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A hinge assembly having first and second parts pivotally connected together, with one of the parts having a hinge cup and being connectable to a first element (A) and the other part being connectable to a second element (B), a linear damping device , and means for actuating the damping device over at least part of the range of relative pivotal movement between the two elements (A, B), wherein the damping device is mounted in the hinge cup characterized in that the damping device is arranged to be rotatable about its longitudinal axis, and is arranged with its longitudinal axis parallel to the axis of pivotal movement of the hinge assembly, said damping device comprising a cam and a follower for converting pivotal movement of the hinge assembly into linear movement of the damping device , wherein said hinge assembly comprises a cover for retaining the damping device in position in the hinge cup , wherein one of the cam and follower is provided on the damping device and the other of the cam and follower is provided in the hinge cup .
A vehicle-mountable child safety seat assembly , the seat assembly including a safety seat , and a prop assembly mounted with respect to the safety seat , the prop assembly having a stowed position and a safely deployed position, the prop assembly including: a leg assembly ; a foot assembly mounted to the leg assembly ; and a first sensor for sensing when the prop assembly is not in the stowed position; a second sensor for sensing when the prop assembly is not in the safely deployed position; a visual warning indicator , the visual warning indicator visually obscured when the prop assembly is in the safely deployed position; and a warning system having a standby state, a timing state and a warning state, wherein the warning system changes from the standby state to the timing state when the first sensor senses that the prop assembly is not in its stowed position, and wherein the warning system changes from the timing state to the warning state, if the second sensor senses that the prop assembly is not in its safely deployed position by a pre-determined time after the change from the standby state to the timing state. a leg assembly ; a foot assembly mounted to the leg assembly ; and a first sensor for sensing when the prop assembly is not in the stowed position; a second sensor for sensing when the prop assembly is not in the safely deployed position; a visual warning indicator , the visual warning indicator visually obscured when the prop assembly is in the safely deployed position; and a warning system having a standby state, a timing state and a warning state, wherein the warning system changes from the standby state to the timing state when the first sensor senses that the prop assembly is not in its stowed position, and wherein the warning system changes from the timing state to the warning state, if the second sensor senses that the prop assembly is not in its safely deployed position by a pre-determined time after the change from the standby state to the timing state.
An induction heating device comprising: a loading plate for placing a loaded object thereon; a working coil disposed below the loading plate for heating a loaded object using an inductive current; a loaded-object sensor disposed in a central region of the working coil and including a sensing coil ; a control unit configured for determining, based on the sensing result of the loaded-object sensor , whether a loaded object having an inductive heating property is placed on the loading plate , and characterised in that a limiting circuit is configured for limiting a magnitude of induced voltage generated in the sensing coil to a predetermined limit range when the working coil is operated. a loading plate for placing a loaded object thereon; a working coil disposed below the loading plate for heating a loaded object using an inductive current; a loaded-object sensor disposed in a central region of the working coil and including a sensing coil ; a control unit configured for determining, based on the sensing result of the loaded-object sensor , whether a loaded object having an inductive heating property is placed on the loading plate , and characterised in that a limiting circuit is configured for limiting a magnitude of induced voltage generated in the sensing coil to a predetermined limit range when the working coil is operated.
A method of preparing at least one doped silicon single crystal comprising the steps of: a) providing a melt material comprising silicon into a continuous Czochralski crystal growth apparatus having an inner growth chamber and an outer melt chamber ; b) delivering a dopant to said melt material, wherein the dopant is gallium, indium, or aluminium, wherein the dopant is delivered based on a model employed to predict dopant concentration within the melt material in the inner growth chamber of the crystal growth apparatus, wherein the model predicts an amount of evaporation of said dopant from the melt material over time; c) providing a seed crystal into said melt material , wherein said melt material is in molten form; d) growing a doped silicon single crystal by providing a silicon container to the outer melt chamber of the crystal growth apparatus and withdrawing said seed crystal from said melt material , wherein additional melt material is provided to the crystal growth apparatus during the growing step, further wherein said container defines a center, threaded cavity with an amount of dopant contained therein and comprises a threaded plug configured to be secured in a portion of said threaded cavity ; wherein the method comprises sequentially preparing a series of doped silicon single crystals and wherein said delivering step comprises delivering said dopant into the melt material via one or more doping events. a) providing a melt material comprising silicon into a continuous Czochralski crystal growth apparatus having an inner growth chamber and an outer melt chamber ; b) delivering a dopant to said melt material, wherein the dopant is gallium, indium, or aluminium, wherein the dopant is delivered based on a model employed to predict dopant concentration within the melt material in the inner growth chamber of the crystal growth apparatus, wherein the model predicts an amount of evaporation of said dopant from the melt material over time; c) providing a seed crystal into said melt material , wherein said melt material is in molten form; d) growing a doped silicon single crystal by providing a silicon container to the outer melt chamber of the crystal growth apparatus and withdrawing said seed crystal from said melt material , wherein additional melt material is provided to the crystal growth apparatus during the growing step, further wherein said container defines a center, threaded cavity with an amount of dopant contained therein and comprises a threaded plug configured to be secured in a portion of said threaded cavity ;
