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A millimetre-wave radio antenna module (600) comprising: an antenna substrate (603) having an antenna (602) provided on a face thereof; and a semiconductor die (601) comprising a wireless system IC, the die mounted on a face of the antenna substrate and configured to provide a signal to the antenna, wherein a ball grid array (605) is formed on a face of the antenna substrate for mounting the antenna module to a circuit board, the ball grid array being configured to define an air dielectric gap (606) between the antenna and the circuit board.

The invention relates to an electronic apparatus 10 comprising a body 14 about which a collapsible flexible display 16 is wrapped. In accordance with the invention the body 14 comprises an area 16a on which the flexible display is conceived to overlay in its extended state. This area may be provided with illumination unit for enabling a front illumination of the display in use and/or with a touch-sensitive area 13 for enabling touch functionality in use.

An apparatus having a supporting surface (3) for containers (4) and a device for loading and unloading the containers (4) onto the supporting surface (3). The device has a component (11) for unloading the containers from the supporting surface and a drive unit (12) for facilitating movement of the component (11) relative to a supporting surface (3).

In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, a method of generating an application specific parser is presented. In one embodiment, the method is implemented in a software generation tool. The software generation tool receives a specification that includes an XML schema and semantic actions. The software generation tool then performs the methods of the instant application to automatically produce an application-specific parser.

An input apparatus includes: a touch sensor 11; a piezoelectric element 13; a piezoelectric element drive unit 15; a control unit 17 configured to detect a pressure load on the touch sensor 11 based on an output signal of the piezoelectric element 13 and, when the pressure load satisfies a standard to provide a tactile sensation, to control the piezoelectric element drive unit 15 to drive the piezoelectric element 13 such that the tactile sensation is provided to a pressing object; a connection switchover unit 14 configured to selectively connect the piezoelectric element 13 to the control unit 17 or the piezoelectric element drive unit 15; and a discharge circuit 16 configured to discharge electric charge in the piezoelectric element 13. When the pressure load satisfies the standard, the control unit 17 controls the connection switchover unit 14 to connect the piezoelectric element 13 to the piezoelectric element drive unit 15 such that the piezoelectric element 13 is driven, and then controls the discharge circuit 16 to discharge the electric charge in the piezoelectric element 13.

An agricultural cutting device has knife bar sections with section knife blades. A drive with phase offset drives the knife bar sections at least temporarily in opposite directions. The section knife blades interact scissor-like with counter knives. The knife bar sections have adjacently positioned bar ends. When the knife bar sections move, a gap of varying size is formed between the bar ends. A mowing finger is arranged at the gap. A stationary knife blade with first cutting edges is arranged at the mowing finger. The first cutting edges are arranged adjacent to the mowing finger and extend at a slant relative to a forward travel direction of the cutting device so that the cutting edges have a V-shaped arrangement broadening in travel direction. The knife bar sections have an outer knife blade attached to the bar ends whose cutting edges extend parallel to the travel direction.

An agitating device includes: a movement portion which is provided in a liquid accommodation portion that has an accommodation chamber accommodating a liquid containing a functional material and a deformation portion that is deformed so as to change a volume of the accommodation chamber, and is moved along with deformation of the deformation portion; and an agitating portion which agitates the liquid in the accommodation chamber along with movement of the movement portion.

A POS terminal includes a display, basic computer components and a housing in which basic computer components are mounted. The display is a flat panel display. A convex-block for positioning the display is provided on the back of the display. The housing comprises at least two carrying surfaces, at least one seating surface which bears the weight of the POS terminal, and two side surfaces. A recess is provided on each carrying surface for engaging the convex block on the display. Moreover, an angle between one of the carrying surfaces and one of the seating surfaces is different from another one of the carrying surfaces and the one of the seating surfaces.

A flooded evaporator is provided which can remove floating mist more exactly resulting in that the refrigerant mist is prevented from being sucked into the compressor, and with which heat transfer between the medium to be cooled and refrigerant liquid is improved. The evaporator is composed such that; a tubular housing (3) is provided to erect from a horizontal cylindrical container (1) which forms a heat exchanging section with a heat exchanger (2) accommodated therein, an inner tube (12) for upwardly guiding refrigerant vapor generated in the heat exchanging section is provided, the inner tube (2) is covered by a loose cover (13) so that refrigerant vapor containing refrigerant mist flowed up in the inner tube (12) impinges against the loose cover (13) to be deflected downward to flow out from the inner tube (12), a space (17) is secured in the tubular housing (3) to allow refrigerant mist to fall down utilizing gravitational attraction, a demister (16) is provided in the tubular housing (3) above the space (17), the clearance area between the inner tube (12) and loose cover (13) is smaller than the clearance area between the outer periphery of the loose cover (13) and inner periphery of the tubular housing (3), and circulation paths (20) of refrigerant liquid are formed in the container (1).

