Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method of producing a charge air hose or pipe from plastic. It is an object of the disclosure to provide a method of producing charge air hoses, via which charge air hoses are producible from continuous fiber-reinforced plastics with uniform wall thickness and an inner outline of high precision. This method gives rise to a charge air pipe having a reinforced thermoplastic matrix as wall. Advantages of a thermoplastic matrix are a high degree of awareness for processing purposes and the option of bonding additional connecting and functional elements, for example holders, made of thermoplastic to the component via methods including welding methods.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing at least one composite material part including a matrix made from a thermoplastic material and at least one reinforcing layer comprising fibers includes the following successive steps. At least a reinforcing layer and a thermoplastic material are arranged in a molding cavity of a mold or a first shaping tool that is movable between an open position and a closed position. A closed molding cavity or a closed first shaping tool is heated to a first temperature above a melting temperature of the thermoplastic material. A first pressure is applied in the molding cavity or in the first shaping tool such that the thermoplastic material impregnates the fibers of the reinforcing layer in order to form a non-consolidated part. The non-consolidated part is cooled to a second temperature below the melting temperature of the thermoplastic material. A second pressure is applied on the non-consolidated part such that the non-consolidated part consolidates.

Abstract: The present application discloses a manufacturing method of a color decorative plate. Firstly, decorative fiber cloth is immersed and surfacing material is prepared, including steps of: adding various auxiliaries to unsaturated polyester resin; uniformly mixing to form resin paste, wherein the auxiliaries contain an initiator, a mold release agent, an accelerator, a coupling agent, a crosslinking monomer and styrene; uniformly coating the resin paste on the decorative fiber cloth; precuring and drying at 105° C.-130° C. to produce the surfacing material; and compression moulding; feeding a SMC into a mould; and laying the surfacing material on the SMC in the mould for integral compression molding. In the compression molding process, a mold cavity is at an upper part and a mold core is at a lower part. The SMC is used as a structural layer, and the surfacing material is attached to a surface of the structural layer.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a coated article comprises injecting a feedstock with a polymer resin to provide a resin-injected feedstock, pulling the resin-injected feedstock through a pultrusion die to form a pultrusion substrate having one or more profile surfaces, adhering an adhesive material comprising a thermoplastic polyurethane onto at least a portion the one or more profile surfaces to form one or more adhesive tie layers on the pultrusion substrate, and applying one or more coating materials onto the one or more adhesive tie layers to form one or more coating layers on the one or more adhesive tie layers to provide a coated pultrusion article, wherein an adhesion strength between the one or more coating layers and the one or more adhesive tie layers is higher than a corresponding adhesion strength would be between the one or more coating layers and the pultrusion substrate.

Abstract: A modular mold for producing a panel including a panel of fiber reinforced material. The panel is configured to form hollow cells having an undulated trapezoidal cross-section. The mold includes at least three molding bars for forming each hollow cell. One of the molding bars has a trapezoidal cross shape. The other two molding bars have a triangular cross shape. The trapezoidal molding bar is located between the two triangular molding bars. The three molding bars when put together its cross-section forms the shape of the trapezoidal cross-section of the hollow cell.

Abstract: A cutting mechanism for a composite material lay-up head comprises a plurality of blades, each blade having a variable width, and a drive mechanism to drive the blades along an axial direction to cut a respective tow of composite material. The blades are rotatable about the axial direction between a first angular position, wherein the blades sever the respective tow along a first cutting direction transversal to a longitudinal direction of the respective tow, and a second angular position, wherein the blades sever the respective tow along a second cutting direction rotated by a rotation angle to the first cutting direction.

Abstract: A method for conditioning a load bearing surface includes positioning an oriented polymeric membrane in a mount and applying a force to the polymeric membrane so as to create a stress in the membrane. The stressed membrane is heated to a temperature no less than about a temperature that the load bearing surface is expected endure in use. The membrane is maintained at the temperature for a first period of time sufficient to heat the entirety of the membrane and the it is cooled while maintaining the stress on the membrane. Following a predetermined cool down period, the applied stress is removed for availability of the end use product. A seating surface for use in a vehicle that is subjected to an elevated temperature is also disclosed.

