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A printing apparatus comprising: a printing unit configured to perform printing on a medium ; a transport belt configured to rotationally move to transport the medium in a transport direction; a scale portion which is provided along the transport direction; a measuring unit configured to measure a relative moving amount with respect to the scale portion; a holding unit which is configured to move integrally with the scale portion or the measuring unit and in which a state thereof is changeable between a holding state of holding the transport belt and moving along with the transport belt and an unholding state of not holding the transport belt; and a switching unit configured to switch the state of the holding unit between the holding state and the unholding state, characterized in that at least a part of the holding unit is configured with an elastic member , wherein the switching unit is configured to switch the state of the holding unit between the holding state and the unholding state using elasticity of the elastic member, wherein the switching unit includes an electromagnet, and wherein the holding unit includes a ferromagnetic material and the state thereof is changed from or to the unholding state to or from the holding state by magnetic force generated in a case where current flows in the electromagnet. a printing unit configured to perform printing on a medium ; a transport belt configured to rotationally move to transport the medium in a transport direction; a scale portion which is provided along the transport direction; a measuring unit configured to measure a relative moving amount with respect to the scale portion; a holding unit which is configured to move integrally with the scale portion or the measuring unit and in which a state thereof is changeable between a holding state of holding the transport belt and moving along with the transport belt and an unholding state of not holding the transport belt; and a switching unit configured to switch the state of the holding unit between the holding state and the unholding state, characterized in that at least a part of the holding unit is configured with an elastic member , wherein the switching unit is configured to switch the state of the holding unit between the holding state and the unholding state using elasticity of the elastic member, wherein the switching unit includes an electromagnet, and wherein the holding unit includes a ferromagnetic material and the state thereof is changed from or to the unholding state to or from the holding state by magnetic force generated in a case where current flows in the electromagnet.
A scroll compressor comprising: an orbiting scroll having an orbiting scroll wall extending axially from an orbiting scroll plate towards a fixed scroll; a fixed scroll having a fixed scroll wall extending axially from a fixed scroll plate towards the orbiting scroll; and an axially extending drive shaft having an eccentric shaft portion so that rotation of the eccentric shaft portion imparts an orbiting motion to the orbiting scroll relative to the fixed scroll; and wherein an axial end portion of the orbiting scroll wall has a first groove for receiving a first seal for sealing between the orbiting scroll wall and the fixed scroll plate, and an axial end portion of the fixed scroll wall has a second groove for receiving a second seal for sealing between the fixed scroll wall and the orbiting scroll plate; characterised in that the first seal or the second seal has an aspect ratio of axial length to radial width which is 1.25:1 or greater and is received in the respective groove with a radial clearance (R) such that a first spiral portion of the seal can be located at the radially inner side of the groove, a second spiral portion of the tip seal can be located at the radially outer side of the groove, and in between the first and the second portions, an intermediate portion of the seal bridges the gap between the radially inner side and the radially outer side of the groove. an orbiting scroll having an orbiting scroll wall extending axially from an orbiting scroll plate towards a fixed scroll; a fixed scroll having a fixed scroll wall extending axially from a fixed scroll plate towards the orbiting scroll; and an axially extending drive shaft having an eccentric shaft portion so that rotation of the eccentric shaft portion imparts an orbiting motion to the orbiting scroll relative to the fixed scroll; and wherein an axial end portion of the orbiting scroll wall has a first groove for receiving a first seal for sealing between the orbiting scroll wall and the fixed scroll plate, and an axial end portion of the fixed scroll wall has a second groove for receiving a second seal for sealing between the fixed scroll wall and the orbiting scroll plate; characterised in that the first seal or the second seal has an aspect ratio of axial length to radial width which is 1.25:1 or greater and is received in the respective groove with a radial clearance (R) such that a first spiral portion of the seal can be located at the radially inner side of the groove, a second spiral portion of the tip seal can be located at the radially outer side of the groove, and in between the first and the second portions, an intermediate portion of the seal bridges the gap between the radially inner side and the radially outer side of the groove.
