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A heavy vehicle disc brake , the heavy vehicle disc brake comprising: a brake pad for selectively contacting a face of a brake rotor ; a brake caliper for confining the brake pad in at least an inboard-outboard direction; an actuation mechanism for selectively bringing the brake pad into contact with the brake rotor ; and a brake pad support structure for restraining the brake pad in a circumferential direction respectively; wherein the brake pad comprises a moveable pad retainer formation to permit assembly and retention of the brake pad in the brake pad support structure such that the brake pad is held within the brake pad support structure for operation of the disc brake , wherein the pad retainer formation is configured to permit a push fit assembly of the brake pad in the support structure , wherein the retention is achieved by an interengagement of the pad retainer formation with a complementary formation of the support structure , wherein the pad retainer formation comprises a resilient element arranged to be deflected so as to achieve the interengagement, wherein the resilient element is mounted to or integrally and monolithically formed with a backplate of the brake pad , characterised in that the formation is located at a corner of the brake pad at which a radially outer surface and a circumferential surface of the brake pad intersect. a brake pad for selectively contacting a face of a brake rotor ; a brake caliper for confining the brake pad in at least an inboard-outboard direction; an actuation mechanism for selectively bringing the brake pad into contact with the brake rotor ; and a brake pad support structure for restraining the brake pad in a circumferential direction respectively; wherein the brake pad comprises a moveable pad retainer formation to permit assembly and retention of the brake pad in the brake pad support structure such that the brake pad is held within the brake pad support structure for operation of the disc brake , wherein the pad retainer formation is configured to permit a push fit assembly of the brake pad in the support structure , wherein the retention is achieved by an interengagement of the pad retainer formation with a complementary formation of the support structure , wherein the pad retainer formation comprises a resilient element arranged to be deflected so as to achieve the interengagement, wherein the resilient element is mounted to or integrally and monolithically formed with a backplate of the brake pad , characterised in that the formation is located at a corner of the brake pad at which a radially outer surface and a circumferential surface of the brake pad intersect.
An imaging apparatus for diagnosis which has a motor drive unit (MDU) for being connected to a catheter and for moving and rotating an imaging core accommodated in the catheter along a longitudinal direction of the catheter , and which generates a vascular optical coherence tomographic image and an ultrasound tomographic image of a subject, based on a signal output from the catheter , the imaging apparatus comprising a catheter connector and an MDU connector, wherein the catheter connector for being connected to the MDU in the catheter has a first cylindrical member that accommodates an optical fiber optically connected to an optical transceiver disposed in a distal end of the imaging core, and that holds the optical fiber while exposing an end portion of the optical fiber, a cylindrical-shaped second cylindrical member that is fixed to the first cylindrical member , and that has a plurality of connection terminals electrically connected to an ultrasound transceiver disposed in the distal end of the imaging core, and a connector unit that rotatably supports the first and second cylindrical members, characterized in that when the catheter connector is connected, the MDU connector for being connected to the catheter connector in the MDU has a first hollow cylindrical portion which optically connects the optical fiber of the first cylindrical member and an optical fiber leading from the imaging apparatus for diagnosis to each other, and a second hollow cylindrical portion which has an electrode for being connected to the connection terminal of the second cylindrical member and which has an opening portion for accommodating the first hollow cylindrical portion, and wherein the first hollow cylindrical portion is attachable to and detachable from the second hollow cylindrical portion
A method for generating a pseudo-random pattern of dots to be patterned on a surface having a known shape, the method comprising the steps of: receiving, at a programmable processor, surface input parameters for the surface having a known shape, the known shape including a combination of at least two of a spherical surface, a cylindrical surface, and a flat surface, wherein the surface input parameters mathematically describe the known shape with reference to a known coordinate system, wherein the surface having the known shape is divided into an integral number of cells , each cell including a non-overlapping cell area approximately equal to an area of the respective cell; selecting dot locations for the pseudo-random pattern of dots for at least a portion of the surface based on the surface input parameters, wherein the pseudo-random pattern is a pattern that incorporates a randomness that overlays a systematic structure, wherein one dot location is randomly selected anywhere within a respective one of at least a portion of the non-overlapping cell areas; and outputting coordinates for dot centers based on the dot locations from the programmable processor. receiving, at a programmable processor, surface input parameters for the surface having a known shape, the known shape including a combination of at least two of a spherical surface, a cylindrical surface, and a flat surface, wherein the surface input parameters mathematically describe the known shape with reference to a known coordinate system, wherein the surface having the known shape is divided into an integral number of cells , each cell including a non-overlapping cell area approximately equal to an area of the respective cell; selecting dot locations for the pseudo-random pattern of dots for at least a portion of the surface based on the surface input parameters, wherein the pseudo-random pattern is a pattern that incorporates a randomness that overlays a systematic structure, wherein one dot location is randomly selected anywhere within a respective one of at least a portion of the non-overlapping cell areas; and outputting coordinates for dot centers based on the dot locations from the programmable processor.
