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An end effector comprising: a first end configured to be rotatably engaged to an end of a robotic arm ; a second end; a gripper unit attached at the second end of the end effector, the gripper unit being configured to grip an item , the gripper unit comprising: at least one flexible suction cup ; and at least one rigid gripper , wherein each of the at least one flexible suction cup and the at least one rigid gripper are in fluid communication with at least one vacuum generator, and wherein each of the at least one flexible suction cup and the at least one rigid gripper are configured to engage a surface of the item based on a vacuum suction force generated by the at least one vacuum generator through, selectively: in a first material handling procedure, the at least one flexible suction cup; in a second material handling procedure, the at least one rigid gripper; and in a third material handling procedure, the at least one flexible suction cup and the at least one rigid gripper. a first end configured to be rotatably engaged to an end of a robotic arm ; a second end; a gripper unit attached at the second end of the end effector, the gripper unit being configured to grip an item , the gripper unit comprising: at least one flexible suction cup ; and at least one rigid gripper , wherein each of the at least one flexible suction cup and the at least one rigid gripper are in fluid communication with at least one vacuum generator, and wherein each of the at least one flexible suction cup and the at least one rigid gripper are configured to engage a surface of the item based on a vacuum suction force generated by the at least one vacuum generator through, selectively: in a first material handling procedure, the at least one flexible suction cup; in a second material handling procedure, the at least one rigid gripper; and in a third material handling procedure, the at least one flexible suction cup and the at least one rigid gripper. at least one flexible suction cup ; and at least one rigid gripper , wherein each of the at least one flexible suction cup and the at least one rigid gripper are in fluid communication with at least one vacuum generator, and wherein each of the at least one flexible suction cup and the at least one rigid gripper are configured to engage a surface of the item based on a vacuum suction force generated by the at least one vacuum generator through, selectively: in a first material handling procedure, the at least one flexible suction cup; in a second material handling procedure, the at least one rigid gripper; and in a third material handling procedure, the at least one flexible suction cup and the at least one rigid gripper. in a first material handling procedure, the at least one flexible suction cup; in a second material handling procedure, the at least one rigid gripper; and in a third material handling procedure, the at least one flexible suction cup and the at least one rigid gripper.
An adaptive logic board for a variable speed drive, VSD, of a heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration, HVAC&R, system, the adaptive logic board comprising: - a signal sensing circuit configured to receive an input signal as an electrical current, wherein the signal sensing circuit comprises: - a plurality of resistors ; the adaptive logic board being characterized in that the signal sensing circuit further comprises: - a plurality of switches configured to electrically couple or electrically decouple the plurality of resistors from the signal sensing circuit , wherein each switch of the plurality of switches corresponds to a corresponding resistor of the plurality of resistors ; and - a sensing unit , wherein the sensing unit is configured to measure a voltage drop of the input signal across an active resistor of the plurality of resistors . - a signal sensing circuit configured to receive an input signal as an electrical current, wherein the signal sensing circuit comprises: - a plurality of resistors ; the adaptive logic board being characterized in that the signal sensing circuit further comprises: - a plurality of switches configured to electrically couple or electrically decouple the plurality of resistors from the signal sensing circuit , wherein each switch of the plurality of switches corresponds to a corresponding resistor of the plurality of resistors ; and - a plurality of switches configured to electrically couple or electrically decouple the plurality of resistors from the signal sensing circuit , wherein each switch of the plurality of switches corresponds to a corresponding resistor of the plurality of resistors ; and - a sensing unit , wherein the sensing unit is configured to measure a voltage drop of the input signal across an active resistor of the plurality of resistors .
A method for manufacturing a thermoplastic interlayer film (F) of a laminated glass pane, including the steps of heating the interlayer film (F) by circulating it over a heating drum and then stretching the interlayer film (F) over a stretching cone to guide the heated interlayer film (F) over the stretching cone at a predetermined pressure and thereby condition and configure it for installation in a laminated glass pane, wherein the stretching cone is used with a substantially continuously closed circumferential surface, and a stretching cone is used whose surface contacting the interlayer film (F) is substantially completely covered with a circumferential sheet .
Building closure element for closing a building opening , comprising a frame and a filling held in the frame , wherein a gap remaining between a reveal portion of the frame and a narrow end face of the filling is filled by a filling strip to prevent tool engagement, characterized in that the filling strip , which is substantially designed as a parallelepiped, consists of a plurality of individual strips of different thickness which are placed one on top of the other.
