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A segment seal (1, 101) for sealing an annular clearance between a housing (2, 102) and a rotary shaft in a state in which a pair of seal rings (10A, 10B; 110A, 110B) is attached in an unrotatable state between one end portion (20, 120) of the housing (2, 102) and a support member (40, 140) attached to the housing (2, 102) so as to be opposite to the one end portion (20, 120) in an axial direction, comprising: an anti-rotation member placed not to rotate relative to the housing (2, 102) or the support member (40, 140), provided with a pair of raised portions (32A, 32B; 132A, 132B) or a pair of recessed portions (16A, 16B; 116A, 116B) fitted to the pair of seal rings (10A, 10B; 110A, 110B), respectively, to prevent rotation of the pair of seal rings (10A, 10B; 110A, 110B), and configured such that at least one of the raised portions (32A, 32B; 132A, 132B) or at least one of the recessed portions (16A, 16B; 116A, 116B) has a shape fittable only to either one of the seal rings (10A, 10B; 110A, 110B), characterized in that the anti-rotation member is interposed between the pair of seal rings (10A, 10B; 110A, 110B), and comprises an annular plate and a pair of keys (32A, 32B; 132A, 132B) protruding from both surfaces of the annular plate and having different shapes, respectively, the housing (2, 102) is provided with a keyway (26, 43) having one of the keys (32A, 32B; 132A, 132B) fitted therein, and the keyway (26, 43) of the housing (2, 102) has a shape fittable only to either one of the keys (32A, 32B; 132A, 132B) of the anti-rotation member, wherein one of the keys (32A; 132A) on a side of the one end portion (20, 120) of the housing (2, 102) is smaller than one of the keys (32B; 132B) on a side of the support member (40, 140). an anti-rotation member placed not to rotate relative to the housing (2, 102) or the support member (40, 140), provided with a pair of raised portions (32A, 32B; 132A, 132B) or a pair of recessed portions (16A, 16B; 116A, 116B) fitted to the pair of seal rings (10A, 10B; 110A, 110B), respectively, to prevent rotation of the pair of seal rings (10A, 10B; 110A, 110B), and configured such that at least one of the raised portions (32A, 32B; 132A, 132B) or at least one of the recessed portions (16A, 16B; 116A, 116B) has a shape fittable only to either one of the seal rings (10A, 10B; 110A, 110B), characterized in that the anti-rotation member is interposed between the pair of seal rings (10A, 10B; 110A, 110B), and comprises an annular plate and a pair of keys (32A, 32B; 132A, 132B) protruding from both surfaces of the annular plate and having different shapes, respectively, the housing (2, 102) is provided with a keyway (26, 43) having one of the keys (32A, 32B; 132A, 132B) fitted therein, and the keyway (26, 43) of the housing (2, 102) has a shape fittable only to either one of the keys (32A, 32B; 132A, 132B) of the anti-rotation member, wherein one of the keys (32A; 132A) on a side of the one end portion (20, 120) of the housing (2, 102) is smaller than one of the keys (32B; 132B) on a side of the support member (40, 140).
An electro-mechanical system, comprising: a plurality of connected modules, a first module (100, 102, 202, 1702) of the modules comprising: an actuator (104, 214, 1308, 1408, 1908) for imparting motion on the electro-mechanical system; a data processor (106, 212, 304, 1304, 1406, 1904, 2104) configured to sense a state of the first module (100, 102, 202, 1702) and to command the actuator (104, 214, 1308, 1408, 1908) to modify the state of the first module (100, 102, 202, 1702) to fulfill a received command; wherein the first module (100, 102, 202, 1702) further comprises an interface for achieving a physical connection and a data connection with a second module (108, 204, 1704) of the connected modules, characterized in that the first module (100, 102, 202, 1702) further comprises an at least three port switch, wherein a first port is configured for communication with the second module (108, 204, 1704), wherein a second port is configured for communication with a third module, and wherein a third port is configured for communication with the data processor (106, 212, 304, 1304, 1406, 1904, 2104). an actuator (104, 214, 1308, 1408, 1908) for imparting motion on the electro-mechanical system; a data processor (106, 212, 304, 1304, 1406, 1904, 2104) configured to sense a state of the first module (100, 102, 202, 1702) and to command the actuator (104, 214, 1308, 1408, 1908) to modify the state of the first module (100, 102, 202, 1702) to fulfill a received command; wherein the first module (100, 102, 202, 1702) further comprises an interface for achieving a physical connection and a data connection with a second module (108, 204, 1704) of the connected modules, characterized in that the first module (100, 102, 202, 1702) further comprises an at least three port switch, wherein a first port is configured for communication with the second module (108, 204, 1704), wherein a second port is configured for communication with a third module, and wherein a third port is configured for communication with the data processor (106, 212, 304, 1304, 1406, 1904, 2104).
