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A jig device for bringing a knife blade to be sharpened into controlled engagement with a grindstone of a grinding machine, the jig device comprising: a clamp for holding a knife blade, the clamp comprising a first and a second branch (12A, 12B) joined by a bend, said first branch comprising a backside and a distal end (12A") adapted to support the edge of the knife blade in a grinding operation; and a jig arm having an abutment surface for the clamp and attachment means for attaching the jig arm to a support structure of a grinding machine; wherein the clamp is made of pliable material and the jig arm is made of rigid material, such that the knife blade can be held firmly and resiliently in the jig device; and wherein the backside of the clamp is attached to the abutment surface of the jig arm and, furthermore, the backside of the clamp is positioned relative to the attachment means of the jig arm such that the distal end (12A") of the first branch of the clamp can face the grindstone of a grinding machine in operation, the jig device being characterized in that the attachment means comprise: a hole for engagement with a support bar of the support structure; a protruding member for engagement with a support member of the support structure and for positioning the jig device relative to the grindstone; and a threaded pin with a knob, positioned at the hole, for fastening the jig device to the support bar of the support structure. a clamp for holding a knife blade, the clamp comprising a first and a second branch (12A, 12B) joined by a bend, said first branch comprising a backside and a distal end (12A") adapted to support the edge of the knife blade in a grinding operation; and a jig arm having an abutment surface for the clamp and attachment means for attaching the jig arm to a support structure of a grinding machine; wherein the clamp is made of pliable material and the jig arm is made of rigid material, such that the knife blade can be held firmly and resiliently in the jig device; and wherein the backside of the clamp is attached to the abutment surface of the jig arm and, furthermore, the backside of the clamp is positioned relative to the attachment means of the jig arm such that the distal end (12A") of the first branch of the clamp can face the grindstone of a grinding machine in operation, the jig device being characterized in that the attachment means comprise: a hole for engagement with a support bar of the support structure; a protruding member for engagement with a support member of the support structure and for positioning the jig device relative to the grindstone; and a threaded pin with a knob, positioned at the hole, for fastening the jig device to the support bar of the support structure. a hole for engagement with a support bar of the support structure; a protruding member for engagement with a support member of the support structure and for positioning the jig device relative to the grindstone; and a threaded pin with a knob, positioned at the hole, for fastening the jig device to the support bar of the support structure.
A computer-implemented method comprising: linking a modular camera accessory to a smart device using a data connection; activating an application on the smart device to perform a collimation function between the modular camera accessory and a modular camera attachment-enabled optical device; receiving collimation data from the modular camera accessory and a camera of the smart device configured to capture collimation data from the optical path of the modular camera attachment-enabled optical device; processing the collimation data received from the modular camera accessory and the modular camera attachment-enabled optical device to determine alignment indicators; using the determined alignment indicators, aligning the modular camera accessory with the modular camera attachment-enabled optical device optical characteristics; and activating the application on the smart device to process data received from the modular camera accessory. linking a modular camera accessory to a smart device using a data connection; activating an application on the smart device to perform a collimation function between the modular camera accessory and a modular camera attachment-enabled optical device; receiving collimation data from the modular camera accessory and a camera of the smart device configured to capture collimation data from the optical path of the modular camera attachment-enabled optical device; processing the collimation data received from the modular camera accessory and the modular camera attachment-enabled optical device to determine alignment indicators; using the determined alignment indicators, aligning the modular camera accessory with the modular camera attachment-enabled optical device optical characteristics; and activating the application on the smart device to process data received from the modular camera accessory.
A filtering device for removing particles from a fluid of a patient, the filtering device being implantable in the patient's body and comprising: - a tube forming a fluid passageway, and - a filter connected to the tube for filtering particles passing through the tube, characterized in that the filtering device further comprises - a filter cleaning device comprising a first piston for mechanically cleaning the filter, said piston being movable in contact with said filter in a direction essentially perpendicular to the direction of the flow passageway and adapted to move the particles away from the fluid passageway upon movement of the first piston in a direction essentially perpendicular to the fluid passageway. - a tube forming a fluid passageway, and - a filter connected to the tube for filtering particles passing through the tube, characterized in that the filtering device further comprises - a filter cleaning device comprising a first piston for mechanically cleaning the filter, said piston being movable in contact with said filter in a direction essentially perpendicular to the direction of the flow passageway and adapted to move the particles away from the fluid passageway upon movement of the first piston in a direction essentially perpendicular to the fluid passageway.
