Abstract: The present invention relates to a polishing apparatus and a polishing method for polishing a substrate, such as a wafer, and more particularly to a polishing apparatus and a polishing method for polishing an edge portion of a wafer with use of a polishing tape. The polishing apparatus includes a substrate holder (1) configured to hold and rotate a substrate (W), and a polishing unit (7) configured to polish an edge portion of the substrate (W) with use of a polishing tape (5). The polishing unit (7) includes: a disk head (12) having a circumferential surface for supporting the polishing tape (5); and a head moving device (50) configured to move the disk head (12) in a tangential direction of the substrate (W) and to bring the polishing tape (5) on the circumferential surface of the disk head (12) into contact with the edge portion of the substrate (W).

Abstract: A handheld multifunction power tool includes a driveshaft, a hub assembly, and a stem. The hub assembly includes an outer hub and an inner hub that is rotatably coupled with the inner hub and rotatable with respect to the outer hub. Rotation of the inner hub relative to the outer hub facilitates selection from among a rotary mode and a random orbital mode.

Abstract: A polishing apparatus includes a polishing table for supporting a polishing pad and a substrate holding device for pressing a substrate against the polishing pad. The substrate holding device includes an elastic film to form multiple pressure chambers to press the substrate, and a pressure control unit controlling pressure of the pressure chambers. The pressure control unit includes a first flow path connected to a first pressure chamber, and first and second pressure regulation mechanisms. The pressure control unit performs switching control from first pressure regulation mechanism to second pressure regulation mechanism when a set pressure within first pressure chamber reaches a first threshold value. Then, the pressure control unit performs switching control from second pressure regulation mechanism to first pressure regulation mechanism when the set pressure within the first pressure chamber reaches a second threshold value lower than the first threshold value.

Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, provided is a method of calibrating a relationship among a pressure command value, a pressure in an air-bag, and a pressure read value of the air-bag in a substrate polishing apparatus, the substrate polishing apparatus including: a polishing table; the air-bag configured to press a substrate against the polishing table, the pressure for pressing the substrate being variable; and a pressure control unit configured to control the pressure in the air-bag in accordance with the pressure command value inputted to the pressure control unit, and read the pressure in the air-bag.

Abstract: A polishing apparatus includes: a plurality of polishing heads for holding a wafer, a polishing pad for polishing the wafer, a rotatable turn table having the polishing pad attached thereto, a turn table driving mechanism for rotating the turn table, a plurality of wafer-detecting sensors for detecting coming off of the wafer from the polishing head during polishing, wherein the polishing apparatus has the wafer-detecting sensor disposed above peripheral portions of the respective polishing heads and on each downstream side in a rotation direction of the turn table with respect to the respective polishing heads. The polishing apparatus can detect coming off of a wafer from a polishing head during polishing more rapidly, and can prevent a breakage of the wafer thereby.

Abstract: There is disclosed an apparatus which can maintain a surface temperature of a polishing pad at a desired target temperature. The apparatus for regulating a surface temperature of a polishing pad, includes: a pad contact member which is contactable with a surface of the polishing pad and which has a heating flow passage and a cooling flow passage formed therein; a heating-liquid supply pipe coupled to the heating flow passage; a cooling-liquid supply pipe coupled to the cooling flow passage; a first flow control valve attached to the heating-liquid supply pipe; a second flow control valve attached to the cooling-liquid supply pipe; a pad-temperature measuring device configured to measure a surface temperature of the polishing pad; and a valve controller configured to operate the first flow control valve and the second flow control valve based on the surface temperature of the polishing pad.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a polishing composition enabling polishing of an object to be polished at higher speed. Provided is a polishing composition used for polishing an object to be polished in which the polishing composition contains surface-modified abrasive grains, in which an ionic dispersant is directly modified on the surface of the abrasive grains, and dispersing medium, and aggregation of the abrasive grains is suppressed in the dispersing medium.

