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A sheet feeder (B) mountable to a body of an apparatus to feed sheets thereto, the sheet feeder (B) comprising: a bottom plate on which the sheets are placed; a bottom plate lift unit including: a bottom plate pusher disposed beneath the bottom plate to push up the bottom plate , a rack member to rotate the bottom plate pusher vertically by moving horizontally, a pinion gear to cause the rack member to move horizontally, a biasing member attached between the bottom plate pusher and the rack member to pull the bottom plate pusher toward the rack member , and a position detector to detect positions of the rack member and the pinion gear , characterized in that the pinion gear is coupled via a coupling using projection-and-recess engagement to a rotation transmission device provided to the body to transmit a drive force for rotating the bottom plate pusher , and when Z1 represents a quantity of tooth of the pinion gear by which the rack member is moved by the rotation transmission device via the coupling , Z2 represents a total tooth number of the pinion gear , S represents a division number of the coupling , and N represents a rotation number of the coupling , Z1=Z2·(1/S)·N is satisfied. a bottom plate on which the sheets are placed; a bottom plate lift unit including: a bottom plate pusher disposed beneath the bottom plate to push up the bottom plate , a rack member to rotate the bottom plate pusher vertically by moving horizontally, a pinion gear to cause the rack member to move horizontally, a biasing member attached between the bottom plate pusher and the rack member to pull the bottom plate pusher toward the rack member , and a position detector to detect positions of the rack member and the pinion gear , characterized in that a bottom plate pusher disposed beneath the bottom plate to push up the bottom plate , a rack member to rotate the bottom plate pusher vertically by moving horizontally, a pinion gear to cause the rack member to move horizontally, a biasing member attached between the bottom plate pusher and the rack member to pull the bottom plate pusher toward the rack member , and a position detector to detect positions of the rack member and the pinion gear , characterized in that the pinion gear is coupled via a coupling using projection-and-recess engagement to a rotation transmission device provided to the body to transmit a drive force for rotating the bottom plate pusher , and when Z1 represents a quantity of tooth of the pinion gear by which the rack member is moved by the rotation transmission device via the coupling , Z2 represents a total tooth number of the pinion gear , S represents a division number of the coupling , and N represents a rotation number of the coupling , Z1=Z2·(1/S)·N is satisfied.
A washing machine comprising: a cabinet ; a front panel configured to form an appearance of a front surface of the cabinet , wherein the front panel comprises an inlet for insertion and removal of laundry; a door to open and close the inlet , wherein the door comprises a door seal configured to seal a gap between the front panel and the door ; a tub disposed in the cabinet to contain wash water; a tub seal installed to prevent leakage of the wash water contained in the tub , wherein the tub seal is disposed at a circumference of the inlet ; and characterised in that the washing machine further comprises: a decorative panel disposed between the tub seal and the door seal and fixed to the front panel , wherein one end of the decorative panel is bent towards the inlet to prevent exposure of the tub seal through the front surface of the cabinet . a cabinet ; a front panel configured to form an appearance of a front surface of the cabinet , wherein the front panel comprises an inlet for insertion and removal of laundry; a door to open and close the inlet , wherein the door comprises a door seal configured to seal a gap between the front panel and the door ; a tub disposed in the cabinet to contain wash water; a tub seal installed to prevent leakage of the wash water contained in the tub , wherein the tub seal is disposed at a circumference of the inlet ; and characterised in that the washing machine further comprises: a decorative panel disposed between the tub seal and the door seal and fixed to the front panel , wherein one end of the decorative panel is bent towards the inlet to prevent exposure of the tub seal through the front surface of the cabinet .
A method of lubricating an internal combustion engine with a lubricating oil composition comprising (a) a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity; (b) 10 ppm to 3000 ppm as Ti metal of one or more non-halogen-containing oil-soluble titanium complexes comprising at least one ligand comprising an anion of a carboxylic acid; (c) one or more dispersants; and (d) one or more metal-containing detergents, wherein the lubricating oil composition is free of any zinc dialkyldithiophosphate, and wherein the internal combustion engine is a compression ignition diesel engine equipped with at least one of an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system; a catalytic converter; and a particulate trap, and further wherein the lubricating oil composition has less than 0.3 wt. % of sulfur and a sulfated ash content of no more than 0.9 wt. % as determined by ASTM D874, and contains no amount of any phosphorus.