An antenna arrangement of an electronic device and a device is disclosed. The antenna arrangement includes two radiator elements. The first radiator element of the two radiator elements is connected to a feed element. A second radiator element of the two radiator elements is a passive element and connected to a ground plane. The first radiator element is arranged to feed the second radiator element by radiating energy.

A sunshade assembly includes a housing, the housing enclosing a lengthwise interior space and including a lengthwise slot extending between the interior space and an outer surface of the housing; and a sunshade apparatus disposed within the housing and including a sheet of shade material wound upon a roller and unwindable therefrom to an extended position. The sheet of shade material is biased to a wound configuration around the roller and is extendible through the slot. A leading edge of the shade material includes a support bar attached thereto. The support bar is disposed outside of the housing and is configured and dimensioned so that it cannot be withdrawn through the slot into the housing. Also provided herein is a kit for mounting the sunshade assembly to an interior surface of a vehicle.

A vehicle roof structure which can regulate the quantity of lighting while ensuring appearance quality when viewed from the compartment. When a roll shade is arranged at a retreat position, incident light penetrates a glass roof thence penetrates a supporting member and a closing member exhibiting translucency and finally penetrates an opaque skin material exhibiting translucency. Since the opaque skin material covers a ceiling matrix on the inside of the compartment and closes the ceiling opening continuously from the inside of the compartment, if a roll shade is arranged at the light shielding position, the ceiling opening cannot be distinguished easily by a crewman when the crewman looks the vehicle roof side from the inside of the compartment and it is recognized as continuous interior.

An Nth stage shift register of a gate driving circuit includes a pull-up unit for pulling up an Nth stage gate signal of a gate line to a high level voltage according to a driving voltage and a first clock signal; an energy-store unit for providing the driving voltage to the pull-up unit; a driving unit for charging the energy-store unit according to a previous stage gate signal; a pull-down unit for pulling down the driving voltage and the Nth stage gate signal to a low level voltage according to a control signal; and a control unit for generating the control signal according to a second clock signal and the driving voltage ; wherein the first and the second clock signals have a same pulse width, and a rising edge of the first clock signal leads a rising edge of the second clock signal by 1/4 to 1/2 pulse width.

An expandable storage apparatus for a blade server system is provided. In one preferred embodiment of the invention, the storage apparatus inserted within a blade server system comprises a storage system for storing desired information which can be accessed by the blade server system; a control module to control access to information stored in the storage system; and a connector being connected to a middle plane of the blade server system, wherein the storage apparatus is effectively coupled through an input/output module and a middle plane to a blade server within a single blade server system eliminating the need to connect the blade server system to an external storage system.

The wall rack which is designed for an office workstation, in particular a PC workstation, in a freestanding mobile embodiment or with fixed installation comprises essentially an upright base frame (1,10,10') onto which a front panel (2,2') is fitted on each side. The shelves (7,8) of various shapes and dimensions in the form of storage shelves (7) or work surfaces (8) which can withstand larger loads can be arranged and rearranged at selected heights on one or both front panels (2,2'). Through a subdivided opening (20) in the front panels (2,2'), which can be manually accessed by means of flaps (4) which can be pivoted upward, it is possible to access an electric socket unit for supplying power and/or for connecting communication leads for the equipment positioned in front of the wall rack. The storage shelves (7) are mounted in a detachable fashion by means of supporting bars (71) which are plugged in to socket holders (73) and mounting pins which are mounted on the front panels (2,2'). The work surfaces (8) rest on brackets which are pushed onto bracket holders which are also connected to the base frame (1,10,10') through the front panels

A spice container storage system comprising of a series of frame shelving units arranged adjacent to one another that slide in and out of a cabinet on drawer guides located on the top and/or bottom of each frame. The front of each frame has a unit retrieval hole which serves as a handle. The device has two positions: a storage position and a spice access position. In the accessible position, the spice containers stored on the shelves are easily visualized and can be removed from either side of the frame shelving unit. Each shelf employs railings and an open central channel to keep the spice containers aligned and prevent them from accidentally becoming dislodged. The spice containers store in a compact, vertical space to improve storage efficiency of the cabinet, which can be an independent structure or integrated into existing cabinetry.