Abstract: [Problem] To provide a grindstone and a grinding/polishing device using same with which, in addition to it being possible to perform the three processes of rough processing, lapping, and polishing with the same device: double-sided processing is also possible; processing rate does not decrease even when used continuously; and dressing can be omitted. [Solution] A grindstone for grinding/polishing workpieces, the grindstone being characterized in comprising multiple grindstone pillars, which are obtained from a binding agents and abrasive grains for grinding/polishing the workpieces and disposed in parallel with an axis (L) in the depth direction of the grinding/polishing surface, and the grindstone matrix integrally formed with the grindstone pillars, and a grinding/polishing device using said grindstone.

Abstract: The present invention is objected to polish the surface of the object material with a high quality at a high polishing rate. The object surface is polished using a wet polishing method. Slurry is produced by scattering abrasive particles into pure water. In the abrasive particle, where components which has a mechanochemical effect and which reacts to the friction heat generated in polishing the object material are joined with each other and integrated to a particle. There, respective component is joined with each other using a mechanical alloying process, while maintaining the inherent material properties. When the slurry is used in a lapping process of sapphire, silicon carbide, gallium nitride and the like, the polishing process can be substantially shortened and the processing cost is drastically reduced. Further, it secures a high quality of the polishing surface. The abrasive particle can be used repeatedly in the polishing process.

Abstract: An implant for implantation into bone tissue includes an elongated body having an outer surface. The outer surface has at least one thread. The thread makes a number of turns around the body of the implant and includes a root, a flank and a crest. The root and a segment of the flank have a roughened portion compared to the crest. A method of forming an implant having a threaded outer surface including a root, a flank, and a crest includes treating the threaded outer surface at only the root and a portion of the flank while the crest remains untreated.

Abstract: Nonwoven abrasive articles comprise a nonwoven abrasive member having an overlayer composition comprising a fatty acid metal salt disposed thereon adjacent to a working surface. The nonwoven abrasive member comprises abrasive particles adhered to a fiber web by a binder. The abrasive particles may be exposed and/or the nonwoven abrasive member may have suitable frictional properties. Methods of making the same are also disclosed.

Abstract: A polishing tool unit (1) includes a brush-shaped grinding stone (4) and a tool holder (2). The tool holder (2) includes a shank (2a), a sleeve (6), a gear screw (30), and a nut (36). The nut (36) is screwed onto a bolt portion (34) of the gear screw (30). The brush-shaped grinding stone (4) is connected to the front side of the nut (36) and held by the tool holder (2). The gear screw (30) is rotatable relative to the shank (2a) and the sleeve (6) about the axis (L). While rotation of the nut (36) about the axis (L) is regulated, the gear screw (30) is rotated, whereby the nut (36) is moved and the protruding amount of linear grinding members (3) is adjusted.

Abstract: A weather-resistant polishing pad, including an upper layer operating for polishing, a buffer layer, and a transparent base. The buffer layer is disposed between the upper layer and the transparent base, and the upper layer, the buffer layer, and the transparent base are bonded via a pressure sensitive adhesive or an adhesive agent. The upper layer includes a weather-resistant polyurethane prepolymer, a curing agent, and a functional filler. The polyurethane prepolymer is a polymerization product of polyol and polyfunctional isocyanate. The polyfunctional isocyanate includes a first isocyanate containing no benzene ring, or the first isocyanate having an isocyanato group and a benzene group, and the isocyanato group and the benzene group are connected indirectly.

Abstract: A system and method for a composite finishing system. The composite finishing system comprises an abrasive bit with an abrasive material on a removal surface of the abrasive bit, where in the abrasive bit has a pilot structure that positions an abrasive surface relative to an edge break intersection of a hole in a composite structure when a pilot structure is placed into the hole.

Abstract: A method is provided for positioning a component, in particular a sheet metal component, which has a first hole or a first recess. The component with the first hole or the first recess is placed on a first support which is spherical-shaped or shaped as a spherical cap.

