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Pneumatic vehicle tyre for utility vehicles having a belt and having a tread profile which extends in an axial direction A of the pneumatic vehicle tyre between two tyre shoulders, in which tyre shoulders there is formed in each case one shoulder profile band which is formed so as to extend over the circumference of the pneumatic vehicle tyre and which is delimited, in the axial direction A toward the equatorial plane Ä of the tyre, by a channel extending over the circumference of the pneumatic vehicle tyre and, on its side pointing away from the equatorial plane Ä, in each case by a surface of the tyre side wall , which surface forms that flank of the shoulder profile band which points away from the equatorial plane Ä, wherein, in the section planes that encompass the tyre axis, the tread profile is delimited by a surface which forms the road contact surface and which, between the shoulder profile bands , forms a surface contour line K which is curved toward the tyre, wherein the surface which forms the road contact surface is, in at least one shoulder profile band , in an axial first extent section of the width a adjacent to the circumferential channel , formed as the elongation of the curved surface contour line K into the shoulder profile band and, in a second extent section of the width c adjoining the first extent section and extending as far as the surface of the tyre side wall, declines continuously in terms of its radial position of the tyre outwardly along the axial extent, wherein the surface which forms the road contact surface is, in the second extent section , formed with a first subsection , which extends as far as a point P, and from a second subsection , which extends from the point P to the surface of the tyre side wall , wherein the surface which forms the road contact surface is formed with a concavely curved contour profile in the first subsection and with a convexly curved contour profile in the second subsection , with a turning point of the contour profile at the point P, wherein the point P is arranged outside the belt in the axial direction A, characterized in that , in the section planes that encompass the tyre axis, the concavely curved contour profile is a contour profile curved with a curvature radius R a about a curvature central point M a , wherein the curvature central point M a is arranged outside the contour line on that side of the contour line which points away from the tyre, and in that the first subsection with concavely curved contour profile is formed so as to extend in the axial direction A of the tyre from an axial position within the belt extent to the point P outside the belt .
A method of etching a semiconductor substrate to reveal one or more features buried in the substrate, the method including the steps of: performing a first etch step of etching the substrate using a plasma in which a bias power is applied to the substrate to produce an electrical bias; performing a second etch step of etching the substrate without a bias power applied to the substrate or with a bias power applied to the substrate which is lower than the bias power applied during the first etch step; and alternately repeating the first and second etch steps. performing a first etch step of etching the substrate using a plasma in which a bias power is applied to the substrate to produce an electrical bias; performing a second etch step of etching the substrate without a bias power applied to the substrate or with a bias power applied to the substrate which is lower than the bias power applied during the first etch step; and alternately repeating the first and second etch steps.
A fixation device, comprising: an elongated element extending along a central axis , having a total length L and including: a proximal section formed of a material that is substantially non-absorbent of electromagnetic radiation within a preselected wavelength range; a distal section formed of a material that is substantially non-absorbent of electromagnetic radiation within the preselected wavelength range, the distal section including a pointed distal tip at a distal-most point along the central axis , the pointed distal tip configured to be impacted through a cortex of the bone; and a middle section axially arranged between the proximal and distal sections, the middle section formed of a material that is substantially absorbent of electromagnetic radiation within the preselected wavelength range, wherein the elongated element is configured to transform, in response to an application of electromagnetic radiation within the preselected wavelength range, from: a first insertion configuration, to a second activated configuration, in which the middle section softens and melts in response to the application of the electromagnetic radiation. an elongated element extending along a central axis , having a total length L and including: a proximal section formed of a material that is substantially non-absorbent of electromagnetic radiation within a preselected wavelength range; a distal section formed of a material that is substantially non-absorbent of electromagnetic radiation within the preselected wavelength range, the distal section including a pointed distal tip at a distal-most point along the central axis , the pointed distal tip configured to be impacted through a cortex of the bone; and a middle section axially arranged between the proximal and distal sections, the middle section formed of a material that is substantially absorbent of electromagnetic radiation within the preselected wavelength range, a proximal section formed of a material that is substantially non-absorbent of electromagnetic radiation within a preselected wavelength range; a distal section formed of a material that is substantially non-absorbent of electromagnetic radiation within the preselected wavelength range, the distal section including a pointed distal tip at a distal-most point along the central axis , the pointed distal tip configured to be impacted through a cortex of the bone; and a middle section axially arranged between the proximal and distal sections, the middle section formed of a material that is substantially absorbent of electromagnetic radiation within the preselected wavelength range, wherein the elongated element is configured to transform, in response to an application of electromagnetic radiation within the preselected wavelength range, from: a first insertion configuration, to a second activated configuration, in which the middle section softens and melts in response to the application of the electromagnetic radiation. a first insertion configuration, to a second activated configuration, in which the middle section softens and melts in response to the application of the electromagnetic radiation.