A heater system for heating fluid in a container, the heater system comprising an integrated heater device (302, 302B) and a multiportion resistive element, wherein: the integrated heater device (302, 302B) comprising a first pin connected to the multiportion resistive element and a second pin connected to the first pin and having a different Seebeck coefficient than that of the first pin wherein the first pin and the second pin form a thermocouple junction to measure a temperature at a first location, the multiportion resistive element is configured to measure two or more performance characteristics of the fluid, including fluid level and fluid temperature, the multiportion resistive element having a first portion defined by a first conductive material and a second portion extending from the first portion and defined by a second conductive material having a lower temperature coefficient of resistance - TCR - than that of the first conductive material, characterized in that the multiportion resistive element is operable as a heater to generate heat and as a sensor, and the first portion of the multiportion resistive element is configured to extend along a designated area to measure the fluid level of the fluid; and wherein the multiportion resistive element includes a third portion defined by a conductive material having a higher TCR than that of the second conductive material, the third portion is connected to the second portion of the multiportion resistive element, and the third portion is configured to measure the fluid temperature. the integrated heater device (302, 302B) comprising a first pin connected to the multiportion resistive element and a second pin connected to the first pin and having a different Seebeck coefficient than that of the first pin wherein the first pin and the second pin form a thermocouple junction to measure a temperature at a first location, the multiportion resistive element is configured to measure two or more performance characteristics of the fluid, including fluid level and fluid temperature, the multiportion resistive element having a first portion defined by a first conductive material and a second portion extending from the first portion and defined by a second conductive material having a lower temperature coefficient of resistance - TCR - than that of the first conductive material, characterized in that the multiportion resistive element is operable as a heater to generate heat and as a sensor, and the first portion of the multiportion resistive element is configured to extend along a designated area to measure the fluid level of the fluid; and wherein the multiportion resistive element includes a third portion defined by a conductive material having a higher TCR than that of the second conductive material, the third portion is connected to the second portion of the multiportion resistive element, and the third portion is configured to measure the fluid temperature.
A reinforcement arrangement configured to be centrally arranged in a vehicle body for protecting a vehicle occupant in the event of a frontal collision, the reinforcement arrangement comprising: a battery frame configured to be arranged in a floor portion of the vehicle body and configured to hold an energy source, the frame comprising a plurality of lateral support beams (106, 108) spaced apart such that an energy source can be located between two adjacent lateral support beams; characterised by: a reinforcement framework in a first end connectable to a portion of the vehicle body defining a front wall of a passenger compartment and in a second end connected to a first lateral support beam of the frame; and a support element in a first end connected to the reinforcement framework at a location between a rear portion and a forward portion of the reinforcement framework and in a second end connected to a second lateral support beam of the frame arranged in front of the first lateral support beam, such that the reinforcement framework is configured to redirect a force from a frontal collision to the first and /or second lateral support beam of the battery frame. a battery frame configured to be arranged in a floor portion of the vehicle body and configured to hold an energy source, the frame comprising a plurality of lateral support beams (106, 108) spaced apart such that an energy source can be located between two adjacent lateral support beams; characterised by: a reinforcement framework in a first end connectable to a portion of the vehicle body defining a front wall of a passenger compartment and in a second end connected to a first lateral support beam of the frame; and a support element in a first end connected to the reinforcement framework at a location between a rear portion and a forward portion of the reinforcement framework and in a second end connected to a second lateral support beam of the frame arranged in front of the first lateral support beam, such that the reinforcement framework is configured to redirect a force from a frontal collision to the first and /or second lateral support beam of the battery frame.
