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An apparatus for treating metal wire by multiple reverse bending, the metal wire having a thickness `d' that is the smallest calliper size and width `w' that is the largest caliper size when measured in all directions around the wire, the metal wire having a ratio of width over thickness that is smaller than 10, said apparatus comprising a first roller having a first roller diameter, a number of intermediate rollers (512, 514, 516, 518, 520) having intermediate roller diameters and one exit roller having an exit roller diameter, said first roller, intermediate rollers (512, 514, 516, 518, 520) and exit roller forming a sequence of rollers, said rollers comprising a circumferential groove for receiving the metal wire, the groove of said rollers being organised in one groove plane, wherein the exit roller diameter is larger than the first roller diameter and any one roller in the sequence of rollers has a roller diameter that is not smaller than the preceding roller in the sequence, wherein the apparatus has an apparatus axis that corresponds to the tangent line to the circumferential groove of the first roller and the circumferential groove of the exit roller, characterised in that only the second roller in the sequence of rollers can be moved from a position at the one side of the apparatus axis to a position at the opposite side of the apparatus axis and vice versa, wherein the axis of said second roller is displaced over the diameter of said second roller or more, so that the whole roller is moved over said apparatus axis.
An electrostatic capacitance sensor mounted in a steering, comprising: a flexible substrate having an insulating property; and an electrostatic capacitance detecting electrode provided on the flexible substrate, characterized in the flexible substrate including: a first portion following an extension direction of a wheel of the steering; and a second portion extending out from the first portion in a direction intersecting the extension direction of the wheel of the steering; the electrostatic capacitance detecting electrode including: a wiring made of silver or copper bordering an outline shape of the flexible substrate; and an electrode layer formed by filling the inside of the wiring by carbon, and the electrostatic capacitance sensor being formed so as to completely cover a steering core. a flexible substrate having an insulating property; and an electrostatic capacitance detecting electrode provided on the flexible substrate, characterized in the flexible substrate including: a first portion following an extension direction of a wheel of the steering; and a second portion extending out from the first portion in a direction intersecting the extension direction of the wheel of the steering; a first portion following an extension direction of a wheel of the steering; and a second portion extending out from the first portion in a direction intersecting the extension direction of the wheel of the steering; the electrostatic capacitance detecting electrode including: a wiring made of silver or copper bordering an outline shape of the flexible substrate; and an electrode layer formed by filling the inside of the wiring by carbon, and a wiring made of silver or copper bordering an outline shape of the flexible substrate; and an electrode layer formed by filling the inside of the wiring by carbon, and the electrostatic capacitance sensor being formed so as to completely cover a steering core.
A polishing processing method using a CMP method for polishing a surface of a crystal material to be smooth by using a loose polishing abrasive grain type polishing pad in the presence of a polishing liquid and a plurality of polishing abrasive grains, characterized in that the crystal material is a single crystal of GaN, and the polishing liquid is an oxidizing polishing liquid having an oxidation-reduction potential (Eh) between Ehmin (determined by Eq.) mV and Ehmax (determined by Eq.) mV and pH within a range of 0.1 to 1.5 and 4.9 to 6.5: Ehmin mV = − 33.9 pH + 750 Ehmax mV = − 82.1 pH + 1491 the crystal material is a single crystal of GaN, and the polishing liquid is an oxidizing polishing liquid having an oxidation-reduction potential (Eh) between Ehmin (determined by Eq.) mV and Ehmax (determined by Eq.) mV and pH within a range of 0.1 to 1.5 and 4.9 to 6.5: Ehmin mV = − 33.9 pH + 750 Ehmax mV = − 82.1 pH + 1491
A turbine, especially for a flow power plant, comprising the following features: 1.1 a hub body which comprises a shaft for transmitting the torque generated by the turbine to a driven machine; 1.2 a plurality of turbine blades which are carried by the hub body and are twistable about their longitudinal axes; 1.3 an adjusting body is provided in the interior of the hub body, arranged in the manner of a spherical link chain which extends coaxially to the shaft and is twistable about the shaft axis; 1.4 a guide rod chain for each blade, comprising two guide rods (1, 2), namely a first guide rod whose first end is linked to the adjusting body via a swivel joint, and a second guide rod whose first end is linked to the second end of the first guide rod via a swivel joint, and whose second end is twistably mounted on the hub body about the