mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Heating device with a provisioning chamber for granular fuel and a flame chamber provided above the provisioning chamber, wherein at the jacket side the provisioning chamber and/or the flame chamber is/are enclosed by a wall (2, 20), sectionwise at least, wherein on an upper face opposing the provisioning chamber the flame chamber is bounded by a flame deflection unit with a baffle plate and a fireproof solid body is provided in the flame chamber remote from the provisioning chamber, characterised in that the provisioning chamber is designed to be removable and is dimensioned in such a way that in particular wood pellets, straw pellets, leaf pellets or the like can be poured into the provisioning chamber and ignited in the provisioning chamber, in that the flame chamber exhibits a pane surface which is provided for observing a flame pattern during operation of the heating device, and in that a horizontal gap between the solid body and an upper edge of the provisioning chamber is chosen such that the flames emerging during incineration of the granular fuel encompass the solid body.
A flow rate controller (22, 22A) connectable between a port of an air cylinder, and an operation switching valve configured to switch and thereby connect a high pressure air supply source or an exhaust port to the air cylinder, the flow rate controller comprising: a housing including a cylinder side port connectable to the port of the air cylinder, and a valve side port connectable to the operation switching valve; a first flow path provided inside the housing, and configured to connect the cylinder side port and the valve side port; a first throttle valve disposed in the first flow path; a second flow path provided inside the housing and disposed in parallel with the first flow path; a second throttle valve assembly disposed in the second flow path; a pilot check valve disposed in the second flow path and connected in series with the second throttle valve assembly; a pilot air flow path provided inside the housing, and configured to connect the valve side port and a pilot port of the pilot check valve to supply and discharge pilot air to and from the pilot check valve; and a third throttle valve assembly disposed in the pilot air flow path, wherein, depending on a pressure of the pilot air, the pilot check valve switches between a state allowing passage of exhaust air discharged from the air cylinder, and a state preventing the passage of the exhaust air. a housing including a cylinder side port connectable to the port of the air cylinder, and a valve side port connectable to the operation switching valve; a first flow path provided inside the housing, and configured to connect the cylinder side port and the valve side port; a first throttle valve disposed in the first flow path; a second flow path provided inside the housing and disposed in parallel with the first flow path; a second throttle valve assembly disposed in the second flow path; a pilot check valve disposed in the second flow path and connected in series with the second throttle valve assembly; a pilot air flow path provided inside the housing, and configured to connect the valve side port and a pilot port of the pilot check valve to supply and discharge pilot air to and from the pilot check valve; and a third throttle valve assembly disposed in the pilot air flow path, wherein, depending on a pressure of the pilot air, the pilot check valve switches between a state allowing passage of exhaust air discharged from the air cylinder, and a state preventing the passage of the exhaust air.
A method of determining whether a flow path is ready for ejection, comprising: supplying fluid to the flow path, which includes a pumping chamber and a nozzle; after supplying fluid to the flow path, applying energy to an actuator adjacent to the pumping chamber, wherein applying energy to the actuator comprises applying a drive pulse to the actuator at a lower amplitude than a drive amplitude such that a fluid drop is not ejected through the nozzle; and measuring an electrical characteristic of the actuator to obtain a measured value; comparing the measured value to a threshold value to determine if the flow path is ready for ejection, wherein the measured value comprises an equivalent series resistance (Rs) or an equivalent parallel resistance (1/Rp) of the actuator; and purging fluid from the flow path if the equivalent series resistance (Rs) is less than the threshold value, or if the equivalent parallel resistance (1/Rp) is more than the threshold value. supplying fluid to the flow path, which includes a pumping chamber and a nozzle; after supplying fluid to the flow path, applying energy to an actuator adjacent to the pumping chamber, wherein applying energy to the actuator comprises applying a drive pulse to the actuator at a lower amplitude than a drive amplitude such that a fluid drop is not ejected through the nozzle; and measuring an electrical characteristic of the actuator to obtain a measured value; comparing the measured value to a threshold value to determine if the flow path is ready for ejection, wherein the measured value comprises an equivalent series resistance (Rs) or an equivalent parallel resistance (1/Rp) of the actuator; and purging fluid from the flow path if the equivalent series resistance (Rs) is less than the threshold value, or if the equivalent parallel resistance (1/Rp) is more than the threshold value.