Hair-cutting unit for use in a hair-cutting appliance , comprising: - an external cutting member having hair-entry openings , - an internal cutting member having at least one hair-cutting element and being movable with respect to the external cutting member , - a base member having a hair-collecting chamber , - a supporting member accommodating the external cutting member and the internal cutting member , wherein the supporting member is pivotable relative to the base member between a closed position in which the hair-collecting chamber is closed and an opened position in which the hair-collecting chamber is open and accessible, - a holding member which is pivotable relative to the supporting member between a holding position in which the holding member is arranged to hold the external cutting member and the internal cutting member in an operational position in the supporting member , and a releasing position in which the holding member is arranged to release the external cutting member and the internal cutting member for removal from the supporting member , characterized in that the hair-cutting unit comprises further: - a biasing mechanism which is configured to exert a biasing force on the holding member for biasing the holding member relative to the supporting member towards the holding position, wherein, at least in the opened position of the supporting member with the holding member in the holding position, pivoting of the holding member relative to the supporting member out of the holding position is prevented solely by the biasing force of the biasing mechanism . - an external cutting member having hair-entry openings , - an internal cutting member having at least one hair-cutting element and being movable with respect to the external cutting member , - a base member having a hair-collecting chamber , - a supporting member accommodating the external cutting member and the internal cutting member , wherein the supporting member is pivotable relative to the base member between a closed position in which the hair-collecting chamber is closed and an opened position in which the hair-collecting chamber is open and accessible, - a holding member which is pivotable relative to the supporting member between a holding position in which the holding member is arranged to hold the external cutting member and the internal cutting member in an operational position in the supporting member , and a releasing position in which the holding member is arranged to release the external cutting member and the internal cutting member for removal from the supporting member , characterized in that the hair-cutting unit comprises further: - a biasing mechanism which is configured to exert a biasing force on the holding member for biasing the holding member relative to the supporting member towards the holding position, wherein, at least in the opened position of the supporting member with the holding member in the holding position, pivoting of the holding member relative to the supporting member out of the holding position is prevented solely by the biasing force of the biasing mechanism .
A thermoplastic polyurethane obtainable or obtained by conversion of at least components (i) to (iii): (i) a polyisocyanate composition; (ii) propane-1,3-diol as chain extender; (iii) a polyol composition, wherein no further chain extender is used aside from propane-1,3-diol and wherein the polyol composition comprises at least polytetrahydrofuran, and the polyisocyanate composition comprises at least methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI), wherein the polytetrahydrofuran has a molecular weight Mn in the range from 650 g/mol to 1400 g/mol. (i) a polyisocyanate composition; (ii) propane-1,3-diol as chain extender; (iii) a polyol composition, wherein no further chain extender is used aside from propane-1,3-diol and wherein the polyol composition comprises at least polytetrahydrofuran, and the polyisocyanate composition comprises at least methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI), wherein the polytetrahydrofuran has a molecular weight Mn in the range from 650 g/mol to 1400 g/mol.
A roasting and grinding system for preparing and delivering on demand roast and ground coffee, the system comprising: - one or more raw containers (10, 10', 10", etc.) comprising green coffee beans of the same or of different types; - a roasting unit receiving green coffee beans from one or more of the raw containers (10, 10', 10", etc.) at the time, the roasting unit adapting automatically the roasting parameters to the type of green coffee beans to roast, the roasting parameters being one or a combination of: air temperature, bean temperature, time, coffee weight, humidity, pressure, gas emissions, color detection; - a conservation area where the roasted coffee is stored in a controlled protective atmosphere until it is grinded; - a grinding area comprising one or more grinding units (41, 41', 41", etc.) one per type of coffee to be grinded, adapting automatically the grinding parameters to the type of coffee or coffee mix to be grinded, the grinding parameters being one or a combination of: grinding size, grinding time. - one or more raw containers (10, 10', 10", etc.) comprising green coffee beans of the same or of different types; - a roasting unit receiving green coffee beans from one or more of the raw containers (10, 10', 10", etc.) at the time, the roasting unit adapting automatically the roasting parameters to the type of green coffee beans to roast, the roasting parameters being one or a combination of: air temperature, bean temperature, time, coffee weight, humidity, pressure, gas emissions, color detection; - a conservation area where the roasted coffee is stored in a controlled protective atmosphere until it is grinded; - a grinding area comprising one or more grinding units (41, 41', 41", etc.) one per type of coffee to be grinded, adapting automatically the grinding parameters to the type of coffee or coffee mix to be grinded, the grinding parameters being one or a combination of: grinding size, grinding time.