longitudinal axis of the respective blade; 1.5 wherein the adjusting body comprises a drive pin (10.1) and a spherical shell (10.2), and 1.6 at least the first guide rod is spherically arranged as seen in a side view. 1.1 a hub body which comprises a shaft for transmitting the torque generated by the turbine to a driven machine; 1.2 a plurality of turbine blades which are carried by the hub body and are twistable about their longitudinal axes; 1.3 an adjusting body is provided in the interior of the hub body, arranged in the manner of a spherical link chain which extends coaxially to the shaft and is twistable about the shaft axis; 1.4 a guide rod chain for each blade, comprising two guide rods (1, 2), namely a first guide rod whose first end is linked to the adjusting body via a swivel joint, and a second guide rod whose first end is linked to the second end of the first guide rod via a swivel joint, and whose second end is twistably mounted on the hub body about the longitudinal axis of the respective blade; 1.5 wherein the adjusting body comprises a drive pin (10.1) and a spherical shell (10.2), and 1.6 at least the first guide rod is spherically arranged as seen in a side view.
A camera assembly, comprising: an image sensor having a field of view corresponding to a scene; one or more infrared, IR, illuminators configured to selectively illuminate the scene; and a single-piece cover element positioned in front of the image sensor and the one or more IR illuminators such that light from the one or more IR illuminators is directed through the cover element and light from the scene passes through the cover element prior to entering the image sensor, the cover element being made of a single substance which is glass or plastic or another transparent substance and including: a first portion corresponding to the image sensor, the first portion being substantially transparent to visible light and IR light; a second portion corresponding to the one or more IR illuminators, the second portion being substantially transparent to IR light; and a third portion between the first portion and the second portion, the third portion being substantially opaque to IR and visible light, wherein the third portion of the cover element is coated with a thin film that makes the third portion substantially opaque to visible light and IR light, and wherein the thin film is configured to substantially prohibit light from the one or more illuminators from reflecting within the cover element to the image sensor. an image sensor having a field of view corresponding to a scene; one or more infrared, IR, illuminators configured to selectively illuminate the scene; and a single-piece cover element positioned in front of the image sensor and the one or more IR illuminators such that light from the one or more IR illuminators is directed through the cover element and light from the scene passes through the cover element prior to entering the image sensor, the cover element being made of a single substance which is glass or plastic or another transparent substance and including: a first portion corresponding to the image sensor, the first portion being substantially transparent to visible light and IR light; a second portion corresponding to the one or more IR illuminators, the second portion being substantially transparent to IR light; and a third portion between the first portion and the second portion, the third portion being substantially opaque to IR and visible light, a first portion corresponding to the image sensor, the first portion being substantially transparent to visible light and IR light; a second portion corresponding to the one or more IR illuminators, the second portion being substantially transparent to IR light; and a third portion between the first portion and the second portion, the third portion being substantially opaque to IR and visible light, wherein the third portion of the cover element is coated with a thin film that makes the third portion substantially opaque to visible light and IR light, and wherein the thin film is configured to substantially prohibit light from the one or more illuminators from reflecting within the cover element to the image sensor.
Collection device for collecting elements on at least one bevel of a circular plate, comprising: - a base comprising a collection groove intended to receive a collection liquid, - a plate-carrier able to rotate the plate about itself and such that the outer periphery of the plate penetrates into the collection groove, Said device being characterized in that it also comprises: - means (22 for visualising the interior of the collection groove, enabling at least one image to be acquired of the contact region between the collection liquid and at least one of the two faces of the plate. - a base comprising a collection groove intended to receive a collection liquid, - a plate-carrier able to rotate the plate about itself and such that the outer periphery of the plate penetrates into the collection groove, Said device being characterized in that it also comprises: - means (22 for visualising the interior of the collection groove, enabling at least one image to be acquired of the contact region between the collection liquid and at least one of the two faces of the plate.
