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An adjustable seat post assembly comprising: a seat post; a pneumatic cylinder; a pressure vessel; a control valve; and a valve actuator; a locking device; wherein the seat post and the pneumatic cylinder extend along a first axis, the seat post being operatively connected to a cylinder tube of the pneumatic cylinder, wherein the pneumatic cylinder comprises a first chamber, which is located on one side of a piston, and an open second chamber, which is located on an opposite side of the piston, wherein the control valve can be actuated via the valve actuator, wherein compressed air can be supplied from the pressure vessel via lines (70;71) and the control valve to the first chamber, wherein a first line leads from the control valve to the first chamber and wherein a compression spring is provided in the open second chamber, which extends in the direction of the first axis and which acts on the piston, characterized in that the locking device comprises a locking bolt and an adjusting element which are designed in such a way that a displacement of the adjusting element along the first axis leads to a displacement of the locking bolt in a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, wherein the locking bolt is arranged in a fixing position in a positioning bore (20,21) of the seat post and wherein the locking bolt is arranged in a free position outside the positioning bores (20,21), and in that the adjusting element is operatively connected to an actuating element of the control valve, so that when the actuating element is actuated, the adjusting element can be actuated at the same time. a seat post; a pneumatic cylinder; a pressure vessel; a control valve; and a valve actuator; a locking device; wherein the seat post and the pneumatic cylinder extend along a first axis, the seat post being operatively connected to a cylinder tube of the pneumatic cylinder, wherein the pneumatic cylinder comprises a first chamber, which is located on one side of a piston, and an open second chamber, which is located on an opposite side of the piston, wherein the control valve can be actuated via the valve actuator, wherein compressed air can be supplied from the pressure vessel via lines (70;71) and the control valve to the first chamber, wherein a first line leads from the control valve to the first chamber and wherein a compression spring is provided in the open second chamber, which extends in the direction of the first axis and which acts on the piston, characterized in that the locking device comprises a locking bolt and an adjusting element which are designed in such a way that a displacement of the adjusting element along the first axis leads to a displacement of the locking bolt in a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, wherein the locking bolt is arranged in a fixing position in a positioning bore (20,21) of the seat post and wherein the locking bolt is arranged in a free position outside the positioning bores (20,21), and in that the adjusting element is operatively connected to an actuating element of the control valve, so that when the actuating element is actuated, the adjusting element can be actuated at the same time.
A sheet loading device comprising: a device body to load a sheet; a guide disposed extending in a sheet conveying direction in the device body; a restricting body to move along the guide of the device body and to restrict a position of an end portion of the sheet; and a securing body to attach to the restricting body and the guide and detach from the restricting body and the guide, the restricting body being secured to the device body at an arbitrary position on the guide by engagement of the securing body with the device body, wherein the securing body has an engaging body to engage with the guide at an arbitrary position on the guide in the sheet conveying direction, wherein the securing body includes a switching body to operate the engaging body, and wherein the restricting body is secured to the device body by rotating the switching body which rotates the engaging body to engage with the guide of the device body. a device body to load a sheet; a guide disposed extending in a sheet conveying direction in the device body; a restricting body to move along the guide of the device body and to restrict a position of an end portion of the sheet; and a securing body to attach to the restricting body and the guide and detach from the restricting body and the guide, the restricting body being secured to the device body at an arbitrary position on the guide by engagement of the securing body with the device body, wherein the securing body has an engaging body to engage with the guide at an arbitrary position on the guide in the sheet conveying direction, wherein the securing body includes a switching body to operate the engaging body, and wherein the restricting body is secured to the device body by rotating the switching body which rotates the engaging body to engage with the guide of the device body.
A method of estimating a height of an object relative to ground level comprising: providing at least one sensor mounted to a structure on a vehicle, the at least one sensor being located at a sensor height relative to ground level; locating a first object on the vehicle at a fixed distance from the at least one sensor and at a variable distance from ground level; estimating the variable distance as a function of a vehicle load; adjusting the sensor height based on the variable distance to account for any changes in the vehicle load; characterised by spacing a second object at a vertical distance from ground level, wherein the second object comprises a trailer receiver, and wherein a height of the second object is estimated by the at least one sensor; and comparing an adjusted sensor height to the vertical distance of the second object from ground level. providing at least one sensor mounted to a structure on a vehicle, the at least one sensor being located at a sensor height relative to ground level; locating a first object on the vehicle at a fixed distance from the at least one sensor and at a variable distance from ground level; estimating the variable distance as a function of a vehicle load; adjusting the sensor height based on the variable distance to account for any changes in the vehicle load; characterised by spacing a second object at a vertical distance from ground level, wherein the second object comprises a trailer receiver, and wherein a height of the second object is estimated by the at least one sensor; and comparing an adjusted sensor height to the vertical distance of the second object from ground level.
