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A trampoline support frame with bendable support legs, comprising: a frame, comprising a plurality of support tubes assembled in sequence, an in-frame space defined by the plurality of support tubes, and a plurality of connection posts respectively connected to the plurality of support tubes, each of the plurality of connection posts comprising a mounting gap; and a plurality of support legs, respectively assembled with one of the plurality of connection posts, each of the plurality of support legs comprising a bridging member arranged in the mounting gap and pivotally connected to the plurality of connection posts, characterised in that the trampoline support frame further comprises an operating sleeve sleeved on the bridging member, a spring arranged in the operating sleeve and a post foot arranged in the operating sleeve and assembled with the bridging member,wherein the operating sleeve comprises a limiting ring located inside the operating sleeve, the spring comprises a first end pressed by the limiting ring and a second end limited by the post foot, the post foot comprises a stop portion contacting the second end, the operating sleeve has a first state that the operating sleeve is supported by the spring to prop against the plurality of connection posts and a second state that the operating sleeve stressed to compress the spring to be separated from the plurality of connection posts, and each of the plurality of support legs comprises a pivoting stroke allowing the post foot to be folded toward the in-frame space when the operating sleeve enters the second state. a frame, comprising a plurality of support tubes assembled in sequence, an in-frame space defined by the plurality of support tubes, and a plurality of connection posts respectively connected to the plurality of support tubes, each of the plurality of connection posts comprising a mounting gap; and a plurality of support legs, respectively assembled with one of the plurality of connection posts, each of the plurality of support legs comprising a bridging member arranged in the mounting gap and pivotally connected to the plurality of connection posts, characterised in that the trampoline support frame further comprises an operating sleeve sleeved on the bridging member, a spring arranged in the operating sleeve and a post foot arranged in the operating sleeve and assembled with the bridging member,wherein the operating sleeve comprises a limiting ring located inside the operating sleeve, the spring comprises a first end pressed by the limiting ring and a second end limited by the post foot, the post foot comprises a stop portion contacting the second end, the operating sleeve has a first state that the operating sleeve is supported by the spring to prop against the plurality of connection posts and a second state that the operating sleeve stressed to compress the spring to be separated from the plurality of connection posts, and each of the plurality of support legs comprises a pivoting stroke allowing the post foot to be folded toward the in-frame space when the operating sleeve enters the second state.
A method for assigning addresses to a plurality of functional modules (304a-d, 402) carried by a movable object (100, 300), the method comprising: (a) receiving, at each functional module of the plurality of functional modules (304a-d, 402), an addressing signal comprising an address and transmitted from a control module (306, 404) via a shared communication interface, wherein the plurality of functional modules (304a-d, 402) are each configured to control a component of the movable object (100, 300); (b) assessing, for each functional module, whether the functional module has previously received an activation signal transmitted from the control module (306, 404) via a respective private communication interface (308a-d); and (c) assigning the address to the functional module if the functional module previously received the activation signal according to the assessment of step (b). (a) receiving, at each functional module of the plurality of functional modules (304a-d, 402), an addressing signal comprising an address and transmitted from a control module (306, 404) via a shared communication interface, wherein the plurality of functional modules (304a-d, 402) are each configured to control a component of the movable object (100, 300); (b) assessing, for each functional module, whether the functional module has previously received an activation signal transmitted from the control module (306, 404) via a respective private communication interface (308a-d); and (c) assigning the address to the functional module if the functional module previously received the activation signal according to the assessment of step (b).
A device for feeding, providing and/or handling and/or exchanging rolls (12, 16) having flat and/or film material wound thereon and serving as packaging material for packaging piece goods, bundles or similar article combinations, wherein rolls which are at least approximately completely unwound and/or used up can be removed alternately from at least one installation position (EB1, EB2) of a packaging machine and can be replaced by a new roll having flat and/or film material respectively for the respective installation position (EB1, EB2) for maintaining a packaging operation, wherein the at least one installation position (EB1, EB2) in the packaging machine is defined by a rotatable receiving mandrel, which is adjustable in its axial direction, for rotatably receiving and centrally holding the roll (12, 16) having flat and/or film material to be unwound in the packaging machine, characterized in that an at least one sensor (60, 66) for detecting an axial position of the roll (12, 16) and/or for detecting the spatial positions of at least the respective outer layers of the roll (12, 16) to be unwound is associated with the respective installation position (EB1, EB2) and/or the roll (12, 16) having flat and/or film material to be unwound located on the receiving mandrel in the respective installation position (EB1, EB2), wherein output signals of the at least one sensor (60, 66) of a control device are provided for generating control signals for axial adjustment of the receiving mandrel equipped with a roll (12, 16) to be unwound as a function of detected and processed sensor signals of the at least one sensor (60, 66).
