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A needle guard for use in a medical device, in particular for use in a catheter device, including: a base portion made of a first material and having a needle passage extending in an axial direction from a proximal side of said base portion through said base portion to a distal side of said base portion for movably receiving a needle shaft having a principle outer profile; first and second arms (46, 48) extending substantially in said axial direction from said distal side of said base portion, wherein said first arm has a distal region and a proximal region and wherein said first arm is longer than said second arm and deflectable with respect to said second arm in order to allow a needle shaft received in said needle passage of said base portion to extend all the way through the needle guard; and a distal wall transversely arranged at said distal region of said first arm; characterized in that a recess is provided in said proximal region of said first arm; and/or a groove is provided in a side of said distal wall, said groove extending substantially in said axial direction. a base portion made of a first material and having a needle passage extending in an axial direction from a proximal side of said base portion through said base portion to a distal side of said base portion for movably receiving a needle shaft having a principle outer profile; first and second arms (46, 48) extending substantially in said axial direction from said distal side of said base portion, wherein said first arm has a distal region and a proximal region and wherein said first arm is longer than said second arm and deflectable with respect to said second arm in order to allow a needle shaft received in said needle passage of said base portion to extend all the way through the needle guard; and a distal wall transversely arranged at said distal region of said first arm; characterized in that a recess is provided in said proximal region of said first arm; and/or a groove is provided in a side of said distal wall, said groove extending substantially in said axial direction.
An IC test system, comprising a robot arm for conveying an IC device from a shift plate of a pair of shift plates (5,5) arranged side by side to each other to a test head disposed between the shift plates, for testing the IC device; wherein the test head is provided with a socket having a placement surface onto which the IC device is placed; the robot arm comprises a contact head for holding the IC device while the IC device is conveyed and for pressing the IC device onto the test head during testing, and a non-contact displacement meter; characterized in that the non-contact displacement meter is arranged to move in association with the movement of the contact head; the contact head includes first and second contact heads (61a, 61b), which are arranged oppositely to each other; and the non-contact displacement meter is mounted on the robot arm between the first and second contact heads (61a, 61b) so as to move together with the first and second contact heads in a direction along which the pair of shift plates (5,5) is arranged side by side to each other, and measure a distance (d) to the placement surface in a direction perpendicular to the placement surface.
A sheet alignment device, comprising: an accommodating unit (434, F) configured to temporarily accommodate a paper sheet and a paper sheet stack including the paper sheet therein; and a sheet alignment unit configured to align the sheet stack including the paper sheet in a direction perpendicular to a sheet travel direction, the sheet alignment unit having a first alignment member (53a, 436a) configured to move between a sheet receiving position and a sheet alignment position along the direction perpendicular to the sheet travel direction to push the sheet stack and a second alignment member (53b, 436b) configured to move to a fixed position and remain stationary thereat so as to stop the sheet stack pushed by the first alignment member; characterized by the sheet alignment device further comprising: a control unit configured to set an arbitrary reference side for the sheet alignment operation, wherein the first alignment member (53a, 436a) is set to the reference side. an accommodating unit (434, F) configured to temporarily accommodate a paper sheet and a paper sheet stack including the paper sheet therein; and a sheet alignment unit configured to align the sheet stack including the paper sheet in a direction perpendicular to a sheet travel direction, the sheet alignment unit having a first alignment member (53a, 436a) configured to move between a sheet receiving position and a sheet alignment position along the direction perpendicular to the sheet travel direction to push the sheet stack and a second alignment member (53b, 436b) configured to move to a fixed position and remain stationary thereat so as to stop the sheet stack pushed by the first alignment member; characterized by the sheet alignment device further comprising: a control unit configured to set an arbitrary reference side for the sheet alignment operation, wherein the first alignment member (53a, 436a) is set to the reference side. a control unit configured to set an arbitrary reference side for the sheet alignment operation, wherein the first alignment member (53a, 436a) is set to the reference side.
A vehicle which incorporates a brick laying machine, said machine having a foldable boom, foldable about at least one folding axis, said foldable boom being locatable in a folded stowed position longitudinally along said vehicle, and moveable to unfolded extended positions away from said vehicle; said boom having a near end arranged for pivotal movement about a first horizontal axis located on a turret of the brick laying machine, said turret being rotatable about a vertical axis; said foldable boom having first conveying apparatus to convey bricks therealong, to a brick laying and adhesive applying head located at a remote end of the foldable boom; and having fluid conveying apparatus to convey adhesive therealong, to an adhesive applicator located in said brick laying and adhesive applying head; characterised in that said machine having a carousel extending at least partially around said turret near the base thereof, said turret having second conveying apparatus to convey bricks vertically from said carousel to said first conveying apparatus, said carousel being rotatable about the vertical axis to present a brick for access by said second conveying apparatus; said machine having at least one brick machining tool located beside the foldable boom when in said stowed position and having a loading bay to receive packs of bricks; said machine having programmable brick handling apparatus to convey bricks one by one from said loading bay to said carousel, optionally via said at least one brick machining tool, as pre-programmed.
