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An automatic beverage vending machine , the vending machine comprising a container delimiting a housing chamber and having an opening for access to said chamber ; a beverage preparation assembly having a plurality of components for producing beverages housed at least partly in said chamber and support means for said components ; said support means comprise a first support element for a first part of said components and a second support element for a second part of said components ; wherein said first support element comprises a horizontal wall , and in that at least part of said first components is directly rested on said wall or is coupled to said wall by the interposition of attachment structures to said wall ; guide and slide means , being interposed between the first support element and said container to allow said first support element a translation in a direction (D) between two extreme end of stroke positions, one of which is inserted in said chamber and one of which is at least partially extracted from said chamber ; hinge means being interposed between said first support element and said second support element , for allowing the rotation of said second support element with respect to said first support element around a hinge axis which is horizontal and orthogonal to said direction (D), regardless of the position of said first support element between said extreme end of stroke positions; wherein the second support element is movable between two extreme end of stroke angular positions, one of which is an operational vertical position for closing said chamber , and one of which is a forward overturned position; wherein said first and said second support elements form part of an extractable drawer permanently coupled to said container and housing at least part of said components ; said second support element forming a flap door of said drawer . wherein the second support element is movable between two extreme end of stroke angular positions, one of which is an operational vertical position for closing said chamber , and one of which is a forward overturned position; wherein said first and said second support elements form part of an extractable drawer permanently coupled to said container and housing at least part of said components ; said second support element forming a flap door of said drawer .
A coupling system for connecting a tube set to a trocar comprising: a) a multi-lumen trocar having a housing that includes a connector extending outwardly from the housing, the connector having a plurality of coaxial flow passages defined therein by a plurality of concentric annular walls; b) a multi-lumen tube set including a plurality of tubes arranged in a parallel relationship; c) a coupling including a generally cylindrical body having a first end portion configured to selectively mate with the coaxial flow passages of the connector of the trocar and a second end portion configured for attachment to the tubes of the tube set ; characterized by d) a latch assembly operatively associated with the cylindrical body of the coupling for selectively engaging the connector of the trocar housing when the coupling mates with the connector , wherein a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart radially outwardly extending posts are provided on an exterior wall of the connector of the trocar, and wherein the latch assembly includes a pair of diametrically opposed spring loaded latches for selectively engaging the plurality of posts on the exterior wall of the connector of the trocar housing when the coupling mates with the connector , wherein a spring is positioned between each latch and the cylindrical body of the coupling to allow the latches to be spring-loaded, and each latch includes a locking feature , the locking features being movable between a locking position resting against a surface of the connector and a separated position when the springs are compressed. a) a multi-lumen trocar having a housing that includes a connector extending outwardly from the housing, the connector having a plurality of coaxial flow passages defined therein by a plurality of concentric annular walls; b) a multi-lumen tube set including a plurality of tubes arranged in a parallel relationship; c) a coupling including a generally cylindrical body having a first end portion configured to selectively mate with the coaxial flow passages of the connector of the trocar and a second end portion configured for attachment to the tubes of the tube set ; characterized by d) a latch assembly operatively associated with the cylindrical body of the coupling for selectively engaging the connector of the trocar housing when the coupling mates with the connector , wherein a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart radially outwardly extending posts are provided on an exterior wall of the connector of the trocar, and wherein the latch assembly includes a pair of diametrically opposed spring loaded latches for selectively engaging the plurality of posts on the exterior wall of the connector of the trocar housing when the coupling mates with the connector , wherein a spring is positioned between each latch and the cylindrical body of the coupling to allow the latches to be spring-loaded, and each latch includes a locking feature , the locking features being movable between a locking position resting against a surface of the connector and a separated position when the springs are compressed.
Process for pruning a row of plants supported by posts which are spaced by a distance d from each other along said row, said process using a machine comprising a straddling tunnel equipped with a pruner , said pruner comprising two pruning harrows disposed each respectively on one side of said tunnel, said harrows being operable reversibly in an open state wherein they are moved apart, said process providing for driving the machine at a speed V along the row by placing said row within the straddling tunnel in order to prune it on each side between the pruning harrows , and for operating said harrows in their open state upon the passage of each posts between them, said process being characterized in that the opening of the pruning harrows is operated by means of an automatic procedure (H) which is determined by a previous learning stage (E) using several successive manual openings (E1) of the pruning harrows to determine an opening time period (T ON ) necessary for the passage of a post at the driving speed V and an interval time period (T period ) separating said openings, said opening and interval time periods being applied during the automatic procedure (H).
