mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An imaging apparatus, comprising: a mount connectable to an optical system including a focus lens an image sensor configured to capture a subject image formed via the optical system, to generate image data; and a controller configured to control a focusing operation for adjusting a position of the focus lens along an optical axis in the optical system according to an evaluation value for a focus state, characterized in that in response to a user instruction to reduce or increase a distance to a subject to be focused in response to said focusing operation, the controller is operable to: shift a position of the focus lens by a shift width (W1,W2) from a current position of the focus lens toward a direction according to the user instruction in directions along the optical axis to a start position, wherein the shift width (W1,W2) is set to a width larger than a presumed or predetermined peak width applied to detect a peak position nearest to the current position, thus causing said peak position in the vicinity of the current position not to be detected, wherein the start position is a position of the focus lens for starting the focusing operation, and wherein the controller is operable to start the focusing operation from the start position after the shift. a mount connectable to an optical system including a focus lens an image sensor configured to capture a subject image formed via the optical system, to generate image data; and a controller configured to control a focusing operation for adjusting a position of the focus lens along an optical axis in the optical system according to an evaluation value for a focus state, characterized in that in response to a user instruction to reduce or increase a distance to a subject to be focused in response to said focusing operation, the controller is operable to: shift a position of the focus lens by a shift width (W1,W2) from a current position of the focus lens toward a direction according to the user instruction in directions along the optical axis to a start position, wherein the shift width (W1,W2) is set to a width larger than a presumed or predetermined peak width applied to detect a peak position nearest to the current position, thus causing said peak position in the vicinity of the current position not to be detected, wherein the start position is a position of the focus lens for starting the focusing operation, and wherein the controller is operable to start the focusing operation from the start position after the shift. shift a position of the focus lens by a shift width (W1,W2) from a current position of the focus lens toward a direction according to the user instruction in directions along the optical axis to a start position, wherein the shift width (W1,W2) is set to a width larger than a presumed or predetermined peak width applied to detect a peak position nearest to the current position, thus causing said peak position in the vicinity of the current position not to be detected, wherein the start position is a position of the focus lens for starting the focusing operation, and wherein the controller is operable to start the focusing operation from the start position after the shift.
A laundry dryer comprising a frame structure for accommodating a tub and operational component parts which are required for drying laundry, said frame structure comprising: a base portion; a rear wall, and a front supporting member having means for removably mounting a front casing panel and having a portion comprising an annular element that is adapted to be connected to the tub so as to form a mouthpiece through which laundry to be dried can be introduced into the tub and is provided with air conveying means for guiding air from or to said tub, characterised in that the frame structure further comprises lateral bars (9a, 9b) disposed on a upper region of said rear wall and in that the front supporting member further comprises connecting members (16a, 16b, 17a, 17b) for associating the annular element to the lateral bars (9a, 9b) and the base portion. a base portion; a rear wall, and a front supporting member having means for removably mounting a front casing panel and having a portion comprising an annular element that is adapted to be connected to the tub so as to form a mouthpiece through which laundry to be dried can be introduced into the tub and is provided with air conveying means for guiding air from or to said tub, characterised in that the frame structure further comprises lateral bars (9a, 9b) disposed on a upper region of said rear wall and in that the front supporting member further comprises connecting members (16a, 16b, 17a, 17b) for associating the annular element to the lateral bars (9a, 9b) and the base portion.
A three dimensional printer comprising: at least one feed chamber supplying a solidified material; an extruder configured to receive the solidified material from the at least one feed chamber and to process the solidified material into a molten phase; a melt pump configured to receive the molten phase from the extruder; and a printing head configured to receive the molten phase from the melt pump and to deposit the molten phase in successive layers to form a three-dimensional object; characterised in that the at least one feed chamber comprises a first chamber and a second chamber connected to each other via a flexible hose, and wherein the extruder is arranged downstream of the second chamber. at least one feed chamber supplying a solidified material; an extruder configured to receive the solidified material from the at least one feed chamber and to process the solidified material into a molten phase; a melt pump configured to receive the molten phase from the extruder; and a printing head configured to receive the molten phase from the melt pump and to deposit the molten phase in successive layers to form a three-dimensional object; characterised in that the at least one feed chamber comprises a first chamber and a second chamber connected to each other via a flexible hose, and wherein the extruder is arranged downstream of the second chamber.