A thermal transfer printer comprising: a thermal head including a plurality of heating elements and causing the heating elements to generate heat and transfer ink onto a sheet to print an image on the sheet; a storage unit for storing a first correspondence between a heating element in the thermal head and a correction amount of energy applied to the heating element, and a second correspondence between a density of an image to be printed and an adjustment coefficient of the correction amount, the first correspondence being generated from a density distribution of a test image printed based on image data of a single tone; and a control unit for correcting energy applied to each of the heating elements by an amount obtained by multiplying the correction amount for the heating element obtained from the first correspondence by the adjustment coefficient obtained from the second correspondence according to a density of an image to be newly printed, and characterized in that the thermal head is configured to print an image at one of a plurality of print speeds, the storage unit is configured to store the first correspondence and the second correspondence for each of the print speeds, and the control unit is configured to correct the energy by referring to the first correspondence and the second correspondence according to a print speed of the thermal head. a thermal head including a plurality of heating elements and causing the heating elements to generate heat and transfer ink onto a sheet to print an image on the sheet; a storage unit for storing a first correspondence between a heating element in the thermal head and a correction amount of energy applied to the heating element, and a second correspondence between a density of an image to be printed and an adjustment coefficient of the correction amount, the first correspondence being generated from a density distribution of a test image printed based on image data of a single tone; and a control unit for correcting energy applied to each of the heating elements by an amount obtained by multiplying the correction amount for the heating element obtained from the first correspondence by the adjustment coefficient obtained from the second correspondence according to a density of an image to be newly printed, and characterized in that the thermal head is configured to print an image at one of a plurality of print speeds, the storage unit is configured to store the first correspondence and the second correspondence for each of the print speeds, and the control unit is configured to correct the energy by referring to the first correspondence and the second correspondence according to a print speed of the thermal head.
A plant cultivation device comprising: a fluid passage member formed with a fluid passage through which a culture fluid flows and formed with a plurality of through-holes (41a,41b,41c) on an upper surface of the fluid passage member with a predetermined interval separated from one another and arranged along the fluid passage; a seedling culture medium (44a,44b,44c) on which seeds of plants are arranged; a culture medium holding portion (45a,45b,45c) formed in a cylindrical shape, accommodating therein the seedling culture medium (44a,44b,44c) to hold thereof, arranged in the plurality of through-holes (41a,41b,41c) of the fluid passage member and absorbing the culture fluid into the seedling culture medium (44a,44b,44c); and a leaf supporting portion (46a,46b,46c) formed in a cylindrical shape, arranged at an upper side of the culture medium holding portion (45a,45b,45c) and supporting leaves which are cultivated from the seeds at the circumference of the leaves, characterised in that the culture medium holding portion (45a,45b,45c) and the leaf supporting portion (46a,46b,46c) are formed such that a cutting tool, used for separation between the seedling culture medium (44a,44b,44c) and the leaves, can be insertable from outside into a bordering portion between the culture medium holding portion (45a,45b,45c) and the leaf supporting portion (46a,46b,46c), the plant cultivation device thereby obtaining leaves of a cultivated plant by cutting a base portion of leaves from a root portion of the cultivated plant. a fluid passage member formed with a fluid passage through which a culture fluid flows and formed with a plurality of through-holes (41a,41b,41c) on an upper surface of the fluid passage member with a predetermined interval separated from one another and arranged along the fluid passage; a seedling culture medium (44a,44b,44c) on which seeds of plants are arranged; a culture medium holding portion (45a,45b,45c) formed in a cylindrical shape, accommodating therein the seedling culture medium (44a,44b,44c) to hold thereof, arranged in the plurality of through-holes (41a,41b,41c) of the fluid passage member and absorbing the culture fluid into the seedling culture medium (44a,44b,44c); and a leaf supporting portion (46a,46b,46c) formed in a cylindrical shape, arranged at an upper side of the culture medium holding portion (45a,45b,45c) and supporting leaves which are cultivated from the seeds at the circumference of the leaves, characterised in that the culture medium holding portion (45a,45b,45c) and the leaf supporting portion (46a,46b,46c) are formed such that a cutting tool, used for separation between the seedling culture medium (44a,44b,44c) and the leaves, can be insertable from outside into a bordering portion between the culture medium holding portion (45a,45b,45c) and the leaf supporting portion (46a,46b,46c), the plant cultivation device thereby obtaining leaves of a cultivated plant by cutting a base portion of leaves from a root portion of the cultivated plant.
A foldable stroller frame comprising a lower frame, the lower frame comprising a front frame section pivotally connected with a rear frame section and a hinge device (23, 123) linking the front frame section to the rear frame section and extending therebetween, wherein the hinge device (23, 123) comprises at least two coupled parts (25, 27) rotatable about a movable axis of rotation and a handle arranged along the movable axis of rotation configured such that pulling of the handle by the user moves the rotatable axis towards the connections between the front frame section and rear frame section and pivots the front frame section relative to the rear frame section between a deployed state to a collapsed state of the stroller frame.
