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A highly reliable surface acoustic wave device includes wiring lines that do not easily rupture at a three-dimensional wiring portion. The surface acoustic wave device includes a plurality of surface acoustic wave elements located on a piezoelectric substrate, a supporting member arranged on the piezoelectric substrate so as to enclose vibrating portions including electrodes such as IDT electrodes, and a cover member stacked so as to cover openings of the supporting member and to define hollow spaces facing vibrating electrodes. Furthermore, a three-dimensional wiring portion at which a first wiring line and a second wiring line are stacked with an insulating layer interposed therebetween is provided on the piezoelectric substrate. The three-dimensional wiring portion is enclosed by the supporting member, and thereby disposed inside a space enclosed by the piezoelectric substrate, the supporting member, and the cover member.

Provided are a resist material and a pattern formation method which have a good coating property, suppresses the occurrences of microbubbles in the solution and hardly generate a various kinds of defects causing a yield reduction in device step. Specifically, a resist material comprising a non-ionic surfactant containing neither a fluorine substituent nor a silicon-containing substituent in addition to a surfactant having a fluorine substituent and a pattern formation method therewith are provided.

A series of gear motors, a gear motor, and a planetary-gear stage includes planet wheels that mesh with a sun wheel and inner gear teeth provided for the gear housing. The planet wheels are supported in a rotatable planet carrier, which forms the power take-off, and to which a sealing element is assigned on the output side. The planetary-gear stage is assigned a further sealing element on the input side. The gear housing is shaped on the input side such that an interface is formed for connection to further components, which include at least one shaft connected to the sun wheel.

An integrated circuit module has a common function known good integrated circuit die with selectable functions. The selectable functions are selected during packaging of the known good integrated circuit die. The known good integrated circuit die is mounted to a second level substrate. The second level substrate has wiring connections to the input / output pads of the known good integrated circuit die that select desired input functions and output functions. Further, the wiring connections on the second level substrate provide signal paths to transfer signals to the desired input function and signals from the desired output function, and signals to and from the common functions. Also, the wiring connections form connections between the input / output pads and external circuitry. To select the desired input functions and the desired output functions, appropriate logic states are applied to input / output pads connected to a function selector to configure a functional operation of the integrated circuit module. The second level module substrate has connector pins to provide physical and electrical connections between the external circuitry and the wiring connections on the second level substrate.

A cell tray suitable for accommodating bottles of at least two different sizes. The cell tray has a loading surface to receive bottle bottoms in a matrix-like loading pattern and holding devices to receive and lock into place bottle mouths loaded onto a similar cell tray beneath said holding devices in a stack of cell trays. The holding devices are arranged as to align with at least two separate loading patterns on the loading surface. The first loading pattern is formed by a first plurality of holding devices arranged in a matrix-like formation having a first number of rows and columns. The second loading pattern is formed by a second plurality of holding devices arranged in a matrix-like formation having a second number of rows and columns. The second number of rows and columns is at least one less than the first number of rows and columns.

A heat circulation pump includes a pump housing (1) with a pump impeller driven by an electric motor. The electric motor is arranged in a motor housing (8) connected to the pump housing (1). A plastic terminal box (12) is fixed to the motor housing (8) and houses electric and / or electronic components of the engine control and electrically connects the motor, a ground contact arranged on the motor housing (8), and a plug and or a socket (34) arranged on the outside of the terminal box (12). The ground contact is connected in an electrically conductive manner to a ground contact of the plug or socket (34) and to at least one conductor inside the terminal box (12). The electric connection between the ground contact arranged on the motor housing (8) and the ground contact of the plug or socket (34) is arranged outside of the terminal box (12).

A first motor and a second motor are housed in a case with a power split-integration mechanism and a reduction gear provided therebetween. Each of the first motor and the second motor is assembled from a stator formed by stacking stator members, which are made of the same material which have the same structure and which have the same diameter, and a rotor formed by stacking rotor members which are made of the same material which have the same structure and which have the same diameter such that the thickness of the stator and the rotor corresponds to the power that needs to be output from the motor. Thus, the variety of the components constituting the first motor and the second motor can be reduced, and the efficiency in the assembly and production of the first motor and the second motor can be improved.

A welding apparatus for joining a weldable fastening element onto a workpiece by a welding process, wherein the welding apparatus comprises: an electric welding power source; a fastening element holding device for holding the fastening element during welding; a first drive device for moving the fastening element holding device along a first axis; a cleaning electrode holding device for holding a cleaning electrode along a second axis; and wherein the cleaning electrode is connectable to the electric welding power source. The fastening element holding device and the cleaning electrode holding device are mounted on a common tool carrier and the tool carrier is movable on a joining head by a tool carrier drive from a joining position to a cleaning position, and in the joining position the first axis defines a joining axis, and in the cleaning position the second axis is aligned with the joining axis.

