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System for converting thermal energy into electrical power, comprising a frame, at least one temperature-sensitive element held in the frame by two of its ends (31, 32) between a heat source and a cold source, and at least one piezoelectric element placed between at least one portion of the frame and at least a first of said two ends (31, 32) of said at least one temperature-sensitive element, said at least one temperature-sensitive element being configured to deform cyclically between two states under the action of the thermal gradient between the heat source and the cold source while exerting a stress during its cyclic deformation on said at least one piezoelectric element via said at least one first end.
A steering apparatus (2, 202) comprising: a steering shaft (3, 203) that is conductive and configured to transfer a steering force; an outer column (10, 210) that is conductive, including a guide groove (25, 225) extending in an axial direction and receiving insertion of the steering shaft (3, 203) on the radially inner side; an inner column (11, 211) that is conductive, fitted in the outer column (10, 210) to enable a relative movement in the axial direction, and supporting the steering shaft (3, 203) rotatably on the radially inner side; and characterized by, a guide member (31, 231), made of synthetic resin or rubber, and received in the guide groove (25, 225) and fitted to the inner column (11, 211); a fixture securing the guide member (31, 231) to the inner column (11, 211); an electrifying cover (15, 215) that is conductive and covering at least part of the guide groove (25, 225) from the radially outer side of the outer column (10, 210); and an electrifying plate (40, 240) that is conductive, fixed to the inner column (11, 211) in contact with at least one of the fixture and the inner column (11, 211), and having at least a portion configured to become elastically deformed to contact the electrifying cover (15, 215) under a predetermined contact pressure. a steering shaft (3, 203) that is conductive and configured to transfer a steering force; an outer column (10, 210) that is conductive, including a guide groove (25, 225) extending in an axial direction and receiving insertion of the steering shaft (3, 203) on the radially inner side; an inner column (11, 211) that is conductive, fitted in the outer column (10, 210) to enable a relative movement in the axial direction, and supporting the steering shaft (3, 203) rotatably on the radially inner side; and characterized by, a guide member (31, 231), made of synthetic resin or rubber, and received in the guide groove (25, 225) and fitted to the inner column (11, 211); a fixture securing the guide member (31, 231) to the inner column (11, 211); an electrifying cover (15, 215) that is conductive and covering at least part of the guide groove (25, 225) from the radially outer side of the outer column (10, 210); and an electrifying plate (40, 240) that is conductive, fixed to the inner column (11, 211) in contact with at least one of the fixture and the inner column (11, 211), and having at least a portion configured to become elastically deformed to contact the electrifying cover (15, 215) under a predetermined contact pressure.
Method of assembling electrical switching systems in which electrical components are wired and/or connected to one another, wherein the switching system is set up gradually from a plurality of different components in a previously non-fixed and/or alternating order, characterized in that a component respectively provided for connection in the switching system and held into the scanning range of a scanning device or into the camera field of a camera before connection, is identified by means of an identification device by evaluation of a scanned mark or evaluation of image date of the camera image by means of an image evaluation device, in that at least one desired connector point to which the identified component is to be connected is determined by means of a connector point determination device from an electrical CAD system and/or a CAD data record that represents the switching system and/or its circuit diagram, in dependence on the component identified by the identification device, and in that an image of the switching system is displayed on a display by means of an augmented reality system and the connector point to which the identified component is to be connected and which is respectively determined by the determination device for the provided component is superimposed in the displayed image on the display.
Dental implant configured to be inserted in a hole in jaw bone and to be at least partially situated in the bone tissue when implanted, comprising: a coronal region; an apical region; a longitudinal axis extending from the coronal region of the dental implant to the apical region of the dental implant; an implant surface configured to form an interface between an implant material and the oral environment; and a surface layer formed on at least part of said implant surface, said surface layer comprising crystalline titanium oxide in the anatase phase; wherein the surface area roughness Sa and the pore size of the implant surface on which said surface layer is formed, increase from the coronal region toward the apical region of the dental implant along the longitudinal axis. a coronal region; an apical region; a longitudinal axis extending from the coronal region of the dental implant to the apical region of the dental implant; an implant surface configured to form an interface between an implant material and the oral environment; and a surface layer formed on at least part of said implant surface, said surface layer comprising crystalline titanium oxide in the anatase phase; wherein the surface area roughness Sa and the pore size of the implant surface on which said surface layer is formed, increase from the coronal region toward the apical region of the dental implant along the longitudinal axis.
