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An article supply apparatus with a picking and placing device that picks up an article as a long shaped container or a long shaped cap at a picking position and places the article (1, 2) at a placing position in a uniform posture, the article supply apparatus comprising: a conveying device configured to place the article provided from an article providing device onto a V-shaped conveying surface and to convey the article to the picking position in a direction in which the long shaped direction thereof follows a V-shaped valley of the V-shaped conveying surface, a stopping device formed as an open-close or normally-closed stopper and configured to stop the article while contacting the article at the picking position on the V-shaped conveying surface finding means configured to find the longitudinal direction of the stopped article before the article is picked up at the picking position, wherein the picking and placing device picks up and places the article (1, 2) according to the found result of the finding means to place the stopped article (1, 2) at the placing position in a uniform posture, the article supply apparatus further comprising a holder conveying device, wherein the picking and placing device is configured to directly place the picked article in a holder on the holder conveying device in a standing posture. a conveying device configured to place the article provided from an article providing device onto a V-shaped conveying surface and to convey the article to the picking position in a direction in which the long shaped direction thereof follows a V-shaped valley of the V-shaped conveying surface, a stopping device formed as an open-close or normally-closed stopper and configured to stop the article while contacting the article at the picking position on the V-shaped conveying surface finding means configured to find the longitudinal direction of the stopped article before the article is picked up at the picking position, wherein the picking and placing device picks up and places the article (1, 2) according to the found result of the finding means to place the stopped article (1, 2) at the placing position in a uniform posture, the article supply apparatus further comprising a holder conveying device, wherein the picking and placing device is configured to directly place the picked article in a holder on the holder conveying device in a standing posture.
An apparatus for converting three phase AC voltages on first, second and third input lines to DC voltage across positive and negative DC buses, the apparatus comprising: a rectifier including first, second and third rectifier legs, each leg including a switch (30, 32, 34) and a diode (36, 38, 40) wherein the switch is linked between the positive DC bus and a cathode of the diode, an anode of the diode is linked to the negative DC bus and the first, second and third diode cathodes are linked to the first, second and third input lines, respectively; a DC bus voltage sensor linked to the positive DC bus for measuring the DC bus voltage to generate a measured DC bus voltage (V DC); a rectifier controller configured to receive the measured DC bus voltage, a reference voltage value (V r) and the three phase AC voltages wherein, when the measured DC bus voltage is at least equal to the reference voltage value, the controller is configured to turn on the switches in the first, second and third rectifier legs when the voltages on the first, second and third input lines are positive, respectively, the controller being configured to maintain the switches off in the first, second and third rectifier legs when the measured DC bus voltage is less than the reference voltage value; and a pre-charge circuit linking at least one of the input lines to the positive DC bus. a rectifier including first, second and third rectifier legs, each leg including a switch (30, 32, 34) and a diode (36, 38, 40) wherein the switch is linked between the positive DC bus and a cathode of the diode, an anode of the diode is linked to the negative DC bus and the first, second and third diode cathodes are linked to the first, second and third input lines, respectively; a DC bus voltage sensor linked to the positive DC bus for measuring the DC bus voltage to generate a measured DC bus voltage (V DC); a rectifier controller configured to receive the measured DC bus voltage, a reference voltage value (V r) and the three phase AC voltages wherein, when the measured DC bus voltage is at least equal to the reference voltage value, the controller is configured to turn on the switches in the first, second and third rectifier legs when the voltages on the first, second and third input lines are positive, respectively, the controller being configured to maintain the switches off in the first, second and third rectifier legs when the measured DC bus voltage is less than the reference voltage value; and a pre-charge circuit linking at least one of the input lines to the positive DC bus.