A method for a virtual assistant, comprising: controlling , in a first operation mode, at least one sensor to sense a physical quantity, wherein the at least one sensor is arranged in a physical agent device for enabling a user to interact with the virtual assistant, and the physical quantity is an air pressure in the environment of the agent device; receiving , in the first operation mode, sensor data indicative of the physical quantity from the at least one sensor; processing , in the first operation mode, the sensor data to detect whether the sensor data exhibit a predetermined characteristic, wherein the predetermined characteristic indicates positioning of the agent device below a predetermined height with respect to the ground; and if the predetermined characteristic is detected in the sensor data, setting the operation mode of the virtual assistant to a second operation mode assigned to the predetermined characteristic, wherein the second operation mode is a child mode with limited functionality and/or a dedicated sound profile compared to a fully operational mode of the virtual assistant. controlling , in a first operation mode, at least one sensor to sense a physical quantity, wherein the at least one sensor is arranged in a physical agent device for enabling a user to interact with the virtual assistant, and the physical quantity is an air pressure in the environment of the agent device; receiving , in the first operation mode, sensor data indicative of the physical quantity from the at least one sensor; processing , in the first operation mode, the sensor data to detect whether the sensor data exhibit a predetermined characteristic, wherein the predetermined characteristic indicates positioning of the agent device below a predetermined height with respect to the ground; and if the predetermined characteristic is detected in the sensor data, setting the operation mode of the virtual assistant to a second operation mode assigned to the predetermined characteristic, wherein the second operation mode is a child mode with limited functionality and/or a dedicated sound profile compared to a fully operational mode of the virtual assistant.
A sintered Nd-Fe-B magnet consisting essentially of: rare earth element R, additive element T, iron Fe, and boron B, wherein said magnet comprises a rare-earth rich phase and a main phase of Nd 2 Fe 14 B crystalline structure, and wherein the numeric sum of maximum energy product ( BH ) max in MGOe and intrinsic coercivity H cj in kOe is no less than 70, i.e., (BH) max (MGOe)+H cj (kOe)≥70, wherein said magnet comprises 28 to 32 wt% rare earth element R, 0-4 wt% additive element T, 0.93-1.0 wt% boron B, with the balance of iron Fe, and impurities, wherein R comprises 18 -26 wt% Nd and Pr, 2.0 - 13.5 wt% Dy and Tb, and wherein T comprises 0.1 -0.6 wt% Al, 0-0.2 wt% Cu, 0-3 wt% Co, 0-0.2 wt% Ga, and wherein Fe and impurities are the balance, the lattice constant a of said main phase Nd 2 Fe 14 B crystalline structure ranges from 0.8760 to 8.8800 nm, and the lattice constant c of said main phase Nd 2 Fe 14 B crystalline structure ranges from 1.2000 to 1.2230 nm, the average crystalline grain size of said main phase ranges from 5.0 to 10.0 μm, wherein oxygen content of said magnet ranges from 1000 to 1500 ppm.
A storage battery control device, comprising: a first reception unit configured to receive a charge and discharge command from a power management device; a second reception unit configured to receive a current electricity storage state from each of a plurality of storage batteries; a calculation unit configured to calculate a control amount, which indicates a ratio of the current electricity storage state in an operation range, with respect to each of the plurality of storage batteries on the basis of the current electricity storage state and the operation range of the electricity storage state; a determination unit configured to determine whether or not the control amount is in the operation range with respect to each of the plurality of storage batteries; a generation unit configured to exclude a storage battery of which the control amount is determined as out of the operation range by the determination unit, and to generate a charge and discharge output value, which is an output value of charge and discharge for each of residual storage batteries of which the control amount is determined as in the operation range by the determination unit on the basis of the control amount that is calculated for each of the residual storage batteries, and the charge and discharge command that is received from the power management device; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the charge and discharge output value to each of the residual storage batteries. a first reception unit configured to receive a charge and discharge command from a power management device; a second reception unit configured to receive a current electricity storage state from each of a plurality of storage batteries; a calculation unit configured to calculate a control amount, which indicates a ratio of the current electricity storage state in an operation range, with respect to each of the plurality of storage batteries on the basis of the current electricity storage state and the operation range of the electricity storage state; a determination unit configured to determine whether or not the control amount is in the operation range with respect to each of the plurality of storage batteries; a generation unit configured to exclude a storage battery of which the control amount is determined as out of the operation range by the determination unit, and to generate a charge and discharge output value, which is an output value of charge and discharge for each of residual storage batteries of which the control amount is determined as in the operation range by the determination unit on the basis of the control amount that is calculated for each of the residual storage batteries, and the charge and discharge command that is received from the power management device; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the charge and discharge output value to each of the residual storage batteries.
