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Domestic appliance comprising an assembly which has at least the following features: a first component which has an outer side and a rear side remote from the outer side, the outer side of the first component being at least partially contactable from outside the domestic appliance when the domestic appliance is assembled, the first component being formed of an electrically conductive material; a second component, the second component being fastened to the rear side of the first component, a receiving space being arranged between the first component and the second component when the second component is fastened to the first component; and a spring element, the spring element being arranged at least in part in the receiving space and the first component and the second component being clamped therebetween so as to be in contact, the spring element being formed of an electrically conductive material, the spring element having a plug portion for connecting an earthing wire (140, 150); characterised in that the spring element comprises a first leg for abutment against the first component, a second leg for abutment against the second component, and a bending portion, the first leg and the second leg being arranged so as to be movable and angled relative to one another by means of the bending portion; and in that the plug portion of the spring element is formed as a partial portion of the second leg in the region of the bending portion. a first component which has an outer side and a rear side remote from the outer side, the outer side of the first component being at least partially contactable from outside the domestic appliance when the domestic appliance is assembled, the first component being formed of an electrically conductive material; a second component, the second component being fastened to the rear side of the first component, a receiving space being arranged between the first component and the second component when the second component is fastened to the first component; and a spring element, the spring element being arranged at least in part in the receiving space and the first component and the second component being clamped therebetween so as to be in contact, the spring element being formed of an electrically conductive material, the spring element having a plug portion for connecting an earthing wire (140, 150); characterised in that the spring element comprises a first leg for abutment against the first component, a second leg for abutment against the second component, and a bending portion, the first leg and the second leg being arranged so as to be movable and angled relative to one another by means of the bending portion; and in that the plug portion of the spring element is formed as a partial portion of the second leg in the region of the bending portion.
A disintegrating machine, in particular a rotary shear or rotary shredder, comprising at least - one first cutter block, - one second cutter block, - one frame, - one drive apparatus for driving the cutter blocks, - the cutter blocks (21, 22) being rotatably received in bearing seats of the frame by means of bearings, characterized in that - at least one bearing seat comprises a base body (37 or 37a) and a bridge (38 or 38a) that can pivot relative to the base body and - at least one, preferably both cutter blocks (21, 22) are equipped with at least one bearing plate on the ends, - the bearing plate being equipped with a supporting foot that, relative to the axis of rotation of the cutter block (21, 22), is at a greater distance from the axis of rotation than the largest radius of the cutter block (21, 22) and/or - the bearing plate being equipped with an opening for hooking in a crane hook or for connection to a crane and/or - the bearing plate being equipped with a connection for the bearing of the cutter block (21, 22). - one first cutter block, - one second cutter block, - one frame, - one drive apparatus for driving the cutter blocks, - the cutter blocks (21, 22) being rotatably received in bearing seats of the frame by means of bearings, - at least one bearing seat comprises a base body (37 or 37a) and a bridge (38 or 38a) that can pivot relative to the base body and - at least one, preferably both cutter blocks (21, 22) are equipped with at least one bearing plate on the ends, - the bearing plate being equipped with a supporting foot that, relative to the axis of rotation of the cutter block (21, 22), is at a greater distance from the axis of rotation than the largest radius of the cutter block (21, 22) and/or - the bearing plate being equipped with an opening for hooking in a crane hook or for connection to a crane and/or - the bearing plate being equipped with a connection for the bearing of the cutter block (21, 22). - the bearing plate being equipped with a supporting foot that, relative to the axis of rotation of the cutter block (21, 22), is at a greater distance from the axis of rotation than the largest radius of the cutter block (21, 22) and/or - the bearing plate being equipped with an opening for hooking in a crane hook or for connection to a crane and/or - the bearing plate being equipped with a connection for the bearing of the cutter block (21, 22).
