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Pet feeding device for supplying and opening filled containers , wherein a container has a capsule body with a surrounding flange and a lid , wherein the lid is either not sealed to the flange at least in the outermost few millimeters, or the lid is radially shorter than the edge of the flange, wherein the device comprises means for conveying the container from one to another location within the device, characterized in that the device comprises at least one stamp for indenting and/or bending the surrounding flange of the capsule body to deform the surrounding flange plastically in a direction angled away from the lid , and not to deform the lid , so that a gap is formable between the lid and the flange for gripping the lid . wherein the device comprises means for conveying the container from one to another location within the device, characterized in that the device comprises at least one stamp for indenting and/or bending the surrounding flange of the capsule body to deform the surrounding flange plastically in a direction angled away from the lid , and not to deform the lid , so that a gap is formable between the lid and the flange for gripping the lid .
A camera module comprising: a housing (401 + 402 + 403); at least one image sensor disposed in the housing; a first lens barrel including at least one first lens and disposed in a first portion of the housing facing a first portion of the at least one image sensor; a second lens barrel including at least one second lens and disposed in a second portion of the housing facing a second portion of the at least one image sensor; a first coil unit comprising a first coil disposed between the first lens barrel and the second lens barrel adjacent to the first lens barrel, and configured to adjust the first lens barrel; a second coil unit comprising a second coil disposed between the first lens barrel and the second lens barrel adjacent to the second lens barrel and configured to adjust the second lens barrel; and a magnet disposed between the first coil unit and the second coil unit and configured to provide magnetic force to each of the first and second coils, CHARACTERISED IN THAT the camera module is further configured to apply a current to the second coil unit in a direction that partially cancels an attraction force and/or a repulsive force generated between the first coil unit and the second coil unit, based on current applied to the first coil unit or based on a magnetic field of the second coil unit as determined by a magnetic field sensor. a housing (401 + 402 + 403); at least one image sensor disposed in the housing; a first lens barrel including at least one first lens and disposed in a first portion of the housing facing a first portion of the at least one image sensor; a second lens barrel including at least one second lens and disposed in a second portion of the housing facing a second portion of the at least one image sensor; a first coil unit comprising a first coil disposed between the first lens barrel and the second lens barrel adjacent to the first lens barrel, and configured to adjust the first lens barrel; a second coil unit comprising a second coil disposed between the first lens barrel and the second lens barrel adjacent to the second lens barrel and configured to adjust the second lens barrel; and a magnet disposed between the first coil unit and the second coil unit and configured to provide magnetic force to each of the first and second coils, CHARACTERISED IN THAT the camera module is further configured to apply a current to the second coil unit in a direction that partially cancels an attraction force and/or a repulsive force generated between the first coil unit and the second coil unit, based on current applied to the first coil unit or based on a magnetic field of the second coil unit as determined by a magnetic field sensor.
An impeller , comprising: a main body portion which is increased in diameter from one side to another side in a rotation axis direction and which has a back surface , oriented toward the another side in the rotation axis direction; a thinned portion , formed in the back surface and being recessed toward the one side in the rotation axis direction, the thinned portion having a deepest portion ; a plurality of full blades , which are formed on an outer circumferential surface of the main body portion so as to be oriented toward the one side in the rotation axis direction; and a plurality of splitter blades which are formed on the outer circumferential surface , and have end portions being located on the one side in the rotation axis direction and being positioned on the another side in the rotation axis direction with respect to the full blades , the end portions of the splitter blades having a portion on the radially innermost side characterized in that the deepest portion is located on a level plane or toward the one side in the rotation axis direction from a level plane to which the rotation axis is perpendicular and on which the portion of the end portions on the radially innermost side is located. a main body portion which is increased in diameter from one side to another side in a rotation axis direction and which has a back surface , oriented toward the another side in the rotation axis direction; a thinned portion , formed in the back surface and being recessed toward the one side in the rotation axis direction, the thinned portion having a deepest portion ; a plurality of full blades , which are formed on an outer circumferential surface of the main body portion so as to be oriented toward the one side in the rotation axis direction; and a plurality of splitter blades which are formed on the outer circumferential surface , and have end portions being located on the one side in the rotation axis direction and being positioned on the another side in the rotation axis direction with respect to the full blades , the end portions of the splitter blades having a portion on the radially innermost side characterized in that the deepest portion is located on a level plane or toward the one side in the rotation axis direction from a level plane to which the rotation axis is perpendicular and on which the portion of the end portions on the radially innermost side is located.
