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An electromodulating display comprises (1) a nonconductive polymeric unitary substrate containing a plurality of patterned grooves containing an electrically-conductive material so as to form an electrical network having a switchable electric field orientation; (2) a switch for switching the electric field orientation; and (3) a medium that is optically shifted in response to the switching of the electric field orientation.

An earpiece that substantially lacks a lower lobe is disclosed. In one example, the earpiece can have a generally arcuate rib having upper and lower ends. A lobe can be formed at the upper end of the arcuate rib. No lobe is formed at the lower end of the arcuate rib. An extension can extend from the earpiece and can be configured to extend into the ear canal. Eliminating the lower lobe mitigates discomfort during use and also reduces the likelihood of tissue damage and infection. The extension can enhance communication of desired sound, e.g., from a two-way radio, to an eardrum while mitigating communication of undesirable ambient noise to the eardrum. Other implementations and related methods are also disclosed.

A wiring harness bending mechanism is provided, which includes: a wiring harness; and first and second link arms each having a tubular portion to put the wiring harness therethrough, wherein a pair of convexities are formed on the first link arm and a pair of concavities to engage the convexities are formed on the second link arm. The first link arm is formed of a pair of first divided link arms connected with a hinge portion and each having a convexity, and the second link arm is formed of a pair of second divided link arms connected with a hinge portion and each having a concavity. A plate portion is provided projectingly from each of the tubular portions, and the pair of convexities are arranged on one end side of one plate portion and the pair of concavities are arranged on one end side of the other plate portion. A fixing portion is provided on each of the other end sides of the respective plate portions for mounting the first and second link arms. The wiring harness is bendably exposed between the tubular portions. The first link arm is pivotably supported by a guide rail and the second link arm slidably engages the guide rail.

The sole structure 1 has an upper plate, a lower midsole located under and fixedly attached to the upper plate, and having a laterally extending groove opening to the bottom side of the lower midsole, and a bending restriction member formed in a bent shape and spanning the groove longitudinally between the front edge and the rear edge of the opening of the groove. During the beginning phase of sole bending, the bending restriction member allows for the sole to bend till the bending restriction member gradually extends toward a straight shape from the bent shape and becomes taut between the front edge and the rear edge of the opening of the groove. During the advanced phase of the sole bending, when the bending restriction member experiences a force from the taut state, it functions so as to restrict the sole from bending.

An installing structure of a wire harness on a link includes a link which pivotally connects a movable structural body to a fixed structural body, a wire harness which is installed along the link so as to extend from the fixed structural body to the movable structural body, a singular first flexible protective tube through which the wire harness is slidably passed, and a fixing member which fixes the flexible protective tube to the link.

A feeding structure for a sliding structural body includes: a protector base arranged in one of the sliding structural body and a stationary structural body; a link arm pivotally supported by a shaft portion of the protector base; a harness holder pivotally connected to an end portion of the link arm; and a wire harness which is laid from one end of the protector base to the harness holder so as to be bent in a substantial S-shape, and laid from the harness holder to the other of the sliding structural body and the stationary structural body so as to be moved therebetween.

The invention provides a flexible touch sensor. The flexible touch sensor comprises a plurality of first touch electrodes and a plurality of second touch electrodes, a folding region and a non-folding region, a third touch electrode and an insulating layer; the third touch electrode is arranged in the folding region, and the first touch electrodes are arranged in the non-folding region; the third touch electrode does not overlap with the parts of the second touch electrodes on the folding region; the insulating layer is arranged in the non-folding region, and the first touch electrodes and the second touch electrodes are insulated through the insulating layer. According to the flexible touch sensor and a flexible touch display panel, the folding region and the non-folding region are arranged, the insulating layer is only arranged in the non-folding region, a stacking film layer of the folding area is thinned, and the folding region is not provided with the insulating layer where cracks are easily generated; the stability of the bending performance of the folding region is enhanced, and therefore it is ensured that the flexible touch sensor has good touch performance after repeated bending.

A mold-in fastening member which is composed of a strip of substrate, engaging elements formed on one surface of the substrate, and an elastomer layer completely surrounding the engaging elements, the substrate having slits or notches which extend from a widthwise central portion of the substrate to a widthwise end portion of the substrate. The mold-in fastening member bends in conformity with a two- or three-dimensionally complicated shape of a molded article. The mold-in fastening member prevents the surface having the engaging elements from being covered with a foamable liquid molding resin during a mold-in process, thereby preventing the engaging elements from losing the engaging function.

A bumper for vehicles having a high productivity and a large energy absorption amount in which the reinforcement beam is prevented from buckling. The bumper includes a reinforcement beam made of steel and support members protruding from a vehicle frame and supporting the reinforcement beam therebetween. The reinforcement beam is provided with a quenched portion provided at least over a portion where an obstacle hits the reinforcement beam. The reinforcement beam is further provided with unquenched portions next to the portion where the obstacle hits the reinforcement beam to sandwich the quenched portion. A mechanical strength of the unquenched portions is smaller than the mechanical strength of the quenched portion.

Flexible circuits 2, 3 are formed on a flexible insulating sheet 1. A thermal sensor 4 is connected between the circuits 2, 3. The thermal sensor 4 and connecting parts 5 are integrally covered with an elastic insulating resin 6. While the insulating sheet 1 is bent together with the insulating resin 6, the thermal sensor 4 is pushed onto an object to be sensed 8 via the insulating sheet 1. A plurality of thermal sensors 4 are connected in series in a longitudinal direction of the insulating sheet 1. The insulating resin 6 covers the thermal sensors 4 and the connecting parts 5.