A method of securing a feedback spring relative to a spool of a servovalve, the method comprising: inserting the feedback spring at least partially into an internal cavity of the spool; inserting two fixing members into the internal cavity such that they each oppose a portion of the feedback spring; bringing the fixing members into respective set positions, such that the fixing members clamp the feedback spring and prevent relative movement between the feedback spring and the spool; and securing the fixing members in their respective set positions, such that the fixing members remain in their clamping positions and prevent relative movement between the feedback spring and the spool, wherein the fixing members comprise one or more deformable members, and characterized in that the step of securing the fixing members in their respective set positions comprises deforming the one or more deformable members from a first position, in which at least one of the fixing members is permitted to slide or move within the spool, to a second position, in which the at least one of the fixing members is not permitted to slide or move within the spool. inserting the feedback spring at least partially into an internal cavity of the spool; inserting two fixing members into the internal cavity such that they each oppose a portion of the feedback spring; bringing the fixing members into respective set positions, such that the fixing members clamp the feedback spring and prevent relative movement between the feedback spring and the spool; and securing the fixing members in their respective set positions, such that the fixing members remain in their clamping positions and prevent relative movement between the feedback spring and the spool, wherein the fixing members comprise one or more deformable members, and characterized in that the step of securing the fixing members in their respective set positions comprises deforming the one or more deformable members from a first position, in which at least one of the fixing members is permitted to slide or move within the spool, to a second position, in which the at least one of the fixing members is not permitted to slide or move within the spool.
Charging apparatus for charging a battery of an electrically operable motor vehicle, comprising - a plug element that can be connected to a corresponding, vehicle-side plug element of the motor vehicle and by means of which electrical energy can be transferred to the motor vehicle so as to charge the battery, - a base element that is connected to a current source and provides electrical energy from the current source for the plug element, and - an adjusting facility by means of which the plug element can be moved relative to the base element in order to connect the plug element to the vehicle-side plug element, and by means of which an electrical connection is provided between the base element and the plug element, - wherein the adjusting facility has an overload protection by means of which the base element is to be electrically separated from the plug element in the event of a predetermined mechanical maximal load of the adjusting facility being exceeded, characterized in that the adjusting facility has a lifting arm for moving the plug element relative to the base element, wherein at least one desired separation site is provided as the overload protection on the lifting arm and the lifting arm can be mechanically separated at the desired separation site in order to separate the plug element from the base element in the event of the predetermined mechanical maximal load being exceeded. - a plug element that can be connected to a corresponding, vehicle-side plug element of the motor vehicle and by means of which electrical energy can be transferred to the motor vehicle so as to charge the battery, - a base element that is connected to a current source and provides electrical energy from the current source for the plug element, and - an adjusting facility by means of which the plug element can be moved relative to the base element in order to connect the plug element to the vehicle-side plug element, and by means of which an electrical connection is provided between the base element and the plug element, - wherein the adjusting facility has an overload protection by means of which the base element is to be electrically separated from the plug element in the event of a predetermined mechanical maximal load of the adjusting facility being exceeded,
A surgical stapler comprising: a handle assembly connected to a stapler cartridge assembly; the stapler cartridge assembly having an end effector at the distal end; the end effector comprising an upper jaw connected to a lower jaw such that the upper jaw is movable via the handle assembly relative to the lower jaw between an open configuration and a closed configuration; the lower jaw has an upper surface and the upper jaw has an anvil surface; wherein in the closed configuration, a gap is defined between the upper surface and anvil surface for receiving tissue to be stapled; the lower jaw further includes a plurality of staple channels arranged longitudinally along the length of the lower jaw and configured to receive staples (54, 100, 254, 300, 310); and further including a plurality of staples disposed inside the staple channels; and wherein actuation of the stapler at the handle assembly moves staples from an undeformed configuration inside the channel against the anvil surface into a deformed configuration to staple tissue located in the gap; each staple channel having an opening at the upper surface; wherein when the upper jaw and the lower jaw are in the closed configuration a cross-section taken perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the end effector and viewed from an end forms a substantially circular cross-section defining a center point and midline, passing through said center point and perpendicular to the upper surface of the lower jaw, wherein more than one staple line is defined on either side of the midline by a plurality of openings aligned along the longitudinal length of the upper surface; characterized in that the one or more staple channels are curved in the cross-section taken perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the end effector forming a circumferential delivery pathway for a staple and each staple channel in the same staple line has the same curvature and each staple (54, 100, 254, 300, 310) has curved legs that conform to the curvature of the staple channels in which they reside.
