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A connecting means for connecting at least one first element to a base element , comprising: - a body that can be inserted with the lower region into an indentation in the base element and has two oppositely positioned protruding connection parts in the lower region ; - whose lower and upper regions are separated by a middle region , said middle region having a circular cross-section; - said connecting means being provided for connecting said base element with said at least one first element by rotating by a defined angle; - wherein said upper region has two oppositely positioned protruding connection parts ; - wherein, because of the rotation, said protruding connection parts of the lower region engage by positive locking in lateral recesses of the indentation in the base element , and at least one connection part of the upper region engages in a recess , which is preferably complementarily shaped, of said at least one first element , - wherein said connecting means is equipped with a locking means in order to complicate or prevent rotation of the connecting means beyond the defined angle characterized in that said protruding connection parts of the upper region are designed in the form of a trapezoid prism and arranged orthogonally to the two protruding connection parts in the lower region , wherein said upper region has a width that is the same or smaller than the circular cross-section of said middle region . - a body that can be inserted with the lower region into an indentation in the base element and has two oppositely positioned protruding connection parts in the lower region ; - whose lower and upper regions are separated by a middle region , said middle region having a circular cross-section; - said connecting means being provided for connecting said base element with said at least one first element by rotating by a defined angle; - wherein said upper region has two oppositely positioned protruding connection parts ; - wherein, because of the rotation, said protruding connection parts of the lower region engage by positive locking in lateral recesses of the indentation in the base element , and at least one connection part of the upper region engages in a recess , which is preferably complementarily shaped, of said at least one first element , - wherein said connecting means is equipped with a locking means in order to complicate or prevent rotation of the connecting means beyond the defined angle
A device to device data transmission method, comprising: Determining (S201), by a terminal , a subframe structure of a subframe used for communication; and Implementing (S202), by the terminal , communication with another terminal by using the subframe; wherein a minimum quantity of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing, OFDM, symbols used for transmitting demodulation reference signals, DMRSs, in the subframe is 3, and the OFDM symbols used for transmitting the DMRSs are distributed at intervals in the subframe, characterized in that , in each of the intervals, a minimum quantity of OFDM symbols used for transmitting data is 1 and a maximum quantity of OFDM symbols used for transmitting data is 4, wherein a minimum quantity of OFDM symbols used for transmitting DMRSs in the subframe is 3, a first one of the intervals is located before a location of an OFDM symbol used for transmitting a first DMRS of said DMRSs in the subframe; and a last one of the intervals is located after a location of an OFDM symbol used for transmitting a last DMRS of said DMRSs in the subframe. Determining (S201), by a terminal , a subframe structure of a subframe used for communication; and Implementing (S202), by the terminal , communication with another terminal by using the subframe; wherein a minimum quantity of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing, OFDM, symbols used for transmitting demodulation reference signals, DMRSs, in the subframe is 3, and the OFDM symbols used for transmitting the DMRSs are distributed at intervals in the subframe, characterized in that , in each of the intervals, a minimum quantity of OFDM symbols used for transmitting data is 1 and a maximum quantity of OFDM symbols used for transmitting data is 4, wherein a minimum quantity of OFDM symbols used for transmitting DMRSs in the subframe is 3, a first one of the intervals is located before a location of an OFDM symbol used for transmitting a first DMRS of said DMRSs in the subframe; and a last one of the intervals is located after a location of an OFDM symbol used for transmitting a last DMRS of said DMRSs in the subframe.
