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An endoscope system, comprising: an endoscope device comprising: a handle ; a shaft projecting from the handle, wherein the shaft includes a proximal portion and a distal portion relative to the handle; a flexible tip coupled to the distal portion of the shaft; and a pair of pull wires extending from the handle portion through the shaft portion and coupled to the flexible tip, wherein the handle comprises a control wheel assembly coupled to the pair of pull wires, wherein the control wheel assembly comprises a first control wheel for coupling to a first pull wire of the pair of pull wires and a second control wheel for coupling to a second pull wire of the pair of pull wires; wherein the handle further comprises a control lever coupled to the control wheel assembly; wherein the first control wheel is positioned adjacent to and coaxial with the second control wheel and wherein the first control wheel and the second control wheel are capable of independent rotation to provide accurate tensioning of the pair of pull wires during assembly of the endoscope system characterized in that a third control wheel is positioned adjacent to and coaxial with the first and second control wheels and coupled between the first and second control wheels such that the first, second and third control wheels rotate together, the third control wheel including a control lever engagement portion coupled to the control lever and in that manipulation of the control lever is configured to cause the first, second, and third control wheels to rotate together, thus causing deflection of the flexible tip via the pull wires. a handle ; a shaft projecting from the handle, wherein the shaft includes a proximal portion and a distal portion relative to the handle; a flexible tip coupled to the distal portion of the shaft; and a pair of pull wires extending from the handle portion through the shaft portion and coupled to the flexible tip, wherein the handle comprises a control wheel assembly coupled to the pair of pull wires, wherein the control wheel assembly comprises a first control wheel for coupling to a first pull wire of the pair of pull wires and a second control wheel for coupling to a second pull wire of the pair of pull wires; wherein the handle further comprises a control lever coupled to the control wheel assembly; wherein the first control wheel is positioned adjacent to and coaxial with the second control wheel and wherein the first control wheel and the second control wheel are capable of independent rotation to provide accurate tensioning of the pair of pull wires during assembly of the endoscope system characterized in that a third control wheel is positioned adjacent to and coaxial with the first and second control wheels and coupled between the first and second control wheels such that the first, second and third control wheels rotate together, the third control wheel including a control lever engagement portion coupled to the control lever and in that manipulation of the control lever is configured to cause the first, second, and third control wheels to rotate together, thus causing deflection of the flexible tip via the pull wires.
A system for conveying particulate material, comprising: a conveying pipeline having an inlet for receiving a quantity of particulate material and conveying gas, and an outlet ; the system being configured to maintain the inlet at a higher pressure of conveying gas than the outlet; a plurality of injector arrangements along the conveying pipeline, for injecting a continuous flow of conveying gas into the pipeline; and each injector arrangement associated with a pressure differential apparatus for detecting whether a pressure differential in the pipeline between the said injector arrangement and an adjacent injector arrangement is above or below a threshold value; in use, each injector arrangement operable to increase the flow rate at which conveying gas is injected into the pipeline from an injection flow rate to an increased injection flow rate, when a detected pressure differential a predetermined number of injector arrangements upstream thereof rises above the threshold value. a conveying pipeline having an inlet for receiving a quantity of particulate material and conveying gas, and an outlet ; the system being configured to maintain the inlet at a higher pressure of conveying gas than the outlet; a plurality of injector arrangements along the conveying pipeline, for injecting a continuous flow of conveying gas into the pipeline; and each injector arrangement associated with a pressure differential apparatus for detecting whether a pressure differential in the pipeline between the said injector arrangement and an adjacent injector arrangement is above or below a threshold value; in use, each injector arrangement operable to increase the flow rate at which conveying gas is injected into the pipeline from an injection flow rate to an increased injection flow rate, when a detected pressure differential a predetermined number of injector arrangements upstream thereof rises above the threshold value.
