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Apparatus for filling flexible containers with a dense fluid such as cream, yoghurt, honey, fruit juice, medicines and similar, comprising: - vacuum devices able to generate a vacuum by suction; - gas supply devices, able to supply a pressurized gas; - filling devices, able to supply a dense fluid; - a valve comprising: a) a main tubular body having a main inner compartment, connected to the filling device, and a main duct able to engage a straw of the container; b) an obturator sliding in the main body between a forward position in which it closes off communication between the main duct and the main compartment and a retracted position, in which it allows communication, in which said obturator has an inner obturator duct and an obturator hole; c) a needle sliding in the obturator duct between a retracted, closed position in which it closes the obturator hole and a forward open position, in which the hole is open; d) an operating mechanism able to move the needle in translation; in which the obturator duct is connected to the vacuum devices and the gas supply devices, to remove any residues of fluid aspirated; characterized by the fact that the apparatus also comprises an obturator return mechanism able to constantly bias the obturator from the retracted position to the forward position, wherein the obturator return mechanism comprises a spring acting on the obturator at the end opposite that facing the main duct, and at the other end to that engaged with the obturator, the spring abuts against an annular boss which projects inwards from the main body. - vacuum devices able to generate a vacuum by suction; - gas supply devices, able to supply a pressurized gas; - filling devices, able to supply a dense fluid; - a valve comprising: a) a main tubular body having a main inner compartment, connected to the filling device, and a main duct able to engage a straw of the container; b) an obturator sliding in the main body between a forward position in which it closes off communication between the main duct and the main compartment and a retracted position, in which it allows communication, in which said obturator has an inner obturator duct and an obturator hole; c) a needle sliding in the obturator duct between a retracted, closed position in which it closes the obturator hole and a forward open position, in which the hole is open; d) an operating mechanism able to move the needle in translation; a) a main tubular body having a main inner compartment, connected to the filling device, and a main duct able to engage a straw of the container; b) an obturator sliding in the main body between a forward position in which it closes off communication between the main duct and the main compartment and a retracted position, in which it allows communication, in which said obturator has an inner obturator duct and an obturator hole; c) a needle sliding in the obturator duct between a retracted, closed position in which it closes the obturator hole and a forward open position, in which the hole is open; d) an operating mechanism able to move the needle in translation;
A method for cooling of an ion chain having multiple ions, comprising: generating a sideband cooling laser beam for each ion in the ion chain; concurrently cooling two or more motional modes (210a, 210b) associated with the ions in the ion chain using the respective sideband cooling laser beam until each of the two or more motional modes reaches a motional ground state; and performing a quantum computation using the ion chain after the two or more motional modes have reached the motional ground state. generating a sideband cooling laser beam for each ion in the ion chain; concurrently cooling two or more motional modes (210a, 210b) associated with the ions in the ion chain using the respective sideband cooling laser beam until each of the two or more motional modes reaches a motional ground state; and performing a quantum computation using the ion chain after the two or more motional modes have reached the motional ground state.
An intraocular lens injection instrument including: an injector body which includes: an injection part having an inner wall to fold an IOL into a smaller shape; and a cylinder body including a push-out member attached to be movable in a front-back direction with respect to the cylinder body along a push-out axis to push out the IOL from a front end (21 a) of the injection part along the push-out axis, holding means movably attached to the injector body to hold the IOL without applying stress thereto; and push means in combination with the holding means for pushing the IOL by applying pressing force to the IOL to release holding of the IOL held by the holding means and to pass the IOL onto a setting part of the injection part so that the IOL put on the setting part can be pushed by the push-out member along the push-out axis, characterized in that the holding means includes a restriction member configured to restrict movement of the IOL and to hold the IOL in a position outside the push-out axis while no pressing force is applied by the push means and configured to be deformed in a moving direction of the IOL perpendicular to the push-out axis when the pressing force is applied by the push means to release restriction of the movement of the IOL. an injector body which includes: an injection part having an inner wall to fold an IOL into a smaller shape; and a cylinder body including a push-out member attached to be movable in a front-back direction with respect to the cylinder body along a push-out axis to push out the IOL from a front end (21 a) of the injection part along the push-out axis, holding means movably attached to the injector body to hold the IOL without applying stress thereto; and an injection part having an inner wall to fold an IOL into a smaller shape; and a cylinder body including a push-out member attached to be movable in a front-back direction with respect to the cylinder body along a push-out axis to push out the IOL from a front end (21 a) of the injection part along the push-out axis, push means in combination with the holding means for pushing the IOL by applying pressing force to the IOL to release holding of the IOL held by the holding means and to pass the IOL onto a setting part of the injection part so that the IOL put on the setting part can be pushed by the push-out member along the push-out axis, characterized in that the holding means includes a restriction member configured to restrict movement of the IOL and to hold the IOL in a position outside the push-out axis while no pressing force is applied by the push means and configured to be deformed in a moving direction of the IOL perpendicular to the push-out axis when the pressing force is applied by the push means to release restriction of the movement of the IOL.
