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Espresso coffee machine, comprising: - a dispensing unit comprising a dispensing chamber in fluid connection with a filter configured to contain a tablet of pressed coffee powder, wherein the dispensing unit further comprises a pre-brewing chamber in fluid connection with the dispensing chamber, and wherein the pre-brewing chamber comprises a movable wall configured to allow a variation of the internal volume of the pre-brewing chamber as a function of a force exerted on the movable wall by a fluid fed to the pre-brewing chamber; - a pump configured to feed hot water under pressure to the dispensing unit, where the fluid fed to the pre-brewing chamber is hot water; - a manual control configured to operate the pump; - a dispensing valve configured to control the entry of hot water into the dispensing chamber; and - a drain valve, configured to control the outlet of water from a drain of the dispensing unit; characterized in that the same manual control configured to operate the pump is configured to also control the dispensing valve and the drain valve. - a dispensing unit comprising a dispensing chamber in fluid connection with a filter configured to contain a tablet of pressed coffee powder, wherein the dispensing unit further comprises a pre-brewing chamber in fluid connection with the dispensing chamber, and wherein the pre-brewing chamber comprises a movable wall configured to allow a variation of the internal volume of the pre-brewing chamber as a function of a force exerted on the movable wall by a fluid fed to the pre-brewing chamber; - a pump configured to feed hot water under pressure to the dispensing unit, where the fluid fed to the pre-brewing chamber is hot water; - a manual control configured to operate the pump; - a dispensing valve configured to control the entry of hot water into the dispensing chamber; and - a drain valve, configured to control the outlet of water from a drain of the dispensing unit;
A liquid discharge head, comprising: an actuator configured to expand and contract a pressure chamber; and a drive circuit configured to apply a first drive waveform to cause the actuator to discharge a liquid droplet at a first speed, and then a second drive waveform after the first drive waveform to cause the actuator to discharge a liquid droplet at a second speed slower than the first speed; wherein during a dot formation period, no drive waveform to discharge a liquid droplet is applied to the actuator after the second drive waveform is applied; characterised in that the drive circuit is configured such that the dot formation period is divided into a plurality of frames, and the drive circuit is configured to repeatedly apply the first drive waveform to the actuator for multiple consecutive frames of the plurality of frames, and then one second drive waveform to the actuator during a frame immediately subsequent to last frame of the multiple consecutive frames of the plurality of frames. an actuator configured to expand and contract a pressure chamber; and a drive circuit configured to apply a first drive waveform to cause the actuator to discharge a liquid droplet at a first speed, and then a second drive waveform after the first drive waveform to cause the actuator to discharge a liquid droplet at a second speed slower than the first speed; wherein during a dot formation period, no drive waveform to discharge a liquid droplet is applied to the actuator after the second drive waveform is applied; characterised in that the drive circuit is configured such that the dot formation period is divided into a plurality of frames, and the drive circuit is configured to repeatedly apply the first drive waveform to the actuator for multiple consecutive frames of the plurality of frames, and then one second drive waveform to the actuator during a frame immediately subsequent to last frame of the multiple consecutive frames of the plurality of frames.
A system for producing an in-situ foam, said system comprising the components one or more inorganic fillers A) at from 50 to 98 wt%, one or more cationic or amphoteric polymers B) at from 1 to 48 wt%, one or more surfactants C) at from 0.5 to 48 wt%, one or more crosslinkers D) capable of reacting with said polymers B) at from 0.01 to 5 wt%, one or more cell regulators E), selected from silicones, siliconates and carbon, at from 0.5 to 10 wt%, one or more additives F) at from 0 to 20 wt%, wherein the weight percentages of said components A) to F) are based on the nonaqueous fractions and the sum total of A) to F) adds up to 100 wt%.
A device for protecting a child in a child seat comprising a back rest, of a bicycle or the like, during an unexpected event, e.g. a collision or fall, said device comprising a case unit and an inflatable airbag unit which is arranged within the case unit in an idle state, wherein the airbag unit is configured to inflate to an inflated state in case of an abnormal movement of the child seat and to at least partly cover said child in the said inflated state, characterized in that said device further comprises a base portion which is detachably mounted to a back portion of said back rest of said child seat, and which is configured to receive the case unit, wherein the case unit is detachably mounted to the base portion.