Structure having a first structural part, a second structural part and an insulation joint which runs between the first structural part and the second structural part and in which a thermally insulating component is arranged, wherein the thermally insulating component has an insulating body with mutually opposite longitudinal sides (19, 20), wherein a first longitudinal side is arranged on the first structural part and a second longitudinal side is arranged on the second structural part, wherein the first longitudinal side extends at least partially vertically above the second longitudinal side, wherein the thermally insulating component has force-transmitting elements which pass through the insulating body from the first longitudinal side to the second longitudinal side, wherein at least one first force-transmitting element is provided which consists of pourable, non-metallic material, characterized in that the first force-transmitting element is a compression-shear bearing which is designed to transmit vertically directed compressive forces (F D) and to transmit transverse forces (F Q1, F Q2) directed horizontally and perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction of the insulation joint and which projects upwardly and downwardly beyond the longitudinal sides (19, 20) of the insulating body into the adjoining structural parts (2, 3).
A composition for use in a treatment of pulmonary fibrosis, comprising a drug and a carrier, the carrier comprising a retinoid which promotes specific delivery of the drug to an extracellular matrix-producing cell in the lung, wherein the retinoid has a skeleton in which four isoprenoid units are bonded in a head-to-tail manner, and wherein the drug controls the activity or growth of extracellular matrix-producing cells in the lung and is selected from the group consisting of a growth inhibitor and an apoptosis-inducing agent.
-A cutting machine to cut panels made of wood or the like, the machine comprising a cutting station; a main pusher to move at least one first panel through the cutting station in a first direction; a secondary pusher to move at least one second panel through the cutting station in the first direction; a cutting assembly, which is mounted in the cutting station and is movable in a second direction and along a cutting surface, which are substantially perpendicular to the first direction, so as to cut the panels; a support frame, which defines a support surface for the panels; a first limit stop device, which is mounted downstream of the cutting station parallel to the first direction so as to allow at least one component separated from said first and/or second panel to be correctly positioned on the support surface in the second direction; a second limit stop device, which is mounted downstream of the cutting station parallel to a third direction so as to allow at least one component separated from said first and/or second panel to be correctly positioned on the support surface in a fourth direction, which is transverse to the third direction; and a robotic manipulator; and being characterized in that said third and fourth direction (42, 43) are inclined according to respective angles other than 0° and 90° relative to said first and second direction (4, 7) and in that said robotic manipulator is configured to move at least one component against the first limit stop device and at least two components next to one another against the second limit stop device.
A data processing apparatus comprising a packet construction section that constructs a GSE-Lite packet by using, as a target, only a protocol data unit, PDU, whose maximum size is limited to a predetermined limit size of 4096 bytes or less, where the GSE-Lite packet is a generic stream encapsulation, GSE, packet having the PDU placed in a data field, wherein the GSE-Lite packet includes GSE-Lite signaling which is signaling for identifying whether data is the GSE-Lite packet in a data link layer of an open systems, OSI, interconnection, OSI, reference model.
A robot cleaner, comprising: a wheel, comprising: an outer ring contactable with a surface to be cleaned by the robot cleaner, an inner ring disposed inside the outer ring and configured to receive a driving force, a plurality of spokes connecting the outer ring with the inner ring, a plurality of through holes through which air passes provided between the plurality of spokes, respectively, and a plurality of ribs disposed in a portion of the plurality of through holes, respectively, the plurality of ribs having a length that is less than a length of the plurality of spokes, characterised in that when the outer ring is moved toward the inner ring, the plurality of ribs are configured to limit movement of the outer ring. an outer ring contactable with a surface to be cleaned by the robot cleaner, an inner ring disposed inside the outer ring and configured to receive a driving force, a plurality of spokes connecting the outer ring with the inner ring, a plurality of through holes through which air passes provided between the plurality of spokes, respectively, and a plurality of ribs disposed in a portion of the plurality of through holes, respectively, the plurality of ribs having a length that is less than a length of the plurality of spokes, characterised in that when the outer ring is moved toward the inner ring, the plurality of ribs are configured to limit movement of the outer ring.
