Abstract:
A device for gripping a load including first and second frame portions, a translation for moving the frame, first and second gripping arms mounted on the first and second frame portions, respectively, so as to move a load, and a width-adjustment for adapting a width of the first and second gripping arms. The width adjustment includes first locking/unlocking elements that lock the first frame portion relative to the path of travel, second locking/unlocking elements that unlock the second frame portion relative to the first frame portion, and a translation that moves the second frame portion along the path of travel.
Abstract:
A system for sequencing a preparing station that sequences loads coming from an external unit via an entering outbound conveyor. The system includes a paternoster, a buffer location and a managing unit, which processes each load that comes to an entrance of the paternoster according to one of the following modes (selected as a function of a place desired for the load in a sequence): (a) after introduction into the paternoster, the load undergoes a bypass transfer between two nacelles positioned face to face and then presented to an exiting outbound conveyor; (b) after introduction into the paternoster, the load undergoes a buffer transfer towards a given buffer location and then subsequently re-positioned again in the paternoster and finally presented to the exiting outbound conveyor; (c) after introduction into the paternoster, the load is transported therein without bypass transfer or buffer transfer and then presented to the exiting outbound conveyor.
Abstract:
An automatic locker device configured for a distribution of goods includes at least one storage area for the storage of loads including or formed by the goods, at least one retrieval point for the retrieval of the goods, and a handling device. The retrieval point includes a box having faces that are closed except for one open lateral face, having a first aperture oriented towards the exterior of the device, and an open lower face having a second aperture. The handling device is configured to shift one of the loads from the storage area towards the retrieval point and the vertically shift the load towards or through the second aperture of the open lower face, up to a height making it possible, through the first aperture of the open lateral face, to make available at least one of the goods included in or forming said load.
Abstract:
A system is proposed for putting boats on hold when they are afloat on a water body after they have been launched and/or before they are hauled out of the water. The system for putting on hold includes: a floating device, having a central floating element and secondary elements extending from the central floating element. Each secondary element being associated with a reception place and having at least one point for driving, by thrust or traction, a boat positioned in an associated reception place. A system for moving is adapted to moving the secondary elements around the central floating element and, via the points for driving, moving the boats that are positioned in the reception places.
Abstract:
A mooring device for mooring a water craft to a mooring berth. The mooring device includes an engaging element borne by the water craft or the mooring berth, and a lock borne by the mooring berth or the water craft, respectively. The lock includes two catch bars spaced out and extending vertically, at least a part of the engaging element being adapted to engaging between the two bars so as to be held by the lock and enabling the mooring of the water craft to the mooring berth. The catch bars are mobile relative to each other between a locking position in which the catch bars are brought closer to each other and maintain the engaging element and an unlocking position in which the catch bars are moved apart to enable the removal or insertion of the engaging element.
Abstract:
The support (300) is intended to be fixed in a housing provided in the drone, through a mechanical interface (310) made of a material absorbing the mechanical vibrations. The mechanical interface, annular in shape, is intended to be attached to a corresponding annular shoulder provided in the housing. A fastening part (301) for fixing the support in the housing carries the mechanical interface (310), with at least one connection leg (302) supporting the navigation electronic card (320) and mounted free at one end on the fastening part. A battery (400) for the power supply of the drone is further accommodated in the support. The navigation electronic card may notably include a navigation sensor (321) such as an accelerometer, placed on the card in such a manner to be positioned at the barycenter of the drone.
Abstract:
A multidirectional charge transfer device configured in a charge storage medium. The device includes an array of charge storage regions. Each of said charge storage regions includes a plurality of first gates, each of which is arranged in a first portion of each charge storage region, a plurality of second gates, each of which is arranged in a second portion of each charge storage region, a plurality of third gates, each of which is arranged in a third portion of each charge storage region, and a plurality of fourth gates, each of which is arranged in a fourth portion of each charge storage region. The plurality of gates and charge storage regions are configured to define at least three bidirectional charge transfer paths which are noncollinear with respect to each other. The plurality of gates are sequentially biased to establish charge transfer along one of said bidirectional charge transfer paths and forming blocking potentials to charge transfer in the remaining charge transfer paths.
Abstract:
An asymmetric binocular viewing device having a first and a second optical axis forming a horizontal plane. A single objective, a related luminance intensifier tube, a semi-reflecting optical image splitter and a first ocular are aligned in succession the first optical axis. A second ocular related to the optical image splitter by an optical image transmitting system is aligned on the second optical axis. The optical image transmitting system includes in succession a first mirror, an lens system, a second mirror, and a third mirror. The elements are arranged so that an optical path is defined starting from the optical splitter and including a first vertical axis section, a horizontal axis section, and a second vertical axis section describing a U turned upside down in the shape of a bridge located on a vertical plane and perpendicular to both parallel first and second optical axes. This defines a free space between both the first and second oculars freeing up the space for the user.
Abstract:
A charge-coupled device having an array of pixel elements formed in a substrate, which device is operable in a first state to expand the depletion well regions of each pixel element into the substrate for storing incoming photoelectrons therein and in a second state to contract the expanded depletion well regions to prevent storage of photoelectrons in the contracted depletion well regions.
Abstract:
Significant reductions in transfer smear for charge sweep device imagers is made possible by performing the charge sweep operation during only the line retrace period of the operating cycle of the imager. Complete elimination of transfer smear is then possible by using an optical means for blocking the imager from incident illumination during said line retrace periods.