The invention relates to the technical field of display, and particularly relates to a supporting structure and a display device. The supporting structure is arranged on one side of a flexible displaypanel and comprises a bendable area and fixing areas, wherein the bending axis corresponding to the bendable area extends in the first direction, and a plurality of first hollowed-out holes are formed in the bendable area; the fixing areas are positioned on the two opposite sides of the bendable area in the second direction, and the second direction intersects with the first direction; each fixing area is provided with a rigidity keeping part and a buffering part provided with a plurality of second hollowed-out holes; the buffering parts are connected with the bendable area, and the rigidityof the buffering parts is larger than or equal to that of the bendable area; at least part of the rigidity keeping parts are arranged on the sides, away from the bendable area, of the buffering parts,and the rigidity of the rigidity keeping parts is larger than that of the buffering parts. By means of the design, the structural stability of the supporting structure can be guaranteed, and the impact resistance and bending resistance of the flexible display panel are enhanced.

A modular power distribution system includes power distribution assemblies and flex connectors. The flex connector includes end connector housings and a flexible jacket that encloses conductor wires extending between the connectors. The jacket is formed from superimposed layers of sheet-like jacket material that is flexible. The bottom jacket layer is first laid on a bottom housing section wherein conductors are then placed thereupon with an upper jacket layer then positioned over the bottom jacket layer. The top and bottom jacket layers have aligned free edges along at least one side thereof wherein the free edges are bonded together such as by heat sealing.

A binder arrangement that has a plurality of covers hingably connected to a spine that spaces apart each cover such that each cover can carry a binder and be closed one on top of the other without either binder interfering with each other or case closure. The binder arrangement has sidewalls joined by a fastening arrangement. Further, the binder arrangement includes an expandable pouch with a cinching arrangement to allow for further expandability as well as additional support.

The present invention provides a heat exchanger, wherein a plurality of U-shaped heat-exchange tubes (2) are arranged along the tube thickness direction, the U-shaped heat-exchange tube has a pair of flat straight tube parts (21) in parallel in the width direction and a bending part (22) for communicating the pair of the straight tube parts (21). In the heat exchanger, the heat-exchange tube (2) is formed by bending two ends of a band-shaped flat tube component (20) angularly in an intermediate part which is used as the bending part (22), and the two ends of the flat tube component (20) is used as a pair of straight tube part (21). According to the heat exchanger of the invention, it is capable of reducing the component number and lightweighting.

The present invention discloses an optical cable fan-out device, used for dividing a single main optical cable into a plurality of branch optical cables. Wherein said optical cable fan-out device comprises of housing, said housing possessing a first end, and a second end opposite said first end. Said main optical cable is introduced into said housing via said first end, and said plurality of branch optical cables are led out from said second end of said housing. Wherein, a branch cable protective component is provided on the second end of said housing, said branch cable protective component possessing a trumpet shaped opening that widens gradually outwards, said plurality of branch optical cables being led out to the exterior of said housing via said trumpet shaped opening. In the present invention, when the branch optical cables are subjected to a lateral tension, the branch optical cables come into contact with the arc-shaped inner surface of the trumpet shaped opening and are uniformly stressed and smoothly bent along the arc-shaped inner surface, without excessive bending occurring; the outcome of this is that, it is possible to effectively prevent damage to the branch optical cables due to lateral tension, without increasing the cost of the optical cable fan-out device.

A double-pipe heat exchanger that is easy to manufacture, and the whole thereof is smoothly bent to serve as part of the piping, and that provides high pressure resistance, wherein an inner tube has a section orthogonal to an axis line thereof in which a plurality of swollen portions in a bladder-like or balloon-like shape in section are formed in a radial direction from the center, mouths of these swollen portions are closed, and the tip ends of respective swollen portions are in contact with the inner surface of an outer tube.

The present invention relates to a system for determining the orientation of a catheter (2). The system comprises a catheter (2), an asymmetric marker (11) attached to the catheter (2), and an imaging unit (25) for generating a projection image of the asymmetric marker (11), wherein the imaging unit (25) comprises a radiation source for generating radiation for projecting the asymmetric marker (11) in a projection plane and a detection unit for generating the projection image of the asymmetric marker (11) projected in the projection plane. The system comprises further an orientation determination unit for determining the orientation of the asymmetric marker (11) from the projection image of the asymmetric marker (11) and for determining the orientation of the catheter (2) from the determined orientation of the asymmetric marker (11). The asymmetric marker (11) is adapted such that the orientation of the asymmetric marker (11) is determinable from the projection image of the asymmetric marker (11) alone.

An element includes a body having a thin region in its substantially half lower portion and a head joined to the body by a neck. When the element is blanked out of a metal sheet, an excess amount of metal produced by pressing the substantially half lower portion of the body under a pressing load applied by a forming punch and a counter load applied by a counterpunch flows from the body into the metal sheet positioned on opposite side of the neck, and a metal flow is produced into laterally spaced ends of the neck. After the metal flows have occurred, the element is fully blanked out of the metal sheet by the forming punch. In the element, the head has relatively thick laterally spaced ends, and the head and the body have respective thicknesses equal to or smaller than the thickness of the head. The body includes a substantially half upper portion exclusive of the thin region, and has laterally spaced side end regions positioned on opposite side of a lower region of the neck. The laterally spaced side end regions of the body have a thickness smaller than the thickness of the lower region of the neck in the substantially half upper portion of the body.