Steering system for a vehicle, comprising a steering wheel hub connected or connectable with a steering wheel, the steering wheel hub being rotatable about an axis of rotation; a torque feedback device including an electric machine having a rotor and a stator, the rotor being attached to the steering wheel hub so as to be rotatable with the steering wheel hub about the axis of rotation, and the stator being fixed to a non-rotatable component of the steering system; and a steering wheel rotation limiting device for limiting rotation of the steering wheel hub, characterized in that the rotor is an outer rotor and the stator is an inner stator and the steering wheel rotation limiting device is arranged radially offset to the steering wheel hub and comprises a base being fixed to the or another non-rotatable component of the steering system, the base comprising two opposing end stop surfaces (60, 62), a sliding element being axially slidable parallel to the axis of rotation relative to the base and relative to the steering wheel hub between the two opposing end stop surfaces (60, 62), wherein the sliding element comprises a projection that engages a spiral groove formed on a circumferential surface of the steering wheel hub so that rotation of the steering wheel hub causes axial movement of the sliding element, and so that abutment of the sliding element with one of the two end stop surfaces (60, 62) blocks movement of the sliding element and rotation of the steering wheel hub. a steering wheel hub connected or connectable with a steering wheel, the steering wheel hub being rotatable about an axis of rotation; a torque feedback device including an electric machine having a rotor and a stator, the rotor being attached to the steering wheel hub so as to be rotatable with the steering wheel hub about the axis of rotation, and the stator being fixed to a non-rotatable component of the steering system; and a steering wheel rotation limiting device for limiting rotation of the steering wheel hub, a base being fixed to the or another non-rotatable component of the steering system, the base comprising two opposing end stop surfaces (60, 62), a sliding element being axially slidable parallel to the axis of rotation relative to the base and relative to the steering wheel hub between the two opposing end stop surfaces (60, 62), wherein the sliding element comprises a projection that engages a spiral groove formed on a circumferential surface of the steering wheel hub so that rotation of the steering wheel hub causes axial movement of the sliding element, and so that abutment of the sliding element with one of the two end stop surfaces (60, 62) blocks movement of the sliding element and rotation of the steering wheel hub.
A method of communicating with an underwater vehicle, the underwater vehicle comprising a propulsion system for propelling the vehicle through the water, the method comprising: a. encoding a series of data sets to produce a series of encoded data signals; b. transmitting the encoded data signals to the underwater vehicle in a series of signal bursts (120a-c); c. operating the propulsion system in a series of thrust pulses separated by drift periods such that the propulsion system operates at a relatively high rate during the thrust pulses and at a relatively low (or zero) rate during the drift periods; d. timing the drift periods of the propulsion system such that each signal burst arrives at the underwater vehicle during a drift period and not during a thrust pulse; and e. decoding the signal bursts at the underwater vehicle to obtain the series of data sets. a. encoding a series of data sets to produce a series of encoded data signals; b. transmitting the encoded data signals to the underwater vehicle in a series of signal bursts (120a-c); c. operating the propulsion system in a series of thrust pulses separated by drift periods such that the propulsion system operates at a relatively high rate during the thrust pulses and at a relatively low (or zero) rate during the drift periods; d. timing the drift periods of the propulsion system such that each signal burst arrives at the underwater vehicle during a drift period and not during a thrust pulse; and e. decoding the signal bursts at the underwater vehicle to obtain the series of data sets.
Liquid distributor and liquid collector for chromatography columns, comprising at least one liquid inlet and outlet opening and connecting flow channels between inlet and outlet opening to equidistantly arranged openings to the column packing, characterized in that some of the connecting flow channels are of symmetrical T-distributor shapes, the rest of asymmetrical T-distributor shapes, such that the same time is required for flow from the inlet to all the outlets of the liquid distributor or from all the inlets to the outlet of the liquid collector through the different flow channels, wherein flow channels with a symmetrical T-distributor shape are defined in that they have the same length and the same cross-sectional area, while flow channels with an asymmetrical T-distributor shape have differing lengths and cross-sectional areas.