An audio signal processing apparatus for performing audio signal processing comprising a plurality of channels each being identified by a channel number and each having parameters used in the audio signal processing, the audio signal processing apparatus comprising: a plurality of channel strips, each channel strip having a current channel which is currently assigned thereto, and each channel strip being provided with manipulators for adjusting values of the parameters of the current channel; a plurality of layers, each layer being capable of storing at least one channel number each of which is usable for determining the current channel for a respective one of the channel strips; and a changing section adapted to change the respective channel numbers stored in the layers; and an assigning section, the plurality of layers have different priorities relative to each other, characterized in that said assigning section is adapted to refer to all of the layers that currently store a respective channel number for a respective one of the channel strips, and to determine a new current channel for the respective channel strip according to the respective channel number stored for the respective channel strip in the layer having the highest priority among the layers referred to by the assigning section. a plurality of channel strips, each channel strip having a current channel which is currently assigned thereto, and each channel strip being provided with manipulators for adjusting values of the parameters of the current channel; a plurality of layers, each layer being capable of storing at least one channel number each of which is usable for determining the current channel for a respective one of the channel strips; and a changing section adapted to change the respective channel numbers stored in the layers; and an assigning section, the plurality of layers have different priorities relative to each other, characterized in that said assigning section is adapted to refer to all of the layers that currently store a respective channel number for a respective one of the channel strips, and to determine a new current channel for the respective channel strip according to the respective channel number stored for the respective channel strip in the layer having the highest priority among the layers referred to by the assigning section.
A method of extracting a substance comprising the steps of: (i) placing a substrate on which a substance has been adsorbed into a container; (ii) feeding a solvent into the container whilst restricting its exit to achieve a predetermined pressure of the solvent in the container, wherein the solvent has a critical point and the predetermined pressure is above the critical point of the solvent; (iii) transitioning the solvent into a supercritical fluid within the container by heating to a temperature above its critical point as well pressurising to a pressure above its critical point; (iv) releasing the solvent and an extract comprising extracted substances into a separator (902; 1902); (v) reducing the temperature and pressure in the separator (902, 1902) to remove a gaseous portion of the solvent from the extract; and (vi) collecting the extract remaining from the separator (902, 1902); wherein the container is in the form of an extraction basket comprising first and second closures adapted to seal the container at first and second ends respectively, the method being characterized by an additional step prior to the step of feeding solvent into the container, of removing the first and second closures of the container, and replacing the first and second closures with first and second plungers (508, 510), which first and second plungers (508, 510) are releasably and sealably engageable with the first and second ends of the container respectively. (i) placing a substrate on which a substance has been adsorbed into a container; (ii) feeding a solvent into the container whilst restricting its exit to achieve a predetermined pressure of the solvent in the container, wherein the solvent has a critical point and the predetermined pressure is above the critical point of the solvent; (iii) transitioning the solvent into a supercritical fluid within the container by heating to a temperature above its critical point as well pressurising to a pressure above its critical point; (iv) releasing the solvent and an extract comprising extracted substances into a separator (902; 1902); (v) reducing the temperature and pressure in the separator (902, 1902) to remove a gaseous portion of the solvent from the extract; and (vi) collecting the extract remaining from the separator (902, 1902);
A centrifugal blood pump without a mechanical bearing, comprising: - a pump casing with a central axis, a blood flow inlet disposed on the central axis and a blood flow outlet disposed on a circumference of the pump casing, - an impeller arranged in the pump casing so as to be rotatable about said central axis and freely movable axially and radially within a limited axial clearance and limited radial clearance, the impeller being provided with permanent magnets or permanently magnetized magnetic regions (N/S) and further with radially extending blades defining passages therebetween for radial blood flow, and - an electromagnetic drive adapted to cooperate with the magnets or magnetic regions (N/S) of the impeller so as to set the impeller rotating about said central axis, wherein said radial clearance is defined by an outer circumference (17, 18, 22) of the impeller and an inner surface of a wall, or a plurality of wall sections, arranged in a circle about said central axis, the radial clearance being 100 μm or less so as to form a hydrodynamic radial bearing for the impeller, characterized in that the wall or plurality of wall sections is arranged within the pump casing and the pump comprises a ring diffuser arranged peripherally of said wall or wall sections. - a pump casing with a central axis, a blood flow inlet disposed on the central axis and a blood flow outlet disposed on a circumference of the pump casing, - an impeller arranged in the pump casing so as to be rotatable about said central axis and freely movable axially and radially within a limited axial clearance and limited radial clearance, the impeller being provided with permanent magnets or permanently magnetized magnetic regions (N/S) and further with radially extending blades defining passages therebetween for radial blood flow, and - an electromagnetic drive adapted to cooperate with the magnets or magnetic regions (N/S) of the impeller so as to set the impeller rotating about said central axis,
