baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent KR-20010029674-A (KR)
Title: Skin care agent, and health and beauty care food
Inventor: MATAHIRA YOSHIHARU
IPC: A23L23/10
Filed: 2000-04-29
Abstract: PURPOSE: To provide a skin-beautifying agent which has actions for improving the moisture and firmness of the skin and for preventing and improving the roughness and fine wrinkles of the skin, when orally taken. CONSTITUTION: The skin-beautifying agent contains N-acetyl glucosamine as an active ingredient. The form of the agent is preferably tablets, capsules, powder, granules or liquids. The beautiful skin-stimulating agent may be added to foods such as confections, powdered soups or drinks. When the beautiful skin-stimulating agent is orally administered, the N-acetylglucosamine is quickly absorbed and partially used as a raw material for acidic mucopolysaccharides such as hyaluronic acid or chondroitin sulfuric acid. Thereby, the moisture and firmness of the skin can be improved, and the roughness, fine wrinkles, and so on, of the skin can be prevented and improved.
Patent KR-20010102697-A (KR)
Inventor: YOO MYEONG GEUN
Filed: 2000-05-04
Abstract: 본 발명은, 가상현실내 단체구성시스템 및 그 방법에 관한 것이다.  본 단체구성시스템은, 적어도 하나의 현존하는 단체에 관한 정보를 저장하는 단체 데이터베이스와; 상기 단체내의 구성원의 성명, 단체내 역할적 위치 및 단체내 지리적 위치를 포함하는 식별요소 등을 포함하는 상기 구성원에 대한 정보를 저장하는 구성원 데이터베이스와; 상기 식별요소중 적어도 어느 하나에 기초하여 상기 구성원 각각의 메시지 어드레스를 부여하는 어드레스 부여부와; 상기 메시지 어드레스의 메시지를 저장하는 메시지 데이터베이스와; 네트워크를 통해 접속한 사용자에게 상기 식별요소를 제시하고 상기 식별요소에 대해 제공된 메시지를 해당 메시지 어드레스의 메시지 데이터베이스에 저장하고, 해당 구성원의 접근을 허용하는 제어부를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 한다.  이에 의해, 구성원의 식별요소만으로 네트워크상에서 구성원간의 메시지 송수신 및 통신이 가능하게 된다.
Patent KR-20010103943-A (KR)
Inventor: KIM JAE GEUN
Filed: 2000-05-12
Abstract: 본 발명은 알루미늄 전해 콘덴서 제조 공정에 인산처리공정을 추가하여 인산과 유전체가 결합하도록 함으로서 대기중의 수분이 유전체와 결합하는 수화 현상을 방지할 수 있도록 한 알루미늄 전해 콘덴서 제조 방법에 관한 것으로서, 에칭 공정, 화성 공정, 절단 공정, 함침 공정 및 조립 공정을 포함하는 알루미늄 전해 콘덴서 제조 방법에 있어서, 에칭 공정(S10)을 수행한 알루미늄 호일을 0.1 ~ 10 w% 의 인산 농도와 40 ~ 90 ℃ 의 온도를 유지하고 있는 인산 용액에 통과시키는 제 1 인산처리공정(S20), 화성 공정(S20)에 의해 유전체가 형성된 알루미늄 호일을 0.01 ~ 0.1 w% 의 농도와 40 ~ 90 ℃ 의 온도를 유지하고 있는 인산 용액에 통과시키는 제 2 인산처리공정(S40)으로 구성되는 것을 특징으로 한다.
Patent KR-20010049401-A (KR)
Inventor: LEE YONG JAE
IPC: B65D81/34
Filed: 2000-05-24
Abstract: PURPOSE: A package is provided to easily and firmly pack items in various shapes by using an inner shock absorbing packing material and to improve the quality of the packed items by neatly processing the external. CONSTITUTION: A first embossed paper sheet(20) is formed of many upward protrusions(22) continuously formed on a planar face and downward protrusions(24) formed between the upward protrusions. A first liner(30) is combined to the lower face of the embossed paper sheet by being adhered to the end of the downward protrusions. By producing a package with an inner packing material composed of the embossed paper sheet and the liners(10,30), the package has desired intensity and shock absorbing properties. As the package is bent in various directions, items in various shapes are packed easily and firmly. Moreover, the package is recyclable by the use of paper.
