Abstract: A reactor that is operable to produce an isotope includes a region for containing a controlled nuclear fission reaction, the region segmented into a plurality of independent compartments, each of the compartments for containing a parent material in an aqueous solution that interacts with neutrons to produce the isotope via a fission reaction. Also provided are methods of producing an isotope using the same.

Abstract: Sealed containers for radioactive material are presented herein. A sealed container forms an interior envelope for housing a radioactive material and prevents escape of the radioactive material into a surrounding environment. The sealed container provides a diffusion window for gaseous decay products to escape at a particular diffusion rate. In one example, an apparatus, comprises a container forming a sealed interior envelope for a radioactive material. The container has an aperture covered by a window material, and properties of the window material are selected to provide for diffusion of at least one gas produced by radioactive decay of the radioactive material.

Abstract: A proportion adjustable single-photon beam splitter based on cold atom storage includes a two-dimensional magneto-optical trap for receiving a first optical signal to be split; and a coupling beam. The coupling beam is incident at a certain angle with the first optical signal to the two-dimensional magneto-optical trap. The storage time of the two-dimensional magneto-optical trap 1 can be adjusted by controlling the switching time of the coupling beam, and then adjusting a proportion of a photon number of a storage part and a photon number of a leakage part of the first optical signal. A splitting proportion may also be adjusted by controlling an optical depth of the alkali metal atomic group trapped in the two-dimensional magneto-optical trap.

Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for performing X-ray scans with a single line of sight using a lens array for capturing the light field of the X-rays are described. In one example aspect, an X-ray optical system includes a primary optics subsection positioned to receive incoming X-rays after traversal through an object and to redirect the received incoming X-rays onto an intermediate image plane. The system also includes a microlens array positioned at or close to the intermediate image plane to receive at least some of the received incoming X-rays after redirection by the primary optics subsection to diffract the X-rays that are incident thereupon.

Abstract: A method performed by a medical device, includes: providing a permanent magnetic field by a permanent magnet; operating an electromagnet to provide a first electromagnetic field with a first electromagnetic field value; and operating the electromagnet to provide a second electromagnetic field with a second electromagnetic field value; wherein the first electromagnetic field and the permanent magnetic field forms a first total magnetic field with a first total magnetic field value, and wherein the second electromagnetic field and the permanent magnetic field forms a second total magnetic field with a second total magnetic field value; wherein the first total magnetic is formed when an electric field in an accelerator or an energy level of a particle beam has a first value, and wherein the second total magnetic field is formed when the electric field in the accelerator or the energy level of the particle beam has a second value.

Abstract: Described is a method comprising directing an ultra-low voltage electron beam to a surface of a first insulating layer. The first insulating layer is disposed on a second insulating layer. The method includes modifying, by the application of the ultra-low voltage electron beam, the surface of the first insulating layer to selectively switch an interface between a first state having a first electronic property and a second state having a second electronic property.

Abstract: One example provides a ferrule for an implantable medical device including a frame body having an upper surface and an opposing lower surface, an interior perimeter surface extending between the upper and lower surfaces for attachment to an insulator body, and an exterior perimeter surface extending between the upper and lower surfaces for attachment to a housing. A flange extends from the exterior perimeter surface and has an upper surface facing the upper surface of the frame body, the upper surface of the flange to engage an interior surface of a housing of the implantable medical device to limit a position of the housing along the exterior perimeter surface in a direction toward the bottom surface of the frame body, wherein a distance of the top surface of the flange from the top surface of the frame body is greater than and proportional to a thickness of the housing.

Abstract: A stretchable conductor includes a substrate with a first major surface, wherein the substrate is an elastomeric material. An elongate wire is on the first major surface of the substrate; the wire includes a first end and a second end, and further includes at least one arcuate region between the first end and the second end. At least one portion of the arcuate region of the wire in the region has a first surface area portion embedded in the surface of the substrate and a second surface area portion unembedded on the substrate and exposed in an amount sufficient to render at least an area of the substrate in the region electrically conductive. The unembedded second surface portion of the arcuate region may lie above or below a plane of the substrate. Composite articles including a stretchable conductor in durable electrical contact with a conductive fabric are also disclosed.