A method for directing ions directly from an exit lens of a mass spectrometer to a collector area of an electron multiplier and away from a channel area of the electron multiplier for a range of voltages that are applied to the electron multiplier , the method comprising: positioning an electron multiplier relative to an exit lens of a mass spectrometer to direct an ion beam directly from the exit lens to a collector area of the electron multiplier and not to a channel area of the electron multiplier for a range of electron multiplier voltages applied by at least one voltage source to the electron multiplier , and wherein the electron multiplier includes an aperture with an entrance cone and walls of the entrance cone comprise the collector area and an apex of the entrance cone comprises the channel area ; and applying an electron multiplier voltage of the range of electron multiplier voltages to the electron multiplier using the at least one voltage source . positioning an electron multiplier relative to an exit lens of a mass spectrometer to direct an ion beam directly from the exit lens to a collector area of the electron multiplier and not to a channel area of the electron multiplier for a range of electron multiplier voltages applied by at least one voltage source to the electron multiplier , and wherein the electron multiplier includes an aperture with an entrance cone and walls of the entrance cone comprise the collector area and an apex of the entrance cone comprises the channel area ; and applying an electron multiplier voltage of the range of electron multiplier voltages to the electron multiplier using the at least one voltage source .
A shuttle handling assembly comprising: a base ; and a plurality of docking stations (260a-c) extending from the base ; characterized in that the shuttle handling assembly further comprises: a transfer arm rotatably supported from a carriage by first and second flanges ; and first and second drive shafts (258a-b) supported by the base and rotatably coupled thereto, wherein the first drive shaft passes through and freely rotates in a first opening in the first and second flanges , and wherein the second drive shaft is threadedly engaged with at least one of the first and second flanges to drive the carriage along the first and second drive shafts (258a-b) by the rotation of the second drive shaft , wherein the docking stations (260a-c) have a plurality of fingers extending toward the first and second drive shafts (258a-b), and wherein the fingers are configured to support shuttles placed thereon, but spaced to allow the transfer arm to pass therethrough to engage the bottom ends of the supported shuttles . a base ; and a plurality of docking stations (260a-c) extending from the base ; characterized in that the shuttle handling assembly further comprises: a transfer arm rotatably supported from a carriage by first and second flanges ; and first and second drive shafts (258a-b) supported by the base and rotatably coupled thereto, wherein the first drive shaft passes through and freely rotates in a first opening in the first and second flanges , and wherein the second drive shaft is threadedly engaged with at least one of the first and second flanges to drive the carriage along the first and second drive shafts (258a-b) by the rotation of the second drive shaft , wherein the docking stations (260a-c) have a plurality of fingers extending toward the first and second drive shafts (258a-b), and wherein the fingers are configured to support shuttles placed thereon, but spaced to allow the transfer arm to pass therethrough to engage the bottom ends of the supported shuttles . a transfer arm rotatably supported from a carriage by first and second flanges ; and first and second drive shafts (258a-b) supported by the base and rotatably coupled thereto, wherein the first drive shaft passes through and freely rotates in a first opening in the first and second flanges , and wherein the second drive shaft is threadedly engaged with at least one of the first and second flanges to drive the carriage along the first and second drive shafts (258a-b) by the rotation of the second drive shaft , wherein the docking stations (260a-c) have a plurality of fingers extending toward the first and second drive shafts (258a-b), and wherein the fingers are configured to support shuttles placed thereon, but spaced to allow the transfer arm to pass therethrough to engage the bottom ends of the supported shuttles .