Patent KR-20010100743-A (KR)
Title: 볼펜형 소형전화기
Inventor: LIM HYOUNG ROUNG
Filed: 2000-05-26
Abstract: 본 발명은 볼펜이 결합된 소형 전화기에 관한 것으로서 통화를 위한 전화기의 기본 기능에다 필기 기능(이하 '볼펜 기능' 이라 한다)을 결합시켜 통화자가 필요시에 통화 내용을 손쉽게 메모할 수 있도록 하는 볼펜형 소형 전화기에 관한 것이다. 
     상기 발명을 이루기 위한 전화기의 초 소형화를 위해 전화기의 기본 회로인 링신호 검출부, 음성네트워크부, 다이얼러부, 송화일시차단회로(MUTE)를 단일 칩으로 ASIC화하였으며, 소망하는 전화번호를 다이얼링 할 수 있는 키메트릭스부를 따로 분리하지 않고 전화기 회로와 동일 PCB 상에 탑재하였고, 키메트릭스를 두 개의 열로 재배치하였고, 전화기 상단부에는 재다이얼 버튼 및 다른 전화와 접속을 위한 후레쉬 버튼, MUTE 버튼, 착신벨, 전화 송수신 표시 LED, 후크 버튼, 외부 국선 연결을 위한 국선 연결잭, 이어마이크 세트를 연결할 수 있는 이어 마이크 잭을 구성하였고 전화기 하단부에는 통화 내용을 메모할 수 있는 누름 버튼식 볼펜을 구비함을 특징으로 한다. 
     자유롭게 통화하기 위한 핸즈프리(Hands free)기능 이용시에는 전화기가 고정물에 부착된 볼펜꽂이에 삽입된 상태에서 이어 마이크를 귀에 걸고 통상적인 방법에 따라 후크 스위치를 누른 후 착 발신을 할 수 있으며, 통화 내용을 메모하기 위한 볼펜 기능 이용 시에는 통화중에 볼펜형 전화기를 볼펜꽂이에서 탈착 시킨 후 손가락으로 전화기 하단부에 있는 누름 버튼을 눌러 볼펜심을 돌출 시킨 후 메모를할 수 있다. 본 발명의 효과는 일반인들이 전화 통화 시에 가장 많이 찾게 되는 필기구를 전화기와 일체화시킴으로써 통화시 번거롭게 별도의 필기구를 찾을 필요 없이 통화 내용을 적시에 자연스럽게 메모할 수 있도록 하는 새로운 개념의 볼펜형 소형 전화기를 발명함으로써 전화기의 이용 효율을 극대화 할 수 있게 하였다.
Patent KR-20010109616-A (KR)
Inventor: KIM MONG PIL
IPC: B02C4/08
Filed: 2000-05-31
Abstract: 본 발명은 건조한 고추를 절개하여 면과 홈의 연속적인 마찰로 분쇄시키도록 상호 경사지게 교차하는 홈이 표면에 조밀하게 형성된 로울러로 1차 분쇄하고, 1차 분쇄된 분쇄입자 덩이를 절개한 후 미세 분쇄되도록 상호 경사지게 교차하는 미세홈이 표면에 조밀하게 형성되고 그 표면에 일 방향 소정 각도로 경사진 나선홈을 일정 간격으로 구성한 한 쌍의 로울러로 2차 분쇄하여 분쇄입자 덩이를 절개하고, 절개된 입자가 다시 미세 분쇄되도록 표면에 일 방향 소정 각도로 경사진 나선홈을 일정 간격으로 구성한 로울러와 이와 수평으로 대응하는 타측에 상호 경사지게 교차하는 미세홈이 표면에 조밀하게 형성된 로울러로 3차 분쇄하여 분입자 덩이를 절개하여 외부로 배출시키도록 구성하여 로울러 사이로 유입된 고추가 미끄럼 현상과 홈에 끼는 현상 없이 로울러의 면과 홈의 연속적인 마찰에 의해 균형 있게 분쇄되도록 하고, 로울러를 통과한 분쇄입자가 고루 분포되어 배출되도록 함으로서, 단 한번의 분쇄과정을 통하여 균형 있는 입자와 색상으로 고추를 분쇄할 수 있어 경제적인 효과를 얻을 수 있는 고추 분쇄기에 관한 것이다.