Abstract: A braided part connection structure includes a conductive braid and a conductive member electrically connected and fixed to the braid and made of a conductive plate material. The conductive member includes a braid joining portion. The braid joining portion includes, at a part of the conductive member in a longitudinal direction of the conductive member, a plurality of openings formed at intervals with each other along a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction and a welded portion defined by two adjacent openings of the plurality of openings. The braid joining portion is provided on the braid in an overlapping manner and the welded portion is laser-welded onto the braid.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method of producing a surge arrestor module, comprising the acts of (i) providing a plurality of MOV blocks arranged in a stack, (ii) applying an epoxy-reinforced structural layer to an outer surface of the stack, (iii) after the applying, inserting the stack into a flexible bladder, and (iv) curing the epoxy-reinforced structural layer with elevated temperatures while the flexible bladder applies radially aligned pressure to the stack and a tool applies axially aligned pressure to the stack. The present disclosure also includes an apparatus for performing the methods described herein. The apparatus includes an outer case structure and a flexible bladder that fits within the outer case structure. A hollow inner region of the outer case structure is pressurized to force the flexible bladder against the surge arrestor module as the surge arrestor module is curing.

Abstract: A grain-oriented electrical steel sheet having an insulating film disposed on a surface thereon. The insulating film having a chemical composition comprising Si, P, O, and at least one selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Ba, Sr, Zn, Al, Mn, and Co. The insulating film has a crystallinity in a range of 20% or more, and a minimum tension provided to the steel sheet by the insulating film at a temperature in a range of 100° C. to 200° C. is 10 MPa or more.

Abstract: A soft magnetic powder has a composition represented by Fe100-a-b-c-d-e-f-g-hCuaSibBcMdM?eXfAlgTih (at %) (wherein M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Nb and the like, M? is at least one element selected from the group consisting of V and the like, X is at least one element selected from the group consisting of C and the like, and a, b, c, d, e, f, g, and h satisfy the following formulae: 0.1?a?3, 0<b?30, 0<c?25, 5?b+c?30, 0.1?d?30, 0?e?10, 0?f?10, 0.002?g?0.032, and 0?h?0.038), wherein a crystalline structure having a particle diameter of 1 to 30 nm is contained in an amount of 40 vol % or more.

Abstract: Disclosed is a soft magnetic powder including a main component represented by composition formula: (Fe(1?(?+?))X1?X2?)(1?(a+b+c+d+e+f))MaBbPcSidCeSf. X1 represents one or more selected from the group consisting of Co and Ni; X2 represents one or more selected from the group consisting of Al, Mn, Ag, Zn, Sn, As, Sb, Cu, Cr, Bi, N, and rare earth elements; and M represents one or more selected from the group consisting of Nb, Hf, Zr, Ta, Mo, W, Ti, and V. The following relations are satisfied: 0?a?0.140; 0.020<b?0.200; 0<c?0.150; 0?d?0.060; 0?e?0.030; 0?f?0.010; ??0; ??0; and 0??+??0.50. An oxygen content ratio in the soft magnetic powder is from 300 ppm to 3,000 ppm as a mass ratio.

Abstract: An inductor core includes: a tubular magnetic material body formed of magnetic material. The tubular magnetic material body includes an inclined portion including an inclined surface which constitutes a peripheral surface of a truncated cone having an outer diameter that increases from one end toward the other end of the tubular magnetic material body; and a straight trunk portion which is disposed coaxially with the inclined portion, includes an outer peripheral surface which constitutes a peripheral surface of a cylindrical body, and is connected with the inclined portion. An arithmetic mean roughness Ra of a region in the outer peripheral surface of the straight trunk portion which region is in a vicinity of the other end, is smaller than an arithmetic mean roughness Ra of a region in the outer peripheral surface of the straight trunk portion which region is in a vicinity of the inclined portion.

