200results about How to "Reliable collection" patented technology

In order to provide a construction machine by which energy regeneration can be performed reliably and battery and electrical power generator can be miniaturized, a construction machine has an engine, a hydraulic pump driven by the engine, and an actuator driven by discharge oil from the hydraulic pump, and a regenerative motor which rotates by return oil from the actuator is connected to the rotation shaft of the hydraulic pump. The hydraulic pump is driven by the engine and the regenerative motor when drive torque necessary in the hydraulic pump is larger than output torque generated by operation of the regenerative motor. Meanwhile, the hydraulic pump is driven by the regenerative motor when the drive torque of the hydraulic pump is smaller than output torque of the regenerative motor, and an electrical power generator connected to the rotation shaft of the hydraulic pump is operated to generate electricity by excess torque which has not been energy-regenerated in the hydraulic pump so that this generated electrical power is charged in a battery.

The solvent absorbing device includes: a hollow open roller composed of a cylindrical member of which inner side is divided into at least a first space and a second space in such a manner that a cross-section of the cylindrical member in a plane perpendicular to an axial direction of the cylindrical member is divided into a plurality of regions, the cylindrical member having a first opening section and a second opening section passing from an outer surface of the cylindrical member to an inner surface of the cylindrical member and opening respectively to the first space and the second space; a cylindrical absorbing body which is arranged over the outer surface of the cylindrical member and is rotatable in a rotational direction relatively to the hollow open roller; and a pressure application device which applies a negative pressure to the first space of the hollow open roller, and applies a prescribed pressure to the second space of the hollow open roller. The first and second opening sections are disposed other than a position facing a portion of a surface of the absorbing body making in contact with solvent, and the first opening section is disposed on an upstream side of the second opening section in terms of the rotational direction of the absorbing body.

An electromagnetic survey method for surveying an area of seafloor that is thought or known to contain a subterranean hydrocarbon reservoir, comprising obtaining a first survey data set with a vertical electric dipole (VED) antenna for generating vertical current loops and a second survey data set with a vertical magnetic dipole (VMD) antenna for generating horizontal current loops. In an alternative embodiment, the VMD antenna is dispensed with and the horizontal electromagnetic field is derived from the naturally occurring magnetotelluric (MT) electromagnetic field. In another alternative embodiment, the VED data is compared with a background geological model instead of VMD or MT data. The invention also relates to a survey apparatus comprising VED and VMD antennae, to planning a survey using this method, and to analysis of survey data taken using this survey method. The first and second survey data sets allow the galvanic contribution to the detector signals collected at a detector to he independently contrasted with the inductive effects. This is important to the success of using electromagnetic surveying for identifying hydrocarbon reserves and distinguishing them from other classes or structure.

A generating set formed so that a generator 70 connected to a rotary shaft 32 turning and supporting a conveyor 30 by utilizing the power by which a gas supplied by a supply means 60 into a bucket 50 positioned on a lower portion of the side of the conveyor 30 which is turned upward in the interior of a tower 10 is moved up with the bucket 50 in a liquid 20 stored in the interior of the tower 10 as the gas receives the buoyancy of the liquid. In this generating set, the supply means 60 is formed so as to turn compressed air into a plurality of bubbles of a very small diameter, send out these bubbles into the liquid 20 in the interior of the tower, and hold down to a low level the resistance occurring when the compressed air is sent out into the liquid 20 in the interior of the tower. An electric power energy value obtained from the generator 70 is increased with respect to a value of the energy consumed by the supply means 60.

A generating set formed so that a generator 70 connected to a rotary shaft 32 turning and supporting a conveyor 30 by utilizing the power by which a gas supplied by a supply means 60 into a bucket 50 positioned on a lower portion of the side of the conveyor 30 which is turned upward in the interior of a tower 10 is moved up with the bucket 50 in a liquid 20 stored in the interior of the tower 10 as the gas receives the buoyancy of the liquid. In this generating set, the supply means 60 is formed so as to turn compressed air into a plurality of bubbles of a very small diameter, send out these bubbles into the liquid 20 in the interior of the tower, and hold down to a low level the resistance occurring when the compressed air is sent out into the liquid 20 in the interior of the tower. An electric power energy value obtained from the generator 70 is increased with respect to a value of the energy consumed by the supply means 60.