A method for controlling supply of cylinder oil containing a base to a cylinder of a running large two-stroke crosshead engine, the large two-stroke crosshead engine having cylinders comprising a cylinder liner with a reciprocating piston therein, the method comprising: feeding the cylinder oil to the cylinder at a variable and controllable cylinder oil feed rate and with a variable and controllable basicity (TBN), adjusting the variable cylinder oil feed rate to an actual lubrication need of an inner surface of the cylinder liner, adjusting a total amount of detergent in the cylinder oil to an actual need for a presence of detergent in the cylinder liner, and adjusting a capacity to neutralize acidic combustion products in the cylinder resulting from an actual cylinder oil feed rate and basicity (TBN) by adjusting the basicity of the cylinder oil to an actual need of the inner surface of the cylinder liner for protection against acidic combustion products in the cylinder liner. feeding the cylinder oil to the cylinder at a variable and controllable cylinder oil feed rate and with a variable and controllable basicity (TBN), adjusting the variable cylinder oil feed rate to an actual lubrication need of an inner surface of the cylinder liner, adjusting a total amount of detergent in the cylinder oil to an actual need for a presence of detergent in the cylinder liner, and adjusting a capacity to neutralize acidic combustion products in the cylinder resulting from an actual cylinder oil feed rate and basicity (TBN) by adjusting the basicity of the cylinder oil to an actual need of the inner surface of the cylinder liner for protection against acidic combustion products in the cylinder liner.
An apparatus for use in the provision of pH control and stabilisation to a bicarbonate based solution used in the in vitro dissolution testing of pharmaceutical products comprising a compartment which is configured to contain the bicarbonate solution wherein the compartment is enclosed with an enclosure device comprising a plate attached to a ring-shaped chamber , the ring-shaped chamber comprising a hollow cavity , wherein the plate comprises at least one aperture that extends through the entire thickness of the plate , the at least one aperture being configured to be connected at one end thereof to at least one supply of gas and at the other end to connect into the hollow cavity of the ring-shaped chamber and wherein a plurality of orifices extend from the hollow cavity in the direction away from the plate through the entire thickness of the ring-shaped chamber such that the hollow cavity is in fluidic contact with the compartment and wherein the enclosure device is configured to partially isolate the gas environment in the compartment with that of the surrounding atmosphere, wherein "partially isolate" is regarded as allowing leakage of gas into the atmosphere when the gas pressure within the container is higher than the atmosphere pressure.
A method for a first playback device, the method comprising: detecting, at a control interface of the first playback device, a touch and hold input of a push button of the control interface, the touch and hold input indicating a command for the first playback device to form a zone with at least one other playback device currently playing back media, wherein playback devices of a zone play back media in synchrony, and wherein the push button is additionally configured to receive a push and release input to start, resume or pause playback of media by the first playback device; based on the detected touch and hold input, determining, by the first playback device, a particular zone among a plurality of zones detectable by the first playback device, the particular zone comprising at least a second playback device, the particular zone being determined based on at least one of: a most recent interaction time of the at least one second playback device and/or the particular zone; and an order in which the first playback device was last included in one or more zones; and causing the first playback device to join the particular zone and to play back the media currently being played back by the particular zone in synchrony with the at least one second playback device. detecting, at a control interface of the first playback device, a touch and hold input of a push button of the control interface, the touch and hold input indicating a command for the first playback device to form a zone with at least one other playback device currently playing back media, wherein playback devices of a zone play back media in synchrony, and wherein the push button is additionally configured to receive a push and release input to start, resume or pause playback of media by the first playback device; based on the detected touch and hold input, determining, by the first playback device, a particular zone among a plurality of zones detectable by the first playback device, the particular zone comprising at least a second playback device, the particular zone being determined based on at least one of: a most recent interaction time of the at least one second playback device and/or the particular zone; and an order in which the first playback device was last included in one or more zones; and a most recent interaction time of the at least one second playback device and/or the particular zone; and an order in which the first playback device was last included in one or more zones; and causing the first playback device to join the particular zone and to play back the media currently being played back by the particular zone in synchrony with the at least one second playback device.
