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Method for automatic preventive maintenance of a non-contact printing unit in a production line, wherein the production line comprises a plurality of production units including the non-contact printing unit; wherein the method comprises: - initiating automatic preventive cleaning of the non-contact printing unit upon production stop in the production line not caused by the non-contact printing unit, characterized in that the method is for automatic preventive maintenance of a non-contact printing unit in a production line for absorbent articles such as diapers, sanitary napkins, panty liners, incontinence pads or similar, and in that the method further comprises: - initiating additional automatic cleaning of the non-contact printing unit after a predetermined period of time has passed since the last cleaning, wherein the relative position of a printing nozzle of the printing unit and an opposing support surface for the object to be printed is adjusted prior to performing the preventive cleaning for enabling access to the printer nozzle, wherein the relative position is adjusted by one or more of: raising the printer nozzle away from the opposing support surface; lowering the opposing support surface away from the printer nozzle; and moving the printing nozzle sideways. - initiating automatic preventive cleaning of the non-contact printing unit upon production stop in the production line not caused by the non-contact printing unit, - initiating additional automatic cleaning of the non-contact printing unit after a predetermined period of time has passed since the last cleaning,
A human vaginal oocyte retrieval needle comprising a first tubular region in fluid communication with a second tubular region, the first tubular region comprising a leading end for penetrating the tissue of a subject and the second tubular region comprising a trailing end for fluid communication with a means for receiving a fluid, the means comprising a vessel, in which the first tubular region has an outer diameter which is less than the outer diameter of the second tubular region and the first tubular region has an inner diameter which is less than the inner diameter of the second tubular region, wherein the first and second tubular regions (634, 636) have a combined length from 150mm to 500mm, the length of the first tubular region is greater than or equal to 30mm and less than or equal to 100mm, and the outer diameter of the first tubular region is from 0.6mm to 1.2mm.
A method for charging a battery, being applied to a charging-and-discharging apparatus, the charging-and-discharging apparatus comprising a bidirectional alternating current/direct current, AC/DC, converter, a first direct current/direct current, DC/DC, converter, and a control unit, wherein the first DC/DC converter is a bidirectional DC/DC converter connected in series between AC/DC converter and battery to be charged; wherein the method comprises: receiving a first charging current sent by a battery management system, BMS, of a battery and controlling the bidirectional AC/DC converter and the first DC/DC converter according to the first charging current to charge the battery through an AC power; receiving a first discharging current sent by the BMS and discharging a power of the battery according to the first discharging current, wherein the first discharging current is a discharging current sent by the BMS when a first accumulative charging amount of the battery is greater than or equal to a first accumulative charging amount threshold and a voltage of a battery cell of the battery does not exceed a full-charging voltage of the battery cell; and receiving a second charging current sent by the BMS and controlling the bidirectional AC/DC converter 0 and the first DC/DC converter according to the second charging current to charge the battery through the AC power, wherein the second charging current is a charging current sent by the BMS when a first accumulative discharging amount of the battery is greater than or equal to a first accumulative discharging amount threshold. receiving a first charging current sent by a battery management system, BMS, of a battery and controlling the bidirectional AC/DC converter and the first DC/DC converter according to the first charging current to charge the battery through an AC power; receiving a first discharging current sent by the BMS and discharging a power of the battery according to the first discharging current, wherein the first discharging current is a discharging current sent by the BMS when a first accumulative charging amount of the battery is greater than or equal to a first accumulative charging amount threshold and a voltage of a battery cell of the battery does not exceed a full-charging voltage of the battery cell; and receiving a second charging current sent by the BMS and controlling the bidirectional AC/DC converter 0 and the first DC/DC converter according to the second charging current to charge the battery through the AC power, wherein the second charging current is a charging current sent by the BMS when a first accumulative discharging amount of the battery is greater than or equal to a first accumulative discharging amount threshold.
Accessory apparatus for flowmeters, in particular ultrasonic flowmeters comprising at least two successively arranged, plate-shaped or diskshaped flow influencing elements provided with recesses designed as slots and adapted for being located downstream and/or upstream of the flowmeter, wherein the recesses in the flow influencing elements are made and/or the flow influencing elements are arranged such that they eliminate a free line of sight in the flow direction, characterized in that the longitudinal direction of the slots (3, 4) runs substantially radially, preferably runs radially.
