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A method of forming a filter rod (R) of separated filter material fibres (F) for the tobacco processing industry, the method comprising: supplying separated filter material fibres (F) to an inlet (I) of a conveyor device , conveying the filter material fibres (F) along a process path (P) in a conveying direction (D) from the inlet (I) to an outlet of the conveyor device , whereby a strand of the filter material fibres (F) is formed along the process path (P), introducing at least one additive (A), especially a binder, to the strand of filter material fibres (F) on the process path (P) in the conveyor device at a position closer to the outlet than to the inlet (I), and consolidating the filter material fibres (F) into a filter rod (R) by wrapping the strand of filter material fibres (F) with a wrapper material after the strand exits the outlet of the conveyor device in the conveying direction (D). supplying separated filter material fibres (F) to an inlet (I) of a conveyor device , conveying the filter material fibres (F) along a process path (P) in a conveying direction (D) from the inlet (I) to an outlet of the conveyor device , whereby a strand of the filter material fibres (F) is formed along the process path (P), introducing at least one additive (A), especially a binder, to the strand of filter material fibres (F) on the process path (P) in the conveyor device at a position closer to the outlet than to the inlet (I), and consolidating the filter material fibres (F) into a filter rod (R) by wrapping the strand of filter material fibres (F) with a wrapper material after the strand exits the outlet of the conveyor device in the conveying direction (D).
A furniture castor, comprising : - a wheel chassis ; - a hole made in the chassis along a "running" axis , said hole opening out in the side wall of said chassis; - at least one wheel (30-1, 30-2); - a shaft mounted in said hole , said shaft being designed to have a portion (41-1, 41-2) projecting from the side wall of said chassis into which said hole opens out; - means for securing said shaft to said chassis ; characterized in the fact that it includes : - means for mounting said wheel to rotate on said projecting shaft portion (41-1, 41-2); - an orifice (42-1, 42-2) formed in the free end of the projecting shaft portion (41-1, 41-2) along an axis substantially parallel to said running axis , said orifice opening out in the end face of said projecting shaft portion (41-1, 41-2); and - a plug plugged into said orifice. - a wheel chassis ; - a hole made in the chassis along a "running" axis , said hole opening out in the side wall of said chassis; - at least one wheel (30-1, 30-2); - a shaft mounted in said hole , said shaft being designed to have a portion (41-1, 41-2) projecting from the side wall of said chassis into which said hole opens out; - means for securing said shaft to said chassis ; - means for mounting said wheel to rotate on said projecting shaft portion (41-1, 41-2); - an orifice (42-1, 42-2) formed in the free end of the projecting shaft portion (41-1, 41-2) along an axis substantially parallel to said running axis , said orifice opening out in the end face of said projecting shaft portion (41-1, 41-2); and - a plug plugged into said orifice.
A stainless steel comprising: a chemical composition containing, in mass%, C: 0.005% to 0.050%, Si: 0.01% to 0.75%, Mn: 0.01% to 1.0%, P: 0.040% or less, S: 0.010% or less, Cr: 15.5% to 18.0%, Ni: 0.01% to 0.6%, Al: 0.001 % to 0.03%, N: 0.005% to 0.06%, optionally one or more selected from Cu: 0.1% to 1.0%, Mo: 0.1% to 0.5%, and Co: 0.01% to 0.5%, and optionally one or more selected from V: 0.01% to 0.05%, Ti: 0.001% to 0.05%, Ca: 0.0002% to 0.0020%, Mg: 0.0002% to 0.0050%, B: 0.0002% to 0.0050%, and REM: 0.01% to 0.10%, with the balance being Fe and incidental impurities; and a microstructure containing a martensite phase of 1% to 5% in volume fraction with respect to a whole volume of the microstructure, with the balance being a ferrite phase, wherein mean elongation after fracture is 25% or more, in-plane anisotropy of elongation after fracture |ΔEl is 3% or less, mean Lankford value is 0.70 or more, in-plane anisotropy of Lankford value |Ar| is 0.30 or less, and ridging height is 2.5 μm or less, with the proviso that the steel is not a steel as disclosed in Examples Nos. 1, 14, 43 and 44 of EP 3 093 362 A1, wherein the mean elongation after fracture, the in-plane anisotropy of elongation after fracture, mean Lankford value and in-plane anisotropy of Lankford value are measured according to paragraph 0012 of the description; wherein the ridging height is measured according to paragraph 0013 of the description. C: 0.005% to 0.050%, Si: 0.01% to 0.75%, Mn: 0.01% to 1.0%, P: 0.040% or less, S: 0.010% or less, Cr: 15.5% to 18.0%, Ni: 0.01% to 0.6%, Al: 0.001 % to 0.03%, N: 0.005% to 0.06%, optionally one or more selected from Cu: 0.1% to 1.0%, Mo: 0.1% to 0.5%, and Co: 0.01% to 0.5%, and optionally one or more selected from V: 0.01% to 0.05%, Ti: 0.001% to 0.05%, Ca: 0.0002% to 0.0020%, Mg: 0.0002% to 0.0050%, B: 0.0002% to 0.0050%, and