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20100164389 | CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AT LEAST ONE LED AND AT LEAST ONE FLUORESCENT LAMP - A circuit arrangement for operating an LED and an fluorescent lamp may include a main rectifier; an auxiliary rectifier; an inverter, the output of said inverter having a terminal for connecting the fluorescent lamp; a starting device, wherein its first terminal is coupled to a control electrode of one of the switches of the inverter; a pull-down circuit; and a starting capacitor; wherein the second terminal of the starting device and the second terminal of the pull-down circuit are coupled to the first output terminal of the auxiliary rectifier; wherein the starting capacitor is coupled between the first and the second output terminal of the auxiliary rectifier; and wherein there is arranged in parallel with the starting capacitor a series circuit including a first and a second terminal for the LED and an LED switch, wherein the LED switch has a control electrode, an operating electrode and a reference electrode. | 07-01-2010 |
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20140111102 | METHOD OF DRIVING LED LIGHTING SOURCES AND RELATED DEVICE - An arrangement for driving a light source, including a plurality of LED strings by means of a current generator, wherein each said LED string forms a respective current mesh with said current generator, includes: at least one inductor acting on said current meshes, in each of said current meshes, an electronic switch having a first, working node towards the LED string and a second, reference node opposed to the LED string. | 04-24-2014 |
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20080267756 | Robot Comprising a Horizontal Linear Axis with a Movable Carriage and Joint Arm - The invention relates to a robot, comprising a horizontal linear axis with a movable carriage and a joint arm, the one end of which is connected to one of the ends of the carriage by means of a rotating joint in the direction of travel thereof, characterized in that the joint arm may rotate in a plane at an angle α in the range of 45° to 90° to the horizontal and at least two joint arm pieces which may rotate relative to each other in said plane and with an effector, provided at the free moving end of the outer joint arm. | 10-30-2008 |
20090206619 | SUCTION GRIPPER - There is provided a suction gripper. An exemplary suction gripper comprises at least one needle adapted to grip an object. Also provided is a method of gripping an object. An exemplary method of gripping an object comprises gripping the object with a suction gripper comprising at least one needle adapted to grip the object to a suction gripper body. | 08-20-2009 |
20090226289 | LOADING AID AND TELESCOPIC CONVEYING DEVICE FOR GOODS TO BE CONVEYED, IN PARTICULAR FOR PIECE GOODS, HAVING THE FORMER - There is provided a loading aid for facilitating loading and unloading of a container. An exemplary loading aid comprises a working platform that is adapted to be moved on at least three rollers, at least one of which is steerable. The exemplary loading aid further comprises an autonomous steering device that is adapted to steer the at least one steerable roller, to autonomously steer the working platform straight ahead to avoid touching a wall of the container and to autonomously steer the working platform away from the wall of the container until the working platform is aligned parallel to the wall of the container if the working platform touches the wall of the container. | 09-10-2009 |
20100092272 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING PART LOADS - There is provided an apparatus for transferring packaged goods from a first position X to a second position Y. An exemplary apparatus comprises at least one gripping device comprising several gripping elements of which at least two can be actuated separately from each other. The exemplary apparatus further comprises a drive that is adapted to move the at least one gripping device in a vertical direction and in at least one horizontal direction. The exemplary apparatus also comprises a controller that is configured according to a fixed scheme, the controller being adapted to sequentially cancel a gripping effect of the gripping elements. The exemplary apparatus additionally comprises a guide element adapted to steer the packaged goods to the second position Y, the guide element comprising a baffle plate placed in a slanted position and having a bottom plate and two side walls that run towards each other in the form of a funnel. | 04-15-2010 |
