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Lifting device for lifting and lowering vehicles, loads or similar, having a support which is movable up and down, on which a load receiving means is provided, wherein the load receiving means has at least one support arm which is mounted on the support to be pivotable around a pivot axis, and having a locking device which fixes the support arm with respect to the support in an adjusted position, wherein the locking device is released in the lowered state of the support and is locked during lifting of the support and secures the adjusted pivot position of the support arm with respect to support, characterised in that the locking device comprises at least one operable positioning device which acts to position the support arm with respect to the support in a pivot position, is formed as a hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder having a double-acting cylinder having two equal sized piston surfaces on the piston in the chambers (49, 50) which are connected to each other with an overflow line and that the positioning device is controllable with a switching valve or switching contact is autonomously transferable into a locking position and fixes the adjusted pivot position of the support arm.
A friction control device for application to a human tissue receiving surface, the device adapted to establish an interface with said receiving surface having a reduced static friction, the device comprising: a contact surface arrangement comprising a plurality of contact surface regions for making contact with said receiving surface; characterised in that an actuator assembly is adapted to control a relative separation of said contact surface regions in dependence upon an elasticity of the receiving surface and one or more surface properties of the receiving surface, such that the extent of separation matches or exceeds that which is applied to the receiving surface via the contact surface regions without static frictional forces across the interface being overcome. a contact surface arrangement comprising a plurality of contact surface regions for making contact with said receiving surface; characterised in that an actuator assembly is adapted to control a relative separation of said contact surface regions in dependence upon an elasticity of the receiving surface and one or more surface properties of the receiving surface, such that the extent of separation matches or exceeds that which is applied to the receiving surface via the contact surface regions without static frictional forces across the interface being overcome.
A lathe, comprising: a housing; a motor mounted within the housing, the motor being operable for rotational motion; a chuck connected for rotation by the motor, the chuck including grasping elements that are movable relative to a rotational center of the chuck; characterised in that the lathe further comprises at least one non-slip mat (25, 26) mounted on a top horizontal surface (24A, 24B) of the housing, the at least one non-slip mat (25, 26) arranged to receive a tool, the at least one non-slip mat (25, 26) being arranged to prevent vibration of the tool. a housing; a motor mounted within the housing, the motor being operable for rotational motion; a chuck connected for rotation by the motor, the chuck including grasping elements that are movable relative to a rotational center of the chuck; characterised in that the lathe further comprises at least one non-slip mat (25, 26) mounted on a top horizontal surface (24A, 24B) of the housing, the at least one non-slip mat (25, 26) arranged to receive a tool, the at least one non-slip mat (25, 26) being arranged to prevent vibration of the tool.
A method in a wireless communications station having a diversity receive branch, the method comprising determining a channel quality indicator with the diversity receive branch disabled; determining a channel quality indicator with the diversity receive branch enabled, and being characterised by: determining a difference between the channel quality indicator determined with the diversity receive branch disabled and the channel quality indicator determined with the diversity receive branch enabled; controlling operation of the diversity receive branch based upon a comparison of the difference with a difference threshold. determining a difference between the channel quality indicator determined with the diversity receive branch disabled and the channel quality indicator determined with the diversity receive branch enabled; controlling operation of the diversity receive branch based upon a comparison of the difference with a difference threshold.
