Abstract: A method produces a fiber composite preform for a fiber composite component. The fiber composite preform has a plurality of layers of a fiber roving. The method includes: providing a support core for arranging the fiber roving s on a braiding device, the support core having a support core longitudinal axis, producing a first braided fabric layer from fiber rovings on the support core in a first braiding direction parallel to the support core longitudinal axis of the support core by the braiding device, and producing a second braided fabric layer from fiber rovings on the first braided fabric layer by the braiding device. The second braided fabric layer is produced in a second braiding direction parallel to the support core longitudinal axis, the second braiding direction being opposite the first braiding direction.

Abstract: The present invention provides, in one embodiment, a nanostructured article. In an embodiment, the nanostructured article includes a first material made from a plurality of intermingled nanotubes placed on top of one another to form a continuous structure with sufficient structural integrity to be handled. The nanostructured article can also include a second material made from a plurality of nanotubes forming a layer situated on a surface of the first material. The second material, in an embodiment, has a nanotube density lower than the nanotube density of the first material. The nanostructured article further a layer of ordered pyrolytic carbon between the first material and the second material to enhance the bond and structural integrity between the first material and the second material, as well as enhancing the electrical and thermal conductivity between the first and second materials. A process for forming the nanostructured article is also provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composite membrane (10) comprising a fibrous fabric (1) of nanofibres (11), wherein the thickness of the fabric (1) is between 10 nm and 50 ?m and said fabric is impregnated with a wetting liquid (A). According to the invention, the composite membrane is immersed in a second fluid (B) which is immiscible with the wetting liquid (A), forming an A/B interface between the wetting liquid (A) and the immiscible fluid (B), and the composite membrane is capable of remaining tensioned when it is compressed from its resting state until reaching dimensions corresponding to 5% of its dimensions in the resting state, and when it is stretched from its compressed state until reaching dimensions corresponding to 2000% of the length in the compressed state. The present invention also relates to a process for manufacturing such a membrane.

Abstract: A coordinate data generator includes a coordinate data storage to store coordinate data, and a post-addition coordinate data generation section to respectively add independent values to the X coordinate value or the Y coordinate value of the coordinate data for each item of the coordinate data stored in the coordinate data storage, so as to generate new coordinate data in which a pattern has been distorted.

Abstract: A sewing machine determines a pattern from multiple patterns, as a first pattern. The sewing machine generates a projection image including a first image representing a sewing image of the first pattern in a sewing expected size thereof. The sewing machine projects the generated projection image onto a projection area. The sewing machine sews the first pattern on a workpiece in the sewing expected size based on pattern data for the first pattern.

Abstract: A controller of a sewing machine obtains a rectangular frame embroidery pattern and obtains a first unit pattern to be laid out in each of four corner portions of the embroidery pattern and a second unit pattern to be repeatedly laid out in each of side portions of the embroidery pattern. The controller determines, based on the size of the embroidery pattern, the number of repeats of the second unit pattern in a target side portion. The controller generates pattern data for the embroidery pattern including the first unit pattern being laid out in each corner portion and the second unit pattern being laid out in the target side portion as many as the determined number of repeats of the second unit pattern. The controller causes the sewing machine to form the embroidery pattern on a workpiece held by an embroidery hoop based on the generated pattern data.

Abstract: A sewing machine includes a needle plate, a bed portion, a first urging member, a first engagement member, a second engagement member, and a lock release mechanism. The bed portion is configured to support the needle plate. The first urging member is provided inside the bed portion and configured to urge the needle plate upward. The first engagement member is provided on the needle plate. The second engagement member is provided inside the bed portion, and is configured to fix the needle plate in a fixed position by being engaged with the first engagement member of the needle plate pressed downward against an urging force of the first urging member. The lock release mechanism is configured to release the engagement of the first engagement member and the second engagement member.