An automotive repair tool for performing general automotive mechanic and body work, and specifically adapted for restoring old vehicles, and for repairing dents and chiseling off bolt heads and screws includes a ratchet extension having a first striker end and a second tool end, a striker detachably securable to the first striker end for receiving the hammer blows thereby avoiding damage and distortion to that end of the ratchet extension, and a plurality of auto body work tools interchangeably attachable to the second end of the ratchet extension with the ratchet extension coming in various lengths to accommodate different repair sites and areas on the automotive vehicle and the ratchet extension capable of being used as a standard ratchet mechanism when not utilized for auto body work and restoration.

A buckle apparatus capable of easily securing mounting space of a holding board preventing the buckle apparatus from bulking and realizing easiness for securing internal space of the buckle apparatus is provided. In one form, the buckle apparatus is provided with covers including an opening portion at one side, a buckle portion being provided in the covers and being engaged with a tongue of a seat belt inserted through the opening portion, a slimline LED light source provided in the vicinity of the opening portion, holding boards, provided in the covers, in a standing manner such that at least a light source holding portion for holding an LED light source is arranged in a direction to intersect with an inserting direction of the tongue.

An integrated pylon structure for a propulsion system is suitable for one end to be connected to an aircraft wing and the other end to be connected to an aircraft engine. The pylon structure includes a pylon box section (110) formed from an upper and a lower bean, a frame (100) and a side wall panel. The pylon structure has a thrust reverser hood connection structure, provided on the side wall and connected with a nacelle thrust reverser hood having a front fixed hood (301) and a rear movable hood (302). A guide rail allows the rear movable hood to slide and open relative to the pylon box section. The engine thrust reverser hood is directly connected to the side wall of the pylon box section and a guide rail on the side wall guides the opening of the thrust reverser hood.

An integrated duct and monitor housing having ductwork for environmental control via the flow of air and mounting provisions for a monitor. The entire arrangement is suitable for use in a vehicle. The housing includes an air inlet a housing mounting structure for anchoring the housing to a portion of a structure; a monitor mounting structure for anchoring a monitor to the housing and an air outlet. The air inlet, the housing monitor structure, the monitor mounting structure, the monitor mounting structure, and the air outlet form an integrated housing, the integrated housing being hollow throughout and allowing air flow throughout the housing.

A technology for combined offshore floating wind power generation, comprises a base platform and a power generation device mounted on the platform, characterized in that the platform is in the shape of a regular octagon and each corner of the regular octagon is provided with an independent corner floating unit. The center of the regular octagon is provided with an independent central floating unit. A floating support unit is connected between each corner floating unit and the central floating unit and between each pair of adjacent corner floating units such that a platform frame is formed. A deck is mounted on the platform frame and a plurality of independent chambers are in the floating support unit. The power generation device at least comprises a wind power system above the central floating unit and the corner floating units.

The MPU for switching control arithmetic operation 210 in the switching control arithmetic operation unit 200 performs arithmetic operations to determine a predetermined delay time (synchronous delay count value D) for each circuit breaker 1100. The synchronous delay count value is sent to each switching command control unit 400 of the corresponding circuit breaker. The hardware counter 20 of the switching command output control unit 450, for the switching command signal received from the superordinate device 2000, counts the synchronous delay count value D, which is the delay time. When the semiconductor switch of the switching command output unit 10 turns ON after counting completes, the switching command signal (circuit breaker drive current) after the synchronous switching control is output to the circuit breaker drive coil 1110 of the circuit breaker 1100. A switching controller for circuit breaker and a switching control system for circuit breaker are provided, which can implement cost saving and space saving, even if switching of a circuit breaker in a lower branch system, such as a power distribution system, is controlled.

Provided is a self-sharpening polishing device with magnetorheological flexible polishing pad formed by dynamic magnetic field and polishing method thereof. The device includes a polishing disc revolution mechanism and a multi-magnetic-pole synchronous rotary drive mechanism, the polishing disc revolution mechanism including a transmission shaft motor, a transmission shaft, a transfer disc, an eccentric shaft fixing disc, a cup-shaped polishing disc and a transmission shaft transmission mechanism, the multi-magnetic-pole synchronous rotary drive mechanism including an eccentric spindle, a synchronous rotary drive disc, flexible eccentric rotating shafts, eccentric sleeves, magnetic poles, the eccentric shaft fixing disc, and a spindle motor, etc. The device does not need a circulating device to renew magnetorheological fluid and does not need to renew the magnetorheological fluid during the finishing process; in fact the entire process from rough polishing to precise polishing can be done at one time. The device maintains a consistent workpiece surface and delivers a low cost and very efficient polishing process that is eminently suitable for the planes of optical elements with large diameter; it is also suitable for studying the material removal mechanism of planar optical materials and detecting sub-surface damage, as well as other experimental studies.