A cleaning and disinfection instrument for cleaning care utensils is provided. The cleaning and disinfection instrument includes a washing chamber for holding the care utensils and a spray system for applying a cleaning fluid onto the care utensils. The spray system has at least one nozzle for emitting at least one jet of the cleaning fluid. Here, a jet direction, at which the jet is emitted, can be set.

A dust filter bag for vacuum cleaning devices has a bag wall consisting of air permeable filter material, which has an entry opening. Externally on the bag wall and adjacent to the entry opening there is a base means with a base plate or base foil attached to the bag wall, such plate of foil having a passage flow opening extending through it arranged flush with the entry opening and an attachment means for the releasable attachment of an adapter plate, which in the secured state is seated on the outer side facing away from the bag wall.

The centrifugal pump (1) includes several pump stages which are arranged axially between a head part (4) and a foot part (2). An outer casing (3) peripherally surrounds the pump stages. An axial end of the outer casing (3) is fastened on the head part and the other axial end of the outer casing (3) is fastened on the foot part. A mechanical connection between the head part (4) and the foot part (2) is formed by the outer casing (3).

A cell tray suitable for accommodating bottles of at least two different sizes. The cell tray has a loading surface to receive bottle bottoms in a matrix-like loading pattern and holding devices to receive and lock into place bottle mouths loaded onto a similar cell tray beneath said holding devices in a stack of cell trays. The holding devices are arranged as to align with at least two separate loading patterns on the loading surface. The first loading pattern is formed by a first plurality of holding devices arranged in a matrix-like formation having a first number of rows and columns. The second loading pattern is formed by a second plurality of holding devices arranged in a matrix-like formation having a second number of rows and columns. The second number of rows and columns is at least one less than the first number of rows and columns.

A rotating cable device preferably for use in a steering column assembly couples a drive member to a driven member of the assembly for rotation and without any lost motion or release of unwanted absorbed energy, which could potentially create inefficiencies in operation and undesirable noise. A rigid sheath of the device extends along a non-linear centerline and a resilient tube preferably extends through the sheath. A flexible cable of the device extends through the tube and couples between the members for rotation. The cable device enables versatility in the arrangement and orientation of the drive and driven members in a variety of different steering column and transmission shift mount applications for vehicles.

A function generator is introduced into a stack light in the form of a compatible modular element that fits between the base and a light module. By centralizing the operation of the function generator, fewer components must be separately stocked and a cost savings may be realized through the centralized function generator.

A motor vehicle includes a body, which body has at least two rear longitudinal members each forming a primary load path for collision forces, wherein the motor vehicle has a rear-end module that can be pre-assembled as a sub-assembly, which rear-end module can be connected to the body as part of the vehicle assembly after the completion of the body-in-white and has at least a supporting structure for fastening chassis components of a rear wheel suspension and a beam structure extending from the supporting structure toward the motor-vehicle rear for absorbing collision forces, wherein the supporting structure and the beam structure form at least one second load path for collision forces.

A domestic appliance comprising at least one housing part with a detent element and at least one second housing part with a detent counter-element. Said elements are designed to interconnect the housing parts and are associated with a locking element, which is used to secure the detent elements, when the locking element is in the locked position, from becoming detached from the detent counter-elements. The aim of the invention is to facilitate the assembly and disassembly of the detent device. To achieve this, the locking element comprises a first end that is supported on one of the housing parts and a second end that engages with the detent element in the locked position. The locking element can thus be pivoted back and forth in a simple manner between a release position and a locked position, facilitating a more rapid, simpler assembly and disassembly.

A foldable wheelchair having side frames arranged on both sides of the wheelchair, a cross-strut assembly and seat tubes for receiving a seat cover, wherein the cross-strut assembly is mounted about parallel pivot axes in the side frames, and an axis of rotation of struts of the cross-strut assembly is arranged parallel to the pivot axes of the cross-strut assembly, and the cross-strut assembly is connected to the seat tubes, wherein the wheelchair has guide levers and each guide lever is mounted in the respective strut of the cross-strut assembly between the axis of rotation of the struts of the cross-strut assembly and the respective seat tube, and the guide lever is mounted at a distance therefrom in the side frame assigned to the seat tube so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis that is arranged parallel to the pivot axes of the cross-strut assembly.

