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A driver circuit for powering one or more LEDs , comprising a controllable constant current source for connecting one or more series-connected LEDs , and a switchable current sense resistor (RCS, RCS2) connectable in series with the one or more LEDs, wherein the driver circuit is configured to measure the current through the one or more LEDs via a voltage drop of the current sense resistor (RCS, RCS2) in order to regulate the current to a predetermined value, wherein the switching of the current sense resistor (RCS, RCS2) is controlled by a microcontroller of the driver circuit and the microcontroller further provides a control voltage which adjusts the current generation at the constant current source in accordance with the selected sense resistor (RCS, RCS2), wherein the driver circuit is further configured to switch the current sense resistor (RCS, RCS2) to at least two different values, wherein switching to the lower of the two values for measuring the current through the one or more LEDs in a higher current range and to the higher of the two values for measuring the current through the one or more LEDs in a lower current range, characterised in that the two current ranges partially overlap, and in that the driver circuit is configured to switch the current sense resistor (RCS, RCS2) to the lower value upon reaching the maximum of the lower current range and vice versa to switch back to the higher value only upon reaching the minimum of the higher current range. a switchable current sense resistor (RCS, RCS2) connectable in series with the one or more LEDs, wherein the driver circuit is configured to measure the current through the one or more LEDs via a voltage drop of the current sense resistor (RCS, RCS2) in order to regulate the current to a predetermined value, wherein the switching of the current sense resistor (RCS, RCS2) is controlled by a microcontroller of the driver circuit and the microcontroller further provides a control voltage which adjusts the current generation at the constant current source in accordance with the selected sense resistor (RCS, RCS2), wherein the driver circuit is further configured to switch the current sense resistor (RCS, RCS2) to at least two different values, wherein switching to the lower of the two values for measuring the current through the one or more LEDs in a higher current range and to the higher of the two values for measuring the current through the one or more LEDs in a lower current range, characterised in that the two current ranges partially overlap, and in that the driver circuit is configured to switch the current sense resistor (RCS, RCS2) to the lower value upon reaching the maximum of the lower current range and vice versa to switch back to the higher value only upon reaching the minimum of the higher current range.
Extendable table with a table frame which bears a tabletop consisting of at least two tabletop halves , wherein the table frame comprises a middle part , on which two extension elements , extendable to both sides relative to the middle part , are provided and the middle part comprises two box-shaped accommodating portions , which are distanced to one another and are oriented in the extension direction of the extension elements , and each extension element comprises at least two end portions extendable in the same direction, wherein respectively at least one end portion of the extension element is guided in one of the two box-shaped accommodating portions , wherein the box-shaped accommodating portion of the middle part comprises an open bearing structure, which is formed by two parallel bearing elements , which are distanced to one another by two cross members arranged therebetween, and that the cross members comprise a guide for each extension element , wherein the end portions of the extension elements are formed as perpendicularly-upright bracings , characterized in that at least one extending element is provided at least on one of the two extension elements , wherein table legs are arranged on the extension elements or on the one or multiple extending elements , and the middle part comprises no further supporting elements, which contact upon the base and bear the middle part , whereby a free-floating middle part is formed.
Load-transfer device for transferring a payload between a lighter-than-air aircraft and the ground using an on-board crane , comprising: - an upper lifting portion arranged to be attached to lifting cables , - a lower portion for supporting the payload and arranged to be attached to the payload, characterized in that the upper lifting portion comprises a liquid tank and an opening for filling or emptying the tank, and the lower portion is detachably attached to the upper portion by means of an attachment member having a locked position in which the upper portion is attached to the lower portion, and an unlocked position in which the lower portion is released. - an upper lifting portion arranged to be attached to lifting cables , - a lower portion for supporting the payload and arranged to be attached to the payload, characterized in that the upper lifting portion comprises a liquid tank and an opening for filling or emptying the tank, and the lower portion is detachably attached to the upper portion by means of an attachment member having a locked position in which the upper portion is attached to the lower portion, and an unlocked position in which the lower portion is released.
