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An automatic backup pin arrangement system for a component mounting machine configured to automatically arrange backup pins at positions designated in a production job, the backup pins being capable of holding a circuit board, on which a component is mounted, from below, wherein a position of each of the backup pins is designated at a position relative to the circuit board, an XY-robot (14L, 14R) performing a component mounting operation and an automatic backup pin arrangement operation is mounted on each of multiple component mounting machines, and a control device is configured to control an operation of each of the multiple component mounting machines, characterized in that an arrangement of the backup pins designated in the production job is used in common by the multiple component mounting machines arranged along a conveyance path of the circuit board, and the control device is further configured to determine whether a designated position of a backup pin is a position where the backup pin cannot be automatically arranged in the arrangement of the backup pins designated in the production job, and when the designated position of the backup pin is a position where the backup pin cannot be automatically arranged, the control device is configured to exclude the backup pin at the position from the arrangement of the backup pins designated in the production job and the excluded backup pin is not to be automatically arranged, and to automatically arrange only other backup pins at the positions designated in the production job. a position of each of the backup pins is designated at a position relative to the circuit board, an XY-robot (14L, 14R) performing a component mounting operation and an automatic backup pin arrangement operation is mounted on each of multiple component mounting machines, and a control device is configured to control an operation of each of the multiple component mounting machines, characterized in that an arrangement of the backup pins designated in the production job is used in common by the multiple component mounting machines arranged along a conveyance path of the circuit board, and the control device is further configured to determine whether a designated position of a backup pin is a position where the backup pin cannot be automatically arranged in the arrangement of the backup pins designated in the production job, and when the designated position of the backup pin is a position where the backup pin cannot be automatically arranged, the control device is configured to exclude the backup pin at the position from the arrangement of the backup pins designated in the production job and the excluded backup pin is not to be automatically arranged, and to automatically arrange only other backup pins at the positions designated in the production job.
A negative electrode active material for a secondary battery having a three-layer structure, comprising: a crystalline silicon (Si) layer; an amorphous matrix layer including alloy metal formed outside the Si layer; and a nano grain matrix layer formed on an interface between the Si layer and the amorphous matrix layer. a crystalline silicon (Si) layer; an amorphous matrix layer including alloy metal formed outside the Si layer; and a nano grain matrix layer formed on an interface between the Si layer and the amorphous matrix layer.
A method for the production of ceramic products; the method comprises at least a compacting step, during which, in the area of a work station, a powder material comprising ceramic powders is compacted so as to obtain a layer of compacted powder material; a supplying step, during which a first ceramic powder is fed to a first conveyor assembly so as to determine a base layer and the first conveyor assembly moves the base layer in a conveying direction to a feeding assembly; a removal step, during which a removal device removes at least part of the first ceramic powder by suction and so as to obtain at least one groove in said base layer; a deposition step, during which a delivering device deposits, into the groove, a second ceramic powder, which is different from the first ceramic powder, so as to obtain a combined layer; a feeding step, during which the combined layer is fed by dropping, crosswise to the conveying direction, by means of the feeding assembly, to a second conveyor assembly so as to form a layer of said powder material; and a conveying step, during which said layer of said powder material is conveyed, by means of the second conveyor assembly, from the feeding assembly to the work station; in particular, the supplying step, the conveying step and the feeding step are at least partially simultaneous. a compacting step, during which, in the area of a work station, a powder material comprising ceramic powders is compacted so as to obtain a layer of compacted powder material; a supplying step, during which a first ceramic powder is fed to a first conveyor assembly so as to determine a base layer and the first conveyor assembly moves the base layer in a conveying direction to a feeding assembly; a removal step, during which a removal device removes at least part of the first ceramic powder by suction and so as to obtain at least one groove in said base layer; a deposition step, during which a delivering device deposits, into the groove, a second ceramic powder, which is different from the first ceramic powder, so as to obtain a combined layer; a feeding step, during which the combined layer is fed by dropping, crosswise to the conveying direction, by means of the feeding assembly, to a second conveyor assembly so as to form a layer of said powder material; and a conveying step, during which said layer of said powder material is conveyed, by means of the second conveyor assembly, from the feeding assembly to the work station; in particular, the supplying step, the conveying step and the feeding step are at least partially simultaneous.
