Abstract: A display apparatus comprises a light source configured to emit a light beam, a light source driver configured to drive the light source according to pixels of an image frame, a mirror assembly with one or more mirrors configured to oscillate and deflect the light beam according to a scan pattern, a mirror driver configured to drive the mirror assembly according to said scan pattern, a buffer configured to buffer pixels and feed, synchronised by the mirror driver one or more times, the buffered pixels successively to the light source driver, and a central processing unit configured to determine a sequence of pixels of the image frame to be successively displayed according to said scan pattern, and to transfer said sequence to the buffer.

Abstract: The disclosed subject matter relates to a light source for a projector projecting pixels, which receives, for each pixel, a respective brightness value indicating a target brightness, forms, for each brightness value, a respective current pulse, thus forming current pulses, superimposes a constant bias current and the current pulses for obtaining a driving current for driving a laser diode, wherein the laser diode transforms each current pulse into a respective laser pulse having the target brightness of the respective pixel, wherein said bias current is less than 90% of a threshold current for lasing and the light source calculates amplitudes of the current pulses from the brightness values and forms the current pulses such that each two consecutive current pulses are separated by a pause. The disclosed subject matter further relates to a light source system and a projector.

Abstract: Provided are a component carrier, a method for manufacturing thereof, and a component carrier assembly. The component carrier includes a stack with a plurality of electrically conductive layer structures and at least one electrically insulating layer structure. The insulating layer structure is stacked in between two electrically conductive layer structures, and the two electrically conductive layer structures are electrically connected to each other by an electrically conductive element including an electrically conductive paste provided in a cavity located between the two electrically conductive layer structures. The cavity delimited in a lateral direction by a lateral wall of the electrically insulating layer structure, the lateral wall having two opposed portions with different inclinations relative to a contacting plane between the electrically insulating layer structure and one of the two electrically conductive layer structures and with respect to a thickness direction of the stack.

Abstract: An electric circuit determines a reflection vector of a light beam incident on and reflected by an oscillating mirror, and comprises an input configured to obtain coordinates of a mirror normal vector of the oscillating mirror and of an incidence vector of the incident light beam in a common three-dimensional coordinate system; a projection sub-circuit configured to compute a dot product of said mirror normal vector and said incidence vector from the obtained coordinates, and each coordinate of a projection vector as a product of the respective coordinate of the mirror normal vector and said dot product times minus two; and a summation sub-circuit configured to add the computed projection vector to the incidence vector to determine the reflection vector. A projector utilises the electric circuit to control a light source emitting said light beam.

Abstract: The present invention comprises an electrified construction and/or material handling machine, in particular a crane, with electric drives for driving working assemblies, an electric energy store for supplying the electric drives with power, and a charging device for recharging the energy store, wherein the charging device has various charging interfaces for charging the energy store from various power supplies comprising at least one machine-integrated power generator and an external power supply.

Abstract: A display apparatus comprises a light source configured to emit a light beam, a pulse generator configured to generate a pulse train, a buffer configured to store pixels of an image, a controller configured to modulate the pulse train according to the pixels and to drive the light source according to the modulated pulse train, a mirror assembly configured to oscillate and scan the light beam over an image area according to a scan pattern, and a mirror driver configured to drive the mirror assembly, the pulse generator being configured to receive a brightness signal and to generate the pulse train with a low/high pulse rate when the brightness signal indicates a low/high brightness. A method displays pixels of an image with a low/high pulse rate at a low/high brightness.

Abstract: A display apparatus comprises a light source configured to emit a light beam, a light source driver configured to drive the light source according to pixels of an image frame, a mirror assembly with one or more mirrors configured to oscillate and deflect the light beam according to a scan pattern, a mirror driver configured to drive the mirror assembly according to said scan pattern, a buffer configured to buffer pixels and feed, synchronised by the mirror driver one or more times, the buffered pixels successively to the light source driver, and a central processing unit configured to determine a sequence of pixels of the image frame to be successively displayed according to said scan pattern, and to transfer said sequence to the buffer.

Abstract: A component carrier includes a stack having at least one electrically conductive layer structure and at least one electrically insulating layer structure, a solder mask arranged at least on part of an exterior surface of the stack, said solder mask being patterned for defining curved sidewalls, and a legend marking on and/or above the stack, in direct physical contact with the solder mask and at least partially interacting with the curved sidewalls. A method for manufacturing the component carrier is also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a material handling and/or construction machine, in particular lifting gear such as a crane, comprising a plurality of electric drives for driving work assemblies and/or structural components of the material handling and/or construction machine, a control apparatus for controlling the drives, and a power supply device for supplying electric power to the electric drives, wherein the power supply device has a grid connection for connection to a power grid and drawing of the electric power from the power grid, wherein a measuring device for measuring the total electric power consumption of the material handling and/or construction machine from the power grid is provided at the grid connection at the machine-end grid connection.

