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A piezoelectric debris sensor and associated signal processor responsive to debris strikes enable an autonomous or non-autonomous cleaning device to detect the presence of debris and in response, to select a behavioral mode, operational condition or pattern of movement, such as spot coverage or the like. Multiple sensor channels (e.g., left and right) can be used to enable the detection or generation of differential left / right debris signals and thereby enable an autonomous device to steer in the direction of debris.

A rock climbing exerciser includes a main frame having a base member abutting against a support surface and two stands upwardly perpendicularly extending from the base member. The two stands are parallel to each other. A cyclic device is mounted between the two stands. The cyclic device includes a first drive and a second drive device synchronously operated with each other. An endless strap is mounted around the first drive device and second drive device. Multiple grips extend through the endless strap and are secured on the cyclic device for user to climb thereon. A speed reducer is mounted on one of the two stands and connected to the second drive device to reducing the moving speed of the endless strap during operating.

A door closer for a top hung sliding door has a buffer mechanism and a trolley hanger. The buffer mechanism includes a stationary base, a sliding block, a hook, two buffers and two resilient members. The sliding block is slidably mounted on the stationary base. The hook is pivotally mounted on the sliding block. The buffers are mounted on the stationary base and each buffer has a piston rod secured to the sliding block. The resilient members are mounted on the stationary base and each resilient member has one end secured to the sliding block. The trolley hanger has at least one engaging recess selectively engaging the hook. Therefore, the buffers can provide a buffering force and the resilient members can release a resilient force to reduce a moving speed of a door panel.

A process and apparatus for cleaning a transport belt of a machine for the production or processing a web. The apparatus includes at least one nozzle device composed of a rotatable nozzle head having at least one cleaning nozzle, a transport device including a crosspiece extending substantially crosswise to a transport belt travel direction, in which the at least one nozzle device is coupled to the transport device and adapted for displacement along the crosspiece. A traversing speed of the nozzle device is very low and falls within a range of between approximately 1 mm / min and 10 mm / min. Alternatively, the at least one nozzle is positionable in a plurality of cleaning positions that are successively arranged crosswise to the transport belt, and the at least one nozzle is held stationary in each respective cleaning position for a predefined time period. The process includes displacing the at least one cleaning nozzle at a very slow traversing speed within a range of between approximately 1 mm / min and 10 mm / min. Alternatively, the process includes discontinuously moving the at least one cleaning nozzle to a plurality of cleaning positions successively arranged in a transport belt travel direction, positioning the at least one nozzle to remain in the cleaning positions for a predefined period of time, and rapidly displacing the at least one nozzle between adjacent cleaning positions.

A method of scanning for writing a pattern on a surface, including providing a scanning beam comprised of a plurality of independently addressable sub-beams, scanning the surface with the scanning beam a plurality of times, the sub-beams scanning the surface side-by-side in the cross-scan direction, each sub-beam being modulated to reflect information to be written, and overlapping the beams in successive scans in the cross scan direction such that all written areas of the surface are written on during at least two scans.

According to an aspect of the invention, an apparatus for transporting objects comprises a frame for receiving at least one object, at least one handle coupled to the frame, at least one set of wheels coupled to the frame, at least one track coupled to the frame, wherein the track allows movement of the apparatus in addition to the wheels, and at least one brake mechanism coupled to the frame.

The invention discloses an automatic door opener of a refrigerator and the refrigerator adopting the same. The device comprises a box body, a mandril, a driving component and a control component, wherein the mandril extends out of the box body between the extending position for opening a door and the retraction position for retracting the box body so as to be movably arranged in the box body; the mandril adopts a rectangular rod shape; the driving component is connected with the mandril for driving the mandril to move; the control component is connected with the driving component for controlling the moving direction of the mandril. According to the embodiment of the invention, through adopting the device, the door body of the refrigerator is opened automatically, the door-opening process of the refrigerator is intelligent and labor-saving, and as a result, the refrigerator adopting the automatic door opener is more intelligent.

