375 results about "Mutual engagement" patented technology

A bone fusion implant for repair or replacement of bone includes a hollow body formed from at least two bone fragments which are configured and dimensioned for mutual engagement and which are coupled together. The hollow body may be formed of autograft, allograft, or xenograft bone tissue, and may include a core formed of at least one of bone material and bone inducing substances, with the core being disposed in the hollow body.

A media delivery device that can automatically initiate and establish a secure wireless communication channel with an audio output device comprises a proximity module that recognizes a mutual engagement zone proximate to the media delivery device. The proximity module can detect when the audio output device is within the mutual engagement zone. Moreover, the media delivery device further comprises a communication module wherein upon the proximity module detecting the audio output device within the mutual engagement zone, the communication module automatically initiates and establishes a wireless communication channel with the audio output device. The media delivery device can then wirelessly communicate with the audio output device outside of the mutual engagement zone using the wireless communication channel.

The combination of a container and a screw-type lid is improved by a tamper-evident feature comprising a locking tab on the exterior of the container having upwardly facing teeth and mating teeth on the lid, the teeth on the container and lid being arranged so as be slidable relative to one another while in mutual engagement when the lid is rotated in one direction and to lock to one another when the lid is urged to rotate in an opposite direction. The tab is tearable to terminate the locking action, thereby evidencing tampering. A catch member formed on the container is positioned to engage and cam one of several latch lugs formed on the lid, whereby to establish a locking action with that latch lug. The catch member prevents removal of the lid from the container until the engaged latch lug is pressed inwardly far enough for it to be released from the catch member, whereupon the lid may be unscrewed from the container.

The present invention relates to medical devices for repairing tissue and more specifically to devices which facilitate tissue regeneration and to surgical methods for the implantation and fixation of such devices. In one embodiment, the medical device is an elongate conduit that includes a longitudinal bore extending therethrough to facilitate the transfer of blood from a vascular region of tissue to a tear or damaged area located in an avascular and/or semi-vascular region of tissue. A filament and/or filaments are attached to the conduit and are positioned to secure the conduit and fixate the adjacent tear walls in mutual engagement. In another embodiment, a series of conduits are connected via a filament and/or filaments to facilitate the implantation of multiple conduits.

A formed part having a multiple-plate structure of zonal design includes a base plate and a plurality of reinforcing plates fastened to the base plate. The multiple-plate structure is configured so that its strength is largely adapted to the load profile to be applied to the formed part and so that its cost of production is reduced. To this end, the thicknesses of the reinforcing plates vary as a function of the load structure to be applied to the formed part and the reinforcing plates engage each other in a positive locking manner so that the abutting edges are provided essentially with regularly arranged projections which are in mutual engagement.

A rotor wheel of a turbine engine includes a plurality of CMC blades each having a first portion constituting a blade airfoil and root and made as a single piece with a second portion forming an outer platform. The blades are held under twisting prestress by mutual engagement via contact zones between the outer platforms of adjacent blades, and the contact zones that are situated on opposite sides of the outer platform of a blade are defined by at least one insert that is integrated in the outer platform and that is, for example, made of a carbon-based material.

An assembly for cultivating plants (17,18), in particular crops. Also, components of said assembly. The assembly comprises a fixedly disposed upright (5) which forms a suspension for a light source (6), and a cart (7) with a carrier (12) which is displaceable from and close to or even against the upright (5), and a container (13) for placing on or at the carrier (12) for the purpose of accommodating at least one plant (17,18). At least one of the upright (5), the light source (6), the cart (7), the carrier (12) and the container (13) may comprise a reflector and/or a light diffuser. Also, a heater with which disinfection is possible, preferably in a closed environment such as a cabin (1). Further, shaping of the upright (5) and the cart (7) for the most compact possible mutual engagement.

