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A container for articles, comprising: - an upper end and a lower end opposed each other; - a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall connected each other, each having an inner surface (30, 40) and an outer surface; - a bottom, disposed at said lower end of the container and comprising in turn a first bottom wall connected to the first lateral wall and a second bottom wall connected to the second lateral wall, the first bottom wall and the second bottom wall being overlapped each other in such a way that the first bottom wall is more external than the second bottom wall considering the inner volume of the container; - un upper opening opposed to the bottom; characterised in that it comprises: means for blocking the bottom (7, 8), comprising a first abutment flap fixed to the inner surface of the first lateral wall proximal to the lower end of the container and distal to the upper end of the container and comprising a lower abutment edge; and a second abutment flap comprising an upper abutment edge and connected to the second bottom wall; the second abutment flap being at last partially folded against the inner surface of the first lateral wall, at the lower end of the container for abutting with its upper abutment edge the lower abutment edge of the first abutment flap. - an upper end and a lower end opposed each other; - a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall connected each other, each having an inner surface (30, 40) and an outer surface; - a bottom, disposed at said lower end of the container and comprising in turn a first bottom wall connected to the first lateral wall and a second bottom wall connected to the second lateral wall, the first bottom wall and the second bottom wall being overlapped each other in such a way that the first bottom wall is more external than the second bottom wall considering the inner volume of the container; - un upper opening opposed to the bottom; means for blocking the bottom (7, 8), comprising a first abutment flap fixed to the inner surface of the first lateral wall proximal to the lower end of the container and distal to the upper end of the container and comprising a lower abutment edge; and a second abutment flap comprising an upper abutment edge and connected to the second bottom wall; the second abutment flap being at last partially folded against the inner surface of the first lateral wall, at the lower end of the container for abutting with its upper abutment edge the lower abutment edge of the first abutment flap.
An apparatus for automatically depositing, storing and recovering specimens of biological material, contained in test tubes, in/from a refrigerated store in which test tubes are stored in containers of a plurality of test tubes, characterized in that it comprises two test tube handling devices suitable for handling test tubes, each attached to respective support bracket at the opposite ends of the refrigerated store, and for loading/unloading test tubes from/to carriers of test tubes movable on a conveyor adjacent to the refrigerated store, two revolving plates, in correspondence with each of said two test tube handling devices, each one comprising a depositing location and a working location each able to accommodate a container of a plurality of test tubes, a rotation of 180° transforming the depositing location into a working location and vice-versa, a container handling device configured for horizontally loading the containers from the refrigerated store and supply them to the depositing location of one of said two revolving plates and vice-versa, said container handling device being horizontally movable along a sliding guide mounted on a profile adjacent to the refrigerated store such that said container handling device can reach different positions of said refrigerated store, and a control unit coordinating the activities of said devices (3, 8) for handling the test tubes and containers and of each of said revolving plates during the loading/unloading operations.
Liquid extraction system equipped with a carafe/decanter, on whose top a gravitational funnel is placed, designed to receive a liquid, preferably hot or cold water, through a layer of ground food, preferably coffee or tea, placed in a filter, preferably made of paper, metal, cloth or other filtering material, inside the funnel, wherein, by leaching, the liquid dissolves the soluble substances contained in the food powder, transferring them in the beverage which will be served in the carafe, characterized in that said gravitational funnel has a hyperbolic profile.
A method for managing energy storage devices positioned in a device-exchange station, the method comprising: receiving, by the device-exchange station from a server, information indicative of at least one characteristic associated with the energy storage devices; characterized by generating, for each of the energy storage devices, a customized battery maintenance plan, which enables each of the energy storage devices to have a respective maximum number of charging cycles, based on the information indicative of at least one characteristic associated with the energy storage devices; selecting, by the device-exchange station, at least one of the energy storage devices, which needs to be maintained or replaced, based on the customized battery maintenance plan for each of the energy storage devices; and decreasing a swapping priority of the at least one selected energy storage device such that the at least one selected energy storage device is to be picked up later than the remaining energy storage devices among the energy storage devices positioned in the device-exchange station. receiving, by the device-exchange station from a server, information indicative of at least one characteristic associated with the energy storage devices; characterized by generating, for each of the energy storage devices, a customized battery maintenance plan, which enables each of the energy storage devices to have a respective maximum number of charging cycles, based on the information indicative of at least one characteristic associated with the energy storage devices; selecting, by the device-exchange station, at least one of the energy storage devices, which needs to be maintained or replaced, based on the customized battery maintenance plan for each of the energy storage devices; and decreasing a swapping priority of the at least one selected energy storage device such that the at least one selected energy storage device is to be picked up later than the remaining energy storage devices among the energy storage devices positioned in the device-exchange station.
