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A device comprising: a. a body having an inlet and an outlet and a water flow region between the inlet and the outlet configured so that water flows in a direction from the inlet to the outlet; b. first paddle positioned at least partly within the body and configured for rotation about first and second axes; and c. second paddle positioned at least partly within the body and configured for rotation about the first and second axes so that when the first paddle rotates about the first axis to present substantially maximum surface area to the water flow direction, the second paddle rotates about the first axis to present substantially minimum surface area to the flow direction; characterised in that each of the first paddle and the second paddle has a flexible edge. a. a body having an inlet and an outlet and a water flow region between the inlet and the outlet configured so that water flows in a direction from the inlet to the outlet; b. first paddle positioned at least partly within the body and configured for rotation about first and second axes; and c. second paddle positioned at least partly within the body and configured for rotation about the first and second axes so that when the first paddle rotates about the first axis to present substantially maximum surface area to the water flow direction, the second paddle rotates about the first axis to present substantially minimum surface area to the flow direction;
An airway structure for a massage pool with compensation function, comprising: a pipeline, a control valve group, an air connection sleeve, a first elastic body, and a second elastic body, wherein the pipeline comprises a fixed air connection portion and a sealing plate; the control valve group comprises a control plate and an air baffle fixedly mounted under the control plate, the control plate is located under the sealing plate, the first elastic body is attached between the pipeline and the control valve group and abuts against the air baffle of the control valve group to make the control plate abut against the sealing plate, the fixed air connection portion is provided with an air connection port, the air connection sleeve is translatable relative to the air connection port, the second elastic body is mounted between the air connection port and the air connection sleeve and abuts against the air connection sleeve to make the air connection sleeve abut against the control plate. a pipeline, a control valve group, an air connection sleeve, a first elastic body, and a second elastic body, wherein the pipeline comprises a fixed air connection portion and a sealing plate; the control valve group comprises a control plate and an air baffle fixedly mounted under the control plate, the control plate is located under the sealing plate, the first elastic body is attached between the pipeline and the control valve group and abuts against the air baffle of the control valve group to make the control plate abut against the sealing plate, the fixed air connection portion is provided with an air connection port, the air connection sleeve is translatable relative to the air connection port, the second elastic body is mounted between the air connection port and the air connection sleeve and abuts against the air connection sleeve to make the air connection sleeve abut against the control plate.
Dishwasher, in particular domestic dishwasher, comprising a heat pump device which has an evaporator arranged in an air duct, the air duct having an air inlet opening and an air outlet opening, the air inlet opening and the air outlet opening being formed on the front of the dishwasher, and the air duct having a first and a second duct portion (16, 17), the first duct portion having the air inlet opening and the second duct portion having the air outlet opening, characterised in that the evaporator is arranged so as to have a first evaporator portion in the first duct portion and a second evaporator portion in the second duct portion, or in that a first evaporator is arranged in the first duct portion and in that a second evaporator is provided which is arranged in the second duct portion, such that air drawn in via the air inlet opening flows through the first evaporator portion or the first evaporator when passing through the first duct portion, is then deflected and enters the second duct portion and flows through the second evaporator portion or the second evaporator when passing through the second duct portion. the air inlet opening and the air outlet opening being formed on the front of the dishwasher, and the air duct having a first and a second duct portion (16, 17), the first duct portion having the air inlet opening and the second duct portion having the air outlet opening, characterised in that the evaporator is arranged so as to have a first evaporator portion in the first duct portion and a second evaporator portion in the second duct portion, or in that a first evaporator is arranged in the first duct portion and in that a second evaporator is provided which is arranged in the second duct portion, such that air drawn in via the air inlet opening flows through the first evaporator portion or the first evaporator when passing through the first duct portion, is then deflected and enters the second duct portion and flows through the second evaporator portion or the second evaporator when passing through the second duct portion.
A method performed by a gateway device for facilitating high level handoff decisions performed by one of a group of devices (14, 16, 18, 19) in a personal area network, PAN, the gateway device being said one of the group of devices (14,16,18,19) and serving as a gateway between other ones of the group of devices (14, 16, 18, 19) of the PAN and, multiple enterprise networks, wherein the method comprises: a) examining a first type of criteria to determine if there is a benefit to switching from one enterprise network to a new enterprise network when a handoff opportunity is recognized; b) examining a second type of criteria which includes some of the first type of criteria and includes additional network related criteria for the handoff related to the group of devices (14, 16, 18, 19) of the PAN, to determine if all of the group of devices (14, 16, 18, 19) of the PAN will function within the new network; c) generating a switch flag and a given condition when the criteria examined during step (b) indicates that all of the group of devices (14, 16, 18, 19) of the PAN will function with the new network; and d) switching the group of devices (14, 16, 18, 19) of the PAN to the new network responsive to the given condition. a) examining a first type of criteria to determine if there is a benefit to switching from one enterprise network to a new enterprise network when a handoff opportunity is recognized; b) examining a second type of criteria which includes some of the first type of criteria and includes additional network related criteria for the handoff related to the group of devices (14, 16, 18, 19) of the PAN, to determine if all of the group of devices (14, 16, 18, 19) of the PAN will function within the new network; c) generating a switch flag and a given condition when the criteria examined during step (b) indicates that all of the group of devices (14, 16, 18, 19) of the PAN will function with the new network; and d) switching the group of devices (14, 16, 18, 19) of the PAN to the new network responsive to the given condition.
