Abstract: An oral hygiene products dispenser stand for storing and dispensing oral hygiene products such as toothbrushes, mouthwash, disposable cups, and dental floss is described. The stand includes a base, a supporting framework for storing and dispensing disposable cups, and a plurality of toothbrush holders. The brush head end of a toothbrush can be placed into a toothbrush holder to be sanitized and dried. The stand serves as an oral hygiene products dispensing station when the base supports a bottle of mouthwash, fluoride rinse or other antiseptic fluid.

Abstract: A motorcycle is provided having front and rear wheels. A frame is supported on and connected to the front and rear wheels. The frame includes a rear swing frame pivotally connected to a front frame. A seat and an engine are mounted to the frame. The engine is disposed between the front and rear wheels. A radiator is mounted to the rear swing frame and is disposed between the engine and the rear wheel. A fan assembly is connected to the radiator and is disposed rearward of the radiator. An inner fender is disposed between the radiator and the rear wheel.

Abstract: An upper portion of a damper connected at its lower end to a lower arm of a suspension is accommodated within a side frame having a closed section. An upper spring seat, which is a mounting portion for the damper, is fixed to a lower surface of the side frame by a bolt. Thus, the support rigidity of the damper is enhanced, whereby the responsiveness of the damper to a load input from the lower arm is improved. Moreover, since the upper portion of the damper is accommodated within the side frame, an internal space in the side frame can be utilized for disposition of the damper. In addition, it is unnecessary to arrange the side frame and the damper side-by-side in a lateral direction of the vehicle body, and hence it is easy to ensure a space for disposition of the suspension.

Abstract: A signal processing method is disclosed, where, after inputting a measurement data weighted-spline filter formula is selected to calculate an initial value of a spline filter, weight is adjusted, spline filter output is calculated, convergence is judged thereafter. When the weight is not judged converged, the weight is updated and the weight adjusting and spline filter output calculation are repeated, to conduct a robust spline filtering on the measurement data.

Abstract: A piezoelectric drive that is used to create a relative movement between a first and a second body on a plane of movement. The drive includes a flat metal sheet (1) that forms, or is secured to, the first body and that is arranged parallel to the plane of movement. The metal sheet (1) has a rest region (3) and at least one resonator area (4). An elastic spring area (5), which is parallel to the plane of the metal sheet, is disposed between the rest region (3) and the resonator area (4). A flat, rectangular piezoelement (6), which can be excited in a 3,1 mode, is coupled to a longitudinal axis (A) such that the longitudinal axis of the piezoelement (6) lies essentially on a longitudinal axis of the resonator area (4). The resonator area (4) protrudes above the piezoelement (6) in the direction of the longitudinal axes (A), and forms a tapered horn shape (7).

Abstract: A cart for transporting objects is provided. The cart includes a base structure supported on a plurality of wheels. An elongated tongue is telescopically mounted to an underside of the base structure and is movable between an extended position, wherein the tongue extends in front of the cart, and a retracted position, wherein the tongue is disposed under the cart. A hitch apparatus is mounted to the base structure at the posterior end thereof. The hitch apparatus includes a hitch for receiving a tongue of another cart and a locking assembly for locking the tongue to the hitch. The locking assembly includes a pin movable between locking and release positions. A tongue actuator is connected to the tongue and is operable, upon manipulation by an operator, to move the tongue from the retracted position to the extended position, while a hitch actuator is connected to the pin of the locking assembly and is operable, upon manipulation by an operator, to move the pin from the locking position to the release position.

Abstract: A vehicle seat for receiving an occupant is placed on a slider so as to move along a guide rail. A pair of belt anchor brackets for anchoring each end of a lap belt at each side of the seat is provided under the guide rail, and a weight sensor for sensing weight variation of the seat is provided under the belt anchor bracket. The tension of a seat belt (lap belt) does not affect the weight sensing functionality of the weight sensor and the state of the seat can accurately be determined.

Abstract: In a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device by processing of a wafer level, in the case of forming the semiconductor device at the wafer level, on the basis of inspection results on individual semiconductor chips constituting a semiconductor wafer, a treatment for forming a circuit including a rewiring pattern is performed with respect to a semiconductor chip judged as a conforming product and a treatment in which a rewiring pattern is not formed in order to avoid having adverse influence on a semiconductor device of a conforming product or an inspection apparatus in an inspection of a formed semiconductor device after forming the semiconductor device is performed with respect to a semiconductor chip judged as a nonconforming product.

Abstract: The probe has a triple tube structure, in which an eluate from a liquid chromatograph flows through an innermost flow passage, a matrix solution flows through a flow passage outside the innermost flow passage, and the air or acetone flows through an outermost flow passage. Before analysis, acetone is flowed to rinse the matrix compound deposited in the previous analysis and clean the tip portion of the probe, and then the air is flowed to evaporate the rinsing solution.

