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Device for the intermediate storage of thermal energy, comprising a housing for receiving a heat accumulating medium, in particular a phase-change material, and at least one heat carrier line that is arranged in the housing and connected to a feed-in apparatus for feeding in a heat carrier medium during a heat accumulating process, the feed-in apparatus comprising a double pipe which has an inner pipe that guides the heat carrier medium in the vapour state and an outer pipe that guides the heat carrier medium in the liquid state, and the inner pipe comprising an outlet opening in the region of a passage opening between the outer pipe and the heat carrier line, it being possible to feed a two-phase flow that contains the heat carrier medium in the liquid and the vapour state into the heat carrier line, characterised in that the outlet opening is arranged in the inner pipe so as to be substantially opposite the passage opening between the outer pipe and the heat carrier line.
A semiconductor device for a tuner comprising: a mixer (M U1, M V1) configured to convert the frequency of a received signal using a local oscillation signal; a means (XTL 1, PLL 1) configured to generate the local oscillation signal in the semiconductor device for a tuner; an input terminal (T1 VIU1; T1 VIVL1; T1 VIVH1) for introducing the local oscillation signal (EXTERNAL OSCILLATION SIGNAL) from outside of the semiconductor device for a tuner; and a power control means (T MS1, PWC 7) comprising a circuit adapted to control the operation and stopping of the means that generates the local oscillation signal in the semiconductor device to reduce the power consumption of the semiconductor device for a tuner when the local oscillation signal is introduced from outside of the semiconductor device for a tuner by stopping the operation of the local oscillator signal generating means (XTL 1, PLL 1). a mixer (M U1, M V1) configured to convert the frequency of a received signal using a local oscillation signal; a means (XTL 1, PLL 1) configured to generate the local oscillation signal in the semiconductor device for a tuner; an input terminal (T1 VIU1; T1 VIVL1; T1 VIVH1) for introducing the local oscillation signal (EXTERNAL OSCILLATION SIGNAL) from outside of the semiconductor device for a tuner; and a power control means (T MS1, PWC 7) comprising a circuit adapted to control the operation and stopping of the means that generates the local oscillation signal in the semiconductor device to reduce the power consumption of the semiconductor device for a tuner when the local oscillation signal is introduced from outside of the semiconductor device for a tuner by stopping the operation of the local oscillator signal generating means (XTL 1, PLL 1).
A steering gear for a surgical instrument, wherein the steering gear has a spatially alignable swash plate, wherein the steering gear can be arranged at the proximal end of a shaft which defines a longitudinal axis and has, at the distal end, a bending mechanism, which can be controlled by the swash plate, wherein - the steering gear has a first drive wheel and a second drive wheel, each with an assigned motor, and - the second drive wheel is arranged offset by 180° relative to the first drive wheel on an axis of rotation common to the first drive wheel and running perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and - the swash plate is mounted between the first drive wheel and the second drive wheel in a steering ring which is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to a third gear wheel which engages with the first drive wheel and the second drive wheel and is rotatable about an axis of rotation which runs perpendicular to the common axis of rotation of the drive wheels (18, 19), characterised in that the steering gear has a retaining bracket which is rotatably mounted about the common axis of rotation of the drive wheels (18, 19), wherein the steering ring is mounted in the retaining bracket rotatably about the axis of rotation of the third gear wheel such that the engagement of the third gear wheel with the drive wheels (18, 19) is secured. - the steering gear has a first drive wheel and a second drive wheel, each with an assigned motor, and - the second drive wheel is arranged offset by 180° relative to the first drive wheel on an axis of rotation common to the first drive wheel and running perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and - the swash plate is mounted between the first drive wheel and the second drive wheel in a steering ring which is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to a third gear wheel which engages with the first drive wheel and the second drive wheel and is rotatable about an axis of rotation which runs perpendicular to the common axis of rotation of the drive wheels (18, 19), characterised in that
Device for treating slurry by separating the solids from the liquids in the slurry, said device comprising: - a frame for supporting the elements of the machine; - at least one compartment for separating said solids and liquids, said compartment comprising a base that is concavely curved according to a cylindrical portion having a transverse axis and is formed of a sieve; - at least one idler roller that is mounted transversely on a pair of arms, said pair of arms rotating about a first transverse shaft, a rotational interface also being defined between said pair of arms and said idler roller, which interface allows said idler roller to rotate freely about a second transverse shaft, such that a contact interface is defined between an outer surface of the idler roller and said sieve; - driving means which rotate said pair of arms about the first transverse shaft, and - resilient means for adjusting the pressure exerted by the idler roller on the sieve, such that the rotation of the arm presses the slurry entering the machine against the sieve, and said liquids pass through the corresponding sieve, - a bar being articulated on both ends of each pair of arms, wherein said bars are subjected to the action of