A domestic greenhouse of the kind comprising at least one side wall , a roof having at least one roof panel, and at least one end wall , and at least one door that in a closed position obscures a doorway opening provided in one of the end walls or side walls and in an open position enables a person access through the doorway, the door comprises a sliding door that is supported by two support assemblies , a first support assembly being located at the top of the door and a second support assembly being located at the bottom of the door, each support assembly comprising a telescopic guide having a part secured to the wall of the greenhouse and a part secured to the door , characterised in that the part of the second support assembly is fixed to the wall to one side of the doorway so that the doorway opening does not have a lower threshold strip and in that the fixed part of the upper telescopic support assembly is located above the door opening, so that with the door closed the upper telescopic support assembly is in a contracted position and is extended when the door is open, and the fixed part of the lower track is located to one side of the door so that with the door closed it is extended and when open it is contracted.
A flexible member transmission comprising: a first disc arranged for rotation on a first shaft ; at least two secondary shafts arranged for rotation in parallel to the first shaft , each secondary shaft having a secondary shaft disc mounted thereon; a first flexible member rotationally connecting the first disc to each of the two secondary shafts , wherein the first disc and secondary shafts are positioned such that the first flexible member has at least one segment with a tensile load of approximately zero newtons during operation; and characterized by a second flexible member rotationally connecting each secondary shaft disc to an output shaft , wherein the secondary shaft discs and output shaft are positioned such that the second flexible member has at least one segment with a tensile load of approximately zero newtons during operation. a first disc arranged for rotation on a first shaft ; at least two secondary shafts arranged for rotation in parallel to the first shaft , each secondary shaft having a secondary shaft disc mounted thereon; a first flexible member rotationally connecting the first disc to each of the two secondary shafts , wherein the first disc and secondary shafts are positioned such that the first flexible member has at least one segment with a tensile load of approximately zero newtons during operation; and characterized by a second flexible member rotationally connecting each secondary shaft disc to an output shaft , wherein the secondary shaft discs and output shaft are positioned such that the second flexible member has at least one segment with a tensile load of approximately zero newtons during operation.
A method of optically determining positions and orientations of a plurality of mirrors (1 to 4) in a field of view of an objective , the method comprising, - illuminating the field of view with parallel light rays , wherein the parallel light rays incident on the mirrors (1 to 4) are reflected by the mirrors (1 to 4), and wherein the light rays reflected by each of the mirrors (1 to 4) are still parallel light rays, - arranging a first camera in an image plane onto which the objective images the field of view , - arranging a second camera in a focal plane of the objective , and - taking a first picture with the first camera and a second picture with the second camera at a same point in time, - wherein a light intensity distribution of the first picture taken with the first camera depends on the positions of the mirrors (1 to 4) in the field of view reflecting the parallel light rays onto the first camera , and - wherein a light intensity distribution of the second picture taken with the second camera depends on the direction of the parallel light rays reflected by the mirrors, i.e. of the orientations of the mirrors (1 to 4) in the field of view , characterized by - arranging a third camera in an intermediate plane located at distances to both the image plane and the focal plane of the objective , and - taking a third picture with the third camera at the same point in time as the first and second pictures are taken with the first and second cameras , - wherein a light intensity distribution of the third picture taken with the third camera is a function of both the position and the orientation of the mirrors (1 to 4) in the field of view . - illuminating the field of view with parallel light rays , wherein the parallel light rays incident on the mirrors (1 to 4) are reflected by the mirrors (1 to 4), and wherein the light rays reflected by each of the mirrors (1 to 4) are still parallel light rays, - arranging a first camera in an image plane onto which the objective images the field of view , - arranging a second camera in a focal plane of the objective , and - taking a first picture with the first camera and a second picture with the second camera at a same point in time, - wherein a light intensity distribution of the first picture taken with the first camera depends on the positions of the mirrors (1 to 4) in the field of view reflecting the parallel light rays onto the first camera , and - wherein a light intensity distribution of the second picture taken with the second camera depends on the direction of the parallel light rays reflected by the mirrors, i.e. of the orientations of the mirrors (1 to 4) in the field of view , characterized by - arranging a third camera in an intermediate plane located at distances to both the image plane and the focal plane of the objective , and - taking a third picture with the third camera at the same point in time as the first and second pictures are taken with the first and second cameras , - wherein a light intensity distribution of the third picture taken with the third camera is a function of both the position and the orientation of the mirrors (1 to 4) in the field of view .