Abstract: An imaging lens element includes an optical effective section, an outer diameter surface, at least two cut traces and at least two clearance surfaces. The optical effective section has an optical axis. The outer diameter surface surrounds the optical effective section. Each of the cut traces is shrunk from an outer diameter reference plane of the outer diameter surface toward a center of the imaging lens element. The clearance surfaces are connected between each of the cut traces and the outer diameter surface, respectively. At least one of the cut traces includes a first surface, and a curvature center of the first surface is closer to the center of the imaging lens element than the first surface to the center of the imaging lens element thereto.

Abstract: A lens sheet includes a base made of transparent resin, a lens part formed on the base and having a convex lens, and a protrusion formed around the lens and having a height lower than a height of the lens. A gap is provided between the lens and the protrusion.

Abstract: A moulding device, for forming lenses by moulding, includes: a moulding element including indentations formed in a face of the moulding element; a transparent plate held with respect to the moulding element so as to form, with the indentations, a cavity intended to allow the formation of a plurality of lenses; at least one injection passage intended to allow moulding product to be introduced into the cavity, the injection passage being arranged between the transparent plate and the moulding element; a moulding product injector arranged so as to allow moulding product to be introduced into the injection passage. The injector is removable, and the moulding device is configured so as to allow the injector to be removed while at the same time keeping the transparent plate held with respect to the moulding element.

Abstract: A handling device for tires having at least one extension arm, wherein the at least one extension arm is secured with a first extension arm pivot location to a receiving member in such a manner that a pivoting of the at least one extension arm relative to the receiving member is supported and the at least one extension arm has a second extension arm pivot location so that at least one gripping tool is coupled to the at least one extension arm. At least a second gripping tool is coupled to the second extension arm pivot location, and the at least two gripping tools can be pivoted relative to at least one extension arm pivot location. The invention further relates to a method for carrying out a loading and unloading cycle with tires of a tire vulcanization machine.

Abstract: Various embodiments relate to a pivoted dual roller tire sidewall and body ply stitching apparatus for stitching tire components, the apparatus including a first roller having a toroidal shape and connected to a first supporting arm, a second roller having a toroidal shape and connected to a second supporting arm and a supporting member connected to the first roller, the second roller and a third supporting arm wherein the second supporting arm is longer than the first supporting arm and the first roller and the second roller are configured to pivot on the supporting member.

Abstract: A sole component molded with different portions molded from different bead foams where there is a gradual transition between the different bead foams, as well as a method and apparatus for manufacturing the same. The molding system includes a mold cavity that is partially divided into at least two adjacent mold regions by at least one blade. The blade does not fully separate adjacent regions, but instead defines a space allowing beads introduced into adjacent regions to intermingle or overlap at the interface between the mold regions. The size, shape and configuration of the blade and the space may vary from application to application. The molding system may include a blade retractor that allows the blade to be retracted after the beads are loaded and before the beads are joined. The different bead foams may be different expanded thermoplastic polyurethane bead foams that vary in density or hardness or color.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a food processor including: a host component, wherein the host component includes a driving component; a barrel body component mounted on the host component and including: a feed inlet, a first barrel body communicated with the feed inlet, a second barrel body communicated with the first barrel body through a communication opening, a crushing device arranged in the first barrel body, connected to the driving component and rotating under the driving of the driving component, and an extrusion device arranged within the second barrel body, connected to the driving component and rotating under the driving of the driving component; wherein the crushing device can operate with an inner side wall of the first barrel body so as to crush food entering the first barrel body, and the crushed food enters the second barrel body through the communication opening under the action of the crushing device.