resilient means, wherein the contact interface between the sieve and the idler roller is made of a non-metal material on at least one of the two contacting surfaces that form said interface, such that, at said interface, there is no metal-on-metal contact between surfaces moving relative to one another, characterised in that the idler roller, on at least one of the ends thereof, has a shaft portion that is inserted into a hole or recess in a subcomponent which is made of a non-metal material and attached to said arm, said shaft portion coming into contact with said subcomponent at the surface of said hole or recess, the shaft portion rotating with respect to said subcomponent inside said hole, and that said sub-component comprises two additional holes (105,106) for connecting said sub-component to mating projections on said arm. - a frame for supporting the elements of the machine; - at least one compartment for separating said solids and liquids, said compartment comprising a base that is concavely curved according to a cylindrical portion having a transverse axis and is formed of a sieve; - at least one idler roller that is mounted transversely on a pair of arms, said pair of arms rotating about a first transverse shaft, a rotational interface also being defined between said pair of arms and said idler roller, which interface allows said idler roller to rotate freely about a second transverse shaft, such that a contact interface is defined between an outer surface of the idler roller and said sieve; - driving means which rotate said pair of arms about the first transverse shaft, and - resilient means for adjusting the pressure exerted by the idler roller on the sieve, such that the rotation of the arm presses the slurry entering the machine against the sieve, and said liquids pass through the corresponding sieve, - a bar being articulated on both ends of each pair of arms, wherein said bars are subjected to the action of resilient means,
A device for changing technical fluid of an automatic transmission, wherein the device comprises an adapter plate (102, 202, 302, 402) and a movable joint coupling system (104, 204), wherein the adapter plate (102, 202, 302, 402) is formed by a housing (108, 208, 308, 408) with a flange (106, 206, 306, 406) corresponding to a bottom of a housing of the automatic transmission (334, 434), wherein the adapter plate is for replacing the bottom of the housing of the automatic transmission and a technical fluid filter, and is connectable to the housing of the automatic transmission (334, 434) and comprises at least one outlet (110, 310a, 310b, 410) for used technical fluid and an opening for connecting the movable joint coupling system (104, 204) to the adapter plate (102, 202, 302, 402), and the movable joint coupling system (104, 204) comprises a joint (114, 214, 314, 414) attachable to the opening, an adapter for attaching the joint to the opening, an external pipe (116, 216, 316, 416) passing through the joint for connecting the device to a tank of new technical fluid and for conducting new technical fluid to the automatic transmission from an opening of the technical fluid filter to the intake of the automatic transmission pump, and wherein the joint is a sleeve with a changeable angle; and a position of the joint coupling system is movable in relation to a vehicle and angles of the external pipe of the joint coupling system are changeable in all directions of xyz-axes.
A sorting apparatus configured to sort out a sheet-like workpiece so formed that a plurality of unwoven fabrics are piled up to a second conveyance route or a third conveyance route from a first conveyance route, the apparatus comprising: a conveyor mechanism configured to convey the workpiece from the first conveyance route to the second conveyance route while the workpiece is held, the conveyor mechanism abutting one surface of the workpiece and having the workpiece holding surface; and a transferring mechanism configured to transfer the workpiece conveyed from the first conveyance route by the conveyor mechanism to the third conveyance route, wherein the third conveyance route is branched off from between the first conveyance route and the second conveyance route, the conveyor mechanism is continued over the first conveyance route and the second conveyance route, and the transferring mechanism pushes out the workpiece held for conveyance by the conveyor mechanism from the workpiece holding surface toward the third conveyance route thereby to transfer the workpiece to the third conveyance route, characterized in that the transferring mechanism includes: a guide member (100F, 100R) capable of protruding from the workpiece holding surface to the third conveyance route; and a rotation supporting unit (110F, 100R) configured to rotate the guide member (100F, 100R), the rotation supporting unit rotatably supporting an upstream side end of the guide member (100F, 100R). a conveyor mechanism configured to convey the workpiece from the first conveyance route to the second conveyance route while the workpiece is held, the conveyor mechanism abutting one surface of the workpiece and having the workpiece holding surface; and a transferring mechanism configured to transfer the workpiece conveyed from the first conveyance route by the conveyor mechanism to the third conveyance route, wherein the third conveyance route is branched off from between the first conveyance route and the second conveyance route, the conveyor mechanism is continued over the first conveyance route and the second conveyance route, and the transferring mechanism pushes out the workpiece held for conveyance by the conveyor mechanism from the workpiece holding surface toward the third conveyance route thereby to transfer the workpiece to the third conveyance route, a guide member (100F, 100R) capable of protruding from the workpiece holding surface to the third conveyance route; and a rotation supporting unit (110F, 100R) configured to rotate the guide member (100F, 100R), the rotation supporting unit rotatably supporting an upstream side end of the guide member (100F, 100R).