A tire with a pair of sidewalls (12, 14) extending to a tread, the tread including a plurality of grooves comprising groove segments and a tread wear indicator, wherein the tread wear indicator is formed in a selected one of the groove segments and extends completely across the width of the selected groove segment, wherein the tread wear indicator includes a plurality of step elements (52, 54, 56, 58) descending from a radially outward surface of the tread or the tread wear indicator toward the bottom of the selected groove segment, wherein each step element (52, 54, 56, 58) includes a first surface (52A, 54A, 56A, 58A) being at least approximately parallel to the radially outermost surface of the tread, and a radially-extending second surface (52B, 54B, 56B, 58B) preferably extending at least approximately perpendicular to the first surface (52A, 54A, 56A, 58A), wherein the first surface (52A, 54A, 56A, 58A) of each step element (52, 54, 56, 58) is formed with or comprises indicia, wherein all of said indicia are visible to a user of the tire from a radially outward direction when the tire is unworn, characterized in that the groove segments comprise a first section and a second section, wherein the groove segments extend at a first angle relative to a circumferential direction of the tread in the first section and at a second angle relative to a circumferential direction of the tread in the second section, the first angle (Θ) being in a range of from 10 degrees to 30 degrees relative to a circumferential direction of the tread and the second angle (-Θ) being in a range of from minus 10 degrees to minus 30 degrees relative to a circumferential direction of the tread.
A method comprising: receiving a signal indicating a magnitude of current supplied by an output voltage generated by a voltage converter to power a load; producing a frequency selection signal based on the magnitude of the current supplied to the load as indicated by the received signal; via the frequency selection signal, selecting a switching frequency of controlling switches including high-side switching circuitry and low-side switching circuity in the voltage converter to produce the output voltage; via a comparator, comparing the signal to a peak current threshold value; and via a switch controller, discontinuing activating the high-side switching circuitry in response to detecting that the signal equals the peak current threshold value to prevent an overshoot of the magnitude of the current; characterized in that the selecting the switching frequency includes: increasing the switching frequency of controlling the switches in response to detecting that the magnitude of the current equals the peak current threshold value for multiple control cycles of controlling the switches, as programmed in a counter of a signal generator. receiving a signal indicating a magnitude of current supplied by an output voltage generated by a voltage converter to power a load; producing a frequency selection signal based on the magnitude of the current supplied to the load as indicated by the received signal; via the frequency selection signal, selecting a switching frequency of controlling switches including high-side switching circuitry and low-side switching circuity in the voltage converter to produce the output voltage; via a comparator, comparing the signal to a peak current threshold value; and via a switch controller, discontinuing activating the high-side switching circuitry in response to detecting that the signal equals the peak current threshold value to prevent an overshoot of the magnitude of the current; characterized in that the selecting the switching frequency includes: increasing the switching frequency of controlling the switches in response to detecting that the magnitude of the current equals the peak current threshold value for multiple control cycles of controlling the switches, as programmed in a counter of a signal generator.
Electrical device having a receiving slot for releasably receiving an electrical and/or electronic component, in particular a relay module or an electrical circuit, wherein the electrical device has an ejector device for carrying out an ejection process for the component, wherein the ejector device has a pivotable ejector lever, wherein, during an ejection process, the component can be at least partially pushed out of the receiving slot by a pressure force that is exerted on the component by the ejector lever by manual operation of the ejector lever, wherein the ejector lever can be pivotably mounted on the electrical device without a fixed pivot axis and is designed for executing a pivoting movement during an ejection process, the pivot axis of which pivoting movement is variable in position relative to the electrical device during the course of an ejection process, wherein the electrical device has a rolling contour, that is fixed in position with respect to the receiving slot, for supporting the ejector lever, it being possible for the ejector lever to roll on the said rolling contour during an ejection process, so that the pivot axis is variable in position, characterized in that the ejector lever has, in combination, a linearly running bearing contour and a bearing contour that runs convexly relative to the rolling contour, with which bearing contours the ejector lever is supported on the rolling contour.