A stereoscopic coupler for mechanically and optically coupling an endoscope to a portion of a stereo endoscopic camera, the stereoscopic coupler comprising: - means for mechanically and optically coupling the stereoscopic coupler to an endoscope in a detachable manner; and - means for mechanically and optically coupling the stereoscopic coupler to a portion of a stereo endoscopic camera; - wherein the stereoscopic coupler comprises: - a pair of optics; - a mechanical actuator in the form of a focusing ring for operation by a user; and - means for physically moving the pair of optics as a unit in response to a movement of the focusing ring by the user, by transferring a circumferential movement of the focusing ring into a longitudinal movement of the pair of optics; - an element for ensuring horizontal alignment between an endoscope and the stereoscopic coupler. - means for mechanically and optically coupling the stereoscopic coupler to an endoscope in a detachable manner; and - means for mechanically and optically coupling the stereoscopic coupler to a portion of a stereo endoscopic camera; - wherein the stereoscopic coupler comprises: - a pair of optics; - a mechanical actuator in the form of a focusing ring for operation by a user; and - means for physically moving the pair of optics as a unit in response to a movement of the focusing ring by the user, by transferring a circumferential movement of the focusing ring into a longitudinal movement of the pair of optics; - a pair of optics; - a mechanical actuator in the form of a focusing ring for operation by a user; and - means for physically moving the pair of optics as a unit in response to a movement of the focusing ring by the user, by transferring a circumferential movement of the focusing ring into a longitudinal movement of the pair of optics; - an element for ensuring horizontal alignment between an endoscope and the stereoscopic coupler.
A system for determining components of matter removed from a living body, comprising: a container for receiving the matter removed from the living body via an inlet tube; a load cell for weighing said container and the matter received therein; at least one optical sensor positioned adjacent said container and at least one corresponding receiver for obtaining information relating to a colour of the matter in said container; and a processor programmed to determine the components of the matter in said container based in part on a weight of the matter determined by said load cell and the information relating to a colour of the matter obtained by said at least one optical sensor and corresponding receiver. a container for receiving the matter removed from the living body via an inlet tube; a load cell for weighing said container and the matter received therein; at least one optical sensor positioned adjacent said container and at least one corresponding receiver for obtaining information relating to a colour of the matter in said container; and a processor programmed to determine the components of the matter in said container based in part on a weight of the matter determined by said load cell and the information relating to a colour of the matter obtained by said at least one optical sensor and corresponding receiver.
A contents providing method, the method comprising: storing in a network storage device an original content and information identifying users who have access rights to the original content, wherein the original content corresponds to an original image; generating a modified content from the original content by generating attributes of the modified content from the attributes of the original content, the modified content corresponding to a modified image; generating metadata including location information of the network storage device in which the original content is stored, wherein the location information comprises a storage path of the original content; characterized in that the metadata further comprises original content access rights information about access rights to the original content, and wherein the method further comprises the steps of: providing the modified content together with the metadata to a content receiving device interconnected via a network, receiving a request for access to the original content stored in the network storage device, the request being based on the location information and the original content access rights information, and determining whether to transfer the original content to the content receiving device based on the information identifying users who have access rights to the original content. storing in a network storage device an original content and information identifying users who have access rights to the original content, wherein the original content corresponds to an original image; generating a modified content from the original content by generating attributes of the modified content from the attributes of the original content, the modified content corresponding to a modified image; generating metadata including location information of the network storage device in which the original content is stored, wherein the location information comprises a storage path of the original content; characterized in that the metadata further comprises original content access rights information about access rights to the original content, and wherein the method further comprises the steps of: providing the modified content together with the metadata to a content receiving device interconnected via a network, receiving a request for access to the original content stored in the network storage device, the request being based on the location information and the original content access rights information, and determining whether to transfer the original content to the content receiving device based on the information identifying users who have access rights to the original content. providing the modified content together with the metadata to a content receiving device interconnected via a network, receiving a request for access to the original content stored in the network storage device, the request being based on the location information and the original content access rights information, and determining whether to transfer the original content to the content receiving device based on the information identifying users who have access rights to the original content.