Trampoline with a jumping bed fastened to a frame construction by resilient elements, wherein the frame construction is constructed to be let into the ground, wherein the frame construction consists of a corrosion-resistant metallic material and has a side wall closed in circumferential direction of the trampoline, and wherein edge segments protrude at upper edges of the side wall as further parts of the frame construction and form coverings for the resilient elements, characterised in that the resilient elements are formed by springs consisting of galvanised steel and that the jumping bed consists of tapes sewn together, wherein the tapes consist of polyester and have steel cable inserts.
An exhaust pipe, wherein an exhaust gas purification catalyst suitable for reducing and purifying nitrogenous compounds contained in exhaust gas discharged from an internal combustion engine, using a reducing agent, is provided on the inside of the exhaust pipe, and a baffle portion suitable for preventing the reducing agent from penetrating the exhaust gas purification catalyst is provided on the portion of the internal surface of the exhaust pipe, which is upstream side of the exhaust gas purification catalyst, wherein said exhaust pipe includes an enlarged diameter portion formed in the longer internal diameter than the upstream side, and said exhaust gas purification catalyst is provided on the internal surface of said enlarged diameter portion via a support member, characterized in that said baffle portion is provided on said internal surface adjacent to the upstream end of said enlarged diameter portion and having a smaller diameter than the enlarged diameter portion.
A method of forming a light emitting semiconductor device, the light emitting semiconductor device comprising a stack of layers, the stack of layers comprising an active region between a first carrier confinement layer of a first semiconductor having a first conductivity and which first carrier confinement layer at least partly confines electrons to the active region and a second carrier confinement layer (104, 148) of a second semiconductor having a second conductivity and which second carrier confinement layer at least partly confines holes to the active region, the method comprising: - fabricating the active region on the first carrier confinement layer or on the second carrier confinement layer, characterized by, - wafer bonding a structure comprising the second respectively the first carrier confinement layer to the active region, - the first semiconductor of the first carrier confinement layer of said structure wafer bonded to said stack being selected from the group of p-type SiC, p-type AlP, p-type AlN, p-type GaN, p-type II-VI semiconductors, and p-type diamond, and the second semiconductor of the second carrier confinement layer of said structure wafer bonded to said stack being selected from the group of n-type SiC, n-type AlP, n-type AlN, n-type GaN, n-type II-VI semiconductors, and n-type diamond. - fabricating the active region on the first carrier confinement layer or on the second carrier confinement layer, - wafer bonding a structure comprising the second respectively the first carrier confinement layer to the active region, - the first semiconductor of the first carrier confinement layer of said structure wafer bonded to said stack being selected from the group of p-type SiC, p-type AlP, p-type AlN, p-type GaN, p-type II-VI semiconductors, and p-type diamond, and
A method for interaction with users, comprising the following steps: - detection of the selections on an interaction terminal comprising at least one selection button, and - for each selection, transmission by said terminal to a remote server: ∘ of a time data, called selection time data, representing the moment when said selection was made, and ∘ where the terminal has several selection buttons, of a data, called selection button data, relating to the selected button and associated with said time data; characterized in that it comprises a step of filtering out, by said server, of at least one selection caused by a defective selection button, said filtering step comprising: - determining a period separating at least two consecutive selections of the same selection button as a function of the selection times of said selections, and - eliminating at least one of said consecutive selections if said period is shorter than a predetermined threshold period. - detection of the selections on an interaction terminal comprising at least one selection button, and - for each selection, transmission by said terminal to a remote server: ∘ of a time data, called selection time data, representing the moment when said selection was made, and ∘ where the terminal has several selection buttons, of a data, called selection button data, relating to the selected button and associated with said time data; ∘ of a time data, called selection time data, representing the moment when said selection was made, and ∘ where the terminal has several selection buttons, of a data, called selection button data, relating to the selected button and associated with said time data; - determining a period separating at least two consecutive selections of the same selection button as a function of the selection times of said selections, and - eliminating at least one of said consecutive selections if said period is shorter than a predetermined threshold period.
