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An apparatus for obtaining plastic containers which comprises a device for feeding preforms, a device for heating the preforms picked up by said feeding device, a device for transferring the preforms heated by said heating device to a blow-molding device that is adapted to form said preforms into respective containers by blow-molding, said apparatus comprising a supporting framework for a plurality of grip chucks that can be moved along a movement circuit and are intended to carry a respective preform picked up by said feeding device to said heating means in order to transport it, when heated, to said transfer device, said grip chucks having a respective retention head that comprises at least one retention element (13a, 13b) designed to lock the neck of a respective preform into place, said apparatus comprising, along the extension of said movement circuit, automated means for changing said retention elements (13a, 13b), said automated means being adapted to remove and store said retention elements to be replaced and to pick up, and couple with a respective grip chuck, retention elements that are different from said retention elements to be replaced, characterized in that said automated means comprise an unloading device moveable on command between a working position, in which it is adapted to remove at least one retention element from a respective grip chuck, and an unloading position, in which it stores, at a storage region, said at least one retention element removed from the respective grip chuck, said automated means comprise a loading device that can be moved on command between a pick-up position, in which it is adapted to pick up at least one retention element from a pick-up region, and a replacement position, in which it is adapted to couple said at least one retention element picked up from said pick-up region with a respective grip chuck, said loading device and said unloading device are constituted by a single replacement element comprising a supporting element supporting one or more grip elements and being kinematically connected to an articulated movement arm, said retention elements (13a, 13b) being provided with one or more engagement pins being inserteable in a respective sliding guide defined at a respective grip chuck, said grip elements being moveable in order to insert and disconnect the engagement pin or pins into and from the respective sliding guide so as to enable the picking up from and the coupling of the retention elements (13a, 13b) from and with the respective grip chuck.
A device for imaging the inner surface of a preferably cylindrical cavity in a workpiece, with a base body, at which an optics for imaging the inner surface is arranged, wherein collision protection means for protecting the optics against a collision with the workpiece are associated with the optics, which comprise mechanical or electromechanical protection means with at least one mechanical protection element, which is designed in the manner of a sleeve, wherein the protection element is movable between a first position, in which the optics is exposed for imaging the inner surface, and a second position, in which the optics is protected against a collision with the workpiece, wherein a drive means is associated with the protection element for moving the protection element at least from the second position into the first position, and wherein the collision protection means comprise collision detection means for detecting a collision of the protection element with the workpiece, which respond to a relative movement of the protection element to the optics from the second position in direction towards the first position. with a base body, at which an optics for imaging the inner surface is arranged, wherein collision protection means for protecting the optics against a collision with the workpiece are associated with the optics, which comprise mechanical or electromechanical protection means with at least one mechanical protection element, which is designed in the manner of a sleeve, wherein the protection element is movable between a first position, in which the optics is exposed for imaging the inner surface, and a second position, in which the optics is protected against a collision with the workpiece, wherein a drive means is associated with the protection element for moving the protection element at least from the second position into the first position, and wherein the collision protection means comprise collision detection means for detecting a collision of the protection element with the workpiece, which respond to a relative movement of the protection element to the optics from the second position in direction towards the first position.
A retention clip comprising: a first portion configured to temporarily deform upon insertion into a slot of a mounting location and prevent the retention clip from retracting through the slot once inserted; a second portion configured to attach the retention clip to a component; and a third portion configured to: abut against a surface of the component; and deform such that the first portion and the second portion are translated along an attachment axis toward the component, the attachment axis being approximately perpendicular to the surface of the component, wherein the translation of the first portion along the attachment axis can cause a holding surface of the first portion to abut against a surface of the mounting location that is opposite the component, wherein the holding surface spans a width of the second portion. a first portion configured to temporarily deform upon insertion into a slot of a mounting location and prevent the retention clip from retracting through the slot once inserted; a second portion configured to attach the retention clip to a component; and a third portion configured to: abut against a surface of the component; and deform such that the first portion and the second portion are translated along an attachment axis toward the component, the attachment axis being approximately perpendicular to the surface of the component, wherein the translation of the first portion along the attachment axis can cause a holding surface of the first portion to abut against a surface of the mounting location that is opposite the component, wherein the holding surface spans a width of the second portion. abut against a surface of the component; and deform such that the first portion and the second portion are translated along an attachment axis toward the component, the attachment axis being approximately perpendicular to the surface of the component, wherein the translation of the first portion along the attachment axis can cause a holding surface of the first portion to abut against a surface of the mounting location that is opposite the component, wherein the holding surface spans a width of the second portion.
