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A system for locking and unlocking containers to transport modes and other containers comprises a plate and spring housed in an upper corner fitting of a container, a cable connected to the plate, and guides to route the cable from the plate to a rotatable locking leg housed in a lower corner fitting of the container. The twist lock of a lifting spreader engages the upper corner fitting of a container, urging the plate and spring in the upper corner fitting downward. The cable is pulled downward by the depression of the plate, accordingly pulling the locking leg, causing it to rotate to an unlocked position.

A system for locking and unlocking containers to transport modes and other containers comprises an actuating unit in an upper corner fitting of a container, a mechanical connecting means connected to the actuating unit, and guides to route the connecting means from the actuating unit to a rotatable locking leg housed in a lower corner fitting of the container. The twist lock of a lifting spreader engages the upper corner fitting of a container, urging the actuating unit. The connecting means is in turn urged thereby causing the locking leg to rotate.

The invention provides a double-face OLED displayer, which is characterized by setting the OLED in all pixels (P) in one display area (A) of two adjacent display areas (A) as a top emission OLED (D),and setting the OLED in all pixels (P) in the other display area (A) as a bottom emission OLED (D '), so that a user can watch normal display pictures in two directions, that is, front and back facesof one OLED displayer, and double-face display can be realized without arranging two displayers back to back; and the double-face OLED displayer can expand use range of the OLED displayer, reduces purchase and maintenance cost of the user, reduces occupied space of the double-face displayer, and meanwhile, greatly improves beauty degree of the double-face displayer.

A Video Card with standard video output and a Network Ethernet port output of compressed digital video output that represents the image seen by a monitored computer user. A custom video card software driver is used to set up the dual display video controller configurations that assist with the functioning of the digital video compression that is a hardware combination of Run-Length, Huffman encoding and MPEG located on the same monitored user video card. One of the video controller's I2C ports is used to control the compression video circuits and as the pathway for the custom Ethernet communications, thus avoiding an additional costly connection to the user's main computer bus. The first video stream from the dual head video controller chip is used for regular viewing by the local PC (personal computer) user. The second video flow is a frame delayed version of the first video stream used to for comparing current and old frames as the core digital compression image process that results in an Network Ethernet video output. This invention provides a low cost hardware compression for the popular XGA, UXGA VESA computer graphics formats.

A rotor or propeller may have rotor blades and a passive pitch angle adjustment apparatus. The passive pitch angle adjustment apparatus may include levers, rods, and central rod. Levers may be connected to rotor blades and rotate them around a respective pitch axis. Rods may be connected to levers and mechanically link levers with each other via central point that is located outside rotor plane. Central rod may connect central point with base point that is located in a longitudinal direction of rotor axis. The passive pitch angle adjustment apparatus may enable a cyclic pitch adjustment of the rotor blades and block a collective pitch adjustment of the rotor blades.

Systems and methods for generating a command to monitor communications in a frame relay network are described. In an embodiment of the present invention, an analyst or automated system creates a command to instruct a network element to mirror a port to another network element in communication with the frame relay network. In one embodiment, the analyst troubleshoots a communication link between two network elements by creating two port mirror commands, transmitting the commands to the network elements, and then monitoring subsequent communications between the elements.

The invention specifically relates to an energy-saving rapid construction method for ventilating shafts of tunnels, which solves the problem that shortcomings exist in the construction on the existing ventilating shafts of tunnels by using a downward driving method. The method comprises the following steps of: a, measuring the position of a positioned shaft; b, carrying out strengthening construction on the geologic status of a shaft mouth, meanwhile, excavating a vertical ballast-discharge hole downwards from the shaft mouth, and carrying out excavation from the front hole of a tunnel to the position of the shaft until the excavating position meets the vertical ballast-discharge hole; c, carrying out shaft excavation by using a drilling and blasting combined method; d, when the shaft is excavated to a certain depth, carrying out secondary lining construction on the upper part of the shaft, wherein the secondary lining construction and the shaft construction are performed synchronously; and e, installing a shaft ventilating device. According to the invention, through adopting a mode of carrying out equidirectional and synchronous operation flow on the shaft excavation construction and the shaft secondary-lining construction, the method has the significant advantages of small safety risk, high construction speed, high working efficiency, energy saving, consumption reduction, easiness in construction drainage in shafts, low comprehensive construction cost, and capabilities of reducing the equipment investment, saving the occupied land and the cost of ecological restoration engineering, and obviously improving the construction work environment.