A cartridge configured to form a part of a teatcup comprising a connector, the teatcup being configured to be attached to the teat of an animal to be milked, the cartridge comprising an elongated sleeve extending in parallel with a longitudinal central axis (x) and having an upper end section and a lower end section, a teatcup liner pre-mounted in the elongated sleeve and having an inner space for receiving said teat, a pulsation chamber between an inner side of the elongated sleeve and an outer side of the teatcup liner, wherein the teatcup liner comprises an upper end portion located at the upper end section of the elongated sleeve, a lower end portion located at the lower end section of the elongated sleeve, and a barrel portion extending between the upper end portion and the lower end portion, wherein the lower end portion of the teatcup liner comprises an annular flange extending outwardly, and wherein the annular flange abuts an end surface of the lower end section of the elongated sleeve, characterised in that the barrel portion in a rest state has a polygonal cross-sectional shape defining a plurality of corner portions and a plurality of side portions, each connecting two of said corner portions, that the elongated sleeve comprises a primary locking member, that the teatcup liner comprises a primary complementary locking member, and that the primary locking member and the primary complementary locking member engage each other to prevent rotation of the teatcup liner in relation to the elongated sleeve around the longitudinal central axis (x), wherein the primary locking member is located at the lower end section of the elongated sleeve, and wherein the primary complementary locking member is provided on the lower end portion of the teatcup liner, wherein the primary complementary locking member is provided on the annular flange.
A method for determining the range of an object comprising: transmitting a plurality of successive radar chirps; adding a frequency offset to at least one of the plurality of successive radar chirps such that the frequency offset occurs between each of the plurality of successive radar chirps, the frequency offset being a fraction of a range frequency bin; receiving a corresponding plurality of return signals; constructing a plurality of frequency transforms from the plurality of return signals, wherein constructing the plurality of frequency transforms includes generating a frequency transform of each one of the plurality of return signals; adding each of the frequency transforms together to create a composite frequency transform; and determining the range of the object from a frequency peak detected in the composite frequency transform. transmitting a plurality of successive radar chirps; adding a frequency offset to at least one of the plurality of successive radar chirps such that the frequency offset occurs between each of the plurality of successive radar chirps, the frequency offset being a fraction of a range frequency bin; receiving a corresponding plurality of return signals; constructing a plurality of frequency transforms from the plurality of return signals, wherein constructing the plurality of frequency transforms includes generating a frequency transform of each one of the plurality of return signals; adding each of the frequency transforms together to create a composite frequency transform; and determining the range of the object from a frequency peak detected in the composite frequency transform.
A robot cleaner, comprising: an image detecting unit configured to detect a plurality of images by capturing peripheral circumstances; a feature point extracting unit configured to extract a plurality of feature points with respect to each of the plurality of images, and to create a feature point set consisting of the plurality of feature points; a feature point matching unit configured to match the feature points with each other through comparisons; and a control unit configured to recognize a position of the robot cleaner based on a matching result, characterized in that: the feature point set is provided with feature point set information consisting of an orientation vector between the feature points and an orientation angle (θ), wherein the orientation angle (θ) indicates an angle formed between an orientation (a 1,i) of each feature point and an orientation vector. an image detecting unit configured to detect a plurality of images by capturing peripheral circumstances; a feature point extracting unit configured to extract a plurality of feature points with respect to each of the plurality of images, and to create a feature point set consisting of the plurality of feature points; a feature point matching unit configured to match the feature points with each other through comparisons; and a control unit configured to recognize a position of the robot cleaner based on a matching result, characterized in that: the feature point set is provided with feature point set information consisting of an orientation vector between the feature points and an orientation angle (θ), wherein the orientation angle (θ) indicates an angle formed between an orientation (a 1,i) of each feature point and an orientation vector. the feature point set is provided with feature point set information consisting of an orientation vector between the feature points and an orientation angle (θ), wherein the orientation angle (θ) indicates an angle formed between an orientation (a 1,i) of each feature point and an orientation vector.
An electronic apparatus comprising: a microphone; a communicator configured to communicate with an external device; and a controller configured to generate sound data based on a sound input to the microphone, receive audio data from the external device through the communicator, and control to transmit, through the communicator, a command to the external device to adjust an intensity of the sound output from the external device based on a result of comparison between the sound data and the audio data; wherein the audio data is an audio data file corresponding to a sound output from the external device. a microphone; a communicator configured to communicate with an external device; and a controller configured to generate sound data based on a sound input to the microphone, receive audio data from the external device through the communicator, and control to transmit, through the communicator, a command to the external device to adjust an intensity of the sound output from the external device based on a result of comparison between the sound data and the audio data; wherein the audio data is an audio data file corresponding to a sound output from the external device.