A metal casting installation comprising, (a) a loading platform , (b) a tundish , (c) a first ladle and a second ladle , each of the first and second ladle comprising, • a floor provided with an opening , • a collector nozzle and a ladle shroud (13a-13c), • a ladle sliding gate , (d) a turret comprising at least a first holding device and a second holding device for holding the first ladle and the second ladle , respectively, wherein the ladle turret is configured for moving and holding in place the first and second ladles between a loading station, adjacent to the loading platform , and a casting station, over the tundish , characterized in that, the ladle sliding gate is configured for reversibly receiving and supporting the collector nozzle and the ladle shroud (13a-13c), and further configured for being coupled to a driving device for actuating the ladle sliding gate between a sealed position wherein the opening is sealed, a casting position wherein the opening is in fluid communication with the ladle shroud (13a-13c), and an unclogging position wherein the opening is in fluid communication with the collector nozzle the metal casting installation comprises a robot configured for carrying out the following operations on the first or second ladle which is held in the loading station, • loading a new ladle shroud onto the ladle slide gate , and • coupling a driving device to the ladle slide gate , wherein said robot is located on or adjacent to the loading platform . (a) a loading platform , (b) a tundish , (c) a first ladle and a second ladle , each of the first and second ladle comprising, • a floor provided with an opening , • a collector nozzle and a ladle shroud (13a-13c), • a ladle sliding gate , • a floor provided with an opening , • a collector nozzle and a ladle shroud (13a-13c), • a ladle sliding gate , (d) a turret comprising at least a first holding device and a second holding device for holding the first ladle and the second ladle , respectively, wherein the ladle turret is configured for moving and holding in place the first and second ladles between a loading station, adjacent to the loading platform , and a casting station, over the tundish , characterized in that, the ladle sliding gate is configured for reversibly receiving and supporting the collector nozzle and the ladle shroud (13a-13c), and further configured for being coupled to a driving device for actuating the ladle sliding gate between a sealed position wherein the opening is sealed, a casting position wherein the opening is in fluid communication with the ladle shroud (13a-13c), and an unclogging position wherein the opening is in fluid communication with the collector nozzle the metal casting installation comprises a robot configured for carrying out the following operations on the first or second ladle which is held in the loading station, • loading a new ladle shroud onto the ladle slide gate , and • coupling a driving device to the ladle slide gate , wherein said robot is located on or adjacent to the loading platform . • loading a new ladle shroud onto the ladle slide gate , and • coupling a driving device to the ladle slide gate ,
A control assembly for an advanced driving assistant system of a car, wherein the control assembly is a lever that is independently set in a vertical direction as a whole, wherein the lever includes a plurality of control modules (11-14) for the advanced driving assistant system, wherein the plurality of control modules (11-14) include: a speed limit adjustment module , which is configured to adjust a maximum speed limit at a state of adaptive cruise of the car; a lane change indication module , which is configured to send a lane change indication for changing a lane; a vehicle distance adjustment module , which is configured to adjust a minimum distance to a car in front at the state of adaptive cruise of the car; and a fatigue detection activation module , which is configured to activate fatigue detection for a driver of the car; characterized in that the vehicle distance adjustment module includes a rotation sensing mechanism that generates control signals for increasing or decreasing the minimum distance to a car in front in accordance with a clockwise or anticlockwise rotation of the lever. a speed limit adjustment module , which is configured to adjust a maximum speed limit at a state of adaptive cruise of the car; a lane change indication module , which is configured to send a lane change indication for changing a lane; a vehicle distance adjustment module , which is configured to adjust a minimum distance to a car in front at the state of adaptive cruise of the car; and a fatigue detection activation module , which is configured to activate fatigue detection for a driver of the car; characterized in that the vehicle distance adjustment module includes a rotation sensing mechanism that generates control signals for increasing or decreasing the minimum distance to a car in front in accordance with a clockwise or anticlockwise rotation of the lever.
A robotic system comprising: a camera having a field of view; an instrument having a working end ; an input device ; a processor ; and a memory ; and characterised by : the processor being configured to switch control of the instrument from one of an assistant control mode and a processor control mode to an operator control mode upon determining that the working end of the instrument has entered an area of the field of view, the assistant control mode being a mode in which an assistant manually controls movement of the instrument , the processor control mode being a mode in which the processor responds to programmed instructions stored in the memory to control movement of the instrument , and the operator control mode being a mode in which the processor responds to operator manipulation of the input device to control movement of the instrument . a camera having a field of view; an instrument having a working end ; an input device ; a processor ; and a memory ; and characterised by : the processor being configured to switch control of the instrument from one of an assistant control mode and a processor control mode to an operator control mode upon determining that the working end of the instrument has entered an area of the field of view, the assistant control mode being a mode in which an assistant manually controls movement of the instrument , the processor control mode being a mode in which the processor responds to programmed instructions stored in the memory to control movement of the instrument , and the operator control mode being a mode in which the processor responds to operator manipulation of the input device to control movement of the instrument .
