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The present invention discloses a human powered and electricity balanced personal vehicle, which comprises: a main body for bearing a driver; a set of powered wheels being two coaxial wheels; a manpower inputting device being provided for the driver to input manpower into the personal vehicle; an electricity converting device for converting electricity to power and inputting the power into the personal vehicle; a transmission device for receiving the manpower inputted by the manpower inputting device and the power inputted by the electricity converting device, and inputting mixed power of the manpower and power into the powered wheels; an operation device being provided for the driver to control the moving state of the personal vehicle; a plurality of vehicle movement detecting devices for detecting the moving state of the personal vehicle and the operating condition of the driver; and a control unit for receiving and analyzing the signals of the plurality of vehicle movement detecting devices and controlling the electrical output of the electricity converting device.

A humeral component of a shoulder prosthesis encloses a stem module which has a shank and an upper shank portion with a stem support surface. A joint adapter is adapted to hold either a liner or a spherical cap. The joint adapter has an adapter support surface which interfaces with the stem support surface. Further, the stem support surface and the adapter support surface have corresponding radial arc shaped sections which allow positioning of the joint adapter against the stem module at different inclination angles. For fastening the joint adapter to the stem module, a bolt or screw is provided.

A passive motion exercise and / or treatment apparatus is provided which includes a main support assembly for supporting at least the head and torso of a user. The main assembly includes three support members which, in one mode of operation, are disposed in a common plane. The second and third members are movably connected to the first, backrest support member and are movable relative thereto so as to respectively provide passive movement of both the head and, and the lumbar region, of a user. Cervical side bending and rotational movements and lumbar side bending and rotational movements can all be provided. A separable leg support assembly is adjustable to support the calves of the user in a plane elevated with respect to the common plane while the apparatus provides the aforementioned passive body movements.

Mass spectrometers ionize samples by matrix-assisted laser desorption (MALDI). The samples are located on a moveable support plate, and irradiated by a pulsed laser. A fast positional control of laser spots is provided via a system of rotatable mirrors to relieve strain on a support plate motion drive. If the spot position is finely adjusted by the mirror system and follows the movement of the sample support plate, the intermittent movement of the sample support can be replaced with a continuous uniform motion. The fast positional control allows more uniform ablation of a sample area. Galvo mirrors with low inertia may be used between the beam generation and a Kepler telescope in the housing of the laser. The positional control can also provide a fully automatic adjustment of MALDI time-of-flight mass spectrometers, at least if the ion-optical elements are equipped with movement devices.

A VTOL aircraft has a rotor, wings, and a propeller providing thrust for take-off and landing and horizontal flight. The propeller, attached through a joint mechanism to the aircraft, is continuously tiltable around to axes, providing the anti-torque forces for the rotor and thrust forces for lifting the aircraft and for horizontal flight. The hubs of rotor blade sets are rotatable to each other for alignment. The rotor assembly, attached to a moveable linkage mechanism, is tiltable in or against the direction of flight and movable towards to or into the fuselage. The folded and retracted rotor reduces the air drag and the high thrust of the propeller increase the speed of winged flight. The flexibility and lower weight of the drive are preferably achieved with an advanced hydrostatic drivetrain.

In a contacting system and method for contacting magnetic resonance local coils with a unit for additional signal processing of a magnetic resonance data acquisition unit, a number of coil coupler elements are electrically connected with the magnetic resonance local coils and apparatus coupler elements are mounted at the magnetic resonance tomograph, and are electrically connected with a unit for signal processing. The coil coupler elements and the apparatus coupler elements are fashioned so that, given a movement of the local coils along a movement path in the magnetic resonance data acquisition unit, a successive contacting of at least a portion of the coil coupler elements with apparatus coupler elements ensues at least over a specific path segment of the movement.

A passive motion exercise and / or treatment apparatus is provided which includes a main support assembly for supporting at least the head and torso of a user. The main assembly includes three support members which, in one mode of operation, are disposed in a common plane. The second and third members are movably connected to the first member, which is a backrest support member, and are movable relative thereto so as to respectively provide passive movement of both the head and, and the lumbar region, of a user. Cervical side bending and rotational movements and lumbar side bending and rotational movements can all be provided. A separable leg support assembly is adjustable to support the calves of the user in a plane elevated with respect to the common plane while the apparatus provides the aforementioned passive body movements.

A method for operating a hybrid vehicle in the event of a fault in an energy system, the hybrid vehicle being driven by at least two power plants, together or separately, and at least one electric power plant electrically charging a high voltage energy system which supplies a low voltage energy system with electrical energy, a high voltage being converted into a low voltage for supplying at least one control unit of the hybrid vehicle, and the hybrid vehicle being disconnected from the electric power plant when a fault is detected in the high voltage energy system. To maintain the energy supply to the control units via the low voltage energy system even in the event of a fault in the high voltage energy system, the electric power plant is placed in a state for generating a voltage which is uncritical for the safety of the user after the high voltage energy system is disconnected, the safety-uncritical voltage being converted into the low voltage for supplying the at least one control unit.