A method for suspending a rotor blade from a hub of a wind turbine , the method comprising: removing at least one root attachment assembly from at least one blade root of an adjacent rotor blade; providing at least one passageway from an exterior surface of the blade root of the adjacent rotor blade to the root attachment assembly hole; inserting a cable through the at least one passageway such that the cable engages an interior surface of the adjacent rotor blade and extends from within the adjacent rotor blade to the rotor blade; securing the cable to the rotor blade at an attachment location; and, lowering the rotor blade a vertical distance from the hub until the rotor blade is supported by the at least one cable. removing at least one root attachment assembly from at least one blade root of an adjacent rotor blade; providing at least one passageway from an exterior surface of the blade root of the adjacent rotor blade to the root attachment assembly hole; inserting a cable through the at least one passageway such that the cable engages an interior surface of the adjacent rotor blade and extends from within the adjacent rotor blade to the rotor blade; securing the cable to the rotor blade at an attachment location; and, lowering the rotor blade a vertical distance from the hub until the rotor blade is supported by the at least one cable.
A dispenser for storing and launching countermeasures , where the dispenser is adapted for storing the countermeasures in a magazine , where the dispenser comprises a body , a bracket and a magazine housing adapted to hold the magazine , and where the dispenser is adapted to be mounted on an aircraft , wherein the magazine housing is provided with a launch opening and a closed end , wherein the bracket is rotatable with respect to the body , wherein the magazine housing is rotatable with respect to the bracket from a resting position in which the launch opening is directed towards the body and the closed end is arranged at the front end of the dispenser to an active position in which the launch opening is directed away from the body .
A transmission line (100; 100a; 100b; 100c; 100d; 100e; 100f; 100g) for radio frequency, RF, signals, wherein said transmission line (100; 100a; 100b; 100c; 100d; 100e; 100f; 100g) comprises a substrate comprising a first dielectric material (m1) having a first relative permittivity, and at least one conductor arranged on a first surface of said substrate , wherein at least one edge of said at least one conductor is covered with a second dielectric material (m2) having a second relative permittivity, wherein a thickness (Td) of said second dielectric material (m2) is smaller than about a thickness (Ts) of said substrate , wherein said second dielectric material (m2) is a fluid .
A pressure sensor comprising: a first resistor on a first side of a wafer, the wafer including a diaphragm the first resistor having a first resistance, the first resistor on or near the diaphragm; a first layer over the first resistor ; characterised by a first opening patterned in the first layer , wherein a first stress is applied to the first resistor in a first direction, and the first opening is patterned causing a second stress to be applied in a second direction to the first resistor and a variation in the resistance of the first resistor due to the first stress being reduced by the second stress. a first resistor on a first side of a wafer, the wafer including a diaphragm the first resistor having a first resistance, the first resistor on or near the diaphragm; a first layer over the first resistor ; characterised by a first opening patterned in the first layer , wherein a first stress is applied to the first resistor in a first direction, and the first opening is patterned causing a second stress to be applied in a second direction to the first resistor and a variation in the resistance of the first resistor due to the first stress being reduced by the second stress.
An abrasive article comprising: a bonded abrasive body having abrasive particles comprising microcrystalline alumina (MCA) contained within a single phase vitreous bond material, wherein the bonded abrasive body comprises a strength ratio (MOR/MOE) of at least about 0.80, characterised in that the bond material is formed from at least 45 wt% silicon oxide (SiO 2 ) and not greater than 55 wt% silicon oxide (SiO 2 ) and at least 0.5 wt % and not greater than 2.2 wt% alkali earth compounds (RO), for the total weight of the bond material.
Means for fixing a planet carrier of a planetary transmission in a component during transport, said component being fixed with respect to a housing; wherein a first part of the means is able to be joined to the component fixed with respect to the housing and a second part of the means is able to be joined to the planet carrier ; characterized by at least one bearing by which the first part and the second part are mounted one inside the other in a rotatable manner. a first part of the means is able to be joined to the component fixed with respect to the housing and a second part of the means is able to be joined to the planet carrier ; characterized by at least one bearing by which the first part and the second part are mounted one inside the other in a rotatable manner.
A dispensing assembly , comprising: a container comprising a plurality of exterior panels defining an internal chamber , the plurality of exterior panels comprising at least a top panel having an opening configured to dispense a plurality of articles therethrough; and an article dispensing component housed within the internal chamber , the article dispensing component comprising a base panel arranged with the top panel of the container to form an article storage area , the article storage area configured to receive the plurality of articles, wherein the base panel is biased towards the top panel of the container via a plurality of flexible members positioned within the internal chamber and secured to the top panel , wherein the plurality of flexible members is configured to allow movement of the base panel toward to the top panel as each article is dispensed from the opening , characterized in that the plurality of flexible members is secured to the top panel of the container via multiple support panels , wherein each of the plurality of flexible members is secured to the top panel via one of the multiple support panels . a container comprising a plurality of exterior panels defining an internal chamber , the plurality of exterior panels comprising at least a top panel having an opening configured to dispense a plurality of articles therethrough; and an article dispensing component housed within the internal chamber , the article dispensing component comprising a base panel arranged with the top panel of the container to form an article storage area , the article storage area configured to receive the plurality of articles, wherein the base panel is biased towards the top panel of the container via a plurality of flexible members positioned within the internal chamber and secured to the top panel , wherein the plurality of flexible members is configured to allow movement of the base panel toward to the top panel as each article is dispensed from the opening , characterized in that the plurality of flexible members is secured to the top panel of the container via multiple support panels , wherein each of the plurality of flexible members is secured to the top panel via one of the multiple support panels .