Abstract: A method for the control of a ram movement and ram forces of multi-point servo hybrid presses, where the positions, speeds and forces to drive the ram can be controlled independently of each other by the servo motor, which is assigned to each pressure point or each group of pressure points, for the main drive for the ram movement in the main function and the hydraulic pressure cushions, which are separately assigned to each pressure point of the ram, in an auxiliary function, to influence process-induced position and force settings of the ram in a combinatory interaction to achieve an active control of draw depth and tilt.

Abstract: A label web including a substrate is provided. The label web includes a first label removably affixed to a first side of the substrate. The first label is fabricated from a first material. A second label is removably affixed to the first side of the substrate adjacent to the first label in a side-by-side relationship. The second label is fabricated from a second material which differs from the first material. The first labels may be utilized to print desired information thereon and the second labels may fabricated from a transparent, protective material coating which may positioned on the first labels to discourage damage to the first labels from exposure to water or handling when the first labels are affixed to corresponding products.

Abstract: The provided surface protection films include a plurality of layers in the following order: a first polymeric film that is exposed at a major surface of the surface protection film; a foamed adhesive; a second polymeric film; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive. The surface protective films withstand impacts and harsh outdoor conditions, and can be easily applied and removed while minimizing or eliminating the need to use personal protective equipment and volatile organic compounds.

Abstract: A splash resistant multi-layered structure is provided. The structure includes a specific arrangement of layers of material and a plurality of three-dimensional spacers that helps prevent penetration through the structure by a fluid that contacts an outer surface of the structure due to a state of forced separation that exists between two adjacent layers of the structure due to the presence of the plurality of three-dimensional spacers positioned between the layers. The plurality of three-dimensional spacers can be positioned on one of the adjacent layers of the structure such that a distance at least as large as the maximum height of the plurality of three-dimensional spacers separates the two layers from each other and can be present on a layer of material in a continuous or discontinuous pattern or can be present on a layer of material in a random fashion.

Abstract: An apparatus and method of manufacture for a repair patch may include a fabric layer, a primer layer applied to the fabric layer, an adhesive layer applied to the primer layer, and a release liner applied to the adhesive layer.

Abstract: A stretch laminate for use in hygiene products includes: an extensible, non-elastic spunbond or spunmelt nonwoven laminated to an elastic film; and the stretch laminate is activated, has a cross direction (CD) elongation at 10N in a range of 80-150% for a 50 mm sample width, and has fractures of less than 10% of the stretch laminate.

Abstract: There is provided a functional layer including a layered double hydroxide. The functional layer further contains titania.

Abstract: There is provided a functional layer including a layered double hydroxide, which is composed of: a plurality of basic hydroxide layers including Ni, Al, Ti, and OH groups; and intermediate layers composed of anions and H2O, each intermediate layer being interposed between two adjacent basic hydroxide layers.

Abstract: There is provided a functional layer including a layered double hydroxide. The layered double hydroxide does not undergo a change in the surface microstructure and the crystalline structure when immersed in 5 mol/L of an aqueous potassium hydroxide solution containing zinc oxide in a concentration of 0.4 mol/L at 70° C. for three weeks.

Abstract: Thermal insulation structures include a polymer foam layer adhered to a multi-layer sheet having a non-cellular layer of a heat-resistant thermoplastic and a second non-cellular layer of a polylactide resin. The polylactide resin is a surprisingly good barrier to the diffusion of atmospheric gases into the foam layer and of blowing agents out of the foam layer. Accordingly, the diffusion of atmospheric gases and blowing agents is retarded substantially. This greatly reduces the loss of thermal insulation capacity of the structure due to the replacement of the blowing agent with atmospheric gases. The multi- layer sheet exhibits excellent thermal stability, even when the polylactide in the polylactide layer is highly amorphous.

