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An ice bin comprising: a bin body, the bin body comprising a lower portion, an upper portion, and a perimeter wall extending heightwise from the lower portion to the upper portion, the upper portion of the bin body defining an ice drop area configured so that ice dropped from an ice maker supported above the ice bin is passable through the ice drop area into the interior, the bin body further comprising an ice retrieval area spaced apart from the ice drop area for providing access to the interior of the ice bin, characterized in that the perimeter wall comprises a support plate configured to support an ice scoop on the perimeter wall in the interior of the ice bin by a force of magnetic attraction between the ice scoop and the support plate, wherein the ice bin further comprises an upright frame member formed from ferromagnetic material so that the ice scoop can be supported on an exterior of the ice bin by force of magnetic attraction between the upright frame member and the ice scoop
An image scanning apparatus that scans an image of a document and converts the scanned image into digital data, the image scanning apparatus comprising: a plurality of light sources (112,114) that emit light; a light guide unit that diffuses the light emitted by the light sources; a sensor unit that senses image data from the document by recognizing light reflected from the document by being diffused by the light guide unit; and a control unit that controls the turning on of the light sources, characterised in that the control unit is configured to limit heat generated by the light sources by alternately turning on or off the light sources such that at least one of the plurality of light sources is turned on when at least one other light source of the plurality of light sources is turned off; and the image scanning apparatus further comprises a heat dissipation plate facing the plurality of light sources (112,114) and having a size dependent upon a turn-on duty cycle of the light sources (112, 114). a plurality of light sources (112,114) that emit light; a light guide unit that diffuses the light emitted by the light sources; a sensor unit that senses image data from the document by recognizing light reflected from the document by being diffused by the light guide unit; and a control unit that controls the turning on of the light sources, characterised in that the control unit is configured to limit heat generated by the light sources by alternately turning on or off the light sources such that at least one of the plurality of light sources is turned on when at least one other light source of the plurality of light sources is turned off; and the image scanning apparatus further comprises a heat dissipation plate facing the plurality of light sources (112,114) and having a size dependent upon a turn-on duty cycle of the light sources (112, 114).
A patch pump for delivering a medicament to a patient, the patch pump comprising a flexible layered structure comprising: a reservoir layer comprising a plurality of rigid reservoirs disposed in a flexible material and an element for sealing the rigid reservoirs, wherein the rigid reservoirs are adapted to contain medicament; a flexible microfluidic layer comprising: a laminated structure comprising an upper layer adhered to a middle layer adhered to a lower layer; a network of microfluidic channels connecting the rigid reservoirs; and a plurality of outlet valves corresponding to the plurality of rigid reservoirs connected to the network and formed by the laminated structure; and a flexible-rigid electronic circuit layer below the microfluidic layer comprising a plurality of individually-addressable actuators comprising individually-addressable electrode pairs. a reservoir layer comprising a plurality of rigid reservoirs disposed in a flexible material and an element for sealing the rigid reservoirs, wherein the rigid reservoirs are adapted to contain medicament; a flexible microfluidic layer comprising: a laminated structure comprising an upper layer adhered to a middle layer adhered to a lower layer; a network of microfluidic channels connecting the rigid reservoirs; and a plurality of outlet valves corresponding to the plurality of rigid reservoirs connected to the network and formed by the laminated structure; and a laminated structure comprising an upper layer adhered to a middle layer adhered to a lower layer; a network of microfluidic channels connecting the rigid reservoirs; and a plurality of outlet valves corresponding to the plurality of rigid reservoirs connected to the network and formed by the laminated structure; and a flexible-rigid electronic circuit layer below the microfluidic layer comprising a plurality of individually-addressable actuators comprising individually-addressable electrode pairs.
