Abstract: A motion control assembly for a steering column assembly includes a rake bracket having a first leg and a second leg. Also included is a clamping mechanism intersecting the upper jacket and positioned on the first leg of the rake bracket, the on-center, single-sided clamping mechanism moveable between a clamped condition and an unclamped condition, the clamped condition securing a lower jacket against telescoping movement relative to an upper jacket. Further included is a mechanical fastener extending through the second leg of the rake bracket and at least partially through the lower jacket and operatively coupled to the lower jacket.

Abstract: A hydraulic steering unit (1) is described comprising a supply port arrangement having a pressure port (P) connected to a main flow path (2) and a tank port (T) connected to a tank flow path (3), a working port arrangement having a left working port (L) connected to a left working flow path (9) and a right working port (R) connected to a right working flow path (10), a bridge arrangement (15) of variable orifices having a first left orifice (A2L) connected to the main flow path (2) and to a left connecting point (16) at the left working flow path (9), a first right orifice (A2R) connected to the main flow path (2) and to a right connecting point (17) at the right working flow path (10), a second left orifice (A3L) connected to the left connecting point (16) at the left working flow path (9) and to the tank flow path (3), and a second right orifice (A3R) connected to the right connecting point (17) at the right working flow path (10) and to the tank flow path (3).

Abstract: For a lithium-ion battery pack adapted to provide electrical power to a load via a conductor, a current shunt adapted to be disposed in series with the conductor is disclosed. The current shunt comprises one or more stacked leaves of an electrically conductive material such as nickel.

Abstract: An electronic dispenser for dispensing flexible sheet material. A control circuit receives a plurality of signals and controls dispensing of the sheet material. A tear bar is mounted within the housing for severance of sheet material by the user. A pivotally mounted pawl member is located proximate to the tear bar such that movement of sheet material into the tear bar for severance pivots the pawl member from a first position to a second position. Movement of the pawl member to the second position causes a signal to be sent to notify the control circuit that the sheet material has been removed. The dispensing mechanism is operative in a first mode to be responsive to a signal from a proximity sensor to dispense a sheet of material, and is operative in a second mode to dispense a next sheet in response to the signal generated by movement of the pawl member to the second position in response to dispensed sheet material being removed from the dispenser.

Abstract: A mode controller outputs a characteristic value according to a DC component of a developing current measured by an ammeter at a predetermined measurement timing. The measurement timing is defined as a timing at which a non-image forming region of a surface of a photosensitive drum is located opposite to a developing roller in the entirety of an axial direction and an electric field in a direction in which a toner moves from the photosensitive drum toward the developing roller by a potential difference between a surface potential of the photosensitive drum and the DC component of a developing bias is formed in a developing nip part. A determining section determines an execution timing for a charge amount acquisition operation according to the characteristic value output by the mode controller.

Abstract: An imaging device is provided includes a plurality of pixels (200-1). A pixel (200-1) of the plurality of pixels includes: a first wiring coupled to a floating diffusion (221); a second wiring opposed to the first wiring such that a wiring capacitance (Cfd-vsl) is formed; a pixel amplifier (214) with a feedback capacitance that is based on the wiring capacitance; and a vertical signal line (22) arranged to output a signal from the floating diffusion. The wiring capacitance is formed between the floating diffusion and the vertical signal line.

Abstract: A remote management system includes an information processing apparatus and an electronic apparatus. A second controller of the information processing apparatus detects communication speed between the information processing apparatus and the electronic apparatus, and transmits, when the communication speed drops to a predetermined level, a second instruction for reducing a data amount of a first input screen, from a second communication device to the electronic apparatus. A first controller of the electronic apparatus reduces the data amount of the first input screen to a predetermined amount, when a first communication device receives the second instruction, and transmits a second input screen having the reduced data amount, from the first communication device to the information processing apparatus. The second controller causes, when the second communication device receives the second input screen transmitted from the electronic apparatus, a second display device to display the second input screen received.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a training apparatus is a training apparatus training an inference model performing predetermined inference based on data, the training apparatus changes, according to a predefined distance for a selected piece of data selected based on predefined scores given to a plurality of pieces of data in a predefined classification space, the predefined score of a piece of data other than the selected piece of data, gives labels in the predefined classification space to pieces of data including the piece of data the predefined score of which is changed, builds training data from the pieces of data to which the labels are given, and updates the inference model using the training data.

Abstract: The present invention relates to forms for forming poured-in-situ vertical concrete walls, columns, floors and parapets of residential or commercial buildings, in particular a form having at least one precast reinforced concrete panel.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a sheet storing cassette, a lift mechanism, a sheet feeding portion, a remaining quantity sensing portion, and a control portion. The control portion, during continuous sheet feeding by the sheet feeding portion, controls the lift mechanism to make a sheet stacking plate ascend to a lifted position where sheets make contact with the sheet feeding portion, and feeds a foregoing sheet and then, at a sheet feeding timing a predetermined time thereafter, starts feeding the following sheet. The control portion makes the sheet feeding timing earlier as the remaining quantity of the sheets sensed by the remaining quantity sensing portion decreases.