A slip clutch device for an electric driving machine having at least the following components: - an input side; - an output side, wherein the input side and the output side are rotatable about a common axis of rotation; - an electrical insulation element, by means of which an electrical breakdown conduction between the input side and the output side is prevented; and - a slip clutch that connects the input side and the output side with one another in a torque-limiting manner, wherein the slip clutch comprises a friction disc and an antagonistic friction plate, which are pressed against one another in a contact region in a frictionally engaged manner in a torque-transmitting manner, and wherein the slip clutch comprises the insulation element, characterised in that the friction disc and/or the friction plate are formed from an electrically insulating material, at least in an insulating region that extends radially beyond the contact region, wherein the insulating region is configured as a supporting structure for transmitting a torque in the radial direction. - an input side; - an output side, wherein the input side and the output side are rotatable about a common axis of rotation; - an electrical insulation element, by means of which an electrical breakdown conduction between the input side and the output side is prevented; and - a slip clutch that connects the input side and the output side with one another in a torque-limiting manner, wherein the slip clutch comprises a friction disc and an antagonistic friction plate, which are pressed against one another in a contact region in a frictionally engaged manner in a torque-transmitting manner, and wherein the slip clutch comprises the insulation element,
An image guided autonomous needle insertion system comprising: an ultrasound probe; a mount coupled to the ultrasound probe; a needle assembly supported by the mount and configured to move with the ultrasonic probe, the needle assembly including a needle having first and second degrees of freedom relative to the mount and the ultrasound probe; a first actuator configured to move the needle within a first degree of freedom, a second actuator configured to move the needle within a second degree of freedom, a first position sensor configured to detect the relative position of the first actuator, and a second position sensor configured to detect the relative position of the second actuator; and a human machine interface operably coupled to the first and second actuators (84, 104); wherein the first actuator is configured to rotate the needle assembly about an x-axis extending perpendicular to the needle to align the needle with a target body site and defining the first degree of freedom, and the second actuator is configured to translate the needle assembly along a z-axis extending parallel to the needle to move the needle into and out of the target body site and defining the second degree of freedom. an ultrasound probe; a mount coupled to the ultrasound probe; a needle assembly supported by the mount and configured to move with the ultrasonic probe, the needle assembly including a needle having first and second degrees of freedom relative to the mount and the ultrasound probe; a first actuator configured to move the needle within a first degree of freedom, a second actuator configured to move the needle within a second degree of freedom, a first position sensor configured to detect the relative position of the first actuator, and a second position sensor configured to detect the relative position of the second actuator; and a human machine interface operably coupled to the first and second actuators (84, 104); wherein the first actuator is configured to rotate the needle assembly about an x-axis extending perpendicular to the needle to align the needle with a target body site and defining the first degree of freedom, and the second actuator is configured to translate the needle assembly along a z-axis extending parallel to the needle to move the needle into and out of the target body site and defining the second degree of freedom.
A method of fabricating a microwell for a sensor array structure, the method comprising: disposing a titanium nitride (TiN) layer (420 0, 420 1) on at least one conductive layer (410 0, 410 1) disposed on a gate structure of at least one field effect transistor in the sensor array structure, wherein the sensor array structure comprises a plurality of FETs, each of the plurality of FETs having an associated gate structure and wherein the TiN layer (420 0, 420 1) is above a conduction channel formed by a source and a drain of the at least one FET, wherein the gate structure lies above the conduction channel; disposing an insulation layer on the sensor array structure, wherein the insulation layer lies above the TiN layer (420 0, 420 1); and etching an opening above the gate structure of the at least one FET to remove the insulation layer above the gate structure and to expose the TiN layer (420 0, 420 1), wherein the insulation layer forms at least one sidewall and the TiN layer (420 0, 420 1) forms a bottom surface of the microwell. disposing a titanium nitride (TiN) layer (420 0, 420 1) on at least one conductive layer (410 0, 410 1) disposed on a gate structure of at least one field effect transistor in the sensor array structure, wherein the sensor array structure comprises a plurality of FETs, each of the plurality of FETs having an associated gate structure and wherein the TiN layer (420 0, 420 1) is above a conduction channel formed by a source and a drain of the at least one FET, wherein the gate structure lies above the conduction channel; disposing an insulation layer on the sensor array structure, wherein the insulation layer lies above the TiN layer (420 0, 420 1); and etching an opening above the gate structure of the at least one FET to remove the insulation layer above the gate structure and to expose the TiN layer (420 0, 420 1), wherein the insulation layer forms at least one sidewall and the TiN layer (420 0, 420 1) forms a bottom surface of the microwell.
- A method for cancelling downlink interference in a LTE-Advanced network, comprising at least one user device provided with at least four antennas, wirelessly connected to a serving base station having between one and four transmit antennas and suffering interferences from at least one interfering base station having between one and four transmit antennas, establishing a data transmission link among a plurality of antennas, characterised in that it comprises: - applying a time shift delay between said serving base station and said at least one interfering base station in order to avoid collision between Cell Reference Signals of serving and interfering base stations when said data transmission is established; and - introducing changes on the physical layer for PDSCH transmission and reception, aimed at achieving inter-layer interference cancellation, said introduced changes comprising the introduction of a pattern of transmission gaps at symbols and subcarrier indices (k) of interfering cell's CRS signals, which will be exploited by said at least one user device for estimating the interfering channel and cancelling the interfering channel through a MIMO demodulation. - applying a time shift delay between said serving base station and said at least one interfering base station in order to avoid collision between Cell Reference Signals of serving and interfering base stations when said data transmission is established; and - introducing changes on the physical layer for PDSCH transmission and reception, aimed at achieving inter-layer interference cancellation, said introduced changes comprising the introduction of a pattern of transmission gaps at symbols and subcarrier indices (k) of interfering cell's CRS signals, which will be exploited by said at least one user device for estimating the interfering channel and cancelling the interfering channel through a MIMO demodulation.