A dry vacuum pump for pumping corrosive fluid, the pump comprising: a dry pumping mechanism comprising a plurality of pumping stages along a fluid flow path between an inlet for fluid at high vacuum and an outlet for fluid at low vacuum, each of said pumping stages comprising a stator and a rotor, wherein the pumping stages comprise a roots pumping mechanism or a claw pumping mechanism, characterised in that the rotor and the stator of a pumping stage at a first section of said flow path is formed from a first material and the rotor and the stator of a pumping stage at a second section of said flow path, downstream of said first section, is formed from a second material, the first and second materials being configured such that the build-up of corrosion deposits in each respective stage of the pump are generally equal, one stage to the other stage, during operation of the pump.
Latching device for a shifting device of a vehicle transmission with a latching plate, the locking device having a limb projecting substantially at right angles from the locking plate for stationary connection to a switching shaft, the limb having an opening and the opening serving for stationary reception of the switching shaft, characterized in that the limb contains a cam and the cam is designed as a stop for a spring-mounted slide of a resetting mechanism into a basic position, the limb forming the cam in a plane of the opening, and the cam being designed over an entire region of the limb, from one side edge of the limb to another side edge of the limb, only interrupted by the opening.
A method of coupling a rotor influencing device, which can be coupled, in a form-fitting manner, to a rotor, a part of a drive train or a transmission of a wind energy installation, and which can be decoupled from the rotor, from a part of a drive train or from a transmission of a wind energy installation, by means of a coupling device which is connected to the rotor influencing device, which coupling device can be switched between a decoupling position and a coupling position of the rotor influencing device in a reversible manner, wherein, when the coupling device is positioned in the decoupling position, the coupling device is blocked in the decoupling position by means of an operating blocking device, wherein a control device of the wind energy installation monitors at least one operating parameter of the wind energy installation and deactivates the operating blocking device as a function of the at least one monitored operating parameter, wherein, after the deactivation of the operating blocking device, the rotor influencing device is brought into the coupling position and is coupled by means of the coupling device, wherein a coupling position sensor gives a signal when the coupling device has reached and / or has assumed the coupling position and the control device activates a coupling blocking device as a function of the signal of the coupling position sensor.
A peritoneal dialysis fluid line set comprising: a fluid line configured to carry spent dialysate to a drain receptacle; and a chemical testing device disposed along the fluid line, the chemical testing device configured to detect a presence of a substance in the spent dialysate as the spent dialysate flows past the chemical testing device, and the chemical testing device configured to provide a visual change in a color indication of the presence of the substance in the spent dialysate, wherein the chemical testing device defines a fluid channel through which the spent dialysate can flow and comprises a test pad (224, 228) that has an initial color and that includes one or more reagents that are reactive with the substance to cause the test pad to change color, and a semi-permeable membrane that allows passage of the substance from the spent dialysate flowing in the fluid channel to the test pad. a fluid line configured to carry spent dialysate to a drain receptacle; and a chemical testing device disposed along the fluid line, the chemical testing device configured to detect a presence of a substance in the spent dialysate as the spent dialysate flows past the chemical testing device, and the chemical testing device configured to provide a visual change in a color indication of the presence of the substance in the spent dialysate, wherein the chemical testing device defines a fluid channel through which the spent dialysate can flow and comprises a test pad (224, 228) that has an initial color and that includes one or more reagents that are reactive with the substance to cause the test pad to change color, and a semi-permeable membrane that allows passage of the substance from the spent dialysate flowing in the fluid channel to the test pad. a test pad (224, 228) that has an initial color and that includes one or more reagents that are reactive with the substance to cause the test pad to change color, and a semi-permeable membrane that allows passage of the substance from the spent dialysate flowing in the fluid channel to the test pad.
