Author: claimsbot

1. A vehicle component made of plastic,
in particular a vehicle body shell component, such as a vehicle roof module, vehicle door, roof post, vehicle pillar, wing, engine compartment cover, luggage compartment cover, rear-end module, roof shells of cabriolet hoods, front or rear spoilers,
with at least one supporting layer,
with at least one outer skin,
and with at least one splinter protection layer,

characterized in that
the splinter protection layer is formed as a splinter protection fabric and
is embedded between two adjacent layers or in one of the supporting layers, in particular in the region thereof near the edge.
2. The vehicle component of claim 1, characterized in that the at least one supporting layer consists
of polyurethane (PU) or some other thermoset andor
of a honeycomb layer or a foam layer of plastic or metal or a layer of some other core material andor
of a glass fiber mat andor
of a decoupling layer.
3. The vehicle component of claim 1, characterized in that the at least one supporting layer or at least one of a number of supporting layers is produced
by the composite spray molding process (CSM process) andor
by the long fiber injection process (LFI process) andor
by the glass fiber mat polyurethane process (GM-PU process) andor
by the resin transfer molding process (RTM process) andor
by the sheet molding compound process (SMC process) andor
by the reaction injection molding process (RIM process) andor
by the reinforced reaction injection molding process (RRIM process) andor
by the injection molding process.
4. The vehicle component of claim 1, characterized in that the at least one splinter protection fabric consists
of polyethylene (PE) andor
of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) andor
of polyamide (PA) andor
of polypropylene (PP) andor
of aramid andor
of elastic polyurethane (PU) andor
of natural or synthetic rubber andor
of a steel mesh.
5. The vehicle component of claim 1, characterized in that the supporting layers thereof consist, from the inside outward,
of a first layer of polyurethane (PU),
of a core layer created by honeycomb technology,
of a second layer of polyurethane (PU),
of a decoupling layer and
of an outer skin,
at least one splinter protection fabric being arranged
between the first layer of polyurethane (PU) and the core layer andor
between the second layer of polyurethane (PU) and the core layer andor
between the second layer of polyurethane (PU) and the decoupling layer.
6. The vehicle component of claim 1, characterized in that a glass fiber mat is embedded as reinforcement in at least one of the supporting layers of polyurethane or some other thermoset.
7. The vehicle component of claim 1, characterized in that the outer skin is colored in the desired vehicle color.
8. The vehicle component of claim 1, characterized in that the vehicle component has an overall thickness of 2 mm to 60 mm.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A screening for separating an inner protected area from a more accessible area comprising
first and second spaced apart vertical supports,
each of said vertical supports having an upper and a lower attachment member,
a panel having an inner surface, an outer surface and parallel sides,
said panel having an upper attachment member on each of said sides for attachment to said upper attachment members of said vertical supports to form mated pairs of upper attachment members,
said panel having a lower attachment member on each of said sides for attachment to said lower attachment members of said vertical supports to form mated pairs of lower attachment members,
one of said mated pairs of upper and lower attachment members including a pivot pin wherein said panel is pivotable about said one of said mated pairs of attachment members while another of said mated pairs of upper and lower attachment members remain unattached to each other,
said another of said mated pairs of attachment members including a latch wherein said another of said mated pairs of attachment members are latchable together to retain said panel to said vertical supports,
said latch including a cam for unlatching said latch wherein said cam is operable from said outer surface of said panel, and
said latch further including a lock for selectively locking and unlocking said latch between a locked condition wherein said cam is rendered inoperable, and an unlocked condition wherein said cam is operable.
2. The screening of claim 1 wherein said lock is only operable from said inner surface of said panel.
3. A screening of claim 1 wherein said lock is operable by a tool and said tool is useable only from said inner surface of said panel.
4. The screening of claim 1 wherein said cam is operable by a first tool and said lock is operable by a second tool that is different from said first tool.
5. The screening of claim 1 wherein said cam is operable from said outer surface and said lock is operable only from said inner surface of said panel.
6. The screening of claim 5 wherein said cam is operable by a first tool and said lock is operable by a second tool that is different from said first tool.
