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An apparatus or installation, comprising: - a surface; and - at least one piezoelectric sensor device (18, 27, 90) that is a piezoelectric touch switch comprising at least one piezoelectric sensor that comprises at least one sheet of piezoelectric material on a substrate supported by edges of an opening, the at least one piezoelectric sensor located below the surface so that the surface functions as overlay to the piezoelectric touch switch, the piezoelectric sensor device (18, 27, 90) configured so that the piezoelectric sensor bends into the opening in response to a force or pressure exerted on the surface causing the surface to bend; characterized by that it also comprises a piezoelectric sensor device mounting arrangement by which the piezoelectric sensor device (18, 27, 90) has been assembled and which comprises: - a mounting bracket defining at least one opening, the mounting bracket attached to the surface from below with attaching means by adhesion, the at least one piezoelectric sensor being located in the area of the opening; - at least one backer piece connected to the mounting bracket by continuously adjustable compression adjusting means; - at least one squeezer in the area of the opening between the at least one backer piece and the at least one piezoelectric sensor; and - at least one sensitivity booster in the area of the opening between the surface and the at least one piezoelectric sensor; wherein the continuously adjustable compression adjusting means operate on the backer piece to compress the at least one sensitivity booster, the piezoelectric sensor device (18, 27, 90) and the at least one squeezer between the overlay and the backer piece without penetrating the surface, for compensating the surface tolerances or mounting tolerances, and with which the compression of the squeezer, the piezoelectric sensor device (18, 27, 90) and the sensitivity booster is adjustable. - a surface; and - at least one piezoelectric sensor device (18, 27, 90) that is a piezoelectric touch switch comprising at least one piezoelectric sensor that comprises at least one sheet of piezoelectric material on a substrate supported by edges of an opening, the at least one piezoelectric sensor located below the surface so that the surface functions as overlay to the piezoelectric touch switch, the piezoelectric sensor device (18, 27, 90) configured so that the piezoelectric sensor bends into the opening in response to a force or pressure exerted on the surface causing the surface to bend; - a mounting bracket defining at least one opening, the mounting bracket attached to the surface from below with attaching means by adhesion, the at least one piezoelectric sensor being located in the area of the opening; - at least one backer piece connected to the mounting bracket by continuously adjustable compression adjusting means; - at least one squeezer in the area of the opening between the at least one backer piece and the at least one piezoelectric sensor; and - at least one sensitivity booster in the area of the opening between the surface and the at least one piezoelectric sensor;
A prosthetic heart valve (10; 600; 700; 800; 900; 1000; 1100) comprising an annular frame comprising an inflow end and an outflow end and being radially collapsible and expandable between a radially collapsed configuration and a radially expanded configuration; a valvular structure mounted within the frame and comprising a plurality of leaflets that regulate the flow of blood through the frame; each leaflet comprising opposing upper tabs (306; 406; 510, 512; 820; 850) on opposite sides of the leaflet, opposing lower tabs (304; 404; 504; 818; 862) on opposite sides of the leaflets below the upper tabs (306; 406; 510, 512; 820; 850), a cusp edge portion (102; 302; 816; 1116) extending between the lower tabs (304; 404; 504; 818; 862), the cusp edge portion (102; 302; 816; 1116) being fixed relative to the frame, wherein each upper tab (306; 406; 510, 512; 820; 850) is paired with an adjacent upper tab (306; 406; 512, 512; 820; 850) of an adjacent leaflet to form a plurality of commissures (32; 328; 430; 810; 906; 1006; 1110) that are fixed relative to the frame, and wherein each lower tab (304; 404; 504; 818; 862) is folded to form at least one fold layer (864a, 864b; 1132, 1134) along the cusp edge portion (102; 302; 816; 1116) of the respective leaflet. an annular frame comprising an inflow end and an outflow end and being radially collapsible and expandable between a radially collapsed configuration and a radially expanded configuration; a valvular structure mounted within the frame and comprising a plurality of leaflets that regulate the flow of blood through the frame; each leaflet comprising opposing upper tabs (306; 406; 510, 512; 820; 850) on opposite sides of the leaflet, opposing lower tabs (304; 404; 504; 818; 862) on opposite sides of the leaflets below the upper tabs (306; 406; 510, 512; 820; 850), a cusp edge portion (102; 302; 816; 1116) extending between the lower tabs (304; 404; 504; 818; 862), the cusp edge portion (102; 302; 816; 1116) being fixed relative to the frame, wherein each upper tab (306; 406; 510, 512; 820; 850) is paired with an adjacent upper tab (306; 406; 512, 512; 820; 850) of an adjacent leaflet to form a plurality of commissures (32; 328; 430; 810; 906; 1006; 1110) that are fixed relative to the frame, and wherein each lower tab (304; 404; 504; 818; 862) is folded to form at least one fold layer (864a, 864b; 1132, 1134) along the cusp edge portion (102; 302; 816; 1116) of the respective leaflet.