20110153082 | SENSOR SYSTEM FOR DETECTING THE SURFACE STRUCTURES OF SEVERAL PACKAGED ARTICLES - An exemplary embodiment of the invention relates to a sensor system for detecting the surface structures of several packaged articles. An exemplary system comprises at least one laser distance detector that functions according to a triangulation principle and that determines the distance between the laser distance detector and a surface structure of a packaged article. The laser distance detector has at least one analog output via which a distance-proportional analog signal can be emitted. The analog output of at least one laser distance detector is in communication with an evaluation unit via an amplifier circuit. The amplifier circuit encompasses at least one operational amplifier that has two inputs, and the analog signal of the laser distance detector is present at a first input of the at least one operational amplifier. A variable reference voltage is present at the other input of the at least one operational amplifier. The reference voltage may be obtained from the analog signal of the analog output, and this analog signal may be present at the other input of the operational amplifier via a low-pass filter. The output of the at least one operational amplifier may be connected to the evaluation unit, as a result of which the amplifier circuit is configured in such a way that abrupt changes in the analog signal bring about a change in the output signal of the at least one operational amplifier. More gradual changes in the analog signal do not bring about a substantial change in the output signal of the at least one operational amplifier. The evaluation unit may evaluate the output signal of the at least one operational amplifier. | 06-23-2011 |
20120181804 | VACUUM GRIPPER FOR PICKING UP AND SETTING DOWN UNIT LOADS - A vacuum gripper is provided for picking up and setting down unit loads by layer, comprising a surface having suction openings, connected to a vacuum supply, and device for temporarily connecting the suction openings. The vacuum gripper comprises at least two air channels, connecting suction openings. Each air channel is connected by a valve to a central, linear vacuum supply channel connected to the vacuum supply. The valve comprises at least one tappet, whose movement makes possible controlling opening and closing the valve. The tappets are arranged in a straight row, and are automatically moved in a position where the valve is closed. The tappets are functionally connected to a mechanical actuating device, extending along the row, comprising mechanically movable control elements for sequential actuation. The control elements automatically restore the tappets to a position where the valve is closed, making possible closing the related valves sequentially. | 07-19-2012 |
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20080219803 | Weighing Device for a Packaging Machine - The invention relates to a weighing device for a packaging machine. Empty capsules that are still closed are removed from a capsule holder, weighed on a gravimetric scale, placed back into an empty capsule holder, and then taken apart. The device makes it possible to remove empty capsules and replace them at full machine speed, without a loss of any consequence in output. It is possible to use a gravimetric measurement method to carry out a tare weighing of the capsules. An additional weighing device for filled capsules is integrated into a capsule transport device to determine the net weight based on the tare weight and the weight of the full capsules. Such a combination of a gravimetric tare weighing and a gross weighing to statistically determine the net weight is particularly well-suited to an intermediate capsule filling device. | 09-11-2008 |
20090044490 | DEVICE FOR EVENLY FILLING OR EMPTYING DOSING CHAMBERS - Disclosed is a device for evenly filling or emptying at least one dosing chamber with a product. The device includes a dosing chamber disposed in a dosing disk, the product being dispensed into or emptied from the dosing chamber. A pressure generator impinges the dosing chamber with a predetermined pressure in order fill or empty the dosing chamber. A filter is disposed movably relative to the dosing chamber to assures that once the product has been dispensed, the product can be brought downward into the container to be filled. The filling of the container can be reinforcing by blown air or by transfer dies. The dosing chamber communicates, via the filter means, with the pressure generator. By application of an underpressure, the product to be dosed is dispensed into the dosing chamber. For cleaning the filter means, on the other hand, an overpressure pulse is applied, which improves product dispensing precision. | 02-19-2009 |
20090232922 | DEVICE FOR FILLING AT LEAST ONE DOSING CHAMBER - A device for filling at least one dosing chamber is provided, with at least one dosing chamber arranged in a dosing disc into which a filling material is to be introduced. At least one ram acts on the material located in the dosing chamber. The at least one ram is arranged on a support, and at least two columns are connected to the support. A drive mechanism is provided which, via a coupling mechanism, moves at least the two columns up and down in synch. | 09-17-2009 |
20100164144 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EJECTING AT LEAST ONE CAPSULE - A device and a method for ejecting at least one capsule are proposed, comprising at least two ejecting means ( | 07-01-2010 |
20140209432 | APPARATUS BY MEANS OF WHICH PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS IN THE FORM OF TABLETS, HARD GELATIN CAPSULES OR THE LIKE ARE RETAINED AND POSITIONED IN A PACKAGING INSTALLATION - The invention relates to an apparatus ( | 07-31-2014 |
20150204714 | CAPSULE-WEIGHING DEVICE, CAPSULE-FILLING MACHINE, AND METHOD FOR WEIGHING A CAPSULE - The present invention relates to a capsule-weighing device ( | 07-23-2015 |