7. The screening of claim 1 and further comprising
said another of said mated pairs of attachment members including an indentation for receiving a mating attachment member,
said indentation having diverging surfaces to form a mouth thereof,
said mating attachment member having a body with parallel sides and adjacent said parallel sides, ramped surfaces wherein said ramped surfaces mate with said ramped surfaces to obstruct access of a tampering tool to said latch.
8. A screening for separating an inner protected area from a more accessible area comprising
first and second spaced apart vertical supports,
a panel having an inner surface, an outer surface, and parallel sides,
said panel between said first and second supports and attached thereto by a first and second upper connectors, one of said upper connectors between each side of said panel and one of said vertical supports,
said panel also attached between said first and second supports by first and second lower connectors, one of said lower connectors between each side of said panel and one of said vertical supports,
one of said upper and lower pairs of connectors including pivot pins wherein said panel is pivotable about said pivot pins while another of said upper and lower pairs of connectors are unconnected,
said another of said upper and lower pairs of connectors including a releasable latch for releasably retaining said panel to one of said first and second vertical supports, and
said latch including a lock for selectively locking and unlocking said latch, wherein said latch is unreleasable while in said locked condition and releasable in said unlocked condition.
9. The screening of claim 1 and further comprising
said another of said upper and lower pairs of connectors including an indentation for receiving a mating attachment member,
said indentation having diverging surfaces to form a mouth thereof,
said mating attachment member having a body with parallel sides and adjacent said parallel sides, ramped surfaces wherein said ramped surfaces mate with said ramped surfaces to obstruct access to a tampering tool to said releasable latch.
10. The screening of claim 8 wherein said lock is only operable from said inner surface of said panel.
11. The screening of claim 8 wherein said lock is operable by a tool and said tool is useable only from said inner surface of said panel.
12. The screening of claim 8 wherein said releasable latch is operable by a first tool and said lock is operable by a second tool that is different from said first tool.
13. The screening of claim 8 wherein said releasable latch is operable from said outer surface and said lock is operable only from said inner surface of said panel.
14. The screening of claim 13 wherein said releasable latch is operable by a first tool and said lock is operable by a second tool that is different from said first tool.
15. A screening for separating an inner protected area from a more accessible area comprising
first and second spaced apart vertical supports,
a panel having an inner surface, an outer surface, and parallel sides,
said panel between said first and second supports and attached thereto by a first and second upper connectors, one of said upper connectors between each side of said panel and one of said vertical supports,
said panel also attached between said first and second supports by first and second lower connectors, one of said lower connectors between each side of said panel and one of said vertical supports,
one of said upper and lower pairs of connectors including pivot pins wherein said panel is pivotable about said pivot pins while another of said upper and lower pairs of connectors are unconnected,
said another of said upper and lower pairs of connectors including a releasable latch for releasably retaining said panel to one of said first and second vertical supports,
said latch including an indentation for receiving a mating attachment member, wherein said latch is unreleasable while in said locked condition and releasable in said unlocked condition,
said indentation having diverging surfaces to form a mouth thereof, and
said mating attachment member having a body with parallel sides and adjacent said parallel sides, ramped surfaces wherein said ramped surfaces mate with said ramped surfaces to obstruct access to a tampering tool to said releasable latch.
16. The screening of claim 15 wherein
said latch includes a lock for selectively locking and unlocking said latch, wherein said latch is unreleasable while in said locked condition and releasable in said unlocked condition.
17. The screening of claim 16 wherein said lock is only operable from said inner surface of said panel.
18. The screening of claim 16 wherein said lock is operable by a tool and said tool is useable only from said inner surface of said panel.
19. The screening of claim 16 wherein said releasable latch is operable by a first tool and said lock is operable by a second tool that is different from said first tool.
20. The screening of claim 16 wherein said releasable latch is operable from said outer surface and said lock is operable only from said inner surface of said panel.

1. An image forming apparatus including a plurality of photosensitive bodies on which electrostatic latent images are formed, an intermediate transfer belt to contact the photosensitive bodies and transfer a toner image to a paper, a first transfer roller, a second transfer roller, and a cleaning blade to remove residual toner from the intermediate transfer belt, the apparatus comprising a control unit to:
start the intermediate transfer belt in response to a print command; to calculate an intermediate transfer belt moving time (T1) during which a paper first edge position (E1) on the intermediate transfer belt reaches the cleaning blade; and
stop the intermediate transfer belt when the paper first edge position (E1) is disposed adjacent to the cleaning blade,
wherein the paper first edge position (E1) is a position on the intermediate transfer belt where a first edge of the paper is disposed during the transfer of the toner image.