Pneumatic distribution machine for distributing granular material, in particular seed and/or fertilizer, over an agricultural surface, comprising at least one distributor head which is designed to be at least partially circular, to which the material to be distributed can be supplied in adjustable amounts via at least one feed line, and which comprises a plurality of radially arranged outlet openings and discharge lines which adjoin thereto, at least some outlet openings and/or discharge lines being assigned in each case at least one switching element which can be pivotally adjusted around a substantially horizontal pivot axis between at least one open and one closed position by means of a pivot shaft, the pivot axes of the pivot shafts of at least two switching elements being aligned offset from at least two adjacent outlet openings and/or discharge lines at an angle to one another, and the pivot shafts of the switching elements being operable by motorized actuators, at least two switching elements of in each case at least two of the plurality of outlet openings being jointly pivotable via at least one coupling element which allows a torque-transmitting coupling, with an angular offset, of the pivot shafts, so that at least two switching elements are operable via at least one common actuator, characterized by a direct coupling of the respective pivot shafts of adjacent switching elements by means of the coupling element.
A colored fiber cement product at least comprising: - a cementitious matrix comprising a black pigment and/or a colored pigment, and - synthetic fibers, characterized in that said synthetic fibers are pigmented with at least one white pigment. - a cementitious matrix comprising a black pigment and/or a colored pigment, and - synthetic fibers, characterized in that said synthetic fibers are pigmented with at least one white pigment.
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device package, the method having the steps of: forming a sacrificial layer where a micro cavity is to be located; forming a metal layer of thickness greater than 1 micron over the sacrificial layer; forming a porous membrane provided with pores from the metal layer, removing at least some of the sacrificial layer to form the micro cavity by removing at least some of the sacrificial layer through the porous membrane; and sealing by sealing the pores in the porous membrane, characterised in that the metal layer comprises an alloy of metals having differing etch rates, and the step of forming the porous membrane comprising etching the deposited alloy to remove the metal having the faster etch rate, or the step of forming the porous membrane having the steps of forming a colloidal template and carrying out electro deposition of metal on the colloidal template, or the step of forming the porous membrane having the step of anodization of the metal layer. forming a sacrificial layer where a micro cavity is to be located; forming a metal layer of thickness greater than 1 micron over the sacrificial layer; forming a porous membrane provided with pores from the metal layer, removing at least some of the sacrificial layer to form the micro cavity by removing at least some of the sacrificial layer through the porous membrane; and sealing by sealing the pores in the porous membrane, characterised in that the metal layer comprises an alloy of metals having differing etch rates, and the step of forming the porous membrane comprising etching the deposited alloy to remove the metal having the faster etch rate, or the step of forming the porous membrane having the steps of forming a colloidal template and carrying out electro deposition of metal on the colloidal template, or the step of forming the porous membrane having the step of anodization of the metal layer.
A hydraulic chuck configured such that a pressurization fluid pressurized by a push member is fed through a pressurization passage to a pressurization chamber to reduce a diameter of an elastic deformable part, the hydraulic chuck comprising: a body having a flange accommodating part opening at a small-diameter portion at a tip end of the body and a sleeve accommodating part opening with a smaller diameter than the flange accommodating part in a bottom face of the flange accommodating part; a sleeve having a hole in which an object to be gripped can be inserted, the sleeve being engageable with and insertable into the sleeve accommodating part from a leading end side of the flange accommodating part, the pressurization chamber being formed between the sleeve and the sleeve accommodating part 5b, reserving therein an amount of the pressurization fluid, the sleeve having a flange engageable with the flange accommodating part, characterized in that the hydraulic chuck further comprises a coolant feeding passage which extends through the inside of the body, the coolant feeding passage being communicated with a coolant discharging opening provided at the tip end of the body; that at least a portion of a circumferential edge of the coolant discharging opening is formed on a more radially inner side than an arc defining a maximum outer diameter of the flange, that at least a portion of an outer edge of the flange has a reduced outer diameter; and that the coolant discharging opening is open on a radially outer side of the small-diameter portion of the flange and away from the outer edge of the flange. a body having a flange accommodating part opening at a small-diameter portion at a tip end of the body and a sleeve accommodating part opening with a smaller diameter than the flange accommodating part in a bottom face of the flange accommodating part; a sleeve having a hole in which an object to be gripped can be inserted, the sleeve being engageable with and insertable into the sleeve accommodating part from a leading end side of the flange accommodating part, the pressurization chamber being formed between the sleeve and the sleeve accommodating part 5b, reserving therein an amount of the pressurization fluid, the sleeve having a flange engageable with the flange accommodating part, characterized in that the hydraulic chuck further comprises a coolant feeding passage which extends through the inside of the body, the coolant feeding passage being communicated with a coolant discharging opening provided at the tip end of the body; that at least a portion of a circumferential edge of the coolant discharging opening is formed on a more radially inner side than an arc defining a maximum outer diameter of the flange, that at least a portion of an outer edge of the flange has a reduced outer diameter; and that the coolant discharging opening is open on a radially outer side of the small-diameter portion of the flange and away from the outer edge of the flange.