An optical element comprising: (a) a first coating layer over at least a portion of a surface of an optical substrate having a mark on the surface of the optical substrate; and (b) one or more additional coating layers over at least a portion of the first coating layer, wherein the first coating layer has a first refractive index, the optical substrate and the mark have a second refractive index, the one or more additional coating layers have a third refractive index, characterized in that a difference between the first refractive index and the second refractive index has an absolute value of 0.02 to 0.24, a difference between the second refractive index of the optical substrate and the mark and the third refractive index has an absolute value of less than 0.02, and wherein the first coating layer enhances a visibility of the mark when a source of electromagnetic energy is viewed through the optical element or when the electromagnetic energy is reflected from the optical element, and wherein an absence of the first coating layer reduces or eliminates a visibility of the mark when a source of electromagnetic energy is viewed through the optical element or when the electromagnetic energy is reflected from the optical element. (a) a first coating layer over at least a portion of a surface of an optical substrate having a mark on the surface of the optical substrate; and (b) one or more additional coating layers over at least a portion of the first coating layer,
Electric heating device for the production of hot water and/or steam, comprising: an assembly which is made of a heat-conducting material and has at least one associated heating resistor and in which, between inlet and outlet orifices, there is defined a passage (7a, 7b) which follows a predetermined path, close to said resistor, for a flow of water intended to be heated and/or converted at least in part into steam; said assembly comprising: a central body having two main opposite surfaces or faces (2a, 2b) to which respective closing shells or covers (3, 4) are connected in a liquid-tight manner; between each main surface or face (2a, 2b) of the central body and the associated shell or cover (3, 4) there being defined a respective passage which follows a serpentine or labyrinth-like path (7a, 7b); said serpentine or labyrinth-like passages (7a, 7b) communicating with each other by means of a through-hole provided between said main surfaces or faces (2a, 2b) of the central body; said heating resistor being provided in the central body, between said main surfaces or faces (2a, 2b), such that it is in a heat-exchanging relationship with both said serpentine or labyrinth-like passages (7a, 7b); the heating device being characterized in that the surface or face of each shell or cover (3, 4) intended to be applied in a liquid-tight manner against a corresponding main surface or face (2a, 2b) of the central body has a convex profile. an assembly which is made of a heat-conducting material and has at least one associated heating resistor and in which, between inlet and outlet orifices, there is defined a passage (7a, 7b) which follows a predetermined path, close to said resistor, for a flow of water intended to be heated and/or converted at least in part into steam; a central body having two main opposite surfaces or faces (2a, 2b) to which respective closing shells or covers (3, 4) are connected in a liquid-tight manner; between each main surface or face (2a, 2b) of the central body and the associated shell or cover (3, 4) there being defined a respective passage which follows a serpentine or labyrinth-like path (7a, 7b); said serpentine or labyrinth-like passages (7a, 7b) communicating with each other by means of a through-hole provided between said main surfaces or faces (2a, 2b) of the central body; said heating resistor being provided in the central body, between said main surfaces or faces (2a, 2b), such that it is in a heat-exchanging relationship with both said serpentine or labyrinth-like passages (7a, 7b);
Method for starting up a gas and steam turbine system which has a gas turbine system comprising at least one gas turbine as well as a steam turbine system comprising at least one steam turbine and at least one steam system and in which the waste heat of a working medium expanding in the gas turbine is supplied to the steam system for the purpose of generating steam driving the steam turbine, wherein at startup time the gas turbine is started before the steam turbine is started, wherein the steam turbine is started up already when the first steam is present in the steam system and is impinged upon by steam, characterised in that the gas turbine system experiences a load increase at maximum load ramp during the entire startup operation.
