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PCT No. PCT/JP96/00935 Sec. 371 Date Dec. 6, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Dec. 6, 1996 PCT Filed Apr. 5, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO96/31997 PCT Pub. Date Oct. 10, 1996In a surface treatment apparatus (30) of the face type, a porous dielectric (37) is supported by the outer periphery portion of the supporting member (45) under the bottom surface of a porous electrode (32). The dielectric can be supported by the supporting member to permit the thermal expansion deformation of the dielectric by forming an upward inclined-face (47) and a downward inclined-face (43) on the supporting member (45) and the dielectric (37), respectively. Further, a discharge gas can be supplied uniformly to a discharge region (51) through the electrode (32) and the dielectric (37), both of which are porous. Many gas exhaust ports (41), by which the flow rate of the gas can be regulated, are provided around the discharge region (51). Thus, the gas is uniformly exhausted around the discharge region (51). Especially, if the gap between the dielectric (37) and a work (39) depends on mounting accuracy or the like and varies with location, the gas can be exhausted uniformly around the discharge region (51).

A method and device for viewing, archiving and transmitting a garment model over a computer network. The method comprises photographing a physical mannequin from several different directions, the mannequin being a copy of a virtual human model which is representative of the target consumer. The virtual mannequin viewing layers and the garment model are generated from digital images of the naked or clothed mannequin which is suspended from the photography stand. A laser beam is used to determine the exact position of the mannequin. Subsequently, crop marks and recorded reference lines can be used to merge the viewing layers and the model precisely. The data are archived in a base and transmitted over an intranet, an extranet or the Internet for the purpose of remote viewing. The method and device are particularly suitable for the design, manufacture and inspection of clothing samples in the clothing industry.

A package including an electrical circuit may be produced in a more efficient manner when on a substrate including a plurality of electrical circuits the circuits are tested for their functionality and when the functional circuits are connected, by means of a frame enclosing the circuit on the surface of the substrate, to a second substrate whose surface area is smaller than that of the first substrate. The substrates are connected, by means of a second frame, which is adapted to the first frame and is located on the surface of the second substrate, such that the first and second frames lie one on top of the other. Subsequently, the functional packaged circuits may be singulated in a technologically simple manner.

The invention relates to a circuit (20, 50) for voltage stabilization in an onboard power supply (10), particularly for motor vehicles, which is electrically connected between the onboard power supply (10) to be stabilized and a first energy store (E1). The circuit (20, 50) comprises a diode element (24) which contains a plurality of semiconductor switches (34) connected in parallel, a pilot and control circuit (33) which determines the level of a current flowing through the diode element (24) and controls the semiconductor switches (34) of the diode element (24) on the basis of the determined current level, and a second energy store (E2) which is electrically connected to the diode element (24) and to the onboard power supply (10).

A mammography system including a compression device, comprising two compression members to compress a breast, a sensor to sense the pressure exerted by the breast on one of the members and/or a device to determine the distance between the two members, an X-ray image acquisition system, means to adjust an initial position of the members. The system further comprises means to monitor variations in pressure and/or variations in thickness relative to their initial value, for an estimation of the risk of breast movement. The system further comprises means to present the user with information signalling breast movement, in relation to the estimation.

A two-wheeled motor vehicle has a rear cushion unit that includes a damper cylinder having one end part linked to a swing arm, a sub-tank connected to the damper cylinder and an adjustment mechanism for adjusting a damping force in response to operation of the operation element is provided between a vehicle body frame and the swing arm. A cylinder body of the damper cylinder, a bottomed housing tube part housing the adjustment mechanism having on an upper end part an operation face on which the operation element is disposed, and the sub-tank are integrally and connectedly provided. The operation face is inclined obliquely upward so that the operation element that faces a region bounded by the seat frame, the pillion step holder mounted on the seat frame and the swing arm when viewed from the side can be operated from obliquely above on the outside.

The present invention discloses a method, includes: receiving uplink control plane signaling or uplink control plane signaling and uplink user plane media data sent by a UE; performing, encapsulation and conversion on the uplink control plane signaling or the uplink control plane signaling and the uplink user plane media data, and sending the uplink control plane signaling or the uplink control plane signaling and the uplink user plane media data after the encapsulation and conversion to a TCF; receiving downlink control plane signaling or downlink control plane signaling and downlink user plane media data sent by the TCF; and performing encapsulation and conversion on the downlink control plane signaling or the downlink control plane signaling and the downlink user plane media data, and sending the downlink control plane signaling or the downlink control plane signaling and the downlink user plane media data after the encapsulation and conversion to the UE.