A method of forming a heat exchanger from a metal body made from a material having a melting temperature greater than 660 °C, with the metal body having opposing first and second surfaces, the method comprising: forming at least one fluid passage in the metal body by: cutting an access opening into the first surface of the metal body , with the access opening spanning a dimension of the metal body ; removing material from the metal body along the access opening to form a fluid passageway in the metal body that extends along the access opening and is accessible through the access opening ; closing the access opening to form the fluid passage ; and forming at least one fin projecting from the second surface ; wherein fluid may be passed through the fluid passage and heat from the fluid may be dissipated through the at least one fin , characterised in that forming the at least one fin is done by forming a plurality of nicks on the second surface , introducing a skiving blade into the plurality of nicks , and advancing the skiving blade into the material to form a fin that remains attached to the metal body , and in that removing material comprises removing sufficient material such that the passageway has a cross section greater than the access opening . forming at least one fluid passage in the metal body by: cutting an access opening into the first surface of the metal body , with the access opening spanning a dimension of the metal body ; removing material from the metal body along the access opening to form a fluid passageway in the metal body that extends along the access opening and is accessible through the access opening ; closing the access opening to form the fluid passage ; and cutting an access opening into the first surface of the metal body , with the access opening spanning a dimension of the metal body ; removing material from the metal body along the access opening to form a fluid passageway in the metal body that extends along the access opening and is accessible through the access opening ; closing the access opening to form the fluid passage ; and forming at least one fin projecting from the second surface ;
A shoulder rest for a violin or viola, said shoulder rest comprising a longitudinal rest member having a first surface adapted for resting against the shoulder of a user and a second surface on the opposing side of said rest member from the first surface and projecting from said second surface at positions separated along the longitudinal axis of said rest member first and second support members themselves attached to first and second gripping members for clamping said shoulder rest to a violin or viola, the shoulder rest further comprising a longitudinal cross-member that is provided displaced from the second surface of said rest member and attached to the second surface of the rest member via two undercarriage supports which protrude from the second surface of the rest member at positions longitudinally separated along the longitudinal axis of the rest member, wherein the rest member is rigid, in that it retains its shape and is not susceptible to significant longitudinal stretch but may be capable of being flexed in other dimensions, and wherein the longitudinal cross-member is sufficiently stretch resistant in its longitudinal direction and attached to the rest member and/or support member , whereby on application of pressure to the first surface of the rest member splay of the gripping members is inhibited thereby reducing the likelihood or incidence of disengagement of the shoulder rest from the instrument, wherein the two undercarriage supports are the first and second support members , wherein the cross-member attaches to the support members between the gripping members and the rest member and characterized in that : the rest member , cross-member and support members together form a one-piece box section shoulder rest element; or the rest member is detachably attached to the support members .
A system for automatically filling in identification data in an electronic document, in particular a digital report, to be filled in during an inspection carried out on a means of transport, such as a vessel or another vehicle, said system comprising: a computer or electronic device with associated thereto data viewing and reading systems, in particular a sensor designed to capture high-resolution images and an NFC short-range wireless connectivity apparatus ; said computer or electronic device being designed to run a computer program with which said data viewing and reading systems interact with an electronic identification document (D), in particular an identity card or passport, in order to capture the data contained therein, and also interact with a corresponding identification system of said vessel or another vehicle in order to capture the relevant data thereof as a first set of data; a basic data structure, that resides in the digital memory of said computer and corresponds to a standardised, pre-formatted and unfilled version of said digital report, intended to be filled in with data relating to a person responsible for said vessel or another vehicle and/or to said vessel or another vehicle; a software procedure for personal identification, operating in said computer or electronic device , designed to detect the identification data of the responsible person from said electronic identification document (D); a software procedure for identification of the means of transport, operating in said computer or electronic device , designed to detect the identification data of said vessel or another vehicle; a populating software procedure, operating in said computer or electronic device , intended to collect data generated by said procedures for identification of the person and identification of the means of transport and insert them in appropriate positions in said digital report; said system being characterised in that said computer program moreover comprises a procedure for using said first set of data as an access key to a second set of data, this latter comprising the data contained in the microprocessor of the electronic identity card or electronic passport (D) and for acquiring the personal data and the digital image stored therein.