Abstract: Provided is an Al-containing hexagonal ferrite magnetic powder which produces an excellent durability-improving effect on a magnetic recording medium, wherein uniform pulverization of the magnetic powder can be easily achieved by dispersion treatment in preparation of a magnetic coating material even in cases where the magnetic powder has a small primary particle size or has a composition which is likely to produce hard secondary particles. The magnetic powder for a magnetic recording medium is an Al-containing hexagonal ferrite magnetic powder having an Al/Fe molar ratio of 0.030 to 0.200, and has a particle size distribution in which the volume ratio of particles having a particle size of 30 ?m or more as measured by a laser diffraction particle size distribution analyzer with a dispersion pressure of 100 kPa is 5.0% or less, and an activation volume Vact of 1800 nm3 or less.

Abstract: A domain wall moving type magnetic recording element includes: a domain wall moving layer in which first layers containing a rare earth metal and second layers containing a transition metal are alternately stacked in a first direction; and a first electrode and a second electrode which face the domain wall moving layer and are arranged to be away from each other. The domain wall moving layer has SOT suppression parts which are positioned in one of interfaces between the first layers and the second layers and contain a non-magnetic metal. The SOT suppression parts are locally distributed at the interface.

Abstract: A common-mode choke coil includes a multilayer body, and first and second coils incorporated in the multilayer body. The multilayer body is a cuboid shape including plural stacked non-conductor layers. The first coil includes a first coil conductor. The second coil includes a second coil conductor. With the common-mode choke coil, in a frequency region greater than or equal to 0.1 GHz and less than or equal to 100 GHz (i.e., from 0.1 GHz to 100 GHz), the Sdd21 transmission characteristic is less than or equal to ?3 dB at or above 30 GHz, and in a frequency region greater than or equal to 10 GHz and less than or equal to 60 GHz (i.e., from 10 GHz to 60 GHz), the Scc21 transmission characteristic is minimum at or above 20 GHz, and the Scc21 transmission characteristic has a minimum value of less than or equal to ?20 dB.

Abstract: In a coil component, a height h1 of a pedestal portion of a resin wall corresponds to the height position of a step portion. In addition, a height of a seed portion corresponds to the plating start position at a time when a winding portion of a coil is plated and grown. The plating start position and the step portion are designed to be close to each other by the height h1 of the pedestal portion and the height h2 of the seed portion satisfying 0.3?h1/h2?10. Accordingly, although the coil component has a configuration in which the resin wall has the step portion, the inside of the step portion is sufficiently filled with a coil conductor, and thus deterioration of characteristics is suppressed.

Abstract: A high voltage power supply is disclosed. The high voltage power supply comprises a primary winding and one or more secondary windings. In one embodiment, a single secondary winding is used and the high voltage doubler circuit comprises a capacitor string and a diode string. In another embodiment, a plurality of secondary windings are used and the high voltage doubler circuit comprises a plurality of low voltage doubler circuits arranged in series. To create a more uniform distribution of voltage across the capacitors in the high voltage doubler circuit, one or more shields are disposed on the printed circuit board. In certain embodiments, a high voltage shield is disposed at the high voltage output and a low voltage shield is disposed at the low voltage end of the high voltage doubler circuit. One or more intermediate shields may be disposed in the high voltage doubler circuit.

Abstract: An embedded magnetic component device includes a magnetic core located in a cavity extending into an insulating substrate. The cavity and magnetic core are covered with a cover layer. Through holes extend through the cover layer and the insulating substrate, and are plated to define conductive vias. Metallic traces are provided at exterior surfaces of the cover layer and the insulating substrate to define upper and lower winding layers. The metallic traces and conductive vias define the respective primary and secondary side windings for an embedded transformer. At least a first isolation barrier is provided on the cover layer, and at least a third insulating layer is provided on the substrate. The second and third insulating layers provide additional insulation for the device, and define and function as a circuit board for surface mounted power electronics.

