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A data processing apparatus comprises at least one source processor core (110), at least two destination processor cores (120), a message handler (130) and a bus arrangement (150) providing a data communication path between the source core, the destination cores and the message handler. The message handler (130) has plurality of message-handling modules (132-1 to 132-3). At least one of the message-handling modules has a message receipt indicator that is modifiable by each of the destination processor cores to indicate that a message has been received at its destination. This message-handling module also has a transmission completion detector operable to detect, in dependence upon a message receipt indicator value that a message has been received by all of the at least two destination processor cores and to initiate transmission of an acknowledgement signal to the source processor core.

A pneumatic nail gun includes a gun body with a trigger, collecting a compressed high pressure air with a constant pressure, a movable cylinder installed in the gun body, a hitting piston disposed in the cylinder, a valve ring formed outside the cylinder, a head valve disposed on the top of the cylinder, at least one return passage formed outside the cylinder, and a valve bolt disposed in the return passage. Before the trigger is pressed, the high pressure air drives the valve ring to keep the cylinder at the upper position to close the head valve. When the trigger is pressed, the high pressure air drives the cylinder move downwardly to open the head valve for guiding the high pressure air to drive the piston downwardly move to hit nails. When the trigger is released, the high pressure air drives the valve bolt open for guiding the high pressure air via the return passage to drive the piston rapidly move upwardly to reposit.

One end of each variable resistive element, which forms a memory array, in the same row is connected to the same word line and the other end of each variable resistive element in the same column is connected to the same bit line. A first word line voltage is selected and applied to the selected word line, a second word line voltage is selected and applied to the unselected word lines, a first bit line voltage is selected and applied to the selected bit line, and a second bit line voltage is selected and applied to the unselected bit lines. The voltage difference between the first word line voltage and the first bit line voltage is set at a value that is no less than the first voltage difference that changes the resistance value of a variable resistive element, and the voltage difference between the first word line voltage and the second bit line voltage, the voltage difference between the second word line voltage and the first bit line voltage and the voltage difference between the second word line voltage and the second bit line voltage are respectively set at a value that is no greater than the second voltage difference that does not change the resistance value of a variable resistive element.

A method for forming a median crack and an apparatus for forming a median crack are provided, where the formation of a deep, straight median crack is possible, and an excellent broken surface of a brittle substrate can be gained as a result of breaking.

In the method for forming a median crack in a brittle substrate, the brittle substrate is irradiated with a laser beam along a laser-scribe line to be formed with median cracks on the brittle substrate so as to be heated to a temperature that is no higher than its melting temperature, and thereby, a median crack is created along the laser-scribe line to be formed with median cracks and expanded starting from a notch that has been formed in the brittle substrate, and this method for forming a median crack in a brittle substrate is characterized in that high temperature portions that receive intense radiation from a laser beam, and low temperature portions that receive faint radiation from a laser beam are alternately formed along the laser-scribe line to be formed with median cracks.

A beverage dispenser provides numerous inventive features in its refrigeration system (82), diluent delivery system (78), concentrate delivery system (74), mixing and dispensing system (76), and control system. The refrigeration system (82) employs a plate heat exchanger to provide on demand refrigeration of an intermittent water flow. The diluent delivery system includes a flowmeter/solenoid/check-valve assembly. The concentrate delivery system employs a positive displacement pump. The mixing and dispensing system includes a mixing nozzle (80) that has a locking feature such that an elevated blocking surface directly faces the inlet of pressurized diluent to create turbulence. The control system receives package-specific information from a scanner and diluent flow rate information from the flowmeter, and then determines the pump speed in order to set a desired mix ratio.