A method of producing an endless metal ring by butting and welding ends of a steel plate having a chemical composition including 0.30 to 0.70% by mass of C, 2.50% by mass or less of Si, 1.00% by mass or less of Mn, 1.00 to 4.00% by mass of Cr, 0.50 to 3.00% by mass of Mo, and 1.00% by mass or less of V, the chemical composition satisfying a relationship of Formula 1, and the remainder of the chemical composition being Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein the Formula 1 is 159 × C (%) + 91 × Si (%) + 68 × Cr (%) + 198 × Mo (%) + 646 ≥ 1000, the method comprising: a welding process in which, while the ends of the steel plate are heated at a temperature lower than a melting temperature, the ends are pressed against each other and welded by butt welding; and a heat treatment process in which heating is performed at an austenite transformation temperature or lower after the welding process. a welding process in which, while the ends of the steel plate are heated at a temperature lower than a melting temperature, the ends are pressed against each other and welded by butt welding; and a heat treatment process in which heating is performed at an austenite transformation temperature or lower after the welding process.
A method of operating a mobile robot, comprising: receiving, at a mobile robot (100; 2102), a cleaning mission instruction from a user device (2120; 3700), the cleaning mission instruction identifying which ones of a plurality of demarcated regions (824; 924; 1005a-f; 1205a-d; 1302; 1304; 2501; 2904; 2906; 2908) on a mapped area in a segmentation map (822; 922; 1002; 1102; 1202; 1300; 2110; 2502; 2902) are to be cleaned in a given mission and a cleaning order corresponding to identified ones of the plurality of demarcated regions; and performing a cleaning operation based on the cleaning mission instruction by sequentially performing the cleaning operation in individual ones of the plurality of demarcated regions in the cleaning order, wherein the cleaning operation in a given one of the plurality of demarcated regions is completed before starting the cleaning operation in another of the plurality of demarcated regions. receiving, at a mobile robot (100; 2102), a cleaning mission instruction from a user device (2120; 3700), the cleaning mission instruction identifying which ones of a plurality of demarcated regions (824; 924; 1005a-f; 1205a-d; 1302; 1304; 2501; 2904; 2906; 2908) on a mapped area in a segmentation map (822; 922; 1002; 1102; 1202; 1300; 2110; 2502; 2902) are to be cleaned in a given mission and a cleaning order corresponding to identified ones of the plurality of demarcated regions; and performing a cleaning operation based on the cleaning mission instruction by sequentially performing the cleaning operation in individual ones of the plurality of demarcated regions in the cleaning order, wherein the cleaning operation in a given one of the plurality of demarcated regions is completed before starting the cleaning operation in another of the plurality of demarcated regions.
A cutting system configured to be driven through a field in order to cut plant stalks at a given distance from the ground, the system comprising a belt-type carrier configured to be guided by a set of pulleys, so as to move in a direction transversal to the stalks, wherein a plurality of knives are attached to a lateral surface of the carrier, the system further comprising a cutterbar provided with a plurality of counterknives configured to remain stationary relative to the knives as the knives move past the counterknives, to thereby cut the stalks, characterised in that the system further comprises - at least one sensing device (26,35) mounted at a location along the path of the knives, said location enabling the sensing device to capture a signal that is related to a knife moving relative to the device (26,35), - a processing unit for processing the signal, for deriving one or more parameters from the signal, and for comparing said one or more parameters to a reference, thereby enabling to determine the condition of the knife, wherein: - the knives have a planar upper and lower surface and wherein the sensing device is a sensor configured to detect the presence of said upper or lower surface of the knives. - the knives have a triangular shape pointing outward from the carrier, and - the sensor is located at a given distance from the carrier, so that when a knife is not damaged or worn, the sensor produces an essentially rectangular signal as a function of time, the length thereof being a reference length determined by the speed of the carrier and by the width of the knife at said given distance, so that the comparison of the signals obtained from the knives to said reference during operation of the cutting system enables the monitoring of the condition of the knives. - at least one sensing device (26,35) mounted at a location along the path of the knives, said location enabling the sensing device to capture a signal that is related to a knife moving relative to the device (26,35), - a processing unit for processing the signal, for deriving one or more parameters from the signal, and for comparing said one or more parameters to a reference, thereby enabling to determine the condition of the knife, - the knives have a planar upper and lower surface and wherein the sensing device is a sensor configured to detect the presence of said upper or lower surface of the knives. - the knives have a triangular shape pointing outward from the carrier, and - the sensor is located at a given distance from the carrier, so that when a knife is not damaged or worn, the sensor produces an essentially rectangular signal as a function of time, the length thereof being a reference length determined by the speed of the carrier and by the width of the knife at said given distance, so that the comparison of the signals obtained from the knives to said reference during operation of the cutting system enables the monitoring of the condition of the knives.