A remote center manipulator apparatus comprising: an instrument holder; a parallelogram linkage base; and a mounting base rotationally coupled to the parallelogram linkage base for rotation about a first axis, the parallelogram linkage base coupled to the instrument holder by a plurality of links (42, 44, 46) and pivots (48, 50, 52, 54) defining a parallelogram, the instrument holder defining a longitudinal axis intersecting the first axis at a remote center of rotation; the links and pivots comprising an offset yaw link coupled to the parallelogram linkage base, the offset yaw link being offset from the first axis, a main link coupled to the instrument holder, and a vertical link coupling the offset yaw link to the main link, wherein the main link and vertical link are offset in different planes; characterized in that a first side of the parallelogram adjacent the parallelogram linkage base extends beneath the first axis, and wherein the first axis and the first side of the parallelogram connecting the centre of rotation to a first pivot of the parallelogram adjacent the parallelogram linkage base are angularly offset by at least 2 degrees. an instrument holder; a parallelogram linkage base; and a mounting base rotationally coupled to the parallelogram linkage base for rotation about a first axis, the parallelogram linkage base coupled to the instrument holder by a plurality of links (42, 44, 46) and pivots (48, 50, 52, 54) defining a parallelogram, the instrument holder defining a longitudinal axis intersecting the first axis at a remote center of rotation; the links and pivots comprising an offset yaw link coupled to the parallelogram linkage base, the offset yaw link being offset from the first axis, a main link coupled to the instrument holder, and a vertical link coupling the offset yaw link to the main link, wherein the main link and vertical link are offset in different planes; characterized in that a first side of the parallelogram adjacent the parallelogram linkage base extends beneath the first axis, and wherein the first axis and the first side of the parallelogram connecting the centre of rotation to a first pivot of the parallelogram adjacent the parallelogram linkage base are angularly offset by at least 2 degrees.
A complex oxide containing silicon oxide, cerium oxide and optionally an oxide of a rare earth metal element other than cerium, characterized in that: ▪ the rare earth metal element other than cerium is selected among yttrium, lanthanum, praseodymium, neodymium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, lutetium, and mixtures of two or more of these; ▪ the complex oxide contains 1-20 parts by mass of silicon, calculated as SiO 2, per total 100 parts by mass of rare earth metal elements including cerium, calculated as oxides; ▪ when the complex oxide is subjected to temperature-programmed reduction measurement in a 10% hydrogen-90% argon atmosphere at from 50°C to 900°C with the temperature increasing at a rate of 10°C/min, followed by oxidation treatment at 500°C for 0.5 hours, and then temperature-programmed reduction measurement is performed again, its calculated reduction rate at and below 400°C is at least 1.5% ▪ after the temperature-programmed reduction measurement and the oxidation treatment has been repeated three times, the specific surface area of the complex oxide according to the BET method is at least 20 m 2 /g, the reduction rate being calculated as follows: reduction rate % = measured hydrogen consumption of sample at and below 400 ° C μmol / g / theoretical hydrogen consumption of cerium oxide in sample μmol / g × 100. ▪ the rare earth metal element other than cerium is selected among yttrium, lanthanum, praseodymium, neodymium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, lutetium, and mixtures of two or more of these; ▪ the complex oxide contains 1-20 parts by mass of silicon, calculated as SiO 2, per total 100 parts by mass of rare earth metal elements including cerium, calculated as oxides; ▪ when the complex oxide is subjected to temperature-programmed reduction measurement in a 10% hydrogen-90% argon atmosphere at from 50°C to 900°C with the temperature increasing at a rate of 10°C/min, followed by oxidation treatment at 500°C for 0.5 hours, and then temperature-programmed reduction measurement is performed again, its calculated reduction rate at and below 400°C is at least 1.5% ▪ after the temperature-programmed reduction measurement and the oxidation treatment has been repeated three times, the specific surface area of the complex oxide according to the BET method is at least 20 m 2 /g,
A water flow management system including a valve assembly characterized in that, the valve assembly comprising a valve and comprising a water flow detector, wherein the valve and the water flow detector are integrated in the valve assembly and the valve assembly being adapted to communicate with a set of water usage products (42, 44, 46), wherein the water flow detector is for detecting water flow to the set of water usage products (42, 44, 46), wherein the water usage products (42, 44, 46) are equipped with electronic controllers, which are adapted to detect an operational parameter of the water usage products (42, 44, 46), wherein the valve assembly includes a communications interface and a processor that is arranged to determine: an operational status of the set of water usage products (42, 44, 46), a water flow status of the water flow detector, and whether, on the basis of the operational status and the water flow status, the water flow to the set of water usage products (42, 44, 46) requires alteration, wherein the processor is adapted to operate the valve to effect the required alteration.