A method of preparing a tissue product, comprising selecting at least one collagen-containing tissue matrix contained within a cellular tissue and containing galactose alpha-1 ,3-galactose moieties; and contacting the at least one tissue matrix with alcalase under conditions sufficient to remove galactose alpha-1,3-galactose moieties from the tissue.
Mandrel wheel for manufacturing packages, comprising: - a mandrel wheel shaft with a central axis , - a plurality of mandrels secured to the mandrel wheel shaft , - an inflow for a cooling medium, - an outflow for the cooling medium and - at least one separate distribution element , which connects all inlets of a mandrel group to the inflow and which connects all outlets of the same mandrel group to the outflow , - wherein the mandrels form at least two mandrel groups (5A - 5F), whose mandrels are each arranged in a plane (6A - 6F) perpendicular to the central axis of the mandrel wheel shaft , - wherein each mandrel has a hollow space for the cooling medium, which is connected to an inlet and to an outlet separated therefrom, - wherein the mandrel wheel shaft is a hollow shaft, and - wherein the distribution element (12A - 12E) is arranged in the mandrel wheel shaft , characterised in that a plurality of distribution elements (12A - 12E) are provided. - a mandrel wheel shaft with a central axis , - a plurality of mandrels secured to the mandrel wheel shaft , - an inflow for a cooling medium, - an outflow for the cooling medium and - at least one separate distribution element , which connects all inlets of a mandrel group to the inflow and which connects all outlets of the same mandrel group to the outflow , - wherein the mandrels form at least two mandrel groups (5A - 5F), whose mandrels are each arranged in a plane (6A - 6F) perpendicular to the central axis of the mandrel wheel shaft , - wherein each mandrel has a hollow space for the cooling medium, which is connected to an inlet and to an outlet separated therefrom, - wherein the mandrel wheel shaft is a hollow shaft, and - wherein the distribution element (12A - 12E) is arranged in the mandrel wheel shaft , characterised in that a plurality of distribution elements (12A - 12E) are provided.
A drive apparatus for detaching rollers of a combing machine having a housing enclosing a gear , wherein the gear has a first drive train with a first drive shaft , which transfers a continuous rotational movement to the detaching rollers via a hollow wheel of a differential gear , and wherein the gear has a second drive train with a detaching roller auxiliary shaft , on which a detaching roller cam disc device is arranged to create a back-and-forth movement, wherein the continuous rotational movement of the hollow wheel together with the back-and-forth movement of the detaching cam disc device transfers a reciprocating movement to the detaching rollers, characterized in that an adjusting mechanism is provided for adjusting a gear ratio between the continuous rotational movement and the back-and-forth movement.
A photosensitive resin printing plate precursor comprising at least a substrate and a photosensitive resin layer, the photosensitive resin layer containing: (A) a partially saponified polyvinyl acetate, (B) a polyamide having basic nitrogen, (C) a compound having an ethylenic double bond, and (D) a photopolymerization initiator; the photosensitive resin layer including at least an underlayer and a printing surface layer; the substrate, the underlayer, and the printing surface layer being included in this order; and the photosensitive resin layer containing, as the partially saponified polyvinyl acetate (A), those (A1) having an average polymerization degree of 1,200 to 2,600 in the printing surface layer and those (A2) having an average polymerization degree of 400 to 800 in the underlayer. (A) a partially saponified polyvinyl acetate, (B) a polyamide having basic nitrogen, (C) a compound having an ethylenic double bond, and (D) a photopolymerization initiator; the photosensitive resin layer including at least an underlayer and a printing surface layer; the substrate, the underlayer, and the printing surface layer being included in this order; and the photosensitive resin layer containing, as the partially saponified polyvinyl acetate (A), those (A1) having an average polymerization degree of 1,200 to 2,600 in the printing surface layer and those (A2) having an average polymerization degree of 400 to 800 in the underlayer.