A method for loudness equalization in a playback system, comprising: receiving audio content, and metadata for the audio content, wherein the metadata includes a plurality of dynamic range control, DRC, gain values that have been computed for the audio content; applying an inverse DRC characteristic to the plurality of DRC gain values received in the metadata to compute a plurality of instantaneous loudness values for the audio content, wherein the inverse DRC characteristic is an inverse of a DRC characteristic that was applied to the audio content at an encoding side to produce the DRC gain values; and characterized by deriving a playback level from a user volume setting for the playback system; comparing the playback level with an assigned mixing level that is assigned to the audio content; and computing a plurality of parameters that define an equalization filter by which the received audio content is filtered before driving a speaker in the playback system, wherein the parameters are computed based on 1) the plurality of instantaneous loudness values computed using the inverse DRC characteristic , and 2) the comparing of the playback level with the mixing level. receiving audio content, and metadata for the audio content, wherein the metadata includes a plurality of dynamic range control, DRC, gain values that have been computed for the audio content; applying an inverse DRC characteristic to the plurality of DRC gain values received in the metadata to compute a plurality of instantaneous loudness values for the audio content, wherein the inverse DRC characteristic is an inverse of a DRC characteristic that was applied to the audio content at an encoding side to produce the DRC gain values; and characterized by deriving a playback level from a user volume setting for the playback system; comparing the playback level with an assigned mixing level that is assigned to the audio content; and computing a plurality of parameters that define an equalization filter by which the received audio content is filtered before driving a speaker in the playback system, wherein the parameters are computed based on 1) the plurality of instantaneous loudness values computed using the inverse DRC characteristic , and 2) the comparing of the playback level with the mixing level. deriving a playback level from a user volume setting for the playback system; comparing the playback level with an assigned mixing level that is assigned to the audio content; and computing a plurality of parameters that define an equalization filter by which the received audio content is filtered before driving a speaker in the playback system, wherein the parameters are computed based on 1) the plurality of instantaneous loudness values computed using the inverse DRC characteristic , and 2) the comparing of the playback level with the mixing level. 1) the plurality of instantaneous loudness values computed using the inverse DRC characteristic , and 2) the comparing of the playback level with the mixing level.
A low-weight sound-absorbing type dash pad for a vehicle, comprising: a first sound-absorbing layer made of microfibers; a sound-blocking layer made of thermoplastic resin; and a second sound-absorbing layer made of thermoplastic fiber or thermoplastic multi-lobal fiber, wherein the low-weight sound-absorbing type dash pad is manufactured by bonding the first sound-absorbing, the sound-blocking layer, and the second sound-absorbing layer to each other, characterized in that the microfibers are obtained by twisting melt-blown polypropylene fibers and polypropylene staple fibers together in about 100 to 1,000 g/m 2 , when the melt-blown polypropylene fibers are released, by scattering the melt-blown polypropylene fibers downward from a die wound with a melt-blown polypropylene fiber, by supplying air pulsing to the melt-blown polypropylene fiber at a first side and blowing a polypropylene staple fiber to the melt-blown polypropylene fiber at a second side that is an opposite side of the first side, wherein the second sound-absorbing layer is made of non-woven fabric of polyethylene terephthalate containing low-melting fibers of about 10 wt% to 50 wt% based on the total weight of the second sound-absorbing layer, and wherein the low-melting fibers are composite fibers of polyethylene/polyethylene terephthalate, composite fibers of polyethylene/polypropylene, or composite fibers of polypropylene/polyethylene terephthalate. a first sound-absorbing layer made of microfibers; a sound-blocking layer made of thermoplastic resin; and a second sound-absorbing layer made of thermoplastic fiber or thermoplastic multi-lobal fiber, wherein the low-weight sound-absorbing type dash pad is manufactured by bonding the first sound-absorbing, the sound-blocking layer, and the second sound-absorbing layer to each other, characterized in that the microfibers are obtained by twisting melt-blown polypropylene fibers and polypropylene staple fibers together in about 100 to 1,000 g/m 2 , when the melt-blown polypropylene fibers are released, by scattering the melt-blown polypropylene fibers downward from a die wound with a melt-blown polypropylene fiber, by supplying air pulsing to the melt-blown polypropylene fiber at a first side and blowing a polypropylene staple fiber to the melt-blown polypropylene fiber at a second side that is an opposite side of the first side, wherein the second sound-absorbing layer is made of non-woven fabric of polyethylene terephthalate containing low-melting fibers of about 10 wt% to 50 wt% based on the total weight of the second sound-absorbing layer, and wherein the low-melting fibers are composite fibers of polyethylene/polyethylene terephthalate, composite fibers of polyethylene/polypropylene, or composite fibers of polypropylene/polyethylene terephthalate.