REM: 0.01% to 0.10%, with the balance being Fe and incidental impurities; and a microstructure containing a martensite phase of 1% to 5% in volume fraction with respect to a whole volume of the microstructure, with the balance being a ferrite phase, wherein mean elongation after fracture is 25% or more, in-plane anisotropy of elongation after fracture |ΔEl is 3% or less, mean Lankford value is 0.70 or more, in-plane anisotropy of Lankford value |Ar| is 0.30 or less, and ridging height is 2.5 μm or less, with the proviso that the steel is not a steel as disclosed in Examples Nos. 1, 14, 43 and 44 of EP 3 093 362 A1, wherein the mean elongation after fracture, the in-plane anisotropy of elongation after fracture, mean Lankford value and in-plane anisotropy of Lankford value are measured according to paragraph 0012 of the description; wherein the ridging height is measured according to paragraph 0013 of the description.
A molded article comprising InP/ZnSe/ZnS core-shell nanostructures, and wherein the thickness of at least two of the shells is between 0.7 nm and 3.5 nm.
A method of operating a swath flap arrangement configured for a windrowing work vehicle , the swath flap arrangement including a swath flap that is supported for movement by a support structure between a raised position and a lowered position, the swath flap configured to at least partially shape a windrow of a crop material , the method comprising: receiving, by a processor of a control system from a memory element , a stored position setting that corresponds to a position of the swath flap relative to the support structure ; processing, by the processor , a positioning control signal based, at least in part, on the stored position setting; and moving, with an actuator , the swath flap relative to the support structure between the raised position and the lowered position according to the positioning control signal characterized in that the method further comprising detecting, with a sensor , an actual position setting of the swath flap and saving the actual position setting as the stored position setting. receiving, by a processor of a control system from a memory element , a stored position setting that corresponds to a position of the swath flap relative to the support structure ; processing, by the processor , a positioning control signal based, at least in part, on the stored position setting; and moving, with an actuator , the swath flap relative to the support structure between the raised position and the lowered position according to the positioning control signal characterized in that the method further comprising detecting, with a sensor , an actual position setting of the swath flap and saving the actual position setting as the stored position setting.
A combustion device , comprising: at least one burner including a flame outlet , being adapted to burn gas and generate flames through the flame outlet ; a supporting assembly , including a cover plate which has an opening and a plurality of holes , wherein the opening is corresponding to the flame outlet of each of the burners; the combustion device further comprises an infrared ray generation assembly disposed on the supporting assembly , wherein the cover plate is disposed between the infrared ray generation assembly and the at least one burner ; and characterised in that the infrared ray generation assembly includes an infrared ray generation mesh which generates infrared ray through heating with the flames generated by the at least one burner ; the infrared ray generation mesh includes an emission surface which is adapted to emit infrared ray and corresponding to the plurality of holes ; wherein the supporting assembly further includes another cover plate which is joined to the cover plate , and the two cover plates jointly form a containing space (S3); the infrared ray generation assembly is disposed in the containing space (S3), and wherein said another cover plate includes a plurality of holes . at least one burner including a flame outlet , being adapted to burn gas and generate flames through the flame outlet ; a supporting assembly , including a cover plate which has an opening and a plurality of holes , wherein the opening is corresponding to the flame outlet of each of the burners; the combustion device further comprises an infrared ray generation assembly disposed on the supporting assembly , wherein the cover plate is disposed between the infrared ray generation assembly and the at least one burner ; and characterised in that the infrared ray generation assembly includes an infrared ray generation mesh which generates infrared ray through heating with the flames generated by the at least one burner ; the infrared ray generation mesh includes an emission surface which is adapted to emit infrared ray and corresponding to the plurality of holes ; wherein the supporting assembly further includes another cover plate which is joined to the cover plate , and the two cover plates jointly form a containing space (S3); the infrared ray generation assembly is disposed in the containing space (S3), and wherein said another cover plate includes a plurality of holes .