Device for transporting cardboard flat sheets and the subsequent forming of cardboard boxes comprising a mould for forming the cardboard flat sheet (4a,4b), a plurality of picking suction cups for lifting a cardboard flat sheet from a picking area, and a plurality of external forming counter wheels placed at a forming area of the cardboard flat sheet to be formed, said counter wheels forming the box around said mould, wherein the device includes one or more gripping members, configured to move towards said cardboard sheet and to transport the cardboard flat sheet from said picking area to said forming area without losing contact with the sheet (4a,4b) to be formed and to control its position, thus ensuring its positioning at the forming area and the optimal forming of the same wherein said gripping members comprises one or more grippers arranged to grip firmly the cardboard flat sheet.
A pet watering fountain for dispensing an aqueous drinking fluid, comprising: a bowl defining a wall for holding an aqueous drinking fluid, the bowl being divided into a drinking basin which is accessible to a domesticated pet, and an interior basin which is not accessible to the pet; a housing configured to cover the interior basin, the housing having an inlet port to receive the drinking fluid from the drinking basin; a reservoir disposed above the bowl, the reservoir configured to hold a portion of the drinking fluid; and a pump configured to receive the drinking fluid from the interior basin, and push the drinking fluid under pressure up toward the reservoir; characterized in that the pet watering fountain further comprises a flow-control valve residing between the pump and the reservoir providing for control of return fluid flow, wherein the flow-control valve is configured to selectively direct the return fluid flow to (i) the reservoir, (ii) the interior basin, or (iii) combinations thereof. a bowl defining a wall for holding an aqueous drinking fluid, the bowl being divided into a drinking basin which is accessible to a domesticated pet, and an interior basin which is not accessible to the pet; a housing configured to cover the interior basin, the housing having an inlet port to receive the drinking fluid from the drinking basin; a reservoir disposed above the bowl, the reservoir configured to hold a portion of the drinking fluid; and a pump configured to receive the drinking fluid from the interior basin, and push the drinking fluid under pressure up toward the reservoir; characterized in that the pet watering fountain further comprises a flow-control valve residing between the pump and the reservoir providing for control of return fluid flow, wherein the flow-control valve is configured to selectively direct the return fluid flow to (i) the reservoir, (ii) the interior basin, or (iii) combinations thereof.
A liquid pump comprising: a pump liner defining a central longitudinal bore and a transverse inlet bore communicating with said central bore for conveying a liquid through said pump liner, said transverse inlet bore having a diameter centered around a centerline intersecting with a centerline of the central longitudinal bore; and a pump piston axially and rotatably slidable within said central longitudinal bore for pumping the liquid from said transverse inlet bore, said pump piston having a centerline intersecting with a centerline of the transverse inlet bore, and further having a flat surface formed parallel with said piston centerline at a distal end of the piston, said flat surface defining a cut-out portion of the piston, said cut-out portion having a hydraulic diameter Dh defined as Dh = 4 A/P, where A is a cross-sectional area of the cut-out portion and P is the perimeter of the cut-out portion, characterized in that the hydraulic diameter of the cut-out portion is equal to the diameter of the transverse inlet bore of the liner, and wherein a distance from the centerline of the piston to the flat surface defining the cut-out portion is greater than or equal to 1/2 of the diameter of the transverse inlet bore of the liner. a pump liner defining a central longitudinal bore and a transverse inlet bore communicating with said central bore for conveying a liquid through said pump liner, said transverse inlet bore having a diameter centered around a centerline intersecting with a centerline of the central longitudinal bore; and a pump piston axially and rotatably slidable within said central longitudinal bore for pumping the liquid from said transverse inlet bore, said pump piston having a centerline intersecting with a centerline of the transverse inlet bore, and further having a flat surface formed parallel with said piston centerline at a distal end of the piston, said flat surface defining a cut-out portion of the piston, said cut-out portion having a hydraulic diameter Dh defined as Dh = 4 A/P, where A is a cross-sectional area of the cut-out portion and P is the perimeter of the cut-out portion, characterized in that the hydraulic diameter of the cut-out portion is equal to the diameter of the transverse inlet bore of the liner, and wherein a distance from the centerline of the piston to the flat surface defining the cut-out portion is greater than or equal to 1/2 of the diameter of the transverse inlet bore of the liner.