A receiver comprising: a camera (250, 252, 254) having a field of view, FOV, and for generating an image within the FOV, the image having a zoom factor; and a processor configured to: identify a luminaire within the image; calculate a distance from the camera (250, 252, 254) to the luminaire using geometry of the luminaire, at least one of size and position of the luminaire in the image, and the zoom factor of the image; determine an orientation of the camera (250, 252, 254) relative to the luminaire using a fiducial associated with the luminaire, the fiducial being detectable within the image generated by the camera (250, 252, 254) and providing an orientation cue; and calculate the position of the camera (250, 252, 254) relative to the luminaire using the distance and the orientation of the camera (250, 252, 254) relative to the luminaire; characterized in that identifying the luminaire within the image comprises detecting, by the camera (250, 252, 254), a light-based communication, LCom, signal received from the luminaire, wherein the geometry of the luminaire is determined using the LCom signal received from the luminaire. a camera (250, 252, 254) having a field of view, FOV, and for generating an image within the FOV, the image having a zoom factor; and a processor configured to: identify a luminaire within the image; calculate a distance from the camera (250, 252, 254) to the luminaire using geometry of the luminaire, at least one of size and position of the luminaire in the image, and the zoom factor of the image; determine an orientation of the camera (250, 252, 254) relative to the luminaire using a fiducial associated with the luminaire, the fiducial being detectable within the image generated by the camera (250, 252, 254) and providing an orientation cue; and identify a luminaire within the image; calculate a distance from the camera (250, 252, 254) to the luminaire using geometry of the luminaire, at least one of size and position of the luminaire in the image, and the zoom factor of the image; determine an orientation of the camera (250, 252, 254) relative to the luminaire using a fiducial associated with the luminaire, the fiducial being detectable within the image generated by the camera (250, 252, 254) and providing an orientation cue; and calculate the position of the camera (250, 252, 254) relative to the luminaire using the distance and the orientation of the camera (250, 252, 254) relative to the luminaire; characterized in that identifying the luminaire within the image comprises detecting, by the camera (250, 252, 254), a light-based communication, LCom, signal received from the luminaire, wherein the geometry of the luminaire is determined using the LCom signal received from the luminaire.
A pet food composition comprising a palatability enhancing amount of a palatability enhancing composition, for use in ameliorating a symptom in a companion animal that is suffering from renal insufficiency or disease; characterized in that the palatability enhancing composition comprises protein to phosphorus in a ratio of from 5:1 to 15:1, and wherein the pet food composition increases consumption of the pet food composition by the companion animal.
An automatic locking device for locking the swivelling movement about the horizontal axis between the parts (1a, 1b) of the articulated frame of a vehicle having articulated steering or conventional steering, which takes place by detecting the load on each of the wheels (2a, 2b) via probes, the pulses of which are processed by an electronic control unit which is connected (2e, 22e) to the hydraulic locking device that acts on the rolling joint which has a horizontal axis of rotation and which is connected between the two parts (1a, 1b) of the articulated frame, characterized in that the locking device consists of a double-acting piston in a cylinder having two cylinder heads (3a, 3b), wherein the two displacement chambers (Va, Vb) are connected to one another by a single hydraulic circuit or a double circuit (C1, C2) comprising two diverter valves (Ma, Mb), or two shut-off valves (M1, M2), and two non-return valves (Ra, Rb), in that said piston has in the central region a rack which meshes with a toothed rim that is fixedly connected to a part of the rolling joint, in that the cylinder is fixedly connected to the second part of the rolling joint, and in that the electromagnetic diverter valves (Ma, Mb), or shut-off valves (M1, M2), are connected (2e, 22e) to an electronic control unit and are controlled by the latter.