A sealing device comprising: an annular sealing ring that includes a plurality of seal segments annularly juxtaposed; a plurality of seal fins provided in an axial direction in an inner peripheral surface of the sealing ring; a joint surface on a circumferential end of one of the seal segments, the joint surface facing a joint surface on an adjacent seal segment; characterised in that said sealing device further comprises at least one groove that extends in a radial direction in the joint surface; and at least one protrusion formed by bending part of a surface that constitutes a long side of the at least one groove toward an outside of the joint surface. an annular sealing ring that includes a plurality of seal segments annularly juxtaposed; a plurality of seal fins provided in an axial direction in an inner peripheral surface of the sealing ring; a joint surface on a circumferential end of one of the seal segments, the joint surface facing a joint surface on an adjacent seal segment; characterised in that said sealing device further comprises at least one groove that extends in a radial direction in the joint surface; and at least one protrusion formed by bending part of a surface that constitutes a long side of the at least one groove toward an outside of the joint surface.
An apparatus (20, 60) including a light source (24, 64) for endoscopic or intracranial treatment of a tissue region of the body or the brain of a patient, the treatment apparatus further comprising: an outer shaft (38, 72) having a proximal end (39, 73) and a distal end (42, 74) for positioning within the tissue region of the body or the brain, the outer shaft (38, 72) defining a lumen extending between the proximal end (39, 73) and the distal end (42, 74) of the outer shaft and having at least one aperture adjacent the distal end of the outer shaft; an inner light-delivery element (40, 76) having a distal end and a proximal end adapted to be operatively connected to the light source (24, 64), the light-delivery element configured to be received within the lumen and extend from the proximal end of the shaft to adjacent the distal end of the shaft, and a piezoelectric ceramic member disposed at the distal end of the shaft and allowing variable intensity application of a desired frequency, wherein the light-delivery element (40, 76) is adapted to deliver light from the light source (24, 64) through the at least one aperture of the outer shaft to the tissue region of the body or the brain in proximity to the distal end (42, 74) of the outer shaft (38, 72). an outer shaft (38, 72) having a proximal end (39, 73) and a distal end (42, 74) for positioning within the tissue region of the body or the brain, the outer shaft (38, 72) defining a lumen extending between the proximal end (39, 73) and the distal end (42, 74) of the outer shaft and having at least one aperture adjacent the distal end of the outer shaft; an inner light-delivery element (40, 76) having a distal end and a proximal end adapted to be operatively connected to the light source (24, 64), the light-delivery element configured to be received within the lumen and extend from the proximal end of the shaft to adjacent the distal end of the shaft, and a piezoelectric ceramic member disposed at the distal end of the shaft and allowing variable intensity application of a desired frequency,
A tape cassette that can be mounted in and removed from a tape printer that is provided with a head holder that has a printing head, the tape cassette comprising: a box-shaped cassette case that includes a top case and a bottom case, the top case having a top wall, and the bottom case having a bottom wall and a bottom outside wall (304 - Fig. 18) that is an outside wall extending vertically upward from an edge of the bottom wall (306 - Fig. 3), a tape that is contained in the cassette case; a head insertion portion that is a space extending through the cassette case in an up-down direction and into which the head holder is to be inserted; an arm portion that has a first wall portion (35B - Fig. 18) and a second wall portion (33 - Fig. 18), and that is adapted to guide the tape along a feed path between the first wall portion and the second wall portion to an exit, the first wall portion being a portion of the bottom outside wall and the second wall portion being provided between the first wall portion and the head insertion portion and being a wall extending vertically upward from the bottom wall; a width direction restraining portion (381B - Fig. 18; 383 - Fig. 18) that is provided in the second wall portion and that is adapted to restrain movement of the tape in a width direction, characterised in that the tape cassette further comprises a latch hole (820 - Fig. 18) that is provided in the first wall portion, regardless of a type of the tape. a box-shaped cassette case that includes a top case and a bottom case, the top case having a top wall, and the bottom case having a bottom wall and a bottom outside wall (304 - Fig. 18) that is an outside wall extending vertically upward from an edge of the bottom wall (306 - Fig. 3), a tape that is contained in the cassette case; a head insertion portion that is a space extending through the cassette case in an up-down direction and into which the head holder is to be inserted; an arm portion that has a first wall portion (35B - Fig. 18) and a second wall portion (33 - Fig. 18), and that is adapted to guide the tape along a feed path between the first wall portion and the second wall portion to an exit, the first wall portion being a portion of the bottom outside wall and the second wall portion being provided between the first wall portion and the head insertion portion and being a wall extending vertically upward from the bottom wall; a width direction restraining portion (381B - Fig. 18; 383 - Fig. 18) that is provided in the second wall portion and that is adapted to restrain movement of the tape in a width direction, characterised in that the tape cassette further comprises a latch hole (820 - Fig. 18) that is provided in the first wall portion, regardless of a type of the tape.