A method for configurating a transmission mode to provide an Internet service to a customer-premises equipment by an transmission mode configurating apparatus in an access network structure, wherein at least one network management equipment comprising the transmission mode configurating apparatus and at least one customer-premises equipment are connected through a bundle of cables including a plurality of transmission lines and the transmission mode configurating apparatus is adapted to detect the number of transmission lines connected to the customer-premises equipment and the status of the transmission lines, the method comprising: determining the number of transmission lines connected to the customer-premises equipment; determining one or multiple available transmission mode to provide depending on the number of transmission lines; if multiple available transmission modes are determined, calculating a transmission performance in each of the available transmission modes; and selecting one transmission mode with the highest performance among the multiple available transmission modes, characterized in that the determining one or multiple transmission mode comprises: determining a single-input and single-output mode as the one available transmission mode when a single transmission line having a pair of wires is connected to the customer-premises equipment, and determining the single-input and single-output mode and a multiple-input and multiple-output mode as the multiple available transmission modes when multiple transmission lines having two or more pairs of wires are connected to the customer-premises equipment, wherein the calculating the transmission performance comprises detecting the maximum frequency of signals that can be transferred through the transmission lines; and detecting the characteristics of response signals transferred through the transmission lines. determining the number of transmission lines connected to the customer-premises equipment; determining one or multiple available transmission mode to provide depending on the number of transmission lines; if multiple available transmission modes are determined, calculating a transmission performance in each of the available transmission modes; and selecting one transmission mode with the highest performance among the multiple available transmission modes, characterized in that the determining one or multiple transmission mode comprises: determining a single-input and single-output mode as the one available transmission mode when a single transmission line having a pair of wires is connected to the customer-premises equipment, and determining the single-input and single-output mode and a multiple-input and multiple-output mode as the multiple available transmission modes when multiple transmission lines having two or more pairs of wires are connected to the customer-premises equipment, wherein the calculating the transmission performance comprises detecting the maximum frequency of signals that can be transferred through the transmission lines; and detecting the characteristics of response signals transferred through the transmission lines.
A hydrocyclone (5a; 5c; 5d; 5d'; 5e) configured for separation of cells in a suspension, comprising: - a cell culture inlet; - a hydrocyclone separation part into which a cell culture can be introduced from the cell culture inlet; - a top outlet through which a part of the cell culture with decreased cell concentration can be transferred after separation in the hydrocyclone separation part; - a bottom outlet through which a part of the cell culture with increased cell concentration can be transferred after separation in the hydrocyclone separation part; and - a connection device which is provided to surround the bottom outlet of the hydrocyclone (5a; 5c; 5d; 5d'; 5e) leaving a free space around it such that the cell culture transferred out from the bottom outlet is allowed to freely discharge around the bottom outlet, wherein said connection device comprises an aseptic connector and wherein said connection device is a tubular part connected to the hydrocyclone (5a; 5c; 5d; 5d'; 5e) symmetrically around the bottom outlet, further characterised in that said hydrocyclone (5a; 5b; 5c; 5d, 5d'; 5e) is produced from plastic and is a pre-sterilized single-use component. - a cell culture inlet; - a hydrocyclone separation part into which a cell culture can be introduced from the cell culture inlet; - a top outlet through which a part of the cell culture with decreased cell concentration can be transferred after separation in the hydrocyclone separation part; - a bottom outlet through which a part of the cell culture with increased cell concentration can be transferred after separation in the hydrocyclone separation part; and - a connection device which is provided to surround the bottom outlet of the hydrocyclone (5a; 5c; 5d; 5d'; 5e) leaving a free space around it such that the cell culture transferred out from the bottom outlet is allowed to freely discharge around the bottom outlet, wherein said connection device comprises an aseptic connector and wherein said connection device is a tubular part connected to the hydrocyclone (5a; 5c; 5d; 5d'; 5e) symmetrically around the bottom outlet, further characterised in that said hydrocyclone (5a; 5b; 5c; 5d, 5d'; 5e) is produced from plastic and is a pre-sterilized single-use component.
