P + Ge ≤ 0 .15% 2 .0 ≤ Cu + 5Ni / P + Ge ≤ 1000 wherein, in the above relations to , Cu, Ni, P, and Ge each represents a content in mass% thereof in the solder alloy.
Motor vehicle comprising at least one drive train component and/or at least one wheel bearing , wherein a heating device designed for heating the drive train component and/or the wheel bearing , a recuperation brake and a DC voltage converter are provided, which DC voltage converter is connected on the input side to the recuperation brake and on the output side to the heating device and is designed to lower a voltage level of a recuperation power provided by the recuperation brake , wherein a control device is provided, by means of which the heating device and/or the DC voltage converter can be controlled depending on operating information and/or environmental information of the motor vehicle , wherein the control device is configured to carry out a control algorithm which evaluates the operating information and/or the environmental information, and describes an efficiency model of the drive train component and/or of the wheel bearing , wherein the heating power to be provided to the heating device and/or a distribution of the heating power to the drive train component or drive train components and/or to the wheel bearing or wheel bearings can be determined using the efficiency model.
A composition comprising at least one of the strains selected from Lactobacillus plantarum 2828 (ECGC 13110403); Lactobacillus plantarum 2830 (ECGC 13110402); and Lactobacillus plantarum 2691 (ECGC 13110401), for use in the treatment of high cholesterol, heart disease, diabetes or obesity.
A method of synthesizing an mRNA, comprising the steps of: a) providing a complementary deoxyribonucleic acid (cDNA) that encodes a protein of interest; b) selecting a nucleotide that is known to disrupt binding of a major groove binding partner with a nucleic acid, wherein the nucleotide has decreased binding affinity to the major groove binding partner; c) contacting the provided cDNA and the selected nucleotide with an RNA polymerase under conditions such that the mRNA is synthesized, wherein the nucleotide comprises N1-methyl-pseudouridine, and wherein 100% of nucleotides comprising uracil in the RNA are replaced with nucleotides comprising N1-methyl-pseudouridine. a) providing a complementary deoxyribonucleic acid (cDNA) that encodes a protein of interest; b) selecting a nucleotide that is known to disrupt binding of a major groove binding partner with a nucleic acid, wherein the nucleotide has decreased binding affinity to the major groove binding partner; c) contacting the provided cDNA and the selected nucleotide with an RNA polymerase under conditions such that the mRNA is synthesized,
A cutting tool consisting of a carrier substrate , a coating arranged on the carrier substrate and a cutting edge , wherein the coating has at least one layer formed with sp2 and sp3 hybridized amorphous carbon and having properties which are between pure graphite hybridized as sp2 and diamond as sp3, characterized in that the at least one layer of the coating formed with sp2 and sp3 hybridized carbon has a three-dimensional structuring, wherein strip-shaped, circular, annular or polygonal regions of this structuring with greater coating thickness are arranged alternately side by side with strip-shaped, circular, annular or polygonal regions of this structuring of smaller or no coating thickness and/or strip-shaped, circular, annular or polygonal regions of this structuring, which have a smaller sp2/sp3 hybridization ratio, are arranged alternately side by side with strip-shaped, circular, annular or polygonal regions of this structuring, which have a larger sp2/sp3 hybridization ratio; wherein the difference between the coating thickness of the strip-shaped, circular, annular or polygonal regions with smaller or no coating thickness and the coating thickness of the strip-shaped, circular, annular or polygonal regions with greater coating thickness is in the range of 0.1 pm to 50 pm, and regions with no coating thickness are not coated or complete removal of the layer of the coating has occurred there. the coating has at least one layer formed with sp2 and sp3 hybridized amorphous carbon and having properties which are between pure graphite hybridized as sp2 and diamond as sp3, characterized in that the at least one layer of the coating formed with sp2 and sp3 hybridized carbon has a three-dimensional structuring, wherein strip-shaped, circular, annular or polygonal regions of this structuring with greater coating thickness are arranged alternately side by side with strip-shaped, circular, annular or polygonal regions of this structuring of smaller or no coating thickness and/or strip-shaped, circular, annular or polygonal regions of this structuring, which have a smaller sp2/sp3 hybridization ratio, are arranged alternately side by side with strip-shaped, circular, annular or polygonal regions of this structuring, which have a larger sp2/sp3 hybridization ratio; wherein the difference between the coating thickness of the strip-shaped, circular, annular or polygonal regions with smaller or no coating thickness and the coating thickness of the strip-shaped, circular, annular or polygonal regions with greater coating thickness is in the range of 0.1 pm to 50 pm, and regions with no coating thickness are not coated or complete removal of the layer of the coating has occurred there.