A system configured to prompt a subject to consciously alter one or more breathing parameters, the system comprising: a device configured to generate a pressurized flow of breathable gas for delivery to the airway of a subject; and a user interface configured to communicate information to the subject related to the operation of the device and/or the pressurized flow of breathable gas; characterized in that the system further comprises: a processor configured (i) to control the device such that the device adjusts one or more gas parameters of the gas in the pressurized flow of breathable gas in order to provide breathing cues to the subject that prompt the subject to consciously alter one or more breathing parameters of respiration, and ( ii) to control the user interface such that the user interface communicates information to the subject related to the meaning of the breathing cues provided to the subject by the pressurized flow of breathable gas generated by the device, the information including instructions to consciously alter one or more breathing parameters. a device configured to generate a pressurized flow of breathable gas for delivery to the airway of a subject; and a user interface configured to communicate information to the subject related to the operation of the device and/or the pressurized flow of breathable gas; characterized in that the system further comprises: a processor configured (i) to control the device such that the device adjusts one or more gas parameters of the gas in the pressurized flow of breathable gas in order to provide breathing cues to the subject that prompt the subject to consciously alter one or more breathing parameters of respiration, and ( ii) to control the user interface such that the user interface communicates information to the subject related to the meaning of the breathing cues provided to the subject by the pressurized flow of breathable gas generated by the device, the information including instructions to consciously alter one or more breathing parameters. a processor configured (i) to control the device such that the device adjusts one or more gas parameters of the gas in the pressurized flow of breathable gas in order to provide breathing cues to the subject that prompt the subject to consciously alter one or more breathing parameters of respiration, and ( ii) to control the user interface such that the user interface communicates information to the subject related to the meaning of the breathing cues provided to the subject by the pressurized flow of breathable gas generated by the device, the information including instructions to consciously alter one or more breathing parameters.
A battery pack comprising an upper case and a lower case wherein the upper case and the lower case are bonded through ultrasonic welding of a polycarbonate resin composition, comprising: 100 parts by mass of a polycarbonate-based resin composed of 5 to 100 mass% of a polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer (A-1) whose main chain is formed of a structural unit represented by the general formula and a structural unit represented by the general formula, and that contains 2 to 10 mass% of a polyorganosiloxane block, and 0 to 95 mass% of an aromatic polycarbonate (A-2) except the copolymer (A-1): wherein the structural unit represented by the general formula is a structural unit derived from bisphenol A, R 3 to R 6 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, Y represents an organic residue from allyl phenol or eugenol, n represents an average repeating number and represents an integer of 20 to 600, and 0.01 to 1 parts by mass of a phosphorus-based antioxidant. 100 parts by mass of a polycarbonate-based resin composed of 5 to 100 mass% of a polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer (A-1) whose main chain is formed of a structural unit represented by the general formula and a structural unit represented by the general formula, and that contains 2 to 10 mass% of a polyorganosiloxane block, and 0 to 95 mass% of an aromatic polycarbonate (A-2) except the copolymer (A-1): wherein the structural unit represented by the general formula is a structural unit derived from bisphenol A, R 3 to R 6 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, Y represents an organic residue from allyl phenol or eugenol, n represents an average repeating number and represents an integer of 20 to 600, and 0.01 to 1 parts by mass of a phosphorus-based antioxidant. wherein the structural unit represented by the general formula is a structural unit derived from bisphenol A, R 3 to R 6 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, Y represents an organic residue from allyl phenol or eugenol, n represents an average repeating number and represents an integer of 20 to 600, and 0.01 to 1 parts by mass of a phosphorus-based antioxidant.
A method for controlling an electronic device by a managing device, the method comprising: receiving, by the managing device, a search word indicating an operating characteristic of the electronic device; acquiring operation information corresponding to the received search word, from a server, said operation information including functional and environmental data; generating an operation schedule of the electronic device for the received search word based on the acquired operation information; and controlling the electronic device based on the operation schedule. receiving, by the managing device, a search word indicating an operating characteristic of the electronic device; acquiring operation information corresponding to the received search word, from a server, said operation information including functional and environmental data; generating an operation schedule of the electronic device for the received search word based on the acquired operation information; and controlling the electronic device based on the operation schedule.