A method of measuring a torque applied to a rotatable object mounted on a support structure (12, 36), the method comprising the following steps: providing a sensor assembly (32, 34, 38, 42) with a flat surface (30, 34) adapted for engaging the rotatable object, said assembly including a force sensor; contacting a cylindrical surface of the object with said flat surface (30, 34) through the application of a radial force sufficient for frictional engagement of the object, characterized in the further steps of: applying a progressively increasing tangential force to said cylindrical surface of the object by translating the sensor assembly (32, 34, 38, 42) in a direction normal to an axis of rotation of the object, thereby causing the rotation of the object; measuring said tangential force with the force sensor during said step of applying the tangential force; and utilizing tangential-force values produced by the measuring step to determine torque characteristics of the rotatable object. providing a sensor assembly (32, 34, 38, 42) with a flat surface (30, 34) adapted for engaging the rotatable object, said assembly including a force sensor; contacting a cylindrical surface of the object with said flat surface (30, 34) through the application of a radial force sufficient for frictional engagement of the object, characterized in the further steps of: applying a progressively increasing tangential force to said cylindrical surface of the object by translating the sensor assembly (32, 34, 38, 42) in a direction normal to an axis of rotation of the object, thereby causing the rotation of the object; measuring said tangential force with the force sensor during said step of applying the tangential force; and utilizing tangential-force values produced by the measuring step to determine torque characteristics of the rotatable object. applying a progressively increasing tangential force to said cylindrical surface of the object by translating the sensor assembly (32, 34, 38, 42) in a direction normal to an axis of rotation of the object, thereby causing the rotation of the object; measuring said tangential force with the force sensor during said step of applying the tangential force; and utilizing tangential-force values produced by the measuring step to determine torque characteristics of the rotatable object.
A rack comprising: a shelf having a support surface made of sheet steel for supporting goods, a bead made of sheet steel being formed on the front edge of the support surface and projecting upwards beyond the support surface, characterized by a grid shelf including a support surface having a wire grid and having along its front edge a first round bar attached to it from above and a second round bar attached to it from below, wherein, when viewed from the side, the bead of said shelf on the one hand and the total of the first and the second round bars (44-1, 44-2) at the front edge of the support surface of the grid shelf on the other hand have substantially the same contour. a shelf having a support surface made of sheet steel for supporting goods, a bead made of sheet steel being formed on the front edge of the support surface and projecting upwards beyond the support surface, characterized by a grid shelf including a support surface having a wire grid and having along its front edge a first round bar attached to it from above and a second round bar attached to it from below, wherein, when viewed from the side, the bead of said shelf on the one hand and the total of the first and the second round bars (44-1, 44-2) at the front edge of the support surface of the grid shelf on the other hand have substantially the same contour.
Rail wheel having - a ring-shaped wheel tyre, - a cylindrical wheel body which is arranged coaxially with respect to the wheel tyre and which has an axle hub, and - a ring-shaped spring body which extends in a radial direction R of the rail wheel under preload between the wheel tyre and the wheel body in order to support the wheel tyre resiliently on the wheel body, characterized in that - the spring body has, on at least one of its axial face sides (12, 14), webs which project in an axial direction A of the rail wheel, - the wheel tyre and/or the wheel body has at least one collar which extends in a radial direction R and against which said face side (12, 14) of the spring body bears, wherein the or each collar has, on its axial face side facing toward the spring body, grooves which are each delimited by two contact surfaces which are arranged oppositely in a circumferential direction U of the rail wheel, and - the webs engage into the grooves in order to form a positively locking connection. - a ring-shaped wheel tyre, - a cylindrical wheel body which is arranged coaxially with respect to the wheel tyre and which has an axle hub, and - a ring-shaped spring body which extends in a radial direction R of the rail wheel under preload between the wheel tyre and the wheel body in order to support the wheel tyre resiliently on the wheel body, - the spring body has, on at least one of its axial face sides (12, 14), webs which project in an axial direction A of the rail wheel, - the wheel tyre and/or the wheel body has at least one collar which extends in a radial direction R and against which said face side (12, 14) of the spring body bears, wherein the or each collar has, on its axial face side facing toward the spring body, grooves which are each delimited by two contact surfaces which are arranged oppositely in a circumferential direction U of the rail wheel, and - the webs engage into the grooves in order to form a positively locking connection.