An electromagnetic survey method for surveying an area of seafloor that is thought or known to contain a subterranean hydrocarbon reservoir, comprising obtaining a first survey data set with a vertical electric dipole (VED) antenna for generating vertical current loops and a second survey data set with a vertical magnetic dipole (VMD) antenna for generating horizontal current loops. In an alternative embodiment, the VMD antenna is dispensed with and the horizontal electromagnetic field is derived from the naturally occurring magnetotelluric (MT) electromagnetic field. In another alternative embodiment, the VED data is compared with a background geological model instead of VMD or MT data. The invention also relates to a survey apparatus comprising VED and VMD antennae, to planning a survey using this method, and to analysis of survey data taken using this survey method. The first and second survey data sets allow the galvanic contribution to the detector signals collected at a detector to he independently contrasted with the inductive effects. This is important to the success of using electromagnetic surveying for identifying hydrocarbon reserves and distinguishing them from other classes or structure.

Provided is a foreign matter treatment device capable of enhancing the durability of a screen device, preventing any stay of foreign matters, and efficiently and reliably collecting foreign matters in a crushing machine. Arc-shaped screen members 45 are laminated on each other separately in the vertical direction, a rake shaft 47 having a plurality of rakes 46 moving between the screen members is installed eccentrically from a center 45o of an outer circumferential edge of each screen member, a fore-end of each rake is retractable from the outer circumferential edge of each screen member, and the collected foreign matters are scraped proximally by the rakes. Further, a rear side of each arc-shaped screen member is opened, any stay of the foreign matters inside thereof is prevented, the water flow resistance is reduced, and the durability of a screen device 40 is enhanced. Further, an outer circumferential edge of a rotational track of cutter blades is brought close to the outer circumferential edge of each screen members, the fore-end of each rake is retracted from the outer circumferential edge of each screen member to reduce the amount of the foreign matters flowing out downstream between a crushing machine 30 and the screen device 40.

The invention aims at providing a work performance collection system for reliably collecting information of work performance without applying a burden to a worker in assembly of a work object article. This system includes a work specification ID tag into which information for specifying a work content of a work object article is written, a work management box having a throw-in port into which the work specification ID tag is thrown at the time of work, and an ID tag reader provided to a side surface of the work management box, for reading the work specification ID tag and transmitting the information read to a work performance management apparatus. A worker is required to only throw the work specification ID tag into the work management box at the start of work and to only take out the work specification ID tag at the end of work.

Wireless transmission from sensor devices included in tyres is coordinated by a receiving unit associated with the tyre, or transmission coordinator. In more detail, every sensor device is made aware of an overall time window available for transmission, and based on at least this information, it calculates a dedicated timeslot for the transmission of its data within such time window. This coordinated transmission makes possible a strong reduction of the probability of collisions and transmission errors, and reduces the number of transmissions, so as to comply with the limited power resources available at each sensor device.

A distribution management system is provided which can have a high software distribution efficiency by using client terminals substituting for software distribution relay and can reliably collect distribution results without depending upon the statuses of client terminals. A distribution management server groups a plurality of representative clients in charge of software distribution relay, and changes assignment of software distribution target client terminals by monitoring the distribution execution status of each representative client terminal. Further, the client terminal can reliably notify the distribution result to the distribution management server in accordance with a list of grouped representative client terminals. Furthermore, for the client terminal not notifying the distribution result even if the notice term expires, a distribution result notice representative client terminal is set further so that the distribution result can be reliably notified to the distribution management server.

A cyclonic separating apparatus includes a first cyclonic separating unit including at least one first cyclone, a second cyclonic separating unit located downstream of the first cyclonic separating unit and including at least one second cyclone, and a third cyclonic separating unit located downstream of the second cyclonic separating unit and including at least one third cyclone. The separation efficiency of the second cyclonic separating unit is substantially the same as the separation efficiency of either the first cyclonic separating unit or the third separating unit, providing an apparatus which achieves a higher separation efficiency than known separation apparatus.

The invention discloses a trajectory planning method for an unmanned aerial vehicle in a wireless sensor network. The method models the design problem of multiple unmanned aerial vehicle trajectoriesin the wireless sensor network into a mixed integer non-convex optimization problem. The method comprises the following steps: firstly, grouping sensor nodes based on an aggregation algorithm to forma plurality of node sets; calculating, for each node set, an access sequence of the sensor nodes accessed by the unmanned aerial vehicle in the node set; using a convex optimization technology to calculate a corresponding trajectory point for each access sequence, and using the trajectory point to calculate to obtain a center point so as to obtain a new node set; and based on the new node set, obtaining a corresponding new trajectory point according to the above process until the minimum access time is obtained, so that each unmanned aerial vehicle can reliably collect data from the corresponding sensor node set, and the flight time of all the unmanned aerial vehicles can be minimized.