A method of managing a telecommunications network , the telecommunications network having a first user (110-1) and a second user (110-2), and the telecommunications network comprising a first network slice onto which the first user is allocated, the method comprising the step of: measuring network performance in respect of the first user and in respect of the second user ; comparing network performance associated with the first user and the second user ; identifying whether there is a disparity between the network performance associated with the first user and the second user that exceeds a threshold ; and if it is identified that the disparity exceeds the threshold, adapting the network configuration of the first network slice so as to improve network performance for the first user and to reduce the disparity in the network performance associated with the first user and the second user . measuring network performance in respect of the first user and in respect of the second user ; comparing network performance associated with the first user and the second user ; identifying whether there is a disparity between the network performance associated with the first user and the second user that exceeds a threshold ; and if it is identified that the disparity exceeds the threshold, adapting the network configuration of the first network slice so as to improve network performance for the first user and to reduce the disparity in the network performance associated with the first user and the second user .
A battery module comprising: a plurality of cell stacks spaced apart from each other in a horizontal direction; and a partition wall comprising a plurality of side walls disposed between the plurality of cell stacks and spaced apart from each other in the horizontal direction; and a plate accommodated in a hollow between the plurality of side walls, wherein each of the plurality of side walls comprises a side hole connected to the hollow, characterized in that the plate is moved to shield a side hole of a second side wall of the plurality of side walls by gas inflowing into the hollow through a side hole of a first side wall of the plurality of side walls. a plurality of cell stacks spaced apart from each other in a horizontal direction; and a partition wall comprising a plurality of side walls disposed between the plurality of cell stacks and spaced apart from each other in the horizontal direction; and a plate accommodated in a hollow between the plurality of side walls, wherein each of the plurality of side walls comprises a side hole connected to the hollow, characterized in that the plate is moved to shield a side hole of a second side wall of the plurality of side walls by gas inflowing into the hollow through a side hole of a first side wall of the plurality of side walls.
Process for producing a glass feed-through with contact pins, wherein the following process steps are carried out: - firstly cleaning of contact pins composed of an iron-nickel sealing-in alloy by degreasing and activation, - then application of a nickel layer to the contact pins by means of electroplating in an electrolyte, - subsequently formatting of the nickel layer at from 850 to 1050°C in a protective gas atmosphere, - subsequently coating of the contact pins with palladium and formatting at from 850 to 1050°C, - installation of the contact pins prepared in this way with preforms composed of a sealing-in glass in an apparatus composed of graphite, - subsequently vacuum-tight bonding of the pins to glass in a protective gas atmosphere at from 800 to 1100°C. - firstly cleaning of contact pins composed of an iron-nickel sealing-in alloy by degreasing and activation, - then application of a nickel layer to the contact pins by means of electroplating in an electrolyte, - subsequently formatting of the nickel layer at from 850 to 1050°C in a protective gas atmosphere, - subsequently coating of the contact pins with palladium and formatting at from 850 to 1050°C, - installation of the contact pins prepared in this way with preforms composed of a sealing-in glass in an apparatus composed of graphite, - subsequently vacuum-tight bonding of the pins to glass in a protective gas atmosphere at from 800 to 1100°C.