A fluid actuated gripper,, especially a fluid actuated pneumatic gripper for gripping a workpiece, said gripper comprising: a jaw assembly including a cylinder, a piston slidably positioned within said cylinder, and a piston rod having a first end coupled with said piston, said piston having a head end positioned adjacent a fluid chamber for receiving a pressurized fluid; and a force-multiplying mechanism mechanically interconnected between a second end of said piston rod and said cylinder such that a force applied to said piston rod applies an oppositely directed force to said cylinder, said force-multiplying mechanism being configured to add a mechanical force to said jaw assembly and thereby increase a gripping force on the workpiece during operation of said gripper. a jaw assembly including a cylinder, a piston slidably positioned within said cylinder, and a piston rod having a first end coupled with said piston, said piston having a head end positioned adjacent a fluid chamber for receiving a pressurized fluid; and a force-multiplying mechanism mechanically interconnected between a second end of said piston rod and said cylinder such that a force applied to said piston rod applies an oppositely directed force to said cylinder, said force-multiplying mechanism being configured to add a mechanical force to said jaw assembly and thereby increase a gripping force on the workpiece during operation of said gripper.
A vehicle sound synthesis system comprising: a loudspeaker adapted to project sound indicative of synthesized engine noise, SEN, within a cabin of a vehicle in response to receiving an adjusted SEN signal; a microphone disposed in the cabin and adapted to provide a microphone signal having a SEN component and a noise component; and a controller programmed to: receive the microphone signal; process the microphone signal to remove the SEN component; adjust a SEN signal based on the processed microphone signal; and provide the adjusted SEN signal to the loudspeaker. a loudspeaker adapted to project sound indicative of synthesized engine noise, SEN, within a cabin of a vehicle in response to receiving an adjusted SEN signal; a microphone disposed in the cabin and adapted to provide a microphone signal having a SEN component and a noise component; and a controller programmed to: receive the microphone signal; process the microphone signal to remove the SEN component; adjust a SEN signal based on the processed microphone signal; and provide the adjusted SEN signal to the loudspeaker. receive the microphone signal; process the microphone signal to remove the SEN component; adjust a SEN signal based on the processed microphone signal; and provide the adjusted SEN signal to the loudspeaker.
An automated analysis device comprising: a reaction disk; a reaction container constructed on the reaction disk; a reaction tank configured to immerse the reaction container in reaction tank water; a water level sensor configured to detect a water level in the reaction tank; a reagent probe configured to aspirate and discharge a reagent to the reaction container; and a control unit, wherein the reagent probe includes, at a prescribed site, a water detection unit configured to detect presence of water, and is configured to detect the water level in the reaction tank, the reaction tank is provided with at least three water level confirmation portions (16, 17, 18), and the control unit has a function of detecting a water level at one of the at least three water level confirmation portions (16, 17, 18) in the reaction tank with the water level sensor provided at the water level confirmation portion, detecting water levels at the other water level confirmation portions in the reaction tank with the reagent probe, and confirming a levelness of the reaction tank or the device on which the reaction tank is installed based on the detected water levels. a reaction disk; a reaction container constructed on the reaction disk; a reaction tank configured to immerse the reaction container in reaction tank water; a water level sensor configured to detect a water level in the reaction tank; a reagent probe configured to aspirate and discharge a reagent to the reaction container; and a control unit, wherein the reagent probe includes, at a prescribed site, a water detection unit configured to detect presence of water, and is configured to detect the water level in the reaction tank, the reaction tank is provided with at least three water level confirmation portions (16, 17, 18), and the control unit has a function of detecting a water level at one of the at least three water level confirmation portions (16, 17, 18) in the reaction tank with the water level sensor provided at the water level confirmation portion, detecting water levels at the other water level confirmation portions in the reaction tank with the reagent probe, and confirming a levelness of the reaction tank or the device on which the reaction tank is installed based on the detected water levels.