Abstract: A support device (1; 100) for video-photographic apparatus, includes at least one telescopic leg (2; 100) having a first tubular section (10), a second tubular section (11) and a third tubular section (12) which are connected in telescopic engagement one after the other, a locking mechanism (20), configured to lock and to allow the relative sliding between the first tubular section (10), the second tubular section (11) and the third tubular section (12). Both the first tubular section (10) and the third tubular section (12) are partially housed inside the second tubular section (11) and are configured to slide axially away from and towards the inside of the second tubular section (11) through the longitudinally opposite ends of the second tubular section (11).

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for encoding and decoding video data for machine applications, such as Video Coding for Machines, using inference models. An encoder uses an inference selector to determine an appropriate inference model to encode a feature substream. The encoder further employs an inference metadata encoder to encode parameters of the selected inference model into an inference metadata substream, which can be multiplexed with the feature substream to generate an encoded bitstream to send to a decoder site. A decoder receiving the encoded bitstream, extracts the inference metadata, selects the appropriate inference model, and applies that inference model in decoding the feature substream and generating a decoded output signal for machine consumption.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting leaks and/or blockages in a spinning unit of a spinning apparatus of a spinning machine. The method can comprise: setting the spinning machine wherein compressed air valves are set to an “open” state to release a compressed air flow feed to the spinning unit, switching on a compressed air source provided that the compressed air source is switched off, closing the compressed air valves one after the other in a defined order, wherein each time a compressed air valve is closed, the compressed air flow value is measured and transmitted to an evaluation device and assigned to the spinning unit assigned to the air valve and is compared with a specified limit value or limit value range, and identifying and assessing whether compressed air flow values of which deviate from the limit value or limit value range.

Abstract: A battery cell includes a can and an electrode assembly accommodated in the can. The can includes a bottom member, a sidewall member connected to the bottom member and extending upwardly therefrom in an axial direction, and a cap covering an open end of the can at an axial end opposite to the bottom member. A current collector plate is electrically connected to an electrode of the electrode assembly proximate the open end. An edge of the cap is welded by forming a plurality of first welding portions spaced apart from one another along a circumferential direction, in each of which the sidewall member, the edge of the cap, and the current connector plate are all welded together. A second welding portion is also formed continuously along the circumferential direction, in which the sidewall member and the edge of the cap are both welded together.

Abstract: In this secondary battery, a first resin member is disposed between a negative electrode terminal and a first sealing plate, the negative electrode terminal and a negative electrode current collector are connected to each other by a welding portion, the welding portion extends through the negative electrode terminal, and the welding portion is provided in the negative electrode terminal on an outer side with respect to the negative electrode current collector. With this configuration, the negative electrode terminal and a negative electrode tab group can be electrically joined to each other with an electrode assembly being disposed in a case main body. As a result, a secondary battery having a higher volume energy density can be manufactured efficiently.

Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus includes a head unit, a wipe unit, and a control part. The head unit is provided with a nozzle surface on which a plurality of ink ejection ports is opened downward. The wipe unit performs a wiping operation in which a blade is moved along the nozzle surface while applying a cleaning liquid to the nozzle surface to wipe the nozzle surface. The control part controls the head unit and the wipe unit to perform a first maintenance operation to perform the wiping operation and a second maintenance operation to perform the wiping operation after the ink is pushed out from the nozzle surface. In the second maintenance operation, the cleaning liquid applied to the nozzle surface is suppled firstly, then the ink is pushed out from the nozzle surface, and then wiping operation is performed.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus (100) includes: an intermediate transfer belt (15B) provided in a body housing (3); an opening/closing unit (30); a second transfer roller (152) provided in the opening/closing unit (30) and in contact with the intermediate transfer belt (15B) when the opening/closing unit (30) is closed; a guide member (31) provided in the opening/closing unit (30) turnably and guiding a sheet to a contact area between the intermediate transfer belt (15B) and the second transfer roller (152); a conductive sheet (32) covering the guide member (31); and a conductive spring (33) provided in the opening/closing unit (30) and biasing the guide member (31) toward the intermediate transfer belt (15B) via the conductive sheet (32) to press the guide member (31) to the body housing (3), wherein when the opening/closing unit (30) is opened, the guide member (31) is in contact with the conductive spring (32) by gravity.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a secondary battery includes: inserting an electrode assembly into a case main body from the second end portion side of the electrode assembly through a first opening after electrically connecting a first electrode terminal and a first electrode tab to each other; electrically connecting a second electrode terminal and a second electrode tab to each other after inserting the electrode assembly into the case main body, a second electrode terminal being provided on a second sealing plate; sealing the first opening with a first sealing plate after inserting the electrode assembly into the case main body; and sealing a second opening with the second sealing plate after electrically connecting the second electrode terminal and the second electrode tab to each other.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for detecting a latent defective cell in a battery pack. In the apparatus according to the present disclosure, during charging of the battery pack according to a charging profile having a plurality of charging ranges, for each of first to N-th cells in each charging range, a controller is configured to acquires first cell voltage time-series data (measured data) in a former part of each of the plurality of charging ranges. Additionally, the controller is configured to determines predicted cell voltage time-series data in a latter part of each of the plurality of charging ranges by applying a deep learning model to the first cell voltage time-series data.

Abstract: According to an example embodiment, a network node device is configured to obtain measurement data of radio measurements from at least one client device; detect an outage and/or failure of the at least one client device during a first prediction period; based on the measurement data and the detected outage and/or the detected failure, train a prediction model to predict an outage and/or failure probability during a prediction period from measurement data of radio measurements; and provide the trained prediction model to the at least one client device.