A mark forming method for a moving body is disclosed. The method includes the steps of forming a second material layer, which scatters second wavelength light by being dispersed a first material that has a light absorbing property for first wavelength light therein, on a moving body; irradiating the first wavelength light on a part of the second material layer, making the first material at the part absorb the first wavelength light, and changing a scattering property of the part of the second material layer; and forming a mark whose scattering property for the second wavelength light is different in the part.

The invention provides a robot operating method and a robot. The robot operating method comprises the steps that the robot grabs a target article and moves towards the destination position of the target article; the robot photographs video information of the current scene in real time through a photographing device and transmits the video information to a communication terminal which is bound with the robot in advance; and when the robot moves to the position away from the destination position by a preset distance, the moving speed of the robot is decreased to the target speed, the photographing frame rate of the photographing device is increased to the target frame rate, photographing is conducted at the target frame rate, and the photographed video information is transmitted to the communication terminal in real time. By adoption of the robot operating method and the robot, a user can accurately know the condition of the current scene of the robot, and the probability of misoperation is lowered.

An information display device includes: an image display unit that displays a plurality of images in a spiral manner according to a predetermined order; an operation information input, unit that, inputs operation information for the plurality of images; and a display processing unit that displays the plurality of images on the image display unit such that, in accordance with movement angle information and angular velocity information obtained from the operation information, the plurality of images are moved in a generally circumferential direction of a spiral formed of the plurality of images. Thus, the spirally arranged images are moved in the generally circumferential direction of the spiral, in accordance with the movement angle information and the angular velocity information obtained from the operation information. Therefore, compared to a case where an up-down-left-right key or the like is used, a particular one of the images can be selected through intuitive operation.

One embodiment of the invention provides a thin film transistor and a preparation method thereof, an array substrate, and a display device, and relates to the technical field of display, which can reduce leakage current of thin film transistors on the premise that the thin film transistor electron mobility is guaranteed. The thin film transistor comprises a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a semiconductor active layer, wherein the semiconductor active layer is divided into an amorphous silicon part and a polycrystalline silicon part; at least part of the amorphous silicon part is located between the source electrode and the drain electrode; the amorphous silicon part is mainly made of amorphous silicon and the polycrystalline silicon part is mainly made of polycrystalline silicon.

In a ball screw device, a ball screw nut is rotated, causing a screw shaft to rectilinearly move in the axial direction, and the limit of the movement of the screw shaft is determined by a stopper. The ball screw device includes a hollow shaft that rotates together with the ball screw nut and in which the screw shaft is movably fitted. The hollow shaft is provided with a small diameter portion that exerts a dragging force on the screw shaft before the screw shaft reaches the limit, and a buffer layer is formed on a tip portion of the screw shaft.

A medical robot system and a method to control the medical robot system are used to detect position information of a surgical instrument in an incised region, thereby improving the safety of robotic surgery. A surgical instrument may be inserted in a through-hole of a trocar inserted into an incised region of a patient. The medical robotic system includes a surgical instrument position detection apparatus to detect position information of the surgical instrument in the through-hole of the trocar, when the surgical instrument is inserted into the through-hole. The medical robotic system further includes a console to control an operation of a surgical robot having the surgical instrument, based on the detected position information of the surgical instrument.

There is provided a punching device including: a die member having a plurality of die holes formed therein; a plurality of punch members which are caused to advance into the die holes to punch holes in a member to be punched; an operating member having cam portions formed along a direction intersecting the direction of advancement of the punch members, the operating member being moved along the direction intersecting the direction of advancement of the punch members to cause by a conversion function of the cam portions the punch members to advance into the die holes; and a drive unit for selectively causing advancement of the plurality of punch members by changing the direction of movement of the operating member. In the punching device, each of the cam portions has a straight groove and a cam groove for performing the conversion function, and when the operating member is moved in one of opposite directions, at least one of the cam grooves of the cam portions acts on one of the punch members to selectively cause the same to advance.