Sliding door or sliding window having a fixed surround and a sliding leaf which can be displaced by means of a displacement arrangement transversely relative to the main plane of the sliding window or the sliding door relative to the fixed surround and having a gap ventilation arrangement comprising a gap ventilation component, wherein the displacement arrangement can be operated by means of an actuation handle, wherein there is associated with a first actuation handle position a completely released position of the sliding leaf in which it can be freely displaced in the sliding opening direction of the sliding door or the sliding window relative to the fixed surround, there is associated with a second actuation handle position a closure position of the sliding leaf in which the sliding leaf is pressed against the fixed surround, and there is associated with a third actuation handle position an intermediate position between the completely released position and closure position, characterised in that in the third actuation handle position the sliding leaf can be displaced in the sliding opening direction of the sliding door or the sliding window relative to the fixed surround until a gap ventilation component strikes a gap ventilation counter-piece and blocks the further sliding movement of the sliding leaf in the sliding opening direction.
Apparatus for reading out an optical chip, the apparatus comprising - a chip holder arranged for receiving and holding the optical chip; - a light source comprising an emitter surface, said light source arranged for emitting single mode source light from said emitter surface towards an optical input of the optical chip held by the chip holder; - a light detector comprising a single channel receiver surface arranged for receiving and combining measurement light impinging onto said receiver surface in a single detection channel of the light detector for measuring said received measurement light in the single detection channel, wherein the measurement light impinging onto said receiver surface is received from an optical output of the optical chip held by the chip holder; - an alignment system arranged for controlled movement of the chip holder relative to the emitted source light for aligning the emitted source light from the light source to enter the optical input of the optical chip and for aligning the measurement light from the optical output of the optical chip back onto the receiver surface for measuring the measurement light; characterized in that - the receiver surface is larger than the emitter surface. - a chip holder arranged for receiving and holding the optical chip; - a light source comprising an emitter surface, said light source arranged for emitting single mode source light from said emitter surface towards an optical input of the optical chip held by the chip holder; - a light detector comprising a single channel receiver surface arranged for receiving and combining measurement light impinging onto said receiver surface in a single detection channel of the light detector for measuring said received measurement light in the single detection channel, wherein the measurement light impinging onto said receiver surface is received from an optical output of the optical chip held by the chip holder; - an alignment system arranged for controlled movement of the chip holder relative to the emitted source light for aligning the emitted source light from the light source to enter the optical input of the optical chip and for aligning the measurement light from the optical output of the optical chip back onto the receiver surface for measuring the measurement light; characterized in that - the receiver surface is larger than the emitter surface.
Process for the additive manufacturing of mouldings via site-specific delivery of a structure-forming material (sfm) =, characterized in that simultaneously or at staggered intervals at least one supportive material (sm) = is delivered into regions which remain free from sfm, where the delivery of the sm is achieved by way of a device which has at least one delivery unit for the sm, where the said unit can be positioned in x-, y- and z-direction with a precision of at least ± 100 μm, and thus via the site-specific delivery of the sm not only in the x, y-operating plane, but also in the z-direction successively constructs the supportive structure made of sm for the moulding, with the proviso that the sm - is a pseudoplastic, viscoelastic composition comprising A) at least one polyether and B) at least one particulate rheological additive, C) optionally other additional substances - has a shear viscosity of at most 100 Pas (measured at 25°C with shear rate 100 s -1), - a structural relaxation parameter of at least 1 s, and - has a storage modulus G' of at least 5 × 10 3 Pa, and once the manufacturing of the moulding has been concluded the sm is removed from the moulding, where the shear viscosity, the structural relaxation parameter and the storage modulus are determined by means of the method specified in the description. where the delivery of the sm is achieved by way of a device which has at least one delivery unit for the sm, where the said unit can be positioned in x-, y- and z-direction with a precision of at least ± 100 μm, and thus via the site-specific delivery of the sm not only in the x, y-operating plane, but also in the z-direction successively constructs the supportive structure made of sm for the moulding, with the proviso that the sm - is a pseudoplastic, viscoelastic composition comprising A) at least one polyether and B) at least one particulate rheological additive, C) optionally other additional substances - has a shear viscosity of at most 100 Pas (measured at 25°C with shear rate 100 s -1), - a structural relaxation parameter of at least 1 s, and - has a storage modulus G' of at least 5 × 10 3 Pa, with the proviso that the sm - is a pseudoplastic, viscoelastic composition comprising A) at least one polyether and B) at least one particulate rheological additive, C) optionally other additional substances - has a shear viscosity of at most 100 Pas (measured at 25°C with shear rate 100 s -1), - a structural relaxation parameter of at least 1 s, and - has a storage modulus G' of at least 5 × 10 3 Pa, - is a pseudoplastic, viscoelastic composition comprising A) at least one polyether and B) at least one particulate rheological additive, C) optionally other additional substances A) at least one polyether and B) at least one particulate rheological additive, C) optionally other additional substances - has a shear viscosity of at most 100 Pas (measured at 25°C with shear rate 100 s -1), - a structural relaxation parameter of at least 1 s, and - has a storage modulus G' of at least 5 × 10 3 Pa,
A droplet deposition apparatus comprising a droplet deposition head, a fluid supply, a controller, and drive signal generating circuitry, wherein: the droplet deposition head comprises one or more fluid chambers each having a nozzle, a fluid inlet path having a fluid inlet into the droplet deposition head, and ending in the one or more nozzles, and a fluid return path starting at the one or more nozzles and ending in a fluid return of the droplet deposition head; each fluid chamber comprises two opposing chamber walls comprising piezoelectric material and deformable upon application of an electric drive signal so as to eject a fluid droplet from the nozzle in use; and the fluid supply is configured to supply, in use, a fluid to the fluid inlet at a differential pressure as measured between the fluid inlet and the fluid return; wherein the controller is configured to apply drive signals to the piezoelectric chamber walls such that, in use, the nozzle or nozzles deposit droplets of fluid having a viscosity in the range from 45 mPa·s to 130 mPa·s at a predefined jetting temperature between 20°C and 90°C; wherein the drive signal generating circuitry is configured to modify the drive signals to control droplet velocity during changes in chamber wall actuation rate so as to keep the droplet velocity of the ejected droplets substantially equal to a predefined droplet velocity in use; and wherein, in use, the differential pressure applied by the fluid supply causes a fluid return flow into the fluid return at a rate of between 50 ml/min and 200 ml/min. the droplet deposition head comprises one or more fluid chambers each having a nozzle, a fluid inlet path having a fluid inlet into the droplet deposition head, and ending in the one or more nozzles, and a fluid return path starting at the one or more nozzles and ending in a fluid return of the droplet deposition head; each fluid chamber comprises two opposing chamber walls comprising piezoelectric material and deformable upon application of an electric drive signal so as to eject a fluid droplet from the nozzle in use; and the fluid supply is configured to supply, in use, a fluid to the fluid inlet at a differential pressure as measured between the fluid inlet and the fluid return; wherein the controller is configured to apply drive signals to the piezoelectric chamber walls such that, in use, the nozzle or nozzles deposit droplets of fluid having a viscosity in the range from 45 mPa·s to 130 mPa·s at a predefined jetting temperature between 20°C and 90°C; wherein the drive signal generating circuitry is configured to modify the drive signals to control droplet velocity during changes in chamber wall actuation rate so as to keep the droplet velocity of the ejected droplets substantially equal to a predefined droplet velocity in use; and wherein, in use, the differential pressure applied by the fluid supply causes a fluid return flow into the fluid return at a rate of between 50 ml/min and 200 ml/min.
A structure for collecting motive and auxiliary electrical energy for a land vehicle, especially a public urban transportation vehicle, articulated or non-articulated, formed of one or more modules passing close to an electrical power supply device of supply shoe type mounted on a stationary support along the route of the vehicle and duplicated along this route to supply the vehicle with motive and auxiliary electrical energy, characterized in that it comprises at least one conductor of at least one conductive line comprising a conductor, the upper portion of which has a surface on which a electrical supply shoe slides, in that it is mounted on the vehicle using electrically insulated supports affixed to the vehicle through controllable suspension points (for lowering and raising the conductive line, either in its entirety or in sections) in order to put at least the conductor of the conductive line into a suitable supply position or into a safety position corresponding to disconnection and in that two successive conductive segments are joined to each other by a deformable connector in the form of a flexible conductive connection consisting of a plurality of leaves that form several longitudinal groups of leaves stacked transversely.