A method for manufacturing a composite material structure using a co-curing process, the structure being formed by at least one structural component positioned on a base laminate, the method comprising the following steps: a) for each uncured structural component, manufacturing it by laying-up and forming steps so that the structural component comprises a foot (1.1) adapted to contact on the base laminate wherein such foot (1.1) comprises a peripheral tapered foot edge (1.1.1); each uncured structural component being surrounded by a vacuum strip secured between curing tools; b) positioning each of the at least one uncured structural component on an uncured base laminate in the areas foreseen for the attachment, the vacuum strip of each uncured structural component forming a vacuum bag with complementary pieces (4.1, 4.2) of the same material so that the resulting vacuum bag extends over the entire uncured base laminate; c) applying a curing cycle to the assembly resulting from the previous step for curing together each of the at least one structural components with the base laminate, manufacturing the composite material structure thereby. a) for each uncured structural component, manufacturing it by laying-up and forming steps so that the structural component comprises a foot (1.1) adapted to contact on the base laminate wherein such foot (1.1) comprises a peripheral tapered foot edge (1.1.1); each uncured structural component being surrounded by a vacuum strip secured between curing tools; b) positioning each of the at least one uncured structural component on an uncured base laminate in the areas foreseen for the attachment, the vacuum strip of each uncured structural component forming a vacuum bag with complementary pieces (4.1, 4.2) of the same material so that the resulting vacuum bag extends over the entire uncured base laminate; c) applying a curing cycle to the assembly resulting from the previous step for curing together each of the at least one structural components with the base laminate, manufacturing the composite material structure thereby.
An air conditioning system including: a drain pan; a compressor; an evaporator; a condenser defined by a loop of coil; and a blower, wherein the evaporator and the condenser are mounted in a substantially vertical manner, characterised in that the condenser and the evaporator are mounted next to one another with the evaporator mounted between the blower and the condenser. a drain pan; a compressor; an evaporator; a condenser defined by a loop of coil; and a blower,
Conveyor device for a molten metal in an injection pressure apparatus, having a storage container for the molten metal and a conveying duct in which the molten metal is feedable to a mould cavity, wherein the conveying duct comprises a cylinder bore in which a piston is disposed so as to be axially adjustable by way of a maximum stroke which is defined between a first position and a second position, and wherein a reservoir chamber for the molten metal is provided in the cylinder bore, the metal melt as a result of an axial displacement of the piston being capable of being introduced from said reservoir chamber through an onward-leading line into the mould cavity, wherein an adjustment device by means of which the maximum stroke of the piston is variable is provided, wherein the first position of the piston in which the latter is extracted as far as possible from the cylinder bore is variable by means of the adjustment device, and wherein the piston in the first position thereof bears on a detent element, characterized in that the adjustment device comprises replaceable spacers (52, 52a) which are attachable to the piston and/or the detent element.
A near field coupler for a near field coupler system and adapted to provide selective communication between a transceiver and a targeted transponder disposed among multiple adjacent transponders on a transponder conveyance system, the near field coupler comprising: a dielectric substrate having a first surface, a second surface, a first end and a second end; a ground plane disposed on the second surface of the dielectric substrate, a plurality of radiating elements extending each from a first end proximate the first end of the dielectric substrate to a second end proximate the second end of the dielectric substrate along the first surface; a terminating resistor disposed on the dielectric substrate adjacent the second end of the dielectric substrate and connecting said second end of each of the plurality of radiating elements to the ground plane; characterised by further comprising: a switching element adjacent to the first end of the dielectric substrate, and electrically connected to said first end of each of the plurality of radiating elements, the switching element being adapted for electrical communication with the transceiver and configured to selectively couple one or more radiating elements among the plurality of radiating elements to the transceiver. a dielectric substrate having a first surface, a second surface, a first end and a second end; a ground plane disposed on the second surface of the dielectric substrate, a plurality of radiating elements extending each from a first end proximate the first end of the dielectric substrate to a second end proximate the second end of the dielectric substrate along the first surface; a terminating resistor disposed on the dielectric substrate adjacent the second end of the dielectric substrate and connecting said second end of each of the plurality of radiating elements to the ground plane; a switching element adjacent to the first end of the dielectric substrate, and electrically connected to said first end of each of the plurality of radiating elements, the switching element being adapted for electrical communication with the transceiver and configured to selectively couple one or more radiating elements among the plurality of radiating elements to the transceiver.