An apparatus (100; 200), comprising: a filter comprising a conductor and a plurality of cavity resonators that are implemented as TE101 resonators; wherein the plurality of cavity resonators comprises a first cavity resonator (102; 210) and a second cavity resonator (105; 215); wherein the conductor (135; 245; 400) is coupled between the first cavity resonator (101; 210) and the second cavity resonator (102; 215), wherein a first portion of the conductor (245; 400) defines a first area in a plane that is substantially perpendicular to a first magnetic field direction in the first cavity resonator and a second portion of the conductor (245; 400) defines a second area in a plane that is substantially perpendicular to a second magnetic field direction in the second cavity resonator such that inductive current generated in the first portion flows in substantially the same direction as current in the second portion of the conductor; wherein the first area and the second area determine a coupling constant between electromagnetic fields in the first cavity resonator and the second cavity resonator; wherein the conductor (135; 245; 400) is rotatably adjustable about an axis (250; 415); wherein the conductor forms a coupling loop that consists of an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the upper portion protrudes into the first cavity resonator and defines the first area and wherein the lower portion protrudes into the second cavity resonator and defines the second area. a filter comprising a conductor and a plurality of cavity resonators that are implemented as TE101 resonators; wherein the plurality of cavity resonators comprises a first cavity resonator (102; 210) and a second cavity resonator (105; 215); wherein the conductor (135; 245; 400) is coupled between the first cavity resonator (101; 210) and the second cavity resonator (102; 215), wherein a first portion of the conductor (245; 400) defines a first area in a plane that is substantially perpendicular to a first magnetic field direction in the first cavity resonator and a second portion of the conductor (245; 400) defines a second area in a plane that is substantially perpendicular to a second magnetic field direction in the second cavity resonator such that inductive current generated in the first portion flows in substantially the same direction as current in the second portion of the conductor; wherein the first area and the second area determine a coupling constant between electromagnetic fields in the first cavity resonator and the second cavity resonator; wherein the conductor (135; 245; 400) is rotatably adjustable about an axis (250; 415); wherein the conductor forms a coupling loop that consists of an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the upper portion protrudes into the first cavity resonator and defines the first area and wherein the lower portion protrudes into the second cavity resonator and defines the second area.
A cleaner comprising: a suction motor that generates suction force; an impeller positioned at an upper portion in the suction motor; a first cyclone unit that separates dust from air sucked by the suction force; a second cyclone unit that separates dust from air received from the first cyclone unit; and a motor housing (26, 27) covering at least the suction motor, characterized by further comprising: a pre-filter that surrounds an outer surface of the motor housing (26, 27); and air passage that surrounds an outer surface of the pre-filter and flows air discharged from the second cyclone unit toward the suction motor. a suction motor that generates suction force; an impeller positioned at an upper portion in the suction motor; a first cyclone unit that separates dust from air sucked by the suction force; a second cyclone unit that separates dust from air received from the first cyclone unit; and a motor housing (26, 27) covering at least the suction motor, characterized by further comprising: a pre-filter that surrounds an outer surface of the motor housing (26, 27); and air passage that surrounds an outer surface of the pre-filter and flows air discharged from the second cyclone unit toward the suction motor. a pre-filter that surrounds an outer surface of the motor housing (26, 27); and air passage that surrounds an outer surface of the pre-filter and flows air discharged from the second cyclone unit toward the suction motor.