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An apparatus for the automated opening/closing of one or more fluid containers for containing samples and/or one or more reagents, each of which being provided with a container body comprising a container opening and a cap for closing said container opening, wherein said cap is pivotable with respect to said container body so as to open or close said container opening, comprising: a mount; a carriage supported by said mount by means of a translating mechanism (7, 8), adapted to bidirectionally translate said carriage with respect to said mount between a first translating position and a second translating position; said carriage comprising a base portion and a pivoting portion supported by said base portion by means of a pivoting mechanism, adapted to bidirectionally pivot said pivoting portion with respect to said base portion between a first pivoting position related to a closing position of the cap of each of the fluid containers in which the container opening is closed and a second pivoting position related to an opening position of the cap in which the container opening is opened, with the pivoting portion being adapted to be pivoted with respect to the base portion when the base portion is in the second translating position, wherein said pivoting portion is provided with at least one contact member (44, 44', 45, 45'), adapted to contact at least one projecting portion of said cap of each of said one or more fluid containers while pivoting said pivoting portion so as to open and optionally close said container opening; a drive coupled to said carriage for translating said base portion and pivoting said pivoting portion. a mount; a carriage supported by said mount by means of a translating mechanism (7, 8), adapted to bidirectionally translate said carriage with respect to said mount between a first translating position and a second translating position; said carriage comprising a base portion and a pivoting portion supported by said base portion by means of a pivoting mechanism, adapted to bidirectionally pivot said pivoting portion with respect to said base portion between a first pivoting position related to a closing position of the cap of each of the fluid containers in which the container opening is closed and a second pivoting position related to an opening position of the cap in which the container opening is opened, with the pivoting portion being adapted to be pivoted with respect to the base portion when the base portion is in the second translating position, wherein said pivoting portion is provided with at least one contact member (44, 44', 45, 45'), adapted to contact at least one projecting portion of said cap of each of said one or more fluid containers while pivoting said pivoting portion so as to open and optionally close said container opening; a drive coupled to said carriage for translating said base portion and pivoting said pivoting portion.
A distribution controller included in an air-conditioning apparatus that uses a flammable refrigerant, the distribution controller comprising: a housing; a switching valve (12a to 12d, 13a to 13d) disposed inside the housing and configured to switch between a refrigerant passing state and a refrigerant blocking state; a control unit configured to control at least the switching valve (12a to 12d, 13a to 13d); and an electric component box attached to the housing and configured to accommodate at least the control unit and an electric component used to control a driving component included in the air-conditioning apparatus, wherein the housing has a communicating portion that communicates between the housing and the electric component box and the communicating portion is disposed at a level lower than 1/3 of a height of the housing from a bottom surface of the housing, and characterized in that a bottom surface of the control unit and a bottom surface of the electric component are arranged at a level higher than 1/3 of a height of the electric component box from a bottom surface of the electric component box. a housing; a switching valve (12a to 12d, 13a to 13d) disposed inside the housing and configured to switch between a refrigerant passing state and a refrigerant blocking state; a control unit configured to control at least the switching valve (12a to 12d, 13a to 13d); and an electric component box attached to the housing and configured to accommodate at least the control unit and an electric component used to control a driving component included in the air-conditioning apparatus, wherein the housing has a communicating portion that communicates between the housing and the electric component box and the communicating portion is disposed at a level lower than 1/3 of a height of the housing from a bottom surface of the housing, and characterized in that a bottom surface of the control unit and a bottom surface of the electric component are arranged at a level higher than 1/3 of a height of the electric component box from a bottom surface of the electric component box.
Gas turbine compressor, having a compressor housing, guide blades, rotor blades and valve-controlled blow-in openings for stabilising the compressor flow, and having several valves for controlling the amount of air blown in via the blow-in openings, wherein several sensors (20, 22) that are coupled to the control of the valves in the region of the rotor blades are arranged in a distributed manner on the periphery of the flow passage, characterised in that the sensors are pressure sensors (20, 22) and are arranged upstream and downstream of the blow-in openings.