A hand cutter comprising a housing a blade assembly slidable within the housing between a retracted and a first extended position, with a blade , a blade slide , a blade holder in the front part of said blade slide holding said blade , an actuator assembly slidable along said housing between a first and a second position with an actuator slide , a gear assembly , attached to the inner side of the housing , with a top gear rack slidable between a first and a second position, two or more interconnected spur gears , a bottom gear rack slidable between a first and a second position, a retraction means forcing at least one of the blade, actuator or gear assemblies to the retracted or first position wherein the actuator assembly is coupled to the top gear rack by a first coupling means , the bottom gear rack is coupled to the blade assembly by a second coupling means , the first of said spur gears engages with the top gear rack the last of said spur gears engages with the bottom gear rack , in such a manner that a movement of said actuator slide is transmitted to said blade assembly via said gear assembly , the gear ratio of said gear assembly is such that moving said actuator slide moves said blade assembly by a larger distance.
Placement apparatus for aligning and/or equipping with positional accuracy a first placement partner with at least one second placement partner , complementary thereto, comprising at least one camera apparatus for recording separate images of the first placement partner , or a holding apparatus of the first placement partner , and the at least one second placement partner , or a holding apparatus for the at least one second placement partner , and a relative position evaluation apparatus , which is configured to create an output data record from processing the previously obtained images , wherein the output data record , from processing the previously obtained images, comprises an overlay of the images for displaying on an output apparatus and visualizes the expected placement result of the apparatus, specifically comprising an image consisting of a plurality of overlaid camera images on the basis of the state of the placement apparatus at the respective time of the image recording of the images , an adjustment apparatus, which is configured for relative alignment of the first placement partner and at least one second placement partner to one another in at least one spatial direction and/or rotational direction, and wherein the placement apparatus comprises correction means for offset systematic errors of the placement apparatus , such as linearity deviations in shafts and guides on account of mechanical tolerances and/or due to the influence of temperature, wherein the apparatus is configured to create and display the output data record in real-time such that an operator of the installation is enabled to carry out the alignment of the placement partners interactively on the basis of visual presentation of the expected placement result, wherein the placement apparatus comprises means for the manual correction of the position and/or rotation of the placement partners , for example by way of a manual control operation (joysticks) in the case of motor-driven adjustment apparatuses and/or by a manual displacement and/or twist of the shafts of the adjustment apparatus by the operator of the installation, wherein the apparatus is configured for alignment and adjusting the placement partners by way of a means for setting the visual image representations of the first placement partner and/or the at least one second placement partner in the output data record , wherein the alignment is implemented, for example, by displacing a partial image in the representation of the overlaid image with the aid of the computer mouse, wherein the apparatus is not moved and the algorithm always operates with the images recorded at the outset, and wherein, for the purposes of automatically adjusting the placement partners , the last valid parameters in respect of the relative position of the visual image representations of the component and of the substrate are converted in a suitable form into movement coordinates of the placement apparatus.
A method for forming a pneumatic tire, comprising: disposing a cylindrical band member on an outer circumferential side of an expandable and contractible forming drum and on outer circumferential sides of side portions disposed on both sides of the forming drum in a drum axial direction (Z); forming step portions in the band member by expanding the forming drum in diameter; compression-bonding bead members on side surfaces of the forming drum by moving the bead members toward the step portions ; forming an intermediate green tire (Gm) by wrapping the bead members by turning up both end portions of the band member in the drum axial direction (Z); and forming a green tire (G) by bonding a remaining member to the intermediate green tire (Gm); characterised in that the step portions of the band member are formed to be made to conform to the side surfaces of the forming drum by moving the side portions closer together in the drum axial direction (Z) in sync with a diameter-expanding operation of the forming drum before compression-bonding the bead member to the band member . disposing a cylindrical band member on an outer circumferential side of an expandable and contractible forming drum and on outer circumferential sides of side portions disposed on both sides of the forming drum in a drum axial direction (Z); forming step portions in the band member by expanding the forming drum in diameter; compression-bonding bead members on side surfaces of the forming drum by moving the bead members toward the step portions ; forming an intermediate green tire (Gm) by wrapping the bead members by turning up both end portions of the band member in the drum axial direction (Z); and forming a green tire (G) by bonding a remaining member to the intermediate green tire (Gm); characterised in that the step portions of the band member are formed to be made to conform to the side surfaces of the forming drum by moving the side portions closer together in the drum axial direction (Z) in sync with a diameter-expanding operation of the forming drum before compression-bonding the bead member to the band member .