In a contacting system and method for contacting magnetic resonance local coils with a unit for additional signal processing of a magnetic resonance data acquisition unit, a number of coil coupler elements are electrically connected with the magnetic resonance local coils and apparatus coupler elements are mounted at the magnetic resonance tomograph, and are electrically connected with a unit for signal processing. The coil coupler elements and the apparatus coupler elements are fashioned so that, given a movement of the local coils along a movement path in the magnetic resonance data acquisition unit, a successive contacting of at least a portion of the coil coupler elements with apparatus coupler elements ensues at least over a specific path segment of the movement.

The present invention provides a method and a geodetic scanner for determining the appearance of a target. In the method and geodetic scanner of the present invention, an initial can is performed to calculate or determine a set of optimal gain values for each one of a number of predetermined positions (151-166) at the surface of the target (150). Once gain values (g151-g166) have been determined for all predetermined positions, distances to each one of the predetermined positions are calculated using the gain values. The present invention is advantageous in that the measurement rate and the overall efficiency are increased.

When a finger is moved in a circle along a curved path after being moved along a linear path in a first function region of an input surface of an input pad, vertical scrolling is continuously performed. When the finger is moved in a circle along another curved path after being moved along another linear path in a second function region, horizontal scrolling is continuously performed. By inverting the circling direction by an operation of the finger, the scrolling direction is switched to the reverse direction.

A wind-driven source of electricity can be located and oriented to take advantage of winds traveling over water. A structure is provided that can be transported over water and carry one or more wind-driven sources of electricity and structure-supporting means for engaging the earth's surface under water. The structure is transported to an advantageous location for operation of the wind-driven sources of electricity; the structure supporting means is engaged with the earth's surface under water at the advantageous location; and the one or more wind-driven sources of electricity can be elevated to take advantage of the winds traveling over the water.

A piezoelectrically micromoving working platform with big stroke (more than 10 mm) and nanostep is composed of platform, base, guide track on said platform, guide track block moving along said guide track, and the driver unit arranged at the end of said guide track block and consisting of clamper and driver. Said clamper can be extended or shrinked when electric current flows through it, so performing the clamping and releasing actions.

A hair holding device including hingedly connected first and second body members each including hair gripping portions adapted to be squeezed by a user whereby the hair gripping portions come into contact with gathered strands of a user's hair. The device further includes a friction-type adjustment mechanism coaxially arranged with respect to the hinge for causing the hair gripping portions to remain at a point at which the hair gripping portions are squeezed together by a user. Optionally, the device may include squeezable release handles or other release mechanism, as well as a torsion spring for biasing the hair gripping portions into either an open or a closed position.

A control device for a legged mobile robot has a unit which generates the time series of a future predicted value of a model external force manipulated variable as a feedback manipulated variable for reducing the deviation of the posture of the robot. A desired motion determining unit sequentially determines the instantaneous value of a desired motion such that the motion of the robot will reach or converge to a reaching target in the future in the case where it is assumed that the time series of an additional external force defined by the time series of a future predicted value of the model external force manipulated variable is additionally applied to the robot on a dynamic model.

A furniture system (100) is disclosed which is movable between a sofa configuration and a sleep configuration. The system (100) includes a movable high back cushion (124) with a handle (122). Below the high back cushion (120) is an intermediate back cushion (124). A seat cushion (128) is also provided. Linkage mechanisms (134) are coupled to various components of the system (100). The linkage mechanisms (134) facilitate and guide movement of the back cushion assembly (120, 124) between the sofa and sleep configurations.

An electromechanical actuator structure is disclosed to include an electric actuator affixed to a base, a resilient drive member, which has a fixed segment fixedly connected to the electric actuator for synchronous reciprocating movement and a resilient segment extending out of the electric actuator and terminating in a conduction portion, a passive member mounted in the conduction portion of the resilient drive member, and a spring member mounted on the resilient segment of the resilient drive member and forcing the passive member into friction engagement with the conduction portion for enabling the passive member to be moved with the resilient drive member. By means of the amplitude of oscillation produced by the resilient drive member during displacement, the amount of displacement of the passive member is enlarged, and therefore the displacement speed of the passive member is increased and the working frequency of the drive pulse is lowered.

Mass spectrometers ionize samples by matrix-assisted laser desorption (MALDI). The samples are located on a moveable support plate, and irradiated by a pulsed laser. A fast positional control of laser spots is provided via a system of rotatable mirrors to relieve strain on a support plate motion drive. If the spot position is finely adjusted by the mirror system and follows the movement of the sample support plate, the intermittent movement of the sample support can be replaced with a continuous uniform motion. The fast positional control allows more uniform ablation of a sample area. Galvo mirrors with low inertia may be used between the beam generation and a Kepler telescope in the housing of the laser. The positional control can also provide a fully automatic adjustment of MALDI time-of-flight mass spectrometers, at least if the ion-optical elements are equipped with movement devices.