2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the controller calculates the intermediate transfer belt moving time (T1) according to:
a distance between a nip point (P1) where the intermediate transfer belt contacts and the second transfer roller and a contact point (P2) where the intermediate transfer belt contacts the cleaning blade; and
a linear velocity of the intermediate transfer belt.
3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2, wherein:
the control unit is to compare a print time (T2) to the intermediate transfer belt moving time (T1); and
the print time (T2) is a time period during which the toner image is transferred to the paper.
4. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the control unit is to: derive an actual image arriving time (T3) according to an interval between the paper first edge position (E1) and an image first edge position (E2), and the linear velocity of the intermediate transfer belt,
wherein the image first edge position (E2) is a position on the intermediate transfer belt where a first edge of the toner image is disposed; and
stop the intermediate transfer belt when the image first edge position (E2) is located adjacent to the cleaning blade in accordance with the actual image arriving time (T3).
5. An image forming apparatus including a plurality of photosensitive bodies on which electrostatic latent images are formed, an intermediate transfer belt which contacts the photosensitive bodies and transfers a toner image to a paper, a first transfer roller, a second transfer roller and a cleaning blade which removes residual toner from the intermediate transfer belt after transfer, the image forming apparatus comprising a control unit to:
start the intermediate transfer belt in response to an input print command;
derive an intermediate transfer belt moving time (T1) according to a distance between a nip point (P1) where the intermediate transfer belt contacts the second transfer roller and a contact point (P2) where the intermediate transfer belt contacts the cleaning blade, and a linear velocity of the intermediate transfer belt; determine whether a moving time of the image first end position (E2) reaches the intermediate transfer belt moving time (T1), in accordance with when an image first end (E2) on the intermediate transfer belt passes by the nip point (P1); and
stop the intermediate transfer belt if the moving time of the image first end position (E2) reaches the intermediate transfer belt moving time (T1).
6. A method of controlling an image forming apparatus including a plurality of photosensitive bodies on which electrostatic latent images are formed, an intermediate transfer belt which contacts the photosensitive bodies and transfers toner images to a paper, a first transfer roller, a second transfer roller and a cleaning blade which removes residual toner on the intermediate transfer belt after transfer, the method comprising:
driving the intermediate transfer belt to transfer the toner images to the paper in response to a first input print command;
calculating an intermediate transfer belt moving time (T1) during which a paper first edge position (E1) on the intermediate transfer belt reaches the cleaning blade; and
stopping the intermediate transfer belt when a paper first edge position (E1) is disposed adjacent to the cleaning blade; and
driving the intermediate transfer belt to remove the residual toner from the intermediate transfer belt in response to a second input print command.
7. The method according to claim 6, comprising:
determining whether a moving time of the paper first edge position (E1) reaches the intermediate transfer belt moving time (T1); and
stopping the intermediate transfer belt if the moving time of the paper first edge position (E1) reaches the intermediate transfer belt moving time (T1).
8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the determining comprises:
calculating an actual image arriving time (T3) using an interval between the paper first edge position (E1) and an image first edge position (E2), which a position on which toner remains on the intermediate transfer belt, and the linear velocity of the intermediate transfer belt;
determining whether the moving time of the paper first edge position (E1) reaches the intermediate transfer belt moving time (T1); and
if determined that the moving time of the paper front end (E1) reaches the intermediate transfer belt moving time (T1), continuing the driving of the intermediate transfer belt until the actual image arriving time (T3) elapses and then stopping the intermediate transfer belt.