Abstract: In an electronic component, a terminal electrode has a thickest portion and a part thinner than the thickest portion. Accordingly, an increase in solder fillet forming region occurs when the electronic component is solder-mounted onto a predetermined mounting substrate. In the electronic component, mounting strength is improved as a result of the increase in solder fillet forming region. In addition, in the electronic component, the thickest portion overlaps a bump electrode in a direction orthogonal to the lower surface of an element body. Accordingly, the impact that is applied to the electronic component during the mounting onto the mounting substrate is reduced and the impact resistance of the electronic component is improved.

Abstract: A coil component includes a first outer magnetic body, a first outer insulator, a first inner magnetic body, an inner insulator, a second inner magnetic body, a second outer insulator, and a second outer magnetic body stacked sequentially, and a coil in the inner insulator and an internal magnetic body inside the coil. Volumes A, B, C, and D of the first and second outer insulators, the inner insulator, the coil, and the internal magnetic body, respectively, and volume E of the first outer magnetic body, the first inner magnetic body, the second inner magnetic body, and the second outer magnetic body satisfy 0.05?A?0.07, 0.2?B?0.4, 0.01?C?0.08, 0.03?D?0.05, and ?0.4?E?0.71, where 0.05B?C?0.2B and A+B+C+D+E=1.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a coil assembly including a bobbin including a winding part in which a passing hole is formed on an inner surface thereof and the coil is wound along an outer surface thereof, and an upper frame provided on an upper side of the winding part to limit an upper winding range of the coil, a lower case coupled to a lower side of the winding part and directly in contact with the coil to limit a lower winding range of the coil, and an upper case coupled to the lower case to surround an outer surface of the bobbin together with the lower case.

Abstract: The present invention provides a capacitive voltage transformer, including: a capacitive voltage-dividing component and an electromagnetic unit. The capacitive voltage-dividing component comprises: one or more levels of stacks, and each stack is a coupling capacitor. The coupling capacitor includes: an upper cover plate, a lower cover plate, an insulating sleeve, a capacitor core, squirrel cage electrodes, volume matching devices, a high voltage lead, and a low voltage lead. The lowermost coupling capacitor is provided with a medium voltage lead and a lead terminal. The low voltage lead of the lowermost coupling capacitor is led out through a low-voltage leading-out tube arranged in the lead terminal, and the medium voltage lead of the lowermost coupling capacitor is led out through a medium-voltage leading-out post arranged in the lead terminal. The medium-voltage leading-out post passes through and out of the low-voltage leading-out tube and is arranged coaxially with the low-voltage leading-out tube.

Abstract: A method determines the overload capacity of a high-voltage device. The method includes creating a load forecast request for a predefined time period, determining an operational state of the high-voltage device by obtaining state parameters, transmitting the load forecast request and the state parameters at a request time to a load-forecasting model, and determining the maximum utilization in the predefined time period by the load-forecasting model, with which the overload capacity of a high-voltage device can be fully exploited. A lifetime consumption of the high-voltage device before the request time is derived from measured values by obtaining an actually consumed lifetime and the actually consumed lifetime is fed to the load-forecasting model as a state parameter. The load-forecasting model then determines the maximum overload capacity depending on the actually consumed lifetime.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes a first coil, and a second coil disposed so as to surround the first coil. The first coil includes a first section extending in a first direction, a second section extending in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and a third section positioned between the first and second sections. Gaps between the first, second, and third sections of the first coil and the second coil as viewed in a coil axis direction have a first width, a second width, and a third width, respectively. The second width is larger than the first width and smaller than the third width.

Abstract: A winding is provided, which comprises a form element having a longitudinal axis defining a longitudinal direction and a radial direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The form element comprises a core with a lateral surface, and adjustable elements arranged on the lateral surface of the core. The adjustable elements are elongated and extend along the longitudinal direction. A thickness of the adjustable elements in a radial direction is altered along the longitudinal direction. A conductor is wound around the form element along the longitudinal direction forming turns of the winding.