A battery grid comprising a continuous cast and mechanically deformed lead-based alloy that comprises: lead at a concentration of at least 95 weight percent; silver at a concentration that is in a range of 0.003 to 0.015 weight percent; optionally calcium at a concentration less than 0.010 weight percent; optionally bismuth at a concentration that is in a range from 0.003 to 0.02 weight percent; and optionally tin at a concentration that is in a range of 0.2 weight percent to 1.8 weight percent; wherein the lead-based alloy is at least 50% by weight equiaxed and comprises grain sizes that are in a range of 0.1 to 5 microns. lead at a concentration of at least 95 weight percent; silver at a concentration that is in a range of 0.003 to 0.015 weight percent; optionally calcium at a concentration less than 0.010 weight percent; optionally bismuth at a concentration that is in a range from 0.003 to 0.02 weight percent; and optionally tin at a concentration that is in a range of 0.2 weight percent to 1.8 weight percent; wherein the lead-based alloy is at least 50% by weight equiaxed and comprises grain sizes that are in a range of 0.1 to 5 microns.
An ultrasonic organic tissue cautery and cutting surgical instrument, the instrument comprising: an ultrasonic transmission member having a proximal end and a distal end; an ultrasonically-actuated tissue cutting element located at the distal end of the transmission member; a clamp member supported adjacent to the cutting element; and a handle member located at the proximal end of the transmission member adapted to move the clamp member relative to the cutting element, wherein the proximal end includes a sensing mechanism positioned within the handle member, adapted to sense load variations by laser interferometry and adapted to supply information related to the load variations to the ultrasonic instrument, and wherein the output of the cutting element is adjusted based on the sensed load variations. an ultrasonic transmission member having a proximal end and a distal end; an ultrasonically-actuated tissue cutting element located at the distal end of the transmission member; a clamp member supported adjacent to the cutting element; and a handle member located at the proximal end of the transmission member adapted to move the clamp member relative to the cutting element, wherein the proximal end includes a sensing mechanism positioned within the handle member, adapted to sense load variations by laser interferometry and adapted to supply information related to the load variations to the ultrasonic instrument, and wherein the output of the cutting element is adjusted based on the sensed load variations.
Neridronic acid or a salt thereof for use in the treatment of osteoarthritis, wherein the treatment of osteoarthritis comprises alleviating the pain symptomatology of joint pain.
A brake hub assembly couplable to the axle of a vehicle, the brake hub assembly comprising: a brake hub defining a central axis; a brake disk coupled to the brake hub, the brake disk having a first braking surface, and a second braking surface spaced axially from the first braking surface, and wherein the brake disk defines a plurality of radially extending slots; and at least one torque member extending between the brake disk and the brake hub to transmit torque therebetween, wherein the torque member is at least partially received within and moveable along one of the plurality of radially extending slots of the brake disk, characterised in that the torque member (42, 134, 166) includes a spacer (158, 162, 182') to which one of the first or second braking surfaces (218, 226) of the brake disk is engaged to create an axial gap between the brake disk and the brake hub. a brake hub defining a central axis; a brake disk coupled to the brake hub, the brake disk having a first braking surface, and a second braking surface spaced axially from the first braking surface, and wherein the brake disk defines a plurality of radially extending slots; and at least one torque member extending between the brake disk and the brake hub to transmit torque therebetween, wherein the torque member is at least partially received within and moveable along one of the plurality of radially extending slots of the brake disk, characterised in that the torque member (42, 134, 166) includes a spacer (158, 162, 182') to which one of the first or second braking surfaces (218, 226) of the brake disk is engaged to create an axial gap between the brake disk and the brake hub.