A support device comprising: a support for, in use, engaging a wearer of the support device; a boot comprising a sole and an upper and a rigid member disposed within the sole; and an offloader coupled to the support and coupled to the boot for offloading the wearer's foot, wherein the offloader is removably coupled to the rigid member and passes around the outside of the upper, wherein the support device is configured such that, in use, the wearer's foot fitted within the boot with a heel of the wearer's foot engaged with a corresponding heel portion of the sole, the support device immobilises tri-axial movement of the wearer's foot during a normal gait cycle. a support for, in use, engaging a wearer of the support device; a boot comprising a sole and an upper and a rigid member disposed within the sole; and an offloader coupled to the support and coupled to the boot for offloading the wearer's foot, wherein the offloader is removably coupled to the rigid member and passes around the outside of the upper, wherein the support device is configured such that, in use, the wearer's foot fitted within the boot with a heel of the wearer's foot engaged with a corresponding heel portion of the sole, the support device immobilises tri-axial movement of the wearer's foot during a normal gait cycle.
A system for connecting at least two tubular elements (110; 112) having at least a first tubular element and a second tubular element, comprising at least a retaining element which is formed on a wall of the first tubular element adjacent to a front side of it, namely on the inner circumferential surface of the first tubular element, at least a sliding block guide which is formed in the area of a wall of the second tubular element adjacent to a front side of it, with the first tubular element and the second tubular element with their front sides (110s; 112s), on which the retaining element and the sliding block guide each are formed, can be plugged together, with the retaining element coming into engagement with the sliding block guide by a positive connection, with the sliding block guide comprising: - a first section, which is open adjacent to the front side of the second tubular element and extends in parallel to the longitudinal axis of the second tubular element, - a second section which connects to the first section and extends obliquely to the longitudinal axis of the second tubular element, and - a third section, which connects to the second section and extends obliquely to the longitudinal axis of the second tubular element, with the third section of the sliding block guide comprising a catch recess in which the retaining element can be locked in place, with the second tubular element, when the retaining element is received in the catch recess, being blocked against an automatic twisting relative to the first tubular element, and being located in axial direction relative to the first tubular element so that an axial movement of the tubular elements (110; 112) relative to each other and parallel to their longitudinal axis is not possible, with a groove being formed between the front side borders of the tubular elements (110, 112) in the area of the outer circumferential surfaces of the two tubular elements (110, 112) when the retaining element is received in the catch recess, characterised in that a spacer element is introduced into the groove. - a first section, which is open adjacent to the front side of the second tubular element and extends in parallel to the longitudinal axis of the second tubular element, - a second section which connects to the first section and extends obliquely to the longitudinal axis of the second tubular element, and - a third section, which connects to the second section and extends obliquely to the longitudinal axis of the second tubular element,
A scissor jack comprising: four arms hingedly arranged to provide first and second opposite elbows between a base (25.1) and a load support (25.2); a threaded ball screw drive shaft 4 secured to an output connector 27 of a planetary gearbox at the first elbow and extending through a corresponding ball screw nut assembly at the second elbow; characterized in that the scissor jack further comprises: an operating shaft slidably engaged with and locked for rotation of an input connector of the planetary gearbox; and a lock mechanism which includes: - a first mating component supported on and for rotation with the operating shaft; and - a second mating component fixed in relation to a housing of the planetary gearbox; with the first and second mating components having cooperating formations (34; 35) movable into overlapping engagement. four arms hingedly arranged to provide first and second opposite elbows between a base (25.1) and a load support (25.2); a threaded ball screw drive shaft 4 secured to an output connector 27 of a planetary gearbox at the first elbow and extending through a corresponding ball screw nut assembly at the second elbow; characterized in that the scissor jack further comprises: an operating shaft slidably engaged with and locked for rotation of an input connector of the planetary gearbox; and a lock mechanism which includes: - a first mating component supported on and for rotation with the operating shaft; and - a second mating component fixed in relation to a housing of the planetary gearbox; with the first and second mating components having cooperating formations (34; 35) movable into overlapping engagement. an operating shaft slidably engaged with and locked for rotation of an input connector of the planetary gearbox; and a lock mechanism which includes: - a first mating component supported on and for rotation with the operating shaft; and - a second mating component fixed in relation to a housing of the planetary gearbox; - a first mating component supported on and for rotation with the operating shaft; and - a second mating component fixed in relation to a housing of the planetary gearbox; with the first and second mating components having cooperating formations (34; 35) movable into overlapping engagement.