An aerial refueling system for refueling a receiver aircraft in flight from a fuel supply aircraft having a door movable between an open orientation and a closed orientation, the system comprising: a) a hose reel assembly configured to be mounted onto a fuselage of the fuel supply aircraft , the hose reel assembly including a rotatable drum , the drum defined by an outside diameter; b) a hose wound around the drum of the hose reel assembly , the hose having an outlet end and a drogue affixed to the outlet end; characterized in that the aerial refueling system further comprises c) a telescoping stowage tube configured to store the outlet end of the hose and the drogue when the system is not in use and to guide the outlet end and the drogue toward the receiver aircraft when the system is in use, the telescoping stowage tube having a forward end configured to be mounted on the hose reel assembly to receive the hose from the drum and an aft end adapted to be mounted to the door , whereby, the telescoping stowage tube is configured to extend between a retracted stowed position when the door is in the closed orientation and an extended position when the door is in the open orientation. a) a hose reel assembly configured to be mounted onto a fuselage of the fuel supply aircraft , the hose reel assembly including a rotatable drum , the drum defined by an outside diameter; b) a hose wound around the drum of the hose reel assembly , the hose having an outlet end and a drogue affixed to the outlet end; characterized in that the aerial refueling system further comprises c) a telescoping stowage tube configured to store the outlet end of the hose and the drogue when the system is not in use and to guide the outlet end and the drogue toward the receiver aircraft when the system is in use, the telescoping stowage tube having a forward end configured to be mounted on the hose reel assembly to receive the hose from the drum and an aft end adapted to be mounted to the door ,
A method for detecting arcs in a DC circuit, having a detection conductor , which is routed at least along a conductor of the DC circuit, which carries an electric voltage and is to be monitored, characterized in that a voltage signal, which refers to a potential of the DC circuit and is produced by means of a generator , is coupled into the detection conductor at an incoupling point (21.1) via a series resistor , the voltage signal is coupled out again at an outcoupling point (21.2) of the detection conductor , the voltage signal before the series resistor is compared to the voltage signal at the outcoupling point (21.2), and the conclusion is drawn that an arc has occurred when the voltage signal at the outcoupling point (21.2) deviates from the voltage signal before the series resistor by more than a predetermined amount.
A method of identifying a microorganism from a test sample, comprising: (a) providing a test sample known to contain or that may contain microorganisms; (b) selectively lysing non-microorganism cells in said test sample to produce a lysed sample; (c) layering said lysed sample on a density cushion in a container, wherein said density cushion has a homogenous density of from 1.025 to 1.120 g/ml; (d) centrifuging said container to separate said microorganism from other components of said lysed sample, said microorganism passing through said density cushion to form a pellet of said microorganism at the bottom of said container; (e) spectroscopically interrogating said pellet in situ to produce an excitation-emission matrix (EEM) of said microorganism, wherein said spectroscopic interrogation is based on intrinsic fluorescence of said microorganism wherein said intrinsic fluorescence is measured in front face mode; and (f) identifying said microorganism in said pellet by comparison of the spectroscopic measurements with spectroscopic measurements taken, or spectroscopic properties predicted, of known microorganisms, wherein said microorganism is identified to the genus level, species level, or strain level. (a) providing a test sample known to contain or that may contain microorganisms; (b) selectively lysing non-microorganism cells in said test sample to produce a lysed sample; (c) layering said lysed sample on a density cushion in a container, wherein said density cushion has a homogenous density of from 1.025 to 1.120 g/ml; (d) centrifuging said container to separate said microorganism from other components of said lysed sample, said microorganism passing through said density cushion to form a pellet of said microorganism at the bottom of said container; (e) spectroscopically interrogating said pellet in situ to produce an excitation-emission matrix (EEM) of said microorganism, wherein said spectroscopic interrogation is based on intrinsic fluorescence of said microorganism wherein said intrinsic fluorescence is measured in front face mode; and (f) identifying said microorganism in said pellet by comparison of the spectroscopic measurements with spectroscopic measurements taken, or spectroscopic properties predicted, of known microorganisms, wherein said microorganism is identified to the genus level, species level, or strain level.