A system for locking and unlocking containers to transport modes and other containers comprises an actuating unit in an upper corner fitting of a container, a mechanical connecting means connected to the actuating unit, and guides to route the connecting means from the actuating unit to a rotatable locking leg housed in a lower corner fitting of the container. The twist lock of a lifting spreader engages the upper corner fitting of a container, urging the actuating unit. The connecting means is in turn urged thereby causing the locking leg to rotate. The locking system, and apparatus to unlock a container twistlock, comprises in addition to an actuating unit, a locking mechanism in a lower corner fitting of the container, and a vertical coupler connecting the actuating unit with the locking mechanism. A torsional force applied to rotate the actuating unit is converted to a tension force by the actuating unit to move the vertical coupler, thus resulting in the rotating and unlocking of the locking mechanism.

A tree and stump remover, suitable for use on skid-steer or similar vehicles, has a coupling operative with standard bucket mounts. Forward and generally centrally protruding from the coupling is a knife with teeth, serrations, or hooks. In alternative embodiments, the teeth, serrations, or hooks may move relative to each other, or be fixedly mounted. Knife support plates extend the width of the apparatus, and are provided for engagement with the base of a tree. In one preferred embodiment, additional smaller spikes extend adjacent to and spaced from the knife, which further facilitate cutting roots and toppling a tree in a single movement. A process of removing trees and stumps using the preferred apparatus includes cutting the roots extending away from the stump or tree from at least a first side, lifting or toppling the remaining root bundle, and shaking or piercing the root bundle to release dirt retained therein.

The invention provides a novel roll structure for manufacturing variable-section leaf springs, including a transverse roll body and a roll shaft. The roll shaft includes roll shaft Ⅰ, roll shaft Ⅱ and roll shaft Ⅲ, the roll shaft Ⅲ is horizontally arranged on the left and right sides of the roll body, the middle of the roll shaft Ⅲ is provided with a roll body, and the roll body includes the roll shaft Ⅰ fixed on the roll shaft Ⅲ , the roll shaft II fixed on the right side of the roll shaft I, the detachable roll alloy sleeve set on the roll shaft II, and the spacer fixed on the right side of the roll shaft II, the roll shaft II and the roll alloy sleeve are provided with key grooves , A matching square key is placed in the keyway, and two round nuts are fixed on the spacer. The invention changes the original integral roll into a split roll, which saves materials and improves the inconvenience of roll maintenance and replacement; adopts high-nickel alloy material, has high wear resistance and long service life; novel and simple structure, simple operation, and good product appearance , can effectively and quickly roll out the variable cross-section leaf spring products that meet the requirements.

A common toothbrush usable electronic toothbrush is provided. The common toothbrush usable electronic toothbrush includes: a toothbrush receiving part having a housing for receiving a toothbrush and a fixing member for fixing the toothbrush; and a driving part tightly attached to the toothbrush receiving part, for vibrating the whole toothbrush by transmitting a vibration generated from a driving of a motor to the toothbrush receiving part. Since the electronic toothbrush can receive common toothbrushes of various kinds instead of a dedicated electric toothbrush, it is possible to permanently use the electronic toothbrush by replacing common toothbrushes, thus increasing a user's satisfaction by allowing a usage of toothbrushes as the user wishes.