An air spring comprising: a first member 101B) and a second member, wherein the second member slideably moves relative to the first member when the air spring is compressed or extended, a pressurized first chamber located substantially within the first member; a first piston affixed to an end of the second member and configured to slideably move relative to the first chamber; a pressurized second chamber adjacent the first piston and opposite the first chamber; wherein the first piston is configured to seal the first chamber from the second chamber; the air spring configured such that the first piston decreases the volume of the first chamber during compression of the air spring and the first piston increases the volume of the first chamber during extension of the air spring; a second piston configured to slide within a third member adjacent the first chamber and configured to slideably move relative to the first chamber; characterized in that the third member is disposed within the first member and positioned external to the second member, the third member comprising a pressurized third chamber adjacent the second piston; wherein the second piston is configured to seal the first chamber from the third chamber; wherein the air spring is configured such that the second piston increases the volume of the first chamber when the pressure inside the first chamber is greater than the pressure inside the third chamber. a first member 101B) and a second member, wherein the second member slideably moves relative to the first member when the air spring is compressed or extended, a pressurized first chamber located substantially within the first member; a first piston affixed to an end of the second member and configured to slideably move relative to the first chamber; a pressurized second chamber adjacent the first piston and opposite the first chamber; wherein the first piston is configured to seal the first chamber from the second chamber; the air spring configured such that the first piston decreases the volume of the first chamber during compression of the air spring and the first piston increases the volume of the first chamber during extension of the air spring; a second piston configured to slide within a third member adjacent the first chamber and configured to slideably move relative to the first chamber; characterized in that the third member is disposed within the first member and positioned external to the second member, the third member comprising a pressurized third chamber adjacent the second piston; wherein the second piston is configured to seal the first chamber from the third chamber; wherein the air spring is configured such that the second piston increases the volume of the first chamber when the pressure inside the first chamber is greater than the pressure inside the third chamber.
Solar cell comprising at least two different absorbers (104, 108) of different materials for converting radiation energy into electrical energy by absorption in different spectral ranges in each case, (a) the solar cell being monolithic in construction, (b) a first absorber consisting of crystalline silicon, and (c) a charge-carrier-selective contact being located on a face of the first absorber directed towards an adjacent second absorber, and being more permeable to one charge carrier type, selected from a group comprising holes and electrons, than to the other charge carrier type, and passivating the corresponding surface of the first absorber well, characterised in that (d) the charge-carrier-selective contact being constructed from a layer of a thin interface dielectric and an amorphous, semi-crystalline or polycrystalline layer applied thereto, which consists primarily of silicon and is either p-doped or n-doped. (a) the solar cell being monolithic in construction, (b) a first absorber consisting of crystalline silicon, and (c) a charge-carrier-selective contact being located on a face of the first absorber directed towards an adjacent second absorber, and being more permeable to one charge carrier type, selected from a group comprising holes and electrons, than to the other charge carrier type, and passivating the corresponding surface of the first absorber well, characterised in that (d) the charge-carrier-selective contact being constructed from a layer of a thin interface dielectric and an amorphous, semi-crystalline or polycrystalline layer applied thereto, which consists primarily of silicon and is either p-doped or n-doped.
A bronchial passageway flow control device, comprising: a valve element (805, 612) wherein the valve element (805, 612) transitions between an open configuration that permits air flow in an expiratory direction and a closed configuration that blocks air flow in the inspiratory direction, wherein a default state of the valve element (805, 612) is the open configuration, characterised in that the valve (805, 612) is in the default state when there is no pressure differential across the valve, and wherein the valve (805, 612) transitions toward the closed configuration when exposed to air flow in the inspiratory direction.