A vestibular nerve stimulator , comprising: a stimulating assembly comprising a plurality of electrodes (156 , 156 , 156 ) disposed on a carrier member configured to be implanted in an inner ear of a recipient adjacent to the otolith organs of the inner ear; and a stimulator unit configured to generate and deliver one or more continuous electrical pulse trains to at least the inferior branch of the vestibular nerve of the recipient via one or more of the plurality of electrodes (156 , 156 , 156 ), wherein the one or more continuous electrical pulse trains are configured to suppress, in at least the inferior branch of the vestibular nerve , erroneous balance information generated by the peripheral vestibular system of the inner ear that would otherwise be sent to the brain of the recipient by the vestibular nerve. a stimulating assembly comprising a plurality of electrodes (156 , 156 , 156 ) disposed on a carrier member configured to be implanted in an inner ear of a recipient adjacent to the otolith organs of the inner ear; and a stimulator unit configured to generate and deliver one or more continuous electrical pulse trains to at least the inferior branch of the vestibular nerve of the recipient via one or more of the plurality of electrodes (156 , 156 , 156 ), wherein the one or more continuous electrical pulse trains are configured to suppress, in at least the inferior branch of the vestibular nerve , erroneous balance information generated by the peripheral vestibular system of the inner ear that would otherwise be sent to the brain of the recipient by the vestibular nerve.
A display device comprising: a display panel having a display area (DA) and a non-display area (NDA); a window disposed on the display panel ; a bezel portion disposed on the window , the bezel portion at least partially overlapping the non-display area (NDA); an adhesive layer disposed between the display panel and the window ; and an interlayer positioned over the non-display area (NDA) and disposed between the bezel portion and the adhesive layer , wherein the interlayer has at least one ultrasound transmitting area overlapping the bezel portion, and wherein the ultrasound transmitting area is configured to transmit an ultrasonic wave in a direction from the window towards the display panel through the at least one ultrasound transmitting area onto the adhesive layer. a display panel having a display area (DA) and a non-display area (NDA); a window disposed on the display panel ; a bezel portion disposed on the window , the bezel portion at least partially overlapping the non-display area (NDA); an adhesive layer disposed between the display panel and the window ; and an interlayer positioned over the non-display area (NDA) and disposed between the bezel portion and the adhesive layer , wherein the interlayer has at least one ultrasound transmitting area overlapping the bezel portion, and wherein the ultrasound transmitting area is configured to transmit an ultrasonic wave in a direction from the window towards the display panel through the at least one ultrasound transmitting area onto the adhesive layer.
An actuator device, comprising: an actuator member comprising an electroactive material that is deformable in that it changes in size and/or shape in response to an electrical signal, the actuator member being arranged for exhibiting a first level of deformation in response to the electrical signal being a first actuation signal, a second level of deformation that is higher than the first level of deformation, in response to the electrical signal being a second actuation signal, and a one-way reduction from the second level of deformation to the first level of deformation in response to the electrical signal including an AC signal; electrical supply means for supplying the electrical signal to the actuator member ; and a controller for controlling the electrical supply means ; wherein the controller is adapted to cause the electrical supply means to provide to the actuator member the electrical signal being the second actuation signal at least partly superposed with the AC signal to therewith achieve the first level of deformation, whereby the controller is configured to control the actuator member to deform to the first level of deformation by supplying the second actuation signal suitable for arranging the actuator member to exhibit the second level of deformation that is higher than the first level of deformation, and supplying the AC signal to arrive at the first level of deformation. an actuator member comprising an electroactive material that is deformable in that it changes in size and/or shape in response to an electrical signal, the actuator member being arranged for exhibiting a first level of deformation in response to the electrical signal being a first actuation signal, a second level of deformation that is higher than the first level of deformation, in response to the electrical signal being a second actuation signal, and a one-way reduction from the second level of deformation to the first level of deformation in response to the electrical signal including an AC signal; electrical supply means for supplying the electrical signal to the actuator member ; and a controller for controlling the electrical supply means ; wherein the controller is adapted to cause the electrical supply means to provide to the actuator member the electrical signal being the second actuation signal at least partly superposed with the AC signal to therewith achieve the first level of deformation, whereby the controller is configured to control the actuator member to deform to the first level of deformation by supplying the second actuation signal suitable for arranging the actuator member to exhibit the second level of deformation that is higher than the first level of deformation, and supplying the AC signal to arrive at the first level of deformation.