Arrangement for an opening leaf of a vehicle, in particular of a motor vehicle, in particular an opening leaf of the side door type, the arrangement comprising: - a lock controlling the opening of such an opening leaf, - a lever for actuating the lock, pivoting in a first direction towards a rest position of the actuating lever in which the lock blocks such an opening leaf, and in a second direction towards an opening position of the actuating lever in which the lock frees such an opening leaf to open, - a control for opening such an opening leaf, comprising a fixed part, in particular an external opening control, - a means for transmitting movement between the actuating lever and the lock, in particular a means for transmitting movement of the cable type, - an external panel of such an opening leaf, - a means for blocking the pivoting of the actuating lever in the second direction such that in the event of an impact on the external panel, the actuating lever is held towards or at the rest position, such that the blocking means comprises a first part and a second part, the first part being intended to slide relative to the second part upon such an impact, in particular the first part being intended to slide within the second part, the second part of the blocking means being integrated into the fixed part of the opening control, in particular the second part being integral with the fixed part of the opening control, characterized in that the first part and the second part of the blocking means are formed integrally and form a single piece, and in that the first part and the second part are fastened relative to each other by a second fastening means intended to break upon such an impact. - a lock controlling the opening of such an opening leaf, - a lever for actuating the lock, pivoting in a first direction towards a rest position of the actuating lever in which the lock blocks such an opening leaf, and in a second direction towards an opening position of the actuating lever in which the lock frees such an opening leaf to open, - a control for opening such an opening leaf, comprising a fixed part, in particular an external opening control, - a means for transmitting movement between the actuating lever and the lock, in particular a means for transmitting movement of the cable type, - an external panel of such an opening leaf, - a means for blocking the pivoting of the actuating lever in the second direction such that in the event of an impact on the external panel, the actuating lever is held towards or at the rest position,
A process for providing a hydrogen-containing gas stream to at least one fuel cell anode, comprising: providing a hydrogen-containing feed gas stream that includes at least one contaminant; introducing the hydrogen-containing feed gas stream into an adsorption module having at least a first adsorbent and at least one second material selected from a second adsorbent, a steam reforming catalyst, and a water gas shift reaction catalyst, wherein the first adsorbent and the second adsorbent are chemically distinct and at least one of the first adsorbent or the second adsorbent preferentially adsorbs the contaminant in the hydrogen-containing feed gas stream to produce a purified hydrogen-containing gas stream, and wherein at least one of the first adsorbent or second adsorbent comprises alumina gel, 13X zeolite, 5A zeolite, active charcoal, Na-LSX, Ca-LSX, Li-LSX, Li-exchanged chabazite, Ca-exchanged chabazite, Sr-exchanged chabazite, a Cu -exchanged zeolite, alumina gel impregnated with Cu, active carbon impregnated with Cu, a Cu -containing material, a Ag -containing material, active carbon, Y-zeolite, silicalite, dealumninified Y-type zeolite or a mixture thereof; and introducing the purified hydrogen-containing gas stream to the fuel cell anode. providing a hydrogen-containing feed gas stream that includes at least one contaminant; introducing the hydrogen-containing feed gas stream into an adsorption module having at least a first adsorbent and at least one second material selected from a second adsorbent, a steam reforming catalyst, and a water gas shift reaction catalyst, wherein the first adsorbent and the second adsorbent are chemically distinct and at least one of the first adsorbent or the second adsorbent preferentially adsorbs the contaminant in the hydrogen-containing feed gas stream to produce a purified hydrogen-containing gas stream, and wherein at least one of the first adsorbent or second adsorbent comprises alumina gel, 13X zeolite, 5A zeolite, active charcoal, Na-LSX, Ca-LSX, Li-LSX, Li-exchanged chabazite, Ca-exchanged chabazite, Sr-exchanged chabazite, a Cu -exchanged zeolite, alumina gel impregnated with Cu, active carbon impregnated with Cu, a Cu -containing material, a Ag -containing material, active carbon, Y-zeolite, silicalite, dealumninified Y-type zeolite or a mixture thereof; and introducing the purified hydrogen-containing gas stream to the fuel cell anode.