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A cableless remote control system (2) for a medical device is provided. The remote control system (2) comprises a first battery (16), a second battery (18), a control module (10) for attaching or for installing in the medical device (8), at least one remote control operating unit (6) and a charging station (4). The first battery (16) is arranged in the remote control unit (6), the second battery is allocated to the charging unit (4).

A chemical analyzer has a rotatable holding disk, test cartridges disposed thereon, and a detector. The test cartridge includes a base plate having vessels and flow channels. The base plate is covered with a cover for covering the vessels and flow channels. The holding disk is rotated to generate centrifugal force, causing a fluid to be moved from one vessel at the inner peripheral side with respect to a rotation axis of the holding disk to another vessel at the outer peripheral side with respect to the rotation axis via the flow channel. In the test cartridge, at least one reagent port is formed in the base plate, and a closed vessel containing a reagent is placed in the reagent port. The closed vessel is a microcapsule, a plastic closed vessel, or a screw-in closed vessel, for example.

A semiconductor device is provided with a silicon pillar formed substantially perpendicularly to a main surface of a substrate, a gate electrode covering side surface of the silicon pillar via a gate insulation film, a conductive layer provided on an upper part of the silicon pillar, a cylindrical sidewall insulation film intervening between the conductive layer and the gate electrode so as to insulate therebetween. An inner wall of the side wall insulation film is in contact with the conductive layer, and an outer wall of the side wall insulation film is in contact with the gate electrode.

A side impact load transmitting structure includes: a vehicular seat disposed in a cabin; a tunnel portion that is disposed such that it protrudes upward into the cabin and extends in a front-rear direction of a vehicle body; a load transmitting member including a load receiving portion that is disposed at the underside of the vehicular seat and receives a side impact load acting on a vehicle body side portion at the time of a side impact collision, with the load transmitting member being configured to transmit the side impact load received by the load receiving portion to the tunnel portion; and a downward movement suppressing member that suppresses the downward movement of the load transmitting member resulting from a downward load component of the side impact load.

Disclosed is a cell container offering improved vibration resistance and improved shock resistance as well as maintaining the battery performance and ensuring the reliability. Specifically disclosed is a cell container comprising: an insulative case (31) in which a plurality of unit cells are placed side by side; insulative wall portions (34) for partitioning between the plurality of unit cells; and support projections (35) projecting from at least either one of the case (31) or the wall portions (34) toward the unit cells to support the unit cells.

An operation information input apparatus includes a button image display device which displays a button array image with a plurality of button images arranged therein, a touch panel device which is overlaid on a display surface of the button image display device and detects proximity position information indicative of each position in the display surface when an operator approaches the display surface, and a push button identifying unit which identifies each button image that the operator has approached, based on the proximity position information and button position information of the button array image.

An airflow deflector (5) guides the airflow (6) between a towing machine (1) and a transported unit (4, 32) adjoining the towing machine (1) in the travel direction (F) and is coupled with a setting system (7) for adjusting the orientation of the airflow deflector as needed. To ensure an optimal position of the airflow deflector at all times without human interference even when transported units of different external geometrical configurations are utilized, geometrical data (11) on the external geometry and / or positional data (12) are assigned to the transported unit (4, 32). This data, at least in case of a replacement of the transporting unit (4, 32) may be called up or read and forwarded to a control unit (21) that converts the geometrical and / or positional data into setting commands for the setting system (7) to adjust the airflow deflector (5).

A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device which is superior in writing and charge holding properties, including a semiconductor substrate in which a channel formation region is formed between a pair of impurity regions formed with an interval, and a first insulating layer, a floating gate, a second insulating layer, and a control gate over an upper layer portion of the semiconductor substrate. It is preferable that a band gap of a semiconductor material forming the floating gate be smaller than that of the semiconductor substrate. For example, it is preferable that the band gap of the semiconductor material forming the floating gate be smaller than that of the channel formation region in the semiconductor substrate by 0.1 eV or more. This is because, by decreasing the bottom energy level of a conduction band of the floating gate electrode to be lower than that of the channel formation region in the semiconductor substrate, carrier injecting and charge holding properties are improved.

A device for photocoagulation of a retina includes a radiation source and an optical application system including a representation device configured to depict regions of the retina with sub-threshold coagulation. In addition a method for photocoagulation of the retina is provided.

An image reader (100) has a removable memory device (2) which stores authentication information for performing identity authentication of a user. An image reader body (1) has an authentication processing unit (6) performing the identity authentication to identify whether a user is the authorized person by checking authentication information (8) stored in the removable memory device (2) and registered authentication information (9) in advance in the image reader (100) with each other. Only when the authentication by the authentication processing unit (6) is successful, a document (3) is read by using the image reader (100), and a digital signature or approval information is added to image data (15) which has been read.