A hand-held floor cleaning machine for cleaning a floor surface with a base on which a cleaning device is provided, which has at least one driven brush element which is designed to engage in a cleaning plane with a floor surface to be cleaned and to support the base relative to the floor surface, and with an operating handle pivotably mounted on the base and extending away from the base, wherein an application device for applying cleaning liquid to the floor surface to be cleaned is provided on the base, wherein a suction foot is mounted on the base via a holder and is designed to pick up dirty liquid from the floor surface to be cleaned, wherein the holder has a first pivot arm which extends between a machine end and a free end and which is pivotably connected to the base with the machine end about a first pivot axis which runs parallel to the cleaning plane, characterized in that the holder has a guide wheel which is attached to the first pivot arm between the machine end and the free end, wherein the holder has a second pivot arm which extends between a proximal end and a distal end and which is pivotably connected to the first pivot arm between the machine end and the free end about a second pivot axis which runs parallel to the first pivot axis, and wherein the suction foot is attached to the distal end of the second pivot arm. with an operating handle pivotably mounted on the base and extending away from the base, wherein an application device for applying cleaning liquid to the floor surface to be cleaned is provided on the base, wherein a suction foot is mounted on the base via a holder and is designed to pick up dirty liquid from the floor surface to be cleaned, wherein the holder has a first pivot arm which extends between a machine end and a free end and which is pivotably connected to the base with the machine end about a first pivot axis which runs parallel to the cleaning plane, characterized in that the holder has a guide wheel which is attached to the first pivot arm between the machine end and the free end, wherein the holder has a second pivot arm which extends between a proximal end and a distal end and which is pivotably connected to the first pivot arm between the machine end and the free end about a second pivot axis which runs parallel to the first pivot axis, and wherein the suction foot is attached to the distal end of the second pivot arm.
A cryogenic system comprising: a vessel containing a cryogenic apparatus; and a superconducting lead assembly used to feed electric current from a power supply to the cryogenic apparatus, the superconducting lead assembly extending from an area of the cryogenic system to the cryogenic apparatus, the area warmer than the cryogenic apparatus, the superconducting lead assembly having a positive superconducting wire disposed within the vessel and a negative superconducting wire disposed within the vessel, wherein the positive superconducting wire is an inflow superconducting wire conducting inflow current to the cryogenic apparatus and wherein the negative superconducting wire is an outflow superconducting wire conducting outflow current away from the cryogenic apparatus, wherein the superconducting lead assembly includes an electrically insulating separator, and wherein the positive superconducting wire and the negative superconducting wire are arranged proximately one another, maintained on opposite sides of the electrically insulating separator at a separation distance of about 1.0 millimeter or less such that the cumulative force to the superconducting lead assembly from electromagnetic forces attributable to current flowing simultaneously in opposite directions within the positive superconducting wire and the negative superconducting wire will cancel, and wherein a length of the superconducting lead assembly is flexible. a vessel containing a cryogenic apparatus; and a superconducting lead assembly used to feed electric current from a power supply to the cryogenic apparatus, the superconducting lead assembly extending from an area of the cryogenic system to the cryogenic apparatus, the area warmer than the cryogenic apparatus, the superconducting lead assembly having a positive superconducting wire disposed within the vessel and a negative superconducting wire disposed within the vessel, wherein the positive superconducting wire is an inflow superconducting wire conducting inflow current to the cryogenic apparatus and wherein the negative superconducting wire is an outflow superconducting wire conducting outflow current away from the cryogenic apparatus, wherein the superconducting lead assembly includes an electrically insulating separator, and wherein the positive superconducting wire and the negative superconducting wire are arranged proximately one another, maintained on opposite sides of the electrically insulating separator at a separation distance of about 1.0 millimeter or less such that the cumulative force to the superconducting lead assembly from electromagnetic forces attributable to current flowing simultaneously in opposite directions within the positive superconducting wire and the negative superconducting wire will cancel, and wherein a length of the superconducting lead assembly is flexible.
A method for transmitting, by a user equipment, information in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving a downlink data; transmitting a first information sequence via a first antenna by using a first resource index for the first antenna, wherein the first resource index is acquired based on a radio resource with respect to a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) for receiving the DL data; characterized in transmitting a second information sequence via a second antenna by using a second resource index for the second antenna, wherein the second resource index is acquired based on an offset and the first resource index. receiving a downlink data; transmitting a first information sequence via a first antenna by using a first resource index for the first antenna, wherein the first resource index is acquired based on a radio resource with respect to a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) for receiving the DL data; characterized in transmitting a second information sequence via a second antenna by using a second resource index for the second antenna, wherein the second resource index is acquired based on an offset and the first resource index.