A method of cleaning of a rotatably mounted working tool, mainly a hemming head, where impurities are removed from a surface of the working tool by centrifugation, whereby the working tool rotates in a placement which otherwise serves a purpose of a rolling of the working tool during its operation, wherein the working tool is placed inside a cleaning chamber , subsequently the working tool is led into a rotation by means of a transmission which acts upon the working tool outside its polluted surface , the working tool starts to rotate at a speed which does not surpass an allowed speed of the rotation of the placement of the working tool , whereby before first working operation of the working tool and/or after at least some rotational cleaning of the working tool a separation liquid is applied onto its surface . the working tool is placed inside a cleaning chamber , subsequently the working tool is led into a rotation by means of a transmission which acts upon the working tool outside its polluted surface , the working tool starts to rotate at a speed which does not surpass an allowed speed of the rotation of the placement of the working tool , whereby before first working operation of the working tool and/or after at least some rotational cleaning of the working tool a separation liquid is applied onto its surface .
An electrostatic-type transducer , comprising: an insulator sheet formed of an elastomer; a plurality of first electrode sheets which is arranged on a front surface side of the insulator sheet , adhered to the insulator sheet by fusion of the insulator sheet, and arranged with a distance from each other in a surface direction of the insulator sheet ; one second electrode sheet which is disposed on a back surface side of the insulator sheet , adhered to the insulator sheet by fusion of the insulator sheet , and in which portions facing the plurality of first electrode sheets and portions facing each region between the adjacent first electrode sheets in the surface direction are formed integrally; and characterized by a heater sheet laminated on a back surface side of the second electrode sheet . an insulator sheet formed of an elastomer; a plurality of first electrode sheets which is arranged on a front surface side of the insulator sheet , adhered to the insulator sheet by fusion of the insulator sheet, and arranged with a distance from each other in a surface direction of the insulator sheet ; one second electrode sheet which is disposed on a back surface side of the insulator sheet , adhered to the insulator sheet by fusion of the insulator sheet , and in which portions facing the plurality of first electrode sheets and portions facing each region between the adjacent first electrode sheets in the surface direction are formed integrally; and characterized by a heater sheet laminated on a back surface side of the second electrode sheet .
Device for aligning at least one note of value (12 to 18) along a transport path , having at least one transport element driven with the aid of at least one first drive unit, having at least one counter-pressure element arranged opposite the transport element , wherein the transport path of the note of value (12 to 18) extends between the transport element and the counter-pressure element , wherein the transport element driven in a first direction of rotation moves a note of value (12 to 18) arranged between the transport element and the counter-pressure element in a transport direction (T1), wherein a second drive unit for displacing the transport element along the axis of rotation thereof is provided, such that a note of value (12 to 18) arranged between the transport element and counter-pressure element is moved transversely to the transport direction (T1) during the displacement of the transport element , characterized in that the counter-pressure element is spherical and mounted in a freely rotatable manner.
An indicator mechanism for a surgical instrument , the indicator mechanism comprising: a base ; an aperture formed in the base; an indicator body rotatably supported by the base, the indicator body including features for engaging a motor that rotates the indicator body; and a detent mechanism that allows the indicator body to rotate in a first direction from a first position to a second position and resists rotation in a second direction from the second position to the first position; the indicator mechanism further comprising an indicator arm coupled to the indicator body, the indicator arm providing a visual indicator that is visible through the aperture, the visual indicator visually indicating that the surgical instrument is in service when the indicator body is in the first position and that the surgical instrument is expired when the indicator body is in the second position; the indicator mechanism further comprising a limit mechanism in which the indicator arm engages the base to prevent the indicator body from rotating in the first direction when the indicator body is in the second position; and the indicator body being a disk . a base ; an aperture formed in the base; an indicator body rotatably supported by the base, the indicator body including features for engaging a motor that rotates the indicator body; and a detent mechanism that allows the indicator body to rotate in a first direction from a first position to a second position and resists rotation in a second direction from the second position to the first position; the indicator mechanism further comprising an indicator arm coupled to the indicator body, the indicator arm providing a visual indicator that is visible through the aperture, the visual indicator visually indicating that the surgical instrument is in service when the indicator body is in the first position and that the surgical instrument is expired when the indicator body is in the second position; the indicator mechanism further comprising a limit mechanism in which the indicator arm engages the base to prevent the indicator body from rotating in the first direction when the indicator body is in the second position; and the indicator body being a disk .