A cross-connector system for use during a spinal fixation procedure comprising: a bridge system (56a, 56b) defining a coupling bore (136, 165) and having a pair of downwardly extending arms (138, 140, 166, 168) adapted to be coupled to a first bone engaging member; a first bar having a first end and a second end, the first end defining a bore having a central axis, and the second end defining a slot, wherein the first end is offset from the second end relative to a longitudinal axis defined by the first bar; a second bar having a first end and a second end, wherein the bar is planar, and wherein the second end is coupled to the slot of the first bar to enable relative movement between the first bar and the second bar; an expansion ring received within the bore of the first bar, the expansion ring including a slot to enable the expansion ring to be expanded; and a locking device received through the expansion ring and the coupling bore (136, 165) for coupling the bridge system (56a, 56b) to the first bar, the locking device operable in a first state in which the first bar is movable about the central axis of the bore and in a second state in which the first bar is fixed relative to the central axis of the bore so as to fixedly couple the first bar to the bridge system (56a, 56b). a bridge system (56a, 56b) defining a coupling bore (136, 165) and having a pair of downwardly extending arms (138, 140, 166, 168) adapted to be coupled to a first bone engaging member; a first bar having a first end and a second end, the first end defining a bore having a central axis, and the second end defining a slot, wherein the first end is offset from the second end relative to a longitudinal axis defined by the first bar; a second bar having a first end and a second end, wherein the bar is planar, and wherein the second end is coupled to the slot of the first bar to enable relative movement between the first bar and the second bar; an expansion ring received within the bore of the first bar, the expansion ring including a slot to enable the expansion ring to be expanded; and a locking device received through the expansion ring and the coupling bore (136, 165) for coupling the bridge system (56a, 56b) to the first bar, the locking device operable in a first state in which the first bar is movable about the central axis of the bore and in a second state in which the first bar is fixed relative to the central axis of the bore so as to fixedly couple the first bar to the bridge system (56a, 56b).
A refrigerator comprising: a body; a storage compartment provided at an inside of the body, so as to be open at a front surface thereof, and having a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment; an inner door formed with an opening (31 a) in which a plurality of door guards are provided, the inner door being configured to open and close the refrigerating compartment; an outer door to open and close the opening (31 a) provided at the inner door; a guide rail, allowing at least one of the plurality of door guards to be inserted and withdrawn in a sliding manner; a slide unit connected to the at least one door guard, wherein the slide unit is capable of sliding along the guide rail such that the at least one door guard can be inserted or withdrawn; characterized by an elastic unit coupled to the slide unit to transmit a tensile force in a direction of the at least one door guard being inserted; and an automatic closing unit coupled to the at least one door guard, and configured to allow the elastic unit to transmit the tensile force to the at least one door guard when the outer door is closing, whereby the closing outer door comes into contact with the at least one door guard when the at least one door guard is withdrawn. a body; a storage compartment provided at an inside of the body, so as to be open at a front surface thereof, and having a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment; an inner door formed with an opening (31 a) in which a plurality of door guards are provided, the inner door being configured to open and close the refrigerating compartment; an outer door to open and close the opening (31 a) provided at the inner door; a guide rail, allowing at least one of the plurality of door guards to be inserted and withdrawn in a sliding manner; a slide unit connected to the at least one door guard, wherein the slide unit is capable of sliding along the guide rail such that the at least one door guard can be inserted or withdrawn; an elastic unit coupled to the slide unit to transmit a tensile force in a direction of the at least one door guard being inserted; and an automatic closing unit coupled to the at least one door guard, and configured to allow the elastic unit to transmit the tensile force to the at least one door guard when the outer door is closing, whereby the closing outer door comes into contact with the at least one door guard when the at least one door guard is withdrawn.
A fiber guide element for a spinning nozzle of an air-jet spinning machine, the fiber guide element in the intended usage being used to guide a fiber strand entering the spinning nozzle in a prescribed transport direction, - the fiber guide element comprising a fiber guide surface for guiding the fiber strand, and - the fiber guide surface comprising an entry region, a middle region disposed downstream of the entry region in said transport direction and a discharge region disposed downstream of the middle region in said transport direction, the entry region and the discharge region each being implemented to be untwisted with respect to a longitudinal axis of the fiber guide element, while the middle region is rotated at least in segments about the longitudinal axis characterized in that the entry region is rotated relative to the discharge region with respect to the longitudinal axis by an angle γ, the amount of which is between 1° and 120°. - the fiber guide element comprising a fiber guide surface for guiding the fiber strand, and - the fiber guide surface comprising an entry region, a middle region disposed downstream of the entry region in said transport direction and a discharge region disposed downstream of the middle region in said transport direction, the entry region and the discharge region each being implemented to be untwisted with respect to a longitudinal axis of the fiber guide element, while the middle region is rotated at least in segments about the longitudinal axis
Plant tunnel element for covering plants, which is connectable on at least one end portion to a further plant tunnel element, wherein on a first end portion of the plant tunnel element a first connection element is arranged through which the plant tunnel element is connectable to a second connection element of the further plant tunnel element, characterized in that through the first connection element the height of the first end portion of the plant tunnel element is adjustable relative to the height of the further plant tunnel element.