A system for producing glass articles from glass tubing comprising: a converter including a plurality of processing stations comprising at least one heating station, at least one forming station, and a separating station, wherein the converter is operable to index a glass tube through the plurality of processing stations; and a gas flow system operable to produce a flow of gas adjacent to a proximal end of the glass tube, comprising a gas source and at least one gas delivery assembly coupled to at least one processing station or to at least one of a plurality of holders of the converter, the at least one gas delivery assembly comprising: a nozzle positioned to deliver a gas from the gas source into a distal end of the glass tube; a positioner coupled to the nozzle and operable to vertically position the nozzle relative to the distal end of the glass tube, and a sensor communicatively coupled to the positioner, wherein the positioner is operable to vertically position the nozzle in response to a signal from the sensor; wherein producing the flow of gas at the proximal end of the glass tube is operable to remove at least a portion of an atmosphere from the interior of the glass tube and reduce contamination of an inner surface of the glass tube by alkali released from the glass tube. a converter including a plurality of processing stations comprising at least one heating station, at least one forming station, and a separating station, wherein the converter is operable to index a glass tube through the plurality of processing stations; and a gas flow system operable to produce a flow of gas adjacent to a proximal end of the glass tube, comprising a gas source and at least one gas delivery assembly coupled to at least one processing station or to at least one of a plurality of holders of the converter, the at least one gas delivery assembly comprising: a nozzle positioned to deliver a gas from the gas source into a distal end of the glass tube; a positioner coupled to the nozzle and operable to vertically position the nozzle relative to the distal end of the glass tube, and a sensor communicatively coupled to the positioner, wherein the positioner is operable to vertically position the nozzle in response to a signal from the sensor; a nozzle positioned to deliver a gas from the gas source into a distal end of the glass tube; a positioner coupled to the nozzle and operable to vertically position the nozzle relative to the distal end of the glass tube, and a sensor communicatively coupled to the positioner, wherein the positioner is operable to vertically position the nozzle in response to a signal from the sensor; wherein producing the flow of gas at the proximal end of the glass tube is operable to remove at least a portion of an atmosphere from the interior of the glass tube and reduce contamination of an inner surface of the glass tube by alkali released from the glass tube.
A method of coating a surface of a part, the method comprising: positioning a masking jig (42, 62) relative to the part, and thereby defining a volume between the masking jig (42, 62) and the surface; and after the positioning, depositing a deposited material to the surface utilizing plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition, in which the position of the masking jig (42, 62) relative to the surface defines a region of reduced electric field within the volume between the masking jig (42, 62) and the surface, wherein the deposited material defines a coating profile that includes a tapered region. positioning a masking jig (42, 62) relative to the part, and thereby defining a volume between the masking jig (42, 62) and the surface; and after the positioning, depositing a deposited material to the surface utilizing plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition, in which the position of the masking jig (42, 62) relative to the surface defines a region of reduced electric field within the volume between the masking jig (42, 62) and the surface, wherein the deposited material defines a coating profile that includes a tapered region.
Arrangement designed to transmit and/or receive an ultrasonic wanted signal in a measured medium comprising at least an ultrasonic transducer and a vibration decoupling element (10, 30, 50, 70) to fix at least an ultrasonic transducer (4, 31, 51, 72) in a vessel, wherein the vibration decoupling element (10, 30, 50, 70) or the ultrasonic transducer (4, 31, 51, 72) is designed to emit ultrasonic wanted signals to a measured medium via a coupling surface, and wherein the vibration decoupling element (10, 30, 50, 70) has a first interface at which the vibration decoupling element (10, 30, 50, 70) can be connected to the vessel or to a sensor nozzle (25, 58) fixed on the vessel, wherein the vessel can be partially or completely filled with the measured medium, wherein the vibration decoupling element (10, 30, 50, 70) has a meter body (19, 40, 56, 73) to fix the vibration decoupling element (10, 30, 50, 70) on the sensor nozzle or the vessel, and has a second interface (17, 37, 54, 71) to fix the ultrasonic transducer (4, 31, 51, 72), wherein at least a vibration-decoupling structural element (11, 39, 55, 75) is arranged between the second interface (17, 37, 54, 71) to fix the ultrasonic transducer (4, 31, 51, 72) and the meter body (19, 40, 56, 73), wherein said structural element (11, 39, 55, 75) is designed as a solid