A side impact load transmitting structure includes: a vehicular seat disposed in a cabin; a tunnel portion that is disposed such that it protrudes upward into the cabin and extends in a front-rear direction of a vehicle body; a load transmitting member including a load receiving portion that is disposed at the underside of the vehicular seat and receives a side impact load acting on a vehicle body side portion at the time of a side impact collision, with the load transmitting member being configured to transmit the side impact load received by the load receiving portion to the tunnel portion; and a downward movement suppressing member that suppresses the downward movement of the load transmitting member resulting from a downward load component of the side impact load.

A lidar system that includes a laser source and a scannable mirror can be controlled to maximize the firing of laser pulse shots per scan line of the scannable mirror. For example, a control circuit for the lidar system can (1) process a pool of range points to be targeted with a plurality of shots from the laser source, (2) schedule shots for a single scan of the mirror along the first axis in a given scan direction to target as many of the range points from the pool as permitted by a laser energy model as compared to a plurality of energy requirements relating to the shots, and (3) control a firing of the scheduled shots during the single scan of the mirror in the given scan direction so that the scheduled shots are fired into the field of view toward the targeted range points via the mirror.

An adaptive signal processing method to achieve an increase in capacity of data transfer systems, in which control data is returned via a backward channel. The method provides signal processing using an electrical sub-carrier sub-division according to frequency, the electrical sub-carrier with the lowest carrier frequency being permanently used as the backward channel (RC) for transferring control information relating to the current transfer quality of each sub-carrier. An electrical modulation on N parallel sub-carriers takes place in the transmitter (Tx) and then an optical intensity modulation is carried out for a serial data transfer in the optical channel (IRWC). The discrete division of the information to be transferred to the sub-carriers in a real-time operation can take place by the implementation of specific bit-loading algorithms.

A portable terminal is equipped with a first housing, a second housing and a hinge device, the second housing being coupled to one end of the first housing and rotating about a hinge axis extending in a longitudinal direction of the first housing, the hinge device rotatably coupling the first housing and the second housing, the hinge device including: a first hinge base mounted on the first housing or the second housing; a second hinge base mounted on the second housing or the first housing, coupled oppositely to the first hinge base, and rotating about the hinge axis; and a hinge stopper mounted adjacent to the second hinge base, and pivoting around the hinge axis as the second hinge base rotates, wherein the hinge stopper is engaged with the first hinge base in at least one point while the second hinge base rotates, and thus stops rotation of the second hinge base.

A sensor element of a gas sensor, which is used for determining the concentration of ammonia and, optionally, at least one further component of a gas mixture, in particular in exhaust gases of combustion engines. The sensor element includes at least one first auxiliary electrode and at least one measuring electrode positioned downstream in the flow direction of the gas mixture, which are in direct contact with the gas mixture, a signal generated by the measuring electrode being used at least intermittently for determining the concentration of ammonia. A potential, at which ammonia contained in the gas mixture is oxidized, is applied at least intermittently to the first auxiliary electrode or the measuring electrode.

In a variable nozzle unit, at a position located away from and opposed to a first nozzle ring in a right-left direction, a second nozzle ring is provided integrally with the first nozzle ring through multiple connecting pins arranged in a circumferential direction. An inner edge portion of a support ring is connected to the first nozzle ring by riveting of one end portions of the multiple connecting pins. Each pin hole in the support ring is formed into such a shape extending in a radial direction of the support ring. A washer is provided between a rim of each pin hole in the support ring and a rivet head brought about by joining of the end portion of the corresponding connecting pin.

A rotary pump with an improved seal on a control pressure chamber, including: a housing having a delivery chamber; a feed wheel rotatable in the delivery chamber; an actuating member surrounding the feed wheel forming delivery cells and moveable in the housing relative to the feed wheel. The control pressure chamber is delineated by the actuating member together with axially facing axial co-operating surfaces, forming an axial sealing gap and a radial sealing gap. A control fluid can be introduced into the control pressure chamber for applying pressure to the actuating member to exert an actuating force in the actuating direction; a restoring device for generating a restoring force; and a sealing element arranged on the actuating member or the circumferential co-operating surface. To compensate for a change in gap width of one of the axial sealing gaps, a base leakage cross-section is provided on the sealing element.

An airflow deflector (5) guides the airflow (6) between a towing machine (1) and a transported unit (4, 32) adjoining the towing machine (1) in the travel direction (F) and is coupled with a setting system (7) for adjusting the orientation of the airflow deflector as needed. To ensure an optimal position of the airflow deflector at all times without human interference even when transported units of different external geometrical configurations are utilized, geometrical data (11) on the external geometry and / or positional data (12) are assigned to the transported unit (4, 32). This data, at least in case of a replacement of the transporting unit (4, 32) may be called up or read and forwarded to a control unit (21) that converts the geometrical and / or positional data into setting commands for the setting system (7) to adjust the airflow deflector (5).

