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A self-cleaning milk foaming device comprising: a mixing unit including a mixing chamber for mixing steam, milk and a foaming gas, a milk inlet passage that is fluidly communicated with said mixing chamber for inputting the milk into said mixing chamber, a cleaner inlet passage that is fluidly communicated with said mixing chamber for inputting a cleaner into said mixing chamber, and a foaming gas inlet passage that is fluidly communicated with said mixing chamber for inputting the foaming gas into said mixing chamber, said mixing chamber having a milk outlet nozzle for outputting a foamed milk, an upstream section that is distal from said milk outlet nozzle, and a downstream section that is disposed between said upstream section and said milk outlet nozzle, said downstream section being converged from said upstream section to said milk outlet nozzle, said milk inlet passage being situated between said cleaner inlet passage and said milk outlet nozzle; a steam jet unit removably connected to said mixing unit, and including a steam outlet nozzle that is fluidly communicated with said mixing chamber for supplying steam into said mixing chamber; and a control unit coupled to said steam jet unit and including a cleaner control valve for controlling the cleaner to flow or to stop flowing into said cleaner inlet passage, characterized in that said foaming gas inlet passage is disposed at an upstream side of said milk inlet passage distal from said milk outlet nozzle. a mixing unit including a mixing chamber for mixing steam, milk and a foaming gas, a milk inlet passage that is fluidly communicated with said mixing chamber for inputting the milk into said mixing chamber, a cleaner inlet passage that is fluidly communicated with said mixing chamber for inputting a cleaner into said mixing chamber, and a foaming gas inlet passage that is fluidly communicated with said mixing chamber for inputting the foaming gas into said mixing chamber, said mixing chamber having a milk outlet nozzle for outputting a foamed milk, an upstream section that is distal from said milk outlet nozzle, and a downstream section that is disposed between said upstream section and said milk outlet nozzle, said downstream section being converged from said upstream section to said milk outlet nozzle, said milk inlet passage being situated between said cleaner inlet passage and said milk outlet nozzle; a steam jet unit removably connected to said mixing unit, and including a steam outlet nozzle that is fluidly communicated with said mixing chamber for supplying steam into said mixing chamber; and a control unit coupled to said steam jet unit and including a cleaner control valve for controlling the cleaner to flow or to stop flowing into said cleaner inlet passage, characterized in that said foaming gas inlet passage is disposed at an upstream side of said milk inlet passage distal from said milk outlet nozzle.
A Resonant Cavity Light Emitting Diode (RCLED) device capable of emitting radiation having a peak-like profile with a central wavelength (lambda), the device comprising: a first active region having a planar form with a top side and bottom side and one or more quantum wells disposed within, wherein the one or more quantum wells are configured to provide energy to stimulate radiation output the RCLED and are located about an anti-node position for a resonant wave of the RCLED; a first chamber (104, 106) adjacent to the top side of the first active region, wherein the first chamber has a thickness such that it extends a first distance from the middle of the first active region; and a second chamber adjacent to the bottom side of the first active region, wherein the second chamber includes an electron confining barrier layer and a tunneling diode layer; wherein the first active region, the first chamber and the second chamber are configured to cause the RCLED to produce electromagnetic radiation with a center wavelength in the infrared region, and wherein the total thickness of the first active region, the first chamber and the second chamber is about or less than 2 lambda. a first active region having a planar form with a top side and bottom side and one or more quantum wells disposed within, wherein the one or more quantum wells are configured to provide energy to stimulate radiation output the RCLED and are located about an anti-node position for a resonant wave of the RCLED; a first chamber (104, 106) adjacent to the top side of the first active region, wherein the first chamber has a thickness such that it extends a first distance from the middle of the first active region; and a second chamber adjacent to the bottom side of the first active region, wherein the second chamber includes an electron confining barrier layer and a tunneling diode layer; wherein the first active region, the first chamber and the second chamber are configured to cause the RCLED to produce electromagnetic radiation with a center wavelength in the infrared region, and wherein the total thickness of the first active region, the first chamber and the second chamber is about or less than 2 lambda.
Beam for a wind turbine blade of a wind turbine, whereby the beam is made from a composite material comprising a matrix and a reinforcement, the beam having a length in a longitudinal direction of the beam, a width in a width direction of the beam and a thickness in a thickness direction of the beam, whereby the beam comprises at least one longitudinal recess arranged in the longitudinal direction of the beam, whereby the at least one longitudinal recess separates the beam into adjacent longitudinal beam portions, whereby the longitudinal recess has the width or the thickness of the beam, characterized in that the longitudinal beam portions are connected to one another by unrecessed sections of the beam, where the at least one longitudinal recess is not provided, and whereby the unrecessed sections are provided at both ends (44, 45) of the beam.