A slurry bubble column reactor arranged in use to include a slurry phase and, above the slurry phase, a gas phase, the reactor including a downcomer secured within it, the downcomer comprising an elongate tube, the tube having a lower portion and an upper portion, the lower portion having a slurry outlet in the region of the bottom of the tube, the upper portion having a slurry inlet arranged to allow slurry to enter the tube, gas separation means arranged to separate gas bubbles from slurry within the upper portion of the tube and a gas outlet in the region of the top of the tube, the slurry inlet comprising one or more slots in the wall of the upper portion of the tube; in which the uppermost part of the upper portion of the tube extends above the surface of the slurry phase in use and is open for fluid communication with the gas phase above the slurry phase, thereby providing the gas outlet, and in which the slots in the upper portion of the tube are elongate in the direction of the axis of the downcomer with the height of the slots being greater than their width, and in which the slots are at a position below the surface of the slurry in use.
An implantable prosthetic device for helping to seal native heart valves and prevent or reduce regurgitation therethrough, the prosthetic device comprising: a coaption element; a plurality of paddles (120, 122) moveable from a closed position to an open position such as to capture native mitral or tricuspid valve leaflets (42, 44) between the paddles (120, 122) and the coaption element; a plurality of clasps moveable from an open position to a closed position; and a covering over the coaption element and paddles (120, 122). a coaption element; a plurality of paddles (120, 122) moveable from a closed position to an open position such as to capture native mitral or tricuspid valve leaflets (42, 44) between the paddles (120, 122) and the coaption element; a plurality of clasps moveable from an open position to a closed position; and a covering over the coaption element and paddles (120, 122).
A kit comprising a collagen composition and a buffer solution wherein the buffer solution comprises a base and is capable of polymerizing the collagen using a single mixing step comprising mixing the collagen composition with the buffer solution.
A wafer product decorating apparatus comprising a laser, a collimator, at least one galvanometer driven mirror, and an aspheric scan lens, the apparatus being positionable relative to the wafer product to be decorated wherein the apparatus is configured to provide a laser beam having - a spot size of from 100 to 750μm in diameter on the surface of the product to be decorated and - a substantially flat focal plane, characterised in that - the focal plane has a depth of field of from 5mm to 20mm and that - the focal plane of the laser beam is from 5mm to 30mm above or below the surface of the product to be decorated. - a spot size of from 100 to 750μm in diameter on the surface of the product to be decorated and - a substantially flat focal plane, - the focal plane has a depth of field of from 5mm to 20mm and that - the focal plane of the laser beam is from 5mm to 30mm above or below the surface of the product to be decorated.
A synthetic resin rolling bearing retainer to be arranged between an inner ring and an outer ring of a rolling bearing, wherein a plurality of guided portions (25A, 25B) protruding radially outward from an outer diameter surface of the retainer is provided along a circumferential direction of the outer diameter surface, and wherein each of the guided portions (25A, 25B) has a guide surface protruding to be in sliding contact with the outer ring, a chamfered portion formed at an edge portion of the guide surface, and a groove portion (33A, 33B) formed at a portion of the guide surface in an axial direction, characterized in that the guide surface and the chamfered portion have surface properties where an arithmetic average roughness Ra is 1.0 to 9.8μm and a maximum height Rt is 10.1 to 102.9μm, that a parting line is provided radially inside the guide surface and that the chamfered portion is provided over an entire circumference of a surrounding edge, which is an edge portion in an axial direction and a circumferential direction of the guide surface.