A folding device with locking means, for a bicycle, optionally for connecting two frame parts or for connecting two steering rod sections and, comprising a. a rotatable articulation with two articulation elements (4a, 5a; 11, 12) that can rotate about a common axis, b. a clamping connection that is arranged on the side of the frame parts or the steering rod sections (1, 2) opposite the articulation, with a supporting element, a locking group that is rotatably connected to the supporting element, and a clamping element, either the articulation elements, the supporting element and the clamping element being connected as separate parts to the frame part or to the steering rod section or the supporting element and the clamping element together with in each case one articulation element (4a, 5a) and a plate (4c, 5c) in each case forming a component (4, 5), that has been produced as one piece and that is connected to the frame part or the steering rod section (1, 2), the clamping element exhibiting in the locking state at least one outwardly curved, cylindrical clamping surface that is non-centrally relative to the axis of rotation of the locking group and the shape of the curvature of the clamping surface resulting in that the locking group, which is supported on the supporting element, comes into contact with the clamping surface as a result of its rotating locking movement and in the locking state exerts a force on this clamping surface and thus braces both frame parts or steering rod sections relative to each other, characterized in that the extended axis of rotation of the locking group, in the locked state of the folding device, lies inside the circle that is described by the radius of curvature of the clamping surface. a. a rotatable articulation with two articulation elements (4a, 5a; 11, 12) that can rotate about a common axis, b. a clamping connection that is arranged on the side of the frame parts or the steering rod sections (1, 2) opposite the articulation, with a supporting element, a locking group that is rotatably connected to the supporting element, and a clamping element, either the articulation elements, the supporting element and the clamping element being connected as separate parts to the frame part or to the steering rod section or the supporting element and the clamping element together with in each case one articulation element (4a, 5a) and a plate (4c, 5c) in each case forming a component (4, 5), that has been produced as one piece and that is connected to the frame part or the steering rod section (1, 2),
A grease gun with which grease sticks of different sizes are able to cooperate, said grease gun comprising: a body having a path connected thereto, a connector connected to a distal end of the path, first inner threads defined in an inner periphery of the connector, a groove defined in the inner periphery of the connector; a connection ring having a flange and a neck extending from the flange, a stepped hole defined in the connection ring and composed of a first hole and a second hole which is smaller than the first hole, the first hole having second inner threads defined in an inner periphery thereof, the flange being received in the connector; and a tube having first outer threads defined in a first end thereof, the first outer threads of the tube being threadedly connected to the first inner threads of the connector, a piston adapted to be located in a bottom end of a grease stick in the tube, and located corresponding to a second end of the tube, characterized by the fact that the grease gun further comprises an adapter having second outer threads defined in an outer periphery thereof and being adapted to be connected to the second inner threads of the connection ring and third inner threads defined in an inner periphery thereof and being adapted to be threadedly connected with a grease stick, said second inner threads of the connection ring being adapted to be threadedly connected to a grease stick having a size different from that of the grease stick. a body having a path connected thereto, a connector connected to a distal end of the path, first inner threads defined in an inner periphery of the connector, a groove defined in the inner periphery of the connector; a connection ring having a flange and a neck extending from the flange, a stepped hole defined in the connection ring and composed of a first hole and a second hole which is smaller than the first hole, the first hole having second inner threads defined in an inner periphery thereof, the flange being received in the connector; and a tube having first outer threads defined in a first end thereof, the first outer threads of the tube being threadedly connected to the first inner threads of the connector, a piston adapted to be located in a bottom end of a grease stick in the tube, and located corresponding to a second end of the tube, characterized by the fact that the grease gun further comprises an adapter having second outer threads defined in an outer periphery thereof and being adapted to be connected to the second inner threads of the connection ring and third inner threads defined in an inner periphery thereof and being adapted to be threadedly connected with a grease stick, said second inner threads of the connection ring being adapted to be threadedly connected to a grease stick having a size different from that of the grease stick.
A pre-mounted exchange insert of a drill wash device for connecting a stationary washpipe to a rotating washpipe of a drill hole, comprising: - a mechanical seal assembly with a stationary seal ring and a rotating seal ring, - a first seal ring carrier on which the stationary seal ring is arranged, - a second seal ring carrier on which the rotating seal ring is arranged, - a connection component which is configured to connect the exchange insert to the stationary washpipe, characterized by - an adjusting mechanism operative in axial direction (X-X) with a screw connection for changing an axial length (L1, L2) of the exchange insert, - wherein the screw connection is connected to the second seal ring carrier to permit, in axial direction (X-X), an adjustment of the second seal ring carrier, the mechanical seal assembly and the first seal ring carrier relative to the connection component. - a mechanical seal assembly with a stationary seal ring and a rotating seal ring, - a first seal ring carrier on which the stationary seal ring is arranged, - a second seal ring carrier on which the rotating seal ring is arranged, - a connection component which is configured to connect the exchange insert to the stationary washpipe, - an adjusting mechanism operative in axial direction (X-X) with a screw connection for changing an axial length (L1, L2) of the exchange insert, - wherein the screw connection is connected to the second seal ring carrier to permit, in axial direction (X-X), an adjustment of the second seal ring carrier, the mechanical seal assembly and the first seal ring carrier relative to the connection component.
