The method involves selecting a language and outputting the location name in the selected language. The selected language is compared with a stored speech attribute of a location name and the name is output in the form allocated to the attribute associated with the selected language. AN Independent claim is also included for the following: a navigation device for a vehicle and an information bear...

A találmány tárgya egy berendezés (10) egy- vagy többrétegűanyagszövedék (18), elsősorban zsebkendőpapír szétválasztására és/vagyperforálására, amely legalább egy elnyelőhornyot tartalmazótámaszhengerrel (16), továbbá lézersugarat (14) kibocsátó legalább egylézerforrást (12) tartalmazó lézerszerelvénnyel van ellátva. Atalálmány tárgya továbbá egy a javasolt berendezés (10) lézersugarával(14) létre...

A noise attenuation panel (33) used to attenuate noise in aircraft engines includes a cellular core (35) and a facing sheet (36) formed with an array of holes (31). The holes (31) are laser drilled to provide: (i) inclined holes (31) passing through the facing sheet (36) in a direction inclined to the normal to the facing sheet (36) hole size variation over the facing sheet (36); (ii) non-circular...

Operation of a multi-variable drilling-rig is carried out within an envelope defined by convex hulls TC,BC that are derived from sets of historical values for the variables accumulated in a store 3 from previous operations. A display unit 5 shows the real-time values Q01-Q10 of the variables on parallel axes X01-X10 together with upper and lower limits Up01-Up10, Lp01-Lp10 of the viable ranges for...

A microwave sensor transmits a plurality of microwaves having different frequencies to a detection area and performs an object detecting operation based on reflected waves of the microwaves of an object present in the detection area. The microwave sensor includes object determining means that determines whether or not the object present in the detection area is an object to be detected, based on a...

An alarm unit, for sounding an alarm on detection of a fire emergency condition, which comprises a smoke detector, an alarm indicator and a heat detector wherein the smoke detector is capable of receiving power from a first power source and the heat detector is capable of receiving power from a second power source.

The invention relates to a process of assembly of at least two silicon substrates. The method comprises: a step of placing in contact a first silicon substrate ( 9 ) with a second silicon substrate ( 10 ), the first and second substrates ( 9, 10 ) being substantially non-transparent for a wavelength lambda of laser radiation (R), and a step of illuminating the first silicon substrate ( 9 ) with a ...

A device to assist in the application of an adhesive tape to a predetermined position in the width direction on an adherend surface having a neighboring surface linked thereto via a folding line. The device comprises a pressing member (1200) with a surface (1202) attached pressingly to a surface (1002) of an adherend member (1001), and at the same time, an edge (1008) between a sloping surface (10...

A papermaker's fabric is made by spirally winding a woven fabric strip. The fabric strip has first and second lateral edges, along which are a first and second lip, respectively. Each lip has at least one lengthwise yarn woven with crosswise yarns. Adjacent to and inward of the first and second lips on the fabric strip are a first and second gap, respectively, which lack lengthwise yarns but whose...

The present invention provides various apparatuses and methods that allow point of purchase products to be automatically dispensed. In an embodiment, the present invention operates with a self-scanning checkout and enables products to be dispensed with other retail items that a consumer collects and brings to the point of purchase. The product is immediately dispensed and provided to the consumer ...

A computed tomographic (CT) imaging system (10) for performing a CT scan includes a detector array (18) including a plurality of detector cells and a processor (36) operationally coupled to the detector array. The processor is configured to receive first data regarding a first x-ray spectral range from a first detector cell, receive second data regarding a second x-ray spectral range different fro...

A centrifugal separator includes a rotor (2B). In the rotor (2B), contact portions (32) each for coming into contact with an outer surface of the cap (6) of a sample tube (4) are formed in open end (31) sides of storing holes (3). The contact portions (32) respectively have notches (33) at portions thereof which face an axis (X). An adapter for a centrifugal separator is also disclosed.

To provide a splicer that can obtain a joint having enough strength even for a spun yarn that is difficult to be untwisted such as hard twist yarn of wool, by preventing protrudent section from being formed. The untwisting nozzles 43, 44 include a nozzle pipe 61, a fluid fluid jet hole 62 which has an opening at the inner surface of the nozzle pipe 61 for generating whirling flow within the nozzle...