Ball joint having a sealing bellows and a protective cap (1, 20) for covering the completely mounted ball joint in certain regions, wherein the protective cap (1, 20) has a rotationally symmetrically formed wall (2, 22) which is suitable for enclosing a region of the ball joint that is to be covered, characterized in that, in order to protect the ball joint in certain regions from the damaging effect of heat, the protective cap (1, 20) has at least one rotationally symmetrically formed additional wall (3, 21) spaced apart from the wall (2, 22), with the result that a double-walled region (4, 27) of the protective cap having an interposed air layer is created by the wall (2, 22) and the additional wall (3, 21), wherein the sealing bellows is protected at least in certain regions by the double-walled region (4, 27) of the protective cap (1, 20) from the damaging effect of heat, in particular radiant heat, wherein an interspace (9, 26) between the wall (2, 22) and the additional wall (3, 21) has two openings which are situated opposite in the axial direction (10, 23) of the protective cap (1, 20).
A sequential biological reactor for the treatment of municipal or industrial wastewater by activated sludge, which reactor comprises: - a basin bounded by a floor and peripheral walls; - an inlet equipped with a selector that determines a baffled path with the effluent to be treated coming into contact with a portion of the recirculated sludge; - a means for discharging the treated water at the top of the water surface of the basin; and - an outlet for discharging the excess sludge into the bottom of the basin, characterized in that: - the selector comprises a tank placed in the basin at a certain distance from the peripheral walls; - the tank is compartmentalized into several sectors (8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4), the outlet from one sector, which is also the inlet of the following sector, being alternately at the bottom and at the top, or conversely, the outlet of the tank being necessarily at the top; and - a final stage is defined by a chamber formed by two partitions (14, 15) which extend between the wall of the tank and the peripheral walls of the basin and which flank the top outlet of the last sector of the tank, the lower edge of the partitions being at a certain distance from the floor and determining two bottom openings (16, 17) for the effluent to flow into the basin. - a basin bounded by a floor and peripheral walls; - an inlet equipped with a selector that determines a baffled path with the effluent to be treated coming into contact with a portion of the recirculated sludge; - a means for discharging the treated water at the top of the water surface of the basin; and - an outlet for discharging the excess sludge into the bottom of the basin, characterized in that: - the selector comprises a tank placed in the basin at a certain distance from the peripheral walls; - the tank is compartmentalized into several sectors (8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4), the outlet from one sector, which is also the inlet of the following sector, being alternately at the bottom and at the top, or conversely, the outlet of the tank being necessarily at the top; and - a final stage is defined by a chamber formed by two partitions (14, 15) which extend between the wall of the tank and the peripheral walls of the basin and which flank the top outlet of the last sector of the tank, the lower edge of the partitions being at a certain distance from the floor and determining two bottom openings (16, 17) for the effluent to flow into the basin.
A medical device for facilitating a repair and/or replacement of a defective heart valve of a heart of a patient, said device comprising a downsizing element (43, 102) comprising a first loop shaped element (43, 102) configured to be positioned on a first side of an area of valve tissue oriented towards a cardiac chamber of said heart comprising a plurality of chordae (26, 28), a second loop shaped element (41, 103) connected to said first loop shaped element to form a coiled configuration, wherein said second loop shaped element (41, 103) is configured to be positioned on a second, opposite side oriented towards an atrium of the area of the valve tissue to thereby arrange the valve tissue between said first loop shaped element (43, 102) and said second loop shaped element (41, 103), said second loop shaped element comprises at least one fixation element for releasable attachment of an annuloplasty implant or a heart valve prosthesis, wherein said first loop shaped element of said downsizing element comprises at least a portion of a shape memory material, wherein said first loop shaped element has a first shape configured to facilitate access to circumflex said chordae (26, 28) and a second shape, obtained by a change of shape of said portion of said shape memory material, characterised in that said second shape is configured to reposition said chordae (26, 28) towards a centre of said valve, wherein said downsizing element is adjustable in a diameter thereof to provide adjustment of said annulus for said downsizing.