Abstract: A ratchet wrench includes a main body, a driving assembly, a restricting member, a switching member and an elastic abutting assembly. The main body has a first containing chamber and a second containing chamber which is communicated with the first containing chamber. The restricting member includes a first driving member and a second driving member which are assembled within the first containing chamber. The first driving member and the second driving member are at least partially overlapped with each other, and movable and swingable relatively. The switching member is rotatably assembled within the second containing chamber. The switching member is selectively swingable to a first position or a second position.

Abstract: A wrench including a ratchet and first and second pawls in an end of the wrench. The ratchet having a first array of gripping members, the first pawl having a second array of gripping members, and the second pawl having a third array of gripping members. The second array of gripping members of the first pawl offset relative to the third array of gripping members of the second pawl, and the offset about doubling a pitch of the first array of gripping members of the ratchet to decrease a rotation of the wrench by about half. Each array of the first, second and third arrays of the gripping members having a first curvilinear surface in a first direction and a second curvilinear surface in a second direction different than the first direction to maximize a gripping surface area and increase an amount of torque the wrench may apply.

Abstract: An installation tool and related methods are provided. The tool can pull a strip of collated fasteners along a collated fastener path to a guide, where individual fasteners are sequentially separated from the strip and advanced into a workpiece. The tool can include a tension feeder located downstream of the guide. The tension feeder is configured to apply tension to the strip between the guide and a leading end of the strip. The tool can include a driveshaft configured to attach to a conventional drive tool chuck or a drive tool having hexagonal type drive components. The guide can be one piece and replaceable, with a guide body and a guide head. A strip slot can be defined in the same to align a fastener head with a backstop and facilitate entry of a fastener shank in a feed slot. Related methods of use are provided.

Abstract: A mounting device (11) for the counterforce-free mounting of a pressure plate assembly (1) on a counterpressure plate, the mounting plate having at least one release element (12) which can be displaced in an axial direction (A) relative to the pressure plate assembly and which is designed to exert an axial force on spring washer tongues (10) of the pressure plate assembly (1) in order to release the pressure plate assembly (1), which is normally engaged, and having at least one hook element (18) that is designed to engage behind a coupling lid (2) of the pressure plate assembly (1) in order to hold the mounting device (11) in place relative to the pressure plate assembly (1) at least in an axial direction when the release element (12) exerts axial force on the spring washer tongues (10) of the pressure plate assembly (1).

Abstract: A push-to-connect fitting removal tool that includes first and second handles pivotally-connected for being grasped and manually moved towards and away from each other, a first guide bar connected to both the first and second handles, and a second guide bar connected to both the first and second handles and cooperating with the first guide bar for converting pivotal movement of the first and second handles into non-pivoting, translation motion of the first and second guide bars. A push fitting jaw is attached to the first guide bar and a pipe jaw is attached to the second guide bar for being moved towards and away from each other as the first and second handles are moved towards and away from each other. The push fitting jaw is adapted for at least partially encircling the push fitting and the pipe jaw adapted for at least partially encircling the pipe.

Abstract: A mode selector switch for a power tool that can have a source of a magnetic field and use a magnetoresistive component to produce an output signal that changes when the strength of the magnetic field changes. The power tool can have a microprocessor that changes an operational mode of the power tool based on a change of the output signal from the magnetoresistive component. The magnetoresistive component can be a Hall effect sensor and the power tool can be a nailer. The power tool can have a switching means which changes an operational mode based upon a change in the strength of the magnetic field upon a magnetoresistive component. A method of controlling a power tool, having a step of changing an operational mode of a power tool based upon identifying a change in output from a magnetoresistor.

Abstract: A pneumatic hammer including a connector for connection to an external compressed air source and a striking mechanism. The striking mechanism includes a housing and a piston arranged for reciprocating motion in the housing. The striking piston has front and rear piston portions. The piston and the housing form front and rear spaces. A compressed air conduit is arranged in airflow communication with the front space via a second passage in the housing, at which second passage a first valve is arranged. There is an intermediate space between the front and rear piston portions and the housing. The control unit is alternately subjected to air pressure of the rear space with respect to the intermediate space during reciprocating motion of the piston. The control unit controls the first valve based on air pressure to alternately supply compressed air to the front space and achieving a return movement of the piston.