A spot welding system including spot welding gun having a movable electrode driven by a servo motor, a counter electrode arranged facing it and with a multiarticulated robot, holding one of the welding workpiece and spot welding gun which moves welding workpiece and spot welding gun relative to each other and thereby make the movable electrode and the welding workpiece approach each other from a separated state or vice-versa, monitoring the current or torque of the servo motor, and detecting the surface position of the welding workpiece from the position of the movable electrode and the position of the multiarticulated robot when the trend of the current or torque changes. The precision of detection of the surface position of the welding workpiece by a movable electrode in a spot welding system can now be improved without lengthening the time required for detection of the surface position of the welding workpiece.

Devices, systems, and methods can treat incontinence by heating between about 100 and about 800 cubic millimeters of endopelvic fascia for sufficient time to effect substantial collagenous tissue shrinkage. A probe body may directly engage the endopelvic fascia, or may be separated from the endopelvic fascia, heating through (for example) the vaginal wall. In either case, tissue-penetrating electrodes may be inserted from the probe body so as to heat the endopelvic fascia.

A wireless output unit of a remote controller having a touch pad or a touch panel wirelessly outputs a coordinate value associated with a continuous contact input for the touch pad to a television. A reception unit of the television wirelessly receives the coordinate value associated with the continuous contact input. A display processing unit displays on a display unit a pointer moving on the basis of the coordinate value received by the reception unit. A reducing unit reduces the moving rate of the pointer 3 on the basis of the coordinate value received by the reception unit, when the distance between an object T displayed on the display unit and the pointer 3 displayed on the display unit is within a predetermined distance. An output unit outputs, when the continuous contact input is finished, acceptance information indicating that an input for an object T displayed on the display unit is accepted at a final coordinate value for the pointer 3 displayed on the display unit.

An operation point of the engine where the fuel economy is optimal is obtained based on an iso-fuel-economy curve which is defined by engine speed and engine torque. Each of the operation points is connected to each other to form an efficiency characteristic line on which the demand operation point is computed. When the operation point of the engine is moved in a direction in which the fuel economy is improved, the moving speed of the operation point is increased so that the operation point rapidly moves to the point of high fuel economy as soon as possible. Contrary, when the operation point moves in a direction where the fuel economy is deteriorated, the moving speed of the operation point of the engine is decreased so that the operation point can be moved toward the point of low fuel economy as slow as possible.

An adhesive dispensing system includes a pump and at least one sensor positioned to sense movements of a component of the pump and produce signals based on the sensed movements. The dispensing system also includes a controller operating the pump and communicating with the at least one sensor to collect information regarding operational cycles of the pump based on the signals. As a result, one or more diagnostic processes are enabled at the controller during operation of the adhesive dispensing system. These diagnostic processes may include a leak rate test for the dispensing system, an overspeed detection test for the pump, and expected life cycle monitoring of the pump or other components.

A normally closed solenoid-operated valve is composed of a stationary element provided at one end of a stationary sleeve, a movable element slidably inserted in the sleeve to face the stationary element and provided at an external surface thereof with a communication groove which axially extends between the opposite ends thereof for permitting the flow of the operating fluid, and an electromagnetic coil for exciting the stationary element and the movable element. A damper chamber is defined by an annular shim provided between the lower end surface of the stationary element and the top surface of the movable element. When the damper chamber is closed by the lower end surface of the stationary element and the top surface of the movable element, a dent groove makes the damper chamber communicate with the communication groove.

A mechanical roping steer apparatus for practicing roping of a steer is disclosed that comprises a support assembly for engaging the ground surface and a steer assembly mounted on the support assembly. The support assembly may comprise a main frame and a pair of lateral skids mounted on the main frame, and the pair of lateral skids may each be pivotable with respect to the main frame. In some embodiments, the steer assembly includes a frame and a body covering assembly mounted on the frame and configured to move with respect to the frame in response to movement of the steer assembly across the ground surface. In some embodiments, the steer assembly comprises includes a frame and a head assembly mounted on the frame and configured to move with respect to the frame in response to movement of the steer assembly across the ground surface.