A multi-axis spring damping element includes two spring damping cushion members received between caps on a bolt shaft, and an axial adjustment mechanism at a free end of the bolt shaft. The other end of the bolt shaft is connected to a support structure, and a load to be supported in a vibration-damped manner is carried by intermediate caps between the two spring damping cushion members. A plurality of such spring damping elements forms a spring damping system, for example for supporting a payload-carrying pallet on a load platform of a spacecraft.

A rock breaking machine and to a method of lubricating a tool of a rock breaking machine. The lubricating system comprises at least one lubricant channel (23) into which lubricant is fed by a lubricating device (24). Lubricant is supplied to the bearing members (19) of the tool (6, 13) of the rock breaking machine. The lubricating device comprises a lubricant container (25) and a transfer device (26). The transfer device (26) controls the feed of lubricant into the lubricant channel. The lubricant container (25) is integrated into the body (17, 18) of the rock breaking machine.

A method of controlling operation of a rock drilling rig, and a rock drilling rig. A rate of flow of a flushing medium of the rock drilling rig is determined, and the operation of the rock drilling rig is controlled on the basis of the determined rate of flow by influencing pressure of the flushing medium.

Embodiments for detecting fuel events are presented. In an embodiment, a method comprises performing an action responsive to a fuel event indicated based on output from a hydrocarbon sensor positioned between a fuel tank and a fuel vapor canister. In this way, the hydrocarbon sensor may be used to detect fuel events and engine operation may be adjusted accordingly.

The invention relates to a sliding element, which is suspended and guided on a running track by means of roller carriers or gliding elements, using running track retainers that are connected to a substructure and engage with the underside of the running track. The invention also relates to an anti-removal device, which comprises a locking elements that can be pressed elastically against the running track and that yields when crossed by a running track retainer.

The claimed invention provides an improved posture correction tool in the form of a table to be used by chiropractic practitioners to treat mechanical disorders of the spine and musculoskeletal system. The improved posture correction tool provides a plurality of pads to support the various major areas of the body and has built in drop capability and adjustment capability for the pelvic pad, the lumbar pad, the thoracic pad and the head and cervical area. The claimed invention also has a novel cervical support.

A lamp unit of a vehicle lamp includes a projection lens arranged on an optical axis extending in the longitudinal direction of a vehicle, a light-emitting element arranged so as to face upward behind a rear focal point of the projection lens and in the vicinity of the optical axis, and a reflector arranged so as to cover the light-emitting element from above and to reflect the light from the light-emitting element forward toward the optical axis. The light-emitting element has a plurality of light-emitting chips arranged so as to be adjacent to each other in a vehicle width direction. A mirror member is provided between the reflector and the projection lens. The mirror member includes an upward reflecting surface that upward reflects a portion of the reflected light from the reflector. A diffusing and reflecting portion that diffuses and reflects the reflected light from the reflector is formed in the upward reflecting surface so as to bridge over the optical axis in the vehicle width direction.

The method of manufacturing a piezoelectric actuator includes the steps of: forming a first metal oxide film which contains at least one element of aluminum, zirconium and silicon and has a film thickness of not less than 0.1 μm and not greater than 3.5 μm, on a first surface of a main substrate containing iron; forming a piezoelectric element including a piezoelectric body formed by a thin film formation method, on the first metal oxide film formed on the first surface of the main substrate; and calcining the piezoelectric body by carrying out heat treatment at a temperature of not less than 400° C., in a state where the piezoelectric element has been formed on the first metal oxide film formed on the first surface of the main substrate.

An internal combustion engine having a cylinder, a fuel-supply mechanism, and an elastic connector for connecting the fuel supply mechanism to the cylinder. The connector has a first channel for fuel/air mixture and a second channel for combustion air. The connector has a first connection end and a second connection end at which the two channels open out. The two channels are separated from one another by a partition that extends in the longitudinal direction of the channels. The partition is twisted about its longitudinal central axis between the first and second connection ends to achieve a great elasticity of the connector. To produce the elastic connector, a respective core is used for each channel, and the cores are moved relative to one another to enable removal of the connector from a mold.