A control device for controlling a main processing machine in accordance with a program where a plate thickness of a workpiece is a first plate thickness, comprising: a program storage unit configured to store a program for specifying a machining shape on a machining surface of the workpiece and a fixing distance of a fixing portion that fixes a core to be formed by machining the workpiece to the workpiece, on a machining line between the workpiece and the core; an enlargement/reduction ratio setter configured to set an enlargement/reduction ratio (Ms) of the machining shape of the workpiece; a plate thickness setter configured to set a second plate thickness as the plate thickness of the workpiece to be machined by the main processing machine; a plate thickness ratio calculator configured to calculate the ratio of the second plate thickness to the first plate thickness as a plate thickness ratio (Mh); and a control unit configured to control the main processing machine by reading the program replacing the machining shape specified in the program with a shape corresponding to the enlargement/reduction ratio (Ms) and replacing the fixing distance specified in the program with a distance corresponding to the enlargement/reduction ratio (Ms) and the plate thickness ratio (Mh). a program storage unit configured to store a program for specifying a machining shape on a machining surface of the workpiece and a fixing distance of a fixing portion that fixes a core to be formed by machining the workpiece to the workpiece, on a machining line between the workpiece and the core; an enlargement/reduction ratio setter configured to set an enlargement/reduction ratio (Ms) of the machining shape of the workpiece; a plate thickness setter configured to set a second plate thickness as the plate thickness of the workpiece to be machined by the main processing machine; a plate thickness ratio calculator configured to calculate the ratio of the second plate thickness to the first plate thickness as a plate thickness ratio (Mh); and a control unit configured to control the main processing machine by reading the program replacing the machining shape specified in the program with a shape corresponding to the enlargement/reduction ratio (Ms) and replacing the fixing distance specified in the program with a distance corresponding to the enlargement/reduction ratio (Ms) and the plate thickness ratio (Mh).
A composition comprising an effective amount of a compound of formula: wherein n is 1 to 3, the (substituted) heterocycle contains 5- or 6-membered rings and the fused heterocycle contains nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur heteroatoms and the substituent is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, hydroxy, C 1-6 alkyl, trifluoromethyl and (substituted) phenyl, for use in treating a neurodegenerative disease in a subject in need thereof.
A method of making a syringe assembly comprising: - providing a syringe barrel comprising a ceramic material, the syringe barrel defining a first sliding surface that is substantially free of lubricant; - reducing friction on the first sliding surface comprising the steps of: a) filling the syringe barrel with water for injection such that the first sliding surface is contacted with WFI; b) heating the first sliding surface and the WFI in contact with the first sliding surface at a temperature of at least 121 °C; and c) drying the first surface, - providing a syringe stopper comprising an elastomeric material that is softer than the ceramic material of the syringe barrel, the syringe stopper defining a second sliding surface configured for sliding engagement with the first sliding surface; and - slidably contacting the first sliding surface of reduced friction with the second sliding surface. - providing a syringe barrel comprising a ceramic material, the syringe barrel defining a first sliding surface that is substantially free of lubricant; - reducing friction on the first sliding surface comprising the steps of: a) filling the syringe barrel with water for injection such that the first sliding surface is contacted with WFI; b) heating the first sliding surface and the WFI in contact with the first sliding surface at a temperature of at least 121 °C; and c) drying the first surface, a) filling the syringe barrel with water for injection such that the first sliding surface is contacted with WFI; b) heating the first sliding surface and the WFI in contact with the first sliding surface at a temperature of at least 121 °C; and c) drying the first surface, - providing a syringe stopper comprising an elastomeric material that is softer than the ceramic material of the syringe barrel, the syringe stopper defining a second sliding surface configured for sliding engagement with the first sliding surface; and - slidably contacting the first sliding surface of reduced friction with the second sliding surface.
Device for measuring the amount of secretion of a liquid, comprising: - a plurality of containers (11 i) for accumulating the liquid, - a plurality of possible transfer structures (12 i), the containers being connected fluidly in series from an area for capturing this liquid, particularly through these transfer structures, - a system for detecting (13 i) the presence of the liquid within the containers and/or transfer structures, this detection system providing information representing the amount of liquid absorbed by the device. - a plurality of containers (11 i) for accumulating the liquid, - a plurality of possible transfer structures (12 i), the containers being connected fluidly in series from an area for capturing this liquid, particularly through these transfer structures, - a system for detecting (13 i) the presence of the liquid within the containers and/or transfer structures, this detection system providing information representing the amount of liquid absorbed by the device.