Method for creation of a precise blood vessel map for use in invasive blood vessel operations with current X-ray images related to the map. The map is created from a four-dimensional model, i.e. 3-D spatial model together with a time dependent model, whereby the time dependence of the vessel positions due to breathing and heart pulse is incorporated into the model. An Independent claim is made...

纺丝卷取机，其设有：使连续供给的丝条横动的导丝装置；卷绕由横动导丝装置而横动的丝条、在卷绕幅度的外侧有导丝钩的筒管；装着筒管并使其回转的筒管保持具；将规定压力加到筒管上的接触辊；丝尾摘除导引件；使由丝尾摘除导引件变换过的丝条向筒管的导丝钩部移动的导丝件；暂时支承由导丝件作用而移动过的丝条的丝拉紧导引件，横动导丝装置、接触辊、丝尾摘除导引件、导丝件和丝拉紧导引件都紧靠丝条的丝道一侧。; To provide a filament yarn take-up winder that facilitates threading and maintenance operations. The filament yarn take-up winder comprises a traverse device 16 for traversing a continuously supplied yarn Y...

本发明的目的是通过改善弥散氧化锆的氧化物弥散强化型铂材中的金属组织结构，提供蠕变强度特性有所提高的铂材及其制造方法。本发明的氧化物弥散强化型铂材通过在铂中弥散氧化锆、经压延加工和重结晶热处理而制得，构成前述铂材的铂晶粒的压延加工方向的平均晶体粒径在200～1500μm的范围内，且平均晶粒长宽比在20以上。; The present invention is aimed at providing a platinum material in which creep strength is elevated by improving a metal grain shape in an oxide-dispersion strengthened platinum material in which zirconium oxide is dispersed, and providing a pro...

一种高能纳米陶瓷铅酸蓄电池，其电池芯为由若干极板单元竖向叠合的层状结构，每一极板单元由三种材质组成：a.格状板栅，其材质为纳米陶瓷粉与铅金属粉均匀混合的板状物；b.铅膏，涂覆于板栅的表面；c.超细玻璃纤维层，间隔于相邻的板栅-铅膏组合体之间；其电极构成倒“T”字形状，其竖棒为外接线端子，其横棒与每一极板单元的板栅连接；两组电极各由N、S单磁体材质制成；本发明提高铅的比能量，实现大容量、高能、长寿，且体积小、重量轻、价格低。; A high-power lead-acid accumulator of nm-class ceramics is disclosed. The core of said accumulator is a vertically laminated structure composed of several plate electrode units. Each pl...

本发明涉及用于气动连接两根纱线端头的一种纱线捻接装置，配有一个捻接空气增加含水量的装置以及一个捻接头，捻接头的捻接槽至少有一个压缩空气喷入孔。根据本发明，纱线捻接装置(10)至少有一个接到负压源(41，44)的抽吸孔(33，46)，捻接槽(20)经由抽吸孔可直接施加负压，因此随同捻接空气在捻接过程时通过压缩空气喷入孔(34)进到捻接槽(20)中的多余液体从捻接槽(20)流出之前即能被排走。; A textile spinning assembly has a pneumatic thread splicing unit with an liquid-enriched air inlet and a splicing head whose splicing passage has a compressed air inlet. The thread splicing unit (10) pa...

本发明涉及一种自动底稿传送装置，其中在使底稿通过用于读取底稿的读取位置的第1传送机构和第2传送机构之间，形成弯曲的读取通路，该自动底稿传送装置将第1导向部件、第2导向部件，可挠曲的透明薄膜部件作为一体的读取导向组件而形成，以可装卸，或旋转的方式将上述读取导向组件支承于该自动底稿传送装置的机架上。另外，第1导向部件、第2导向部件、透明薄膜部件成整体地相对自动底稿传送装置旋转，由此，透明薄膜部件的底稿传送面可露出，薄膜部件的清洁等的维修作业不对透明薄膜部件造成损伤，可容易并且在较短时间内进行该作业。; An automatic document feeder is provided with the first transport device and the second transport device for feeding an original at a reading positi...

Multiple positive plates constitutes positive cluster and multiple negative plate constitutes negative cluster. The positive cluster and the negative cluster embedded each other are installed in the battery jar. Support framework and colloidal electrolyte are between positive plate and negative plate. The support framework is composed of multiple zigzag brace rods. Two zigzag brace rods constitute...