A method of automatically orientating a materials handling vehicle to a desired angle, the method including providing the vehicle with ground engaging transport means (14A, 14B) operably connected to a chassis of the vehicle, providing a first stabiliser towards a right hand side of the vehicle, the first stabiliser being selectively engageable with the ground to lift a right hand side of the chassis, providing a second stabiliser towards a left hand side of the vehicle, the second stabiliser being selectably engageable with ground to lift the left hand side of the chassis, providing a controller to control operation of the first and second stabilisers (60, 62) in response to an operator input, characterised in that the method further includes the steps of positioning the vehicle on ground with the first and second stabilisers (60, 62) being disengaged from the ground such that the chassis is at an initial roll angle, providing a desired roll angle, the desired roll angle being defined relative to the local ground surface or relative to a global coordinate system, providing an operator input to the controller requiring deployment of the stabilisers (60, 62) such that the controller simultaneously deploys the first and second stabilisers (60, 62), wherein upon detection of a change in roll angle away from the desired roll angle caused by engagement of one of the stabilisers (60, 62) with the ground, the controller automatically stops deployment of said one of the stabilisers (60, 62) and continues deployment of the other of the stabilisers (60, 62) until the desired roll angle is achieved.
A system for determining an offset for a first milking tool (100, 100 1), which offset designates a spatial vector between a tool reference position (TRP, TRP 1) and an estimated actual position of the first milking tool (100, 100 1) in a tool carrier of an automatic milking machine, the system comprising: a camera configured to register three-dimensional image data (D img3D) representing a teat during attachment to and/or detachment from the first milking tool (100, 100 1); and a control unit configured to receive the image data (D img3D) from the camera, and process the image data (D img3D), characterized in that said control unit is configured to process the image data by: searching, within a search zone, for a predefined part of the teat while the teat is attached to the first milking tool (100, 100 1), which predefined part fulfills a measurement criterion, calculating, in response to the predefined part being found, a distance (d off) between a specific point of the predefined part and the tool reference position (TRP, TRP 1) and determining said offset based on said calculated distance (d off). a camera configured to register three-dimensional image data (D img3D) representing a teat during attachment to and/or detachment from the first milking tool (100, 100 1); and a control unit configured to receive the image data (D img3D) from the camera, and process the image data (D img3D), characterized in that said control unit is configured to process the image data by: searching, within a search zone, for a predefined part of the teat while the teat is attached to the first milking tool (100, 100 1), which predefined part fulfills a measurement criterion, calculating, in response to the predefined part being found, a distance (d off) between a specific point of the predefined part and the tool reference position (TRP, TRP 1) and determining said offset based on said calculated distance (d off). searching, within a search zone, for a predefined part of the teat while the teat is attached to the first milking tool (100, 100 1), which predefined part fulfills a measurement criterion, calculating, in response to the predefined part being found, a distance (d off) between a specific point of the predefined part and the tool reference position (TRP, TRP 1) and determining said offset based on said calculated distance (d off).
A scaffold biomaterial comprising a decellularised plant or fungal tissue from which cellular materials and nucleic acids of the tissue are removed, the decellularised plant or fungal tissue comprising a cellulose- or chitin-based 3-dimensional porous structure, wherein the decellularised plant or fungal tissue comprises a plant or fungal tissue which has been decellularised by treatment with sodium dodecyl sulphate, wherein residual SDS has been removed by using an aqueous divalent salt solution to precipitate a salt residue containing SDS micelles out of the scaffold biomaterial.
A soldering device comprising: an adjustment member for changing a width between conveying rails (61L, 61R) to match a size of a conveying substrate to be soldered, wherein the adjustment member includes: a screw shaft (2, 50, 70) that rotates; a nut (10, 20, 30) having a flange portion (13, 43a, 43b, 43c) for connection, a fixed position of the nut to the screw shaft being changeable forward or backward by rotating the screw shaft; and a rail-supporting member (62, 65) for supporting a rail which conveys the substrate, the rail-supporting member being fixed to the nut through the flange portion for connection and changing the width between the conveying rails to match the size of the conveying substrate, wherein the nut contains a screw portion from a forward end thereof to a rear end thereof, and characterized in that the nut includes at least one non-meshing part (11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 71) along whole thereof, the non-meshing part not meshing with the screw shaft, and wherein when changing the width between the rails for conveying the substrate by rotating the screw shaft, an adhered matter which is adhered to the screw shaft and is fixed thereto is scrapped by a ridge (12, 22, 32, 42, 52, 72) of the non-meshing part due to the rotation of the screw shaft. an adjustment member for changing a width between conveying rails (61L, 61R) to match a size of a conveying substrate to be soldered, wherein the adjustment member includes: a screw shaft (2, 50, 70) that rotates; a nut (10, 20, 30) having a flange portion (13, 43a, 43b, 43c) for connection, a fixed position of the nut to the screw shaft being changeable forward or backward by rotating the screw shaft; and a rail-supporting member (62, 65) for supporting a rail which conveys the substrate, the rail-supporting member being fixed to the nut through the flange portion for connection and changing the width between the conveying rails to match the size of the conveying substrate, a screw shaft (2, 50, 70) that rotates; a nut (10, 20, 30) having a flange portion (13, 43a, 43b, 43c) for connection, a fixed position of the nut to the screw shaft being changeable forward or backward by rotating the screw shaft; and a rail-supporting member (62, 65) for supporting a rail which conveys the substrate, the rail-supporting member being fixed to the nut through the flange portion for connection and changing the width between the conveying rails to match the size of the conveying substrate, wherein the nut contains a screw portion from a forward end thereof to a rear end thereof, and characterized in that the nut includes at least one non-meshing part (11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 71) along whole thereof, the non-meshing part not meshing with the screw shaft, and wherein when changing the width between the rails for conveying the substrate by rotating the screw shaft, an adhered matter which is adhered to the screw shaft and is fixed thereto is scrapped by a ridge (12, 22, 32, 42, 52, 72) of the non-meshing part due to the rotation of the screw shaft.