A method of generating a proliferative population of stable vascular endothelial cells, comprising: transducing amniotic cells extracted from amniotic fluid with vectors comprising nucleic acids encoding transcription factors ETV2, FLI1 and ERG to achieve expression of the transcription factors; and culturing the amniotic cells under conditions where the transcription factors ETV2, FLI1 and ERG are expressed in the amniotic cells in the presence of a TGFβ signaling inhibitor, thereby obtaining a proliferative population of stable vascular endothelial cells. transducing amniotic cells extracted from amniotic fluid with vectors comprising nucleic acids encoding transcription factors ETV2, FLI1 and ERG to achieve expression of the transcription factors; and culturing the amniotic cells under conditions where the transcription factors ETV2, FLI1 and ERG are expressed in the amniotic cells in the presence of a TGFβ signaling inhibitor, thereby obtaining a proliferative population of stable vascular endothelial cells.
A method for adapting a vehicle brake booster for a desired jump-in force, the method comprising: providing an elastic reaction disc for assembly in the brake booster between an input member and an output member ; load testing the reaction disc; and selecting a plunger plate with an axial length to complement the reaction disc, based on the load test results of the reaction disc; wherein selecting the plunger plate includes selecting a plunger plate pre-formed with a predetermined axial length that complements the reaction disc to achieve the desired jump-in force. providing an elastic reaction disc for assembly in the brake booster between an input member and an output member ; load testing the reaction disc; and selecting a plunger plate with an axial length to complement the reaction disc, based on the load test results of the reaction disc; wherein selecting the plunger plate includes selecting a plunger plate pre-formed with a predetermined axial length that complements the reaction disc to achieve the desired jump-in force.
A slurry for a lithium ion secondary battery porous membrane, comprising non-conductive particles, a water-soluble polymer containing 80% by weight or more and 100% by weight or less of an acidic group-containing monomer unit, and a particulate polymer, wherein: less than 1.0% by weight of the water-soluble polymer remains insoluble when 0.5 g of the water-soluble polymer is dissolved in 100 g of water at 25 °C; not less than 90% by weight of the particulate polymer remains insoluble when 0.5 g of the particulate polymer is dissolved in 100 g of water at 25 °C; the non-conductive particles are selected from the group consisting of particles of barium sulfate, particles of aluminum oxide, particles of aluminum oxide hydrate, particles of magnesium oxide and particles of magnesium hydroxide; an amount of the water-soluble polymer is 0.05 parts by weight to 2 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the non-conductive particles; and a BET specific surface area of the non-conductive particles is 5 m 2 /g to 10 m 2 /g. less than 1.0% by weight of the water-soluble polymer remains insoluble when 0.5 g of the water-soluble polymer is dissolved in 100 g of water at 25 °C; not less than 90% by weight of the particulate polymer remains insoluble when 0.5 g of the particulate polymer is dissolved in 100 g of water at 25 °C; the non-conductive particles are selected from the group consisting of particles of barium sulfate, particles of aluminum oxide, particles of aluminum oxide hydrate, particles of magnesium oxide and particles of magnesium hydroxide; an amount of the water-soluble polymer is 0.05 parts by weight to 2 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the non-conductive particles; and a BET specific surface area of the non-conductive particles is 5 m 2 /g to 10 m 2 /g.
Sensor unit which is sensitive to magnetic fields and is set up to cooperate with at least one permanent magnet which is movable relative to the sensor unit, the sensor unit having at least one sensor element which is sensitive to magnetic fields, at least one computer , at least one parameter memory for storing setting parameters of the sensor unit and at least one output interface , the computer being set up for reading in magnetic field data detected by the sensor element on the basis of the magnetic field of the permanent magnet and, taking into account setting parameters of the parameter memory , for processing them into output data and for outputting the output data via the output interface , the sensor unit having at least one temperature sensor for temperature detection and magnetic field temperature compensation data being stored in the parameter memory , the computer being set up for processing the magnetic field data read in by the sensor element into the output data, taking into account the temperature detected by the temperature sensor and the magnetic field temperature compensation data, in such a way that temperature-induced changes in the magnetic field of the permanent magnet are at least substantially compensated in the output data, characterized in that a plurality of data sets of the magnetic field temperature compensation data for a multiplicity of different permanent magnets and/or permanent magnet types can be stored in the parameter memory and the user can program which of these data sets is to be used by the computer for determining the output data.