The invention provides a driving power foot wheel component, an omni-directional moving platform and a control method thereof. The driving power foot wheel component comprises a rolling wheel, a wheel axle and a wheel frame, and further comprises a driving device, a steering device and a differential speed device, wherein the driving device comprises a driving motor and a driving gear set, and driven by the driving motor, the driving gear set is rotated to control the rolling wheel to roll; the steering device comprises a steering motor and a steering gear set, and driven by the steering motor, the steering gear set is rotated to control the rolling wheel to veer; the differential speed device comprises a planetary gear train, wherein the planetary gear train comprises a first gear, a second gear, a planetary carrier and an auxiliary gear set; the first gear is arranged on the output shaft of the driving motor; the second gear is arranged on the output shaft of the steering motor; one end of the planetary carrier is connected to the driving gear set and the other end is connected to the auxiliary gear set; and the first gear and the second gear are respectively meshed with the auxiliary gear set, so that the rolling wheel is not easy to slip; therefore, transmission efficiency is improved.

An exercise machine creates a simulated continuous resisted climbing motion. The machine includes a floor- or ground-contacting base frame and two or more substantially vertically oriented uprights, wherein at least one upright is rigidly connected to the base frame. The machine further includes two handles and two foot pedals, each handle and each foot pedal being movably engaged with an upright for linear reciprocating motion along the upright. The handles and foot pedals are interconnected so that they move concurrently. An adjustable resistance mechanism may be operatively connected to the interconnection of the handles and foot pedals to provide adjustable resistance for the simulated continuous climbing motion.

A display device includes a pixel electrode and a counter electrode facing each other, a plurality of charged particles disposed between the pixel electrode and the counter electrode, an organic transistor electrically connected to the pixel electrode, a data line electrically connected to the pixel electrode via the organic transistor, a data line driving circuit supplying an image signal to the data line, and a counter electrode driving circuit supplying a counter electrode driving signal containing a pulse signal having the same polarity as the image signal to the counter electrode.

An exercise machine creates a simulated continuous resisted climbing motion. The machine includes a floor- or ground-contacting base frame and two or more substantially vertically oriented uprights, wherein at least one upright is rigidly connected to the base frame. The machine further includes two handles and two foot pedals, each handle and each foot pedal being movably engaged with an upright for linear reciprocating motion along the upright. The handles and foot pedals are interconnected so that they move in unison. An adjustable resistance mechanism is operatively connected to the interconnection of the handles and foot pedals to provide adjustable resistance for the simulated continuous climbing motion.

The invention discloses a full-automatic plastic ice machine. The full-automatic plastic ice machine comprises a plastic ice making tank which is fixed through a fixing frame. An ice feeler rod is arranged on the plastic ice making tank, and a speed-changing gear box assembly is connected to one end of the plastic ice making tank. The other end of the speed-changing gear box assembly is connected with a PCB control panel assembly which comprises a PCB front cover, a PCB control panel and a PCB rear cover. The PCB front cover and the PCB rear cover are combined to be mounted, and a wire outlet is formed in the lower ends of the PCB front cover and the PCB rear cover to be connected with a power connecting wire. A temperature sensor is attached to the bottom of the plastic ice making tank, heat preservation foam is attached to the lower portion of the temperature sensor, and the temperature sensor and the heat preservation foam are fixed through a plastic support. According to the full-automatic plastic ice machine, the independent single-chip microcomputer automatic control technology is adopted, the machine can be modularly applied to refrigerators of different specifications and models, and therefore the cost of the whole machine is reduced; a heating wire of the ice making tank is omitted, automatic ice making and torsional ice unloading can be achieved through independent single-chip microcomputer control and transmission of the speed-changing gear box assembly, and users can make ice blocks more conveniently.

An electrochemical cell for electrolytically contacting and electrochemically inspecting surfaces which makes electrolytic contact with the surface through a body utilizing capillary action. The capillary force between surface and body utilizing capillary action prevents the electrolyte from escaping from the cell without the use of a sealing ring. The body utilizing capillary action allows the electrolyte to flow from an open porous container and wet the surface when the electrochemical cell contacts the surface. Escape of material from the open cell is prevented by the capillary action of the container and of the tip when the electrochemical cell is lifted from the surface. The electrochemical cell is independent of the force of gravity and enables measurements to be made on surfaces of any orientation. The electrochemical cell may be used to perform a multiplicity of electrochemical investigations and processes. The electrochemical cell may be moved over the surface continuously, thereby allowing electrochemical investigations or processes to be performed with lateral resolution. Due to the use of a maintenance-free reference electrode, the electrochemical cell may prefabricated commercially in complete form and stored for extended periods of time after closing.