Patent KR-20000054491-A (KR)
Inventor: KIM KWAN BEA
IPC: A41B11/00
Filed: 2000-06-05
Abstract: PURPOSE: A sock having antibiotic function and manufacturing method is provided to promote blood circulation by maintaining irradiation of far infrared ray and by keeping magnetism effectively. And antibiotic metal has a sterilizing function, an antibiotic function, a function removing bad smell. The antibiotic metal is ionized to contact with bacteria and gas having bad smell. CONSTITUTION: A manufacturing method is processed to dry after submerging processed part of a sock in concentrated solution to absorb efficient components extracted from chinese medicines. Besides the method is processed to sinter concentrated powder 5 weight percent made of chinese medicine grinded and concentrated in particle form, coating material 15 weight percent, solvent 80 weight percent, which are coated on dried socks after mixed dilutive. A composite is composed of far infrared irradiating body 25 weight percent formed by fine powder and magnetic body 25 weight percent formed by fine powder and synthetic resin adhesive 50 weight percent. The composite is mixed and printed on a sock by 1mm thickness and adherent to a sock by heating. A projection on a sock is composed of an adhesive made of gangue, iron oxide, synthetic resin. A second composite is composed of silver 15 weight percent formed by fine powder and copper 10 weight percent formed by fine powder and zinc 10 weight percent formed by fine powder and adhesive 30 weight percent and solvent 35 weight percent. The second composite is overcoated on a projection of a sock, and dried.
Patent KR-20010113234-A (KR)
Inventor: KIM GWAN OK
IPC: H04B1/707
Filed: 2000-06-17
Abstract: 본 발명은 병렬구조를 이용하여 고속 무선 정보를 송수신하는 방법 및 그 시스템에 관한 것으로 직렬 입력 비트열을 소정 갯수의 채널로 나누는 단계; 상기 소정 갯수의 모든 채널에 대해 프레임 정보를 구성하여 부호화하고 부호화된 각 프레임 정보를 I 프레임 정보 및 Q 프레임 정보로 각각 분리하고 분리된 I 프레임 정보 및 Q 프레임 정보에 대해 인터리빙을 수행하고 인터리빙 후의 I 프레임 데이터와 Q 프레임 데이터를 각각 K개의 채널들로 나누어 상기 K개의 각 채널들을 다수의 직교부호를 이용하여 각각 확산하는 단계; 상기 확산된 소정 갯수의 모든 채널의 I 프레임 정보의 확산결과를 더하여서 I 시퀀스를 생성하고 상기 확산된 소정 갯수의 모든 채널의 Q 프레임 정보의 확산결과를 더하여서 Q 시퀀스를 생성하는 단계; 및 긴 주기 부호를 이용하여 I 시퀀스와 Q 시퀀스를 확산한 후 전송하는 단계를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 한다. 
     본 발명에 의하여 전송대역폭과 최대 데이터전송율이 주어졌을때, 확산율을 높이고 병렬채널의 수를 늘리거나 각 채널의 데이터율을 낮추어 시스템 성능을 개선할 수 있음은 물론 상대적으로 좁은 유효 전송대역폭을 점유하면서 전송할 수 있는 동시에 하드웨어를 쉽게 구현할 수 있게 된다.
Patent KR-20000077492-A (KR)
Inventor: MIN BYUNG EE
IPC: F16L9/128
Filed: 2000-06-17
Abstract: PURPOSE: A corrugated pipe having reinforcing rod inserted therein does the roles of an under drain waste pipe and a thermal insulating pipe. CONSTITUTION: A corrugated pipe having reinforcing rod inserted therein comprises a corrugated pipe having concave portions and convex portions by turns and a reinforcing rod having a supporting rod and welded portions(8) integrally formed on the concave portions. The reinforcing rod has supporting rods having cross sections like a reversed U, a reversed T, an A and an M letters. The reinforcing rod has supporting rods having cross sections like a -, a T, a reversed A and a W letters at an inner surface of the concave portions. The reinforcing rod further comprises flow in holes(9) and drainage holes(19). The flow in holes(9) and the drainage holes(19) take about 1/2 to 2/3 of the periphery of a circle.