A system for optical coherence tomography, comprising: a source of optical radiation; an optical fiber; a graded index fiber attached to a distal end of the optical fiber, wherein the optical fiber and the graded index fiber are together configured to provide a common path for optical radiation reflected from a reference interface at a distal end of the graded index fiber and from a target; receiving electronics configured to receive the optical radiation reflected from the reference interface and the target; a processor configured to generate an image of the target based upon the optical radiation received by the receiving electronics; and an interface medium at the reference interface and in optical contact with the graded index fiber, characterized in that the refractive index of the interface medium and the refractive index of the distal edge of the graded index fibre are different so that part of the light from the optical radiation source will exit the graded index fibre to travel to the target while part of the light will be reflected back from the distal end of the graded index fibre to form a reference reflection for the OCT system. a source of optical radiation; an optical fiber; a graded index fiber attached to a distal end of the optical fiber, wherein the optical fiber and the graded index fiber are together configured to provide a common path for optical radiation reflected from a reference interface at a distal end of the graded index fiber and from a target; receiving electronics configured to receive the optical radiation reflected from the reference interface and the target; a processor configured to generate an image of the target based upon the optical radiation received by the receiving electronics; and an interface medium at the reference interface and in optical contact with the graded index fiber, characterized in that the refractive index of the interface medium and the refractive index of the distal edge of the graded index fibre are different so that part of the light from the optical radiation source will exit the graded index fibre to travel to the target while part of the light will be reflected back from the distal end of the graded index fibre to form a reference reflection for the OCT system.
A dental network comprising: a remote access system; at least one portable dental laser station configurable and controllable within the remote access system, the dental laser station including at least one dental laser; a dental handpiece assembly coupled to or including the at least one dental laser; a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium in data communication with the processor, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including a dental laser management process executable by the processor, and configured to manage exchange of at least one dentistry-related parameter between the at least one portable dental laser station or one or more components coupled to the dental laser station and a remote network of the remote access system; and a GUI display linked to or included in the dental laser station, the GUI display configured to display at least one operating parameter of the at least one dental laser, and any information received from or exchanged between the remote network of the remote access system and the at least one dental laser station, wherein the remote access system comprises a session and log information parser, wherein the session and log information parser receives session and log data from the dental laser station, wherein the log data includes events including screen presses in addition to raw communication data. a remote access system; at least one portable dental laser station configurable and controllable within the remote access system, the dental laser station including at least one dental laser; a dental handpiece assembly coupled to or including the at least one dental laser; a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium in data communication with the processor, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including a dental laser management process executable by the processor, and configured to manage exchange of at least one dentistry-related parameter between the at least one portable dental laser station or one or more components coupled to the dental laser station and a remote network of the remote access system; and a GUI display linked to or included in the dental laser station, the GUI display configured to display at least one operating parameter of the at least one dental laser, and any information received from or exchanged between the remote network of the remote access system and the at least one dental laser station, wherein the remote access system comprises a session and log information parser, wherein the session and log information parser receives session and log data from the dental laser station, wherein the log data includes events including screen presses in addition to raw communication data.
A micro motion poppet valve assembly for a writing instrument, the poppet valve assembly comprising: a writing nib; a valve body coupled to a biasing element, the valve body further comprising a shoulder within a central bore of the valve body, a valve stem partially disposed within the valve body, and a valve plug coupled to the valve stem, wherein the writing nib is coupled to the valve stem, the writing nib and the valve stem being longitudinally movable with respect to the valve body and the biasing element, and characterized in that the biasing element includes a body portion and a cone-shaped portion, the cone-shaped portion being deformable along a longitudinal axis and configured to enable the valve plug to move in a first direction to an open position to open an ink channel between the writing nib and an ink reservoir in use, and the cone-shaped portion biasing the valve stem in a second direction to a closed position; and the valve stem further comprising an angled rib disposed on a periphery of the valve stem, wherein the angled rib is configured to cooperate with the shoulder in the valve body to limit axial movement of the nib with respect to the valve body in the first direction. a writing nib; a valve body coupled to a biasing element, the valve body further comprising a shoulder within a central bore of the valve body, a valve stem partially disposed within the valve body, and a valve plug coupled to the valve stem, wherein the writing nib is coupled to the valve stem, the writing nib and the valve stem being longitudinally movable with respect to the valve body and the biasing element, and characterized in that the biasing element includes a body portion and a cone-shaped portion, the cone-shaped portion being deformable along a longitudinal axis and configured to enable the valve plug to move in a first direction to an open position to open an ink channel between the writing nib and an ink reservoir in use, and the cone-shaped portion biasing the valve stem in a second direction to a closed position; and the valve stem further comprising an angled rib disposed on a periphery of the valve stem, wherein the angled rib is configured to cooperate with the shoulder in the valve body to limit axial movement of the nib with respect to the valve body in the first direction.