Abstract: Described herein is a fluid circuit device. The device incorporates at least one pressure balancing valve located between at least two fluid volumes that can be in a pressure differential arrangement wherein the at least one pressure balancing valve acts to address a pressure differential by opening a fluid volume or volumes to a third pressure equalising volume. In use, the fluid circuit device may in one embodiment be used in an energy absorbtion apparatus.

Abstract: An ink-jet recording apparatus includes: a conveyor belt; a recording head including a pressurizing chamber that is configured to store ink, a nozzle that is configured to communicate with the pressurizing chamber, a displacement device that is configured to apply pressure to the pressurizing chamber by being deformed by application of voltage, and a driver circuit that is configured to switch the application of the voltage to the displacement device ON/OFF in response to a pulse drive signal input to the driver circuit; and a control unit. In a meniscus-shaking process before a flushing process, the control unit sets a pulse duration of the pulse drive signal to be smaller than a time constant of a circuit unit that includes the driver circuit and the displacement device.

Abstract: An ink set includes an inkjet ink and a recording head filling liquid. The inkjet ink contains a pigment, a pigment coating resin, an aqueous medium, a nonionic polymeric surfactant, and a specific glycol ether. The specific glycol ether is triethylene glycol monobutyl ether or diethylene glycol monobutyl ether. The nonionic polymeric surfactant has a mass average molecular weight of at least 6500 and no greater than 10,500. The recording head filling liquid contains a specific moisturizing agent and water. The specific moisturizing agent is a compound represented by general formula (1).

Abstract: A recording head filling liquid contains a specific moisturizing agent, a monovalent alkali, and water. The specific moisturizing agent is a compound represented by general formula (1) below. The specific moisturizing agent has a percentage content of at least 19.00% by mass and no greater than 42.00% by mass. The recording head filling liquid has a static surface tension at 25° C. of at least 20.0 mN/m and no greater than 29.0 mN/m. In general formula (1), a, b, and c each represent, independently of one another, an integer of at least 1 and a+b+c is at least 4 and no greater than 20.

Abstract: A product merchandizer system for installation on a shelf includes a pusher assembly that pushes products with which the product merchandizer system is stocked toward a front end of the shelf and at least one partition configured to project upwardly from the shelf. A horizontal bar is supported above a rear end of the shelf. The pusher assembly has a rear end configured to be clipped to the horizontal bar and a front end configured to rest on the shelf. The partition also has a rear end configured to be clipped to the horizontal bar and a front end configured to rest on the shelf at the front end of the shelf.

Abstract: An ultrasonic welding apparatus, configured to weld a plurality of electrode tabs of an electrode assembly to each other, includes an anvil disposed at one side of the plurality of electrode tabs; a horn disposed to face the anvil with the plurality of electrode tabs therebetween; and a protrusion part provided on at least one of the anvil and the horn to face the plurality of electrode tabs. The protrusion part may include: an inner protrusion part in which a plurality of first protrusions are arranged along a first direction parallel to a width direction of the electrode tabs; and a pair of outer protrusion parts which are disposed at both sides of the inner protrusion part in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and in which a plurality of second protrusions are arranged an interval wider than that between the plurality of first protrusions.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a terminal holder and a terminal positioning device. The terminal holder defines at least one terminal opening adapted to receive a terminal from a first side thereof in a terminal insertion direction. The terminal positioning device includes a sliding surface abutting a portion of the connector, and at least one terminal contact surface. The terminal positioning device is arranged adjacent the first side of the terminal holder. The device is movable relative to the terminal holder in an operating direction perpendicular to the insertion direction between a first position wherein the terminal positioning device does not overlap the at least one terminal opening in the insertion direction, and a second position wherein the at least one terminal contact surface overlaps the at least one terminal opening in the insertion direction.

Abstract: A drying apparatus includes a conveying device, a heating device, a conveying rollers pair, a driving roller rotation detection part, a driven roller rotation detection part, and a control part. The conveying device conveys a medium in a conveyance direction. The heating device dries the ink of the medium under a high temperature environment. The conveying rollers pair is disposed on a downstream side of the heating device, and includes a driving roller and a driven roller. The driving roller rotation detection part detects a rotating of the driving roller. The driven roller rotation detection part detects a rotating of the driven roller. The control part stops the heating device when the rotating of the driving roller is detected by the driving roller rotation detection part and a rotation period obtained by a detection result of the driven roller rotation detection part is longer than a reference rotation period.

Abstract: An ink-jet recording apparatus includes a conveying unit, a recording head, a head housing, and a guide rail. The recording head includes an ink ejection surface provided with a plurality of nozzles which ejects ink toward the recording medium conveyed by the conveying unit. The head housing holds the recording head. The guide rail supports the head housing so that the head housing can reciprocate with respect to the conveying belt. The ink ejection surface is parallel to a conveying surface of the conveying belt. Moreover, the ink ejection surface is inclined with respect to a horizontal direction in a cross section orthogonal to an axial direction of the conveying roller. By moving the head housing along the guide rail extending in the horizontal direction, the ink ejection surface reciprocates between a printing position close to a conveying surface and a maintenance position retracted from the conveying surface.

Abstract: An ink supply unit includes an ink supply path and at least one element component. The ink supply path includes a first ink flow hole, a first valve member, and a first biasing member. The element component includes a second ink flow hole, a second valve member, and a second biasing member. When the element component is attached to the ink supply path, the first valve member and the second valve member respectively separate from the first ink flow hole and the second ink flow hole against biasing forces of the first biasing member and the second biasing member. When the element component is detached from the ink supply path, the first valve member and the second valve member are respectively caused by the biasing forces of the first biasing member and the second biasing member to close the first ink flow hole and the second ink flow hole.