Abstract: This invention concerns a massage vibrator for the relief of various aches and pains in the head, face and body by means of stimulating energy channels and parts of the body surface. It has a central body (11), enclosing a vibration generator (16), at least one pair of springy arms (14) on one part of the central body and an active terminal head (15) at the end of each of these said arms, The terminal heads of each pair of arms are applied to the area to be stimulated and the vibrations produced by the vibrator are transmitted, through the springy arms, to the terminal heads (15) in order to exercise a massaging vibratory action at the point desired.

Abstract: A system with at least one, and preferably at least two, end devices that operates according to a point-to-point protocol such as the IEEE standard 802.3ad. The two end devices communicate with each other through a trunk cluster formed from a plurality of cluster devices. Each of the cluster devices has a synchronization means for configuring all of the cluster devices with a same logical identity to communicate with the end device according to the point-to-point protocol as if all of the cluster devices were a single device.

Abstract: A coin hopper is provided with a disk for dispensing petals-shaped coins smoothly. Particularly the discharging of coins for 20 Euro cents occurs with a smooth pay out using the disk in rotation, accepting a plurality of coins which are stored in a bulk condition. The disk has an opening for accepting and for releasing these coins one by one. The disk has a primary protrusion (23) which is formed on an underside of this disk (21), near the axis line of rotation and at a trailing side edge of the opening (22). A curved second protrusion (24) is formed near this primary protrusion and formed from the trailing side edge of said opening toward a further trailing position. A large curved third protrusion is formed from near trailing position of this second protrusion along the fringe area of the disk.

Abstract: A robot with at least partly externally located cables, particularly robot tool supply cables having a length reserve in the area of the A3 axis of the robot is characterized by a base part located on the robot and having elements for guiding the supply cables and with a leg pivotable against the latter on which is located at least one of the elements for supply cable guidance.

Abstract: An energy-absorbing device for the end of rail vehicles is provided. In order in particular to reduce the cost of adaptation and matching between vehicle manufacturers and suppliers of the energy-absorbing device and the couplings (3) and the design and/or quality risks, the energy-absorbing device exhibits a base frame (1) which carries all the proposed elements for energy absorption in the end area and which is fastened as a compact preassembled module to the sub-frame (9) entirely in the defined interface area.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing profiles formed so as to have different cross-sectional shapes in the height direction, in which a long-sized hoop of workpiece is indexed, a plurality of types of component members having outer contours corresponding to the respective cross-sectional shapes of the profile are formed in a plurality of stages and indexed in the state where the component members are replaced on the workpiece, and the component members are sequentially ejected from the workpiece, laminated into a profile in the final stage.

Abstract: A single-acting type hydraulic cylinder which is operated to be expanded and contracted by supply and discharge of liquid pressure from a so-called bottom side, in which the desired operation is permanently secured without bringing forth abrasion of a bushing or damage of a dust seal caused by rust or scratching in the outer circumference of a rod body. A hydraulic cylinder which is operated to be expanded and contracted by supply and discharge of liquid pressure P to a liquid chamber R partitioned on the bottom side within a cylinder body 1, characterized in that a head member 4 forming an open end of the cylinder body 1 is provided with a lubrication means 7 in sliding contact with the outer circumference of a rod body 3 and an oil seal 8 in series between a bushing 5 and a dust seal 6.

Abstract: The control apparatus, in a rotary press having a plurality of printing units, performs a first calculation of subtracting the number of effective copies from the required number of copies for an operating printing unit and a second calculation of subtracting the number of copies of the operating printing unit from the result of the first calculation until a standby printing unit being ready to be operated, then outputs a first signal when the second calculation results 0 or less, a second signal when the first calculation results 0 or less, a control message to accelerate the printing unit to a predetermined operation speed to the printing control unit of the standby printing receiving the first signal, and a control message to decelerate and stop the printing unit to the printing control unit of the operating printing unit receiving the second signal.

Abstract: A press machine comprising a base, a guide member provided in such a manner that an end thereof orthogonally intersects the base, a support plate provided in such a manner that the other end of the guide member orthogonally intersects the guide member, a screw shaft supported by the support plate in parallel with the guide member, a nut member engaging with the screw shaft, and a movable body; the movable body consisting of a first movable body and a second movable body, both facing each other, obtained by dividing the movable body at a surface intersecting the traveling direction of the movable body; the first and second movable bodies connecting each other via a differential member formed in such a manner as to slidably engage with the first and second movable bodies; the differential member formed in such a manner as to be movable in a direction orthogonally intersecting the traveling direction of the movable body; and the first and second movable bodies adapted to be relatively movable along the traveling

Abstract: An article sorting system is provided. The system comprises a plurality of inflow lines to convey trays each containing articles to be sorted, a first conveyor to convey the trays introduced from the plurality of inflow lines, a plurality of second conveyors branching off from the first conveyor, a plurality of sorting racks each placed opposite to the second conveyer, each sorting rack having a plurality of slots leading to containers into which articles are placed from the trays according to sorting categories by sorters, a plurality of first delivery conveyors each placed opposite to the sorting rack, each first delivery conveyor conveying the containers pushed thereon from the sorting rack, and a second delivery conveyor to convey the containers from the plurality of first delivery conveyors to a shipment area.