The invention discloses a liquid crystal electrical control zero-crossing scanning leaky wave antenna based on comb-line waveguide, which belongs to the technical field of microwave antenna construction. The problems that a conventional electrical control scanning leaky wave antenna based on a varactor and other traditional electric tuning elements difficultly works in a microwave high frequency band and the existing liquid crystal electrical control fixed-frequency scanning leaky wave antenna is difficult to realize zero-crossing scanning and requires a bias circuit which is specially designed are solved. The antenna provided by the invention comprises a top dielectric plate layer, a metal layer, a liquid crystal layer and a bottom waveguide groove. The metal layer is arranged between the top dielectric plate layer and the bottom waveguide groove. A longitudinal groove structure is arranged on the upper surface of a rectangular plate to form the bottom waveguide groove. The metal layer is in a comb-line structure. N periodic slit units are arranged between two columns of comb teeth on the comb-line structure. N periodic slit units comprise two groups of vertical slit columns and a group of transverse slit column. Through periodic transverse slits, the equivalent series inductance of electromagnetic waves spreading between the bottom waveguide groove and the metal layer is increased. Through periodic vertical slits, the equivalent parallel capacitance is increased.

A limiting plate control device is for a scooter luggage. The device includes first and second shells that form a cavity shell, and a sliding pressing block, first and second sliders, and first and second elastic elements that are all located within the cavity shell. The device comprises an extrusion mechanism configured to allow the first slider protrusion to retract into the cavity shell by pushing the pressing block and to allow the second slider protrusion to retract by further pushing the pressing block. The device has a simple structure and is easy to operate. Moreover, a button shell for a scooter luggage is provided. The button shell has a spilt frame which includes a first baffle with a limiting bump and a second baffle with a limiting groove. The button shell has a simple structure and is easy to assemble and operate.

Disclosed in a wind rotor (1) comprising one or more blades (3) rotating around a vertical, central axis (4) within a main bearing (5), said blades being parallel to said vertical axis (4), said blades being connected via crossbars (6), said blades being disposed freely rotatably in bearings (7), and said blades being orientable by means of a wind vane (9). Said blades (3) comprise a symmetrical aerodynamic profile (8) over their entire cross-section. Said rotor comprises a primary control mechanism (11), which is controlled by said wind vane (9) and aligns said profiles (8) of said blade(s) (3) along the wind direction (10) at each point of their trajectory (13) around the central vertical axis (4), said blades being disposed on said crossbars (6), and a secondary control mechanism (12), which aligns the longitudinal axes of said profiles (8) of said blade(s) (3) to the wind (10) at each point of their trajectory (13) around the central vertical axis (4) so as to produce an optimum aerodynamic force depending on the rotation angle of the crossbars (6) with respect to the wind vane (9) and the rotation velocity of the crossbars (6).

In a chromatic dispersion and dispersion slope compensating apparatus according to the present invention, a WDM light which has been angularly dispersed to a first direction by a VIPA plate, is angularly dispersed to a second direction vertical to the first direction by a diffraction grating, and optical signals of respective wavelengths output from the diffraction grating are reflected by any one of a plurality of three-dimensional mirrors having reflective surfaces of curved shapes different from each other, to be returned to the VIPA plate. Thus, with a simple control mechanism in which the plurality of three-dimensional mirrors are moved to only the second direction, an apparatus capable of variably compensating for the chromatic dispersion and the dispersion slope independent of each other can be provided.

An autostereoscopic projection device comprises a light source providing a light, a light scanning module, a light transmitting module, a light combining module including a first light combining element, a spatial light modulator module including a first spatial light modulator element, and a lens. The light scanning module includes a reflective surface and an actuating device capable of deflecting the reflective surface. The normal vector of an incident surface of the first light combining element is coplanar with the normal vector of a reflective surface of the first spatial light modulator element, and the coplanar plane is perpendicular to a disposition plane of the projection device. The light provided by the light source module is transmitted through the light scanning module, the light transmitting module, the light combining module and the spatial light modulator module sequentially and then leaves the projection device through the lens.

The invention belongs to the field of a tracked robot and particularly relates to a six-rod self-adaptive tracked robot. The six-rod self-adaptive tracked robot comprises tracks, synchronous pulleys, a vehicle body and a driving motor at the middle part of the vehicle body, wherein each track is supported by two six-rod linkage mechanisms; each six-rod linkage mechanism is formed by a frame, a front lower arm, a front upper arm, a main arm, a rear arm and a big arm; the two six-rod linkage mechanisms are fixedly connected by brackets; a spring set is arranged between the bracket for fixing two big arms and the bracket for fixing two frames; and preferably, the six-rod self-adaptive tracked robot also comprises a tail wheel. The robot disclosed by the invention has strong stability and good obstacle crossing ability, is simple to control and can cross obstacles by the structure without obstacle crossing driving equipment; and meanwhile, only the frames are fixedly connected with the vehicle body, so that the six-rod self-adaptive tracked robot can obtain a better damping effect.