A washing machine, comprising: an outer barrel having a cylindrical shape and oriented substantially horizontally; a drum present inside the outer barrel, having a cylindrical shape, and configured to receive laundry (80a,80b); cleaning fluid present in the outer barrel and the drum; a rotary shaft connected to a side surface of the drum and configured to rotate the drum; and a partition plate that is fixed to an inner circumferential surface of the drum in such a manner as to be in close contact with the inner circumferential surface and that divides an internal space of the drum into a first washing compartment and a second washing compartment, wherein the washing machine is configured to rotate the rotary shaft in such a manner as to rotate the partition plate alternately in a first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction to beat-wash the laundry (80a,80b) after the laundry becomes immersed in the cleaning fluid, and the partition plate is configured to be rotated in the first direction to an angle that allows a first wash as a portion of the laundry (80a,80b) in the first washing compartment to be scooped up from the cleaning fluid with use of a first end of the partition plate and slip down along the partition plate and then in the second direction to an angle that allows the first wash to be scooped up from the cleaning fluid with use of a second end of the partition plate and slip down along the partition plate. an outer barrel having a cylindrical shape and oriented substantially horizontally; a drum present inside the outer barrel, having a cylindrical shape, and configured to receive laundry (80a,80b); cleaning fluid present in the outer barrel and the drum; a rotary shaft connected to a side surface of the drum and configured to rotate the drum; and a partition plate that is fixed to an inner circumferential surface of the drum in such a manner as to be in close contact with the inner circumferential surface and that divides an internal space of the drum into a first washing compartment and a second washing compartment, wherein the washing machine is configured to rotate the rotary shaft in such a manner as to rotate the partition plate alternately in a first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction to beat-wash the laundry (80a,80b) after the laundry becomes immersed in the cleaning fluid, and the partition plate is configured to be rotated in the first direction to an angle that allows a first wash as a portion of the laundry (80a,80b) in the first washing compartment to be scooped up from the cleaning fluid with use of a first end of the partition plate and slip down along the partition plate and then in the second direction to an angle that allows the first wash to be scooped up from the cleaning fluid with use of a second end of the partition plate and slip down along the partition plate.
A communication device comprising: a first communication unit configured to communicate on a first frequency band that is an unlicensed band; a second communication unit configured to communicate on a second frequency band that is an unlicensed band different from the unlicensed band of the first frequency band; and a controller configured to control transmission of data using either one frequency band of communication on the first frequency band or the communication on the second frequency band on a basis of information regarding a resource on the second frequency band transmitted from a first communication device, wherein the controller is configured to control the transmission of the data using a frequency band with which the transmission is determined to be completed earlier, out of the communication on the first frequency band and the communication on the second frequency band. a first communication unit configured to communicate on a first frequency band that is an unlicensed band; a second communication unit configured to communicate on a second frequency band that is an unlicensed band different from the unlicensed band of the first frequency band; and a controller configured to control transmission of data using either one frequency band of communication on the first frequency band or the communication on the second frequency band on a basis of information regarding a resource on the second frequency band transmitted from a first communication device, wherein the controller is configured to control the transmission of the data using a frequency band with which the transmission is determined to be completed earlier, out of the communication on the first frequency band and the communication on the second frequency band.
A sensor device for deploying in an environmental field having macro-organisms and for performing environmental monitoring, comprising: a sensor body having at least one instrument or sensor configured to sense to one or more environmental conditions in the environmental field and provide signaling containing information about the one or more environmental conditions sensed; and an antifouling device or guard configured to couple to the sensor body, cover part of the at least one instrument or sensor, and protect the covered part of the at least one instrument or sensor from the macro-organisms, wherein the antifouling device or guard comprises an antifouling body having two members (18, 20; 24, 26) that fasten together, characterised in that the sensor device comprises a foam barrier configured between the antifouling device or guard and the at least one instrument or sensor. a sensor body having at least one instrument or sensor configured to sense to one or more environmental conditions in the environmental field and provide signaling containing information about the one or more environmental conditions sensed; and an antifouling device or guard configured to couple to the sensor body, cover part of the at least one instrument or sensor, and protect the covered part of the at least one instrument or sensor from the macro-organisms, wherein the antifouling device or guard comprises an antifouling body having two members (18, 20; 24, 26) that fasten together, characterised in that the sensor device comprises a foam barrier configured between the antifouling device or guard and the at least one instrument or sensor.
