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A flow diverting valve comprising: a body having a concave spherical surface and comprising a first end; and a second end opposite the first end; characterised by a flange traversing a perimeter of the body and having a first side and a second side; a hinge connected to the flange and configured to rotate about a pivot axis; wherein the first end is adjacent the flange near the hinge; and the second end extends outward from the first side of flange along a curved trajectory, forming a curved outer surface. a body having a concave spherical surface and comprising a first end; and a second end opposite the first end; characterised by a flange traversing a perimeter of the body and having a first side and a second side; a hinge connected to the flange and configured to rotate about a pivot axis; wherein the first end is adjacent the flange near the hinge; and the second end extends outward from the first side of flange along a curved trajectory, forming a curved outer surface.
A method to be performed by one or more computing devices for facilitating data access in a system that includes a storage tier of persistent storage, a storage tier of volatile memory, and one or more additional storage tiers, the method comprising: storing a persistent-format copy of a set of data, in a persistent-format, on the persistent storage; storing a first mirror-format copy of the set of data, in a mirror-format, in a particular storage tier of the one or more additional storage tiers; wherein the mirror-format is different than the persistent format; wherein the particular storage tier has access speeds slower than the volatile memory and faster than the persistent storage; in response to a query that requires access to the set of data, performing the steps of: copying the first mirror-format copy from the particular storage tier to the volatile memory to create a second mirror-format copy in the volatile memory; and using the second mirror-format copy to process the query. storing a persistent-format copy of a set of data, in a persistent-format, on the persistent storage; storing a first mirror-format copy of the set of data, in a mirror-format, in a particular storage tier of the one or more additional storage tiers; wherein the mirror-format is different than the persistent format; wherein the particular storage tier has access speeds slower than the volatile memory and faster than the persistent storage; in response to a query that requires access to the set of data, performing the steps of: copying the first mirror-format copy from the particular storage tier to the volatile memory to create a second mirror-format copy in the volatile memory; and using the second mirror-format copy to process the query. copying the first mirror-format copy from the particular storage tier to the volatile memory to create a second mirror-format copy in the volatile memory; and using the second mirror-format copy to process the query.
A camera assembly couplable to and separable from a camera external package and having an extended function when coupled to the camera external package, the camera assembly comprising: an image sensor configured to obtain an image of an object through light which passes through a lens; an image signal processor configured to process the obtained image of the object; a circuit board on which the image sensor and the image signal processor are mounted; a camera case configured to accommodate the image sensor, the image signal processor, and the circuit board; and an intermediate connector formed on one side of the camera case to be electrically connected to the circuit board and electrically coupled to the camera external package when the camera external package and the camera assembly are coupled, to simultaneously supply power to the circuit board through the camera external package and transmit and receive data with the circuit board; a heat sink in contact with the circuit board to discharge heat generated by the circuit board; and characterized in that the camera assembly further comprising: an insert in contact with the heat sink and formed on the one side of the camera case to come into contact with a heat transfer member, which is formed on one side of the camera external package, and discharge the generated heat toward the camera external package when the camera external package and the camera assembly are coupled. an image sensor configured to obtain an image of an object through light which passes through a lens; an image signal processor configured to process the obtained image of the object; a circuit board on which the image sensor and the image signal processor are mounted; a camera case configured to accommodate the image sensor, the image signal processor, and the circuit board; and an intermediate connector formed on one side of the camera case to be electrically connected to the circuit board and electrically coupled to the camera external package when the camera external package and the camera assembly are coupled, to simultaneously supply power to the circuit board through the camera external package and transmit and receive data with the circuit board; a heat sink in contact with the circuit board to discharge heat generated by the circuit board; and characterized in that the camera assembly further comprising: an insert in contact with the heat sink and formed on the one side of the camera case to come into contact with a heat transfer member, which is formed on one side of the camera external package, and discharge the generated heat toward the camera external package when the camera external package and the camera assembly are coupled.
Apparatus for the treatment of air, comprising a housing which has an air inlet and an air outlet, is connected to a fan and comprises at least one nozzle connected to a pressure line for water and a deflector body lying opposite the nozzle at a spaced interval and forming a deflector plate, characterised in that the deflector plate has a structured deflector surface and in that the nozzle is designed as a swirl nozzle which is arranged in a positionally fixed manner with respect to the deflector plate in order to generate a water jet cone rotating about the nozzle axis.