Patent KR-20010021014-A (KR)
Title: Self-cleansing bladder drainage device
Inventor: TIHON CLAUDE
IPC: A61F2/04
Filed: 2000-06-22
Abstract: PURPOSE: A self-cleaning type bladder drainage device is provided to allow a patient to urinate whenever he/she wants, to eliminate the need for a walking patient to wear a leg sack to collect urine and reduce infection. CONSTITUTION: The self-cleaning type bladder drainage device(10) comprises a flexible slender drainage member(12) cooperating with the urethra so as to drain urine through between the outer surface and the urethral wall. The flexible slender drainage member has a front end(14) and a rear end(16) whose outside diameter can pass through the urethra, and an open fluid drainage groove(20) at least in a part of the outer surface. To hold the drainage member in a prescribed position inside the urethra, a bladder holding member(22) is provided near the rear end of the drainage member. The holding member is usually spirally bent and engages with the bladder neck for preventing the drainage device from coming off. When removing it, however, by pulling the drainage device, it is straightened along the urethra and comes off. When wearing, by inserting a stylet into the lumen, it is straightened. A means to prevent the drainage member from getting moved longitudinally against the urethral wall is provided in the drainage member.
Patent KR-20020002678-A (KR)
Title: Method for forming metal line
Inventor: KIL MIN CHEOL
IPC: H01L21/28
Filed: 2000-06-30
Abstract: PURPOSE: A metal interconnection formation method is provided to improve the yield and the reliability of the metal interconnection by entirely removing remained overfilled photoresist using double layer of oxynitride and oxide layers as a hard mask. CONSTITUTION: A first oxynitride layer(32), a first dielectric layer(33), a first oxide(34), a second dielectric layer(35), a second oxide(36), and a second oxynitride layer(37) are sequentially formed on a lower interconnection(31). By selectively etching the second oxynitride layer, the second oxide, the second dielectric layer, the first oxide and the first dielectric layer, a groove is formed. A photoresist pattern(39) is formed on the second oxynitride layer(37). Overfilled photoresists remained in the groove are entirely removed by isotrophic etching of the photoresist pattern. After selectively etching the second oxynitride layer(37) and the second oxide(36) using the photoresist pattern(39), the photoresist pattern(39) is then removed. By using the second oxynitride and the second oxide patterns(39,37) as a hard mask, the second dielectric layer is etched, thereby forming a metal interconnection trench.
Patent KR-20010015131-A (KR)
Inventor: DE LOMINIE ROMAIN BEAU
IPC: C23C16/44
Filed: 2000-07-01
Abstract: PURPOSE: A processing reactor is provided to prolong the service life of main chamber O-rings and prevent the infiltration of O-ring contaminants into a treating region by arranging vacuum tight seals and nonreactive barriers between upper and lower members forming the treating region. CONSTITUTION: The processing reactor(15) comprises a treating region(18) to receive a depositing gas or heating cleaning gas from an external source via a supply line(30) in an epitaxial silicon chemical vapor deposition cycle or cleaning cycle. Since the region(18) is formed in upper and lower domes(12) and (16) and hermetically sealed with O-rings(52, 54, 56, 58 and 60), barriers(64) and (66) having heat resistances and chemical resistances and prevents the heated depositing reaction product or the heating cleaning gas, which advances into the gap between a liner(118) and the domes(12) and (16) from reaching the O-rings(56) and (58) during the deposition or cleaning cycle. In addition, the barriers(64) and (66) made of the same material prevent the possibility of contaminants or particles produced from the O-rings(50, 52 and 60) reaching and coating the treating region(18).
Patent KR-20020004290-A (KR)
Title: Message replay device for cake
Inventor: KIM JAE GYEONG
IPC: G11B20/00
Filed: 2000-07-04
Abstract: PURPOSE: A message playback device for a cake is provided to elevate the atmosphere of a party by playing back a congratulatory message when candles on a cake are ignited. CONSTITUTION: A message playback device for a cake comprises: a microphone(150), an A/D(Analog to Digital) converter(170) converting analog signals from the microphone to digital signals; a memory IC(Integrated Circuit)(180) storing the digital signals; a D/A(Digital to Analog) converter(190) converting the digital signals to analog signals; a microcomputer(160) controlling the A/D converter, the memory IC and the D/A converter; an input switch(210) operating the microcomputer to store the digital signals from the A/D converter in the memory IC; an output switch operating the microcomputer to convert the digital signals stored in the memory IC to analog signals via the D/A converter; and a speaker(200) outputting the analog signals from the D/A converter.