A composition for use (i) in the treatment for Sjögren's syndrome or (ii) in the prevention of Sjögren's syndrome-associated xerostomia or Sjögren's syndrome-associated xeropthalmia, the composition comprising an AAV expression vector that encodes a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of an aquaporin protein or an AAV virion comprising the AAV vector, wherein administration of the composition to a subject (i) alleviates at least one symptom of Sjögren's syndrome-associated xerostomia or Sjögren's syndrome-associated xeropthalmia or (ii) protects the subject from Sjögren's syndrome-associated xerostomia or Sjögren's syndrome-associated xeropthalmia.
Method for laser-based machining of a planar, crystalline substrate in order to separate the substrate into a plurality of parts, in which the laser beam (2a, 2f) of a laser is directed, for machining the substrate, onto the latter, in which, with an optical arrangement positioned in the beam path of the laser, a laser beam focal surface which is expanded, viewed both along the beam direction (z) and in precisely a first direction (y) perpendicular to the beam direction (z), but which is not expanded in a second direction (x) which is both perpendicular to the first direction (y) and to the beam direction (z), is formed, from the laser beam radiated onto said optical arrangement, on the beam output side of the optical arrangement, the substrate being positioned relative to the laser beam focal surface such that the laser beam focal surface produces, in the interior of the substrate along an expanded surface portion of the substrate material, an induced absorption by means of which induced crack formations in the substrate material along this expanded surface portion are effected, characterised in that the laser beam focal surface is formed with the optical arrangement, by using a conical prism or axicon as an optical element of the optical arrangement, which optical element has a non-spherical free surface which is formed to form the laser beam focal surface with a defined length l, i.e. with a defined expansion viewed in the beam direction (z), and also by positioning a diaphragm, which cuts the expansion of the laser beam in the second direction (x), i.e. which is orientated with the preferential direction in the first direction (y), on the beam output side of this optical element with the non-spherical free surface and also at a spacing z1 therefrom.
A device for the metered supply of a flowable mass, in particular a fat-containing mass for the production of confectionary products, for example to a nozzle for discharging the mass into a mould, wherein the mass makes its way through an inlet opening into a chamber from which it may be discharged through an outlet opening by means of a plunger (7, 7.1, 7.2), and wherein a rotary piston is associated with the plunger, which rotary piston closes the outlet opening in one position of use and closes the inlet opening in a further position of use and has a recess (16 to 19) which extends from a front edge of the rotary piston to its lateral surface, wherein the plunger and the rotary piston move in a pump housing, which is mounted in a stationary manner and also has the inlet and outlet openings (13, 14), wherein a rotary drive (10, 11) is associated with the rotary piston, wherein a gear wheel adjoins the rotary piston, which gear wheel is in engagement with a movable gear rack, wherein the device has a plurality of pump housings arranged adjacent to one another, wherein each rotary piston has a gear wheel which is in engagement with the movable gear rack, wherein the recess (16 to 19) is formed as an open slot in each case and a front edge of the rotary piston, opposite the plunger, is curved in the manner of a horseshoe, wherein rearwardly chamfered and conjoined lateral edges extend from the corners of the front edge, wherein a shell-like concavity, which is followed by a cylindrical portion, adjoins the front edge.