An electronic device for charging a battery, the electronic device comprising: a battery; a first charger; a first circuit path connected to an external power source, wherein the first charger is configured to: receive a first power of a first voltage from the external power source, adjust at least one of a voltage or a current of the first power, and provide the adjusted first power to the battery; a second circuit path including a switch connected to a second charger of the external power source; and a processor configured to: open the switch to provide a first current to the battery using the first circuit path, and close the switch to connect the second charger of the external power source to the battery and provide the first current and a second current corresponding to a second power of a second voltage from the second charger of the external power source to the battery, wherein the adjusted first power is provided to the battery while the switch is open, wherein the adjusted first power and the second power are provided to the battery while the switch is closed, wherein the second current is a current which is higher than the first current. a battery; a first charger; a first circuit path connected to an external power source, wherein the first charger is configured to: receive a first power of a first voltage from the external power source, adjust at least one of a voltage or a current of the first power, and provide the adjusted first power to the battery; receive a first power of a first voltage from the external power source, adjust at least one of a voltage or a current of the first power, and provide the adjusted first power to the battery; a second circuit path including a switch connected to a second charger of the external power source; and a processor configured to: open the switch to provide a first current to the battery using the first circuit path, and close the switch to connect the second charger of the external power source to the battery and provide the first current and a second current corresponding to a second power of a second voltage from the second charger of the external power source to the battery, open the switch to provide a first current to the battery using the first circuit path, and close the switch to connect the second charger of the external power source to the battery and provide the first current and a second current corresponding to a second power of a second voltage from the second charger of the external power source to the battery, wherein the adjusted first power is provided to the battery while the switch is open, wherein the adjusted first power and the second power are provided to the battery while the switch is closed, wherein the second current is a current which is higher than the first current.
A stylus comprising: a shaft; a protrusion of a single crystal diamond disposed in a tip of the shaft; and a spherical portion of the single crystal diamond disposed in a tip of the protrusion, wherein a plane of the single crystal diamond is disposed in a top tip of the spherical portion, and wherein the protrusion includes a plane of the single crystal diamond and a plane of the single crystal diamond distributed within an annular region on a side of the shaft rather than the spherical portion, and the plane and the plane protrude within the annular region. a shaft; a protrusion of a single crystal diamond disposed in a tip of the shaft; and a spherical portion of the single crystal diamond disposed in a tip of the protrusion, wherein a plane of the single crystal diamond is disposed in a top tip of the spherical portion, and wherein the protrusion includes a plane of the single crystal diamond and a plane of the single crystal diamond distributed within an annular region on a side of the shaft rather than the spherical portion, and the plane and the plane protrude within the annular region.
A steering arrangement for a vehicle comprising: - a hydrostatic steering unit provided with two work ports (80,85), a high-pressure port, a low-pressure port, a main branch of the flow arranged between the work ports (80,85) and the high-pressure port and comprising a dosing device, and an amplification branch arranged between the work ports and the high-pressure port, in parallel to the dosing device, and comprising a flow-rate regulating device, - a steering shaft provided with a first end adapted for being connected to a steering member and a second end adapted for being connected to the hydrostatic steering unit, said steering arrangement being characterized in the fact that the flow-rate regulating device is of the electrically actuated type, and in that the steering arrangement also comprises: - an electric motor configured to set the steering shaft in rotation, and - an electronic control unit configured to actuate the flow-rate regulating device as a function of a parameter indicative of an operating condition of the vehicle. - a hydrostatic steering unit provided with two work ports (80,85), a high-pressure port, a low-pressure port, a main branch of the flow arranged between the work ports (80,85) and the high-pressure port and comprising a dosing device, and an amplification branch arranged between the work ports and the high-pressure port, in parallel to the dosing device, and comprising a flow-rate regulating device, - a steering shaft provided with a first end adapted for being connected to a steering member and a second end adapted for being connected to the hydrostatic steering unit, - an electric motor configured to set the steering shaft in rotation, and - an electronic control unit configured to actuate the flow-rate regulating device as a function of a parameter indicative of an operating condition of the vehicle.
A buoyancy device for a vessel, the device comprising: a canister adapted to be secured to the vessel; a cylinder head movable relative to the canister, the cylinder head having a first surface operated on by a fluid within the canister, wherein the fluid is a gas or other buoyant fluid; an inflatable bladder coupled to the cylinder head and movable therewith, the bladder in fluid communication with the fluid in the canister; and a bladder capsule movable by the cylinder head, the bladder capsule sized to house the inflatable bladder while the inflatable bladder remains in a non-inflated configuration, the bladder capsule configured to break apart during inflation of the bladder. a canister adapted to be secured to the vessel; a cylinder head movable relative to the canister, the cylinder head having a first surface operated on by a fluid within the canister, wherein the fluid is a gas or other buoyant fluid; an inflatable bladder coupled to the cylinder head and movable therewith, the bladder in fluid communication with the fluid in the canister; and a bladder capsule movable by the cylinder head, the bladder capsule sized to house the inflatable bladder while the inflatable bladder remains in a non-inflated configuration, the bladder capsule configured to break apart during inflation of the bladder.