Use of a species selected from: (i) detergents; and (ii) mixtures containing both a lubricity improver and a conductivity improver; in a diesel fuel formulation containing 60 to 99% v/v of paraffinic hydrocarbons and an antioxidant, for the purpose of increasing the oxidative stability of the formulation, as measured according to ASTM D7545-09, wherein the antioxidant is selected from phenolic antioxidants, amines and mixtures thereof, wherein the species (i) comprises a polyisobutenyl (PIB) succinimide detergent, wherein the species (ii) comprises a fatty acid ester lubricity improver, wherein the species (ii) comprises a sulphonic acid conductivity improver, and wherein the diesel fuel formulation contains 75% v/v or more of a Fischer-Tropsch derived diesel fuel component or mixture thereof. (i) detergents; and (ii) mixtures containing both a lubricity improver and a conductivity improver;
An implantable valve prosthesis , in particular for preventing blood reflux from a cardiac atrium into a vein opening into the atrium, comprising - a generally tubular stent which may be branched or unbranched and which comprises at least a first end section with a first end opening and a second end section with a second end opening , and - a flexible tube which may be branched or unbranched and which has at least a first end section with a first end opening and a second end section with a second end opening which can be closed by collapsing the tube and which is disposed at least in a sub-region of the second end section of the stent on the outer peripheral surface thereof in a manner such that the second end section of the tube with its second end opening protrudes beyond the second end opening of the stent , wherein the second end opening of the tube is open in the unpressurized state, characterized in that the tube widens in cross section towards its second end opening and/or the tube is provided in its second end section with an annular reinforcing element fastened to the outside of the tube, the internal cross section of the annular reinforcing element having an internal cross section corresponding to at least the internal cross section of the second end opening of the stent . - a generally tubular stent which may be branched or unbranched and which comprises at least a first end section with a first end opening and a second end section with a second end opening , and - a flexible tube which may be branched or unbranched and which has at least a first end section with a first end opening and a second end section with a second end opening which can be closed by collapsing the tube and which is disposed at least in a sub-region of the second end section of the stent on the outer peripheral surface thereof in a manner such that the second end section of the tube with its second end opening protrudes beyond the second end opening of the stent , wherein the second end opening of the tube is open in the unpressurized state, characterized in that the tube widens in cross section towards its second end opening and/or the tube is provided in its second end section with an annular reinforcing element fastened to the outside of the tube, the internal cross section of the annular reinforcing element having an internal cross section corresponding to at least the internal cross section of the second end opening of the stent .
Temperature-sensing apparatus for contactlessly sensing a temperature of an item of cookware , having: - a housing with an IR sensor arranged therein and directed through an opening in the housing and - an IR transmitted-light optic element that is arranged in the opening before the IR sensor in the direction of the item of cookware to be sensed and is permeable for IR radiation, wherein - the IR transmitted-light optic element has an inner region and an outer region that runs around it to the side, - which outer region is obscured in relation to the IR sensor by means of the housing and - the outer region is at least partially exposed on a front side of the IR transmitted-light optic element that is directed in the direction of the item of cookware to be sensed, - the IR sensor has a cover element , which in the field of view of the at least one sensor element of the IR sensor has a radiation entry opening arranged on the front side of the cover element in the direction of the item of cookware to be sensed, wherein the cover element is in contact with the housing , characterised in that - the cover element is connected in a thermally conductive manner to at least one heat spreading element (26-29) accommodated in the housing , and - the at least one heat spreading element (26-29) rests against a side wall of the cover element , so that a binding between cover element and heat spreading element over a large area is provided. - a housing with an IR sensor arranged therein and directed through an opening in the housing and - an IR transmitted-light optic element that is arranged in the opening before the IR sensor in the direction of the item of cookware to be sensed and is permeable for IR radiation, wherein - the IR transmitted-light optic element has an inner region and an outer region that runs around it to the side, - which outer region is obscured in relation to the IR sensor by means of the housing and - the outer region is at least partially exposed on a front side of the IR transmitted-light optic element that is directed in the direction of the item of cookware to be sensed, - the IR sensor has a cover element , which in the field of view of the at least one sensor element of the IR sensor has a radiation entry opening arranged on the front side of the cover element in the direction of the item of cookware to be sensed, wherein the cover element is in contact with the housing , characterised in that - the cover element is connected in a thermally conductive manner to at least one heat spreading element (26-29) accommodated in the housing , and - the at least one heat spreading element (26-29) rests against a side wall of the cover element , so that a binding between cover element and heat spreading element over a large area is provided.