Abstract: The sewing machine includes a projector and a controller. The controller determines a sewing area inside an embroidery hoop such that the sewing area is greater than a projection area where the projector projects a projection image. The controller determines an embroidery pattern and a position of the embroidery pattern located relative to the sewing area. The controller determines, in the sewing area, a target area corresponding to the projection area. The controller generates projection image data representing a part or a whole, which falls in the target area, of the embroidery patter relative to the sewing area, and controls the projector to project a projection image based on the projection image data after moving the embroidery hoop.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a garment processing apparatus which comprises: a tub rotatably supporting a drum for storing garments; a driving part or unit for rotating the drum; a magnetic force generating part provided on either one of the drum and the tub to generate magnetic force; and a signal generating part provided on the remaining one of the drum and the tub to generate different signals based on magnetic force that changes according to the position of the magnetic force generating part.

Abstract: A track mechanism and a front-loading washing machine are provided. The track mechanism includes a base, the base is provided with a track portion configured to guide a movable body to move along the track portion, the base includes a supporting body and a track body, the track portion is arranged on the track body, the supporting body and the track body are stacked and combined relative to each other, and wear resistance of the track body is higher than that of the supporting body.

Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus comprising a tub configured to store water, and a drum rotatably disposed inside the tub is provided. The drum is configured to store laundry therein and comprises a first surface, a second surface, and a circumferential surface. The apparatus further comprises a first body comprising a first body hub and a first body arm, a second body comprising a second body hub and a second body arm, and a connecting portion connecting the first body to the second body in a manner that forms a path between the first body and the second body to allow water to pass therethrough. A rotary shaft of the drum is fixed to the tub.

Abstract: A direct driving apparatus for a washing machine according to the present invention, capable of deceleration driving, includes a tub, a stator assembly coupled to the tub and a rotor assembly positioned outside the stator assembly, wherein the apparatus further includes a deceleration coupling unit positioned in a central space of the stator assembly.

Abstract: A method for detecting an unbalance error of a machine-learning-based washing machine and the washing machine are provided. The method identifies whether laundry is within an inner drum of the washing machine using a laundry movement identifying model provided in an AI device of a server or the washing machine, measures an unbalance value on the basis of data of unbalance when the laundry is not moving, and then detects an unbalance error. The unbalance error can be more precisely detected without using additional components. The AI device for detecting the unbalance error of the present disclosure can be associated with drones (unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)), robots, augmented reality (AR) devices, virtual reality (VR) devices, devices related to 5G service, and the like.

Abstract: Dispensing device for a liquid, comprising a reservoir (3) inside which a holding chamber (3d) for a liquid is defined; a ram (16) movable inside the holding chamber (3d), wherein between the ram (16) and the seat (14d) a variable volume working chamber (14e) is defined, able to communicate with the holding chamber (3d); and a non-return valve (30), arranged at the outlet opening (12b) and downstream of the seat (14d). During the stroke of the ram (16) from a forward end-of-stroke position to a backward end-of-stroke position the liquid flows from the holding chamber (3d) to the working chamber (14e), and during the stroke of the ram (16) from the backward end-of-stroke position to the forward end-of-stroke position the liquid is dispensed out from the working chamber (14e) through an outlet opening (12b). The device further comprises an actuating group (21, 22, 23, 24) arranged outside of the holding chamber (3d) and capable of contactlessly controlling motion of the ram (16).

Abstract: A washing machine includes a water tub, a fine bubble water generation unit configured to generate fine bubble water containing fine bubbles, and water supply controller configured to control supply of the fine bubble water into the water tub. The water supply controller changes a supply amount of the fine bubble water to be supplied into the water tub based on an operation course.

Abstract: A squeeze pin has a spring-wire structure having an upper horizontal span, mirror-image side portions extending downward from opposite ends of the upper horizontal span, and lower portions proceeding from lower ends of the side portions first inward, and then back outward, ending at engagement points presented in opposite directions, substantially parallel with the upper horizontal span.

Abstract: A closet has the ability to dehumidify, heat and/or circulate the air therein in order to dry clothes. The dehumidification and circulation functions may be (1) included in a unitary closet structure, usable indoor or outdoor, (2) included as a modular unit for retro-fitting into an existing closet storage solution, or (3) a chassis that may be scaled and built into closets during their design and manufacture. The closet can include a sanitizing unit and may move air through a condenser, warm the dehumidified air, and deliver that treated air to a different portion of the closet, creating an air flow about the clothes hanging therein. A condensate collection unit may automatically shut down the system when a condensate reservoir is filled, thereby preventing condensate overflow. The closet may operate without the heat and/or dehumidification function, where external air may be circulated in and out of the closet.