A server for launching a software application on a wireless user device, the server comprising a user agent operable to: collect information regarding the wireless user device's activity and preferences with respect to the usage of at least one software application via the wireless user device; identify at least one usage pattern from the collected information; identify one or more third party users matching the identified usage patterns and presently available to become involved in a communication session with the user device; and forward a message to the wireless user device to update, based on the identified usage pattern and the third party users, an indicator (2c-2k) of a menu of indicators (2c - 2k) to associate the software application with the identified available third party users, such that, upon selecting the indicator, the software application is launched on the wireless user device and the user agent forwards an invitation to third party user agents associated with the identified third party users, wherein the third party user agents then pass the invitation to the third party users to communicate with the wireless user device via said software application. collect information regarding the wireless user device's activity and preferences with respect to the usage of at least one software application via the wireless user device; identify at least one usage pattern from the collected information; identify one or more third party users matching the identified usage patterns and presently available to become involved in a communication session with the user device; and forward a message to the wireless user device to update, based on the identified usage pattern and the third party users, an indicator (2c-2k) of a menu of indicators (2c - 2k) to associate the software application with the identified available third party users, such that, upon selecting the indicator, the software application is launched on the wireless user device and the user agent forwards an invitation to third party user agents associated with the identified third party users, wherein the third party user agents then pass the invitation to the third party users to communicate with the wireless user device via said software application.
A laminate film comprising a plastic film, and an inorganic layer and an organic layer containing a 1,3,5-triazine derivative laid on at least one surface of the plastic film, wherein the 1,3,5-triazine derivative is triazine trithiol or triazine dithiol, wherein the inorganic layer is vapor-deposited by physical vapor deposition method or chemical vapor deposition method, wherein the organic layer is vapor-deposited by vapor deposition method.
A method for forming through substrate via connections, comprising: providing a substrate wafer of first thickness, having a front surface and an opposed rear surface, and in which front surface semiconductor devices have already been formed in a device region of thickness proximate the front surface; forming first vias (30, 30') each containing a first conductor (36, 36') and extending from the front surface into or through the device regions but not through the substrate wafer; removing material from the rear surface of the substrate wafer to form a thinned substrate wafer of a reduced thickness and having a newly exposed rear surface; forming a second via (40, 40') extending inward from the newly exposed rear surface to intercept and expose an end of multiple first conductors (36, 36'); and depositing a conductive lining (46, 46') in the second via making electrical contact with the multiple first conductors (36, 36'), wherein a cavity remains in the second via after depositing the conductive lining, thereby providing electrical or thermal continuity or both from the front surface to the newly exposed rear surface; and characterized by filling the cavity with a dielectric material. providing a substrate wafer of first thickness, having a front surface and an opposed rear surface, and in which front surface semiconductor devices have already been formed in a device region of thickness proximate the front surface; forming first vias (30, 30') each containing a first conductor (36, 36') and extending from the front surface into or through the device regions but not through the substrate wafer; removing material from the rear surface of the substrate wafer to form a thinned substrate wafer of a reduced thickness and having a newly exposed rear surface; forming a second via (40, 40') extending inward from the newly exposed rear surface to intercept and expose an end of multiple first conductors (36, 36'); and depositing a conductive lining (46, 46') in the second via making electrical contact with the multiple first conductors (36, 36'), wherein a cavity remains in the second via after depositing the conductive lining, thereby providing electrical or thermal continuity or both from the front surface to the newly exposed rear surface; and characterized by filling the cavity with a dielectric material.
Height-adjustable frame part for an item of furniture, particularly a height-adjustable table leg, comprising a height adjustment mechanism which has a motor in a housing, characterized in that a cable, with which the motor can be connected to a motor controller, is led from the motor to a connector module on the housing, wherein the motor is held in the housing on the connector module with a pin and a receptacle for the pin, wherein the pin is located on the motor and the receptacle on the connector module. a cable, with which the motor can be connected to a motor controller, is led from the motor to a connector module on the housing, wherein the motor is held in the housing on the connector module with a pin and a receptacle for the pin, wherein the pin is located on the motor and the receptacle on the connector module.