A solid composition in the form of a plurality of composite particles, wherein each composite particle comprises a core (A) that is at least partially coated with elementary particles (B) having weight average particle size (D50) at least 10 times smaller than the D50 of the core (A), wherein: - the core (A) comprises a low crystallinity fluoropolymer (fluoropolymer (a)), having a heat of fusion not higher than 4 J/g, and - the elementary particles (B) have a D50 from 1 to 1000 nm as determined via photon correlation spectroscopy using the method ISO 13321:1996, and comprise a high crystallinity fluoropolymer (fluoropolymer (b)), having a heat of fusion above 10 J/g, said heat of fusion values being determined by DSC following the procedure of ASTM D3418-08, said composition being characterised in that the weight ratio of fluoropolymer (a) to fluoropolymer (b) is from 96:4 to 99.99:0.01. - the core (A) comprises a low crystallinity fluoropolymer (fluoropolymer (a)), having a heat of fusion not higher than 4 J/g, and - the elementary particles (B) have a D50 from 1 to 1000 nm as determined via photon correlation spectroscopy using the method ISO 13321:1996, and comprise a
A connection member configured to connect two winding bobbins (B2a, B2b), which are provided for winding at least one running yarn (Ya, Yb), to be aligned in a predetermined axial direction, the connection member comprising: a base portion which is sandwiched by the two winding bobbins (B2a, B2b) aligned in the axial direction; and paired attachment units which are provided on both sides of the base portion in the axial direction, the two winding bobbins (B2a, B2b) being attachable to the paired attachment units , and the base portion comprising: paired stoppers which are provided between the paired attachment units in the axial direction, the paired stoppers restricting movement of the two winding bobbins (B2a, B2b) in the axial direction; a guide surface which is provided between the paired stoppers in the axial direction, the guide surface being configured to guide the at least one running yarn (Yb) inward in a radial direction of the base portion ; and a capturing claw configured to capture the at least one running yarn (Yb) guided inward in the radial direction by the guide surface . a base portion which is sandwiched by the two winding bobbins (B2a, B2b) aligned in the axial direction; and paired attachment units which are provided on both sides of the base portion in the axial direction, the two winding bobbins (B2a, B2b) being attachable to the paired attachment units , and the base portion comprising: paired stoppers which are provided between the paired attachment units in the axial direction, the paired stoppers restricting movement of the two winding bobbins (B2a, B2b) in the axial direction; a guide surface which is provided between the paired stoppers in the axial direction, the guide surface being configured to guide the at least one running yarn (Yb) inward in a radial direction of the base portion ; and a capturing claw configured to capture the at least one running yarn (Yb) guided inward in the radial direction by the guide surface . paired stoppers which are provided between the paired attachment units in the axial direction, the paired stoppers restricting movement of the two winding bobbins (B2a, B2b) in the axial direction; a guide surface which is provided between the paired stoppers in the axial direction, the guide surface being configured to guide the at least one running yarn (Yb) inward in a radial direction of the base portion ; and a capturing claw configured to capture the at least one running yarn (Yb) guided inward in the radial direction by the guide surface .
Glass forming machine which includes a blank side for forming parisons from gobs of molten glass ; the blank side includes a plunger and a blank mould ; the plunger can be moved into the blank mould up to an end position; the plunger can be moved out of the blank mould up to a start position; the glass forming machine includes a glass feeding device which is configured to bring a gob of molten glass into the blank mould ; the glass forming machine includes a measuring device which is configured to measure the end position of the plunger , characterized in that the glass feeding device is configured such that the size of a gob of molten glass depends on the end position previously reached during operation.
Method for monitoring an additive manufacturing process in which a component is formed in an assembly space from a plurality of layers using a three-dimensional data model, a subsequent layer being fixed to a previous layer by means of a high energy beam, the component being detected optically and the assembly space being detected thermally when the layers are being applied, contour detection being carried out on the basis of the layer produced last, individual distortion of each layer being detected and the beam control for the following layer being adapted accordingly, characterized in that an optical 2D measurement is carried out after a powder has been applied and the contour detection is carried out as part of 2D image processing of an optical 2D measurement.
An electrical system comprising: an input node electrically connectable to a power supply ; a plurality of voltage suppressors ; a voltage selection switch electrically connected to at least one of said plurality of voltage suppressors and a ground ; and a controller in communication with said switch configured to selectively operate said switch based on a nominal operating voltage at said input node . wherein said plurality of voltage suppressors comprises a first voltage suppressor electrically connected between said input node and ground and a second voltage suppressor electrically connected between said input node and said voltage selection switch , characterized in that said first voltage suppressor exhibits a first clamping voltage and said second voltage suppressor exhibits a second clamping voltage less than the first clamping voltage. an input node electrically connectable to a power supply ; a plurality of voltage suppressors ; a voltage selection switch electrically connected to at least one of said plurality of voltage suppressors and a ground ; and a controller in communication with said switch configured to selectively operate said switch based on a nominal operating voltage at said input node . wherein said plurality of voltage suppressors comprises a first voltage suppressor electrically connected between said input node and ground and a second voltage suppressor electrically connected between said input node and said voltage selection switch , characterized in that said first voltage suppressor exhibits a first clamping voltage and said second voltage suppressor exhibits a second clamping voltage less than the first clamping voltage.