Bat Scooper is an upright self-standing one-hand operated pet waste retrieving device comprising a surrounding frame spider grapple mechanism which includes a plurality of fingers a round support frame and an outside O ring operator. The device is encased on a bat-like frame with wider lower chamber ending on an open circular base. An auto-locking control assembly locks in close position an otherwise open spider grapple and the grapple remains in this position until released by release button atop the device. The apparatus is equipped with a snap-on liner for easy, sanitary use.

An air conditioner having a main body is provided with a panel (1001) including a front panel (1001a) a and a top panel (1001b), the main body incorporating an air passage connecting an air inlet (1002) and an air outlet (1003) , an air filter (1004), a heat exchanger (1005), a blower fan (1006), and a dedusting device (1007) attached to the front face of the air filter (1004) which is reciprocated along the surface of the air filter (1004), the top panel (1001b) is opened / closed as the dedusting device (1007) is reciprocated.

A machining waste metal recycling machine has an in-feed hopper. The hopper uses paired augers to move the waste metal through the hopper to a cutting and transporting auger. The hopper augers are powered independently from each other, and may be individually reversed or reversed as a group to clear jams. In the event a jam is not cleared through one or more reversal cycles, the remaining augers may be operated to clear the hopper, thereby avoiding the need for manual unloading. Within the hopper are one or more shear bars that are provided to sever bunches or bundles of machining waste and thereby clear tangles which might otherwise jam the augers. The cutting and transporting augers ultimately feed a reciprocating compactor having a movable gate with one or more grooves for controlled drainage of machining oil and other liquid, as the machining waste metal is compressed into pellets.

A cyclonic separating apparatus includes a first cyclonic separating unit including at least one first cyclone, a second cyclonic separating unit located downstream of the first cyclonic separating unit and including a plurality of second cyclones arranged in parallel, and a third cyclonic separating unit located downstream of the second cyclonic separating unit and including a plurality of third cyclones arranged in parallel. The number of second cyclones is higher than the number of first cyclones and the number of third cyclones is higher than the number of second cyclones, providing an apparatus which achieves a higher separation efficiency than known separation apparatus.

A camera module that can obtain a clear image even in the case where dust is generated inside the camera module due to a shock applied thereto is provided. The camera module includes a base and a cover attached to the base so as to define a space therebetween in which the holder can be displaced. The base has an upper surface which faces the cover, and the upper surface of the base includes a concaved dust collecting portion and a dust falling preventing wall formed on the upper surface so as to surround an entire circumference of an opening of the base, and wherein a surface of the concaved dust collecting portion includes a dust sticking layer to which fallen dust is adapted to stick, whereby when dust is generated in the space between the cover and the base and such dust is fallen onto the upper surface of the base, it is possible to prevent such dust from entering into the opening by the dust falling preventing wall and such dust is stuck to the dust sticking layer of the dust collecting portion provided on the upper surface of the base.

The invention discloses a collection method of a fully automatic dustfall collector and relates to atmosphere dustfall collection. Components of the collector are arranged in a frame shell; a rain detector is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the frame shell; a two-way valve is arranged at the lower end of a dustfall vat and is communicated with a multi-way valve inlet; a multi-way valve outlet is communicated with a plurality of sample bottles through pipelines; a stabilizer storing container is sequentially communicated with a water pump and another multi-way valve inlet through pipelines; the another multi-way valve outlet is communicated with the plurality of sample bottles through pipelines; another two-way valve is arranged on the upper part of the dustfall vat and is sequentially communicated with another water pump and a water storing container through the pipelines; the upper opening of the frame shell is connected with a top cover through a hinge; a stepping motor is fixedly connected with one end of the hinge; and a solar panel is arranged on the inner side of the top cover; and a valve, the water pumps, the rain detector, the stepping motor and the solar panel are electrically connected with a peripheral auxiliary circuit. The collector of the invention is easy for transportation, has no need of external electricity, is flexible for use, and has capabilities of automatically collecting and recording associated data.

A lubrication system for an engine includes an oil tank, a crankshaft, a crankcase for housing the crankshaft. An oil sump formed at a bottom of the crankcase collecting lubricant for circulated moving parts to be lubricated, and an oil pump for returning the lubricant collected in the oil sump to the oil tank are also provided. The oil sump and an oil suction port are provided, respectively, on one side and the another side of a normal plane including an axis of the crankshaft.

The invention relates to an indwelling catheter in particular an intravenous indwelling catheter for emergency treatment. The catheter comprises a housing and a puncturing cannula, which can be introduced into and removed from the housing interior in the longitudinal direction of the housing and which extends through a front housing opening, in such a way that when the cannula is fully introduced, an entry opening is located outside the housing. A collection component stores a blood sample, the component being held in a displaceable manner on the housing with the aid of a fixing element and being displaced between a coupled position, in which a self-filling reservoir, which is configured in the collection component, is in contact with an exit opening of the cannula in order to receive a sample of blood that traverses the cannula and an uncoupled position, in which the reservoir is separated from the exit opening of the cannula and the collection component is held on the housing by the fixing element.