An optical fiber connection method for using an optical fiber connector which includes a mechanical splice designed to connect a first optical fiber having a coating diameter D to mechanically connect two optical fibers (5, 10) that include a second optical fiber having a coating diameter d smaller than the coating diameter D; the optical fiber connection method comprising: a first step of inserting the second optical fiber into a tube to obtain a tubed optical fiber; a second step of fixing the tubed optical fiber in a fiber holder; a third step of inserting the tubed optical fiber fixed in the fiber holder into the mechanical splice and placing distal ends of the two optical fibers (5, 10) including the tubed optical fiber end to end; and a fourth step of fixing the tubed optical fiber in the mechanical splice in a state in which the distal ends of the two optical fibers (5, 10) including the tubed optical fiber are placed end to end. a first step of inserting the second optical fiber into a tube to obtain a tubed optical fiber; a second step of fixing the tubed optical fiber in a fiber holder; a third step of inserting the tubed optical fiber fixed in the fiber holder into the mechanical splice and placing distal ends of the two optical fibers (5, 10) including the tubed optical fiber end to end; and a fourth step of fixing the tubed optical fiber in the mechanical splice in a state in which the distal ends of the two optical fibers (5, 10) including the tubed optical fiber are placed end to end.
An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming unit that includes a plurality of recording heads and forms an image on a recording medium; a storage unit (80, 90) that stores history information about maintenance of the plurality of recording heads; and a control unit that, when the history information stored in the storage unit (80, 90) is updated, sets a test image formation cycle of forming a test image used to adjust the image forming unit corresponding to a recording head for which a test image needs to be formed first among the plurality of recording heads, and in accordance with the updated history information. an image forming unit that includes a plurality of recording heads and forms an image on a recording medium; a storage unit (80, 90) that stores history information about maintenance of the plurality of recording heads; and a control unit that, when the history information stored in the storage unit (80, 90) is updated, sets a test image formation cycle of forming a test image used to adjust the image forming unit corresponding to a recording head for which a test image needs to be formed first among the plurality of recording heads, and in accordance with the updated history information.
Axial or diagonal fan comprising an impeller which is equipped with profiled moving blades which each have an intake side, a portion that is positioned at the front when viewed in the rotation direction and has an inflow edge, and a portion that is positioned at the rear relative to the rotation direction and has an outflow edge, between which portions a separation edge is positioned, which has a S-shaped contour in meridian section, which contour is positioned within a strip which is measured, starting from said inflow edge, within a range of from 30 % to 100 % of the length of a moving blade, wherein the separation edge extends from the radially inner side of a moving blade to the radially outer side of said moving blade approximately in an elongate S shape.
Method for operating a lubrication system of an internal combustion engine in which lubricant is conveyed to lubrication points within the internal combustion engine from a reservoir container via a hydraulic connection by means of at least one lubricant pump, wherein a lubricant store is arranged in the hydraulic connection between the lubricant pump and the internal combustion engine, and the internal combustion engine is lubricated as a function of its operating state, in particular in the case of loading, by lubricant from the lubricant store, characterized in that the pressure in the lubricant store is checked by means of a control unit, and if a predefined pressure value in the lubricant store is exceeded, means for disconnecting the lubricant pump are actuated as a function of the operating state, with the result that the lubricant pump does not convey lubricant to the internal combustion engine.
A system for sludge removal in a circular settling tank having a side wall, the system comprising: - a rotatable drive ring adapted to be connected to a scraper arm provided with scraper blades, the drive ring having a plurality of engagement surfaces, - a traction assembly comprising a drive wheel, characterized in that the drive wheel is provided with a plurality of engagement rolls adapted to engage the engagement surfaces of the drive ring during rotation of the drive wheel and in that the engagement surfaces extend radially from the centre of the drive ring. - a rotatable drive ring adapted to be connected to a scraper arm provided with scraper blades, the drive ring having a plurality of engagement surfaces, - a traction assembly comprising a drive wheel,
A valve breaking device for breaking a breaking valve of a medical hose line, comprising: a first rotary member movable relative to a central longitudinal axis of the valve breaking device, and a second rotary member movable relative to the central longitudinal axis of the valve breaking device; and a recording means for monitoring and recording the process of breaking the breaking valve, characterized in that the second rotary member is engaged with the first rotary member such that a movement of the first rotary member in a first direction causes a movement of the second rotary member in a second direction, the first direction being opposite to the second direction. a first rotary member movable relative to a central longitudinal axis of the valve breaking device, and a second rotary member movable relative to the central longitudinal axis of the valve breaking device; and a recording means for monitoring and recording the process of breaking the breaking valve, characterized in that the second rotary member is engaged with the first rotary member such that a movement of the first rotary member in a first direction causes a movement of the second rotary member in a second direction, the first direction being opposite to the second direction.