A slide coupling fitting for connecting a tubular conduit and the method of use are provided. The fitting includes a tubular body, two opposing open ends, and an external threaded section on an exterior of the tubular body adjacent to each open end; and two tubular sliding couplers, each having an internal diameter slightly larger than an external diameter of the tubular body, and each being connected to one of the open ends of the tubular body, respectively, and coaxial with the tubular body. Each tubular sliding coupler has an internal threaded section adjacent to an inner end which is closer to a longitudinal center of the tubular body, and a smooth interior at an opposing outer end for slidably engaging a tubular conduit. The internal threaded section is complementary to the external threaded section of the tubular body for mutual engagement.

The invention relates to a converter gearing, comprising a gear rim (7), which is connected to the pivoting axis (6) of a converter box, said gear rim being engaged with at least one drive pinion (8) of the converter gearing (9) and at least one locking device, which can be pivoted to engage with and be disengaged from the toothed gearing of the gear rim, (7) in the form of a locking arm (12) that is positioned on a horizontal shaft (10) and configured with toothed gearing (11). The aim of the invention is to improve said locking device. To achieve this, the shaft (10) of the locking arm (12) is mounted in at least one terminal bearing (13, 13′) and the locking arm (12) can be engaged with and disengaged from the toothed gearing of the gear rim (7) in a non-positive manner, preferably by means of active force elements (14, 14′) in its end regions. In addition, the shaft (10) of the locking arm (12) is mounted in the housing of the converter gearing (9) by means of two eccentric bushes (4, 5), which rotate freely within one another, at each of its ends. The mounting is configured in such a way, that by the independent rotation of the same, an ideal mutual engagement position of the two interacting toothed gearing regions of the locking device (12) and the gear rim (7) can be set.

The invention relates to a manual razor including a shaving head (10) having a attached on a handle (20), pivoting means (11, 21) between the head (10) and the handle (20) so that the head (10) can move from a use position perpendicular to the handle (20) into a stowage position parallel to the handle. In order for the razor to be easily stored while occupying as little space as possible, the blade can be pivoted without touching the blade, using a rack (21) provided on a sliding button located on the handle (20), and a toothed wheel (11) connected to the head (10), wherein the toothed wheel (11) and the rack (21) are sized and arranged to be in mutual engagement.

A mobile solar power-generating system includes a prismatic container (1) having a top wall (10), a bottom wall (11) and side walls. A central photovoltaic panel (6) is supported in a tiltable manner on the top wall (10) by supporting elements, on each of the sides of the central photovoltaic panel (6) being hinged a correspondent transversal photovoltaic panel (61, 62, 63, 64) hanging downward in a rest position and being able to rotate 90 degrees upward. On a side of each transversal photovoltaic panel is hinged a side photovoltaic panel (610, 620, 630, 640) that is designed to fold down with respect to the relevant transversal photovoltaic panel (61, 62, 63, 64). Mutual engagement elements are provided for keeping coplanar the transversal photovoltaic panels and the side photovoltaic panels to the central photovoltaic panel (6) when the power-generating system is in an operating position.

A container comprises a dispensing head (13) and a protective cap (1) fitted on the dispensing head (13). The cap (1) comprises a base portion (1a) engageable to a dispensing head (13); a lid (1b) hinged to said base portion (1a) and movable between an open position, in which it allows access to the dispensing head (13), and a closed position in which it prevents access to the dispensing head (13); an outer locator plate (9) engageable with a corresponding inner locator plate (24) of said dispensing head (13), the mutual engagement between said locator plates (9, 24) defining a screwing motion of the cap (1) relative to the dispensing head (13) to automatically achieve an installation of the cap (1) on the dispensing head (13) according to a pre-determined mutual angular positioning. The dispensing head (13) comprising a base (14) able to be coupled stably to an outlet portion of the container; a dispenser (15) having a dispensing head and slidably movable relative to the base (14) to obtain a dispensing of a product contained in the container as a result of a pressure exerted on the dispenser (15); at least one inner locator plate (24) engageable with the outer locator plate (9) of the cap (1), to guide the outer locator plate (9) according to a helical path around the dispenser (15).