A method, comprising: transitioning a virtual network device from being attached to a virtual switch tagging, VST, port group to a virtual guest tagging, VGT, port group, wherein the virtual network device is trunking capable when it is attached to the VGT port group, and wherein the virtual network device is configured in access mode before and after the transition; and configuring the virtual network device with a default Virtual Local Area Network, VLAN, value, wherein the virtual network device is configured to use the default VLAN value to tag a frame sent from the virtual network device. transitioning a virtual network device from being attached to a virtual switch tagging, VST, port group to a virtual guest tagging, VGT, port group, wherein the virtual network device is trunking capable when it is attached to the VGT port group, and wherein the virtual network device is configured in access mode before and after the transition; and configuring the virtual network device with a default Virtual Local Area Network, VLAN, value, wherein the virtual network device is configured to use the default VLAN value to tag a frame sent from the virtual network device.
A device comprising: an optical fiber including: a distal end; and a sensor region disposed at the distal end; and an electro-mechanical conversion assembly in communication with the optical fiber, the electro-mechanical conversion assembly including: a receiver comprising a coil; and an ultrasonic transducer disposed adjacent to the sensor region, wherein the ultrasonic transducer is in electrical communication with the receiver, and wherein the ultrasonic transducer is configured to elastically modulate the sensor region based on electrical input received from the coil. an optical fiber including: a distal end; and a sensor region disposed at the distal end; and a distal end; and a sensor region disposed at the distal end; and an electro-mechanical conversion assembly in communication with the optical fiber, the electro-mechanical conversion assembly including: a receiver comprising a coil; and an ultrasonic transducer disposed adjacent to the sensor region, wherein the ultrasonic transducer is in electrical communication with the receiver, and wherein the ultrasonic transducer is configured to elastically modulate the sensor region based on electrical input received from the coil. a receiver comprising a coil; and an ultrasonic transducer disposed adjacent to the sensor region, wherein the ultrasonic transducer is in electrical communication with the receiver, and wherein the ultrasonic transducer is configured to elastically modulate the sensor region based on electrical input received from the coil.
A method for the fabrication of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, the method comprising: - providing a dielectric layer on a front surface of a silicon substrate; - forming openings through the dielectric layer, at predetermined locations where front side contacts are to be formed for respective photovoltaic cells; and - thereafter; ∘ providing a first metal layer on the front side of the substrate; and ∘ providing a second metal layer on the rear side of the silicon substrate; and - thereafter, annealing with a peak annealing temperature and the first metal layer being selected to enable silicide formation at the peak annealing temperature, to thereby form rear side contacts and Back Surface Field regions at the rear side of the cells, and to thereby simultaneously form a silicide at the front side at locations where the first metal layer is in direct contact with the silicon substrate; and - thereafter, plating at least one further metal layer using said silicide as a seed layer, thereby forming front side contacts. - providing a dielectric layer on a front surface of a silicon substrate; - forming openings through the dielectric layer, at predetermined locations where front side contacts are to be formed for respective photovoltaic cells; and - thereafter; ∘ providing a first metal layer on the front side of the substrate; and ∘ providing a second metal layer on the rear side of the silicon substrate; and - thereafter, annealing with a peak annealing temperature and the first metal layer being selected to enable silicide formation at the peak annealing temperature, to thereby form rear side contacts and Back Surface Field regions at the rear side of the cells, and to thereby simultaneously form a silicide at the front side at locations where the first metal layer is in direct contact with the silicon substrate; and ∘ providing a first metal layer on the front side of the substrate; and ∘ providing a second metal layer on the rear side of the silicon substrate; and - thereafter, annealing with a peak annealing temperature and the first metal layer being selected to enable silicide formation at the peak annealing temperature, to thereby form rear side contacts and Back Surface Field regions at the rear side of the cells, and to thereby simultaneously form a silicide at the front side at locations where the first metal layer is in direct contact with the silicon substrate; and - thereafter, annealing with a peak annealing temperature and the first metal layer being selected to enable silicide formation at the peak annealing temperature, to thereby form rear side contacts and Back Surface Field regions at the rear side of the cells, and to thereby simultaneously form a silicide at the front side at locations where the first metal layer is in direct contact with the silicon substrate; and - thereafter, plating at least one further metal layer using said silicide as a seed layer, thereby forming front side contacts.