Abstract: An apparatus for drying laundry with ultraviolet radiation is provided. One or more ultraviolet light sources emit ultraviolet radiation, which, in various embodiments, is transmitted through a UV-radiation permeable transparent drum containing the wet laundry and other wet articles to be dried. Also provided is a dryer having ultraviolet light sources centrally situated with respect to the drum, wherein the ultraviolet light sources emit ultraviolet radiation directed at laundry in the drum.

Abstract: An apparatus management system is provided which includes a bathroom heating and drying apparatus configured to control an air environment in a bathroom space; and a control terminal connected to the bathroom heating and drying apparatus to transmit and receive information to and from the bathroom heating and drying apparatus. The control terminal includes: condition acquisition unit configured to acquire operation information related to a control condition of the bathroom heating and drying apparatus; control condition determination unit configured to determine the control condition of the bathroom heating and drying apparatus, based on the operation information acquired by the condition acquisition unit; and an operating unit configured to operate the bathroom heating and drying apparatus under the control condition determined by the control condition determination unit.

Abstract: An electrically conductive textile containing graphene that undergoes a change in electrical resistance when deformed.

Abstract: A textile includes a substrate and a coating applied to a surface of the substrate. The coating includes a plurality of bilayers positioned one on top of the other. Each bilayer includes a first layer including a cationic polymer and a second layer comprising an anionic polymer. The cationic polymer in the first layer includes a polyethyleneimine (PEI), a poly(vinyl amine) (PVAm), a poly(allyl amine) (PAAm), a polydiallyldimethylammonium chloride (PDDA), or a chitosan (CH). The anionic polymer in the second layer includes a poly(acrylic acid) (PAA), a poly(styrene sulfonate) (PSS), a poly(methacrylic acid) (PMAA), a poly(sodium phosphate) (PSP), or a poly(vinyl sulfate) (PVS).

Abstract: A fabric print medium comprising a fabric base substrate; a primary coating composition with a polymeric binder and filler particles applied to, at least, one side of the fabric base substrate; an image-receiving coating composition with a first and a second crosslinked polymeric network applied over the primary coating composition; and a barrier layer comprising a water-repellent agent and a physical gelling compound. Also disclosed are the method for making such fabric print medium and the method for producing printed images using said material.

Abstract: A sheet is configured to have a first complex having a fiber and a fiber aggregation inhibitor integrally, a second complex having a fiber and a fiber aggregation inhibitor integrally, and a binding material which combines the first complex and the second complex and contains a resin.

Abstract: The thickness of accumulated fiber can be appropriately measured when accumulating and processing fiber. A measuring device includes a distributor 60 that disperses material containing fiber; a mesh belt 72 that accumulates material dispersed by the distributor 60; a roller unit 650 that compresses a second web W2 accumulated on the mesh belt 72; and a measurement device 400 that measures the thickness of the second web W2 after compression by the roller unit 650.

Abstract: The steam saving device for a steam explosion system for the hydrothermal pre-treatment of biomass comprises a tubular body 30 with a first open end 32 and a second open end 34. The first open end 32 being adapted to be coupled to an outlet opening 14 of a steam explosion reactor vessel 10, the second open end 34 being adapted to be coupled to a discharge line 18. The inner surface 36 of the tubular body 30 of the nozzle 16 may comprise an engraved helical structure 38.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of producing reactive lignin from an alkaline lignin containing stream, such as black liquor, e.g. kraft lignin, by using thermal treatment with temperatures between 200 and 300° C., and a retention time of 1 h or less, for activation of the lignin.

Abstract: Provided is technology enabling appropriately maintaining or adjusting the thickness of accumulated fiber when accumulating and processing fiber. A sheet manufacturing apparatus 100 has a distributor 60 that distributes a mixture MX containing fiber; a second web former 70 that forms a second web W2; a mesh belt 72 that conveys the second web W2 in a conveyance direction F1; a roller unit 650 that compresses the second web W2; a measurement device 400 that measures the distribution of the thickness of the second web W2 in a second direction intersecting the conveyance direction F1 while the second web W2 is being compressed by the roller unit 650, or after the second web W2 is compressed by the roller unit 650; and a controller 110 that compares a measurement from the measurement device 400 with a set thickness distribution, and controls the thickness distribution of the second web W2.