A composition for treating, reducing pathogen and bacteria counts and improving shelf life and safety of raw poultry comprising buffered vinegar and lauramide arginine ethyl ester, wherein the ratio of BV to LAE is between 10%-90% by wt. BV and 0.2%-10% by weight LAE, the rest is water.
Method for re-shaping the shape of a plastically deformable component that is preferably embodied from a metal material, said method including: • creating a three-dimensional desired model of the component; • designing a finite element model (FEM model) of the desired model of the component; • capturing the three-dimensional geometry of the deformed actual component; preferably by means of scanning; • determining the deviation of the actual component with respect to the desired model; • deforming by means of applying forces to calculated positions of the component; • checking and comparing the actual component with the desired model after the deformation procedure, wherein the forces that are applied for the deformation procedure and the calculated positions for introducing the forces to the component are determined on the basis of the FEM model. • creating a three-dimensional desired model of the component; • designing a finite element model (FEM model) of the desired model of the component; • capturing the three-dimensional geometry of the deformed actual component; preferably by means of scanning; • determining the deviation of the actual component with respect to the desired model; • deforming by means of applying forces to calculated positions of the component; • checking and comparing the actual component with the desired model after the deformation procedure,
A lithium metal composite electrode material for a lithium metal battery, comprising: lithium metal particles and a lithium-containing conductive layer serving as a supporting framework, the supporting framework being filled with the lithium metal particles, wherein the lithium-containing conductive layer comprises an inorganic lithium compound and a lithium alloy; wherein the inorganic lithium compound comprises at least one of lithium nitride, lithium sulfide, or lithium phosphide; the metal in the lithium alloy is at least one selected from Zn, Mg, Ag, Al, Ge, Sn, Sb, In, or Ga; wherein the lithium-containing conductive layer includes conductive carbon, and the conductive carbon comprises at least one of carbon nanotubes, carbon fibers, or graphene. lithium metal particles and a lithium-containing conductive layer serving as a supporting framework, the supporting framework being filled with the lithium metal particles, wherein the lithium-containing conductive layer comprises an inorganic lithium compound and a lithium alloy; wherein the inorganic lithium compound comprises at least one of lithium nitride, lithium sulfide, or lithium phosphide; the metal in the lithium alloy is at least one selected from Zn, Mg, Ag, Al, Ge, Sn, Sb, In, or Ga; wherein the lithium-containing conductive layer includes conductive carbon, and the conductive carbon comprises at least one of carbon nanotubes, carbon fibers, or graphene.
Internal combustion engine having - a combustion motor, - a fresh-gas tract which has a compressor, - an exhaust-gas tract which has an exhaust-gas aftertreatment device and a temperature sensor, - a flow transfer line which is regulable by means of a regulating device and which branches off from the fresh-gas tract downstream of the compressor and which opens into the exhaust-gas tract upstream of the exhaust-gas aftertreatment device, and - a control unit which is designed such that a fuel-fresh gas ratio fed to the combustion motor is regulable by means of said control unit, characterized in that, in the event of an exceedance of a threshold temperature of the exhaust gas, the control unit operates the combustion motor with a substoichiometric fuel-fresh gas ratio and at the same time regulates a transfer flow of fresh gas from the fresh-gas tract via the flow transfer line into the exhaust-gas tract such that an as far as possible stoichiometric exhaust-gas ratio is set in the exhaust-gas aftertreatment device. - a combustion motor, - a fresh-gas tract which has a compressor, - an exhaust-gas tract which has an exhaust-gas aftertreatment device and a temperature sensor, - a flow transfer line which is regulable by means of a regulating device and which branches off from the fresh-gas tract downstream of the compressor and which opens into the exhaust-gas tract upstream of the exhaust-gas aftertreatment device, and - a control unit which is designed such that a fuel-fresh gas ratio fed to the combustion motor is regulable by means of said control unit,
A three-dimensional laminating and shaping apparatus for forming an object, the apparatus comprising: a material ejector that ejects a material of the object onto a shaping table; a light beam irradiator that irradiates the ejected material with a light beam to form the object; an image capturer that captures a molten pool formed by irradiating the ejected material with the light beam; a scanning direction determiner that determines a scanning direction of the light beam based on a change in a machine coordinate position of the shaping table, the change being determined by a NC apparatus configured to move the shaping table; and a shape determiner that detects the molten pool based on an image captured by the image capturer and the scanning direction; a shaping controller that controls at least one of an output of the light beam and a scanning speed of the light beam based on the width of the molten pool perpendicular to the determined scanning direction; a shaping model acquirer acquiring the shaping model of the object; a shaping shape determiner that determines a shape of the object formed by the light beam irradiator, based on the derived shapes of the molten pool; and a cutting path decider that decides a cutting path for cutting the formed object by comparing the shaping model with the determined shape of the formed object and by determining a cutting stock for cutting the object. a material ejector that ejects a material of the object onto a shaping table; a light beam irradiator that irradiates the ejected material with a light beam to form the object; an image capturer that captures a molten pool formed by irradiating the ejected material with the light beam; a scanning direction determiner that determines a scanning direction of the light beam based on a change in a machine coordinate position of the shaping table, the change being determined by a NC apparatus configured to move the shaping table; and a shape determiner that detects the molten pool based on an image captured by the image capturer and the scanning direction; a shaping controller that controls at least one of an output of the light beam and a scanning speed of the light beam based on the width of the molten pool perpendicular to the determined scanning direction; a shaping model acquirer acquiring the shaping model of the object; a shaping shape determiner that determines a shape of the object formed by the light beam irradiator, based on the derived shapes of the molten pool; and a cutting path decider that decides a cutting path for cutting the formed object by comparing the shaping model with the determined shape of the formed object and by determining a cutting stock for cutting the object.