Abstract: An amusement device (1) has one or several vehicles (2). The drive device (13) of the vehicles is configured as a high-performance catapult drive (22) which is provided with one or more hydromotors (24) and a traction mechanism (20) that has to be detachably connected to the vehicle (2) by means of a carrying device (14). The catapult drive is designed as a rotary drive or winding drive.

Abstract: A process and system are provided for controlling a respirator with a breathing circuit (2), an inspiration branch (10) and an expiration branch (12), in which the gas components needed for the respiration are fed in by a fresh gas metering device (20) via a fresh gas line (9), as a result of which at least the amount of breathing gas consumed can be replenished. A breathing gas delivery unit (1) is provided in the inspiration branch (10) and with a volume flow sensor (13) in the expiration branch (12). The fresh gas utilization of the respirator is improved and the process and system reduces the resistances in the breathing circuit (2) for the patient (3) by the breathing gas delivery unit (1) being returned during the phase of expiration at a speed that depends on the volume flow that is measured by the volume flow sensor (13).

Abstract: A bottle treatment and conveying method and a bottle treatment installation is provided with a bottle producer or other bottle feed (2). At least one bottle transfer device (4) is provided as well as a plurality of trays (5) for the bottles, a transport device (11), optionally at least one discharge or loading station, preferably a said palletizing unit (22), and at least one treatment station (15). The bottles (26, 30) are transported in one or more said tray stacks (27) formed by said stackable trays (5), which have said closed side walls (24) and tightly surround the said bottles (26, 30), sealingly on all sides. The box-shaped trays (5) are stacked on top of each other for transportation, the trays in the stack sealingly closing each other and the top tray being sealed with a lid (31). The trays are separated at the treatment stations (15) and then restacked after the bottle treatment.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is a washbasin for babies comprising a main portion shaped as a real washbasin, with a central concavity and a flat peripheral portion surrounding it, intended to serve as rest surface for the main portion on the edge of a bidet or on a special rest stand, and a portion hinged to said main portion so as to allow opening the washbasin for use and closing the washbasin for carrying it like a briefcase. On its inside wall surface, the hinged portion of the main portion is provided with means for attaching a mirror and healthcare products for the baby.

Abstract: A method of avoiding collisions between a robot and at least one other object such as another robot is provided in which the user does not need to make any provisions in a robot program for avoiding collisions and defining common work-areas. Furthermore, the method allows for automatic configuration of the workcell from a collision avoidance standpoint. It determines automatically which components have potential collisions with which other components. Since the inventive method is based on predicting the configurations of the moving components over a period of time sufficient enough to allow the machines to stop safely and checks for interference, a priori knowledge of trajectories is not required. If a collision is predicted the machines are commanded to a stop on or off their paths. In this way the inventive collision avoidance method can also be used as a safeguard with other explicit methods.

Abstract: A cylinder head of an internal combustion engine is disclosed with an upwardly open spark plug tube (1), a connection thread (6) present on the end of the spark plug tube for screwing the spark plug into the cylinder head (3) and with a sleeve (2), which is inserted into the spark plug tube and accommodates the spark plug. The spark plug tube is provided with an increased diameter (D) cut through at right angles to a longitudinal direction thereof. A process for manufacturing such a cylinder head is described, in which the internal diameter (d) of the spark plug tube (1) is first increased to a diameter (D) that is larger than the external diameter of the sleeve (2) by a material-removing process, the spark plug tube (1) is subsequently cut through at right angles to its longitudinal direction, and the sleeve (2), wetted with the permanently elastic sealant, is finally inserted into the spark plug tube (1) and is adjusted therein.

Abstract: A plurality of Buffer Management (BM) modules or chips communicate through each other through an interconnect. The BM modules receive packets from other parts of the network or external circuitry. These incoming packets are stored in an ingress pool. Data packets that a BM module receives from the interconnect are stored in a egress pool. The BM module takes the packets from the ingress pool and sends the packets across the interconnect to one of the other BM modules through the interconnect. A BM module receives the packet from the interconnect and stores it in an egress pool. The BM module takes packets from the egress pool and transmits it to a another part of the network or associated circuitry.

Abstract: A grinding bar capable of stably staying a grinding part in a minute part of an affected part to execute a grinding and treatment in an environment having a large visual field is provided. This grinding bar to be mounted on a hand piece and used for grinding a tooth comprises a shank part 12 to be mounted on the hand piece, a tapered neck part 13 provided continuously to the shank part 12, a rod part B provided continuously to the neck part 13 and narrower and longer than the neck part 13, and an arrowhead-like or piece-like grinding part 15 formed by fixing diamond particles to the tip of the rod part B.

Abstract: The present invention provides an injection molding method for providing a molded product with excellent transcription and an excellent gloss level. In this method, immediately after a resin is filled in a cavity (1), a carbon dioxide gas is injected or the skin layer is moved back to form a space (13) between the resin and the die surface (1), so that growth of the skin layer is hold down, and at the same time the carbon dioxide is dissolved in the skin layer for lowering the glass transition point of skin layer. Then the skin layer is again closely cohered to a surface of the die by increasing the resin pressure and cooling the molded product for solidifying behind the holding pressure. With this method, products with excellent transcription and with an excellent surface gloss level can be obtained.