Abstract: The invention relates to a mobile construction crane comprising a superstructure and an undercarriage, wherein one or more electrical consumers are provided in or at the superstructure, wherein a supply of the one or more electrical consumers with electrical energy takes place by at least one current generator installed in the undercarriage.

Abstract: Described are component carriers including a stepped cavity into which a stepped component assembly is embedded. The component carriers have (a) fully cured electrically insulating material originating from at least one electrically insulating layer structure of the component carrier and circumferentially surrounding the stepped component assembly and/or (b) an undercut in a transition region between a narrow recess and a wide recess of the stepped cavity. Further described are methods for manufacturing such component carriers.

Abstract: The disclosed subject matter relates to a method of projecting an image by means of a light source emitting light pulses and an oscillating micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) mirror deflecting the emitted light pulses, comprising: providing a matrix of durations for each pixel, and incrementing or decrementing a pixel index whenever a respective duration indexed by the respective pixel indices in the playout matrix has lapsed; for each light pulse: retrieving the respective intensity and durations indexed by the current pixel indices, calculating an interval from at least one of said durations, emitting said light pulse with said retrieved intensity, and waiting said calculated interval before emitting the next light pulse. The disclosed subject matter further relates to a projector carrying out said method.

Abstract: The invention relates to a mobile construction crane comprising a superstructure and an undercarriage, wherein one or more electrical consumers are provided in or at the superstructure, wherein a supply of the one or more electrical consumers with electrical energy takes place by at least one current generator installed in the lower undercarriage.

Abstract: The disclosed subject matter relates to a method of projecting an image by means of a light source emitting light pulses and an oscillating micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) mirror deflecting the emitted light pulses, comprising: providing a matrix of durations for each pixel, and incrementing or decrementing a pixel index whenever a respective duration indexed by the respective pixel indices in the playout matrix has lapsed; for each light pulse: retrieving the respective intensity and durations indexed by the current pixel indices, calculating an interval from at least one of said durations, emitting said light pulse with said retrieved intensity, and waiting said calculated interval before emitting the next light pulse. The disclosed subject matter further relates to a projector carrying out said method.

Abstract: Described are component carriers including a stepped cavity into which a stepped component assembly is embedded. The component carriers have (a) fully cured electrically insulating material originating from at least one electrically insulating layer structure of the component carrier and circumferentially surrounding the stepped component assembly and/or (b) an undercut in a transition region between a narrow recess and a wide recess of the stepped cavity. Further described are methods for manufacturing such component carriers.

Abstract: Described are component carriers including a stepped cavity into which a stepped component assembly is embedded. The component carriers have (a) fully cured electrically insulating material originating from at least one electrically insulating layer structure of the component carrier and circumferentially surrounding the stepped component assembly and/or (b) an undercut in a transition region between a narrow recess and a wide recess of the stepped cavity. Further described are methods for manufacturing such component carriers.

Abstract: The disclosed subject matter relates to an apparatus for projecting a light spot, comprising a light source emitting a light beam having a wavelength and a divergence angle, a mirror arranged in the path of the light beam to deflect said light beam about a nominal deflection angle, the mirror having a surface with a known curvature, and a collimation lens arranged between the light source and the mirror in the path of the light beam, wherein the lens is mounted at a distance z1?f1 from the light source, f1 being the focal length of the lens, and wherein the distance z1 is chosen such that the width of the deflected light beam has a minimum at a pre-determined projection distance.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a crane, in particular to a revolving tower crane, having a boom rotatable about an upright slewing gear axis by a slewing gear drive and having an out-of-operation brake which allows and brakes rotary movements of the boom in the out-of-operation state. In accordance with the invention, the out-of-operation brake is configured as working electrodynamically and comprises an electric motor of the slewing gear drive which can be operated as an electric-motor brake.

Abstract: The disclosed subject matter relates to an apparatus for projecting a light spot, comprising a light source emitting a light beam having a wavelength and a divergence angle, a mirror arranged in the path of the light beam to deflect said light beam about a nominal deflection angle, the mirror having a surface with a known curvature, and a collimation lens arranged between the light source and the mirror in the path of the light beam, wherein the lens is mounted at a distance z1?f1 from the light source, f1 being the focal length of the lens, and wherein the distance z1 is chosen such that the width of the deflected light beam has a minimum at a pre-determined projection distance.

Abstract: Described are component carriers including a stepped cavity into which a stepped component assembly is embedded. The component carriers have (a) fully cured electrically insulating material originating from at least one electrically insulating layer structure of the component carrier and circumferentially surrounding the stepped component assembly and/or (b) an undercut in a transition region between a narrow recess and a wide recess of the stepped cavity. Further described are methods for manufacturing such component carriers.