A wireless tag reading device , comprising: an antenna for transmitting wireless signals to a wireless tag (T)to initiate reading of information stored in the wireless tag (T); a moveable stage connected to the antenna and configured to move the antenna from a first location to a second location during a reading process for reading the information from the wireless tag (T); and a controller configured to determine whether information has been received from the wireless tag (T) during the reading process with the moveable stage at a first location, characterized in that the controller is further configured to: count and store a number of times the wireless signals are transmitted from the antenna without receiving any information from the wireless tag (T) while the antenna remains at the first location, and move the moveable stage from the first location to the second location while transmitting the wireless signals if the stored number of times equals a predetermined number. an antenna for transmitting wireless signals to a wireless tag (T)to initiate reading of information stored in the wireless tag (T); a moveable stage connected to the antenna and configured to move the antenna from a first location to a second location during a reading process for reading the information from the wireless tag (T); and a controller configured to determine whether information has been received from the wireless tag (T) during the reading process with the moveable stage at a first location, characterized in that the controller is further configured to: count and store a number of times the wireless signals are transmitted from the antenna without receiving any information from the wireless tag (T) while the antenna remains at the first location, and move the moveable stage from the first location to the second location while transmitting the wireless signals if the stored number of times equals a predetermined number. count and store a number of times the wireless signals are transmitted from the antenna without receiving any information from the wireless tag (T) while the antenna remains at the first location, and move the moveable stage from the first location to the second location while transmitting the wireless signals if the stored number of times equals a predetermined number.
An apparatus comprising: a command lane configured to receive a plurality of commands for an actuator from a number of primary controllers and select a first selected number of commands from the plurality of commands using a selection rule; a monitor lane configured to receive the plurality of commands from the number of primary controllers , select a second selected number of commands from the plurality of commands using the selection rule, and generate a check value for the second selected number of commands ; and a command combiner configured to combine the first selected number of commands from the command lane and the check value from the monitor lane to form an actuator control command message comprising the first selected number of commands and the check value and to send the actuator control command message to an actuator controller for controlling the actuator . a command lane configured to receive a plurality of commands for an actuator from a number of primary controllers and select a first selected number of commands from the plurality of commands using a selection rule; a monitor lane configured to receive the plurality of commands from the number of primary controllers , select a second selected number of commands from the plurality of commands using the selection rule, and generate a check value for the second selected number of commands ; and a command combiner configured to combine the first selected number of commands from the command lane and the check value from the monitor lane to form an actuator control command message comprising the first selected number of commands and the check value and to send the actuator control command message to an actuator controller for controlling the actuator .
Method for producing solvents by fermentation, said method comprising the steps of: - performing a first fermentation step by fermenting a feedstock in the presence of microorganisms forming a first product stream ; - performing a pervaporation step on the first product stream forming a permeate ; - performing a first condensation step by partially condensing the permeate forming a first condensate and a residue stream , wherein the first condensation step is performed at a first pressure being below atmospheric pressure; - performing a second condensation step by condensing the residue stream at a second pressure higher than the first pressure forming a second condensate ; - distilling the second condensate to produce a stream enriched in a first range of solvents and a liquid stream depleted in the first range of solvents; - decanting the first condensate together with the liquid stream forming a phase enriched in a second range of solvents and an aqueous phase . - performing a first fermentation step by fermenting a feedstock in the presence of microorganisms forming a first product stream ; - performing a pervaporation step on the first product stream forming a permeate ; - performing a first condensation step by partially condensing the permeate forming a first condensate and a residue stream , - performing a second condensation step by condensing the residue stream at a second pressure higher than the first pressure forming a second condensate ; - distilling the second condensate to produce a stream enriched in a first range of solvents and a liquid stream depleted in the first range of solvents; - decanting the first condensate together with the liquid stream forming a phase enriched in a second range of solvents and an aqueous phase .
A switching mode power supply , comprising: an output filter configured to provide output of the switching mode power supply; a driver coupled to the output filter and configured to switch current to the output filter; a pulse width modulator configured to generate pulses that control switching of current by the driver, the pulse width modulator including: spread spectrum logic configured to randomize timing of the pulses generated by the pulse width modulator, including a counter configured to control the randomized timing of the pulses that control switching of current by the driver; and a pulse adaptation circuitry ; wherein the pulse adaptation circuitry is configured to: identify an instantaneous excursion of the output of the switching mode power supply beyond a predetermined threshold; and change a count value of the counter to modify the randomized timing of the pulses produced by the pulse width modulator based on the identified instantaneous excursion. an output filter configured to provide output of the switching mode power supply; a driver coupled to the output filter and configured to switch current to the output filter; a pulse width modulator configured to generate pulses that control switching of current by the driver, the pulse width modulator including: spread spectrum logic configured to randomize timing of the pulses generated by the pulse width modulator, including a counter configured to control the randomized timing of the pulses that control switching of current by the driver; and a pulse adaptation circuitry ; wherein the pulse adaptation circuitry is configured to: identify an instantaneous excursion of the output of the switching mode power supply beyond a predetermined threshold; and change a count value of the counter to modify the randomized timing of the pulses produced by the pulse width modulator based on the identified instantaneous excursion.