A separation analysis method for analyzing a sample component included in a sample liquid (Sm) by introducing the sample liquid (Sm) into a separation flow path filled with a flow path liquid, the method comprising: obtaining a correction factor, the method being characterized in that the correction factor T 0 /T X represents a proportion of a time period T 0 from a first point in time when the sample liquid (Sm) is introduced into the separation flow path, to a second point in time when an interface between the flow path liquid and the sample liquid (Sm) reaches a detecting section at the separation flow path, with respect to a time period Tx from the first point in time to a third point in time when an optical characteristic value of the sample component is measured at the detecting section, and correcting the measured optical characteristic value with the correction factor. obtaining a correction factor, the method being characterized in that the correction factor T 0 /T X represents a proportion of a time period T 0 from a first point in time when the sample liquid (Sm) is introduced into the separation flow path, to a second point in time when an interface between the flow path liquid and the sample liquid (Sm) reaches a detecting section at the separation flow path, with respect to a time period Tx from the first point in time to a third point in time when an optical characteristic value of the sample component is measured at the detecting section, and correcting the measured optical characteristic value with the correction factor.
A method for producing a fiber-reinforced composite tape , the method comprising: supplying a sheet or film of a matrix material between first and second spreaded fiber layers , each having a plurality of fibers; heating the sheet or film of the matrix material; passing the first and second spreaded fiber layers and the matrix material over or under each of two or more pressing elements to combine the first and second spreaded fiber layers and the matrix material and to press the first and second spreaded fiber layers into the matrix material, the passing being such that a first side of the combined layers and matrix material is first contacted by one of the pressing elements before a second side of the combined layers and matrix material, the second side being opposite the first side, is first contacted by one of the pressing elements ; and cooling the matrix material. supplying a sheet or film of a matrix material between first and second spreaded fiber layers , each having a plurality of fibers; heating the sheet or film of the matrix material; passing the first and second spreaded fiber layers and the matrix material over or under each of two or more pressing elements to combine the first and second spreaded fiber layers and the matrix material and to press the first and second spreaded fiber layers into the matrix material, the passing being such that a first side of the combined layers and matrix material is first contacted by one of the pressing elements before a second side of the combined layers and matrix material, the second side being opposite the first side, is first contacted by one of the pressing elements ; and cooling the matrix material.
Method for determining a surface temperature of a sheathed-element glow plug in an internal combustion engine, in which method a physical parameter (RKerze, PKerze) is used for ascertaining the surface temperature (TKerze), wherein at least two physical parameters (RKerze, PKerze) only of the sheathed-element glow plug are used for determining the surface temperature (TKerze) of the sheathed-element glow plug , characterized in that a resistance (RKerze) of the sheathed-element glow plug and a power (PKerze) drawn by the sheathed-element glow plug or a resistance (RKerze) of the sheathed-element glow plug and a root mean square current of the sheathed-element glow plug or a resistance (RKerze) of the sheathed-element glow plug and a voltage of the sheathed-element glow plug are used as at least two physical parameters and in that the at least two physical parameters are used as input signals for a characteristic map for determining the surface temperature in the operation of the sheathed-element glow plug.
Method for monitoring the opening state of a control valve of a coolant circuit of an internal combustion engine , wherein the control valve has a valve member that can be actuated by an actuator for releasing and/or blocking a coolant flow in the coolant circuit having a heat exchanger and a device for recording the position of the valve member , characterised in that a first actual value representing the position of the valve member is recorded by the device before starting the internal combustion engine , and the actual value is compared to a reference value which corresponds to a blocking position of the valve member .
Method for operating an apparatus for measuring the three-dimensional geometry of objects, in particular teeth, comprising a scanner which has a handpiece having at least one optical device which has at least one camera for capturing images, and comprising at least one light source , with calibration images of a preferably planar surface being captured from various known distances before the three-dimensional geometry of objects is measured by means of the scanner, characterized in that brightness curves which are determined during the calibration imaging process and which depend on the distances are recorded in a table together with empirical values of edges of the pattern.
Body made of a ceramic material based on yttria-stabilized zirconia, said body being a dental implant or an abutment for a dental implant and having a surface region extending from the surface of the body to a depth ranging from 5 nm to 10 μm and a core region integrally formed with said surface region, the ceramic material in the surface region comprising a crystalline phase A formed by zirconia in tetragonal phase, characterized in that the ceramic material in the surface region further comprises a crystalline phase B, the crystal structure of which comprising apart from zirconium and oxygen at least one further component X in a periodic arrangement, said crystalline phase B having a lower theoretical density than crystalline phase A, said component X being calcium or calcium oxide, that the proportion of yttrium in the ceramic material is higher in the surface region than in the core region, and that the proportion of crystalline phase B in the surface region is higher than the proportion of crystalline phase B in the core region. the ceramic material in the surface region comprising a crystalline phase A formed by zirconia in tetragonal phase, characterized in that the ceramic material in the surface region further comprises a crystalline phase B, the crystal structure of which comprising apart from zirconium and oxygen at least one further component X in a periodic arrangement, said crystalline phase B having a lower theoretical density than crystalline phase A, said component X being calcium or calcium oxide, that the proportion of yttrium in the ceramic material is higher in the surface region than in the core region, and that the proportion of crystalline phase B in the surface region is higher than the proportion of crystalline phase B in the core region.