A system comprising: a multifunction control display unit cabinet; a multifunction control display unit ("MCDU") comprising a tablet computing device including a touchscreen for selection of one or more of a plurality of manual MCDU commands, the tablet computing device being removably coupled to the multifunction control display unit cabinet, wherein the MCDU is communicatively coupled to a conversion device configured to convert a MCDU command from a universal serial bus ("USB") standard to an avionics data bus standard; an MCDU driven avionics system in operable communication with the MCDU; a command database, the command database in operable communication with the MCDU and storing a plurality of voice commands and a plurality of MCDU commands, each voice command associated with one of the plurality of MCDU commands; and a pilot voice interface configured to receive a voice command from a pilot and transmit the voice command to the MCDU, the MCDU configured to: receive the voice command transmitted by the pilot voice interface, access the command database in response to identify an MCDU command in the command database that is associated with the voice command, and transmit the MCDU command to the MCDU driven avionics system for execution thereby, wherein the voice command bypasses selection of the plurality of manual MCDU commands. a multifunction control display unit cabinet; a multifunction control display unit ("MCDU") comprising a tablet computing device including a touchscreen for selection of one or more of a plurality of manual MCDU commands, the tablet computing device being removably coupled to the multifunction control display unit cabinet, wherein the MCDU is communicatively coupled to a conversion device configured to convert a MCDU command from a universal serial bus ("USB") standard to an avionics data bus standard; an MCDU driven avionics system in operable communication with the MCDU; a command database, the command database in operable communication with the MCDU and storing a plurality of voice commands and a plurality of MCDU commands, each voice command associated with one of the plurality of MCDU commands; and a pilot voice interface configured to receive a voice command from a pilot and transmit the voice command to the MCDU, the MCDU configured to: receive the voice command transmitted by the pilot voice interface, access the command database in response to identify an MCDU command in the command database that is associated with the voice command, and transmit the MCDU command to the MCDU driven avionics system for execution thereby, wherein the voice command bypasses selection of the plurality of manual MCDU commands. receive the voice command transmitted by the pilot voice interface, access the command database in response to identify an MCDU command in the command database that is associated with the voice command, and transmit the MCDU command to the MCDU driven avionics system for execution thereby, wherein the voice command bypasses selection of the plurality of manual MCDU commands.
A massage device for a seat, the massage device comprising: a pressing portion configured to expand to press a seat occupant seated on the seat; an adjustment portion configured to adjust a position of the pressing portion between the seat occupant and the seat, the pressing portion including a supported part supported by the adjustment portion; a deformation detector configured to detect a position of the supported part of the pressing portion; and a controller configured to control the adjustment portion based on a detection result of the deformation detector, characterized in that the controller is configured to first execute an adjustment portion driving process wherein the controller causes the adjustment portion to expand so that the pressing portion contacts the seat occupant, in that the controller is configured to then execute an initial time pressing portion driving process wherein the controller causes the pressing portion to expand so that the pressing portion presses the seat occupant 3, in that the controller is configured to determine whether the position of the supported part of the pressing portion has moved toward the seat while the pressing portion is expanding, and in that the controller is configured to, when determining that the position of the supported part of the pressing portion has been moved during driving of the pressing portion, drive the adjustment portion such that the position of the supported part of the pressing portion returns to a position prior to the driving of the pressing portion. a pressing portion configured to expand to press a seat occupant seated on the seat; an adjustment portion configured to adjust a position of the pressing portion between the seat occupant and the seat, the pressing portion including a supported part supported by the adjustment portion; a deformation detector configured to detect a position of the supported part of the pressing portion; and a controller configured to control the adjustment portion based on a detection result of the deformation detector, characterized in that the controller is configured to first execute an adjustment portion driving process wherein the controller causes the adjustment portion to expand so that the pressing portion contacts the seat occupant, in that the controller is configured to then execute an initial time pressing portion driving process wherein the controller causes the pressing portion to expand so that the pressing portion presses the seat occupant 3, in that the controller is configured to determine whether the position of the supported part of the pressing portion has moved toward the seat while the pressing portion is expanding, and in that the controller is configured to, when determining that the position of the supported part of the pressing portion has been moved during driving of the pressing portion, drive the adjustment portion such that the position of the supported part of the pressing portion returns to a position prior to the driving of the pressing portion.