A WBGA semiconductor package primarily comprises a substrate, a chip, a chip-bonding adhesive, a plurality of bonding wires electrically connecting the chip and the substrate, an encapsulant to encapsulate the chip and the bonding wires, and a plurality of external terminals disposed under the substrate. The substrate has a depression for accommodating the chip-bonding adhesive and a slot for passing through bonding wires. The chip is partially embedded in the depression to dispose on the substrate. During the chip bonding step, the chip-bonding adhesive is confined in the depression in a manner to fill the gaps between the sides of the first chip and the inwalls around the depression to generate a non-planar adhering interface by partially covering the sides of the first chip. Therefore, the total package thickness is reduced, the delamination of the passivation layer and the fractures at the sides of the chip are avoided.

With regard to a construction that a fan 41 is provided at one side of an engine 1 and covered by a fan casing 45, and an air cleaner 30 is arranged near the fan casing 45 and at a side of a cylinder head 5 on which an intake port 5a is disposed, a suction port 31a communicated with the inside of the fan casing 45 is provided in a main body 31 of the air cleaner 30. A barrier 46 is provided at a position facing to the suction port 31a in the air cleaner 30. A wall standing toward the fan casing 45 and the cylinder head 5 is formed on the outer surface of the main body 31 of the air cleaner 30. An air intake part is provided on one of side surfaces of a cover body 32 of the air cleaner 30 and the cover body 32 is constructed to be an equilateral polygon. An intake pipe 31k communicating the air cleaner 30 with the intake port 5a of the cylinder head 5 is constructed integrally with a main body 31 of the air cleaner 30.

Systems and methods for managing and controlling a network include representing at least a portion of the network via an information model that has an architecture unifying networking, computing, and storage together; modeling functions in the network related to networking, computing, and storage utilizing an architecture of elements representing bit transport, bit transformation and bit storage actions of the network; and managing elements and devices associated with the portion of the network utilizing the information model, wherein the elements and devices are configured to perform the networking, computing, and storage in the portion of the network, wherein the information model is used to represent functionality of the elements and devices with respect to the networking, computing, and storage in a generic manner independent of technology, implementation, and protocol of the elements and devices.

A foldable wheelchair having side frames arranged on both sides of the wheelchair, a cross-strut assembly and seat tubes for receiving a seat cover, wherein the cross-strut assembly is mounted, in regions remote from the seat tube, about parallel pivot axes in the side frame, and the axis of rotation of the struts of the cross-strut assembly is arranged parallel to the pivot axes of the cross-strut assembly, and the cross-strut assembly is connected to the seat tubes, which, in the unfolded position of the wheelchair, are received by seat tube bearings of the side frames, wherein the wheelchair has guide levers on both sides, and the respective guide lever is mounted, in a first region, in a strut of the cross-strut assembly, in a region of the cross-strut assembly between the axis of rotation of the struts of the cross-strut assembly and the seat tube, and this guide lever is mounted at a distance therefrom, in a second region, in the side frame assigned to the seat tube so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis, wherein this pivot axis is arranged parallel to the pivot axes of the cross-strut assembly in the side frames. The guide lever has a guide slot in its first region, and a guide pin, which engages in the guide slot, is connected to the strut assigned to the guide lever, and a cam is connected to the strut, and a cam follower is connected to the guide lever in its first region, wherein the cam and the cam follower interact in an end phase of the unfolding process of the wheelchair for the purpose of displacing the guide pin into a defined position in the guide slot.

A clutch-release device for a friction clutch of a motor vehicle includes a guide tube and a sliding sleeve, which is free to shift position axially on the tube, the sleeve having a contact area for absorbing the actuating force of an actuating element. A clutch-release bearing is mounted on the sliding sleeve, the bearing having a nonrotatable first bearing ring, rolling elements, and a rotating second bearing ring, which is in working connection with an actuating element of the friction clutch. To increase the number of identical parts and thus to reduce costs, the sliding sleeve has a multi-part design, thus representing an assembly having at least two parts.

A hinge mask for protecting the pin barrel portion of a door hinge during application of a liquid coating to adjacent portions of a door and / or frame to which the door hinge is attached takes the form of a elastic band having at least one open side, and a length in a relaxed state that is shorter than the length of the door hinge to which the band is to be applied. The elastic band has sufficient elasticity to permit lengthwise stretching of the band to a distance sufficient to allow one side of the band to be applied over the pin barrel portion of the door hinge and into contacting relationship with the adjacent door and frame. The elastic band has a sufficient width dimension measured between the two sides so that, when the elastic band is applied over the pin barrel portion of the door hinge, a side that is not in contact with the pin barrel returns to a substantially relaxed state to form an overlapping structure preventing application of the liquid coating to the pin barrel portion of the door hinge.