Abstract: A hand-held power tool includes a tool holder for holding a tool on a working axis, a pneumatic striking mechanism for striking the tool, and an absorber, which includes a bending spring, situated transversely to the working axis, and a mass body. A countershaft is driven by the motor around a rotation axis which runs in parallel to the working axis. A wobble drive for driving the pneumatic striking mechanism is situated on the countershaft. In addition, a cam disk is situated on the countershaft and includes a cam which projects in a start-up direction which runs in parallel to the working axis. The bending spring includes a counterpiece provided relative to the cam. The cam, which abuts the counterpiece, pretensions the bending spring in the start-up direction.

Abstract: The control method for a hammer drill (1) provides the following steps. During basic operation, the motor (5) rotates at an operating speed for the drilling operation with chiseling action in order to rotationally drive the tool holder (2) and to drive the hammer mechanism (6) with a nominal striking power. The torque coupling (21) is monitored with the aid of a sensor (26). If a disengagement of the torque coupling (21) occurs, the striking power of the hammer mechanism (6) is reduced to below 10% of the nominal striking power during a disengagement of the torque coupling (21), and the torque coupling (21) is driven. When the disengagement of the torque coupling (21) ends, the striking power of the hammer mechanism (6) is increased to the nominal striking power and the torque coupling (21) is driven at the operating speed for the drilling operation with chiseling action.

Abstract: An improved hammer drill adapter, that is to be inserted into the variable-diameter, chuck end of a hammer drill for driving forward any one of a plurality of different types of sheet metal cleats to join the opposing ends of two sheet metal, duct sections, includes: (a) an elongated shaft having a drive end and a working end and a centerline between said ends, (b) the drive end configured to be releasably held in the hammer drill's chuck, (c) the working end having an elongated flat, front face that has top and bottom surfaces, two ends and with the front face oriented so that a perpendicular to the front face is parallel to the shaft's centerline, (d) the front face has an elongated cavity and a front face channel that are oriented approximately perpendicular to each other, and (e) wherein this cavity is configured to accommodate within it the end of a flat drive cleat, and the cavity and front face channel together are configured to accommodate within them the end of a standing drive cleat.

Abstract: A storage cabinet system includes a cabinet-box having a lip for engaging a top-rail of a mechanical lift platform. The cabinet-box further includes a plurality of compartments for holding and storing items. The storage cabinet system is useful for assisting users in holding items while on the mechanical lift platform, thus being more efficient and less hazardous.

Abstract: A remotely controlled packable robot features a chassis with a top surface and a bottom surface, a pair of main tracks for maneuvering the chassis, and an open channel under the robot defined by the bottom surface of the chassis and the main tracks. A robot arm is foldable from a stored position in the open channel underneath the robot chassis to a deployed position extending upwards from the top surface of the chassis. A camera assembly may be foldable from a stowed position in the open channel underneath the robot chassis next to the robot arm to a deployed position extending upwards from the top surface of the chassis.

Abstract: A robotic dolly transfer system configured to transport dollies includes a full dolly transfer system and an empty dolly transfer system. The full dolly transfer system and the empty dolly transfer system individually include a rail assembly and a carriage. The carriage is slidably attached to the rail assembly and includes a bottom surface that has a post extending outwardly. The rail assembly includes a rail actuator assembly having an actuator and a receiver attached to the actuator. The receiver includes an opening that receives the post such that the post floats within the opening to permit the carriage to move a predetermined amount independent from the receiver. The actuator is configured to displace the receiver such that receiver contacts the post to slide the carriage with respect to the rail assembly. A end effector is pivotally connected to a transfer arm assembly and is configured to engage the dolly.