A self-contained branch circuit monitor configured for use in a load center , comprising: a sensor coil of wire wound as a toroidal coil about a toroidal core , the toroidal core having a branch circuit wire threaded through the toroidal core's center; a flexible printed circuit board wrapped around the toroidal coil's outside circumference; a monitoring circuit formed on the flexible printed circuit board, the monitoring circuit electrically connected to leads from the sensor coil, the monitoring circuit's operation being powered by current induced in the sensor coil from current in the branch circuit wire, the monitoring circuit being configured to use the operating power to sample the current induced in the sensor coil as a measure of the current in the branch circuit wire; and a housing enclosing the self-contained branch circuit monitor, characterised in that : the housing provides a creepage distance to separate the sensor coil from the branch circuit wire operating at a branch circuit voltage level, to protect against forming a partially conducting path of localized deterioration; and in that the self-contained branch circuit monitor has a small form factor adapted to enable fitting in a wiring trough of the load center or in a branch location slot of the load center. a sensor coil of wire wound as a toroidal coil about a toroidal core , the toroidal core having a branch circuit wire threaded through the toroidal core's center; a flexible printed circuit board wrapped around the toroidal coil's outside circumference; a monitoring circuit formed on the flexible printed circuit board, the monitoring circuit electrically connected to leads from the sensor coil, the monitoring circuit's operation being powered by current induced in the sensor coil from current in the branch circuit wire, the monitoring circuit being configured to use the operating power to sample the current induced in the sensor coil as a measure of the current in the branch circuit wire; and a housing enclosing the self-contained branch circuit monitor, characterised in that : the housing provides a creepage distance to separate the sensor coil from the branch circuit wire operating at a branch circuit voltage level, to protect against forming a partially conducting path of localized deterioration; and in that the self-contained branch circuit monitor has a small form factor adapted to enable fitting in a wiring trough of the load center or in a branch location slot of the load center. the housing provides a creepage distance to separate the sensor coil from the branch circuit wire operating at a branch circuit voltage level, to protect against forming a partially conducting path of localized deterioration; and in that the self-contained branch circuit monitor has a small form factor adapted to enable fitting in a wiring trough of the load center or in a branch location slot of the load center.
A coast-stop control device configured to perform coast-stop control that automatically stops an engine while a vehicle is traveling, the vehicle including a power transmission mechanism capable of switching between an engagement state in which the power transmission mechanism is connected to an output shaft of the engine to allow transmission of a driving force and a release state in which the engagement is released, a gear change mechanism connected to the input shaft of the power transmission mechanism and connected to driving wheels to allow changing of a gear change ratio, the coast-stop control device comprising: - an engine-stop-condition determination unit configured to determine whether it is possible to stop the engine ; wherein when the engine stop condition is met, the control device performs the power transmission mechanism release control, and - a gear change control unit configured to control the gear change ratio of the gear change mechanism, wherein the coast-stop control device controls the gear change mechanism to change to a prescribed gear change ratio in accordance with an output of an external recognition device when the engine-stop-condition determination unit determines that an engine stop condition is met, wherein the external recognition device is a vehicle detection unit configured to detect a vehicle existing in front of a vehicle of interest on which the external recognition device is mounted, wherein the vehicle detection unit is configured to detect an inter-vehicle distance between the vehicle of interest and the vehicle existing in front of the vehicle of interest and a vehicle speed of the vehicle of interest, wherein the coast-stop control device is configured to bring the prescribed gear change ratio to a high side based on a determination of the vehicle detection unit, and characterized in that the prescribed gear change ratio is performed in a state in which the power transmission mechanism is in the release state. - an engine-stop-condition determination unit configured to determine whether it is possible to stop the engine ; wherein - a gear change control unit configured to control the gear change ratio of the gear change mechanism, wherein
A composition comprising: a copolymer comprising: butyl acrylate, (meth)acrylic acid, methyl methacrylate; and optionally, ethylhexyl acrylate, wherein the copolymer has an average particle diameter from 30 nanometers to 500 nanometers (as measured in the appended description); wherein said copolymer has a glass transition temperature of -35°C to -20° C, as measured by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) taking the mid-point in the heat flow versus temperature transition as the T g value, and a weight-average molecular weight of at least 35,000 Daltons, determined by using gel permeation chromatography; optionally, at least one crosslinking agent; water; and less than 5% by weight, based on the total weight of said composition, of organic solvent; less than 1% by weight, based on the total weight of said composition, of release agents selected from the group consisting of oil, plasticizer, and mixtures thereof; and wherein said composition is removable after said composition is fully dry, wherein the composition has a peel strength of 0.52 to 11.52 Kg/cm (0.45 to 10.0 lbs/inch) as measured in the appended description, wherein the composition exhibits substantially 100% interfacial failure, and wherein the composition has a solids content of from 10% to 85% by volume. a copolymer comprising: butyl acrylate, (meth)acrylic acid, methyl methacrylate; and optionally, ethylhexyl acrylate, wherein the copolymer has an average particle diameter from 30 nanometers to 500 nanometers (as measured in the appended description); wherein said copolymer has a glass transition temperature of -35°C to -20° C, as measured by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) taking the mid-point in the heat flow versus temperature transition as the T g value, and a weight-average molecular weight of at least 35,000 Daltons, determined by using gel permeation chromatography; optionally, at least one crosslinking agent; water; and less than 5% by weight, based on the total weight of said composition, of organic solvent; less than 1% by weight, based on the total weight of said composition, of release agents selected from the group consisting of oil, plasticizer, and mixtures thereof; and wherein said composition is removable after said composition is fully dry, wherein the composition has a peel strength of 0.52 to 11.52 Kg/cm (0.45 to 10.0 lbs/inch) as measured in the appended description, wherein the composition exhibits substantially 100% interfacial failure, and wherein the composition has a solids content of from 10% to 85% by volume.