A method for implementation in a base station (205, 605, 610, 705, 710) that supports at least one downlink traffic channel and at least one overhead channel (235, 240, 245) of a cell corresponding to the base station, comprising: determining, at the base station, at least one power allocation (325, 330, 335) for said at least one overhead channel (235, 240, 245) based upon at least one measurement of downlink traffic channel power, as measured or estimated at the base station for the cell corresponding to the base station, and a maximum transmission power of the base station (205, 605, 610, 705, 710); wherein said determining of said at least one power allocation (325, 330, 335) for said at least one overhead channel (235, 240, 245) comprises determining said at least one power allocation for said at least one overhead channel based upon a buffered value of the base station transmission power equal to the maximum transmission power of the base station minus by a selected buffer transmission power; and transmitting signals over said at least one overhead channel (235, 240, 245) using said at least one power allocation (325, 330, 335) concurrently with transmission of signals over said at least one downlink traffic channel. determining, at the base station, at least one power allocation (325, 330, 335) for said at least one overhead channel (235, 240, 245) based upon at least one measurement of downlink traffic channel power, as measured or estimated at the base station for the cell corresponding to the base station, and a maximum transmission power of the base station (205, 605, 610, 705, 710); wherein said determining of said at least one power allocation (325, 330, 335) for said at least one overhead channel (235, 240, 245) comprises determining said at least one power allocation for said at least one overhead channel based upon a buffered value of the base station transmission power equal to the maximum transmission power of the base station minus by a selected buffer transmission power; and transmitting signals over said at least one overhead channel (235, 240, 245) using said at least one power allocation (325, 330, 335) concurrently with transmission of signals over said at least one downlink traffic channel.
Rack, in particular a server rack or network rack, comprising a framework with four longitudinal profiles arranged opposite one another, as well as a positioning arrangement which connects the longitudinal profiles to one another and which is designed to be movable so that the longitudinal profiles which are connected to the positioning arrangement are displaceable relative to one another, characterised in that the positioning arrangement comprises two rods (8, 9) of which the first rod is connected to end portions (3a-6a) of the longitudinal profiles located at a first end of the framework, and the second rod is connected to end portions (3b-6b) of the longitudinal profiles located at a second end of the framework opposite the first end, whilst each of these rods (8, 9) has a transverse profile as well as two booms (14, 15) pivotably arranged on an, in particular, centre portion of the respective transverse profile, in particular offset relative to one another, and the free ends (13b, 13c; 14a, 15a) of the transverse profile as well as the booms (14, 15) of each rod (8, 9) are connected, in particular in a rigid manner, to the associated end portion (3a-6a, 3b-6b) of a longitudinal profile, wherein two of the longitudinal profiles (4, 6) arranged diagonally opposite one another at a fixed spacing are connected to the free ends (13b, 13c) of the transverse profile of each rod (8, 9), whilst the remaining two longitudinal profiles (3, 5) are each connected to the free end (14a, 15a) of the associated boom (14, 15) of each rod (8, 9).
Solid particles comprising at least one anionic aromatic polyester containing the components a) at least one structural unit of the formula b) at least one structural unit of the formula (IIa) and/or (IIb) -(-CH 2 -CH 2 -O-) c -(-CHR 5 -CHR 6 -O) d -R 7 (IIa) -(-CHR 5 -CHR 6 -O-) d -(-CH 2 -CH 2 -O) c -R 7 (IIb) c) at least one structural unit of the formula d) one or more diols selected from ethylene glycol, 1,2-propylene glycol and butylene glycol, e) one or more structural units selected from formulae, and 1/n M n+ SO 3 - -(-CH 2 -CH 2 -O-) e - a structural unit derived from sulfobenzoic acid or its salts, worin R 1, R 2, R 3, R 4, R 5 and R 6 independently of one another each represent hydrogen or methyl R 7 is methyl, a and b independently of one another are each a number from 1 to 10, c and d independently represent a number from 1 to 60, e is a number from 1 to 10, and 1/n M n+ represents an equivalent of a cation having the charge number n, with n = 1, 2 or 3, with the proviso that the anionic aromatic polyester must contain at least one structural unit selected from, or. a) at least one structural unit of the formula b) at least one structural unit of the formula (IIa) and/or (IIb) -(-CH 2 -CH 2 -O-) c -(-CHR 5 -CHR 6 -O) d -R 7 (IIa) -(-CHR 5 -CHR 6 -O-) d -(-CH 2 -CH 2 -O) c -R 7 (IIb) c) at least one structural unit of the formula d) one or more diols selected from ethylene glycol, 1,2-propylene glycol and butylene glycol, e) one or more structural units selected from formulae, and 1/n M n+ SO 3 - -(-CH 2 -CH 2 -O-) e - R 1, R 2, R 3, R 4, R 5 and R 6 independently of one another each represent hydrogen or methyl R 7 is methyl, a and b independently of one another are each a number from 1 to 10, c and d independently represent a number from 1 to 60, e is a number from 1 to 10, and 1/n M n+ represents an equivalent of a cation having the charge number n, with n = 1, 2 or 3, with the proviso that the anionic aromatic polyester must contain at least one structural unit selected from, or.