body, wherein said solid body has one or more interfaces with other elements of the vibration decoupling element (10, 30, 50, 70) and wherein the structural element (11, 39, 55, 75) has a spherical, ellipsoidal, toroidal or polyhedral design, characterized in that the structural element (11, 39, 55, 75) is connected to the second interface (17, 37, 54, 71) and to the meter body (19, 40, 56, 73) via curved, rod-like connection elements. wherein the vibration decoupling element (10, 30, 50, 70) has a meter body (19, 40, 56, 73) to fix the vibration decoupling element (10, 30, 50, 70) on the sensor nozzle or the vessel, and has a second interface (17, 37, 54, 71) to fix the ultrasonic transducer (4, 31, 51, 72), wherein at least a vibration-decoupling structural element (11, 39, 55, 75) is arranged between the second interface (17, 37, 54, 71) to fix the ultrasonic transducer (4, 31, 51, 72) and the meter body (19, 40, 56, 73), wherein said structural element (11, 39, 55, 75) is designed as a solid body, wherein said solid body has one or more interfaces with other elements of the vibration decoupling element (10, 30, 50, 70) and wherein the structural element (11, 39, 55, 75) has a spherical, ellipsoidal, toroidal or polyhedral design, characterized in that the structural element (11, 39, 55, 75) is connected to the second interface (17, 37, 54, 71) and to the meter body (19, 40, 56, 73) via curved, rod-like connection elements.
A bipolar electrosurgical device comprising: a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end; and an electrode tip coupled to the distal end of the shaft, wherein at least a portion of the electrode tip extends distally beyond the distal end of the shaft, wherein the portion of the electrode tip comprises a first electrode, a second electrode, and an insulator disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the first electrode is configured to be an active electrode and the second electrode is configured to be a return electrode; and wherein at least the portion of the electrode tip includes a substantially conically-shaped portion which includes at least a portion of each of the first electrode and the second electrode, or the portion of the electrode tip includes a spherical portion (102, 210) and a cylindrical portion (106, 220) that protrudes from the spherical portion (102, 210) at a non-zero angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the shaft. a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end; and an electrode tip coupled to the distal end of the shaft, wherein at least a portion of the electrode tip extends distally beyond the distal end of the shaft, wherein the portion of the electrode tip comprises a first electrode, a second electrode, and an insulator disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the first electrode is configured to be an active electrode and the second electrode is configured to be a return electrode; and wherein at least the portion of the electrode tip includes a substantially conically-shaped portion which includes at least a portion of each of the first electrode and the second electrode, or the portion of the electrode tip includes a spherical portion (102, 210) and a cylindrical portion (106, 220) that protrudes from the spherical portion (102, 210) at a non-zero angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the shaft.
A deployment instrument for sealing a puncture in a wall of an artery, the deployment instrument comprising: a closure device including a toggle, a plug and a contiguous elongate filament attached to the toggle and the plug, wherein application of tension to the elongate filament in a proximal direction away from the toggle draws the plug towards the toggle when the toggle is disposed in the artery adjacent to the puncture; a carrier assembly that holds the closure device in a pre-deployment state for insertion into the puncture, wherein the closure device is further releasable from the carrier assembly so as to transition into a deployed state to the seal the puncture; and a tensioner assembly that is fixed to the elongate filament, wherein the tensioner assembly controls the tension applied to the elongate filament as the closure device is a) released from the carrier assembly, and b) transitions into the deployed state whereby the plug is drawn toward the toggle in order to seal the puncture when the toggle is disposed in the artery adjacent the puncture. a closure device including a toggle, a plug and a contiguous elongate filament attached to the toggle and the plug, wherein application of tension to the elongate filament in a proximal direction away from the toggle draws the plug towards the toggle when the toggle is disposed in the artery adjacent to the puncture; a carrier assembly that holds the closure device in a pre-deployment state for insertion into the puncture, wherein the closure device is further releasable from the carrier assembly so as to transition into a deployed state to the seal the puncture; and a tensioner assembly that is fixed to the elongate filament, wherein the tensioner assembly controls the tension applied to the elongate filament as the closure device is a) released from the carrier assembly, and b) transitions into the deployed state whereby the plug is drawn toward the toggle in order to seal the puncture when the toggle is disposed in the artery adjacent the puncture.