Abstract: A multi-ply tissue paper product includes at least four plies made of tissue paper base-sheet or non-woven. Two inner plies are positioned between a first outer ply on one side and a second outer ply on another side. The two inner plies are flat plies. The first and second outer plies include a micro-embossing pattern. Only one of the outer plies further includes a décor embossing pattern. The multi-ply tissue paper product is configured to provide improved thickness and strength parameters with less use of paper fiber material.

Abstract: Method for detecting rail switches degradation and failures, the method having the steps of applying a Discrete Wavelet Transform to stored measurement data relative to a switch move to be analysed and obtaining a feature vector associated with said switch move and including Discrete Wavelet Transform coefficients delivered by the applied Discrete Wavelet Transform; comparing the obtained feature vector with feature vectors associated with rail switch moves previously obtained and associating each to a respective health class among several given health classes; and determining a health class for the said switch move to be analyzed by selecting one of the health classes associated with the previously obtained feature vectors based upon the comparison step.

Abstract: A hydraulic system may selectively operate in a charging mode or a driving mode, and may include a charging component, an accumulator, an input pump/motor, and an output motor. The charging component may charge an accumulator during operation in the charging mode. The accumulator may store pressure medium during operation in the charging mode, and may supply stored pressure medium to the input pump/motor during operation in the driving mode. The input pump/motor may supply pressure medium to at least the accumulator during operation in the charging mode, and may supply pressure medium to the output motor during at least operation in the driving mode. The output motor may provide output torque based on pressure medium supplied by the input pump/motor.

Abstract: A method for operating a roadbuilding machine and a roadbuilding machine, in which the health risks to the operator during operation are reduced without the paving quality of the roadbuilding material being reduced in the process. This is achieved by way of an undercarriage and/or at least one further component or, respectively, working component of the roadbuilding machine being remotely controlled by an operator, who is located outside the roadbuilding machine, via a transmitting module. In order to operate a roadbuilding machine, an operator is tied to the roadbuilding machine and therefore exposed to harmful fumes. In addition, the flexibility of the operator is reduced as a result.

Abstract: The disclosed pavement marking system provides information about the arrangement of the pavement marking to a sensor on a vehicle for to identify a particular lane on a roadway. The pavement marking system comprises a sensor placed on a vehicle and at least a first pavement marking and a second pavement marking, wherein each of the first pavement marking a second pavement marking comprising different properties.

Abstract: A weeding system for a railway weeding vehicle comprising a camera and a spraying unit with several supply modules, a nozzle and a controller module to receive a weed species detection signal and to command the spraying of chemical agent. The weeding system also comprises a weed species identification unit with a communication module, a memory module and a processing module having several parallel processing cores. Each parallel processing core performs a convolution operation between a sub-matrix constructed from nearby pixels of the image and a predefined kernel stored in the memory module to obtain a feature representation sub-matrix of the pixel values of the image. The processing module computes a probability of presence of a weed species from the feature representation matrix and generates a weed species detection signal.

Abstract: A waste collection device (10) comprising a receptacle (12) having an opening (24) in an upper end and a tubular member (28) mounted for sliding movement within the opening (24). A pump is provided for pumping water outwardly from within the receptacle (12) and a basket is provided within the tubular member (28). The tubular member (28) comprises a cylindrical inner wall (32) and a cylindrical outer wall (33) connected at upper and lower ends thereof to define an annular chamber (36) to provide buoyancy to the tubular member (28).

Abstract: A hydraulic torque converter transmission system for a dynamic compactor and the dynamic compactor includes an engine, a hydraulic torque converter, a winch, a transfer case, a gearbox, a transmission case, and a reduction gearbox; the power of the engine is transmitted to the winch by means of the hydraulic torque converter; a part of the power of the engine is transmitted to the hydraulic torque converter through the transfer case, and an other part of the power of the engine is transmitted to a hydraulic pump through the transfer case. An output power is transmitted to the transmission case through the gearbox, and the output power of the transmission case is driven by the reduction gearbox to rotate the winch. An output shaft of the engine is along an X-axis directional arrangement, a winch rotating shaft is arranged along a Y-axis direction.