Abstract: A substrate for construction of an article of clothing for a fur covered pet made of a series of layers of specialized fabric assembled in a specific configuration so as to impart synergistic cooling and heating properties to the animal's microclimate. The various fabrics are engineered to have a specialized function that they impart, such that when combined, their various properties allow the control of the temperature and humidity of the volume of air between the animal's skin and the article of clothing, thus aiding in keeping the animal from overheating or freezing.

Abstract: Laminated glass includes a first glass sheet; a second glass sheet; and an interlayer positioned between the first and second glass sheets, to bond the first and second glass sheets together. The laminated glass has a first area used by a head-up display, and a second area adjacent to the first area and not used by the head-up display. One or both of the first and second glass sheets are wedge-shaped. At one or more points in at least a part of an area of the second area, a wedge angle ?g being a sum of respective wedge angles of the first and second glass sheets satisfies Formula (1): ? g = t R ? sin ? ? ? ? ? cos ? ? ? n 2 - sin 2 ? ? ? - ? ? cos ? ? ? 2 ? n 2 - sin 2 ? ? - ? c - ? i ( 1 ) where t, R, n, ?, ?, ?c, and ?i are as specified in claim 1.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a laminated glass article having a first clad layer, a second clad layer, and a core layer between the first clad layer and the second clad layer, by exposing an edge of the core layer. An etchant can be applied to the edge of the laminated glass article to form the recess. The recess can then be filled.

Abstract: A surface covering is provided and includes an upper section of laminated polymeric layers and an acoustical section for dissipating sound waves.

Abstract: Thermal insulation structures include a polymer foam layer adhered to a non-cellular sheet of a polylactide resin. The polylactide resin is a surprisingly good barrier to the diffusion of atmospheric gases into and blowing agents out of the foam layer. Accordingly, the diffusion of atmospheric gases and the blowing agents is retarded substantially. This greatly reduces the loss of thermal insulation capacity of the structure due to the replacement of the blowing agent with atmospheric gases.

Abstract: A bearing laminate can include a metal support layer, a foam layer overlying the metal support layer, the foam layer including a polymeric foam; and a sliding layer overlying the polymeric foam layer, the sliding layer comprising a polymer matrix. Bearing articles made from the bearing laminate can have exceptional damping properties, such as a high damping ratio combined with a low dynamic stiffness.

Abstract: The present invention provides multilayer films, packages formed from such films, and methods of making multilayer films. In one aspect, a multilayer film comprises multilayer film comprising at least 3 layers, each layer having opposing facial surfaces and arranged in the order A/B/C, wherein Layer A comprises a high density polyethylene having a Mw,cc/Mn,cc of at least 6.0, a Mz,abs of at least 500,000 grams/mol as measured by triple detector GPC, and a density of 0.957-0.970 g/cm3, wherein the high density polyethylene comprises at least 90 percent by weight of Layer A; Layer B comprises a gas permeation layer, wherein a top facial surface of Layer B is in adhering contact with a bottom facial surface of Layer A; and Layer C comprises a high density polyethylene having a Mw,cc/Mn,cc of at least 6.0, a Mz,abs of at least 500,000 grams/mol as measured by triple detector GPC, and a density of 0.957-0.

Abstract: A thermoplastic film includes a core layer having a recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) based resin having an intrinsic viscosity of greater than about 0.7 and having a polydispersity index of greater than about 3.0. The thermoplastic film comprises about 90% to about 100% by weight of the recycled PET resin.

Abstract: A carrier material has a resin layer arranged on a side of the carrier material.

Abstract: A gas barrier film comprises a first base material film made of a plastic material and a coating layer formed on one of surfaces of the first base material film, the coating layer contains a water-soluble polymer and a water-swelling mica, the solid content ratios of the water-swelling mica in a total solid content of the coating layer are within approximate ranges indicated from 20 mass % to 50 mass %, the mean area diameter of the water-swelling mica is within approximate ranges indicated from 0.5 ?m to 5 ?m, and the thickness of the coating layer is within approximate ranges indicated from 0.1 ?m to 1 ?m.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cover film for fixing material when pressing round bales. The film comprises a copolymer.