A replaceable-blade-type saw comprising a saw blade and a grip handle, in which when a handle fitting part provided to the base of the saw blade is inserted into the grip handle, the handle fitting part is engagably guided into a guide member housed within the grip handle, the saw blade assumes a prescribed fitted orientation, the handle fitting part is locked in the guide member by a restraining mechanism provided to the grip handle, the saw blade is mounted in the grip handle so as to be incapable of withdrawing, and releasing the restraining mechanism causes the locked state of the handle fitting part in the guide member to be released, allows the saw blade to be withdrawn from the grip handle, and enables the saw blade to be replaced, wherein the handle fitting part is configured such that a slit part, which is configured from a first slit part formed inward from the side edge part of the handle fitting part, and a second slit part formed as a continuation of the first slit part as well as being formed toward the distal end side of the handle fitting part from an inner end part of the first slit part, is formed on at least one of a blade part side and a rear part side, and a slit outer-side part positioned on the outer side of the slit part of the handle fitting part is elastically moved or elastically deformed inward when bearing external force exerted inward from the side-edge-part side; wherein the handle fitting part is formed into a trapezoidal shape in which the length of the side-edge part on the blade part side is set to be less than the length of the side-edge part of the opposing rear part side; wherein the slit part is formed on the blade part side where the side-edge part length is less; whereby the second slit part is configured from a side-edge-extending slit part formed along the side-edge part of the handle fitting part, characterized in that the second slit part is further configured from a distal-end-edge-extending slit part formed continuously with the side-edge-extending slit part as well as being formed along the distal-end-edge part of the handle fitting part. wherein the handle fitting part is formed into a trapezoidal shape in which the length of the side-edge part on the blade part side is set to be less than the length of the side-edge part of the opposing rear part side; wherein the slit part is formed on the blade part side where the side-edge part length is less; whereby the second slit part is configured from a side-edge-extending slit part formed along the side-edge part of the handle fitting part, characterized in that the second slit part is further configured from a distal-end-edge-extending slit part formed continuously with the side-edge-extending slit part as well as being formed along the distal-end-edge part of the handle fitting part.
Structural frame component, comprising: a first elongate element provided at an end thereof with a first and second opening; a second elongate element comprising a third opening at an end surface thereof; a third elongate element comprising a fourth opening at an end surface thereof; a first coupling element provided with a fifth opening; a second coupling element; a third coupling element comprising a sixth opening at an end surface thereof; wherein the first coupling element is placed in the first opening in a manner such that the fifth opening lies in line with the second opening, and wherein the first coupling element is fixedly connected to the first elongate element; wherein the first coupling element is also placed in the third opening and wherein the first coupling element is fixedly connected to the second elongate element; wherein the second coupling element is placed in the fifth opening and the second opening and is fixedly connected to the first coupling element and/or the first elongate element; wherein the third coupling element is placed by means of the sixth opening at least partially over the second coupling element, and wherein the third coupling element is fixedly connected to the second coupling element and/or the first elongate element; wherein the third elongate element is placed by means of the fourth opening at least partially over the third coupling element, and is fixedly connected thereto. a first elongate element provided at an end thereof with a first and second opening; a second elongate element comprising a third opening at an end surface thereof; a third elongate element comprising a fourth opening at an end surface thereof; a first coupling element provided with a fifth opening; a second coupling element; a third coupling element comprising a sixth opening at an end surface thereof; wherein the first coupling element is placed in the first opening in a manner such that the fifth opening lies in line with the second opening, and wherein the first coupling element is fixedly connected to the first elongate element; wherein the first coupling element is also placed in the third opening and wherein the first coupling element is fixedly connected to the second elongate element; wherein the second coupling element is placed in the fifth opening and the second opening and is fixedly connected to the first coupling element and/or the first elongate element; wherein the third coupling element is placed by means of the sixth opening at least partially over the second coupling element, and wherein the third coupling element is fixedly connected to the second coupling element and/or the first elongate element; wherein the third elongate element is placed by means of the fourth opening at least partially over the third coupling element, and is fixedly connected thereto.