Abstract: A platform for a parallel robot, for acting on an object, including: at least two frames comprising at least two pairs of swivels; at least two bridges that are connected to each of the frames respectively by four hinges which are substantially parallel to an axial direction (V); and a base to be connected to an effector, which is suitable for acting on the object. The base is connected to each bridge respectively by at least one hinge which is oriented along a connection axis which is substantially parallel to the axial direction.

Abstract: The present invention introduces a new concept of applying a parallel mechanism in automated fiber placement for aerospace part manufacturing. The proposed system requirements are 4DOF parallel mechanism consisting of two RPS and two UPS limbs with two rotational and two translational motions. Both inverse and forward kinematics models are obtained and solved analytically. Based on the overall Jacobian matrix in screw theory, singularity loci are presented and the singularity-free workspace is correspondingly illustrated. To maximize the singularity-free workspace, locations of the two UPS limbs with the platform and base sizes are used in the optimization which gives a new design of a 4DOF parallel mechanism. A dimensionless Jacobian matrix is also defined and its condition number is used for optimizing the kinematics performance in the optimization process. A numerical example is presented with physical constraint considerations of a test bed design for automated fiber placement.

Abstract: A method for controlling motion of a robot relative to a conveyor flow direction of a moving conveyor includes the steps of: establishing a tracking frame for coordinating a position and movement of the robot relative to an object support surface of the conveyor; setting an upstream boundary perpendicular or skewed to a conveyor flow direction of the conveyor; setting a downstream boundary perpendicular or skewed to the conveyor flow direction; optionally setting a circular boundary partially overlapping the upstream boundary and the downstream boundary, wherein the upstream boundary, the downstream boundary and the circular boundary are positioned to define a picking area relative to the support surface; and operating the robot to pick objects from the picking area.

Abstract: A robot arm includes a first holder and a second holder. The first holder includes a first base portion and a first distal portion. The first distal portion has a first distal thickness smaller than a thickness of the first base portion. The second holder includes a second base and a second distal portion. The second distal portion has a second distal thickness smaller than a thickness of the second base portion. A first rotator is supported by the first distal portion and the second distal portion. A second rotator is supported by the first rotator. A first bevel gear is provided in the first distal portion. Another first bevel gear is provided in the second distal portion. A second bevel gear engages with the first bevel gear and the another first bevel gear.

Abstract: Disclosed are a device and a method for controlling a motor. According to a specific embodiment of the present disclosure, an input shaft of a motor is provided with a low-resolution absolute position detector and an output shaft of the motor is provided with a low-resolution absolute position detector having a resolution greater than or equal to a reduction gear ratio. An initial offset and an offset are defined accordingly, and a high-resolution output shaft absolute position is derived from a relational expression, which is defined by an input shaft absolute position received at a predetermined time interval, a derived offset, an output shaft absolute position, and the reduction gear ratio, such that it is possible to easily detect the high-resolution output shaft absolute position by using a low-price absolute position detector without the modification or addition of an actuator.

Abstract: Systems and methods related to providing configurations of robotic devices are provided. A computing device can receive a configuration request for a robotic device including environmental information and task information for tasks requested to be performed by the robotic device in an environment. The computing device can determine task-associated regions in the environment. A task-associated region for a given task can include a region of the environment that the robotic device is expected to reach while performing the given task. Based at least on the task-associated regions, the computing device can determine respective dimensions of components of the robotic device and an arrangement for assembling the components into the robotic device so that the robotic device is configured to perform at least one task in the environment. The computing device can provide a configuration that includes the respectively determined dimensions and the determined arrangement.

Abstract: Methods and data processing systems for a simulation and handling of anti-collision management for an area of a production plant performed by a data processing system are provided. At least one robot performing robotic operations and at least one human performing human operations are at least partially operated simultaneously in the same area, and collision events are identified and remedied.