An ophthalmological analysis method for measuring an objective intraocular pressure in an eye with an analysis system consisting of an actuating device with which a cornea of the eye is deformed in a contactless manner, wherein an air puff is applied to the eye by means of the actuating device to deform the cornea, an observation system with which the deformation of the cornea is observed and recorded, wherein the observation system comprises a camera and an illumination device in a Scheimpflug arrangement, wherein sectional images of the undeformed and deformed cornea are taken with the camera, and an analysis device with which the objective intraocular pressure is derived from the sectional images of the cornea, wherein a material characteristic of the cornea is derived from the sectional images of the cornea in the analysis device, wherein a stiffness of the cornea is derived as a material characteristic, wherein a maximum amplitude of a geometric deformation course of the cornea in the direction of a visual axis of the eye or of a device axis of the analysis system is derived from the sectional images of the cornea, wherein a function of the stiffness for a measured subjective intraocular pressure and the measured maximum amplitude are taken from a data base of the ophthalmological analysis system, wherein the objective intraocular pressure is derived taking into account the stiffness of the cornea.
An automated storage and retrieval system comprising a framework structure that comprises a plurality of storage columns for accommodating goods holders , wherein a rail system is arranged across the top of the framework structure , the automated storage and retrieval system further comprising a detachable storage column module for coupling to the framework structure of the system , said module comprising at least one storage column for accommodating goods holders inserted by means of a remotely operated vehicle operating on the rail system , characterised in that the at least one storage column comprising a plurality of storage cells each comprising a goods holder support movable between a first position in which said support can obstruct passage of the goods holder moving vertically through the storage cell and a second position in which the vertically moving goods holder can pass through the storage cell .
A woven textile fabric comprising: - a first electrically conductive layer of interwoven conductive yarns ; - a second electrically conductive layer of interwoven conductive yarns ; - a first intermediate layer of structural yarns comprised between the first and the second electrically conductive layer , and - a first plurality of binding yarns interlacing the first and second conductive layers and the structural yarns of the intermediate layer , wherein said structural yarns and said binding yarns have piezoelectric properties. - a first electrically conductive layer of interwoven conductive yarns ; - a second electrically conductive layer of interwoven conductive yarns ; - a first intermediate layer of structural yarns comprised between the first and the second electrically conductive layer , and - a first plurality of binding yarns interlacing the first and second conductive layers and the structural yarns of the intermediate layer , wherein said structural yarns and said binding yarns have piezoelectric properties.
A Z method of laser cutting J a plated steel sheet (W), comprising: cutting the plated steel sheet (W) by irradiating the plated steel sheet (W) covered with a plate metal with laser light (LB); and emitting assist gas onto a cut surface (WF) of the plated steel sheet (W), the cut surface (WF) being formed in the step of cutting, to make the plate metal fused by irradiation of the laser light (LB) flow to the cut surface (WF) so as to cover the cut surface (WF) with the plate metal, characterized in that the laser light (LB) is at a wavelength in a 1 micrometer band and has a condensed light diameter (d o ) in a range from 0.151 mm to 0.206 mm and a Rayleigh length in a range from 1.688 mm to 3.228 mm, wherein the laser light has a beam profile with the Rayleigh length obtained by calculating Zr=d o 2 /4BPP, where BPP is from 3 to 4 mm/mrad with respect to the condensed light diameter (d o ). cutting the plated steel sheet (W) by irradiating the plated steel sheet (W) covered with a plate metal with laser light (LB); and emitting assist gas onto a cut surface (WF) of the plated steel sheet (W), the cut surface (WF) being formed in the step of cutting, to make the plate metal fused by irradiation of the laser light (LB) flow to the cut surface (WF) so as to cover the cut surface (WF) with the plate metal, characterized in that the laser light (LB) is at a wavelength in a 1 micrometer band and has a condensed light diameter (d o ) in a range from 0.151 mm to 0.206 mm and a Rayleigh length in a range from 1.688 mm to 3.228 mm, wherein the laser light has a beam profile with the Rayleigh length obtained by calculating Zr=d o 2 /4BPP, where BPP is from 3 to 4 mm/mrad with respect to the condensed light diameter (d o ).