A block copolymer including each one or more of: a segment containing an ionic group; a segment not containing an ionic group; and a linker moiety connecting the segments, wherein the segment containing an ionic group comprises a constituent unit represented by a general formula described below, where, in the general formula, Ar 1 to Ar 4 are each an arbitrary divalent arylene group; Ar 1 and/or Ar 2 contains an ionic group, and Ar 3 and Ar 4 can each contain or not contain an ionic group; Ar 1 to Ar 4 may each be arbitrarily substituted, and in Ar 1 to Ar 4, two or more kinds of arylene groups can be used independently of each other; and the symbol * signifies a bond moiety with the general formula or with other constituent unit, wherein the segment not containing an ionic group comprises a constituent unit represented by a general formula described below, where, in the general formula, Ar 5 to Ar 8 are each an arbitrary divalent arylene group, which Ar 5 to Ar 8 can each be arbitrarily substituted, and do not contain an ionic group; in Ar 5 to Ar 8, two or more kinds of arylene groups can be used independently of each other; and the symbol * signifies a bond moiety with the general formula or with other constituent unit, wherein the content of the constituent unit represented by the general formula which is included in the segment not containing an ionic group is 20 mol% or larger, wherein the linker moiety connecting the segments is any of general formulae to, where, in the general formula, X is an electron-withdrawing group selected from the group consisting of NO 2, CN, CF 3, Cl, Br, and I; in the general formula, Y is an electron-withdrawing group selected from the group consisting of NO 2, CN, CF 3, Cl, Br, and I; in the general formula, Z is an electron-withdrawing group selected from the group consisting of NO 2, CN, CF 3, Cl, Br, and I; in the general formula, R is an arbitrary organic group; in the general formula, Ar is an arbitrary arylene group; and in the general formula, E is oxygen or sulfur; the general formulae to can each be further substituted with an electron-withdrawing group, and in the general formulae to, two or more kinds of X to Z, R, Ar, and E can be used independently of each other; and the symbol * signifies a bond moiety between any of the general formulae to and other segment.
A grating for covering shafts or gutters, comprising • edge rails (10, 10'), • cross girders of sheet metal portions and connected to the edge rails (10, 10'), • longitudinal girders connected to the cross girders and including U-shaped cross sections having upper tread surfaces and legs (32, 32') attached within the cross girders, characterized in that the longitudinal girders are attached to the cross girders such that the upper tread surfaces of the longitudinal girders extend to tread portions of upper edges of the cross girders to be recessed, these tread portions thus protruding upwards above the tread surfaces. • edge rails (10, 10'), • cross girders of sheet metal portions and connected to the edge rails (10, 10'), • longitudinal girders connected to the cross girders and including U-shaped cross sections having upper tread surfaces and legs (32, 32') attached within the cross girders,
A method comprising: outputting a unique identifier request to a station, wherein the unique identifier request is output from an access point; receiving, at the access point, a unique identifier response from the station; determining whether a unique identifier is provided within the unique identifier response; and providing one or more features offered to the station by the access point based on the determination; wherein the unique identifier response comprises a unique identifier associated with the station, characterized in that the access point uses the unique identifier across association events to consistently identify the station, the association events being between the access point and the station. outputting a unique identifier request to a station, wherein the unique identifier request is output from an access point; receiving, at the access point, a unique identifier response from the station; determining whether a unique identifier is provided within the unique identifier response; and providing one or more features offered to the station by the access point based on the determination; wherein the unique identifier response comprises a unique identifier associated with the station, characterized in that the access point uses the unique identifier across association events to consistently identify the station, the association events being between the access point and the station.
A lighting device (1, 100, 200) comprising a light transmissive tube (2, 300, 400), a support (4, 4a, 14a) to which a series of light emitting elements are mounted and a connector (5, 5a, 8, 5', 51) for connecting the light emitting elements to a power source, wherein the support (4, 4a, 14a) is mounted directly to or in interference fit with an inner surface of the tube (2, 300, 400) along a spiral or helical path such that the series of light emitting elements are mounted along a spiral or helical path.
A slurry composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery positive electrode comprising a positive electrode active material and a copolymer, wherein a proportion constituted by nickel among transition metal in the positive electrode active material is at least 30.0 mol% and not more than 100.0 mol%, and the copolymer includes a nitrile group-containing monomer unit and a basic group-containing monomer unit, percentage content of the nitrile group-containing monomer unit in the copolymer is at least 70.0 mass% and not more than 96.0 mass%, and percentage content of the basic group-containing monomer unit in the copolymer is at least 0.1 mass% and not more than 5.0 mass%. a proportion constituted by nickel among transition metal in the positive electrode active material is at least 30.0 mol% and not more than 100.0 mol%, and the copolymer includes a nitrile group-containing monomer unit and a basic group-containing monomer unit, percentage content of the nitrile group-containing monomer unit in the copolymer is at least 70.0 mass% and not more than 96.0 mass%, and percentage content of the basic group-containing monomer unit in the copolymer is at least 0.1 mass% and not more than 5.0 mass%.