Abstract: A safety sensor system and method is provided. The method includes projecting from a projector a pattern of light to a first position. The pattern of light being generated by a shape control element with each of the first pattern of light having a pattern pose. A first image is captured with a camera of the first pattern of light. The pose or shape of the pattern of light is changed using the shape control element. A pattern pose or shape information is determined from both images. It is determined that the second image is valid based on the pattern pose or shape information differing by more than predetermined measurement errors or the pattern pose or shape information differing less than predetermined measurement errors from values that are based on the control values transmitted to the pattern pose and shape control element.

Abstract: The present application is directed to a robotic system for maintaining product inventory and dispensing products upon request from a customer or other user. Product items are stored in an inventory storage unit (ISU), one item per bin. Controller logic allows items to be stored in, and retrieved from, arbitrarily-assigned storage locations. The bins hang on rails within drawers. Upon a request from a consumer (or other user) in a fulfillment operation, the robot retrieves a bin holding the first item from the ISU. Upon a request from an operator in a replenishment operation, the robot transfers an empty bin to an operator station (such as a replenishing unit). Upon a request from an operator in a purge operation, the robot transfers bins containing the affected items to the operator station. The controller logic further allows certain operations to be prioritized and performed for the replenishment and purge operations.

Abstract: An automated assembly apparatus includes an assembly robot, which has a plurality of hands of different heights and an XY-axis moving unit movable in a horizontal direction, and a plurality of operation base units which have operation bases and Z-axis moving unit capable of moving the operation bases in a vertical direction. The automated assembly apparatus further includes a control unit which raises in advance, before the assembly robot reaches above the operation bases, the operation bases by the Z-axis moving unit to positions where the operation bases do not interfere with the plurality of hands.

Abstract: A disclosed robot system enables an operator of an articulating arm used in fabricating window or door frames to recover the position of the tools during the cleaning process with minimal knowledge or training on a robot. The disclosed robot system also gives the operator the ability to edit a tool cleaning path with simple commands from an operator interface (e.g., HMI) to bring flexibility in customizing the use of the articulating arm.

Abstract: A mobile robot is configured for operation in a commercial or industrial setting, such as an office building or retail store. The robot can patrol one or more routes within a building, and can detect violations of security policies by objects, building infrastructure and security systems, or individuals. In response to the detected violations, the robot can perform one or more security operations. The robot can include a removable fabric panel, enabling sensors within the robot body to capture signals that propagate through the fabric. In addition, the robot can scan RFID tags of objects within an area, for instance coupled to store inventory. Likewise, the robot can generate or update one or more semantic maps for use by the robot in navigating an area and for measuring compliance with security policies.

Abstract: A robotic gripper for rigidly grasping a section of a Marman ring of a satellite, the robotic gripper having an outboard jaw which interfaces to an outer diameter side of the Marman ring, a inboard jaw which interfaces to an inner diameter side of the Marman ring, and a palm which interfaces to a separation surface of the Marman ring. The jaws, when grasping the section of the Marman ring, execute a two-stage motion comprising a first movement toward the opposing jaw in a direction parallel to the palm, and a second movement of drawing the Marman ring down against the palm or other suitable surface in order to fully rigidize the grasp.

Abstract: A force feedback gripping device employs a mechanical gripper (23), an electromagnetic actuator (22) and a force feedback controller (21). The mechanical gripper (23) is operable to be actuated to one of a plurality of gripping poses for gripping an object. The electromagnetic actuator (22) includes a magnetorheological elastomer (“MRE”), wherein the MRE is operable to be transitioned between a plurality of shapes dependent upon a variable strength of a magnetic field applied to the MRE, and wherein each shape of the MRE actuates the mechanical gripper (23) to one of the gripping poses. The force feedback controller (21) is operable to control the variable strength of the magnetic field applied to the MRE based on an estimation of a gripping force of the mechanical gripper (23) and on a sensing of a load force of the object responsive to the gripping force of the mechanical gripper (23).