A coffee machine comprising a body; a capsule housing that is disposed on the upper part of the body and wherein a preferably single-use capsule is placed; a brewing chamber wherein coffee and water are added and brewed, that is disposed so as to remain under the capsule housing in the body and that can be taken out from the body; a housing that is disposed in the body and wherein the brewing chamber is placed, and a heater that provides the heating of the brewing chamber, characterized by a waste coffee receptacle that is disposed in the body, that has an inlet port on the upper part thereof, that moves when the brewing chamber is taken out of the housing so that the inlet port thereof aligns with the capsule housing, and wherein the coffee poured out from the capsule is collected when the capsule is burst/opened.
An infant harness means to be attached to a safety belt arrangement for enabling vehicle transport of an infant on a persons body when the person is seated in a seat or a stretcher of a vehicle, such as an ambulance, and is fastened to the seat or stretcher with a seat belt, the infant harness means comprising: • a middle portion, • at least a first and a second tab (214, 216, 218, 220) extending from the middle portion, and being adapted to at least partly encompass the body of the infant when folded around the body of the infant, and an end part of the first tab (214, 216, 218, 220) is fixated to an end part of the second tab (214, 216, 218, 220), wherein; in use of the infant harness means, the infant is placed on its back on the middle portion and the tabs (214, 216, 218, 220) are folded around the body of the infant, and; • a harness attachment means arranged on a first side of the infant harness means, for attachment of the infant harness means to a corresponding attachment means of the safety belt arrangement, the safety belt arrangement means being adapted to be connectable to the seat belt of the person being seated in the seat or stretcher, characterized in that; the infant harness means comprises a pocket arranged to receive at least a part of a neck stabilizer when inserted, such that the neck of the infant is supported by the neck stabilizer when the infant harness means is at least partly encompassing the body of the infant. • a middle portion, • at least a first and a second tab (214, 216, 218, 220) extending from the middle portion, and being adapted to at least partly encompass the body of the infant when folded around the body of the infant, and an end part of the first tab (214, 216, 218, 220) is fixated to an end part of the second tab (214, 216, 218, 220), wherein; in use of the infant harness means, the infant is placed on its back on the middle portion and the tabs (214, 216, 218, 220) are folded around the body of the infant, and; • a harness attachment means arranged on a first side of the infant harness means, for attachment of the infant harness means to a corresponding attachment means of the safety belt arrangement, the safety belt arrangement means being adapted to be connectable to the seat belt of the person being seated in the seat or stretcher, characterized in that; the infant harness means comprises a pocket arranged to receive at least a part of a neck stabilizer when inserted, such that the neck of the infant is supported by the neck stabilizer when the infant harness means is at least partly encompassing the body of the infant.
A method for collecting biomass, comprising: harvesting biomass with a combine in a first pass, wherein a second portion of the biomass is separated from a first portion of the biomass and the second portion of the biomass passes through the combine; flattening the first portion of the biomass on top of a ground and into a bed formation and depositing the second portion of the biomass in a windrow overlying the flattened first portion of the biomass; and baling the deposited second portion of the biomass in a second pass, wherein a bale formed from the second pass substantially comprises the second portion of the biomass. harvesting biomass with a combine in a first pass, wherein a second portion of the biomass is separated from a first portion of the biomass and the second portion of the biomass passes through the combine; flattening the first portion of the biomass on top of a ground and into a bed formation and depositing the second portion of the biomass in a windrow overlying the flattened first portion of the biomass; and baling the deposited second portion of the biomass in a second pass, wherein a bale formed from the second pass substantially comprises the second portion of the biomass.
