212 results about "Manual insertion" patented technology

The present invention provides a method and apparatus to insert a needle through a predetermined trajectory and with a predetermined depth, in order to reach a target accurately within soft tissue, under ultrasound imaging guidance. The invention can be applied to carry out, for example, prostate biopsy, or prostate brachytherapy. The apparatus can guide a biopsy needle into defined sites in the prostate gland. A conical approach is used to reach the prostate through one or more pivot points on the perineal wall. The biopsy needle penetrates the patient's skin through the pivot point for multiple cores. The apparatus holds a needle sheath with two ball joints. The orientation of the needle sheath is controlled by locking the front ball joint at the pivot point, and moving the back ball joint on a virtual plane. The biopsy needle is inserted manually through the needle sheath. The depth of the insertion is controlled by the position of the stopper on the biopsy gun holder. Both the orientation and depth stopper are preferably driven by motors.

The invention discloses an insulation paper inserting machine for a motor stator, which includes a working platform and a paper feeding device arranged on the working platform, wherein an indentation device and a cutting device are also mounted on the working platform; a paper guide slot is arranged between the indentation device and the cutting device; a paper pushing mechanism is matched with the cutting device; after the paper feeding device sends out a piece of insulation paper, the insulation paper passes through the indentation device, the paper guide slot and the cutting device sequentially, and then is pushed out of the cutting device by the paper pushing mechanism; the insulation paper finally enters the motor stator clamped on a stator clamping workbench on a side surface of the working platform; the stator clamping workbench is connected with the working platform via a rotating shaft, and can turn over around the rotating shaft. Through the manner, the insulation paper inserting machine for the motor stator not only has the insulation paper forming function, but also can push the clamped insulation paper into a groove of the motor stator, has efficient automatic performance, and puts an end to the low efficiency working manner of manual insertion.

This invention introduces an advertising method that enables content or media (including but not limited to all contents or media on the internet, pictures, videos, radio, television, newspaper, magazines, and other forms of mediums that are capable of being related to products and services) to be tagged with predefined keywords or phrases (also including but not limited to videos, audios, pictures, and other methods of identifying content) advertisements, affiliate marketing advertisements, or additional information. Said predefined keyword tags are stored in a database and are associated directly to predefined advertisements (including but not limited to manufacturers, companies, product selling/distributing agencies, and any other form of stores or shops), affiliate marketing advertisements, or additional information. Said predefined keyword tags are inserted manually by users (individuals, agencies, organizations, or companies) in order to relate to said content or media and to specify which corresponding advertisements to deliver. The displayed advertisements will be shown as forms including but not limited to: lists of products/services, blended content, widgets with affiliated products/services, etc. There is also no limit as to where said tags and said advertisements can be sent to. Most importantly, this invention allows media to be tagged with related products or services so that the product manufacturer/distributor, the advertising, and the individual (media creator) all benefit from it.

A key card encoder incorporates a plunger that is pushed downward as the card is manually inserted into a slot in the encoder and a potentiometer whose value changes based on the plunger position to indicate the card's position at all times. As the card is inserted into the slot, a head encodes a magnetic strip on the card as the card is inserted into the slot, while the head verifies the code in the reverse direction as the card is withdrawn from the slot. The slot is illuminated in different colors and flashing patterns to guide the user through the encoding process and notify the user if there is an encoding error.

A locking mechanism for use on a hasp or other hardware of a door including a housing with an opening configured to receive the hasp, and a locking member that is removable from the locking mechanism during a normal unlocking operation. The locking member is insertable through at least a portion of the housing and the hasp into a locked position. The locking mechanism also includes a locking pin that is engageable with the locking member to lock the locking member in the locked position, and a spring biasing the locking pin in a first direction to lock the locking member. The locking member may have a first end and a second end, wherein the first end has a tapered surface. The tapered surface is engageable with the locking pin to push the locking pin in a second direction opposite the first direction so that the locking member may be manually inserted into the locked position. The locking member may be located predominantly within the housing when in the locked position. In one embodiment, the locking mechanism further includes a second spring, and the second spring biases the locking member along a longitudinal direction thereof when the locking member is in the locked position. The second spring may push the locking member out of the locked position when the locking pin is retracted. In one embodiment, the locking mechanism further includes an electro-mechanical device that retracts the locking pin to release the locking member from the locked position when actuated. The locking member may be manually inserted into the locked position.