An apparatus for pushing apart spaced-apart generally parallel opposed surfaces, the apparatus comprising at least two expandable devices , each adapted to forcibly separate spaced components having generally parallel opposed surfaces defining a cavity therebetween, each expandable device having a jaw assembly with a pair of opposing jaws and actuating means for opening the jaws, the actuating means including a separating member configured to be driven between the jaws so as to push apart the jaws such that the jaws are openable between a contracted configuration where the jaws are receivable in the cavity to an expanded configuration where the jaws are forced apart by the actuating means such that the outwardly directed surfaces of the jaws are engageable with the opposed surfaces and exert oppositely directed forces thereon characterised in that the apparatus further has a frame comprising a pair of arms , each arm for carrying at least one expandable device wherein the arms are pivotally connected such that they are openable and closable between an open configuration where the arms are adapted to engage or disengage from the cavity and a closed configuration wherein, when the apparatus is received in the cavity , the expandable devices are arranged to provide generally even pressure across the opposed surfaces to provide effective separation thereof.
A method for producing a surface shape map of a substantially cylindrical object independent of relative motion of the object, the method comprising: (a) providing at least four opposed sets of distance sensors arranged around the object in a rectangular configuration wherein the at least four opposed sets of distance sensors are arranged to measure changes in surface height on the surface of the object , wherein each set of distance sensors comprises two multipoint line sensors arranged to make measurements along non-parallel lines wherein each set of sensors comprises pairs of corresponding points (a, b), the first point (a) of a pair of corresponding points (a, b) lying along a first measurement line (A) of the first sensor of the set of sensors and the second point (b) of the corresponding points (a, b) lying along a second measurement line (B) of the second sensor of the set of sensors; (b) moving the object or the sets of distance sensors a distance relative to one another in a selected direction ; (c) using a motion sensor to trigger simultaneous sensor readings with the at least four sets of distance sensors at measured increments of relative movement of the object to the sets of sensors, wherein the sensor readings include measured object surface positions at the pairs of corresponding points (a, b); (d) determining relative motions of the object surface by comparing the measured object surface positions at different times; and (e) subtracting the relative motions of the object surface from sensor readings to obtain the surface shape map. (a) providing at least four opposed sets of distance sensors arranged around the object in a rectangular configuration wherein the at least four opposed sets of distance sensors are arranged to measure changes in surface height on the surface of the object , wherein each set of distance sensors comprises two multipoint line sensors arranged to make measurements along non-parallel lines wherein each set of sensors comprises pairs of corresponding points (a, b), the first point (a) of a pair of corresponding points (a, b) lying along a first measurement line (A) of the first sensor of the set of sensors and the second point (b) of the corresponding points (a, b) lying along a second measurement line (B) of the second sensor of the set of sensors; (b) moving the object or the sets of distance sensors a distance relative to one another in a selected direction ; (c) using a motion sensor to trigger simultaneous sensor readings with the at least four sets of distance sensors at measured increments of relative movement of the object to the sets of sensors, wherein the sensor readings include measured object surface positions at the pairs of corresponding points (a, b); (d) determining relative motions of the object surface by comparing the measured object surface positions at different times; and (e) subtracting the relative motions of the object surface from sensor readings to obtain the surface shape map.
A touch-sensitive display , comprising: a display panel ; and a touch sensor ; the touch sensor including a receive electrode ; the touch sensor including a transmit electrode , the receive electrode and the transmit electrode overlaying the display panel ; characterized in that wherein a ground reference of one or more of the receive electrode and the transmit electrode is isolated from a ground reference of the display panel , thereby creating a transmission-inhibiting communication boundary between the display panel and the touch sensor , the touch sensor being communicatively connected to the display panel so as to exchange data between ground domains separated by the boundary; and wherein the touch sensor is communicatively connected to the display panel to exchange data between ground domains separated by the boundary via a transformer. a display panel ; and a touch sensor ; the touch sensor including a receive electrode ; the touch sensor including a transmit electrode , the receive electrode and the transmit electrode overlaying the display panel ; characterized in that wherein a ground reference of one or more of the receive electrode and the transmit electrode is isolated from a ground reference of the display panel , thereby creating a transmission-inhibiting communication boundary between the display panel and the touch sensor , the touch sensor being communicatively connected to the display panel so as to exchange data between ground domains separated by the boundary; and wherein the touch sensor is communicatively connected to the display panel to exchange data between ground domains separated by the boundary via a transformer.