Patent KR-20020004293-A (KR)
Title: Biding method of freight transport supporting system
Inventor: KIM JAE HYEON
Filed: 2000-07-04
Abstract: PURPOSE: A bidding method for a freight transportation support system is provided to make an advantageous contract by selecting a composite transportation agent company which suggests an optimal price in regard to a bid on a web site. CONSTITUTION: A freight owner accesses a web server by using a web browser of a personal computer, and calls for bids(1). The web server makes out bidding information according to the information from the freight owner, and stores the bidding information on a freight owner administrator server and a data backup administrator server. A composite transportation agent company accesses the web server, reads the bidding information, suggests a transportation price and takes parts in bidding(2). A transportation agent company administrator server confirms a bidding participation state from the web server(3-1), and transmits successful bid information to the corresponding composite transportation agent company(3). Thereafter, the freight owner administrator server confirms a bid ending state from the web server(4-1), and transmits information on the composite transportation agent company and transportation price to the freight owner(4).
Patent KR-20020003061-A (KR)
Title: Apparatus for Leather Quality Inspection using Artificial Intelligence
Inventor: KWON JANG U
IPC: B07C5/00
Filed: 2000-07-01
Abstract: PURPOSE: An intelligent leather sorting apparatus is provided to improve products in quality by grading leather products with an artificial intelligence vision system, and to improve productivity and working efficiency by reducing sorting time. CONSTITUTION: An intelligent leather sorting device is composed of a transfer unit(3) transporting products; a camera(10) photographing the transferred products; an illuminator(9) irradiating rays to photograph; a high frequency inverter(7) supplying power to the illuminator; a shade(8) shielding the light from the illuminator; an image processing module(6) processing image from the camera; a control system(1) grading the quality of leather by receiving the image processing output; and a display unit(4) displaying output from the control system. The quality of leather is standardized, and improved with sorting leather products accurately. Working hours are reduced, and productivity is increased with processing automatically.
Patent KR-20020006332-A (KR)
Title: A clamping apparatus of disc
Inventor: KWON CHANG MIN
IPC: G11B17/028
Filed: 2000-07-12
Abstract: PURPOSE: A clamping device of a disc is provided, which flattens a disc that was warped in the direction opposite to the pick-up of the disc to easily reproduce data recorded in the disc. CONSTITUTION: A clamping device of a disc is constructed in such a manner that a disc(12) laid on a tray is interposed between a turntable rotor(14) set in a deck main body and a clamp(54) set on a deck cover to be clamped. The clamp has a disc pushing face(54a) on the inner side and a plurality of pushing protrusions(54d) on the outer side so as to simultaneously push the inner non-recording face(12a) and outer non-recording face(12d) of the disc mounted on the turntable rotor. The disc pushing face and the pushing protrusions are integrally formed.
Patent KR-20010049781-A (KR)
Title: Data transfer apparatus for system having plural clock domains
Inventor: ALBEAN DAVID LAWRENCE
IPC: G06F1/10
Filed: 2000-07-13
Abstract: PURPOSE: A data transfer apparatus for system having plural clock domains is provided to avoid metastability in digital apparatus having multiple clock domains by Using this approach to the interfacing of data between clock domains can become complicated and expensive if multiple clock domains are involved. CONSTITUTION: A plurality of cascade connected first and second latches coupled between respective clock domains, one of the first and second latches being a clocked Data Latch and the other of the first and second latches being a clocked and Enabled Data Latch, respective clocked Data Latchs having a data and a clock input connection and a data output connection, and respective clocked and Enabled Data Latches each having a clock and an enable input connections and a data output connection; a timing generator(14) having output connections providing respective domain clock signals, wherein a domain clock signal of a domain providing a data signal is applied to the clock input connection of the first latch of a respective cascade connected set of latches and a domain clock signal of a domain receiving the data signal is applied to the second latch of a respective cascade connected set of latches; the timing generator providing a common Enable Signal phase locked(12) to the domain clocked signals, the common Enable Signal being applied to the enable input signal of one of the first and second latches of each set of cascade connected set of latches.