A conditioning unit for conditioning materials, the conditioning unit comprising: a rotatable drum comprising: an inlet end; an outlet end opposite the inlet end; a plurality of lateral frame members extending from the inlet end to the outlet end and defining a plurality of sides, each of the sides housing one or more removable screens, and one or more of the sides having a non-screened opening proximate the outlet end of the drum; and one or more outwardly extending annular rings each bordering a side of the non-screened opening of the one or more sides proximate the outlet end of the drum; an inlet chute in fluid communication with the inlet end of the drum, the inlet chute being configured to direct a flow of materials into the drum; and an outlet chute in fluid communication with the non-screened opening of the one or more sides proximate the outlet end of the drum, the outlet chute having one or more ridges configured to at least partially overlap with the one or more annular rings of the drum to contain a flow of conditioned materials exiting the drum within the outlet chute ; and a fluid tube at least partially disposed within the drum , the fluid tube being configured to introduce a flow of fluid into the drum. a rotatable drum comprising: an inlet end; an outlet end opposite the inlet end; a plurality of lateral frame members extending from the inlet end to the outlet end and defining a plurality of sides, each of the sides housing one or more removable screens, and one or more of the sides having a non-screened opening proximate the outlet end of the drum; and one or more outwardly extending annular rings each bordering a side of the non-screened opening of the one or more sides proximate the outlet end of the drum; an inlet end; an outlet end opposite the inlet end; a plurality of lateral frame members extending from the inlet end to the outlet end and defining a plurality of sides, each of the sides housing one or more removable screens, and one or more of the sides having a non-screened opening proximate the outlet end of the drum; and one or more outwardly extending annular rings each bordering a side of the non-screened opening of the one or more sides proximate the outlet end of the drum; an inlet chute in fluid communication with the inlet end of the drum, the inlet chute being configured to direct a flow of materials into the drum; and an outlet chute in fluid communication with the non-screened opening of the one or more sides proximate the outlet end of the drum, the outlet chute having one or more ridges configured to at least partially overlap with the one or more annular rings of the drum to contain a flow of conditioned materials exiting the drum within the outlet chute ; and a fluid tube at least partially disposed within the drum , the fluid tube being configured to introduce a flow of fluid into the drum.
A non-surgical method of transmitting torque through an offset drive shaft routed within a rotatable main shaft, the method comprising: supporting a main shaft to rotate relative to a base so that the main shaft rotates about a main shaft rotational axis; supporting a drive shaft to rotate relative to the main shaft so that the drive shaft rotates about a drive shaft rotational axis that is offset from the main shaft rotational axis; engaging the drive shaft with a drive feature having a drive feature rotational axis that is fixed relative to the base as the main shaft rotates; rotating the main shaft relative to the base ; rotating the drive feature relative to the main shaft so as to rotate the drive shaft relative to the main shaft ; and articulating a jaw of an end effector pivotally coupled to the main shaft by actuating a control cable drive feature coupled with the base to actuate a control cable drivingly coupling the jaw with the control cable drive feature , the control cable being routed within the main shaft . supporting a main shaft to rotate relative to a base so that the main shaft rotates about a main shaft rotational axis; supporting a drive shaft to rotate relative to the main shaft so that the drive shaft rotates about a drive shaft rotational axis that is offset from the main shaft rotational axis; engaging the drive shaft with a drive feature having a drive feature rotational axis that is fixed relative to the base as the main shaft rotates; rotating the main shaft relative to the base ; rotating the drive feature relative to the main shaft so as to rotate the drive shaft relative to the main shaft ; and articulating a jaw of an end effector pivotally coupled to the main shaft by actuating a control cable drive feature coupled with the base to actuate a control cable drivingly coupling the jaw with the control cable drive feature , the control cable being routed within the main shaft .
An outdoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus, the outdoor unit comprising: a housing forming an outline of the outdoor unit ; a partition plate extending from a front surface of the housing toward a rear surface of the housing and partitioning an interior of the housing into an air-sending device chamber and a machine chamber ; a heat exchanger disposed in the air-sending device chamber and along an end portion located at the rear surface of the housing ; and a holder mounted on the heat exchanger and accommodating a temperature-measurement unit configured to measure an outside air temperature, the partition plate including a first flat portion disposed with a space (S) between a rear surface of the first flat portion and the heat exchanger and extending in a longitudinal direction of the heat exchanger , and a second flat portion projecting from a side edge portion of the first flat portion toward the heat exchanger , the holder including an accommodating unit holding the temperature-measurement unit , and a hook unit formed continuous with the accommodating unit , the hook unit extending across a top surface of the heat exchanger and being hooked to the first flat portion . a housing forming an outline of the outdoor unit ; a partition plate extending from a front surface of the housing toward a rear surface of the housing and partitioning an interior of the housing into an air-sending device chamber and a machine chamber ; a heat exchanger disposed in the air-sending device chamber and along an end portion located at the rear surface of the housing ; and a holder mounted on the heat exchanger and accommodating a temperature-measurement unit configured to measure an outside air temperature, the partition plate including a first flat portion disposed with a space (S) between a rear surface of the first flat portion and the heat exchanger and extending in a longitudinal direction of the heat exchanger , and a second flat portion projecting from a side edge portion of the first flat portion toward the heat exchanger , the holder including an accommodating unit holding the temperature-measurement unit , and a hook unit formed continuous with the accommodating unit , the hook unit extending across a top surface of the heat exchanger and being hooked to the first flat portion .
An on-chip broadband radiation source comprising - at least one optical waveguide comprising a core and a cladding material , - a III-V membrane, forming an LED structure , the III-V membrane having a thickness between λ/20 ∗ n1 and λ/2 ∗ n1, where λ is the operating wavelength and n1 the geometric average refractive index of the III-V membrane material, the III-V membrane being positioned on top of the optical waveguide , and there being a refractive index contrast such that n1-n0>1, with n0 being the refractive index of an upper or a lower cladding material surrounding the III-V membrane at least in a direction perpendicular to the membrane, the lower cladding material corresponding to the at least one optical waveguide , wherein, if the upper or the lower cladding material consists of different layers, the refractive index n0 corresponds with an average refractive index, averaged over the different layers wherein the at least one optical waveguide or the III-V membrane comprises a coupling means for transferring an optical pump signal from the optical waveguide up to the III-V membrane wherein the coupling means is a taper or a grating, and wherein the III-V membrane has an absorption capability for absorbing the optical pump signal transferred up to the III-V membrane so as to pump the LED structure thus inducing broadband radiation at a wavelength longer than the wavelength of the optical pump signal, and the emitted signal from the LED structure is coupled back into the waveguide. - at least one optical waveguide comprising a core and a cladding material , - a III-V membrane, forming an LED structure , the III-V membrane having a thickness between λ/20 ∗ n1 and λ/2 ∗ n1, where λ is the operating wavelength and n1 the geometric average refractive index of the III-V membrane material, the III-V membrane being positioned on top of the optical waveguide , and there being a refractive index contrast such that n1-n0>1, with n0 being the refractive index of an upper or a lower cladding material surrounding the III-V membrane at least in a direction perpendicular to the membrane, the lower cladding material corresponding to the at least one optical waveguide , wherein, if the upper or the lower cladding material consists of different layers, the refractive index n0 corresponds with an average refractive index, averaged over the different layers wherein the at least one optical waveguide or the III-V membrane comprises a coupling means for transferring an optical pump signal from the optical waveguide up to the III-V membrane wherein the coupling means is a taper or a grating, and wherein the III-V membrane has an absorption capability for absorbing the optical pump signal transferred up to the III-V membrane so as to pump the LED structure thus inducing broadband radiation at a wavelength longer than the wavelength of the optical pump signal, and the emitted signal from the LED structure is coupled back into the waveguide.
A method for assembling a fan on a drive shaft of an electric motor-drive-unit of a kitchen machine, wherein the fan is positioned on a clutch provided to connect an appliance to the drive shaft , comprising the steps: - holding the clutch on an end section of the drive shaft via press fit directly or indirectly, and - holding the fan on the clutch via form fit. - holding the clutch on an end section of the drive shaft via press fit directly or indirectly, and - holding the fan on the clutch via form fit.
Part comprising a metal substrate, a non-hydrogenated amorphous carbon coating, of ta-C type or even of a-C type, coating the substrate, and a sub-layer based on chromium (Cr), carbon (C) and silicon (Si) disposed between the metal substrate and the amorphous carbon coating and on which the amorphous carbon coating is applied, characterized in that the sub-layer comprises the following atomic ratios at its interface with the amorphous carbon coating: - A ratio between the silicon content and the chromium content (Si/Cr) comprised between 0.35 and 0.60, and - A ratio between the carbon content and the silicon content (Si/Cr) comprised between 2.5 and 3.5. - A ratio between the silicon content and the chromium content (Si/Cr) comprised between 0.35 and 0.60, and - A ratio between the carbon content and the silicon content (Si/Cr) comprised between 2.5 and 3.5.