A circuit (302; 402; 702) for managing the recharge of a battery comprising several elementary cells connected in series, the circuit comprising: a plurality of heating elements (303 i; 403 j), each heating element (303 i; 403 j) being a Zener diode or an element equivalent to a Zener diode and being capable of clamping the voltage thereacross by dissipating the heat beyond an activation voltage (U z), the different heating elements (303 i; 403 j) being intended to be connected across different sub-assemblies of one or a plurality of cells (301 i) of the battery, and the activation voltage (U z) of each heating element (303 i; 403 j) being selected according to the nominal full charge voltage (U nom) of the sub-assembly of cells to which it is intended to be connected; at least one temperature sensor (103; 703 i) capable of detecting an activation of one or a plurality of said heating elements (303 i; 403 j); and a control circuit (105; 705) capable of controlling the charge current of the battery according to detections of activations of heating elements (303 i; 403 j) by the temperature sensor (103; 703 i). a plurality of heating elements (303 i; 403 j), each heating element (303 i; 403 j) being a Zener diode or an element equivalent to a Zener diode and being capable of clamping the voltage thereacross by dissipating the heat beyond an activation voltage (U z), the different heating elements (303 i; 403 j) being intended to be connected across different sub-assemblies of one or a plurality of cells (301 i) of the battery, and the activation voltage (U z) of each heating element (303 i; 403 j) being selected according to the nominal full charge voltage (U nom) of the sub-assembly of cells to which it is intended to be connected; at least one temperature sensor (103; 703 i) capable of detecting an activation of one or a plurality of said heating elements (303 i; 403 j); and a control circuit (105; 705) capable of controlling the charge current of the battery according to detections of activations of heating elements (303 i; 403 j) by the temperature sensor (103; 703 i).
A recombinant, chimeric influenza A virus consisting of eight segments, wherein said virus comprises more than one hemagglutinin segment (segment 4) from more than one influenza subtype, wherein said virus consists of segments 1-5, 7 and 8 from porcine H1N1 subtype A/swine/Saskatchewan/ 18789/02 and a second segment 4 from porcine H3N2 subtype A/Swine/Texas/4199-2/98, wherein the H3N2 segment 4 comprises neuraminidase packaging sequences from said H1N1 influenza subtype located 3' and optionally 5' to said second segment 4, such that the virus lacks the remainder of the NA segment (segment 6) of the H1N1 subtype to render an attenuated virus.
A throughflow measurement system for measuring a fluid throughflow through a pipe, said throughflow measurement system comprising a measurement device, preferably an ultrasound measurement device, for performing a measurement at the fluid, in particular of its flow rate, and a flow conditioner (11, 11') arranged upstream of the measurement device for conditioning a fluid flow, said flow conditioner (11, 11') comprising: a pipe which has a pipe axis and which can be flowed through by a fluid in the direction of the pipe axis, wherein the flow conditioner (11, 11') comprises at least one hub body (17, 17') which is rotationally symmetrical with respect to an axis of symmetry and which is fixed in the pipe such that the axis of symmetry coincides with the pipe axis, wherein the hub body (17, 17') fixed in the pipe has an onflow region which is arched outwardly against the onflow direction, wherein the hub body (17, 17') has a diffuser section in which the cross-sectional surface of the hub body (17, 17') decreases along the pipe axis in a direction facing downstream, wherein the cross-sectional surface of the onflow region amounts to at least 50% and preferably at least 60% of the cross-sectional surface of the pipe, wherein the diffuser section adjoins the arched onflow region of the hub body (17, 17') in the direction facing downstream, wherein a step is formed at the end of the hub body disposed downstream, characterized in that the hub body (17, 17') is fixed in the pipe by means of at least one areal web, and in that the hub body (17, 17') is annular in cross-section and has a central through passage (25, 25'). a pipe which has a pipe axis and which can be flowed through by a fluid in the direction of the pipe axis, wherein the flow conditioner (11, 11') comprises at least one hub body (17, 17') which is rotationally symmetrical with respect to an axis of symmetry and which is fixed in the pipe such that the axis of symmetry coincides with the pipe axis, wherein the hub body (17, 17') fixed in the pipe has an onflow region which is arched outwardly against the onflow direction, wherein the hub body (17, 17') has a diffuser section in which the cross-sectional surface of the hub body (17, 17') decreases along the pipe axis in a direction facing downstream, wherein the cross-sectional surface of the onflow region amounts to at least 50% and preferably at least 60% of the cross-sectional surface of the pipe, wherein the diffuser section adjoins the arched onflow region of the hub body (17, 17') in the direction facing downstream, wherein a step is formed at the end of the hub body disposed downstream, characterized in that the hub body (17, 17') is fixed in the pipe by means of at least one areal web, and in that the hub body (17, 17') is annular in cross-section and has a central through passage (25, 25').