Abstract: A multi-layered laminated paper structure that has at least two layers of an extensible kraft paper is provided. The extensible kraft paper has a basis weight of 25-400 pounds per 3000 sq. ft. The multi-layered laminated paper structure also has one or more layers of a non-extensible kraft paper and a layer of adhesive which bonds each of the at least two layers of extensible or non-extensible kraft paper together to form a flexible solid multi-layered laminated paper structure.

Abstract: A substrate lamination method and a substrate lamination device are provided. The substrate lamination method is applied to laminate a first to-be-laminated substrate onto a second to-be-laminated substrate in a full lamination mode. A lamination surface of the first to-be-laminated substrate includes a plurality of first regions, and a lamination surface of the second to-be-laminated substrate includes a plurality of second regions each corresponding to a respective one of the first regions. The substrate lamination method includes: acquiring warpage of each of the first regions and warpage of the second region corresponding to the first region; and calculating an amount of adhesive to be filled between each of the first regions and the second region corresponding to the first region in accordance with the warpage of the first region, the warpage of the second region and a predetermined thickness of the adhesive.

Abstract: A printable blank sheet includes a sheet with a first layer and a second layer attached to a bottom side of the first layer. Slit-over-perforation lines extend through the sheet. The slit-over-perforation lines include cuts running through the first layer, and perforations running through the second layer. A folder is cut into the sheet with a periphery of the folder defined by the slit-over-perforation lines.

Abstract: In an example, a method includes forming a first layer of build material to be processed in object generation and selectively applying at least one print agent on to the first layer based on a print instruction for the first layer. Energy may be applied to the first layer to cause fusion in at least a region thereof, and at least one temperature associated with a thermal contribution of the first layer to a subsequent layer of build material to be processed in object generation may be measured. It may be determined if a temperature condition indicative of a departure from an anticipated thermal contribution of the first layer to a region of subsequent layer exists. If such a temperature condition does exist, a print instruction for applying print agent to the region of the subsequent layer based on the temperature condition may be determined.

Abstract: In an example, a method includes forming, at an additive manufacturing apparatus, a first layer of build material to be processed in the generation of an object. A print agent is selectively applied onto the first layer based on a first print instruction associated with the first layer. Energy is applied to the first layer to cause fusion in a region of the first layer. The method further comprises: measuring the temperature of the first layer at a plurality of locations to form a measured temperature distribution profile; comparing the measured temperature distribution profile against a predicted temperature distribution profile to generate a difference; and correcting a temperature distribution profile of a subsequent layer of the build material following fusion of the subsequent layer based on the difference by modifying a second print instruction associated with the subsequent layer.

Abstract: Please replace the Abstract of the Disclosure originally filed with the above-identified patent application with the following amended Abstract of the Disclosure: Thermoplastic polymer particles including at least one polymer including monomeric units derived from the monomers selected from ethylene, (vinyl)chloride, methyl(meth)acrylate, ethyl (meth)acrylate, vinylidene chloride, (meth)acrylonitrile, vinylcarbazole and/or styrene, characterized in that the polymer further includes at least one monomeric unit including an oxalylamido moiety.

Abstract: A first density correction is executed by calculating drive conditions for a plurality of recording heads based on density information of the respective recording heads derived from reading the test chart density so that the drive conditions are set for the recording heads. After execution of the first density correction, a second density correction is executed by calculating a density unevenness correction value based on the density information derived from reading the density of the printed test chart by the recording section again so that the image data are corrected based on the density unevenness correction value.

Abstract: A printing apparatus receives, as serial data, a plurality of commands for driving a printhead including arrayed print elements to perform printing. Then, a first signal is internally generated in the apparatus, and a second signal is generated based on the position of a conveyed print medium. In addition, each command is extracted from the received serial data. While switching over the first and second signals based on each command, the printhead is driven to perform a preparation operation prior to image printing by the printhead based on the first signal and to print an image based on image data on the print medium based on the second signal. Upon switchover of the first signal to the second signal, switchover to the second signal is controlled after disabling the first signal for a predetermined period.

