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HOSPITAL BED CONTROL APPARATUS

Application Number: 20120038484
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: Stolpmann, James R.; Skinner, Andrew F.; Welling, Jeffrey R.; Dixon, Steven A.

The present invention provides a hospital bed including a force sensor or scale apparatus configured to detect the weight of a ...

PLAYARD SET AND PLACING MECHANISM THEREOF

Application Number: 20120037432
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: Pacella, Jonathan M.; Hartenstine, Curtis M.; Fiore, JR., Joseph F.; Mountz, Jonathan; Fiore, III, Joseph

A playard set includes a playard and a placing mechanism. The playard has a first top corner structure and a second top corner structure. The placing mechanism is detachably disposed on the playard. The placing mechanism includes a first corner connecting structure and a second corner connecting structure, a support frame, a holding body, and a weight measuring device. The first and the second corner connecting structures are detachably disposed on the first and the second top corner structures ...

CASH BOX PROVIDED WITH SELF-LOCKING MECHANISM

Application Number: 20120037052
Publication Date: 2012-02-16
Inventors: Chen, Xiaodian; Ye, Yuqing

A cash box (1) used for storing cashes and provided with a self-locking mechanism comprises a box body (11), a box door (12) and a box door self-locking mechanism. The cashbox (1) is arranged on a cashbox bracket (3). The box door self-locking mechanism comprises a lock (21) for locking the box door (12) and a door switch structure (22) which is fixed on the cashbox bracket (3) and used for opening or closing the box door ...

Occupant detection sensor and method of manufacturing the same

Application Number: 20120031685
Publication Date: 2012-02-09
Inventor: Saitoh, Yukihiro

An occupant detection sensor includes a sensor member disposed on a surface of a vehicle seat and detecting sitting of an occupant, a wiring member electrically coupling the sensor member with an external device, and a covering member covering the sensor member and the wiring member. The wiring member and the covering member are included in a coupling section that is disposed along the surface of the vehicle seat. The coupling section includes a bent portion and a stress absorbing portion that ...

WEIGHING SCALE WITH DISPLAY- AND OPERATING UNIT

Application Number: 20120031684
Publication Date: 2012-02-09
Inventor: Schön, Thomas

A weighing scale (10) has a display/operating unit (20), a scale platform (30), an electronic system (60) for the control of the scale (10), and a pedestal (40) that connects the display/operating unit to the scale platform. The pedestal contains a pedestal chamber (41). The pedestal also has a pedestal opening (42). A carrier element (70) is arranged in or at the pedestal chamber. At least parts of the electronic system are ...

WEIGHING SCALE HAVING REGULATORY COMPLIANCE COMPONENTS

Application Number: 20120031683
Publication Date: 2012-02-09
Inventor: Schoen, Thomas

An instrument having components that are relevant as well as components that are not relevant to regulatory compliance, and a housing serving to accommodate the components, wherein the components that are relevant to regulatory compliance are arranged in the housing under a verification cap, so that they can only be accessed by removing the verification cap, and wherein the verification cap is secured with a verification mark in such a way that removing the verification cap will cause the ...

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HANDLING PORTIONS OF PRODUCTS

Application Number: 20120031682
Publication Date: 2012-02-09
Inventor: WEBER, GÜNTHER

An apparatus for handling portions of products, in particular food products, having a product conveyor which conveys the portions after one another to at least one main conveyor track along a direction of conveying and having at least one sensor for recognizing portions of incorrect weight. A correction track is provided which has a first conveying section and a second conveying section. The first conveying section serves to branch off portions of incorrect weight from the main conveying track ...

BILL RECEIVING APPARATUS AND SELF-CHECKOUT APPARATUS

Application Number: 20120024635
Publication Date: 2012-02-02
Inventor: Kaneko, Toshihiro

In one embodiment, a bill receiving apparatus includes a housing, a passage forming member, and a conveying unit. The passage forming member forms a bill passage including a vertically-long slit-like opening and a bottom surface formed as a slope, a part of which falls toward the opening. The conveying unit is provided on the inner side of the housing and conveys a bill via the bill ...