A power conversion circuit includes a flyback DC-to-DC converter, a capacitor and a DC-to-AC converter. The flyback DC-to-DC converter is used for receiving an input DC voltage and converting the input DC voltage into a constant high DC voltage. The capacitor is connected to the flyback DC-to-DC converter for filtering the high DC voltage. The DC-to-AC converter is connected to the capacitor for converting the filtered high DC voltage into an output AC voltage.

A method of controlling an output of a generation plant (2) that is connected to a bulk electrical power network (4) by an electrical route (6). The method comprises determining (31) a phase angle difference between a first phase angle representing a phase angle of a voltage waveform at an output of the generation plant (2) and a second phase angle representing a phase angle of a voltage waveform at a location within the bulk electrical power network (4). The phase angle difference is compared (32) to a threshold phase angle difference that represents a constraint on the electrical route (6). The output of the generation plant (2) is controlled (33, 34) based on the comparison to prevent overloading of the electrical route (6).

A pneumatic nail gun includes a gun body having a movable cylinder therein; a hitting piston disposed in the cylinder; a main air housing collecting a compressed high pressure air with a constant pressure; and at least one main passage disposed at a peripheral portion of the cylinder or a side of the main air housing, the at least one main passage having a valve bolt therein to divide the main passage into a top passage, a middle valve chamber, and a bottom passage, the top passage and the middle valve chamber being connecting with the main air housing for introducing and gathering high pressure air therein, the middle valve chamber being connecting with the bottom passage via the main valve opening, the valve bolt being capable of controlling the opening and closing of the main valve opening for rapidly repositing the piston.

A method of controlling a controllable device related to a building aperture, whereby a climate related characteristic for the aperture is adjusted by the device, and whereby the device is controlled in accordance with a climate and comfort program which is dependent on a control parameter, whereby the device is controlled in accordance with a time schedule provided by the climate and comfort program.

The spring-loaded mechanical control mechanism for a circuit-breaker in a high-voltage or medium-voltage grid comprises a toothed wheel turned by a spring from a first angular position to a second angular position, and a cog wheel co-operating with the toothed wheel to displace it from the second angular position to the first angular position so as to tension said spring. Said toothed wheel has a peripheral set of teeth including a retractable segment on which at least four teeth are spaced apart from one another at a constant pitch identical to the pitch of the primary teeth.

A portable compound battery system comprises at least one or more portable high energy battery sets, a load information center, a fixed high power battery set and a variable output power compound battery management module, wherein the portable high energy battery sets convert the output voltage by means of the variable output power compound battery management module including a variable output power DC/DC converter and then parallel with the fixed high power battery set. The system according to the present invention can determine the output power based on load requirements and overall battery system conditions so as to appropriately provide the electric energy that the load needs or replenish electric energy of the high power battery set. In addition, the portable high energy battery sets according to the present invention enable features in convenience and compactness, so it is possible to recharge using a battery recharger anytime and anywhere.

A hemodialysis apparatus includes means for measuring or calculating a blood volume or a blood volume change as a blood index level, a hemodialysis means, and a controlling means that controls hemodialysis conditions of the hemodialysis means according to the blood index level. The controlling means controls the hemodialysis means so that hemodialysis operation is carried out without performing water removal at the time of the initiation of the hemodialysis operation until the blood volume stabilizes. The hemodialysis operation is carried out by performing water removal after the blood volume is stabilized by the hemodialysis operation without performing water removal, and that is a constitution so that it is possible to calculate the primary blood volume (BV₀) of each patient according to the following formula (I), from % ΔBV of hemodialysis operation which has been carried out before the blood volume is stabilized, and the increased blood volume circulating outside the body. The primary blood volume (BV₀)=increased blood volume circulating outside the body (space outside the body)/% ΔBV_x. (I), wherein % ΔBV_x is the ratio of the volume change of the blood volume (BV) when hemodialysis is performed without performing water removal.