A fluid delivery system for dispensing a liquid from a sealed container directly into a closed chamber comprises a container containing a liquid component of bone cement and plugged with a plug, and a closed chamber comprising a receiving port for receiving the sealed container, wherein the receiving port is configured to receive the liquid component in direct response to manual insertion of the sealed container through the receiving port using an open loop system.

The present invention provides improved methods and apparatus for supporting and engaging drill pipe in a mouse hole that allows for multiple drill pipe sections to be attached together before being attached to an existing drill string. The present invention is designed to allow for engagement and disengagement of drill pipe sections of various diameters without the need for manually inserting or removing support shims or slips. Embodiments of the invention provide for rotation of the engaged drill pipe sections to assist in connection to another drill pipe section. These features allow for speedy set up and attachment of drill pipe sections during drilling operations. The support unit of the present invention is also portable, and may be retrofitted into an existing drill rig platform.

An oral scope instrument for facilitating visual examination and inspection of a person's oral cavity and upper airway includes an elongate, flexible arm having first and second ends, a temperature sensor connected to the flexible arm adjacent the first end, an image sensor mounted adjacent the second end, a processor in electrical communication with the image sensor and an image display device. An illumination unit located adjacent the second end provides illumination for the image sensor. A handle connected to the first end enables manual insertion of the flexible arm into the mouth along a portion of the top of the tongue to engage the temperature sensor therewith and position the image sensor for viewing and recording anatomical features of the oral cavity or the upper airway. The processor stores normal anatomical images and may transmit images of recorded anatomical features to the image display device.

The invention discloses an automatic pin bender comprising a workbench. A runner I is arranged on the workbench, a plurality of X-Y transplanting modules are mounted behind the runner I on the workbench, and the pusher dogs of the X-Y transplanting modules are parallel to the runner I. A sheath feeding dislocation module is mounted on the left of the runner I on the workbench, and a runner II of the sheath feeding dislocation module is in butt joint with the runner I. A round pin bending unit, a flaky pin bending unit and a CCD detection module are sequentially mounted on the right of the sheath feeding dislocation module on the workbench. Quick feeding and accurate positioning of sheathes, round pins and flaky pins and quick and stable inserting and bending of pins are realized, and the problem that manual insertion has the disadvantages of low efficiency, inconsistent insertion depth, irregular bending angle and error-proneness is solved. Through modular design, the automatic pin bender is applicable to assembly of different connectors, and can be effectively used in development of similar connector assembly equipment. The development cycle of new equipment can be greatly shortened.

A device for filling tubular casings with edible material is disclosed. The device includes a tube upon which the casing can be shirred onto, a tube inlet, a tube outlet and tube support means. The support means allows the device to be supported for the manual insertion of edible material into the tube inlet and furthermore the manual forcing of this edible material through the tube and out of the tube outlet.

The invention relates to a pneumatic flour transmitting system which is especially suitable for a negative-pressure pneumatic conveying system for flour. The pneumatic flour transmitting system comprises a flour and gas flow pipeline II, a gas-solid mixing accelerating room 2, an electronic unloading valve 3, a manual insertion plate valve 4, a hopper 5, a pneumatic reversing valve 6, a flour and gas flow conveying pipeline II 7, a cyclone dust collector 8, an air sealing machine 9, a pulse reverse-blowing bag type filter 10, a Roots blower 11, a material bin 12, a pressure release valve 13, a vibrating gas hammer 14, an activating hopper 15, a pneumatic insertion plate valve 16 and an electrical control system 17. The pneumatic flour transmitting system is characterized in that the Roots blower 11 is used for absorbing and transmitting rear-phase flour through negative pressure. The pneumatic flour transmitting system has the beneficial effects of relatively great system transmitting amount, and a simple transmitting system; the Roots blower is used for absorbing and transmitting through negative pressure, so that the maintenance rate and the fault rate are low, and the operation cost is low.