Abstract: Provided is a hydraulic driving apparatus capable of operating hydraulic actuators that actuate a boom, an arm, and a tip attachment at respective suitable speeds. The hydraulic driving apparatus includes a first hydraulic pump connected to a first main actuator, a second hydraulic pump connected to a second main actuator and an attachment actuator, a first merging selector valve that allows hydraulic fluid to be supplied from the first hydraulic pump to the second main actuator, and a power distribution control device that operates displacement of the first and second hydraulic pumps so as to decrease power distribution from a pump drive source to the second hydraulic pump and increase power distribution from the pump drive source to the first hydraulic pump when a specified combined operational action is performed on the second main actuator and the attachment actuator.

Abstract: A service pin assembly for a machine includes a service pin and a tray for retaining the service pin. The tray is attachable to a frame of the machine, and is pivotable relative to the frame between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the tray facilitates a storage of the service pin with the machine. In the second position, the tray facilitates an engagement of the service pin with a lift arm of the machine and the frame to restrict a relative movement between the frame and the lift arm.

Abstract: A retrieval arrangement for a ripper of a machine includes a bollard that is disposed towards a rear portion of the machine. The bollard includes a base that is disposed along a mid-plane of the ripper and connected to the ripper via a ripper carriage. A method for retrieving the ripper includes positioning a sling around the bollard, and pulling the sling using another machine such that the bollard is biased in the direction away from the ripper carriage.

Abstract: The work vehicle includes an engine, a radiator; a hydraulic pump; a cooling fan that blows a cooling air to the radiator; a hydraulic motor which is driven by a pressure oil delivered from the hydraulic pump, and rotates the cooling fan; a directional control valve that switches a flow direction of the pressure oil from the hydraulic pump to rotate the hydraulic motor in forward and reverse directions; and a controller that controls the directional control valve so as to cause the repetitive operation of the forward and reverse rotation of the cooling fan to be performed at predetermined time intervals, in which the controller reduces the time intervals more than a normal time initially set when a relationship between the outside air temperature detected by the outside air temperature sensor and the refrigerant temperature detected by the refrigerant temperature sensor satisfies a predetermined condition.

Abstract: A rear frame for a motor grader includes a pair of arms that are disposed equidistantly from a mid-plane. Each arm has a front portion, a rear portion, and a mid-portion located between the front and rear portions. The front portion of each arm is configured to pivotally couple with a front frame of the motor grader. The rear frame also includes a ripper mounting arrangement, a bumper, and a torque resisting member. The ripper mounting arrangement is located at a rear end of the rear portion of each arm. The bumper is laterally disposed with respect to the mid-plane and rigidly attached to a position on the rear portion of each arm located adjacent the rear end of the rear portion of each arm. The torque resisting member is laterally disposed with respect to the mid-plane and rigidly attached to the mid-portion of each arm.

Abstract: A ripper assembly for a machine includes a primary carriage, a secondary carriage pivotally coupled to the primary carriage. The primary carriage is formed from a winged support structure having a pair of opposing sides and a pair of pivot arms welded onto corresponding opposing sides of the winged support structure. The secondary carriage includes a mid-portion and a pair of intermediary portions welded to ends of the mid-portion to form a single ripper mounting assembly. Additionally, or optionally, the secondary carriage could include a pair of end portions that could be welded onto distal ends of the intermediary portions for forming the ripper assembly to a multiple ripper mounting configuration.

Abstract: An adjustable user input device assembly comprising a handle having a first portion, a second portion, and a palm portion for receiving the palm of an operator's hand, the palm portion located between the first portion and the second portion; an elongated support having a first support portion and a second support portion, the first support portion coupled to the handle through an adjustable coupling mechanism, the second support portion coupled to a control console, the adjustable coupling mechanism configured to slidably adjust the handle to at least one of a pistol grip position, a palm-on-top grip position, or a position therebetween.

Abstract: A shovel includes a lower traveling body, an upper turning body mounted on the lower traveling body, an attachment attached to the upper turning body, and a control device mounted on the upper turning body and configured to assist an excavating motion with the attachment. The control device is configured to derive a target excavation depth based on the hardness of an excavation target.