A method for the electroplating of a metal layer securely adherent to the surface of stainless steel objects, which includes a step of cathodic treatment in an electrolytic bath comprising methanesulfonic acid with a concentration of between 100 and 400 g/l, and one or more metals in an aqueous solution, wherein said one or more metals belong exclusively to the groups from 3 to 12 of the periodic table, excluding the elements nickel, cobalt, cadmium, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, silver, osmium, iridium, platinum, gold and rhenium, characterised in that the electrolytic bath comprises one or more chelating agents, for the formation of complexes of the metals present in the solution, and/or one or more pickling agents, for the removal of surface oxides. a step of cathodic treatment in an electrolytic bath comprising methanesulfonic acid with a concentration of between 100 and 400 g/l, and one or more metals in an aqueous solution, wherein said one or more metals belong exclusively to the groups from 3 to 12 of the periodic table, excluding the elements nickel, cobalt, cadmium, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, silver, osmium, iridium, platinum, gold and rhenium, characterised in that the electrolytic bath comprises one or more chelating agents, for the formation of complexes of the metals present in the solution, and/or one or more pickling agents, for the removal of surface oxides.
A method comprising: esterifying a hydroxyl-pendent optical absorber with a halogen-terminal aliphatic acid to yield a halogen-terminal alkyl-optical absorber; and N-alkylating a polyamide with the halogen-terminal alkyl-optical absorber to yield a polyamide having an optical absorber pendent from the polyamide's backbone (OAMB-polyamide), wherein the optical absorber absorbs ultraviolet or visible light. esterifying a hydroxyl-pendent optical absorber with a halogen-terminal aliphatic acid to yield a halogen-terminal alkyl-optical absorber; and N-alkylating a polyamide with the halogen-terminal alkyl-optical absorber to yield a polyamide having an optical absorber pendent from the polyamide's backbone (OAMB-polyamide), wherein the optical absorber absorbs ultraviolet or visible light.
A snap-acting hinge with damped closure and opening angle of more than 90°, which comprises a first articulated quadrilateral and a second articulated quadrilateral , which have a first lever and a second lever in common and are provided with respective base elements constituted by a plate for coupling to a fixed element and by a plate for fixing to a movable element , the hinge being movable between an open configuration and a closed configuration, in which the fixing plate has different arrangements with respect to the coupling plate which are angularly spaced apart by an angle of more than 90°, first elastic means for holding the open configuration which are associated with said first quadrilateral , second elastic means for holding the closed configuration which are associated with said second quadrilateral , and damping means which are interposed between said first lever and said fixing plate for fixing to the movable element and act in the transition from the open configuration to the closed configuration, and at least one bracket for connecting said damping means to said fixing plate which is substantially L-shaped and is constituted by a first portion and a second portion which are mutually connected, wherein the first portion is hinged to the fixing plate about a first pivot , the connecting region between said portions being hinged to the second lever about a second pivot and the second portion being hinged to said damping means about a third pivot . a first articulated quadrilateral and a second articulated quadrilateral , which have a first lever and a second lever in common and are provided with respective base elements constituted by a plate for coupling to a fixed element and by a plate for fixing to a movable element , the hinge being movable between an open configuration and a closed configuration, in which the fixing plate has different arrangements with respect to the coupling plate which are angularly spaced apart by an angle of more than 90°, first elastic means for holding the open configuration which are associated with said first quadrilateral , second elastic means for holding the closed configuration which are associated with said second quadrilateral , and damping means which are interposed between said first lever and said fixing plate for fixing to the movable element and act in the transition from the open configuration to the closed configuration, and at least one bracket for connecting said damping means to said fixing plate which is substantially L-shaped and is constituted by a first portion and a second portion which are mutually connected, wherein the first portion is hinged to the fixing plate about a first pivot , the connecting region between said portions being hinged to the second lever about a second pivot and the second portion being hinged to said damping means about a third pivot .