A preservation and sterilization device for a refrigerator, comprising: an electrical control panel, a DC high voltage power supply, and an ion generator that are sequentially coupled, the ion generator comprising positive and negative ion discharge electrodes; and in that when an input voltage of the ion generator is constant, a DC high voltage output by the ion generator is regulatable to respectively obtain high voltages required for preservation and sterilization, characterized in that the DC high-voltage power supply comprises a high-voltage trigger module I and a high-voltage trigger module II, and a boost module concurrently coupled to the two high-voltage trigger modules, the high-voltage trigger module I and the high-voltage trigger module II employing different current oscillation frequencies, to separately obtain the high voltages required for preservation and sterilization via the boost module.
A test device to determine the concentration of a base containing a carrier matrix, comprising: a) at least one acid that is solid at room temperature; b) at least one pH indicator having an endpoint between the pH value of the solid acid and of the base that is to be determined; and c) a mixture of at least one anionic surfactant and at least one nonionic surfactant. a) at least one acid that is solid at room temperature; b) at least one pH indicator having an endpoint between the pH value of the solid acid and of the base that is to be determined; and c) a mixture of at least one anionic surfactant and at least one nonionic surfactant.
Compressed-air compressor for producing compressed air for a compressed-air system (12, 15) of a vehicle, having a cylinder and having a piston which is arranged in the cylinder and which divides the interior space of the cylinder into a compression chamber, which can be connected to the compressed-air system (12, 15) of the vehicle for the purpose of conveying compressed air, and a neutral chamber, wherein the neutral chamber is charged with an auxiliary pressure such that the pressure in the neutral chamber is temporally on average higher than atmospheric pressure.
A paper output device, comprising: an output opening for the removal of a sheet, a movable directing plate for conveying the sheet to the output opening, wherein the directing plate is fastened on at least one axle, characterized in that the axle is mounted in a guide groove so as to be displaceable and rotatable, and the axle is either displaced or rotated depending on where the sheet presses against the directing plate, wherein a first sensor for detecting a position of the axle in the guide groove and a second sensor for detecting a rotational position of the axle in the guide groove are provided. an output opening for the removal of a sheet, a movable directing plate for conveying the sheet to the output opening, wherein the directing plate is fastened on at least one axle, characterized in that the axle is mounted in a guide groove so as to be displaceable and rotatable, and the axle is either displaced or rotated depending on where the sheet presses against the directing plate, wherein a first sensor for detecting a position of the axle in the guide groove and a second sensor for detecting a rotational position of the axle in the guide groove are provided.
Compressor device for compacting a sliver which is drawn in a drafting system of a textile machine (1, 51), wherein the compressor device is designed as a channel compressor and has a guide channel which is formed helically in the running direction of the sliver, the inlet opening of which guide channel, for introduction of the sliver into the guide channel, has its greatest width in the horizontal direction, and the outlet opening of which guide channel, for exit of the sliver introduced via the inlet opening and guided via the helical guide channel from the channel compressor, is arranged so as to be rotated by at least 30° with respect to the inlet opening, wherein the rotation within the channel compressor between the inlet opening and the outlet opening of the guide channel is between 30° and 160°, characterized in that the guide channel has a clear cross section formed by two ellipses which narrow on both sides toward the center. wherein the compressor device is designed as a channel compressor and has a guide channel which is formed helically in the running direction of the sliver, the inlet opening of which guide channel, for introduction of the sliver into the guide channel, has its greatest width in the horizontal direction, and the outlet opening of which guide channel, for exit of the sliver introduced via the inlet opening and guided via the helical guide channel from the channel compressor, is arranged so as to be rotated by at least 30° with respect to the inlet opening, wherein the rotation within the channel compressor between the inlet opening and the outlet opening of the guide channel is between 30° and 160°, characterized in that the guide channel has a clear cross section formed by two ellipses which narrow on both sides toward the center.