A method comprising: assigning a weight to a given streaming session of a plurality of adaptive streaming media sessions provided to a network node that feeds a bottleneck link; controlling an effective target bandwidth based on a time-averaged measurement of bandwidth for the bottleneck link, the effective target bandwidth being a variable that controls how much bandwidth is actually allowed for each session; calculating a session rate limit for the given streaming session based on the assigned weight and based on the effective target bandwidth for providing streaming media traffic to the plurality of adaptive streaming media sessions via the bottleneck link, wherein calculating the rate limit for the given streaming session comprises: computing a relative weight for the given streaming session as a function of the assigned weight relative to an aggregate of weight values for the plurality of adaptive streaming media sessions determined to be active; and multiplying the relative weight and the effective target bandwidth to provide the rate limit for the given streaming session; and adjusting a downstream rate for the given streaming session according to the calculated session rate limit. assigning a weight to a given streaming session of a plurality of adaptive streaming media sessions provided to a network node that feeds a bottleneck link; controlling an effective target bandwidth based on a time-averaged measurement of bandwidth for the bottleneck link, the effective target bandwidth being a variable that controls how much bandwidth is actually allowed for each session; calculating a session rate limit for the given streaming session based on the assigned weight and based on the effective target bandwidth for providing streaming media traffic to the plurality of adaptive streaming media sessions via the bottleneck link, wherein calculating the rate limit for the given streaming session comprises: computing a relative weight for the given streaming session as a function of the assigned weight relative to an aggregate of weight values for the plurality of adaptive streaming media sessions determined to be active; and multiplying the relative weight and the effective target bandwidth to provide the rate limit for the given streaming session; and computing a relative weight for the given streaming session as a function of the assigned weight relative to an aggregate of weight values for the plurality of adaptive streaming media sessions determined to be active; and multiplying the relative weight and the effective target bandwidth to provide the rate limit for the given streaming session; and adjusting a downstream rate for the given streaming session according to the calculated session rate limit.
An LED display panel comprising: a base substrate having a plurality of pixel regions (Pix) defined by a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines and comprising a plurality of pads arranged at an outer periphery of the base substrate; and a group of subminiature LEDs (R1, R2, G1, G2, B1, B2) disposed in each pixel region (Pix) to display an image, wherein the subminiature LEDs (R1, R2, G1, G2, B1, B2) in each pixel region (Pix) are arranged in a particular pattern corresponding to a direction away from the center of the base substrate and in dependence on a distance of the pixel region (Pix) from the center of the base substrate, and wherein the location of the pattern inside a pixel region (Pix) varies depending on the distance and direction of the pixel region to the center of the base substrate. a base substrate having a plurality of pixel regions (Pix) defined by a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines and comprising a plurality of pads arranged at an outer periphery of the base substrate; and a group of subminiature LEDs (R1, R2, G1, G2, B1, B2) disposed in each pixel region (Pix) to display an image, wherein the subminiature LEDs (R1, R2, G1, G2, B1, B2) in each pixel region (Pix) are arranged in a particular pattern corresponding to a direction away from the center of the base substrate and in dependence on a distance of the pixel region (Pix) from the center of the base substrate, and wherein the location of the pattern inside a pixel region (Pix) varies depending on the distance and direction of the pixel region to the center of the base substrate.