An anti-seismic device for load-bearing structures or machines, particularly for automated warehouses comprising: - at least one supporting foot suitable for being fixed to a load-bearing structure of said automated warehouse , said supporting foot being configured for resting and sliding on a support and sliding surface , so as to allow relative movement of the automated warehouse with respect to the support and sliding surface , - at least one abutment element suitable for being solidly constrained with said support and sliding surface , wherein the supporting foot can assume an initial resting position with respect to the abutment element ; - at least one spring device adapted to be interposed between said abutment element and said supporting foot , said spring device being configured to generate a return action (force and/or torque) of the automated warehouse as a result of the relative movement of said automated warehouse with respect to the support and sliding surface from the initial resting position of the supporting foot ; characterized in that said spring device exhibits a progressive spring characteristic, according to which the stiffness of the spring device increases as the supporting foot becomes relatively increasingly spaced apart from the abutment element , starting from the initial relative resting position. - at least one supporting foot suitable for being fixed to a load-bearing structure of said automated warehouse , said supporting foot being configured for resting and sliding on a support and sliding surface , so as to allow relative movement of the automated warehouse with respect to the support and sliding surface , - at least one abutment element suitable for being solidly constrained with said support and sliding surface , wherein the supporting foot can assume an initial resting position with respect to the abutment element ; - at least one spring device adapted to be interposed between said abutment element and said supporting foot , said spring device being configured to generate a return action (force and/or torque) of the automated warehouse as a result of the relative movement of said automated warehouse with respect to the support and sliding surface from the initial resting position of the supporting foot ; characterized in that said spring device exhibits a progressive spring characteristic, according to which the stiffness of the spring device increases as the supporting foot becomes relatively increasingly spaced apart from the abutment element , starting from the initial relative resting position.
A detachable second apparatus coupled to a first apparatus that determines a first three-dimensional shape of an object located on a reference plane, and configured to determine an angle of an upper surface of the object with respect to the reference plane, the second apparatus comprising: a first light source configured to sequentially irradiate one or more first pattern lights having one phase range; a beam splitter and one or more lenses configured to change optical paths of the one or more first pattern lights so that a beam of light corresponding to a respective phase of the phase range spreads, and arrives at each point of a partial region of the upper surface of the object; a communication interface configured to communicate with the first apparatus; and a first processor that is electrically connected to the first light source and the communication interface , and that is configured to: obtain, from the first apparatus , first information on one or more first reflected lights generated by reflecting the one or more first pattern lights from the partial region; and determine the angle of the upper surface with respect to the reference plane based on the first information, wherein the first information includes information indicating each light amount value of the one or more first reflected lights. a first light source configured to sequentially irradiate one or more first pattern lights having one phase range; a beam splitter and one or more lenses configured to change optical paths of the one or more first pattern lights so that a beam of light corresponding to a respective phase of the phase range spreads, and arrives at each point of a partial region of the upper surface of the object; a communication interface configured to communicate with the first apparatus; and a first processor that is electrically connected to the first light source and the communication interface , and that is configured to: obtain, from the first apparatus , first information on one or more first reflected lights generated by reflecting the one or more first pattern lights from the partial region; and determine the angle of the upper surface with respect to the reference plane based on the first information, wherein the first information includes information indicating each light amount value of the one or more first reflected lights. obtain, from the first apparatus , first information on one or more first reflected lights generated by reflecting the one or more first pattern lights from the partial region; and determine the angle of the upper surface with respect to the reference plane based on the first information, wherein the first information includes information indicating each light amount value of the one or more first reflected lights.