9. A method of controlling an image forming apparatus including a plurality of photosensitive bodies on which electrostatic latent images are formed, an intermediate transfer belt which contacts the photosensitive bodies and transfers toner images to a paper, a first transfer roller, a second transfer roller and a cleaning blade which removes residual toner on the intermediate transfer belt after transfer, the method comprising:
driving the intermediate transfer belt;
calculating an intermediate transfer belt moving time (T1) according to a distance between a nip point (P1), which is a contact point between the intermediate transfer belt and the second transfer roller, and a contact point (P2) which is a contact point between the intermediate transfer belt and the cleaning blade, and a linear velocity of the intermediate transfer belt;
determining whether an image first edge position (E2) on the intermediate transfer belt passes by the nip point (P1);
if determined that the image first edge position (E2) passes by the nip point (P1), determining whether a moving time of the image first edge position (E2) reaches the intermediate transfer belt moving time (T1); and
if it is determined that the moving time of the image first edge position (E2) reaches the intermediate transfer belt moving time (T1), stopping the intermediate transfer belt.
10. The image forming apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the control unit is to control the intermediate transfer belt to be further driven for a time difference (T1-T2) and then stopped, if the print time (T2) is shorter than the intermediate transfer belt moving time (T1).
11. The image forming apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the control unit is to stop the intermediate transfer belt when the print time (T2) elapses, if the print time (T2) is longer than the intermediate transfer belt moving time (T1).
12. The image forming apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the controller is to stop the intermediate transfer belt when the paper first edge position (E1) is disposed adjacent to the cleaning blade.
13. The method according to claim 7, wherein the calculating of the moving time of the paper first edge position (T1) comprises using:
a distance between a nip point (P1) where the intermediate transfer belt contacts the second transfer roller, and a contact point (P2) where the intermediate transfer belt contacts the cleaning blade; and
a linear velocity of the intermediate transfer belt.
14. The method of claim 8, wherein the image first edge position (E2) is a position on the intermediate transfer belt where a first edge of the toner image is disposed.
15. A method of controlling an image forming apparatus including a plurality of photosensitive bodies on which electrostatic latent images are formed, an intermediate transfer belt which contacts the photosensitive bodies and transfers a toner image to a paper, a first transfer roller, a second transfer roller and a cleaning blade which removes residual toner from the intermediate transfer belt after transfer, the method comprising:
driving the intermediate transfer belt in response to an first input print command;
calculating an intermediate transfer belt moving time (T1) during which a paper first edge position (E1) on the intermediate transfer belt reaches the cleaning blade;
calculating an actual image arriving time (T3) during which an image first edge position (E1) on the intermediate transfer belt reaches the cleaning blade,
wherein the paper first edge position (E1) is a position on the intermediate transfer belt where a first edge of the paper is disposed during the transfer of the toner image, and the image first edge position (E2) is a position on the intermediate transfer belt where a first edge of the toner image is disposed; and
stopping the inter-mediate transfer belt:
when the actual image arriving time (T3) elapses, if the actual image time arriving time is greater than the intermediate transfer belt moving time; and
when the intermediate transfer belt moving time (T1) elapses, if the actual image arriving time is less than the intermediate transfer belt moving time.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the calculating of the intermediate transfer belt moving time (T1) comprises using:
a distance between a nip point (P1) where the intermediate transfer belt contacts the second transfer roller, and a contact point (P2) where the intermediate transfer belt contacts the cleaning blade; and
a linear velocity of the intermediate transfer belt.
17. The method of claim 15, wherein the calculating of the actual image arriving time (T3) comprises using:
an interval between the paper first edge position (E1) and the image first edge position (E2); and
a linear velocity of the intermediate transfer belt.
18. The method of claim 15, wherein the stopping comprises stopping the paper first edge position (E1) adjacent to the cleaning blade.
19. The method of claim 15, wherein the stopping comprises stopping the image first edge position (E2) adjacent to the cleaning blade.