A connector holding mechanism comprising: a biasing member provided in a through hole formed in a bottom plate of a storage body , at least a lower end of the biasing member being supported on a lower surface side of the bottom plate ; a cover , that includes a connector insertion hole and an inclined surface which is fixed to the through hole at a position above the biasing member, the inclined surface being inclined with respect to a bottom surface of the bottom plate at a lower surface of the cover ; and a connector loosely inserted into the connector insertion hole and having a housing on which a terminal is protruded above the bottom surface , characterized in that it further comprises a flange portion protruding from an outer periphery of the housing being biased to abut against the inclined surface by the biasing member, wherein in a state where the connector is waiting to be fitted to a stored object stored in the storage body , the connector is held in a posture in which the terminal is inclined due to abutting between the inclined surface and the flange portion by a predetermined angle with respect to a virtual line perpendicular to the bottom surface , and in a state where the connector is fitted to the stored object, the connector is held in a posture in which the terminal is vertical along the virtual line due to separation between the inclined surface and the flange portion . a biasing member provided in a through hole formed in a bottom plate of a storage body , at least a lower end of the biasing member being supported on a lower surface side of the bottom plate ; a cover , that includes a connector insertion hole and an inclined surface which is fixed to the through hole at a position above the biasing member, the inclined surface being inclined with respect to a bottom surface of the bottom plate at a lower surface of the cover ; and a connector loosely inserted into the connector insertion hole and having a housing on which a terminal is protruded above the bottom surface , characterized in that it further comprises a flange portion protruding from an outer periphery of the housing being biased to abut against the inclined surface by the biasing member, wherein in a state where the connector is waiting to be fitted to a stored object stored in the storage body , the connector is held in a posture in which the terminal is inclined due to abutting between the inclined surface and the flange portion by a predetermined angle with respect to a virtual line perpendicular to the bottom surface , and in a state where the connector is fitted to the stored object, the connector is held in a posture in which the terminal is vertical along the virtual line due to separation between the inclined surface and the flange portion .
A rubber composition comprising 100 parts by mass of a solid rubber (A), 0.1 to 50 parts by mass of a modified liquid diene rubber (B) having a functional group derived from a silane compound represented by the formula below, and 20 to 200 parts by mass of a filler (C), the modified liquid diene rubber (B) satisfying (i) to (iii) below: (i) the weight average molecular weight (Mw) is 15,000 to 100,000, (ii) the vinyl content is not more than 70 mol%, and (iii) the average number of functional groups per molecule of the modified liquid diene rubber (B) is 1 to 20, wherein R 1 is a C 1-6 divalent alkylene group, and R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are each independently a methoxy group, an ethoxy group, a phenoxy group, a methyl group, an ethyl group or a phenyl group, with the proviso that at least one of R 2 , R 3 and R 4 is a methoxy group, an ethoxy group or a phenoxy group. the modified liquid diene rubber (B) satisfying (i) to (iii) below: (i) the weight average molecular weight (Mw) is 15,000 to 100,000, (ii) the vinyl content is not more than 70 mol%, and (iii) the average number of functional groups per molecule of the modified liquid diene rubber (B) is 1 to 20, (i) the weight average molecular weight (Mw) is 15,000 to 100,000, (ii) the vinyl content is not more than 70 mol%, and (iii) the average number of functional groups per molecule of the modified liquid diene rubber (B) is 1 to 20, wherein R 1 is a C 1-6 divalent alkylene group, and R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are each independently a methoxy group, an ethoxy group, a phenoxy group, a methyl group, an ethyl group or a phenyl group, with the proviso that at least one of R 2 , R 3 and R 4 is a methoxy group, an ethoxy group or a phenoxy group.