A geothermal adapter for use with a heat pump, the geothermal adapter comprising: an outer chamber being sealed under vacuum and having a plurality of heat sinks extending outward; an inner chamber positioned concentrically and within the outer chamber, the inner chamber having an outlet configured to be coupled to a first portion of a refrigerant conduit of the heat pump; and a central chamber positioned concentrically and within the inner chamber, the central chamber having an inlet configured to be coupled to a second portion of the refrigerant conduit of the heat pump; the central chamber extends through the inner chamber to a bottom end that is open and in fluid communication with the inner chamber. an outer chamber being sealed under vacuum and having a plurality of heat sinks extending outward; an inner chamber positioned concentrically and within the outer chamber, the inner chamber having an outlet configured to be coupled to a first portion of a refrigerant conduit of the heat pump; and a central chamber positioned concentrically and within the inner chamber, the central chamber having an inlet configured to be coupled to a second portion of the refrigerant conduit of the heat pump; the central chamber extends through the inner chamber to a bottom end that is open and in fluid communication with the inner chamber.
A computer-implemented method for monitoring movement of a fluid interface in a composite reservoir, comprising: receiving data related to a composite reservoir, wherein the composite reservoir comprises an uninvaded oil zone, a water-invaded transition zone, and an aquifer; generating a numerical model of the composite reservoir using the data; characterised by: updating the model in response to movement of a fluid interface between the water-invaded transition zone and the uninvaded oil zone in the composite reservoir; updating the model in response to movement of water from the aquifer toward the wellbore before the fluid interface reaches a wellbore formed in the composite reservoir; and determining a physical remedial action to take in the wellbore in response to the movement of the fluid interface, the movement of the water, or both. receiving data related to a composite reservoir, wherein the composite reservoir comprises an uninvaded oil zone, a water-invaded transition zone, and an aquifer; generating a numerical model of the composite reservoir using the data; characterised by: updating the model in response to movement of a fluid interface between the water-invaded transition zone and the uninvaded oil zone in the composite reservoir; updating the model in response to movement of water from the aquifer toward the wellbore before the fluid interface reaches a wellbore formed in the composite reservoir; and determining a physical remedial action to take in the wellbore in response to the movement of the fluid interface, the movement of the water, or both. updating the model in response to movement of a fluid interface between the water-invaded transition zone and the uninvaded oil zone in the composite reservoir; updating the model in response to movement of water from the aquifer toward the wellbore before the fluid interface reaches a wellbore formed in the composite reservoir; and determining a physical remedial action to take in the wellbore in response to the movement of the fluid interface, the movement of the water, or both.
A contact operation determination apparatus comprising: a display panel; and an operation detection unit configured to detect a contact operation for a contact detection area provided on a surface of the display panel; an area setting unit configured to set, in the contact detection area, a first area, and a second area that surrounds the first area so as to have a width greater than or equal to a predetermined distance from a contact starting point to a contact end point, the second area being used to discriminate between a tap operation and a flick operation; and an operation determination unit configured to determine, when the contact end point is detected in the first or second area (111, 112) after the contact starting point has been detected in the second area, that the flick operation has been performed regardless of the position of the contact end point, wherein when the contact end point is detected within a tap determination area of the predetermined distance from the contact starting point after the contact starting point has been detected in the first area, the operation determination unit determines that the tap operation has been performed. a display panel; and an operation detection unit configured to detect a contact operation for a contact detection area provided on a surface of the display panel; an area setting unit configured to set, in the contact detection area, a first area, and a second area that surrounds the first area so as to have a width greater than or equal to a predetermined distance from a contact starting point to a contact end point, the second area being used to discriminate between a tap operation and a flick operation; and an operation determination unit configured to determine, when the contact end point is detected in the first or second area (111, 112) after the contact starting point has been detected in the second area, that the flick operation has been performed regardless of the position of the contact end point, wherein when the contact end point is detected within a tap determination area of the predetermined distance from the contact starting point after the contact starting point has been detected in the first area, the operation determination unit determines that the tap operation has been performed.
A juicer with a juice outlet and a drip-stop means rotatably attached to the juice outlet characterized in that the drip-stop means comprises a supplemental fluid compartment, said compartment adapted to be rotated essentially outside the cross section of the juice outlet.