Abstract: There is disclosed a controller for controlling two or more groups of nozzles in an array, the controller configured to: encode data blocks into a data stream, wherein each data block denotes how a respective group of nozzles is to be controlled for a droplet period; encode fire codes into the data stream, wherein each fire code is a reserved code that denotes when a respective group of nozzles is to be controlled in accordance with the data block for the droplet period; and wherein the data block precedes the fire code for the respective group of nozzles in the data stream and wherein the fire codes are generated independently of the data blocks.

Abstract: A liquid jetting apparatus includes: a head unit including a first driving element, a second driving element, a first contact portion connected to the first driving element, and a second contact portion connected to the second driving element; and a wiring member including a flexible substrate, a first driving IC provided on the flexible substrate, a second driving IC provided on the flexible substrate, a first wire formed in the flexible substrate and connecting the first driving IC and the first contact portion, and a second wire formed in the flexible substrate and connecting the second driving IC and the second contact portion. A conductive part different from the first wire and the second wire is disposed in an area of the flexible substrate between the first driving IC and the second driving IC.

Abstract: A controller is configured to receive an output signal outputted from a light reception element. The controller is configured to perform: an existence detection of controlling a light emission element to emit light and detecting whether an ejection target exists at a facing position based on the output signal; and a distance detection of controlling the light emission element to emit light toward a surface of the ejection target and detecting a distance between the surface of the ejection target and a nozzle surface based on the output signal outputted from the light reception element upon receiving light reflected off the surface of the ejection target. An amount of change of the output signal with respect to change of the distance in the distance detection is larger than an amount of change of the output signal with respect to change of the distance in the existence detection.

Abstract: A conveyer conveys an ejection target in a conveyance direction along a conveyance path including a facing position facing a nozzle surface of a liquid ejection head. A distance sensor outputs a distance signal that changes depending on a distance between the nozzle surface and a surface of the ejection target. A controller performs: receiving the distance signal outputted from the distance sensor and positional information relating to a position of the ejection target on the conveyance path; and during ejecting liquid from the nozzle to record an image on the ejection target, changing at least one of a determination condition and a coefficient based on the positional information, the determination condition being a condition for determining whether to interrupt recording of the image by referring to the distance signal, the coefficient being multiplied by a value of the distance signal when determining whether to interrupt recording.

Abstract: A printing system includes a printing apparatus and a printing control apparatus for creating image data to be printed. The printing apparatus has a print head having an array of printing elements, a conveying unit for conveying a print medium in a direction intersecting with the array direction, and a control unit for setting the conveying speed. The printing control apparatus has an acquisition unit for acquiring a maximum concurrent drive number in the printing elements based on image data, an adjustment value for adjusting an inclination of a print position of the print head with respect to the conveying direction, and a maximum value and minimum value of an adjustment value for adjusting a print position of the print head in the array direction. The control unit sets the conveying speed based on the acquired maximum concurrent drive number.

Abstract: Thermal inkjet printing wherein a printhead has ink ejection elements which are energizable by electrical pulses of a given energy with fire pulses of an amplitude (V) and a fire pulse width (fp). A printer controller sends commands to the printhead to spit ink drops, one or more temperature sensors coupled to the printhead measure a temperature of the printhead, and a calibration component coupled to the temperature sensor variably adjusts the fire pulse energy provided to the having ink ejection elements of the printhead.

Abstract: According to examples, a multi-layered nozzle fluid ejection device may include a first nozzle layer including a first nozzle layer thickness and a first nozzle layer orifice, and a second nozzle layer including a second nozzle layer thickness and a second nozzle layer orifice. The first nozzle layer orifice may include a first nozzle layer orifice dimension that is different than a second nozzle layer orifice dimension of the second nozzle layer orifice.