A gear motor including a three-phase electric motor formed by a stator portion excited by electric coils and by a rotor having N pairs of poles radially magnetized in alternating directions, with the stator portion including two angular sectors alpha-1 and alpha-2 with respective radii R1 and R2, with R1 being different from R2, comprising wide teeth and narrow teeth respectively, extending radially from an annular crown, characterised in that the wide teeth have a width greater than or equal to twice the width of the narrow teeth, in that the notch width is greater than the width of a narrow tooth, in that the angular sector alpha-1 is smaller than 220° and includes at least three coils.
Plug-in connection for fluid lines, comprising two plug-together coupling parts (2, 3) which, in the plugged-in state, can be arrested in a releasable manner via a locking device, which belongs to the plug-in connection and comprises, on the one hand, two outer, radially projecting retaining crosspieces (21, 31) of the two coupling parts (2, 3), said retaining crosspieces, in the plugged-in state, being axially (X-X) adjacent in the plug-in direction, and, on the other hand, a retaining part which, in a preassembly state, can be mounted in an axially and radially fixed manner on one of the two coupling parts, and, in the assembled state, engages axially and radially around the retaining crosspieces (21, 31) of the two coupling parts (2, 3) by way of at least one radially elastically movable retaining portion, which is in particular C-shaped in axial section and has two collars (51, 52), wherein the collars (51, 52) of the retaining part are designed to have different sizes and/or shapes such that, in the case of the retaining portion moving radially elastically outwards out of the assembled state, a first collar, which in the assembled state butts against the retaining crosspiece of the one coupling part, frees said retaining crosspiece of the coupling part, whereas the other, second collar engages, at least in part, behind the retaining crosspiece of the other coupling part, against which it butts, wherein the collars (51, 52) differ in size and/or shape in that, in the assembled state, the one collar encompasses one of the coupling parts (2, 3) over a central angle (μ1) which is larger than a central angle (μ2) over which the other collar encompasses the other coupling part (3, 2), characterized in that the retaining part is designed in the form of a single-part elastic ring with a circumferential contour interrupted by a slit, which ring has two retaining portions distributed in a radially symmetrical manner around its circumference, said portions being C-shaped in axial section and being located along longitudinal sides, wherein the retating part comprises additional securing means (H5, N5) in the form of at least one undercut located on a protuberance of the retaining part in the vicinity of the slit, said securing means preventing the retaining part from spreading open radially under system pressure.
A projector system in a head mounted display comprising: a microscopic mirror; a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) coupled to the microscopic mirror, wherein the MEMS is configured to tilt the mirror at a varying scan angle in a first periodic fashion along a single scanning axis; a rotary platform coupled to the microscopic mirror, wherein the rotary platform is configured to rotate the microscopic mirror about a rotation axis in a second periodic fashion;and a light emitter configured to direct light into the microscopic mirror, wherein the light emitter is configured to be modulated based on the position of the microscopic mirror due to the microscopic mirror being tilted along the scanning axis and rotated about the rotary axis, wherein the projector system is configured to generate an image by scanning the light in accordance with a curvilinear scan pattern and wherein the MEMS is further configured to deform the light differently for different scan angles provided by the MEMS to change a point spread function of the light as a function of a field of view position in an image produced by the projector system to vary pixel sizes in the image. a microscopic mirror; a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) coupled to the microscopic mirror, wherein the MEMS is configured to tilt the mirror at a varying scan angle in a first periodic fashion along a single scanning axis; a rotary platform coupled to the microscopic mirror, wherein the rotary platform is configured to rotate the microscopic mirror about a rotation axis in a second periodic fashion;and a light emitter configured to direct light into the microscopic mirror, wherein the light emitter is configured to be modulated based on the position of the microscopic mirror due to the microscopic mirror being tilted along the scanning axis and rotated about the rotary axis, wherein the projector system is configured to generate an image by scanning the light in accordance with a curvilinear scan pattern and wherein the MEMS is further configured to deform the light differently for different scan angles provided by the MEMS to change a point spread function of the light as a function of a field of view position in an image produced by the projector system to vary pixel sizes in the image.
An in vitro method for culturing hematopoietic stem cells, said method comprising: (a) propagating hematopoietic stem cells in a cell culture medium comprising a pyrimidoindole derivative that has the ability to stimulate hematopoietic stem cell expansion; and (b) incubating said hematopoietic stem cells in said cell culture medium at an incubation temperature between 38°C and 40°C. (a) propagating hematopoietic stem cells in a cell culture medium comprising a pyrimidoindole derivative that has the ability to stimulate hematopoietic stem cell expansion; and (b) incubating said hematopoietic stem cells in said cell culture medium at an incubation temperature between 38°C and 40°C.