A vehicle seat control system (1) includes a first backrest portion (302) rotatably connected to a seating portion (301) by a first connection unit (308), a second backrest portion (302) rotatably connected to the first backrest portion by a second connection unit (309), a folding adjustment unit (304) that adjusts an angle of the second connection unit, a seat surface adjustment unit (304) that adjusts a height of the seating portion, a first angle detection unit (308a) that detects a first angle that is formed between the first backrest portion and a floor surface, a second angle detection unit (309a) that detects a second angle that is formed between the second backrest portion and the first backrest portion, and a control unit (160) that controls the folding adjustment unit on the basis of the first angle at the time of automatic driving of the vehicle to adjust the second angle, and controls the seat surface adjustment unit to maintain a height of a reference position in the second backrest portion to be equal to or greater than a reference height in a case that the height of the reference position in the second backrest portion is smaller than the reference height.

A cable mounting structure for an electric apparatus is provided which ensures sealing properties, such as waterproof properties and dustproof properties, and which can effectively contribute to downsizing, while easing restrictions on the size of a connecting tool mounted on one end of a cable connected to an electric apparatus body. The cable mounting structure comprises a housing (10) for accommodating an electric apparatus body, a cable (11) connected to the electric apparatus body via a second connector (12) or the like, a grommet (20) mounted on the cable (11), a recessed housing section (15) provided in the housing (10), and a lid (30) for closing the recessed housing section. The recessed housing section is formed in a closed-bottomed tubular shape recessed inwardly of the housing. A grommet mounting hole for fixing the grommet (20) thereto is formed in a peripheral wall section (15a) of the recessed housing section, and a pass-through section (31) through which the cable is passed is formed in the lid. The connecting tool is disposed within the recessed housing section, and the pass-through section is positioned to the grommet.

A pivoting device especially useful in aircraft passenger cabins that can pivot a monitor between stowed and open positions, the pivoting device including a forward / reverse rotatable driving motor. An electromagnetic brake holds the monitor in stowed and opened positions A power unit powers the motor and the electromagnetic brake. A controller controls the pivoting movement of the monitor. The power unit includes a rectifier circuit that transforms AC to a DC, a step-up circuit that steps up the transformed voltage, a voltage regulator that adjusts the transformed voltage to a prescribed DC voltage, and a retraction power retention circuit including a capacitor. When no source voltage is detected while the monitor is in its opened state, the capacitor supplies the power to a voltage regulator of the power circuit, deactivates the electromagnetic brake and reverse rotates the motor to drive the monitor to its stowed position.

A door handle apparatus for a vehicle is provided with a handle base to be fixed to a door of the vehicle and an operating handle. One end of the operating handle is pivotally coupled to the handle base. On the other end of the operating handle, an operating leg protrudes. The operating leg portion includes a stopper protrusion for butting with a part of the handle base to define a termination of a rotating stroke of the operating handle is provided. The operating leg portion further includes a shake preventing protrusion on a free end side of the stopper protrusion.

In an electric pump system, hydraulic fluid that is stored in an oil pan is supplied to a transmission mechanism through an oil passage by driving an oil pump with the use of a motor. An EOPECU estimates a hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic fluid on the basis of a driving current for the motor and a rotation speed of the motor, and executes drive control on the motor on the basis of the estimated hydraulic pressure value.

A throttle-valve assembly (10) having a housing (12), which has a continuous throttle opening (16) through which a gaseous medium (62) can flow in a main flow direction (60), in which a throttle valve (20) fastened pivotably on a throttle-valve shaft (18) is arranged in the throttle opening (16), and the throttle-valve shaft (18) can be pivoted by an actuator (26) arranged in the housing (12), in which, starting from the axis of rotation (19) of the throttle-valve shaft (18) downstream along the main flow direction (60) of the gaseous medium (62), the throttle opening (16) has an approximately straight cylinder section (64) with a height H1 and a radius RZ and in which a spherical-cap section (68) adjoins the approximately straight cylinder section (64). To reliably ensure a finely graduated control of the gaseous medium (62) passing through the throttle opening (16) during operation of the throttle-valve assembly (10), the spherical-cap section (68) has a central point (80) which, starting from the axis of rotation (19) of the throttle-valve shaft (18) downstream along the main flow direction (60) of the gaseous medium (62), is displaced by a distance H2, with the spherical-cap section (68) having a radius RK which is approximately determined by the following equation:

A method of removing a panel from a housing, wherein the panel has a first side to which insects adhere and the housing comprises a first opening through which the panel is removable from the housing, wherein the method comprises the steps of removing the panel from the housing through the first opening by causing a first portion of the panel to collapse towards a second portion of the panel as the panel is being removed from the housing through the first opening; wherein the insects adhering to the first side of the panel are intermediate the first and second portions of the panel as the panel is being removed from the housing through the first opening. An improved insect trap and panel to be used therewith is also provided.

A DC power distribution system is equipped with a storage device having a first storage battery, which discharges to electrical apparatuses only during power failure, and a second storage battery, which discharges to electrical apparatuses when service is not interrupted. The electricity storage device and electrical apparatuses are supplied with DC power from a power generation device which generates electricity using natural energy, and DC power which has been converted from AC power supplied from a commercial power source. When the power supply from the electricity generation device and the commercial power source is interrupted, the first storage battery discharges power to the electrical apparatuses.