A topical applicator comprising: a housing comprising a tubular wall portion with an open first end, the housing further comprising an end wall at a second end partially closing said second end, the end wall having a central aperture; a dispense cap having a plurality of apertures closing the open first end; a cylindrically shaped knob positioned at the second end of the housing, the knob having an outer diameter equal to or greater than the diameter of the housing; an elevator slidingly and sealingly engaged with an interior surface of the housing, an open interior between the dispense cap and elevator defining a reservoir ; a drive mechanism comprising a drive nut and a threaded drive screw connected intermediate the knob and elevator , whereby rotating the knob moves the elevator toward the first end of the housing, characterized in that , the drive nut and threaded drive screw of the applicator are disengageable from each other by an axial separation force applied from exterior of the applicator; the elevator is exteriorly accessible through the end portion of the housing whereby the axial separation force may be applied to the elevator to move the elevator toward the first end of the housing without rotation of the knob. a housing comprising a tubular wall portion with an open first end, the housing further comprising an end wall at a second end partially closing said second end, the end wall having a central aperture; a dispense cap having a plurality of apertures closing the open first end; a cylindrically shaped knob positioned at the second end of the housing, the knob having an outer diameter equal to or greater than the diameter of the housing; an elevator slidingly and sealingly engaged with an interior surface of the housing, an open interior between the dispense cap and elevator defining a reservoir ; a drive mechanism comprising a drive nut and a threaded drive screw connected intermediate the knob and elevator , whereby rotating the knob moves the elevator toward the first end of the housing, characterized in that , the drive nut and threaded drive screw of the applicator are disengageable from each other by an axial separation force applied from exterior of the applicator; the elevator is exteriorly accessible through the end portion of the housing whereby the axial separation force may be applied to the elevator to move the elevator toward the first end of the housing without rotation of the knob.
Stent for implanting into a cavity of a human or animal body, wherein the stent comprises at least one tubular hollow body , wherein the tubular hollow body has at least one surface , wherein the surface is coated completely with an X-ray-opaque layer structure which comprises a plurality of superposed layers , wherein the X-ray-opaque layer structure has at least ten layers, wherein the layers are each made of at least one metal which has an atomic number of from 22 to 83, wherein the metal is selected from the group consisting of: tungsten, niobium, tantalum, titanium, wherein the layers each have a layer thickness d in the range from 1 nm to 400 nm.
A method for washing a suspension containing solid matter, such as pulp, by means of a suction drum washer comprising a basin connected to the frame of the washer and containing the suspension, a drum rotating partly submerged in the suspension and provided with a filtering surface, a main vacuum source, such as a suction leg for introducing a vacuum/suction onto the inner surfaces of the filtering surfaces of the drum for accumulating a solids-containing pulp layer onto the filtering surface of the drum , and washing pipes mounted to the frame of the suction drum washer for distributing washing liquid onto the surface of the pulp layer , wherein a washing liquid spray supplied by a first washing pipe is directed to hit the pulp layer on the surface of the drum below a point located in the rotational direction 10 degrees above the surface of the suspension in the basin , characterized in that an intensified suction, generated by a vacuum which is at least 0.1 bar greater than the vacuum introduced by the main vacuum source, is directed to affect a filtrate compartment located below the inner surface of the filtering surface of the drum at the point where the washing liquid spray of the first washing pipe hits the pulp layer , which intensified suction is produced by means of one or more vacuum source separate from the main vacuum source and this intensified suction is directed to affect the filtrate compartment located below the filtering surface of the drum by means of a channel of a valve and via filtrate tubes ,wherein the intensified suction is directed to a sector (B) of the drum which starts at the point where the washing liquid spray of the first washing liquid pipe hits the surface of the pulp layer on the surface of the drum and ends in the rotational direction of the drum at the earliest 10 degrees after the point of the surface of the suspension so that the effect of the intensified suction on the filtrate compartment moving to said sector (B) starts before any point of the filtrate compartment has moved to said sector (B).