A device for transmitting broadband pulsed mechanical waves, comprising: a mechanical waveguide (200; 400) having an elongated shape and extending between a proximal end and a distal end , the proximal end being operatively couplable to a mechanical wave pulse generator for propagating the broadband pulsed mechanical waves from the proximal end up to the distal end of the mechanical waveguide, the mechanical waveguide having at least two protrusions projecting from an outer face thereof adjacent to the distal end; a radiopaque marker (202; 404) secured to the mechanical waveguide adjacent to the distal end thereof, the radiopaque marker being hollow and positioned over the mechanical waveguide between the two protrusions; and wherein an inner dimension (h4) of the radiopaque marker is greater than an outer dimension (hl, h2) of a section of the mechanical waveguide between the two protrusions once the radiopaque marker is positioned between the two protrusions and deformed about the section of the mechanical waveguide so as to minimize leakage of the broadband pulsed mechanical waves. a mechanical waveguide (200; 400) having an elongated shape and extending between a proximal end and a distal end , the proximal end being operatively couplable to a mechanical wave pulse generator for propagating the broadband pulsed mechanical waves from the proximal end up to the distal end of the mechanical waveguide, the mechanical waveguide having at least two protrusions projecting from an outer face thereof adjacent to the distal end; a radiopaque marker (202; 404) secured to the mechanical waveguide adjacent to the distal end thereof, the radiopaque marker being hollow and positioned over the mechanical waveguide between the two protrusions; and wherein an inner dimension (h4) of the radiopaque marker is greater than an outer dimension (hl, h2) of a section of the mechanical waveguide between the two protrusions once the radiopaque marker is positioned between the two protrusions and deformed about the section of the mechanical waveguide so as to minimize leakage of the broadband pulsed mechanical waves.
A magnetic bearing having a coaxial eddy-current displacement sensor, the magnetic bearing comprising: an electromagnet unit including a circular casing having a hollow portion therein, and a plurality of electromagnets disposed along an inner periphery of the casing; an amplifier unit coupled to one side of the electromagnet unit; a coil wiring unit coupled to the other side of the electromagnet unit; and a plurality of sensor units disposed along an inner periphery of the electromagnet unit and each having two opposite ends respectively coupled to the coil wiring unit and the amplifier unit , the plurality of sensor units being provided between the coil wiring unit and the amplifier unit , wherein the sensor unit is disposed coaxially with a suspended body supported by the electromagnet unit and configured to measure a displacement of the suspended body. an electromagnet unit including a circular casing having a hollow portion therein, and a plurality of electromagnets disposed along an inner periphery of the casing; an amplifier unit coupled to one side of the electromagnet unit; a coil wiring unit coupled to the other side of the electromagnet unit; and a plurality of sensor units disposed along an inner periphery of the electromagnet unit and each having two opposite ends respectively coupled to the coil wiring unit and the amplifier unit , the plurality of sensor units being provided between the coil wiring unit and the amplifier unit , wherein the sensor unit is disposed coaxially with a suspended body supported by the electromagnet unit and configured to measure a displacement of the suspended body.
A car comprising: two front wheels ; two rear drive wheels ; a passenger compartment arranged between the front wheels and the rear wheels ; an internal combustion engine , which is arranged behind the passenger compartment and is provided with a plurality of cylinders , where respective pistons slide on the inside, and with a drive shaft connected to the pistons and oriented longitudinally, namely parallel to a driving direction of the car ; and a transmission system , which connects the drive shaft of the internal combustion engine to the rear drive wheels and comprises a gearbox provided with at least one primary shaft ; the car is characterized in that: the internal combustion engine is oriented with the drive shaft arranged higher than the cylinders ; the gearbox is longitudinally arranged behind a crankcase of the internal combustion engine ; and the primary shaft of the gearbox is coaxial to the drive shaft of the internal combustion engine . two front wheels ; two rear drive wheels ; a passenger compartment arranged between the front wheels and the rear wheels ; an internal combustion engine , which is arranged behind the passenger compartment and is provided with a plurality of cylinders , where respective pistons slide on the inside, and with a drive shaft connected to the pistons and oriented longitudinally, namely parallel to a driving direction of the car ; and a transmission system , which connects the drive shaft of the internal combustion engine to the rear drive wheels and comprises a gearbox provided with at least one primary shaft ; the car is characterized in that: the internal combustion engine is oriented with the drive shaft arranged higher than the cylinders ; the gearbox is longitudinally arranged behind a crankcase of the internal combustion engine ; and the primary shaft of the gearbox is coaxial to the drive shaft of the internal combustion engine . the internal combustion engine is oriented with the drive shaft arranged higher than the cylinders ; the gearbox is longitudinally arranged behind a crankcase of the internal combustion engine ; and the primary shaft of the gearbox is coaxial to the drive shaft of the internal combustion engine .