Abstract: A magnetic assembly includes magnets arranged in a Halbach array. The magnets include a first magnet and a second magnet positioned adjacent the first magnet. The first magnet and the second magnet have adjacent surfaces. A cavity is formed in the each of the adjacent surfaces and is aligned with the cavity formed in the adjacent surface of the adjacent magnet. The magnetic assembly also includes a ferromagnetic pin positioned within the aligning cavities to connect the first magnet and the second magnet. The ferromagnetic pin has a size, a shape, and a magnetic permeability that facilitate a magnetic force between the first surface and the second surface inducing a magnetic flux path through the ferromagnetic pin such that an apparent magnetic force between the first surface and the second surface is one of i) a repelling force less than 5 newtons (N) and ii) an attracting force.

Abstract: A magnetic manipulation system and method for moving and navigating a magnetic device in a body are provided. The system includes a robotic parallel mechanism having at least three electromagnets and at least three electromagnetic coils coupled to the at least three electromagnets, respectively. The electromagnetic coils are actuated to keep the electromagnets in static conditions or move the electromagnets along a desired trajectory, a current control unit supplying currents to the electromagnetic coils which have soft iron cores. The currents supplied by the control unit are configured to generate dynamic magnetic field in the soft iron core's linear region. The current control unit and the robotic parallel mechanism are configured to generate desired dynamic magnetic fields in desired positions within a workspace to control a magnetic device, and a three-dimensional position sensor is configured for performing a close loop control of the robotic parallel mechanism.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a multi-stable solenoid with one or more magnetic damping rings. In general, the magnetic damping rings provide an increased damping force to an armature of the multi-stable solenoid to ensure efficient operation, reduce detent position overshoot, and reduce an impact force at end positions.

Abstract: An element body of a multilayer capacitor has a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes. At least one of the first electrodes is curved such that a first main body portion is located on an outer side of a first extending portion in a first direction, and at least one of the second electrodes is curved such that a second main body portion is located on an outer side of a second extending portion in the first direction. The following expressions (1) to (6) are satisfied for lengths L0 to L4 in a second direction and distances TL1 to TL3 between main surfaces. 0.03?L1/L0?0.1??(1) 0.1?L2/L0?0.25??(2) 0.75?L3/L0?0.9??(3) 0.9?L4/L0?0.97??(4) 0?(TL1?TL2)/TL1?0.02??(5) 0?(TL1?TL3)/TL1?0.

Abstract: A capacitor component includes a body, including a dielectric layer and an internal electrode layer, and an external electrode disposed on the body and connected to the internal electrode layer. The internal electrode layer includes zirconium (Zr) and germanium (Ge). A ratio of a sum of contents (at %) of zirconium (Zr) and germanium (Ge), contained in the internal electrode layer, to an entirety of the internal electrode layer is 3.3 at % or more to 3.7 at % or less.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a component includes a first electrode and a second electrode arranged one above the other in a stacking direction, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode overlap in a first overlap region, wherein the first electrode has, in a first region containing the first overlap region, an extent in a first direction perpendicular to the stacking direction that is greater than an extent of the second electrode in the first direction in the first region, and wherein the first electrode has, in the first region containing the first overlap region, an extent in a second direction perpendicular to the stacking direction and to the first direction that is greater than an extent of the second electrode in the second direction in the first region, and a third electrode arranged in the same plane as the second electrode, wherein the first electrode is a floating electrode, wherein the first electrode and the third electrode overlap in a second overlap region, wherein the first electrode has, in

Abstract: A multilayer electronic component may include a first internal electrode layer including a first dielectric layer and first to fourth internal electrodes disposed to be spaced apart from each other on the first dielectric layer, a second internal electrode layer including a second dielectric layer and a fifth internal electrode disposed on the second dielectric layer, a body including a capacitance forming portion in which the first internal electrode layer and the second internal electrode layer are alternately disposed, a connection electrode penetrating through the first and second internal electrode layers, spaced apart from the first to fourth internal electrodes, and connected to the fifth internal electrode, first to fourth external electrodes disposed to be connected to the first to fourth internal electrodes, respectively, on the body, and a fifth external electrode disposed to be connected to the connection electrode on the body.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes: a ceramic body including a dielectric layer having a main component represented by (Ba1-xCax)(Ti1-y(Zr, Sn, Hf)y)O3 (where, 0?x?1, 0?y?0.5), and having a plurality of grains and grain boundaries disposed between the plurality of grains, and including first and second internal electrodes alternately stacked with the dielectric layer interposed therebetween; a first external electrode; and a second external electrode, wherein the dielectric layer includes a triple point in contact with three grain boundaries and a secondary phase of Si disposed inside the triple point, wherein a dispersion of an Si content at an interface between the dielectric layer and the internal electrode may be 1% by weight or less.

Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes a body including a plurality of first dielectric layers, an active portion in which internal electrodes are alternately disposed, and a cover portion disposed the active portion in a first direction of the body, a direction in which the plurality of first dielectric layers are laminated, and including a second dielectric layer; and an external electrode disposed externally on the body and connected to one of the internal electrodes. The body includes a margin portion covering a side surface of the one of the internal electrodes other than a side surface connected to the external electrode and including a dielectric pattern having a porosity higher than that of one of the plurality of first dielectric layers.

Abstract: A dielectric composition includes a dielectric grain including a perovskite compound and a first segregation phase including at least Ca, Al, Si, and O.

Abstract: An electronic component includes an element body, an external electrode, and a resin film having electrical insulation properties. The element body includes a principal surface and a side surface adjacent to the principal surface. The external electrode includes a first electrode portion disposed on the principal surface and a second electrode portion disposed on the side surface. The resin film is disposed on the principal surface and is in contact with the principal surface. Each of the first electrode portion and the second electrode portion includes a conductive resin layer disposed on the element body. A conductive resin layer included in the first electrode portion is disposed on the resin film and is in contact with the resin film.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a body including a dielectric layer and first and second internal electrodes stacked in a first direction and having first and second surfaces opposing each other in the first direction, third and fourth surfaces opposing each other in a second direction, and fifth and sixth surfaces opposing each other in a third direction, and first and second external electrodes disposed on the third and fourth surfaces of the body, respectively, and connected to the first and second internal electrodes, respectively. The first and second external electrodes each include a central portion disposed in a center of each of the third and fourth surfaces and an outer portion disposed outside the central portion. T1>T2>T3, in which T1 and T3 are maximum value and minimum value of a thickness of the central portion, respectively, and T2 is a maximum value of a thickness of the outer portion.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a ceramic body including a dielectric layer, a first internal electrode and a second internal electrode, disposed to oppose each other with the dielectric layer interposed therebetween, and a first external electrode and a second external electrode. The ceramic body further includes first and second margin portions and first and second cover portions, disposed on upper and lower surfaces of a capacitance formation portion and the first and second margin portions, respectively. The first and second cover portions each include a first cover layer adjacent to an internal electrode, disposed on an outermost side among the first and second internal electrodes, and a second cover layer disposed on the first cover layer, and an interface at which the first cover layer and the second cover layer are in contact with each other.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a multilayer body including dielectric layers and internal electrode layers stacked together, and external electrodes. The multilayer body includes an inner layer portion and outer layer portions in a stacking direction, and an electrode opposing portion and gap portions in a length direction. The multilayer body further includes conductor portions in the two outer layer portions in the gap portions, and each includes conductor layers stacked in the stacking direction. One of that conductor layers that is closest to a middle in the stacking direction of the multilayer body is closer to the middle in the stacking direction of the multilayer body than another of the internal electrode layers closest in the stacking direction to a main surface of the multilayer body.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an aluminum electrolytic capacitor includes impregnating an aluminum electrolytic capacitor with a first electrolyte to form a first impregnated capacitor, aging the first impregnated capacitor using a first aging process to form a first aged capacitor, impregnating the first aged capacitor with a second electrolyte to form a second impregnated capacitor, the second electrolyte being different from the first electrolyte, aging the second impregnated capacitor using a final aging process to form a final aged capacitor, and impregnating the final aged capacitor with a third electrolyte.