To provide a flat cable clamp which can easily carry out a mutual engagement operation of members which clamp down a flat cable over preventing flip-flop (i.e., unstable fixing) of the flat cable which is clamped down, on the occasion that a clamp main body 11 and first, second covers 12, 13 of a flat cable clamp 10 are engaged with each other, cable holding-down protrusions 35, 42 press a bridge portion 62 of a flat cable 60 so as for the bridge portion 62 to be bent toward an inner surface of the clamp main body, in its thickness direction. By that means, the flat cable 60 is held down to the inner surface of the clamp main body 11.

A fuse block 23 includes a main body portion 34, which is arranged along a top edge portion 21a of a frame 21, and an arm portion 35, which extends from an end of the main body portion 34 along a side edge portion 21b of the frame 21 that is roughly orthogonal to the top edge portion 21a. The mutual engagement of rocking restricting portions 31 and 41 that are provided on the side edge portion 21b of the frame 21 and the arm portion 35 restricts displacement of the arm portion 35 in relation to the side edge portion 21b of the frame 21 in a direction orthogonal to the length direction of the side edge portion 21b. This prevents rocking of the fuse block 23 in which the top edge portion 21a of the frame 21 serves roughly as a fulcrum.

The invention discloses a cooling device for dairy product processing. The cooling device comprises a tank body, wherein a hollow cylinder is arranged in the tank body; a cooling cavity is arranged atthe inside; an upper end cover is arranged at the opening part of the top; the upper end cover is fixedly connected with the tank body through the mutual engagement of screw bolts and screw nuts; a liquid inlet pipe, an electric motor and a motor support frame are arranged on the upper end cover; the liquid inlet pipe is arranged at the left side of the upper end cover; a discharging opening of the discharging end, positioned in the tank body, at the bottom end of the liquid inlet pipe is right against the inner side wall of the tank body; the motor support frame is fixedly connected with thetop end of the upper end cover. The cooling device has the advantages that the structure design is reasonable; the operation is convenient; a jacket is arranged at the outer part of the tank body; cold water is introduced into the jacket, so that emulsion in the cooling cavity can be subjected to cooling treatment; the cooling processing of dairy products is promoted; through a stirrer, the dairyproducts at the bottom and the dairy products at the upper part can be promoted to be mixed; the mixing with the dairy products at the upper part is uniform; through the multilayer mixing, the dairyproducts can be uniformly cooled; the cooling and processing requirements of the dairy products are met.

A battery compartment for a hearing aid. The battery compartment comprises a first portion for accommodating a battery and a second portion, where the second portion comprises at least one retaining element for securing the position of the battery compartment with respect to a housing of said hearing aid. The first and second portions of the battery compartment are provided as first and second separate parts (1, 2) comprising releasable interlocking means (12, 14) for mutual engagement.

For use in dispensing a material that has a limited period of utility, a novel device comprises a first part (1) containing the material and a second part (2), wherein the first and second parts have mutual engagement means (6,7) and can be disengaged to allow the material to be dispensed, wherein the device includes, located within the device, control means that can be activated to initiate a time-controlled period of use and that, at the end of that period, causes the first and second parts to be permanently engaged.

A hinge device includes a first fixed tubular half-shell having a working chamber defining a longitudinal axis, a second tubular half-shell rotatable about the longitudinal axis, a pivot rotating unitarily with the latter which includes a single pass-through actuating member having a helical shape, a plunger member slidable along the longitudinal axis, and a tubular bushing having a pair of guide cam slots. A pin inserted within the pass-through actuating member is provided to allow the mutual engagement of the pivot and the bushing. The first tubular half-shell includes an end portion susceptible to rotatably support the pivot, the second tubular half-shell and the bushing are coaxially coupled to each other, and the bushing and the first tubular half-shell are mutually unitarily coupled.