A system comprising: a fluid chamber having an interior surface; a conductive fluid positioned in the fluid chamber and contacting the interior surface at a contact angle; a curable fluid positioned in the fluid chamber and being immiscible with the conductive fluid, the curable fluid having a surface with a shape, the surface of the curable fluid facing the conductive fluid, and the shape of the surface of the curable fluid being dependent on the contact angle of the conductive fluid with the interior surface; and one or more electrodes configured to vary a voltage between the conductive fluid and at least one of the one or more electrodes to thereby vary the contact angle and the shape of the surface of the curable fluid, further comprising a light source configured to at least partially cure the curable fluid when the curable fluid is positioned in the fluid chamber, wherein the system is configured to radiate light to cure or partially cure a portion of the curable fluid, and subsequently to vary the surface shape of a remaining portion of the curable fluid and to apply light to cure or partially cure the remaining portion of the curable fluid. a fluid chamber having an interior surface; a conductive fluid positioned in the fluid chamber and contacting the interior surface at a contact angle; a curable fluid positioned in the fluid chamber and being immiscible with the conductive fluid, the curable fluid having a surface with a shape, the surface of the curable fluid facing the conductive fluid, and the shape of the surface of the curable fluid being dependent on the contact angle of the conductive fluid with the interior surface; and one or more electrodes configured to vary a voltage between the conductive fluid and at least one of the one or more electrodes to thereby vary the contact angle and the shape of the surface of the curable fluid, further comprising a light source configured to at least partially cure the curable fluid when the curable fluid is positioned in the fluid chamber, wherein the system is configured to radiate light to cure or partially cure a portion of the curable fluid, and subsequently to vary the surface shape of a remaining portion of the curable fluid and to apply light to cure or partially cure the remaining portion of the curable fluid.
A smoking article (100; 400) comprising: a first segment (102; 402); a second segment (104; 404); and an aerosol generating substrate (106; 406) coupled to the first and second segments (102, 104; 402, 404); wherein at least one of the first and second segments (102, 104; 402, 404) comprises a vapour release portion within the at least one of the first segment (102; 402) and the second segment (104; 404); and wherein the second segment (104; 404) defines a cavity that is adapted to receive at least a section of the first segment (102; 402), wherein the first segment (102; 402) and the second segment (104; 404) interact to form an airflow pathway that does not incorporate the vapour release portion, whereby the first and second segments (102, 104; 402, 404) are movable relative to each other from a first configuration to a second configuration such that the smoking article (100; 400) is provided with a changeable length, whereby in the first configuration the vapour release portion is substantially isolated from the airflow pathway and in the second configuration the vapour release portion is exposed to the airflow pathway. a first segment (102; 402); a second segment (104; 404); and an aerosol generating substrate (106; 406) coupled to the first and second segments (102, 104; 402, 404); wherein at least one of the first and second segments (102, 104; 402, 404) comprises a vapour release portion within the at least one of the first segment (102; 402) and the second segment (104; 404); and wherein the second segment (104; 404) defines a cavity that is adapted to receive at least a section of the first segment (102; 402), wherein the first segment (102; 402) and the second segment (104; 404) interact to form an airflow pathway that does not incorporate the vapour release portion, whereby the first and second segments (102, 104; 402, 404) are movable relative to each other from a first configuration to a second configuration such that the smoking article (100; 400) is provided with a changeable length, whereby in the first configuration the vapour release portion is substantially isolated from the airflow pathway and in the second configuration the vapour release portion is exposed to the airflow pathway.
Piece of furniture having a furniture body, on which a drawer and at least one inner drawer are movably held, wherein the inner drawer is at least partially covered in a closed position by a front panel of the drawer, and the drawer can be ejected via at least one first ejection device of the piece of furniture after unlocking a locking device of the first ejection device by moving a driver driven by a force accumulator, and the at least one inner drawer can be ejected via at least one second ejection device of the piece of furniture after unlocking a locking device of the second ejection device by moving a driver driven by a force accumulator, characterized in that the locking device of the at least one first ejection device is synchronized via mechanical synchronization means (21, 21') with the locking device of the at least one second ejection device.
Footwear comprising an upper covering part located higher than an ankle portion, a front opening that opens from the upper covering part to an instep part, and separate tightening means for each of an instep opening and an upper opening of the front opening, a shoelace comprising a single lace or a plurality of connected laces, wherein one end of the shoelace is threaded between left to right sides in a staggered manner through said instep opening to constitute said tightening means for the instep opening; and another end of said shoelace is threaded between left to right sides in a staggered manner through said upper opening to constitute said tightening means for the upper opening; wherein a medial portion of the shoelace is disposed between the tightening means for the instep opening and the tightening means for the upper opening, the medial portion being adapted to cooperate with a pull part; wherein pulling the pull part enables either one or both of the tightening means for the instep opening and the upper opening to be tightened; the footwear further comprising holding- and releasing-enabled tightened-state-holding means for holding the pull part in a pulled state and holding either one or both of the instep opening and the upper opening in a tightened state; and a tongue member arranged in said front opening, the tongue member having a front surface part; characterized in that the medial portion of the shoelace is arranged in front of the tongue member and is passed between the shoelace of the tightening means for the upper opening and said front surface part of the tongue member, so that the medial portion of the shoelace directly intersects and overlaps with the shoelace of the tightening means for the upper opening.