The invention relates to the technical field of automotive electronics, in particular to a multi-millimeter-wave radar combined self-calibration method and system. The method comprises the steps thatmultiple millimeter-wave radars are installed on a vehicle, whether the vehicle meets the condition of entering a calibration mode or not is judged, and if yes, the calibration mode is entered; each millimeter wave radar obtains a vehicle motion track through a GPS and / or inertial navigation system; the low-credibility vehicle motion trail is iteratively corrected by using the high-credibility vehicle motion trail until the credibility of the vehicle motion trail obtained by the GPS and / or inertial navigation system and each millimeter-wave radar reaches a set credibility range, and the combined calibration is ended; and each millimeter wave radar angle correction coefficient obtained by combined calibration is written into each corresponding millimeter wave radar to realize calibration ofeach millimeter wave radar. Iterative correction is carried out through combination of multiple motion trails and credibility in the combined calibration mode so that the calibration precision is higher.

Systems and methods of compressing and displaying the contents of multiple display devices on a single display device are presented. The display content from each of a plurality of devices is contemporaneously displayed by placing each respective desktop display raster data into video memory in a sequential order for each of the plurality of monitors and setting the scan engine to scan a single, very wide, image having a horizontal value equal to the sum of the widths of the individual displays and a vertical value equal to the original height of the individual display.

Apparatus and process for producing a flat dough product, in particular a pizza, topped with assorted toppings, is provided with a plurality of topping dispensers and at least one movable positioning mechanism, which is provided vertically below a plane spanned by the topping dispensers and to which a dough carrier is associated which may be supported such that it can rotate; the positioning mechanism actuated by an actuating mechanism to position the dough carrier underneath a topping dispenser to allow topping to be dispensed. The topping dispensers are arranged in a matrix configuration, distributed in two mutually perpendicular spatial directions x,y and the positioning mechanism is configured for positioning the dough carrier in the two mutually perpendicular spatial directions x,y corresponding to the matrix configuration. The topping dispensers are actuated passively to dispense topping by rotating the dough carrier and / or by means of the lifting mechanism.

Conventional optical-transmission-type residual stress measuring apparatus cannot be used for completing the measurement of residual stress in an optical film having light reflective property, and conventional optical-reflection-type residual stress measuring apparatus is known failing to achieving the measurement of residual stress in an optical thin film having transparent or translucent property. In view of that, the present invention discloses a system for measuring residual stress in optical thin films, which is able to be utilized for achieving the residual stress measurement of respective optical thin film having transparent or translucent property and that of respective optical thin film having light reflective property. Therefore, it is helpful for largely reducing both the purchase cost and the maintenance cost by only purchasing the residual stress measuring system provided by the present invention instead of simultaneously purchasing the aforesaid two different types of residual stress measuring apparatuses.

A tool turret mechanism includes internal and external tool turrets, a toothed ring secured to the internal tool turret, a central shaft secured to the external turret, a power switch, and a clutch; the central shaft has a piston fitted thereto; the power switch is used for providing power to the internal and the external turrets through the toothed ring and the shaft respectively; the clutch includes a fixed clutch claw, external and internal ring clutch claws, which are respectively securely connected to inner edge of the internal turret, and inner edge of the external turret; the ring clutch claws will rotate, and engage each other; when the piston is actuated, and displaced, the external turret will be forced to change position, and both the turrets will be left and right displaced between a first position, in which they engage the clutch, and a second position, in which they disengage the clutch.

A measurement apparatus for determining a bending moment acting on a hollow cylindrical body in a current state as well as to a method of operating such a measurement apparatus. The measurement apparatus may include a sensor support structure, a sensor arrangement with sensors, and a processing system. The processing system may determine displacements of the inner surface of the hollow cylindrical body relative to the sensors based on the distances measured in the current state compared to the distances measured during an initial undeformed state, and determine the bending moment acting on the hollow cylindrical body based on the displacements.