Method for operating a vehicle designed for automated driving operation, the vehicle, in a regular operating mode of the automated driving operation, being guided in an automated manner to a target position by means of a main control unit and, in an emergency operating mode of the automated driving operation, transferred in an automated manner to a safe stopping position by means of a secondary control unit, - the main control unit being used to continuously verify the functional readiness of the secondary control unit, - a decision being made, depending on the verified functional readiness, as to whether approval for automated driving operation should be granted or withdrawn, characterized in that the decision is based on decision criteria which are specified depending on a limit speed in relation to a current driving speed of the vehicle, and - the automated driving operation being activated only when approval is granted, and deactivated when approval is withdrawn. - the main control unit being used to continuously verify the functional readiness of the secondary control unit, - a decision being made, depending on the verified functional readiness, as to whether approval for automated driving operation should be granted or withdrawn, characterized in that the decision is based on decision criteria which are specified depending on a limit speed in relation to a current driving speed of the vehicle, and - the automated driving operation being activated only when approval is granted, and deactivated when approval is withdrawn.
A camera comprising: an aperture ; an image sensor comprising a plurality of pairs of pixels, each pair of pixels comprising: a first pixel is configured such that it detects radiation which has entered the camera through the aperture and travelled from the aperture to the image sensor via a first radiation path, and a second pixel is configured such that it detects radiation which has entered the camera through the aperture and travelled from the aperture to the image sensor via a second radiation path, the second radiation path being different from the first radiation path; and a filter arranged in, or in the vicinity of, the aperture , wherein the filter comprises a first portion configured to block IR-radiation or visible light and a second portion configured to be transparent to wavelengths that are blocked by the first portion , wherein the filter is arranged such that radiation passing the first portion travels to the first pixels of the plurality of pairs of pixels, and such that radiation passing the second portion travels to the second pixels of the plurality of pairs of pixels. an aperture ; an image sensor comprising a plurality of pairs of pixels, each pair of pixels comprising: a first pixel is configured such that it detects radiation which has entered the camera through the aperture and travelled from the aperture to the image sensor via a first radiation path, and a second pixel is configured such that it detects radiation which has entered the camera through the aperture and travelled from the aperture to the image sensor via a second radiation path, the second radiation path being different from the first radiation path; and a first pixel is configured such that it detects radiation which has entered the camera through the aperture and travelled from the aperture to the image sensor via a first radiation path, and a second pixel is configured such that it detects radiation which has entered the camera through the aperture and travelled from the aperture to the image sensor via a second radiation path, the second radiation path being different from the first radiation path; and a filter arranged in, or in the vicinity of, the aperture , wherein the filter comprises a first portion configured to block IR-radiation or visible light and a second portion configured to be transparent to wavelengths that are blocked by the first portion , wherein the filter is arranged such that radiation passing the first portion travels to the first pixels of the plurality of pairs of pixels, and such that radiation passing the second portion travels to the second pixels of the plurality of pairs of pixels.
A lawn mower cutter unit comprising a cutter propulsion unit with a transmission axle that is adapted to be rotated around a common rotation axis (Ax), a hub that is rotatably connected to the transmission axle , a cutting disc , and a knob that is rotatably connected to the hub such that the knob is adapted to rotate with the hub and the transmission axle , wherein the cutting disc is displaceable along the common rotation axis (Ax), against a spring force of a spring element , where the cutting disc and the knob are comprised in a coupling interface that is comprised in the lawn mower cutter unit and adapted to transfer a rotational torque transferred from the hub to the cutting disc , the coupling interface being adapted to releasably lock the cutting disc in mutually separated positions along the common rotation axis (Ax) by means of the spring force, conferring an associated certain grass cutting height for each locked position, wherein the cutting disc comprises a connection portion that comprises an aperture and at least two engagement recesses (171a, 171b; 172a, 172b; 173a, 173b; 174a, 174b; 175a, 175b) which are formed in the aperture and extend to at last two mutually different depths parallel to the common rotation axis (Ax), and where the knob comprises at least one coupling protrusion that extends away from the common rotation axis (Ax) and is adapted to transfer a rotational torque transferred from the hub to the cutting disc via a corresponding engagement recess (171a, 171b; 172a, 172b; 173a, 173b; 174a, 174b; 175a, 175b), the recesses (171a, 171b; 172a, 172b; 173a, 173b; 174a, 174b; 175a, 175b) being adapted to receive said coupling protrusion in at least two different mounting positions along the common rotation axis (Ax), where the mounting positions are locked by means of the spring force such that the cutting disc obtains a certain vertical position along the common rotation axis (Ax) in dependence of which engagement recess (171a, 171b; 172a, 172b; 173a, 173b; 174a, 174b; 175a, 175b) that has received the corresponding coupling protrusion .