Abstract: A robotic end effector quick change coupling apparatus employs a drive motor assembly having a center drive interface. A coupling component having a magnetic element extends from the drive motor assembly concentric with the center drive interface. An end effector tool has a drive connection adapted to removably receive the center drive interface. A mating coupling component having a mating magnetic element extends from the end effector tool concentric with the drive connection. The magnetic element and mating magnetic element are separably engaged by mutual magnetic attraction to couple the end effector to the drive motor assembly.

Abstract: A cooking knife includes: a handle, a plurality of blades and a sheath. The plurality of blades is disposed on the first portion and the second portion of the handle. The sheath includes two sheath shells and a pivot shaft, the two sheath shells being pivotally connected to each other by the pivot shaft in such a manner that the two sheath shells pivotally rotate by the pivot shaft in reverse direction to get close to each other or draw away from each other.

Abstract: A shaving blade cartridge includes a housing extending along a longitudinal axis. The housing has a top side, a bottom side opposite to the top side, and two longitudinal sides extending along the longitudinal axis between the top and bottom sides. The shaving blade cartridge also includes a cutting blade mounted in the housing between the longitudinal sides and having a cutting edge extending along the longitudinal axis, and a retainer retaining the cutting blade in the housing. The retainer is retained on the housing by a rivet. A method for the manufacture of shaving blade cartridges and a razor having such shaving blade cartridge are also provided.

Abstract: A novel handle for a razor cartridge is provided. The handle comprises a head having a cartridge engaging end and an attachment end, a body formed of a first material and defining a centerline, the body having a front end and a rear end, wherein the front end is coupled with the attachment end. A cover layer at least partially overlies the body and is formed of a second material. The cover layer comprises a base surface having a plurality of projections extending therefrom, wherein each projection of the plurality of projections has an upper surface that is substantially planar.

Abstract: Handle is provided for battery operated razors. In some implementations, the handle includes a simple, efficient mechanism for both securing a battery cover to the handle of a razor and at the same time providing a high reliability electrical contact between the battery and electronics of the razor. The mechanism includes a closing system, including a first conductive component slidably attached within the battery cover and biased toward a predetermined axial position, and a second conductive component secured to the interior wall of the grip portion. The first conductive component is configured to interact with the second conductive component and move axially within the battery cover during engagement of the battery cover with the grip portion.

Abstract: A cutter to cut die attach solder preform material is disclosed. It is formed of: a base; a pair of raised blocks spaced apart on the base with each having a slot sized to accommodate a cutting blade configured to cleave the material to be cut, constrain the cutting blade to vertical movement, and maintain the squareness of the cutting blade with respect to the base for cutting material; an adjustable stop positioned forward of the cutting blade which is configured to be moved so as to set the length of the material to be cut by the cutting blade; and a linear scale positioned proximate to the adjustable stop which enables a measured length of the material to be cut. Methods of using the aforementioned cutter are also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a food cutter. The food cutter includes a vessel cup; a fixing base assembled in the vessel cup; a supporting body assembled to the vessel cup; a locking mechanism assembled in the supporting body; a screw cutter extending through the supporting body and the locking mechanism; and a handheld host connected to the screw cutter. The locking mechanism includes a resilient member, a movable bracket, a shaft sleeve, two sliding half threaded sheaths and a rotating cover.

Abstract: A transverse cutting roller 1 for the transverse cutting of a flat product moving in a transport direction, in particular a viscous foodstuff, such as industrially produced cheese 14, wherein a transverse cutting blade 3, which bridges the product, which is intended to be cut, transversely to the transport direction, is held on a carrier shaft 2 by a plurality of axially spaced blade carriers 4 mounted on the carrier shaft 2, wherein each blade carrier has at least one carrier element 7, which extends radially outward with respect to the rotational axis A of the carrier shaft 2 when the blade carrier 4 is installed, wherein provided on the outer end of each carrier element 7 is a blade attachment section 5, on which the strip-type blade is detachably attached so as to be radially spaced from the carrier shaft 2.