A wafer processing apparatus includes a common path, extending in a Y-axis direction, in which one wafer or a plurality of wafers are conveyed, a plurality of process units stacked on both sides of the common path to constitute multi-stage structures, a main handler moved in the common path in the Y-axis direction and rotated about a Z axis at an angle theta to load / unload the wafer into / from the process units, an arm section arranged to move in the main handler in the Z-axis direction, a plurality of holding arms arranged in the arm section to constitute a multi-stage structure so as to respectively hold the wafers, each holding arm being advanced and retreated on an X-Y plane from the arm section, an optical sensor, arranged in the arm section, for detecting a holding state of the wafer in each of the plurality of holding arms, and a controller for controlling an operation of the main handler, an operation of the arm section, and operations of the plurality of holding arms on the basis of a detection result from the optical sensor, wherein the controller advances or retreats each holding arm while operating at least one of the main handler and the arm section, and causes the optical sensor to detect the holding state of the wafer by each holding arm before the holding arm reaches a corresponding one of the process units.

There are provided a sheet inlet, a saddle-stitch compilation tray for aligning and accommodating plural sheets that are input through the sheet inlet, and a rotary cutter unit for cutting a saddle-stitched sheaf of sheets accommodated in the saddle-stitch compilation tray. In the rotary cutter unit, a sheaf of sheets is cut by moving a circular blade in a direction perpendicular to a sheet transport direction of a sheet transport path from one end in the direction perpendicular to the sheet transport direction. Different sheaves of sheets may be cut by a go-movement and a return-movement of the circular blade.

An aerial camera system is disclosed that comprises at least one camera arranged to capture a plurality of successive images. Each camera including at least one respective image sensor, and the field of view of each camera is movable in a substantially transverse direction across a region of the ground. The system also includes a stabilisation assembly associated with each camera that has at least one steering mirror. The steering mirror is controllably movable so as to translate the optical axis of the camera relative to the at least one image sensor in synchronization with image capture, so as to effect stabilisation of an image on the at least one image sensor during image capture as the field of view of the camera moves in a substantially transverse direction across a region of the ground. The system is arranged to control the at least one camera to capture successive images at defined intervals as the field of view of the camera moves in a substantially transverse direction across a region of the ground.

The invention relates to a dense-phase high-temperature oxygen-enriched oil-free ignition combustion device, which solves the defects that the prior art is high in energy consumption, unstable in fire, low in combustion intensity, easily worn in equipment and narrow in the adaptation range to coal types. The device comprises an ignition pulverized-coal nozzle which is arranged in the center of a shell. An outer port of the ignition pulverized-coal nozzle and an ignition chamber are connected with a central shaft, and an inner port of the ignition pulverized-coal nozzle is communicated with an ejection opening of an ignition device, wherein the ignition device comprises a pulverized-coal conveying pipe the inside of which is provided with an oxygen conveying pipe; an outlet of the pulverized-coal conveying pipe and a gas outlet of the oxygen conveying pipe are communicated with the inner port of the ignition pulverized-coal nozzle respectively so as to form the ejection opening; and a heating system is arranged outside the pulverized-coal conveying pipe the inside of which is provided with the oxygen conveying pipe. The device has the advantages of low energy consumption, stable reliable fire, high combustion intensity, equipment not easy to wear and wide adaptation range to coal types.

An autonomous moving device wireless charging system, including an autonomous moving device and a wireless charging station, the wireless charging station includes a wireless charging transmitting end; the autonomous moving device includes: a wireless charging receiving end, the wireless charging transmitting end wirelessly transmits a charging signal to the wireless charging receiving end to transmit electric energy; a charging battery, electrically connected to the wireless charging receiving end, to receive the electric energy transmitted from the wireless charging receiving end; a wireless charging locating module, the wireless charging locating module determines whether the autonomous moving device is at a charging location; a driving module; and a control module, connected to the wireless charging locating module and driving module, when the wireless charging locating module determines that the autonomous moving device is at the charging location, controlling the driving module, to make the autonomous moving device dock at the charging location.