An electric tool, comprising: an electric motor disposed within a tool housing ; a first handle graspable by one hand of an operator connected to the tool housing ; a first switch disposed on the first handle ; a second handle graspable by another hand of the operator connected to the tool housing ; a second switch disposed on the second handle ; a wireless transmitter disposed on the second handle and coupled to the second switch , the wireless transmitter transmitting a first wireless signal when the second switch is actuated; and a wireless receiver disposed on the tool housing ; characterized by a controller coupled to the first switch and the wireless receiver , wherein the controller is configured for enabling the electric motor when both the first switch is actuated and one of the following two conditions occur: - the wireless receiver receives the first wireless signal; and - a second wireless signal from a supervisory control system indicating the second switch has been actuated. an electric motor disposed within a tool housing ; a first handle graspable by one hand of an operator connected to the tool housing ; a first switch disposed on the first handle ; a second handle graspable by another hand of the operator connected to the tool housing ; a second switch disposed on the second handle ; a wireless transmitter disposed on the second handle and coupled to the second switch , the wireless transmitter transmitting a first wireless signal when the second switch is actuated; and a wireless receiver disposed on the tool housing ; characterized by a controller coupled to the first switch and the wireless receiver , wherein the controller is configured for enabling the electric motor when both the first switch is actuated and one of the following two conditions occur: - the wireless receiver receives the first wireless signal; and - a second wireless signal from a supervisory control system indicating the second switch has been actuated. - the wireless receiver receives the first wireless signal; and - a second wireless signal from a supervisory control system indicating the second switch has been actuated.
A housing adapted for an atomizer characterized by comprising: a nozzle and a liquid storage pipe , wherein the nozzle is located at an end of the liquid storage pipe and integrated with the liquid storage pipe , at least a portion of an outer surface of the nozzle away from the liquid storage pipe comprises a matte surface having a first rugosity, at least a portion of an outer surface of the housing is a polished surface through which aerosol-generating substrate in the liquid storage pipe is observed.
A method of transferring a device layer in a silicon on insulator (SOI) wafer , obtained by stacking a silicon layer , an insulator layer , and the device layer, to a transfer substrate , the method comprising: a step of temporarily bonding a surface on which the device layer is formed of the SOI wafer to a supporting substrate using an adhesive for temporary bonding ; a step of removing the silicon layer of the SOI wafer until the insulator layer is exposed and obtaining a thinned device wafer; a step of coating only the transfer substrate with an adhesive for transfer and then bonding the insulator layer in the thinned device wafer to the transfer substrate via the adhesive for transfer; a step of thermally curing the adhesive for transfer under a load at the same time as or after bonding; a step of peeling off the supporting substrate ; and a step of removing the adhesive for temporary bonding remaining on a surface of the device layer after peeling off, wherein the step of removing the silicon layer includes: a step of grinding and thinning the silicon layer; a step of edge trimming the SOI wafer temporarily bonded to the supporting substrate and the adhesive for temporary bonding ; and a step of removing the remaining silicon layer by etching using an acid. a step of temporarily bonding a surface on which the device layer is formed of the SOI wafer to a supporting substrate using an adhesive for temporary bonding ; a step of removing the silicon layer of the SOI wafer until the insulator layer is exposed and obtaining a thinned device wafer; a step of coating only the transfer substrate with an adhesive for transfer and then bonding the insulator layer in the thinned device wafer to the transfer substrate via the adhesive for transfer; a step of thermally curing the adhesive for transfer under a load at the same time as or after bonding; a step of peeling off the supporting substrate ; and a step of removing the adhesive for temporary bonding remaining on a surface of the device layer after peeling off, wherein the step of removing the silicon layer includes: a step of grinding and thinning the silicon layer; a step of edge trimming the SOI wafer temporarily bonded to the supporting substrate and the adhesive for temporary bonding ; and a step of removing the remaining silicon layer by etching using an acid. a step of grinding and thinning the silicon layer; a step of edge trimming the SOI wafer temporarily bonded to the supporting substrate and the adhesive for temporary bonding ; and a step of removing the remaining silicon layer by etching using an acid.