The invention relates to a pneumatic contact pin push bending machine for production of a transformer. The pneumatic contact pin push bending machine comprises a working platform, two cylinders, a cylinder fixing plate, a thimble fixing plate, a slide fixing frame, a slide supporting frame, a thimble push plate, a push rod, a thimble plate, a thimble pressure plate, a thimble push plate slide block, a sliding cover plate, a switch rod, a curved needle push plate, a curved needle cover plate and a framework locating plate. By using compressed air as power, the cylinders are pushed to operate so that a guide needle is smoothly inserted into a framework guide needle position, and is bent by 100 DEG on the side surface of the framework, and therefore, the whole process of automatically bending a pin is realized during the production of the transformer. The pneumatic contact pin push bending machine has the advantages of high consistency and little errors when being used for processing products, thereby solving the problem that the appearance quality is influenced due to irregular radians on bending ends during manual insertion, reducing the labor intensity of operators, and increasing the production efficiency by about 10 times. Through regulating main parts of different specifications, the pneumatic contact pin push bending machine can adapt to various products and also be applicable to the insertion bending of guide needles of different sizes.

A key operated switch is provided for disabling an automobile air bag passive restraint system. The two or four position switch includes a housing, a rotor, a plurality of rotationally actuated electrical switch elements, a key ejecting mechanism, and a positive positioning detent. The switch assembly is arranged such that a transverse surface of the rotor defining a key slot is accessible through the housing. The key slot allows an operating key to be manually inserted into the rotor. In or order to insert the key, however, the therein, a certain minimum amount of force must be applied to the key sufficient to overcome the key ejecting mechanism. In the absence of such minimum insertion force, the key ejecting mechanism will act expel the key from the rotor. Once inserted into the rotor, the key may be manually rotated which causes corresponding rotation of the rotor. The rotation of the rotor in turn, actuates select electrical switch elements attached to the rotor, according to the angular position of the rotor. The electrical switch elements define a plurality of distinct switch states, each corresponding to a particular angular position of the rotor. Finally, the positive positioning detent forces the rotor to an angular position corresponding one of the distinct switch states defined by the electrical switch elements during those periods when no external torque is being applied to the rotor.

User distributed advertisements (UDA ads) facilitates insertion of manually selected ads into a document that is to be distributed (e.g., transmitted, published, and/or posted) such that the document is to be made available to other users. For example, manually selected ads can be inserted into an email to be sent to another user, a blog to be posted for viewing by other users, a message to be sent to another user, a message board entry to be posted for viewing by other users, a document published and made available to other users, etc. Hence, UDA ads provide a scaleable advertising platform that achieves at least some of the benefits of manual targeting. Charges might be assessed to the advertiser, perhaps subject to one or more conditions being met. Rewards might be provided to the user that inserts and/or distributes the UDA ad, perhaps subject to one or more conditions being met. Performance metrics of UDA ads might be determined and used for various purposes, such as later ad serving arbitrations. A user interface for advertisers to allow their ads to be UDA ad-enabled might be provided.

There is provided a package structure for packing a flat display unit which improves workability in taking a flat display unit out of a packing box. A lower cushioning material which supports a display portion of the flat display unit from below has a manual insertion portion so that the display portion can be held at a portion close to a lifting person's body when the display portion is taken out of a lower part of the packing box. A reinforcing rib is provided on a front side of the lower cushioning material to prevent damage to the lower cushioning material due to a reduction in strength. To prevent the lower cushioning material from being taken out together with the display portion when the display portion is taken out, a recess is provided in the lower cushioning material so that the recess is caught on a bending portion in the lower part when the display portion is taken out.