Apparatus and process for producing a flat dough product, in particular a pizza, topped with assorted toppings, is provided with a plurality of topping dispensers and at least one movable positioning mechanism, which is provided vertically below a plane spanned by the topping dispensers and to which a dough carrier is associated which may be supported such that it can rotate; the positioning mechanism actuated by an actuating mechanism to position the dough carrier underneath a topping dispenser to allow topping to be dispensed. The topping dispensers are arranged in a matrix configuration, distributed in two mutually perpendicular spatial directions x,y and the positioning mechanism is configured for positioning the dough carrier in the two mutually perpendicular spatial directions x,y corresponding to the matrix configuration. The topping dispensers are actuated passively to dispense topping by rotating the dough carrier and / or by means of the lifting mechanism.

An in-ear headphone having an MMCX socket and a detachable in-ear headphone assembly are provided. The in-ear headphone includes a headphone housing and a speaker assembly disposed in the headphone housing. The headphone housing includes a first housing and a second housing to be connected with each other. The first housing has a first interface portion extending from one end thereof. The second housing has a second interface portion extending from one end thereof. The first interface portion and the second interface portion jointly form an interface.

The present invention is to provide a lockback tool, which includes a workpiece body having a workpiece portion adjacent to an end thereof and a positioning slot disposed thereon adjacent to the other end thereof; a handle defining an accommodating space therein and having a resilient plate and at least one positioning stud disposed inside accommodating space so that, when the other end of workpiece body is inserted into accommodating space, positioning stud can be engaged into positioning slot; and a lockback element pivotally connected in the handle and having one end adjacent to the workpiece portion and the other end being pushed by the resilient plate so that the workpiece portion can be locked by the end of the lockback element or, when the other end being pressed by an external force against the resilient plate, the workpiece portion can be released from the end of the lockback element.

An in-ear headphone having an MMCX socket and a detachable in-ear headphone assembly are provided. The in-ear headphone includes a headphone housing and a speaker assembly disposed in the headphone housing. The headphone housing includes a first housing and a second housing to be connected with each other. The first housing has a first interface portion extending from one end thereof. The second housing has a second interface portion extending from one end thereof. The first interface portion and the second interface portion jointly form an interface.

A mobile communication terminal device equipped with a replaceable communication module and a back cover thereof are provided. The mobile communication terminal device includes: a host processor configured to control and operate the mobile communication terminal device; a baseband processing unit configured to process a mobile communication protocol; and a radio frequency (RF) signal processing unit configured to wirelessly communicate with a mobile communication network, wherein the host processor, the baseband processing unit and the RF signal processing unit are further configured to be implemented as modules that are attachable to or detachable from a printed circuit board (PCB) of the mobile communication terminal device.

The invention discloses a vehicle-mounted T-Box and BCM integrated device which comprises a data processing unit, a remote communication unit used for transmitting data to a remote platform and receiving platform instructions, a vehicle body control unit used for receiving instructions and transmitting the instructions to the relevant execution unit, and a vehicle body data acquisition and transmission unit used for acquiring vehicle body data and transmitting the vehicle body data to the relevant execution unit. The remote communication unit, the vehicle body control unit and the vehicle bodydata acquisition and transmission unit are all electrically connected with the data processing unit. The vehicle-mounted T-Box and BCM integrated device integrates the functions of the vehicle-mounted T-Box and the BCM, and reduces the production cost of a vehicle factory.

A Video Card with standard video output and a Network Ethernet port output of compressed digital video output that represents the image seen by a monitored computer user. A custom video card software driver is used to set up the dual display video controller configurations that assist with the functioning of the digital video compression that is a hardware combination of Run-Length, Huffman encoding and MPEG located on the same monitored user video card. One of the video controller's I2C ports is used to control the compression video circuits and as the pathway for the custom Ethernet communications, thus avoiding an additional costly connection to the user's main computer bus. The first video stream from the dual head video controller chip is used for regular viewing by the local PC (personal computer) user. The second video flow is a frame delayed version of the first video stream used to for comparing current and old frames as the core digital compression image process that results in an Network Ethernet video output. This invention provides a low cost hardware compression for the popular XGA, UXGA VESA computer graphics formats.