A method for generating control data for forming a tooth of a spur gear toothing which has an intended widthwise crowning by milling a workpiece at a numerically controlled machine tool having at least 5 axes, particularly at a universal machine tool, by successively moving along processing paths with a milling tool of the machine tool based on the generated control data, the method comprising: providing a tooth flank geometry of at least one tooth flank of the tooth of the spur gear toothing, determining parameters for defining a change of the provided tooth flank geometry in dependence of the intended widthwise crowning of the tooth, wherein determining the parameters for changing the provided tooth flank geometry comprises determining one respective reduction parameter at one or more determined reduction positions at the at least one tooth flank of the provided tooth flank geometry, and generating control data based on a tooth flank geometry which is changed in dependence of the determined parameters, wherein the changed tooth flank geometry corresponds to a tooth flank geometry of the tooth having the intended widthwise crowning. providing a tooth flank geometry of at least one tooth flank of the tooth of the spur gear toothing, determining parameters for defining a change of the provided tooth flank geometry in dependence of the intended widthwise crowning of the tooth, wherein determining the parameters for changing the provided tooth flank geometry comprises determining one respective reduction parameter at one or more determined reduction positions at the at least one tooth flank of the provided tooth flank geometry, and generating control data based on a tooth flank geometry which is changed in dependence of the determined parameters, wherein the changed tooth flank geometry corresponds to a tooth flank geometry of the tooth having the intended widthwise crowning.
A needle array for an electroporation device, comprising: a body defining a central axis, the body having a locking surface; a shroud movable with respect to the body between a rest position and one or more actuated positions along an axial direction oriented along the central axis; and an auto-lock including a resilient body that is coupled to and moveable with the shroud, the auto-lock being spaced from the central axis along a direction that is perpendicular to the central axis, the auto-lock being adjustable between a locked configuration, where the shroud is not movable with respect to the body and a proximal end of the resilient body is flexed in a first direction that is perpendicular to the direction and the axial direction, and an unlocked configuration, where the shroud is movable with respect to the body, and wherein biasing the shroud from the rest position to the one or more actuated positions and back to the rest position adjusts the auto-lock from the unlocked configuration to the locked configuration such that a bias force biases the proximal end of the resilient body in a second direction opposite the first direction as the auto-lock adjusts from the unlocked configuration to the locked configuration, wherein the resilient body engages the locking surface in the locked configuration. a body defining a central axis, the body having a locking surface; a shroud movable with respect to the body between a rest position and one or more actuated positions along an axial direction oriented along the central axis; and an auto-lock including a resilient body that is coupled to and moveable with the shroud, the auto-lock being spaced from the central axis along a direction that is perpendicular to the central axis, the auto-lock being adjustable between a locked configuration, where the shroud is not movable with respect to the body and a proximal end of the resilient body is flexed in a first direction that is perpendicular to the direction and the axial direction, and an unlocked configuration, where the shroud is movable with respect to the body, and wherein biasing the shroud from the rest position to the one or more actuated positions and back to the rest position adjusts the auto-lock from the unlocked configuration to the locked configuration such that a bias force biases the proximal end of the resilient body in a second direction opposite the first direction as the auto-lock adjusts from the unlocked configuration to the locked configuration, wherein the resilient body engages the locking surface in the locked configuration.