A refrigerator comprising: a main body to define a storage chamber; a door mounted at the main body to open and close the storage chamber; an evaporator to cool the storage chamber; an inner case to define the storage chamber, the inner case including an evaporator receiving portion at which the evaporator is installed and a defrost water tray slantingly arranged at a lower side of the evaporator receiving portion; a machinery chamber provided at a lower portion of the main body to receive an evaporation tray; an upper hose communicated with the defrost water tray; a lower hose connected to the upper hose while extending to the evaporation tray, the lower hose being provided, at one side thereof, with an air inlet hole to introduce outside air; a lower cap coupled to a lower end of the lower hose while having an elastic cover to prevent air from being introduced into the lower hose; and an opening and closing unit provided at the lower hose to open the air inlet hole by an internal pressure of the storage chamber during opening of the door, and to close the air inlet hole by gravity, characterized in that the air inlet hole is formed at a slanted mounting surface arranged to protrude toward an inside of the lower hose while being slanted downward, and the opening and closing unit comprises a barrier plate hinged to the slanted mounting surface, such that defrost water falling from the upper hose is dispersed by the barrier plate. a main body to define a storage chamber; a door mounted at the main body to open and close the storage chamber; an evaporator to cool the storage chamber; an inner case to define the storage chamber, the inner case including an evaporator receiving portion at which the evaporator is installed and a defrost water tray slantingly arranged at a lower side of the evaporator receiving portion; a machinery chamber provided at a lower portion of the main body to receive an evaporation tray; an upper hose communicated with the defrost water tray; a lower hose connected to the upper hose while extending to the evaporation tray, the lower hose being provided, at one side thereof, with an air inlet hole to introduce outside air; a lower cap coupled to a lower end of the lower hose while having an elastic cover to prevent air from being introduced into the lower hose; and an opening and closing unit provided at the lower hose to open the air inlet hole by an internal pressure of the storage chamber during opening of the door, and to close the air inlet hole by gravity, characterized in that the air inlet hole is formed at a slanted mounting surface arranged to protrude toward an inside of the lower hose while being slanted downward, and the opening and closing unit comprises a barrier plate hinged to the slanted mounting surface, such that defrost water falling from the upper hose is dispersed by the barrier plate.
A composition comprising a leukocidin A (LukA) polypeptide analog comprising: an amino acid sequence that has at least 85% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of amino acid residues 28-341 of SEQ ID NO: 10, and does not comprise the amino acid sequence of amino acid residues 342-351 of SEQ ID NO: 10; an amino acid sequence that has at least 85% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of amino acid residues 28-341 of SEQ ID NO: 5, and does not comprise the amino acid sequence of amino acid residues 342-350 of SEQ ID NO: 5; or, an amino acid sequence that has at least 85% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of amino acid residues 28-341 of SEQ ID NO: 2, and does not comprise the amino acid sequence of amino acid residues 342-351 of SEQ ID NO: 2. an amino acid sequence that has at least 85% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of amino acid residues 28-341 of SEQ ID NO: 10, and does not comprise the amino acid sequence of amino acid residues 342-351 of SEQ ID NO: 10; an amino acid sequence that has at least 85% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of amino acid residues 28-341 of SEQ ID NO: 5, and does not comprise the amino acid sequence of amino acid residues 342-350 of SEQ ID NO: 5; or, an amino acid sequence that has at least 85% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of amino acid residues 28-341 of SEQ ID NO: 2, and does not comprise the amino acid sequence of amino acid residues 342-351 of SEQ ID NO: 2.
A wearable computing device comprising a hinge assembly, the wearable computing device comprising: a first component including a moveable tensioning guide (112, 210), the first component including one or more computer components of the wearable computing device; a second component connected to the first component via a flexible band such that the first and second components (202, 204) are moveable relative to one another, the second component including one or more sensors of the wearable computing device; and a flexible interconnect (110, 208) disposed within the flexible band between the first component and the second component, the flexible interconnect (110, 208) routed around the moveable tensioning guide (112, 210) of the first component such that movement of the first component relative to the second component causes movement of the tensioning guide (112, 210), said flexible interconnect is configured to pass one or both of data and power through the flexible band between the first component and the second component; where movement of the tensioning guide (112, 210) modifies a flexible path taken by the flexible interconnect (110, 208) during movement of the first and second components (202, 204). a first component including a moveable tensioning guide (112, 210), the first component including one or more computer components of the wearable computing device; a second component connected to the first component via a flexible band such that the first and second components (202, 204) are moveable relative to one another, the second component including one or more sensors of the wearable computing device; and a flexible interconnect (110, 208) disposed within the flexible band between the first component and the second component, the flexible interconnect (110, 208) routed around the moveable tensioning guide (112, 210) of the first component such that movement of the first component relative to the second component causes movement of the tensioning guide (112, 210), said flexible interconnect is configured to pass one or both of data and power through the flexible band between the first component and the second component; where movement of the tensioning guide (112, 210) modifies a flexible path taken by the flexible interconnect (110, 208) during movement of the first and second components (202, 204).