A tool for machining a workpiece, comprising: - a cutting insert with a shank , which extends along a cutting insert longitudinal axis , and with at least one cutting edge , wherein at least a part of the cutting insert is made of a first material; - a tool holder which extends along a holder longitudinal axis and comprises on an end-face end a cutting insert receptacle for receiving the cutting insert shank , wherein the cutting insert receptacle is designed as a cup-shaped recess in the tool holder ; characterized in that the tool comprises - an attachment element which is fixedly connected to the cutting insert and extends in a circumferential direction around the cutting insert shank , wherein at least a part of the attachment element is made of a second material which differs from the first material; and in that the tool comprises - a fastening element for fastening the cutting insert on the tool holder , wherein, in a mounted state of the tool , the fastening element contacts the attachment element in order to fasten the cutting insert on the tool holder , wherein the attachment element is shrunk onto the cutting insert shank or is soldered or welded to said cutting insert shank . - a cutting insert with a shank , which extends along a cutting insert longitudinal axis , and with at least one cutting edge , wherein at least a part of the cutting insert is made of a first material; - a tool holder which extends along a holder longitudinal axis and comprises on an end-face end a cutting insert receptacle for receiving the cutting insert shank , wherein the cutting insert receptacle is designed as a cup-shaped recess in the tool holder ; characterized in that the tool comprises - an attachment element which is fixedly connected to the cutting insert and extends in a circumferential direction around the cutting insert shank , wherein at least a part of the attachment element is made of a second material which differs from the first material; and in that the tool comprises - a fastening element for fastening the cutting insert on the tool holder , wherein, in a mounted state of the tool , the fastening element contacts the attachment element in order to fasten the cutting insert on the tool holder , wherein the attachment element is shrunk onto the cutting insert shank or is soldered or welded to said cutting insert shank .
Crusher for comminuting material, having a crushing space with a feeding region , into which material to be comminuted is fed, and a crushing gap for crushing the material, wherein the crushing space tapers from the feeding region towards the crushing gap , wherein the crusher has a stationary crushing element and a movable crushing element , which delimit the crushing space , wherein the stationary crushing element has a plurality of wear protection elements , each of which is formed from a metal matrix composite material comprising a metal matrix material and from a wear protection insert composed of a hard metal and/or ceramic, characterized in that the wear protection insert has a porous structure and is cast in at least partially in the wear protection element , with the result that the metal matrix material is infiltrated at least partially in the wear protection insert .
A centroid contact radiation detector, CCRD, system comprising: (a) P-type bulk germanium volume, PGEV ; (b) N+ electrode ; and (c) P+ electrode ; wherein: said PGEV is symmetrically constructed along a central vertical longitudinal axis ; said PGEV further comprises an internal surface and an external surface; said external surface comprises an outer surface and a cavity entry region, CER; said PGEV further comprises an internal well cavity void, IWCV , coincident with said CER, the surface of said IWCV forming said internal surface ; said IWCV further comprises one or more side surfaces and a contact surface; said N+ electrode is formed on said external surface; and said P+ electrode is a centralized internal signal electrode located on said contact surface and centralized at a geometric centroid of said PGEV . (a) P-type bulk germanium volume, PGEV ; (b) N+ electrode ; and (c) P+ electrode ; said PGEV is symmetrically constructed along a central vertical longitudinal axis ; said PGEV further comprises an internal surface and an external surface; said external surface comprises an outer surface and a cavity entry region, CER; said PGEV further comprises an internal well cavity void, IWCV , coincident with said CER, the surface of said IWCV forming said internal surface ; said IWCV further comprises one or more side surfaces and a contact surface; said N+ electrode is formed on said external surface; and said P+ electrode is a centralized internal signal electrode located on said contact surface and centralized at a geometric centroid of said PGEV .