A machine tool comprising; a cutting tool for cutting a workpiece, a rotating means for rotating the cutting tool and the workpiece relative to each other, a feeding means for feeding the cutting tool and the workpiece in a predetermined machining feeding direction; a vibration means for relatively reciprocally vibrating the cutting tool and the workpiece, and a control unit; wherein the cutting process is carried out by a relative rotation of the workpiece and the cutting tool, and feeding of the cutting tool in the machining feeding direction of the cutting tool, to thereby move the cutting tool continuously along a plurality of predetermined movement paths each having a different machining feeding direction; and characterized in that the control unit is configured to control the vibration means to: as the movement of the cutting tool changes from one movement path of two consecutive movement paths to the other movement path, stop the relative reciprocating vibration for a predetermined period from the movement starting position of the movement paths, the predetermined period being a period in which the cutting tool moves by a vibrating width of the reciprocating vibration in the moving path from a movement starting position of the moving path; and start the relative reciprocating vibration after the lapse of said predetermined period. wherein the cutting process is carried out by a relative rotation of the workpiece and the cutting tool, and feeding of the cutting tool in the machining feeding direction of the cutting tool, to thereby move the cutting tool continuously along a plurality of predetermined movement paths each having a different machining feeding direction; and characterized in that the control unit is configured to control the vibration means to: as the movement of the cutting tool changes from one movement path of two consecutive movement paths to the other movement path, stop the relative reciprocating vibration for a predetermined period from the movement starting position of the movement paths, the predetermined period being a period in which the cutting tool moves by a vibrating width of the reciprocating vibration in the moving path from a movement starting position of the moving path; and start the relative reciprocating vibration after the lapse of said predetermined period. as the movement of the cutting tool changes from one movement path of two consecutive movement paths to the other movement path, stop the relative reciprocating vibration for a predetermined period from the movement starting position of the movement paths, the predetermined period being a period in which the cutting tool moves by a vibrating width of the reciprocating vibration in the moving path from a movement starting position of the moving path; and start the relative reciprocating vibration after the lapse of said predetermined period.
A peer-to-peer network live streaming system, comprising: at least two nodes; and a first server, wherein: the first server is used to establish a connection between the nodes (50; 50A; 50B) to enable the nodes to share node information, wherein the node information includes an initial node value of a corresponding connected node of the nodes and time when a data slice of a live media stream is received by the corresponding connected node; at least either of the nodes is configured with an evaluation module (52; 300) and a purging module (53; 400); and the evaluation module (52; 300) is configured to calculate and analyze a health value for the corresponding connected node based on the node information and time represented by a file sequence number of a received latest data slice of the live media stream, and to feed the result to the purging module to determine whether to continue to use or purge the corresponding connected node. at least two nodes; and a first server, wherein: the first server is used to establish a connection between the nodes (50; 50A; 50B) to enable the nodes to share node information, wherein the node information includes an initial node value of a corresponding connected node of the nodes and time when a data slice of a live media stream is received by the corresponding connected node; at least either of the nodes is configured with an evaluation module (52; 300) and a purging module (53; 400); and the evaluation module (52; 300) is configured to calculate and analyze a health value for the corresponding connected node based on the node information and time represented by a file sequence number of a received latest data slice of the live media stream, and to feed the result to the purging module to determine whether to continue to use or purge the corresponding connected node. the first server is used to establish a connection between the nodes (50; 50A; 50B) to enable the nodes to share node information, wherein the node information includes an initial node value of a corresponding connected node of the nodes and time when a data slice of a live media stream is received by the corresponding connected node; at least either of the nodes is configured with an evaluation module (52; 300) and a purging module (53; 400); and the evaluation module (52; 300) is configured to calculate and analyze a health value for the corresponding connected node based on the node information and time represented by a file sequence number of a received latest data slice of the live media stream, and to feed the result to the purging module to determine whether to continue to use or purge the corresponding connected node.
Wiper module for vehicle windscreens, particularly for vehicle front windscreens, having at least one wiper shaft, mounted in a wiper shaft bearing housing of a wiper shaft bearing and able to be driven by a wiper drive, a first wiper shaft end (3.1) of which, serving to attach a wiper arm, axially projects from a first housing side (5.1) of the wiper shaft bearing housing, with a covering element provided on the wiper shaft and covering the transition between the wiper shaft and the wiper shaft bearing housing on the first housing side (5.1) and with at least one axial securing element for securing the wiper shaft against axial displacement in the form of a deflectional or descending movement, during which the first wiper shaft end (3.1) moves axially in the direction of the wiper shaft bearing housing and/or moves into the latter, wherein the effect of the axial securing element is abolished in case of an external effect of force on the wiper shaft exceeding an actuation force, wherein the axial securing element rests on the one hand on the wiper shaft bearing housing and on the other hand axially rests on the wiper shaft engaging with a material section (10.3) behind an undercut (13, 13a) on the wiper shaft, and wherein the material section (10.3) of the axial securing element is shearable for release of the deflectional or descending movement in case of an external effect of force exceeding the actuation force, characterised in that the axial securing element is formed by the covering element.