A synthetic resin-made sliding bearing comprising: a synthetic resin-made upper casing having a cylindrical outer side surface; a synthetic resin-made lower casing which has a cylindrical inner side surface defining in cooperation with the cylindrical outer side surface of said upper casing a tubular space extending in such a manner as to intersect a radial direction, and on which said upper casing is mounted; and a synthetic resin-made thrust sliding bearing disposed in a ring-shaped space between said upper casing and said lower casing in a vertical direction, characterized in that, said synthetic resin-made sliding bearing further comprises a synthetic resin-made radial sliding bearing disposed in the tubular space with a radial inner clearance with respect to said upper casing and said lower casing, wherein, in an outer peripheral side clearance allowing a radially outer peripheral portion of the ring-shaped space to communicate with an outside of the synthetic resin-made sliding bearing and constituted by mutually opposing surfaces of said upper casing and said lower casing and in an inner peripheral side clearance allowing a radially inner peripheral portion of the ring-shaped space to communicate with the outside of the synthetic resin-made sliding bearing through the tubular space and constituted by mutually opposing surfaces of said upper casing and said lower casing, a clearance extending in such a manner as to intersect the radial direction has a radial width which is equal to or greater than 1/2 of the radial inner clearance of said radial sliding bearing. a synthetic resin-made upper casing having a cylindrical outer side surface; a synthetic resin-made lower casing which has a cylindrical inner side surface defining in cooperation with the cylindrical outer side surface of said upper casing a tubular space extending in such a manner as to intersect a radial direction, and on which said upper casing is mounted; and a synthetic resin-made thrust sliding bearing disposed in a ring-shaped space between said upper casing and said lower casing in a vertical direction, characterized in that, said synthetic resin-made sliding bearing further comprises a synthetic resin-made radial sliding bearing disposed in the tubular space with a radial inner clearance with respect to said upper casing and said lower casing, wherein, in an outer peripheral side clearance allowing a radially outer peripheral portion of the ring-shaped space to communicate with an outside of the synthetic resin-made sliding bearing and constituted by mutually opposing surfaces of said upper casing and said lower casing and in an inner peripheral side clearance allowing a radially inner peripheral portion of the ring-shaped space to communicate with the outside of the synthetic resin-made sliding bearing through the tubular space and constituted by mutually opposing surfaces of said upper casing and said lower casing, a clearance extending in such a manner as to intersect the radial direction has a radial width which is equal to or greater than 1/2 of the radial inner clearance of said radial sliding bearing.
An angle detection device comprising: a magnet configured to rotate integrally with a rotating shaft having a circumference, the magnet centering on the rotating shaft, and to generate a magnetic field for detecting the angle of rotation; a first sensor and a second sensor, each configured to be arranged at a respective sensor position separated in angle by 90 [deg] on the circumference centered on the rotating shaft, to detect a respective direction of the magnetic field at the respective sensor position, the magnetic field at the respective sensor position having a magnitude and the direction, and to output a signal corresponding to the direction of the magnetic field at the respective sensor position; and an angle calculator configured to calculate a rotation angle by using the signals from the first sensor and the second sensor. a magnet configured to rotate integrally with a rotating shaft having a circumference, the magnet centering on the rotating shaft, and to generate a magnetic field for detecting the angle of rotation; a first sensor and a second sensor, each configured to be arranged at a respective sensor position separated in angle by 90 [deg] on the circumference centered on the rotating shaft, to detect a respective direction of the magnetic field at the respective sensor position, the magnetic field at the respective sensor position having a magnitude and the direction, and to output a signal corresponding to the direction of the magnetic field at the respective sensor position; and an angle calculator configured to calculate a rotation angle by using the signals from the first sensor and the second sensor.
A process for preparing a composite structure, comprising: a) projecting a first image onto a surface of a composite structure, wherein the first image indicates a repair area where composite material should be removed; b) adjusting a location and a size of the projected first image so that the first image overlies and is registered with the repair area on the surface; and c) removing composite material in the repair area; characterized in that the process further comprises: retrieving the first image from an image database or constructing the first image based on information about the composite structure retrieved from a database using a first computer system at a remote location; sending the first image from the first computer system to a second computer system located in proximity to the composite structure via a network; and sending the first image from the second computer system to a projector which is aimed at the composite structure. a) projecting a first image onto a surface of a composite structure, wherein the first image indicates a repair area where composite material should be removed; b) adjusting a location and a size of the projected first image so that the first image overlies and is registered with the repair area on the surface; and c) removing composite material in the repair area; characterized in that the process further comprises: retrieving the first image from an image database or constructing the first image based on information about the composite structure retrieved from a database using a first computer system at a remote location; sending the first image from the first computer system to a second computer system located in proximity to the composite structure via a network; and sending the first image from the second computer system to a projector which is aimed at the composite structure. retrieving the first image from an image database or constructing the first image based on information about the composite structure retrieved from a database using a first computer system at a remote location; sending the first image from the first computer system to a second computer system located in proximity to the composite structure via a network; and sending the first image from the second computer system to a projector which is aimed at the composite structure.