An assembly for a vehicle having a supporting housing includes a drive unit, a moveably supported camera unit for recording a surrounding area of the vehicle, an actuation element, a mechanical return element, and a support element, which is coupled to the mechanical return element, wherein the mechanical return element exerts a return force that retains the actuation element in the standby position, or forces the actuation element into the standby position when the camera unit is in the standby position. The return element is supported on the support element. An assembly is thus created in structurally simple manner, which is distinguished by a small installation space, and which can be operated in an energy efficient manner. The support element can be moved in relation to the supporting housing. Also, the drive unit is coupled to the support element.

A clothes hanging system wherein a clothes hanger has a metal or magnetic plug in lieu of a hook and may be packaged with metal or magnetic rods, strips or mounting systems for the purpose of hanging clothing to achieve clothes organization while eliminating stretching of collars and tangling of hangers.

A fluid treatment tank for use in a well fluid processing system. The tank is divided into at least three compartments, including an oil treatment compartment for receiving oil from a separator vessel of the well fluid processing system so as to allow stabilization and/or final separation and treatment of the oil, a reject treatment compartment for receiving reject fluid from one or more water treatment units of the well fluid processing system so as to allow gravitational separation of heavier and lighter components of the reject fluid, and a water treatment compartment for receiving de-oiled water from one or more water treatment units of the well fluid processing system so as to allow degassing and/or final separation of the water. Also, a well fluid processing system including such a fluid treatment tank.

A direct drive (21) for a cylinder (1) comprises a hollow shaft (2). The direct drive comprises a drive housing (7) in which at least one rotor device (9) and at least one stator device (11) are arranged. According to the invention, the stator device (11) is connected to the drive housing (7), auxiliary substances and/or operating substances such as oil, coolant or vapour are supplied to the cylinder (1) through the hollow shaft, the hollow shaft (2) is guided through the drive housing (7) preferably without bearings, and the rotor device (9) is directly connected to the hollow shaft (2). The inventive drive (21) is especially maintenance-free and compact and especially used for a rotating cylinder (1) in the paper industry, without gearboxes and clutches, and with direct supply or discharge of auxiliary substances and/or operating substances. The rotor device (9) at least partially surrounds the hollow shaft (2).

A board-end connector and a wire-end connector capable of being engaged with each other to form a wire-to-board connector assembly are provided. The board-end connector includes a board-end insulating housing, a plurality of board-end terminals, and a plurality of board-end signal terminals. The board-end insulating housing has a board-end power mating section and a board-end signal mating section. The board-end signal mating section is located on one side of the board-end power mating section and has a long signal slot. The plurality of board-end terminals are accommodated in the board-end power mating section. The plurality of board-end signal terminals are accommodated in the long signal slot of the board-end signal mating section.

A connector device includes a motor-side connector 30 including a motor-side terminal 31, an inverter-side connector 60 including an inverter-side terminal 70, a motor case 10 including the motor-side connector 30, and an inverter case 50 including the inverter-side connector 60, the connectors 30, 60 being fitted together when the inverter case 50 is stacked on and fastened to the motor case 10 using bolts 120. When the fastening of the cases 10, 50 is completed, a predetermined gap is ensured between opposing surfaces 36B, 80A of the connectors 30, 60.

The invention reduces the amounts of cleaning liquids and rinse liquid used, as well as the energy consumption. A cleaning head has a plurality of cleaning units and a drying unit. An organic substance cleaning portion of each cleaning unit blows a first cleaning agent selectively over a portion to be cleaned of a substrate, and sucks reaction products etc. through a first suction mouth. An inorganic substance cleaning portion blows a second cleaning agent over the portion to be cleaned of the substrate from which organic substance have been removed, and sucks reaction products etc. through a second suction mouth. A rinse portion blows pure water the portion of the substrate from which inorganic substance have been removed, and sucks its vapor through a third suction mouth. The drying unit dries the substrate by blowing out a heated gas from a hot wind blowing-out mouth. A light guide illuminates the portion to be cleaned of the substrate with ultraviolet light, and thereby decomposes residual organic substances.