A floating wind energy harvesting apparatus for offshore installation, said wind energy harvesting apparatus comprising: an elongated wind turbine body (7, 10) extending along a longitudinal wind turbine body axis; at least one blade (11a-c) attached to the wind turbine body for converting wind energy to rotation of the wind turbine body around the longitudinal wind turbine body axis; an energy converter coupled to said wind turbine body for converting the rotation of said wind turbine body to electrical energy; and a braking arrangement for controllably reducing a rotational speed of said wind turbine body, said braking arrangement comprising: an inlet; an outlet; a water transporting arrangement (24, 25, 31, 32) coupled to said wind turbine body to transport water from said inlet to said outlet in response to rotation of said wind turbine body (7, 10); and an access control arrangement (34, 35) for controllably preventing water from passing through said water transporting arrangement. an elongated wind turbine body (7, 10) extending along a longitudinal wind turbine body axis; at least one blade (11a-c) attached to the wind turbine body for converting wind energy to rotation of the wind turbine body around the longitudinal wind turbine body axis; an energy converter coupled to said wind turbine body for converting the rotation of said wind turbine body to electrical energy; and a braking arrangement for controllably reducing a rotational speed of said wind turbine body, said braking arrangement comprising: an inlet; an outlet; a water transporting arrangement (24, 25, 31, 32) coupled to said wind turbine body to transport water from said inlet to said outlet in response to rotation of said wind turbine body (7, 10); and an access control arrangement (34, 35) for controllably preventing water from passing through said water transporting arrangement. an inlet; an outlet; a water transporting arrangement (24, 25, 31, 32) coupled to said wind turbine body to transport water from said inlet to said outlet in response to rotation of said wind turbine body (7, 10); and an access control arrangement (34, 35) for controllably preventing water from passing through said water transporting arrangement.
A process for producing a stevia composition comprising rebaudioside B, comprising the steps of: providing a stevia sweetener comprising rebaudioside A; providing a biocatalyst capable of hydrolyzing β -glucosyl ester bonds in the stevia sweetener, wherein the biocatalyst is lactase; dissolving the stevia sweetener and adding the biocatalyst to make a reaction mixture; incubating the reaction mixture for about 12 to 48 hours to at least partially hydrolyze β -glucosyl ester bonds in the stevia sweetener; cooling the mixture to about 10-30°C and adjusting the pH with acid to about pH 3.0-4.0; incubating the mixture at low temperature to obtain a precipitate; separating the precipitate and washing the precipitate with water; and drying the washed precipitate to obtain the stevia composition. providing a stevia sweetener comprising rebaudioside A; providing a biocatalyst capable of hydrolyzing β -glucosyl ester bonds in the stevia sweetener, wherein the biocatalyst is lactase; dissolving the stevia sweetener and adding the biocatalyst to make a reaction mixture; incubating the reaction mixture for about 12 to 48 hours to at least partially hydrolyze β -glucosyl ester bonds in the stevia sweetener; cooling the mixture to about 10-30°C and adjusting the pH with acid to about pH 3.0-4.0; incubating the mixture at low temperature to obtain a precipitate; separating the precipitate and washing the precipitate with water; and drying the washed precipitate to obtain the stevia composition.
An air exchanging device comprising: a housing having a compartment, wherein the housing has a first through-hole, a second through-hole and a third through-hole; a first fan unit received in the compartment and including a first air inlet intercommunicating with the second through-hole, and a first air outlet intercommunicating with the first through-hole; and a second fan unit received in the compartment and including a second air inlet intercommunicating with the third through-hole, and a second air outlet intercommunicating with the second through-hole, wherein the air exchanging device is characterized in further comprising: a second filter coupled with the first fan unit and covering the first air inlet, wherein the second filter includes a first end, a second end, and a hole extending from the first end to the second end thereof. a housing having a compartment, wherein the housing has a first through-hole, a second through-hole and a third through-hole; a first fan unit received in the compartment and including a first air inlet intercommunicating with the second through-hole, and a first air outlet intercommunicating with the first through-hole; and a second fan unit received in the compartment and including a second air inlet intercommunicating with the third through-hole, and a second air outlet intercommunicating with the second through-hole, wherein the air exchanging device is characterized in further comprising: a second filter coupled with the first fan unit and covering the first air inlet, wherein the second filter includes a first end, a second end, and a hole extending from the first end to the second end thereof.