Patent KR-20010030000-A (KR)
Title: Projection Apparatus
Inventor: NAKAMURA AKIRA
IPC: G03B21/00
Filed: 2000-07-25
Abstract: PURPOSE: To obtain a projector device which can be assembled while accurately and surely aligning a light modulation element, a prism for compositing and a projection lens. CONSTITUTION: This projector device is provided with a prism holder 17 holding the prism for compositing 14 and a lens holder 22 holding the projection lens 15 and holding the holder 17. The holder 17 is provided with a 1st alignment part 120 and fixed by being aligned with one end surface and the other end surface of the opposed prism 14 except the incident surface thereof on which the each of color light beams is made incident and the emitting surface thereof from which synthesized luminous flux is emitted toward a projection optical means 15 side. The holder 22 is provided with a 2nd alignment part 140 aligned and fixed by being engaged in the 1st alignment part of the holder 17.
Patent KR-20020010234-A (KR)
Title: Method for serving bulletin board by using internet
Inventor: KIM YEONG JIN
IPC: G06F15/02
Filed: 2000-07-28
Abstract: PURPOSE: A bulletin board service method using the Internet is provided to insert voice bulletin matter in an Internet web server and to confirm the contents of inserted voice bulletin matter using computers or a wire/wireless phones. CONSTITUTION: A user accesses a communication connection part in a bulletin board service system through a PSTN using his terminal(301). The communication connection part executes an authentication procedure for the user and connects the call path between the user termination and a control part(302). The control part regenerates the items of official announcement to the user terminal(303). If a response button for the official announcement is inputted from the user, the control part sends an announcement corresponding to the response button(304). If button number 1 is inputted, the control part asks a bulletin board check part whether voice/character bulletin matter exists(306). In case that voice/character bulletin matter exists, the bulletin board check part provides a message to inform the control part that voice/character bulletin matter exists(308). The control part receives 10 message headers from a bulletin board server and provides them to a bulletin board header information part(309). The bulletin board header information part converts these message headers into voices and provides them to control part(310). The control part supplies the converted message headers to the user(311). If a response button that the user will listen to a specific message header is inputted, the control part receives the message text for the specific message header from the bulletin board server and provides it to the voice conversion part(312). The voice conversion part converts the message text into a voice and provides it to the control part(313). The control part sends the converted message text to the user(314).
Patent KR-20020011299-A (KR)
Title: The character code generator for mobile phone
Inventor: HWANG JAE YEOB
IPC: H04B1/38
Filed: 2000-08-01
Abstract: PURPOSE: An apparatus and a method for generating a character code of a cellular phone are provided to decrease the number of input stroke and prevent an error stroke by arranging three or more characters in one key and inputting three or more characters according to a simple input rule. CONSTITUTION: A keypad(10) has one or more key buttons in which three or more character codes, and a forward shift key and a reverse shift key are assigned. A key input unit(11) receives the input of the keypad(10), generates a key input value, and temporarily stores the key input value. A character code generating unit(12) has a character code withdrawal unit(121) for analyzing the key input value generated by the key input unit(11) for analyzing whether a key button is selected and the forward shift key and the reverse shift key are inputted at any times, and withdraws a corresponding character with reference to a code assignment table(122) or withdraws a corresponding emoticon with an emoticon table(123). A character code output unit(13) receives the character code withdrawn from the character code generating unit(12) and outputs a corresponding character from a font ROM(14). An automata(15) performs the automata of a character outputted from the character code output unit(13) to be suitable for a character characteristic of each country.
Patent KR-20020011599-A (KR)
Title: Device for shake preventive of spreader
Inventor: KIM KYOUNG HAN
IPC: B66C13/06
Filed: 2000-08-03
Abstract: PURPOSE: An apparatus for preventing vibration of a spreader is provided to prevent vibration of a spreader by mounting supporting rods for supporting an antenna type multi-stage cylinder mounted between a trolley and the spreader and connecting the supporting rod with arms. CONSTITUTION: An apparatus for preventing vibration of the spreader includes a multi-stage cylinder(10) having a plurality of cylinders(12), arms mounted at a front portion and a rear portion of a trolley(100), supporting rods(40a,40b), and a damper(42) mounted at a side of the supporting rod. Each of the supporting rods is connected to the arms at a side and connected to an end of an upper cylinder at the other side in such a manner that the supporting rod is inclined upward.