A washing machine which includes a water tub and an electric motor which rotates a load housed in the water tub and which executes a washing operation including a wash step, a rinse step and a dehydration step, the motor comprising: a stator having a stator coil; a rotor having a rotor magnet (14, 15) including a first magnet comprised of a permanent magnet with a predetermined coercive force and a second magnet which is comprised of a permanent magnet with a lower coercive force than the first magnet and is easier in flux change; and a control device configured to control energization of the stator coil thereby to change magnetic flux of the second magnet, wherein the control device is configured to magnetize the second magnet in the wash step of the washing operation so that the magnetic flux of the rotor magnet (14, 15) acting on the stator is increased; and wherein the control device is configured to magnetize the second magnet in the dehydration step of the washing operation so that the magnetic flux of the rotor magnet (14, 15) acting on the stator is reduced as compared with the magnetic flux in the wash step. a stator having a stator coil; a rotor having a rotor magnet (14, 15) including a first magnet comprised of a permanent magnet with a predetermined coercive force and a second magnet which is comprised of a permanent magnet with a lower coercive force than the first magnet and is easier in flux change; and a control device configured to control energization of the stator coil thereby to change magnetic flux of the second magnet, wherein the control device is configured to magnetize the second magnet in the wash step of the washing operation so that the magnetic flux of the rotor magnet (14, 15) acting on the stator is increased; and wherein the control device is configured to magnetize the second magnet in the dehydration step of the washing operation so that the magnetic flux of the rotor magnet (14, 15) acting on the stator is reduced as compared with the magnetic flux in the wash step.
Formulation comprising at least one polyhydroxyalkanoate and at least one physiologically acceptable excipient, for use in the treatment and/or prevention of diseases caused by pathogenic microorganisms of the oral cavity; wherein the PHA is polyhydroxybutyrate in the form of particles with an average diameter from 0.1 um to 500 um; wherein the diseases caused by pathogenic microorganisms of the oral cavity are selected from: caries, gingivitis, periodontitis, perimplantitis, halitosis, wherein the formulation is selected from: toothpaste, chewing gum, mouthwash, dental paste, orodispersible tablet, gingival dye. wherein the PHA is polyhydroxybutyrate in the form of particles with an average diameter from 0.1 um to 500 um; wherein the diseases caused by pathogenic microorganisms of the oral cavity are selected from: caries, gingivitis, periodontitis, perimplantitis, halitosis, wherein the formulation is selected from: toothpaste, chewing gum, mouthwash, dental paste, orodispersible tablet, gingival dye.
A propulsion control apparatus for a vehicle, comprising: - a converter for converting AC voltage into DC voltage as an output; - an inverter for converting the DC voltage output from the converter into an AC voltage which is supplied to a motor, by using a VVVF control method when a vehicle speed is not higher than a VVVF limited speed, and a CVVF control method when the vehicle speed is higher than the VVVF limited speed; - a filter capacitor provided at an intermediate link connection between the converter and the inverter; and - an auxiliary power supply, connected to the intermediate link connection, cooled by a self ventilation system; characterized by - a converter control unit, into which information of vehicle speed is input, adapted to decrease based on the information, a voltage at the intermediate link connection to a value at which a temperature increase of the auxiliary power supply is within a limit, when vehicle speed indicated by the information of the vehicle speed is not higher than a predetermined speed which is lower than the VVVF limited speed and lower than a lower limit of a vehicle-speed range where an input current into the converter is constant. - a converter for converting AC voltage into DC voltage as an output; - an inverter for converting the DC voltage output from the converter into an AC voltage which is supplied to a motor, by using a VVVF control method when a vehicle speed is not higher than a VVVF limited speed, and a CVVF control method when the vehicle speed is higher than the VVVF limited speed; - a filter capacitor provided at an intermediate link connection between the converter and the inverter; and - an auxiliary power supply, connected to the intermediate link connection, cooled by a self ventilation system; characterized by - a converter control unit, into which information of vehicle speed is input, adapted to decrease based on the information, a voltage at the intermediate link connection to a value at which a temperature increase of the auxiliary power supply is within a limit, when vehicle speed indicated by the information of the vehicle speed is not higher than a predetermined speed which is lower than the VVVF limited speed and lower than a lower limit of a vehicle-speed range where an input current into the converter is constant.