A clutch device which transfers rotational drive force from a driving shaft to a driven shaft and interrupts the transfer, comprising: a clutch hub coupled with the driven shaft and holding a clutch plate which is disposed to face a friction plate rotationally driven by the driving shaft; a pressure plate which has a concave receiving portion, which can move toward and away from the clutch hub, and which presses the friction plate or the clutch plate; an elastic member which is disposed in the receiving portion and presses the pressure plate toward the friction plate or the clutch plate; and a spring seat disposed between a bottom of the receiving portion and the elastic member, characterized in that the spring seat has two plate-shaped (113a, 113b) arms which can elastically deform so as to separate from each other and approach each other, wherein the spring seat has a protrusion (114a, 114b) which projects from a periphery of at least one of the two arms (113a, 113b), wherein a width of the spring seat as measured across the two arms (113a, 113b), including the protrusion (114a, 114b), is greater than a width of a space defined by the inner wall surface of the receiving portion, and wherein the pressure plate has a recess which is formed on the inner wall surface of the receiving portion at a position near the bottom and which extends in a direction in which the protrusion projects (114a, 114b). a clutch hub coupled with the driven shaft and holding a clutch plate which is disposed to face a friction plate rotationally driven by the driving shaft; a pressure plate which has a concave receiving portion, which can move toward and away from the clutch hub, and which presses the friction plate or the clutch plate; an elastic member which is disposed in the receiving portion and presses the pressure plate toward the friction plate or the clutch plate; and a spring seat disposed between a bottom of the receiving portion and the elastic member, characterized in that the spring seat has two plate-shaped (113a, 113b) arms which can elastically deform so as to separate from each other and approach each other, wherein the spring seat has a protrusion (114a, 114b) which projects from a periphery of at least one of the two arms (113a, 113b), wherein a width of the spring seat as measured across the two arms (113a, 113b), including the protrusion (114a, 114b), is greater than a width of a space defined by the inner wall surface of the receiving portion, and wherein the pressure plate has a recess which is formed on the inner wall surface of the receiving portion at a position near the bottom and which extends in a direction in which the protrusion projects (114a, 114b).
An information processing apparatus having a memory and being capable of quick launch, in which the information processing apparatus is launched from a power saving mode in which a power supply to the memory holding information is maintained, by using the information held in the memory, the information processing apparatus comprising: a real time clock for generating an interrupt at a set time in accordance with a setting value, wherein a power supply to the real time clock is maintained in the power saving mode; detection means for detecting an instruction to turn a power supply off/on; determination means for, if the detection means detects an instruction to turn the power supply off, determining whether or not the quick launch is to be performed; saving means for, if the detection means detects the instruction to turn the power supply off and the determination means determines that the quick launch is to be performed, saving the setting value set in the real time clock; clearing means for, if the detection means detects the instruction to turn the power supply off and the determination means determines that the quick launch is to be performed, clearing the real time clock; and setting means for, if the detection means detects an instruction to turn the power supply on when the information processing apparatus is in the power saving mode, setting the setting value saved by the saving means in the real time clock. a real time clock for generating an interrupt at a set time in accordance with a setting value, wherein a power supply to the real time clock is maintained in the power saving mode; detection means for detecting an instruction to turn a power supply off/on; determination means for, if the detection means detects an instruction to turn the power supply off, determining whether or not the quick launch is to be performed; saving means for, if the detection means detects the instruction to turn the power supply off and the determination means determines that the quick launch is to be performed, saving the setting value set in the real time clock; clearing means for, if the detection means detects the instruction to turn the power supply off and the determination means determines that the quick launch is to be performed, clearing the real time clock; and setting means for, if the detection means detects an instruction to turn the power supply on when the information processing apparatus is in the power saving mode, setting the setting value saved by the saving means in the real time clock.
A tire comprising: on a tread of the tire, a surface rubber layer forming at least a ground contact surface of the tread; and an inner rubber layer that is adjacent to inward of the surface rubber layer in the tire radial direction and is formed of foamed rubber, wherein an elastic modulus of rubber of the surface rubber layer M s is lower than an elastic modulus of rubber of the inner rubber layer M i characterized in that the surface rubber layer is made of a non-foaming rubber.