20. The method of claim 15, further comprising driving the intermediate transfer belt to remove the residual toner from the intermediate transfer belt in response to a second input print command.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A method for placing a trade order for a commodity on an electronic exchange with a highest bid price and a lowest ask price on an electronic display device, said method comprising:
consolidating price levels on a common static price axis for the commodity into a plurality of consolidated price levels such that each of the plurality of consolidated price levels corresponds to a combined plurality of price levels available for the commodity;
dynamically displaying, in a bid display region, a consolidated bid indicator for said commodity in a first location associated with a first consolidated price level, the consolidated bid indicator representing a quantity associated with a first plurality of price levels within the first consolidated price level;
dynamically displaying, in an ask display region, a consolidated ask indicator for said commodity in a second location associated with a second consolidated price level, the consolidated ask indicator representing a quantity associated with a second plurality of price levels within the second consolidated price level;
displaying an order entry region comprising a plurality of locations for receiving commands aligned with the common static price axis of consolidated price levels for receiving commands to send trade orders for the commodity, wherein each of the plurality of locations for receiving commands is associated with a consolidated price level;
establishing an order allocation rule to be used to allocate an order quantity of a trade order to at least one price level of a consolidated price level selected for the trade order;
selecting a particular location in the order entry region with a user input device to send a trade order for an order quantity to the electronic exchange, the particular location corresponding to a consolidated price level;
using the order allocation rule to allocate the order quantity of the trade order among a plurality of price levels of the consolidated price level of the particular location;
generating at least one trade order based on the allocated order quantity; and
sending the at least one trade order to the electronic exchange.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the bid display region and the ask display region comprise columns.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the bid display region and the ask display region comprise rows.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the bid display region and the ask display region are oriented vertically.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the bid display region and the ask display region are oriented horizontally.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein a number of price levels that is consolidated into a consolidated price level is adjustable by a user.
7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
displaying the common static price axis of consolidated prices in a price display region.
8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
displaying a bid order entry region comprising a plurality of locations for receiving commands to send buy orders; and
displaying an ask order entry region comprising a plurality of locations for receiving commands to send sell orders.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the bid order entry region overlaps the bid display region, and wherein the ask order entry region comprises the ask display region.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the order allocation rule comprises a rule that allocates the order quantity of the trade order to a preselected price level to buy or sell the commodity in the consolidated price level selected for the trade order.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein the order allocation rule comprises a rule that allocates the order quantity between price levels of the consolidated price level selected for the trade order.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein the rule randomly allocates the order quantity between the price levels of the consolidated price level selected for the trade order.
13. The method of claim 11, wherein the rule evenly allocates the order quantity between the price levels of the consolidated price level selected for the trade order.
14. The method of claim 11, wherein the rule allocates the order quantity between the price levels of the consolidated price level according to an established weighted distribution formula.
15. The method of claim 11, wherein the rule allocates the order quantity between the price levels of the consolidated price level based on an established percentage allocation formula.
16. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the particular location in the order entry region with the user input device comprises selecting the particular location through a single action of the user input device with a pointer of the user input device positioned over the particular location.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein the single action consists a single click of a mouse button.
18. The method of claim 16, wherein the single action consists a double click of a mouse button.
19. A computer readable medium having program code recorded thereon for execution on a computer for placing a trade order for a commodity on an electronic exchange with a highest bid price and a lowest ask price, the program code causing a machine to perform the following method steps:
consolidating price levels on a common static price axis for the commodity into a plurality of consolidated price levels such that each of the plurality of consolidated price levels corresponds to a combined plurality of price levels available for the commodity;
dynamically displaying, in a bid display region, a consolidated bid indicator for said commodity in a first location associated with a first consolidated price level, the consolidated bid indicator representing a quantity associated with a first plurality of price levels within the first consolidated price level;
dynamically displaying, in an ask display region, a consolidated ask indicator for said commodity in a second location associated with a second consolidated price level, the consolidated ask indicator representing a quantity associated with a second plurality of price levels within the second consolidated price level;
displaying an order entry region comprising a plurality of locations aligned with the common static price axis of consolidated prices for receiving commands to send trade orders for the commodity, wherein each of the plurality of locations for receiving commands is associated with a consolidated price level;
establishing an order allocation rule to be used to allocate an order quantity of a trade order to at least one price level of a consolidated price level selected for the trade order;
selecting a particular location in the order entry region with a user input device to send a trade order for an order quantity to the electronic exchange, the particular location corresponding to a consolidated price level;
using the order allocation rule to allocate the order quantity of the trade order among a plurality of price levels of the consolidated price level of the particular location;
generating at least one trade order based on the allocated order quantity; and
sending the at least one trade order to the electronic exchange.