A culture method for culturing gas-utilizing microorganisms (b) that produce valuable materials from a substrate gas (g) by fermentation, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT the method comprises steps of: culturing the gas-utilizing microorganisms (b) in a liquid culture medium that occupies a fermentative environment region in a reaction tank , the fermentation being allowed in the fermentative environment region , wherein the reaction tank includes a loop reactor having a main tank portion and a reflux portion , and wherein an intermediate portion of the main tank portion and an intermediate portion of the reflux portion are connected by one or a plurality of openable and closable connecting channels spaced from one another in a flow direction of the culture medium, circulating the culture medium between the main tank portion and the reflux portion ; supplying the substrate gas (g) to the fermentative environment region ; and controlling a volume of the fermentative environment region by selectively opening one of the connecting channels . culturing the gas-utilizing microorganisms (b) in a liquid culture medium that occupies a fermentative environment region in a reaction tank , the fermentation being allowed in the fermentative environment region , wherein the reaction tank includes a loop reactor having a main tank portion and a reflux portion , and wherein an intermediate portion of the main tank portion and an intermediate portion of the reflux portion are connected by one or a plurality of openable and closable connecting channels spaced from one another in a flow direction of the culture medium, circulating the culture medium between the main tank portion and the reflux portion ; supplying the substrate gas (g) to the fermentative environment region ; and controlling a volume of the fermentative environment region by selectively opening one of the connecting channels .
Method for automatic monitoring the stability of methane production in one or more biogas reactors for anaerobic fermentation of organic substances, comprising the steps of: - determining the CO 2 partial pressure (pCO 2 ) in the liquid reactor contents under anaerobic measuring conditions using a measuring system (10.1, 10.2) during biogas production, wherein the pCO 2 measured values are automatically determined at regular adjustable time intervals, and - using the determined values for process-related evaluation as parameters for stability assessment of the process of biogas and methane formation. - determining the CO 2 partial pressure (pCO 2 ) in the liquid reactor contents under anaerobic measuring conditions using a measuring system (10.1, 10.2) during biogas production, wherein the pCO 2 measured values are automatically determined at regular adjustable time intervals, and - using the determined values for process-related evaluation as parameters for stability assessment of the process of biogas and methane formation.
A device for measuring a biological sample, comprising: a main case ; a display section and a sensor mount that are disposed away from each other on the outer surface of the main case ; a control board that is connected to the display section and is provided inside the main case ; a measurement board that is connected to the sensor mount and is provided inside the main case ; a temperature sensor that is disposed on the measurement board ; a measurement component that is provided on the measurement board and is connected to the temperature sensor by the measurement board ; a partition wall that is provided between the display section and the sensor mount inside the main case ; a control board housing chamber that is disposed on the display section side of the partition wall and houses the control board ; a measurement board housing chamber that is disposed on the sensor mount side of the partition wall and encapsulates the measurement board and the temperature sensor ; and wherein the control board is located exclusively within the control board housing chamber . the measurement board is located exclusively within the measurement board housing chamber , the inside of the two chambers is separated by the partition wall composed of two partition walls separated by a thermally insulating space in between, and the control board and the measurement board are connected to each other via a flexible cable . a main case ; a display section and a sensor mount that are disposed away from each other on the outer surface of the main case ; a control board that is connected to the display section and is provided inside the main case ; a measurement board that is connected to the sensor mount and is provided inside the main case ; a temperature sensor that is disposed on the measurement board ; a measurement component that is provided on the measurement board and is connected to the temperature sensor by the measurement board ; a partition wall that is provided between the display section and the sensor mount inside the main case ; a control board housing chamber that is disposed on the display section side of the partition wall and houses the control board ; a measurement board housing chamber that is disposed on the sensor mount side of the partition wall and encapsulates the measurement board and the temperature sensor ; and wherein the control board is located exclusively within the control board housing chamber . the measurement board is located exclusively within the measurement board housing chamber , the inside of the two chambers is separated by the partition wall composed of two partition walls separated by a thermally insulating space in between, and the control board and the measurement board are connected to each other via a flexible cable .