Abstract: There is provided an imaging device, comprising differential amplifier circuitry comprising a first amplification transistor and a second amplification transistor; and a plurality of pixels including a first pixel and a second pixel, wherein the first pixel includes a first photoelectric converter, a first reset transistor, and the first amplification transistor, and wherein the second pixel includes a second photoelectric converter, a second reset transistor, and the second amplification transistor, wherein the first reset transistor is coupled to a first reset voltage, and wherein the second reset transistor is coupled to a second reset voltage different than the first reset voltage.

Abstract: A register filtration system, for use with an HVAC system, includes a top cover, with a plurality of cover slats defining a plurality of cover vent openings. The register filtration system further includes a slider piece, which is slidably arranged with respect to the top cover and includes a plurality of slider slats defining a plurality of slider vent openings. The register filtration system also includes a filter, which is configured for allowing air flow in at least one direction therethrough while capturing debris in an opposite direction. The register filtration system also includes a frame, which is configured for supporting the top cover, slider piece, and filter thereon and for covering a register box opening attached to the HVAC system.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a storage medium, and a controller. The controller determines whether or not acquired image data includes a first type image and a second type image. In a case where the acquired image data includes the first type image and the second type image, the controller performs an image process corresponding to the first type image with respect to the acquired image data and generates job execution image data. Based on the execution image data thus generated, the controller performs a job corresponding to the second type image.

Abstract: A power supply system includes a plurality of power conversion devices, a plurality of breakers, and a controller. The plurality of breakers are respectively connected to the plurality of power conversion devices and configured to perform switching of an electrical connection between the power conversion device and a power system, wherein the breaker switches an ON state and an OFF state. The controller is configured to control the breakers and switch connection states of the plurality of power conversion devices are switched, and the controller being configured to determine whether or not the connected breaker is in an ON state and electrically conducted to the power system and the number of the power conversion devices in a standby state reaches a predetermined number.

Abstract: A component delivery device includes an actuator that displaces an outer sleeve and an inner rod positioned within a cavity of the outer sleeve together from a retracted configuration to an extended configuration to move an ejectable component in relation to a feed head. The actuator further displaces the outer sleeve and not the inner rod to an ejection configuration to displace the ejectable component toward a workpiece. Displacing the outer sleeve and not the inner rod causes the outer sleeve to translate over the inner rod and compresses a biasing member that is disposed within the cavity and in engagement with the inner rod.

Abstract: A device that provides conditioned air to an aircraft may include a housing with a housing outlet end, a longitudinally collapsible hose that has a hose outlet for attachment to the aircraft and is partially received within the housing, a hose drive for extracting and retracting the hose by selectively pushing the hose in an outward or inwards directions, a drive control for controlling the hose drive, an outward marker attached to the hose, and a sensor for detecting the presence of the outward marker. The hose may have an extracted length that is at least twice a length of the housing. The hose may pass through the housing outlet end. The drive control may be adapted to respond to signals from the sensor to control the hose drive. Further, the marker may be adapted to provide a magnetic signal or a radio signal for detection by the sensor.

Abstract: A dosing lance assembly for an exhaust component includes a housing and a delivery conduit. The housing includes a plate, an endcap, and a pipe. The plate has a first channel. The endcap has a second channel. The pipe has a first end coupled to the plate and a second end coupled to the endcap. The delivery conduit has a first end coupled to the plate and a second end coupled to the endcap, such that reductant is flowable from the first channel to the second channel. When the housing is at an ambient temperature, (i) a length of the delivery conduit is greater than (ii) a first distance between a location at which the first end of the pipe is coupled to the plate and a location at which the second end of the pipe is coupled to the endcap.

Abstract: A kinetic fluid energy conversion system comprises one or more hubs which rotate about a central hub carrier, each including one or more independently controlled articulating energy conversion plates (“ECP”). An articulation control system rotates each ECP independently of all others to control its orientation with respect to the fluid flow direction between an orientation of 90° perpendicular to the fluid flow, while traveling in the direction of the flow and 0° minimal drag parallel position to the flow, while traveling in the direction against the flow or blocked from it. Each hub can be operably coupled to another hub to form one or more counter-rotating hub and ECP assemblies whereby the mechanical energy is transferred through the hubs, to one or more clutch/gearbox/generator/pump assemblies thereby permitting such assemblies to be land-based when the system is air-powered, and above or near the surface, when the system is water-powered.

Abstract: There is provided an endoscopic device, including: an image sensor section including an image sensor that senses and converts lights into an electrical signal; a substrate that is electrically connected to the image sensor section; and an intermediate unit, interposed between the image sensor section and the substrate, that electrically connects the image sensor section and the substrate.

Abstract: Provided is a medical display control device including a display control unit that causes a first captured medical image and a second captured medical image to be simultaneously displayed, the first captured medical image having been captured in an imaging device in a first imaging mode where imaging is performed with special light, the second captured medical image having been captured in the imaging device in a second imaging mode different from the first imaging mode before the first captured medical image.