Abstract: A permanent magnet rotary motor that can maintain higher torque density and reduce cogging torque more greatly than a conventional permanent magnet rotary motor. A pair of end surfaces of each of permanent magnets used for a rotor are substantially parallel to a virtual plane that extends in the radial direction of a rotor core while passing through the centers of a stator core and an arc surface. Then, the length of the arc surface in the peripheral direction of a rotor core and inclinations of inclined surfaces are so determined that a pole arc ratio ?1 of the arc surface and a pole arc ratio ?2 of a magnetic pole surface in each permanent magnet satisfy the relation of P/2N??2??1?1.38×P/2N.

Abstract: As a metal assembly, which defines partially open voids in which liquid accumulates is conveyed through a heat-treating station, the hot air is blown across the open end of the void to produce a zone of low pressure at the surface of the liquid. The reduction in pressure and relatively high temperature promote rapid vaporization of the liquid while discouraging boiling of the liquid.

Abstract: A mass spectrometer has an ionizing portion for ionizing a sample, a mass spectrometric portion for subjecting a sample ion to mass separation and detecting the sample ion and a control portion for controlling operation of a total of the apparatus. The mass spectrometer is provided with a colliding portion provided at an ion path until a sample ion generated by the ionizing portion is introduced to amass spectrometric portion and a gas introducing portion for introducing one kind or more of gases selected from two kinds or more of gases into the colliding portion. By carrying out analysis by using the apparatus, highly accurate mass spectrometry can be carried out.

Abstract: The present invention provides a lubricant system in the pressing of powders to form a part. The lubricant system is a solid at ambient conditions. However, upon application of pressure during the pressing of the metal parts, the lubricant system forms a liquid phase along the walls of cavity in which the powder is being pressed.

Abstract: In an optical measuring system for determining spatial position and orientation of objects, a plurality of measuring points on the object is registered by cameras, laser measuring devices or a combination thereof. For identifying the measuring points, one target of a specific intensity and/or size or a predetermined pattern (3) of a plurality of targets (4) having specific differing intensities and/or sizes is associated with each measuring point. The intensities and/or sizes of the targets are detected in a pixel image of the target (4) by summing up intensities sensed by pixels included in the image of the target. The targets are light emitting devices consuming differing amounts of energy, reflecting, black or white spots of differing diameter or spots of differing shades of gray or other suitable color.

Abstract: A device comprising a dancing roller (1) and a stopping means (2) is used for establishing an imbricated stream of flat articles (4), in particular of printed products such as newspapers, magazines or brochures, from a supplied imbricated stream or stream of imbricated stacks or from a stack of the articles (4). The dancing roller (1) and the stopping means (2) co-operate with a conveying surface (3). The conveying surface (3) acts on the imbricated stream from the side of the trailing article edges. The dancing roller (1) and the stopping means (2) act on the side of the leading article edges.

Abstract: A vehicle body structure in which a hollow-section crossmember is attached to rear end portions of right and left center frame members is provided. Right and left extension members extending rearward are joined to the rear end portions of the right and left center frame members. The crossmember is joined to the tops of the right and left extension members. Right and left reinforcing plates are provided in a hollow space of the crossmember at portions at which the extension members are joined to the crossmember. The right and left reinforcing plates are supported on the right and left extension members, whereby the crossmember is firmly supported on the rear end portions of the center frame members and is increased in rigidity.

Abstract: A measuring system including a measuring device with a laser tracker and an opto-electronic sensor having fixed positions relative to one another and an auxiliary measuring tool with a reflector and at least three light spots, is calibrated. The auxiliary measuring tool is rigidly coupled with an arrangement of auxiliary reflectors and is moved around at least two different rotation axes. Reflector and auxiliary reflectors are registered by the laser tracker and the light spots are registered by the opto-electronic sensor. From the data of the laser tracker, positions and orientations of the reflector arrangement relative to the laser tracker and from the data of the opto-electronic sensor, positions and orientations of the light spot arrangement relative to the opto-electronic sensor are calculated and the two rotation axes relative to the reflector arrangement and the light spot arrangement are calculated. Calibration data are calculated by equating corresponding rotation axes.

Abstract: The present invention provides a music playback system which uses an interface to easily play back a characteristic musical structure section with a music audio data playback apparatus. The interface 13 includes a function of selecting an arbitrary characteristic music structure section from a plurality of characteristic music structure sections, and a function of visualizing a characteristic music structure section. The characteristic music structure section specifying data for specifying the selected arbitrary characteristic music structure section is given to a music audio data playback apparatus 3. The music audio data playback apparatus 3 changes a playback position of the music audio data to the characteristic music structure section specified by the characteristic music structure section specifying data given by a specifying data providing means 12.

Abstract: The surface of a needle for collecting samples is coated with a coating material lower in chemical activity than a base metal of the needle. More specifically, the surface of the needle may be coated with a layer of gold or platinum. Alternatively, the surface of the needle may be coated with a synthetic resin coating of, for example, PEEK which is superior in chemical resistance. As a result, it is possible to obtain a practically sufficient antifouling effect even on contamination coming from chemical adsorption. Such contamination could not be removed sufficiently only by related-art measures against physical contamination. Thus, it is possible to provide an automatic sampler which can perform highly sensitive analysis.