An articulated arm system comprising an articulated arm including an end effector , and an articulated arm control system including at least one sensor for sensing at least one of the position, movement or acceleration of the articulated arm, and a main controller for providing computational control of the articulated arm using at least one main control signal , and an on-board controller coupled to said end effector for providing, responsive to the at least one sensor, a motion control signal that overrides the at least one main control signal and directly controls at least a portion of the articulated arm.
Device for simultaneous resetting-to-zero of two time counters, in particular for a chronograph, of which the pivot spindles are fixed relative to respective heart-shaped zero-resetting cams , comprising a zero-resetting lever , a part with two hammers , articulation means forming part of the zero-resetting lever and of said part with two hammers and articulating the zero-resetting lever and said part with two hammers with respect to each other, and means to selectively exert on the zero-resetting lever a torque to apply the two hammers against the zero-resetting cams respectively, designed in such a way that the articulation means comprise first and second pins , a limited-amplitude slide-way in which the first pin is engaged to drive the part with two hammers by the zero-resetting lever and an opening in which the second pin is engaged with play, in such a way that the limited-amplitude slide-way is oriented in order that during the zero-resetting, the direction of the force (F1) exerted by the zero-resetting lever on the part with two hammers intersects the straight line joining the spindles of the zero-resetting cams at a point closer to one of the cams than if the first pin was engaged in an opening only allowing a simple pivoting of the part with two hammers with respect to the zero-resetting lever , in order to improve the distribution of said torque transmitted to these cams , and in such a way that the engagement of the second pin in the corresponding opening makes it possible for said slide-way to rotate to a limited degree about the first pin .
An induction heating cooker for heating a magnetically responsive or non-responsive cooking container, said induction heating cooker having an electric power converter comprising an inverter for converting voltage applied from a DC power source into high-frequency current, said inverter having a capacitive element, an induction heating coil and a switching circuit having a first and a second switching devices for effecting connection of the switching voltage to the induction heating coil , wherein - the induction heating cooker comprises an adaptor coil magnetically coupled with the induction heating coil , - the adaptor coil has first and second coils , each coil having first and second opposite ends and said respective first and second ends being directly connected to each other to form a closed loop, - the second coil of said adaptor coil is magnetically coupled with the cooking container, - the number of turns of the second coil of the adaptor coil is designed to be greater than that of the first coil . - the induction heating cooker comprises an adaptor coil magnetically coupled with the induction heating coil , - the adaptor coil has first and second coils , each coil having first and second opposite ends and said respective first and second ends being directly connected to each other to form a closed loop, - the second coil of said adaptor coil is magnetically coupled with the cooking container, - the number of turns of the second coil of the adaptor coil is designed to be greater than that of the first coil .
A metering device intended to equip a container comprising a deformable reservoir containing a product, said device comprising an insert , said insert comprising a metering chamber deformable by pressure of the product coming from the reservoir , said metering chamber comprising: - an upper valve for admitting the product from the reservoir ; - a lower valve for dispensing the product; - a deformable body connecting the upper valve and the lower valve ; the metering chamber being configured so that, under the pressure of the product coming from the reservoir , the upper valve closes by deformation of a first portion of the chamber , the lower valve remaining closed, then the lower valve opens under the effect of the deformation of the body , the chamber comprising a second portion which deforms prior to the deformation of the first portion, said second portion of the chamber forming a dome, said lower valve being at said dome, characterized by the deformation of the second portion causing the dome to invert, without opening said lower valve . - an upper valve for admitting the product from the reservoir ; - a lower valve for dispensing the product; - a deformable body connecting the upper valve and the lower valve ; the metering chamber being configured so that, under the pressure of the product coming from the reservoir , the upper valve closes by deformation of a first portion of the chamber , the lower valve remaining closed, then the lower valve opens under the effect of the deformation of the body , the chamber comprising a second portion which deforms prior to the deformation of the first portion, said second portion of the chamber forming a dome, said lower valve being at said dome, characterized by the deformation of the second portion causing the dome to invert, without opening said lower valve .