A biological fluid collection device, comprising: a housing having a sidewall, a top wall, a bottom wall, a receiving port extending in a radial direction of the housing and defined between the top wall and the bottom wall, a housing flow channel, and an inlet port, the housing flow channel in fluid communication with the inlet port; a puncturing element at least partially disposed within the housing and transitionable between a pre-actuated position wherein the puncturing element is retained within the housing and a puncturing position wherein at least a portion of the puncturing element extends through the inlet port of the housing for establishing fluid communication with the housing flow channel; and a cartridge removably connectable to the receiving port of the housing between the top wall and the bottom wall, the cartridge defining a cartridge flow channel therein, characterized in that the cartridge comprises a pair of resiliently deflectable arms releasably engagable with the receiving port of the housing for securing the cartridge to the housing, wherein the pair of arms are configured for engaging with an interference surface disposed within the receiving port, and wherein the arms are configured to be squeezed to deflect the arms out of engagement with the interference surface, wherein, with the cartridge connected to the housing, the cartridge flow channel is in fluid communication with the housing flow channel, and wherein, with the cartridge disconnected from the housing, the cartridge flow channel is sealed. a housing having a sidewall, a top wall, a bottom wall, a receiving port extending in a radial direction of the housing and defined between the top wall and the bottom wall, a housing flow channel, and an inlet port, the housing flow channel in fluid communication with the inlet port; a puncturing element at least partially disposed within the housing and transitionable between a pre-actuated position wherein the puncturing element is retained within the housing and a puncturing position wherein at least a portion of the puncturing element extends through the inlet port of the housing for establishing fluid communication with the housing flow channel; and a cartridge removably connectable to the receiving port of the housing between the top wall and the bottom wall, the cartridge defining a cartridge flow channel therein, the cartridge comprises a pair of resiliently deflectable arms releasably engagable with the receiving port of the housing for securing the cartridge to the housing, wherein the pair of arms are configured for engaging with an interference surface disposed within the receiving port, and wherein the arms are configured to be squeezed to deflect the arms out of engagement with the interference surface, wherein, with the cartridge connected to the housing, the cartridge flow channel is in fluid communication with the housing flow channel, and wherein, with the cartridge disconnected from the housing, the cartridge flow channel is sealed.
Apparatus for filtering liquids, having a container, having a container inlet for introduction into the container of a liquid to be filtered, having a container outlet for a retentate, and having at least one rotor which can be driven in rotation about the container axis and which has a hollow shaft mounted in an end wall and has a support apparatus, fastened thereto, for filter elements, said filter elements being arranged at a distance from the container axis and being connected in terms of flow to the hollow shaft for discharge of a filtered permeate from the container, wherein an inner lateral surface of the container comprises at least one guiding device for diverting the liquid against the filter elements, characterized in that the apparatus comprises at least one conditioning apparatus which is configured for setting process conditions, wherein an electrode is provided as at least one conditioning apparatus, wherein, for introduction of a voltage field into the container, at least one filter element is assigned a counter-electrode; and at least one guiding device forms a receptacle for at least one conditioning apparatus. the apparatus comprises at least one conditioning apparatus which is configured for setting process conditions, wherein an electrode is provided as at least one conditioning apparatus, wherein, for introduction of a voltage field into the container, at least one filter element is assigned a counter-electrode; and at least one guiding device forms a receptacle for at least one conditioning apparatus.
A method for monitoring the function of a tubular bag machine, the tubular bag machine comprising a drive control system and multiple electronic drive units which are controlled independently of each other by the drive control system and which drive different functional elements of the packing machine in a cycle time-synchronous manner as they are going through predefined motion sequences, and one drive unit being realized in the manner of a transverse sealing unit, and the transverse sealing unit comprising at least one drive motor and two transverse sealing jaws (13a, 13b) which are driven relative to each other by the drive motor and by means of which a film tube is sealed transversely to the conveying direction, and the position (φ) of the drive motor being measured directly or indirectly using a position sensor, characterized in that the drive torque of the drive motor is measured directly or indirectly using a drive controller, and that the method comprises the following method steps: a) moving the film tube into the sealing zone between the transverse sealing jaws (13a, 13b); b) closing the transverse sealing jaws (13a, 13b) according to a predefined target torque stored in the drive control system; c) measuring the actual position of the drive motor once the target torque has been reached; d) comparing the measured actual position to a target position stored in the drive control system and associated with the predefined target torque. a) moving the film tube into the sealing zone between the transverse sealing jaws (13a, 13b); b) closing the transverse sealing jaws (13a, 13b) according to a predefined target torque stored in the drive control system; c) measuring the actual position of the drive motor once the target torque has been reached; d) comparing the measured actual position to a target position stored in the drive control system and associated with the predefined target torque.