A resistance welding device comprising a pair of welding electrodes (2, 3), a welding power source (4, 5) and two power lines (12, 13, 14, 15), wherein the welding power source (4, 5) comprises two poles (6, 7) having a different polarity, wherein the pair of welding electrodes (2, 3) comprises two welding electrodes (8, 9, 10, 11) which form a welding point, wherein each one of the welding electrodes (8, 9, 10, 11) is electrically connected to one pole (6, 7) of the welding power source (4, 5) by means of one of the power lines (12, 13, 14, 15), characterized in that the cross section of the power lines (12, 13, 14, 15) is rectangular and that the power lines (12, 13, 14, 15) are guided in a group from the welding power source (4, 5) to the welding electrodes (8, 9, 10, 11) and that a branching of the two power lines (12, 13, 14, 15) towards the two welding electrodes (8, 9, 10, 11) is only realized directly in the area of connections of the power lines (12, 13, 14, 15) to the welding electrodes (8, 9, 10,11).
A packaging system, comprising: an outer shell comprising a display frame window; a container being disposed inside of the outer shell; the container having an insert mounted therein; the insert comprising: a flexible display panel disposed within the display frame window; a pair of laterally disposed sidewalls (406,407); characterized by: the container being a transparent container; the insert being a box insert; at least one of the sidewalls (406,407) comprising a locking slot; each of the sidewalls (406,407) having an arcuate portion (R1,R2); and the box insert further comprising: a front panel disposed between the pair of sidewalls (406,407) being connected by a foldable region at least at one of the sidewalls (406,407); and the flexible display panel pulled on or tensioned along the sidewalls (406,407) and bent along the arcuate portion (R1,R2) of each sidewall (406,407) so that a concave arcuate region 460 is mechanically formed; and further characterized by the flexible display panel having at least one side locking flap and a locking tab therein pivotally configured for the at least one locking slot of the sidewalls (406,407), to form a curved region extending between the arcuate portions (R1,R2). an outer shell comprising a display frame window; a container being disposed inside of the outer shell; the container having an insert mounted therein; the insert comprising: a flexible display panel disposed within the display frame window; a pair of laterally disposed sidewalls (406,407); characterized by: a flexible display panel disposed within the display frame window; a pair of laterally disposed sidewalls (406,407); characterized by: the container being a transparent container; the insert being a box insert; at least one of the sidewalls (406,407) comprising a locking slot; each of the sidewalls (406,407) having an arcuate portion (R1,R2); and the box insert further comprising: a front panel disposed between the pair of sidewalls (406,407) being connected by a foldable region at least at one of the sidewalls (406,407); and the flexible display panel pulled on or tensioned along the sidewalls (406,407) and bent along the arcuate portion (R1,R2) of each sidewall (406,407) so that a concave arcuate region 460 is mechanically formed; a front panel disposed between the pair of sidewalls (406,407) being connected by a foldable region at least at one of the sidewalls (406,407); and the flexible display panel pulled on or tensioned along the sidewalls (406,407) and bent along the arcuate portion (R1,R2) of each sidewall (406,407) so that a concave arcuate region 460 is mechanically formed; and further characterized by the flexible display panel having at least one side locking flap and a locking tab therein pivotally configured for the at least one locking slot of the sidewalls (406,407), to form a curved region extending between the arcuate portions (R1,R2).
An apparatus comprising: an operation signal reception unit which receives an operation signal which corresponds to a vertical operation being a operation perpendicular to a screen of a panel which is able to detect a touch or an approach with respect to a plurality of positions on the screen; and a control unit configured to independently control processing related to each of a plurality of imaging units (11R, 11L) according to the vertical operation, wherein the control unit changes a zoom magnification level of each of the plurality of imaging units (11R, 11L) according to the vertical operation, wherein the control unit is configured to control a display for concurrently displaying a plurality of images, wherein each of the plurality of images is an image captured by a corresponding one of the plurality of imaging units (11R, 11L), such that a size of an image display area (61R, 61L) of each displayed image displayed on said display corresponds to a zoom magnification level of a corresponding one of the plurality of imaging units (11R, 11L). an operation signal reception unit which receives an operation signal which corresponds to a vertical operation being a operation perpendicular to a screen of a panel which is able to detect a touch or an approach with respect to a plurality of positions on the screen; and a control unit configured to independently control processing related to each of a plurality of imaging units (11R, 11L) according to the vertical operation, wherein the control unit changes a zoom magnification level of each of the plurality of imaging units (11R, 11L) according to the vertical operation, wherein the control unit is configured to control a display for concurrently displaying a plurality of images, wherein each of the plurality of images is an image captured by a corresponding one of the plurality of imaging units (11R, 11L), such that a size of an image display area (61R, 61L) of each displayed image displayed on said display corresponds to a zoom magnification level of a corresponding one of the plurality of imaging units (11R, 11L).