A system, comprising: a user interface configured to present structured data, the structured data. including items defined according to entities and corresponding attributes, and for which user feedback is desired in a gesture-enabled search environment; a feedback element associated with an attribute, the feedback element configured to enable interaction with attribute data of the attribute to provide feedback as to correctness of the attribute data, wherein the feedback element is configured to enable interaction to change a ranking of the entity or the attribute; a processor configured to execute computer-executable instructions associated with at least one of the user interface or the feedback element; a crowd-sourcing component configured to analyze crowd-sourced data to derive crowd-sourced values for the attribute, and suggest the crowd-sourced values as the attribute data of the attribute, wherein the user interface is configured to present the crowd-sourced values for the attribute, characterized by the crowd-sourced values being one or more top popular crowd sourced values and the feedback element including one or more states that enable presentation of live and historical feedback of other users. a user interface configured to present structured data, the structured data. including items defined according to entities and corresponding attributes, and for which user feedback is desired in a gesture-enabled search environment; a feedback element associated with an attribute, the feedback element configured to enable interaction with attribute data of the attribute to provide feedback as to correctness of the attribute data, wherein the feedback element is configured to enable interaction to change a ranking of the entity or the attribute; a processor configured to execute computer-executable instructions associated with at least one of the user interface or the feedback element; a crowd-sourcing component configured to analyze crowd-sourced data to derive crowd-sourced values for the attribute, and suggest the crowd-sourced values as the attribute data of the attribute, wherein the user interface is configured to present the crowd-sourced values for the attribute, characterized by the crowd-sourced values being one or more top popular crowd sourced values and the feedback element including one or more states that enable presentation of live and historical feedback of other users.
A box-like body with a plug (10, 110) that closes the box-like body, the plug comprising a head (11, 111) that has a circular perimeter and from which at least two substantially flat stems (12, 112) protrude substantially tangentially, said plug (10, 110) entering, by means of said stems, said box-like body through an opening provided in a wall of said box-like body, said head (11, 111) engaging, by means of its rim, the rim of said opening and each stem (12, 112) having snap-acting means (16, 116) that engage by quick engagement with a portion that accommodates said box-like body and each stem (12, 112) being provided with at least one elastically deformable portion (20, 120) which has substantially the shape of a leaf spring provided in one piece with the rest of the stem (12, 112) and that is compressed during insertion, said snap-acting quick engagement means (16, 116) comprising a tooth (18, 118) that is snap connected to said accommodation portion, which has a corresponding insertion seat for said tooth (18, 118), said substantially flat stem (12, 112) having, on one side, said elastically deformable portion (20, 120) and, on the opposite side, said tooth (18, 118).
A brake disc comprising: - an annular monolithic band having a thickness forming two flat parallel surfaces (2, 3) defining the contact zones with friction members for the brake and delimited by an outer edge and an inner edge; the annular band having the inner edge equipped with a plurality of protrusions or ribs; the annular monolithic band and the plurality of protrusion or ribs deriving from a machining of a single unfinished mechanical part; - an element for supporting the annular band associated, or which can be associated, with the protrusions or ribs of the inner edge of the annular band; the supporting element being configured to be keyed centrally to a hub of a rotary element, characterised in that at least one contact surface (2, 3) of the annular band has a first plurality of recesses made at least along the outer edge of the annular band; each first recess being configured so as to define, in the area involved, a reduction of the thickness of the annular band comprising at least one stretch of the outer edge of the annular band on the corresponding contact surface (2, 3). - an annular monolithic band having a thickness forming two flat parallel surfaces (2, 3) defining the contact zones with friction members for the brake and delimited by an outer edge and an inner edge; the annular band having the inner edge equipped with a plurality of protrusions or ribs; the annular monolithic band and the plurality of protrusion or ribs deriving from a machining of a single unfinished mechanical part; - an element for supporting the annular band associated, or which can be associated, with the protrusions or ribs of the inner edge of the annular band; the supporting element being configured to be keyed centrally to a hub of a rotary element,