A 3D printer printing head assembly comprising a printing head carrier and a printing head comprising at least four printing units , each printing unit comprising an extruder , filament feeder , cooling mechanism , and nozzle , characterized in that the printing units are adapted to print simultaneously in different, mutually offset print planes, wherein the printing units are arranged in at least two mutually spaced rows, wherein the printing units in one row are adapted to print in a different print plane than the printing units arranged in another row.
Connecting element for the mechanical arrangement of, and an electrical connection with, a light-emitting diode band , which has a receiving body having a bottom wall and side walls laterally emanating from the bottom wall and an in particular elongated inner recess , formed by the bottom wall and the side walls , in which the light-emitting diode band is adapted to be arranged, and at least one contact receptacle for contact means , extending away from the bottom wall in the direction of the, in particular elongated, inner recess , by means of which an electrical connection is adapted to be created between the connecting element and the light-emitting diode band , wherein the contact receptacle has an inner recess , which passes through the bottom wall and extends into the region of the, in particular elongated, inner recess and contact means are adapted to be received in the inner recess of the contact receptacle for inducing an electrical connection of the connecting element with the light-emitting diode band , wherein the connecting element has an electrically conductive contacting device , on which the contact means are adapted to be brought into contact, and the contact means received by the contact receptacle extends into the region of the inner recess of the connecting element , characterised in that a sealing device is provided in the region between the inner recess of the connecting element and the contact receptacle , which is formed to be passed through by the contact means and is adapted to be formed with a protrusion extending into the inner recess .
Compensation nut comprising a locking device used to secure a part or applied object to a first structure, said structure making it necessary to maintain the distance separating it from another second structure or attachment support, said separation distance varying according to each applied object, said compensation nut being formed of a nut and an adjustable bolt , said compensation nut being of metal material, characterized in that said locking device is of metal and forms an integral part of said compensation nut , because said locking is flexible and is achieved through a stop and a tongue in said adjustable bolt acting against a flexible arm located in said nut , making possible a locking position in which the distance of separation between said nut and said adjustable bolt is locked, a force at least corresponding to the screwing of an applied object into said compensation nut being necessary in order to overcome said locked or closed position.
A hydraulic brake for a motor vehicle , wherein for at least one wheel an intake valve and a switchably designed discharge valve is provided, wherein the intake valve downstream of the intake valve is coupled hydraulically with the discharge valve via a brake pressure line and wherein downstream of the discharge valve a hydraulic accumulator is provided for storing hydraulic fluid , characterized in that the brake pressure line is coupled via a valve arrangement with a piston of a brake lining of a friction brake of the wheel and the valve arrangement has a first valve that is permeable only towards the piston and a second valve that is permeable only towards the brake pressure line and a control device is equipped, in function of a signal that signals recuperative braking operation, to switch the discharge valve to an open position so that a fluid flow upstream of the intake valve caused by an actuated brake pedal is conveyed through the intake valve past the valve arrangement and through the discharge valve into the hydraulic accumulator , so that brake fluid from the brake pressure line leaks through the discharge valve into the hydraulic accumulator and then however residual pressure of the hydraulic accumulator works through the exhaust valve back to the brake pressure line , wherein the residual pressure in the hydraulic accumulator is caused by a pressure spring that exerts static pressure on the hydraulic fluid stored in the hydraulic accumulator and an opening pressure of the first valve is greater than the residual pressure caused by the static pressure of the pressure spring of the hydraulic accumulator and thereby, if during recuperative braking operation the discharge valve of the hydraulic brake is brought into the open position, the residual pressure of the hydraulic accumulator does not work back on the piston of the brake lining of the friction brake , whereby the brake lining remains contact free in relation to a brake disc.