A beverage forming method and system in which a carafe is positionable at a carafe receiving area of a beverage forming machine with a lid of the carafe in an open position or a closed position. The carafe may be positioned at the carafe receiving area in any one of multiple rotational positions within a range of 45 to 180 degrees, and the machine may detect whether the lid is open or not for any of the rotational positions. A drip tray may receive waste liquid into two different waste liquid receiving areas, and may detect the presence of liquid for different volumes received into the respective areas. Holes or other opening in the drip tray may be configured to receive liquid flowing down a side surface of a carafe when the liquid reaches a periphery of the carafe base.

A fuel cell stack includes a stack body formed by stacking a plurality of power generation units. A first end power generation unit and first dummy units are provided near an end plate where reactant gas pipes for the stack body are provided. A second end power generation unit and second dummy units are provided near an end plate of the stack body on the opposite side. The number of first dummy units is larger than the number of second dummy units.

The invention discloses a method and a system for collecting positioning auxiliary information. A serving base station collects the positioning auxiliary information through an interactive signaling message via an X2 interface, wherein the mutual signaling message can be an expanding X2 interface building request / response message, or an expanding base station configuration update message or a special positioning auxiliary message request / response message. The interactive signaling message carries an auxiliary message with a geographical position message to reliably collect the positioning auxiliary information. In the mode of auxiliary positioning by UE (User Equipment) or the mode of judgment positioning by UE, the invention can obtain the auxiliary messages of a candidate cell required to be measured by the UE, such as the geographical position message, the longitude message and the latitude message of the candidate cell. After collected by the servicing base station, the messages are reported to an E-SMLC (Serving Mobile Location Center) to realize OTDOA (Observed Time Difference Of Arrival) positioning judgment, thereby more precisely carrying out UE positioning.

A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack, a fluid unit including a heat exchanger for heating an oxygen-containing gas, before the oxygen-containing gas is supplied to the fuel cell stack, and a casing for containing the fuel cell stack and the fluid unit. A first output terminal is electrically connected to one electrode, and provided adjacent to an end plate. A second output terminal is electrically connected to another electrode through a tightening member, and provided adjacent to the end plate. The fluid unit is provided adjacent to an end plate.

A computer implemented actual costing method for collecting and presenting an actual cost of performing a business activity includes the steps of carrying a first and / or a second step, the first step including collecting the actual cost of at least one job performed in furtherance of the business activity, the second step including collecting the actual cost of at least one item manufactured in furtherance of the business activity. A unique cost source identifier is created for each collected actual cost and the collected actual cost is stored therein. Each unique cost source identifier is then associated with its corresponding item or job within the business activity. A selected accounting costing method for actual cost collection and a selected accounting costing method for actual cost presentation based upon the stored cost source identifiers may then be implemented. As the actual discrete costs for each item or selected items manufactured and for each job or selected jobs performed in furtherance of the business activity have been collected and stored in respective unique cost source identifiers, the selected accounting costing method for actual cost collection may be different than the selected accounting costing method for cost presentation.

A cleaning apparatus is used for cleaning the surface of a photoconductive body. Residual toner on a rotating photoconductive body is collected after transferring a toner image from the photoconductive body onto a print medium, the apparatus includes a first cleaning member, a second cleaning member, and a toner transporting member. The first cleaning member engages the photoconductive body to brush away the residual toner. The second cleaning member is disposed downstream of the first cleaning member with respect to rotation of the photoconductive body. The second cleaning member scrapes the residual toner off the photoconductive body. The toner transporting member is disposed between the first cleaning member and the second cleaning member along a circumferential surface of the photoconductive body. The toner transporting member is positioned with a gap between the photoconductive body and the toner transporting member and transporting the residual toner removed from the photoconductive body.

The invention relates to a method in the control of the quality or the condition of a fibre web ( 21 ) on the basis of optical imaging diagnostics, wherein the fibre web ( 21 ) under examination and / or means ( 22, 23 ) relating to the processing of the fibre web are monitored with at least one optical imaging measuring device ( 1 to N). According to the method, the scale of the observation area of said at least one imaging measuring device ( 1 to N) is calibrated, when said measuring device is taken into use, by means of one or more calibration objects placed in the observation area of the measuring device, to correct the perspective error caused by the position between said measuring device and the object ( 21, 22, 23 ) observed by it.