A composition comprising one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of D-glyceric acid or DL-glyceric acid and salts thereof for use in a method of treating, alleviating or preventing a non-communicable or a chronic disease or disorder related directly or indirectly to mitochondrial degeneration and/or mitochondrial dysfunction, impaired cytosolic catabolism of carbohydrates, deteriorated antioxidant defenses, deteriorated inflammation control, and/or formation of malfunctioning proteins, wherein the disease or disorder is a degeneration disease related to the aging process of an organism, or a degeneration disease or disorder accelerating the aging process of an organism, selected from the group consisting of age related hearing loss, age related macula degeneration, glaucoma, optic neuropathy, sarcopenia, chronic neurodegeneration, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and multiple sclerosis.
A header for a harvester , the header comprising: a first header segment comprising a cutter bar configured to cut crops, and a first portion of a conveyor assembly ; a center section comprising a second portion of the conveyor assembly , wherein the center section is configured to receive cut crops from the first header segment via the first portion of the conveyor assembly , and the second portion of the conveyor assembly is configured to transport the received cut crops to a crop processing system of the harvester ; a first wheel configured to at least partially support a weight of the header ; a first sensor configured to output a signal indicative of a distance to ground; a first actuator coupling the first wheel to the header ; characterized in that the header comprises: a control system comprising a processor configured to receive a sensor signal from the first sensor and to control the first actuator to adjust the first wheel based on the sensor signal; a second actuator coupling the first header segment to the center section , wherein the processor is configured to control the second actuator based on the sensor signal, based on a second sensor signal, or a combination thereof, and wherein the second sensor signal is transmitted from a second sensor of the header . a first header segment comprising a cutter bar configured to cut crops, and a first portion of a conveyor assembly ; a center section comprising a second portion of the conveyor assembly , wherein the center section is configured to receive cut crops from the first header segment via the first portion of the conveyor assembly , and the second portion of the conveyor assembly is configured to transport the received cut crops to a crop processing system of the harvester ; a first wheel configured to at least partially support a weight of the header ; a first sensor configured to output a signal indicative of a distance to ground; a first actuator coupling the first wheel to the header ; characterized in that the header comprises: a control system comprising a processor configured to receive a sensor signal from the first sensor and to control the first actuator to adjust the first wheel based on the sensor signal; a second actuator coupling the first header segment to the center section , wherein the processor is configured to control the second actuator based on the sensor signal, based on a second sensor signal, or a combination thereof, and wherein the second sensor signal is transmitted from a second sensor of the header . a control system comprising a processor configured to receive a sensor signal from the first sensor and to control the first actuator to adjust the first wheel based on the sensor signal; a second actuator coupling the first header segment to the center section , wherein the processor is configured to control the second actuator based on the sensor signal, based on a second sensor signal, or a combination thereof, and wherein the second sensor signal is transmitted from a second sensor of the header .
Backing pad for use with a hand-held or hand-guided orbital sander or polisher, having a planar extension and an essentially triangular form comprising an equilateral or isosceles triangular region with three corners and three lateral lines interconnecting the corners and limiting the triangular region of the backing pad to the sides, the backing pad further having a top surface for releasable attachment of the backing pad to the sander or polisher by means of attachment means and with a bottom surface for releasable attachment of a sheet-like sanding or polishing member to the backing pad , characterized in that the backing pad comprises at only one of the three corners of the triangular region a protrusion extending in the plane of the planar extension of the backing pad and projecting laterally beyond the triangular region , wherein the protrusion is limited at its sides by straight or curved lateral lines interconnecting the lateral lines of the triangular region of the backing pad with a tip of the protrusion , wherein the protrusion has a longitudinal extension extending from the attachment means to a centre of the tip of the protrusion and wherein the backing pad comprises a resilient support structure made of a rigid or semi-rigid material and a flexible yielding layer made of an elastically deformable, soft material inextricably fixed to a bottom surface of the support structure . characterized in that the backing pad comprises at only one of the three corners of the triangular region a protrusion extending in the plane of the planar extension of the backing pad and projecting laterally beyond the triangular region , wherein the protrusion is limited at its sides by straight or curved lateral lines interconnecting the lateral lines of the triangular region of the backing pad with a tip of the protrusion , wherein the protrusion has a longitudinal extension extending from the attachment means to a centre of the tip of the protrusion and wherein the backing pad comprises a resilient support structure made of a rigid or semi-rigid material and a flexible yielding layer made of an elastically deformable, soft material inextricably fixed to a bottom surface of the support structure .