A clutch assembly comprising: a hub a damper attached to the hub, the damper including first and second side plates (40, 42) disposed on opposite axial sides of a pair of friction plates (44, 46) having friction linings, wherein the first and second side plates (40, 42) and the friction plates (44, 46) are operatively connected by a plurality of damper springs for damping between the first and second side plates (40, 42) and the friction plates (44, 46) and a pre-damper adjacent the damper and attached to the hub, the pre-damper comprising an intermediate plate, a first pre-damper side plate disposed on a first axial side of the intermediate plate and a second pre-damper side plate disposed on an opposite axial side of the intermediate plate that are operatively connected by a plurality of pre-damper springs, wherein the first pre-damper side plate is adjacent the damper, and wherein the second pre-damper side plate comprises a lug that extends radially outwardly and axially across the intermediate plate and across the first pre-damper side plate toward the first side plate that is adjacent the pre-damper, wherein the first side plate of the damper defines a notch, and wherein the lug is received in the notch defined by the first side plate of the damper and the notch prevents relative rotation between the first side plate of the damper and the pre-damper and characterized in that the lug is spaced in the notch to allow a limited degree of axial and radial movement between the lug and the notch. a hub a damper attached to the hub, the damper including first and second side plates (40, 42) disposed on opposite axial sides of a pair of friction plates (44, 46) having friction linings, wherein the first and second side plates (40, 42) and the friction plates (44, 46) are operatively connected by a plurality of damper springs for damping between the first and second side plates (40, 42) and the friction plates (44, 46) and a pre-damper adjacent the damper and attached to the hub, the pre-damper comprising an intermediate plate, a first pre-damper side plate disposed on a first axial side of the intermediate plate and a second pre-damper side plate disposed on an opposite axial side of the intermediate plate that are operatively connected by a plurality of pre-damper springs, wherein the first pre-damper side plate is adjacent the damper, and wherein the second pre-damper side plate comprises a lug that extends radially outwardly and axially across the intermediate plate and across the first pre-damper side plate toward the first side plate that is adjacent the pre-damper, wherein the first side plate of the damper defines a notch, and wherein the lug is received in the notch defined by the first side plate of the damper and the notch prevents relative rotation between the first side plate of the damper and the pre-damper and characterized in that the lug is spaced in the notch to allow a limited degree of axial and radial movement between the lug and the notch.
A diaphragm for alkaline water electrolysis, comprising a porous polymer membrane, the porous polymer membrane comprising a polymer resin and hydrophilic inorganic particles, wherein a porosity of the porous polymer membrane is 30% or more and 60% or less, average pore sizes at both surfaces of the porous polymer membrane are 0.5 μm or more and 2.0 μm or less, and a ratio of a mode particle size of the hydrophilic inorganic particles to the average pore size of the porous polymer membrane (mode particle size/average pore size) is 2.0 or more, the parameters porosity of the porous membrane, average pore size at both surfaces of the porous membrane and ratio of mode particle size/average pore size of the porous membrane are measured as defined in the description, the polymer resin comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of polysulfone, polyethersulfone, and polyphenylsulfone, the hydrophilic inorganic particles comprise zirconium oxide.
A support frame for a conveyor system, the support frame comprising: an upright longitudinally extending between an operative lower end and an operative upper end; a cross member extending outwardly from the upright between an upright end and a trolley end, the cross member including a trolley located towards the trolley end of the cross member and which trolley is operatively adapted to suspend the upright from an overhead rail; and an idler assembly attached to the upright and operatively adapted to support a carry belt portion and a return belt portion of a conveyor belt, wherein the idler assembly includes a carry belt idler frame supporting a number of carry belt idlers, characterized in that a carry belt idler shaft of the idler assembly includes a carry belt idler frame attachment formation adapted to slidably engage a complementary carry belt idler shaft attachment formation of the carry belt idler frame, wherein the carry belt idler frame attachment formation is pivotally mounted about the carry belt idler shaft allowing the carry belt idler frame to be located in an upright support position and in a horizontal position. an upright longitudinally extending between an operative lower end and an operative upper end; a cross member extending outwardly from the upright between an upright end and a trolley end, the cross member including a trolley located towards the trolley end of the cross member and which trolley is operatively adapted to suspend the upright from an overhead rail; and an idler assembly attached to the upright and operatively adapted to support a carry belt portion and a return belt portion of a conveyor belt, wherein the idler assembly includes a carry belt idler frame supporting a number of carry belt idlers, characterized in that a carry belt idler shaft of the idler assembly includes a carry belt idler frame attachment formation adapted to slidably engage a complementary carry belt idler shaft attachment formation of the carry belt idler frame, wherein the carry belt idler frame attachment formation is pivotally mounted about the carry belt idler shaft allowing the carry belt idler frame to be located in an upright support position and in a horizontal position.