Abstract: A capacitor that is capable of exhibiting good electrical properties under a wide variety of different conditions is provided. The capacitor contains a capacitor element that includes a sintered porous anode body, a dielectric that overlies the anode body, and a solid electrolyte that overlies the dielectric and includes a conductive polymer. The capacitor also contains multiple exposed anode lead portions that are electrically connected to respective anode terminations and a planar cathode termination that is electrically connected to the solid electrolyte.

Abstract: An illuminated keyboard includes a supporting plate, a bottom circuit membrane disposed on the support plate, an intermediate partition plate disposed above the bottom circuit membrane, and a top circuit membrane disposed above said intermediate partition plate. A light emitter unit is disposed on the bottom circuit membrane. A light diffusion layer is disposed above the top circuit membrane and has a light transmission region for transmitting light rays generated from the light emitter unit. An elastic member is made of an elastic material and disposed on and above the diffusion layer. A bridging unit is disposed above the diffusion layer and aligned with the elastic member. A keycap is disposed above and connected to the bridging unit. The elastic member elastically abuts against the keycap. The keycap is light permeable.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a keypad structure and a visual programmable intelligent controller with a keypad structure, including at least one light-transmittable key, at least one key mounting shell for arranging each key, an elastic element arranged, at an edge of the key and configured to allow the key to move up and down in a reciprocating manner, at least one display device, wherein an image displayed by the display device is watched via the key and a circuit body arranged between the key and the display device to sense an action of the key.

Abstract: A remote-controlled switch cover assembly is described for converting an existing rocker switch into a remote-controlled switch. The remote-controlled switch cover assembly receives a wireless signal to actuate the existing rocker switch and, in response, activates an electric motor that causes a gear train to turn in a first direction. This causes a wiper to engage an under-surface of a tilt plate located above the existing rocker switch and, in response, an opposing end of the tit plate depresses the existing rocker switch.

Abstract: A switch assembly includes a switch and a servo drive system. The drive system includes: a drive shaft connecting the drive system to the switch; a motor driving the switch; a power section supplying power to the motor; a feedback system; and a programmable safety controller. The feedback system determines at least two values for an absolute position of the drive shaft; and generates a feedback signal on the basis of the values. The controller controls the power section depending on at least one desired value; influences an operation of the motor depending on the feedback signal; and identifies the presence of at least one safety-relevant event, and based thereon, transmits a control signal to the power section. The power section is initiates/carries-out at a safety measure depending on the control signal.

Abstract: A system for controlling a vacuum interrupter for a power diverter switch comprises a main driving shaft which is configured to drive the control cam. The system further comprises the vacuum interrupter which is configured to separate electrical contacts in a vacuum by use of a contact rod, and a transmission unit which is configured to transmit the force generated by the main driving shaft to the contact rod. The transmission unit comprises a plurality of rollable guiding elements and a lever mechanism which is coupled to both the control cam and the contact rod of the vacuum interrupter such that a rotation of the control cam generated by the main driving shaft causes a movement of the contact.

Abstract: A vehicle tailgate assembly includes a tailgate and a switch assembly operably connected to the tailgate. The switch assembly includes a switch structured to be actuatable by application of a load exceeding a predetermined threshold to the tailgate. The switch assembly is operably connected to a tailgate automatic opening/closing mechanism such that actuation of the switch controls operation of the mechanism to prevent execution of a command to automatically open the tailgate when the tailgate is in a fully closed condition.

Abstract: A power distribution system includes a bus plug having an electrical switch configured to selectively control energization of the bus plug. The bus plug includes an electrical switch having a control knob operable to selectively control energization of the bus plug, and an actuator having an actuator adaptor coupling that couples movement of the actuator to the control knob. The bus plug includes a partition wall separating the internal volume into a line side and a load side. The bus plug includes an external handle coupled to mechanical linkages, and an adaptor bracket fixed to at least one of the mechanical linkages and oriented to interact with the control knob. The bus plug includes an actuator operable to move the mechanical linkages. Methods of controlling energization of a bus plug with a remote application and communication module configured to operate an actuator are also provided.