The invention discloses a waterproof blind plug automatic insertion device. The device comprises a plastic shell feeding module, a rack, a vision detection module, an X-Y movement module, a waterproof blind plug insertion module, a feeding and discharging module and an unloading module. The rack is provided with a worktable. The worktable is provided with the plastic shell feeding module, the X-Y movement module, the waterproof blind plug insertion module and the unloading module. The waterproof blind plug insertion module is arranged on one side of the X-Y movement module and is matched with the X-Y movement module. The feeding and discharging module is arranged above the portion, between the plastic shell feeding module and the unloading module, of the worktable. A bottom plate of the feeding and discharging module is perpendicular to an X-axis bottom plate of the X-Y movement module. The vision detection module is arranged at the top end of the rack. By means of the device, a plastic shell is quickly clamped, positioning is precise, a waterproof blind plug is quickly and stably inserted, and the problems that manual insertion efficiency is low, the insertion depths are not consistent, and faults are likely to occur are solved. By means of the modular design, the modules are quickly replaced, the waterproof blind plug automatic insertion device can be applicable to different waterproof blind plugs and plastic shells, and the application range of equipment is widened.

The invention relates to an automotive tyre pattern depth detector comprising a clamping adjusting device, a bracket, a small broken stone scratching device and a detecting device. The bracket is installed at the middle part of the clamping adjusting device; the small broken stone scratching device is installed at the upper end of the bracket; and the detecting device is installed at the lower endof the bracket. At present, when existing tyre pattern depth detection is carried out, the worker uses a pattern wear scaleplate to carry out measurement; the offset is caused easily when no verticalinsertion or sufficient insertion at the maximum depth is performed in a manual insertion mode; only on-site measurement by the worker is required and the read and measured data have low accuracy; and when the scaleplate is inserted, the small broken stones clamped in the pattern may affect the measurement accuracy, so that the detection efficiency is low. However, with the automotive tyre pattern depth detector, problems can be solved; the tyre pattern depth can be measured accurately; sufficient vertical insertion of different tyre patterns is realized; and a detection rod is fixed after depth detection, so that the worker can read the number conveniently after taking the rod and reading is carried out accurately.

An apparatus ( 10 ) suitable to process sheets ( 13 ), in particular comprised of an validating machine ( 10 ) for the validation of documents ( 13 ) such as cheques or similar documents, comprising a vertical guide ( 11 ), and a pair of arms ( 22 a , 22 b) suitable to hold and support a cheque ( 13 ) along a respective lower edge ( 13 a) in a first hold position (Pi), when the cheque ( 13 ) is inserted into the vertical guide ( 11 ), wherein in response to the presence and alignment of the cheque ( 13 ) in said first position (Pi), two pairs of rotating rollers ( 42 a , 42 b , 44 a , 44 b) automatically engage the cheque ( 13 ) from opposite sides, the arms ( 22 a , 22 b) are moved out of contact with the lower edge ( 13 a) of the cheque ( 13 ), in order to free the feeding path of the cheque towards the interior of the validating machine, and the cheque is also fed vertically, in a downward direction, by means of the two pairs of rollers from the said first position (P 1 ) to a second processing position (P 2 ) in the validation zone for being validated. The cheque ( 13 ) inserted into the validating machine ( 10 ) can also be moved in a horizontal direction, for example, in order to perform the detection of data recorded on the cheque ( 13 ) by means of a magnetic detection unit ( 76 ). The validating machine ( 10 ) permits easy and practical manual insertion of the document to be validated from above, in a vertical direction, still at the same time ensuring correct and safe alignment of said document in the vertical guide, whereupon it activates and controls in a completely automatic manner the related validation cycle.

The present invention relates to article handling and sorting and in particular to a system and method for handling and sorting both regular and exception articles. Regular articles are ones which fit into an article bin assigned to the article's destination address. Exception articles are ones which no longer fit due to volume concerns. In operation, a first sort of the article batch is performed into bins or PODs assigned to regular and exception articles. The exception articles are extracted, polywrapped and sorted a second time in sequence of delivery. The exception articles are also sorted in sequence of delivery. Markers are inserted into the regular article stack to indicated where an exception article should have gone. After the second sort, the articles are again extracted, exception articles first. Related regular articles are then extracted and the exception articles are manually inserted where marked. Because the exception articles are in sequence order, they will also be in the order of the markings, making manual insertion sequential and therefore easier. The present invention also includes a system for performing the above.