Kraus & Lederer PartGmbB

In various embodiments, a computer-implemented method comprises receiving a multi-channel input signal corresponding to an audio source and determining that a first input signal for a first channel from the multi-channel input signal exceeds an input level threshold. The computer implemented method further comprises determining a first amount of time that the first channel exceeds the input level threshold, computing a first release time for a first gain limiter associated with the first channel based on the first amount of time and an analysis of a plurality of channels from the multi-channel input signal, generating a first output signal for the first channel based on the first gain limiter and the first input signal, and causing playback of the first output signal by a first speaker.

A secondary battery includes a positive electrode plate. The positive electrode plate includes a positive electrode current collector and a coating disposed on at least one surface of the positive electrode current collector. The coating includes a first coating and a second coating. The first coating is disposed between the positive electrode current collector and the second coating, and the first coating includes an inorganic material, a conductive agent, a binder, and a dispersant. Based on total mass of the first coating, a mass percentage of the inorganic material is w<1>, where 15%≤w<1>≤50%, a mass percentage of the conductive agent is w<2>, where 15%<w<2>≤40%, a mass percentage of the binder is w<3>, where 30%≤w<3>≤50%, and a mass percentage of the dispersant is w<4>, where 0≤w<4>≤5%.

There is provided a slide bearing device (10) for a rotating shaft (6) of a vehicle driving motor (1) that can supply a sufficient amount of lubricant (L) to a sliding surface without performing forcible oil supply, and can suppress generation of vibration and noise while sufficiently cooling the sliding surface and a vicinity thereof. A metal substrate (10A) includes an opening path (11) communicating between an inner peripheral surface (10b) and an outer peripheral surface (10a). A housing (2) includes a communication path (21) having one opening (21a) communicating with the opening path (11) of the metal substrate (10A) on the outer peripheral surface (10a) side and another opening (21b) that opens to an outside or an inside of the housing (2). The opening path (11) of the metal substrate (10A) and the communication path (21) of the housing (2) are provided in directions, positions, and sizes optimized to a gravity acting direction (G).

Provided is a thrust bearing with which a rotating shaft and a sliding surface are not easily damaged by an electric discharge. A thrust bearing (10) receives force acting in an axial direction (X) of a rotating shaft (6) of a vehicle driving motor. The thrust bearing (10) includes: a metal base (20) having an annular shape and an insulating layer (30). The metal base (20) includes a first axial-directional end surface (21), a second axial-directional end surface (22), and two radial-directional end surfaces (23). The insulating layer (30) covers at least the first axial-directional end surface (21) and the two radial-directional end surfaces (23) of the metal base (20). The metal base (20) is constituted by a back metal layer (25) and a bearing alloy layer (26) positioned closer to the first axial-directional end surface (21) than the back metal layer (25) is. The radial-directional end surfaces (23) are constituted by a first region (231) and a second region (232) positioned closer to the second axial-directional end surface (22) than the first region (231) is. The insulating layer (30) covers, on the radial-directional end surfaces (23), only a whole of the first region (231). In the axial direction (X) of the annular shape, a dimension of the first region (231) is greater than a dimension of the bearing alloy layer (26) and is less than or equal to 60% of a dimension of the metal base (20).

Provided is a thrust bearing with which a rotating shaft and a sliding surface are not easily damaged by an electric discharge. A thrust bearing (10) receives force acting in an axial direction (X) of a rotating shaft (6) of a vehicle driving motor. The thrust bearing (10) includes: a metal base (20) having an annular shape and an insulating layer (30). The metal base (20) includes a first axial-directional end surface (21), a second axial-directional end surface (22), and two radial-directional end surfaces (23). The insulating layer (30) covers at least the first axial-directional end surface (21) and the two radial-directional end surfaces (23) of the metal base (20). The metal base (20) is constituted by a back metal layer (25) and a bearing alloy layer (26) positioned closer to the first axial-directional end surface (21) than the back metal layer (25) is. A maximum thickness of the insulating layer (30) covering the radial-directional end surfaces (23) of the metal base (20) is larger than 0% and is equal to or smaller than 50% of a minimum thickness of the insulating layer (30) covering the first axial-directional end surface (21) of the metal base (20).

This application provides a cylindrical battery, a preparation method thereof, and an electronic device. The cylindrical battery includes a housing, an electrode assembly, and an electrolyte. The housing includes a side wall. The electrode assembly and the electrolyte are accommodated in an accommodating cavity defined by the housing. A dyne value of an inner surface of the side wall facing the electrode assembly is greater than or equal to 40 dyn/cm. A contact angle θ between the electrolyte and the inner surface ranges from 0° to 19°.

The invention aims to substitute a part of the clinker component in cement by a (recycled) mineral material, the provision of which does not emit significant amounts of CO<2>. To this end, the invention provides a method of manufacturing a supplementary cementitious material from a mineral material such as recycled concrete fines, the method comprising the following steps: a step of grinding the mineral material; a step of chemical activation, carried out during or after the step of grinding; a step of thermal activation, carried out before or after the step of chemical activation; wherein the mineral material comprises cement paste; and wherein the step of chemical activation is carried out by contacting the mineral material with at least one activator selected from alkali metal salts. The invention further provides the supplementary cementitious material obtained by that method and the use of the supplementary cementitious material in a composite binder as well as a composite binder comprising the supplementary cementitious material. The invention also relates to a cementitious building material comprising the composite binder.

An antenna includes N antenna input ports, N delay lines, each delay line of the N delay lines having an input for inputting a signal and an output for outputting a signal, each delay line of the N delay lines creates a phase progression among the N output signals when the N inputs signals are in phase and a waveguide mode converter having N input ports and an output port having 2 modes, N being an integer greater than 2. The waveguide mode converter converts a signal received at the input ports into the two modes of the waveguide mode converter output port. Each delay line input is communicatively coupled to a respective antenna input port, and each delay line output is communicatively coupled to a respective waveguide mode converter input port. A horn radiator is communicatively coupled to the waveguide mode converter output port.

Provided is a supersonic diffuser device. The supersonic diffuser device, which has one side coupled to a rocket engine nozzle part including a throat and discharging a supersonic exhaust gas and the other side exposed to atmosphere, includes: a cover part having one side coupled to the rocket engine nozzle part and having a hollow formed therein; and an insert inserted into the hollow to have a predetermined gap from the cover part, wherein, between the cover part and the insert, an expansion part in which a vacuum region is formed, a second throat part, and a discharge part in contact with the outside are sequentially defined from an upstream side.

Techniques of determining a spatial correspondence between a source imaging dataset - e.g., a Computed Tomography medical imaging dataset or a Magnetic Resonance Tomography medical imaging dataset - and a target imaging dataset using a point-matching algorithm are disclosed. In addition to similarity values between respective descriptors considered by the point-matching algorithm, a consistency of an output of the point-matching algorithm is additionally taken into account. This consistency is determined by forward-backward execution of the point-matching algorithm and then assessing a respective spatial distance or offset.