Abstract: A hydraulic work machine is provided which can improve the finishing accuracy in a horizontally leveling work, a slope face shaping work and so forth by preventing sudden acceleration of an arm when the excavation load decreases suddenly. The hydraulic work machine includes an arm velocity-control valve device 22 capable of adjusting a meter-out opening of the arm cylinder independently of a first arm directional control valve 23. A controller 100 is configured to control, when correcting and increasing an operation amount instructed by the first arm directional control valve, the arm velocity-control valve device to decrease the meter-out opening of the arm cylinder in response to the increase of load pressure of the arm cylinder.

Abstract: A loading amount accumulation device includes a loading amount storage section 403 storing a loading amount, a loading amount calculation section 402 accumulating load weight data about a transport object in a working front to the loading amount, and updating the loading amount by the value after being accumulated, a difference calculation section 404 calculating a difference between a loaded amount of a vessel and the loading amount, an accumulation success/failure determination section 405 comparing an absolute value of the difference and a value Dth, determining that accumulation has failed when the absolute value is larger than the value Dth, and outputting a result, a loading amount correction section 406, when the failure is output as the result, performing correction so as to set the loaded amount data as the loading amount, and updating the loading amount by the corrected loading amount, and an output section outputting the loading amount.

Abstract: A screen display system of construction equipment includes a plurality of cameras configured to generate camera image data, an AVM controller configured to generate an AVM (Around View Monitor) image data based on the camera image data and select at least one of the AVM image data and the camera image data as a first image data based on a first failure flag, an additional information synthesizer configured to output second image data based on the first image data, and a main display configured to display an image corresponding to one of the first image data and the second image date based on a second failure flag representing whether or not a failure occurs in the additional information synthesizer.

Abstract: A mobile work machine includes a frame and a ground engaging element movably supported by the frame and driven by an engine to drive movement of the mobile work machine. The mobile work machine includes a movable element movably supported by the frame to move relative to the frame and an actuator coupled to the movable element to controllably drive movement of the movable element. The mobile work machine includes a sensor that detects an operation characteristic and generates a sensor signal, indicative of the operation characteristic and a grade control system that receives the sensor signal from the sensor and determines a spillage metric, based on the sensor signal. The mobile work machine also includes a control system that generates an actuator control signal based on the spillage metric. The control signal is indicative of a commanded movement of the actuator. The control system controls the actuator to perform the commanded movement.

Abstract: A system for controlling an engagement operation between first and second movable machines includes a separation sensor, a relative speed sensor and a controller. The separation sensor determines a separation distance between the first and second machines. The relative speed sensor determines a relative difference in speed between the first and second machines. The controller determines the separation distance between the first and second machines, decelerates the first movable machine when the separation distance is within a deceleration zone, determines a relative difference in speed between the first and second machines, and generates an engagement speed command to operate the first movable machine at a first ground speed equal to a second ground speed of the second movable machine plus a relative engagement speed when the separation distance is within a buffer zone.

Abstract: A flush mounted built-in body for a sanitary fitting, having a mixer with a regulating nut, wherein the regulating nut can be rotated about a rotational axis, a support plate having a hub, a stop ring having a stop supported by the hub of the support plate, and a rotating knob for actuating the mixer. A rotational movement of the rotating knob is limited by the stop of the stop ring and the rotating knob comprises a hollow shaft which couples the rotating knob in a non-rotating manner to the regulating nut and can be adjusted parallel to the rotational axis of the regulating nut.

Abstract: A sanitary insert unit (116) including a functional unit which provides a throughflow opening (8) and has an adjustment element (9), which adjustment element (9) is arranged so as to be movable or adjustable axially into the throughflow opening (8) and out of the throughflow opening (8), the adjustment element (9) being in driving connection with an actuating element (10), which (10) is arranged on the outflow side of the throughflow opening (8) and is actuable from the outside. The insert unit (116) further includes a sliding guide (11) having at least one run-on bevel (12) is arranged in the driving connection between the actuating element (10) and the adjustment element (9), with the sliding guide converting a rotational movement of the actuating element (10) into an axial adjustment movement of the adjustment element (9).