A method for user input on personal computing devices, the method comprising: receiving a user input from an implement placed in contact with a touch screen of a personal computing device and moved along a surface of the touch screen over a virtual keyboard displayed on the touch screen, wherein the user input includes a gesture that corresponds to a word and wherein the gesture is obtained by successively connecting character keys in the keyboard layout of the displayed virtual keyboard, following the sequence of characters in the word; identifying a shape of the gesture and the sequence of successively connected character keys associated with the gesture; and providing a word associated with the sequence of successively connected character keys as text input, wherein identifying a word associated with the sequence of successively connected character keys includes performing pattern recognition on the shape of the gesture, characterized in that, if a word is recognized by pattern recognition, the recognized word is provided as text input, and if no word is recognized by pattern recognition, a spell check is performed on the identified sequence of successively connected character keys in order to validate the sequence of successively connected character keys as a word or to determine an alternative character sequence corresponding to a correct word. receiving a user input from an implement placed in contact with a touch screen of a personal computing device and moved along a surface of the touch screen over a virtual keyboard displayed on the touch screen, wherein the user input includes a gesture that corresponds to a word and wherein the gesture is obtained by successively connecting character keys in the keyboard layout of the displayed virtual keyboard, following the sequence of characters in the word; identifying a shape of the gesture and the sequence of successively connected character keys associated with the gesture; and providing a word associated with the sequence of successively connected character keys as text input, wherein identifying a word associated with the sequence of successively connected character keys includes performing pattern recognition on the shape of the gesture, characterized in that, if a word is recognized by pattern recognition, the recognized word is provided as text input, and if no word is recognized by pattern recognition, a spell check is performed on the identified sequence of successively connected character keys in order to validate the sequence of successively connected character keys as a word or to determine an alternative character sequence corresponding to a correct word.
A vehicle suspension leaf spring assembly arranged to be mounted in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, on both sides thereof, said leaf spring assembly having a first end (223, 224), which is arranged for pivotal connection to a first bracket on the vehicle; and a second end (225, 226), which is arranged for connection to a spring shackle on the vehicle, wherein said leaf spring assembly is arranged to be connected to an axle extending transversely of said leaf spring assembly at a position intermediate the first and second ends of said leaf spring assembly, characterized in that the leaf spring assembly comprises two individual leaf springs (221, 222) arranged side-by-side with a predetermined spacing and extending between said first and second ends (223, 224; 225, 226), wherein the vehicle suspension leaf spring assembly further comprises a locator pin for maintaining the predetermined spacing between the springs, said locator pin extending into said predetermined spacing between the two individual leaf springs (221,222).
A method of measuring turbulence in a high temperature fluid flow, comprising: applying different levels of cooling at the same time to different regions of a substrate in the high temperature fluid flow and/or to regions on different substrates in the high temperature fluid flow, wherein the method further comprises: measuring fluctuations in the temperature of the region or regions of the substrate or substrates at each of the different levels of cooling; and using the measured fluctuations to determine an amount of turbulence in the high temperature fluid flow or an amount of turbulence and the size of temperature fluctuations in the high temperature fluid flow, wherein: a plurality of temperature sensors simultaneously measure fluctuations in a corresponding plurality of regions of the substrate or substrates to which different levels of cooling are being applied; and the different levels of cooling are applied by providing different thermal resistances between a coolant being driven through the substrate or substrates and different ones of the plurality of temperature sensors. applying different levels of cooling at the same time to different regions of a substrate in the high temperature fluid flow and/or to regions on different substrates in the high temperature fluid flow, wherein the method further comprises: measuring fluctuations in the temperature of the region or regions of the substrate or substrates at each of the different levels of cooling; and using the measured fluctuations to determine an amount of turbulence in the high temperature fluid flow or an amount of turbulence and the size of temperature fluctuations in the high temperature fluid flow, measuring fluctuations in the temperature of the region or regions of the substrate or substrates at each of the different levels of cooling; and using the measured fluctuations to determine an amount of turbulence in the high temperature fluid flow or an amount of turbulence and the size of temperature fluctuations in the high temperature fluid flow, wherein: a plurality of temperature sensors simultaneously measure fluctuations in a corresponding plurality of regions of the substrate or substrates to which different levels of cooling are being applied; and the different levels of cooling are applied by providing different thermal resistances between a coolant being driven through the substrate or substrates and different ones of the plurality of temperature sensors. a plurality of temperature sensors simultaneously measure fluctuations in a corresponding plurality of regions of the substrate or substrates to which different levels of cooling are being applied; and the different levels of cooling are applied by providing different thermal resistances between a coolant being driven through the substrate or substrates and different ones of the plurality of temperature sensors.
An axial flow fan (20; 120) for use with a vehicle cooling system, the axial flow fan comprising: a hub defining an axis of rotation; and a plurality of blades supported on the hub, the plurality of blades including at least five blades, each blade comprising: a leading edge; a trailing edge opposite the leading edge; a pressure side extending between the leading edge and the trailing edge; a suction side opposite the pressure side; a tip; and a root opposite the tip along a blade length, wherein a solidity of the axial flow fan, measured as a percentage of an annular flow area between an outer diameter of the hub and an outer diameter of the tips of the plurality of blades projected onto a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation that is occupied by the plurality of blades, is less than 40%, and wherein a total turning angle varies along the blade length of each of the plurality of blades, characterized in that a maximum total turning angle along the blade length of each of the plurality of blades is greater than or equal to 80°. a hub defining an axis of rotation; and a plurality of blades supported on the hub, the plurality of blades including at least five blades, each blade comprising: a leading edge; a trailing edge opposite the leading edge; a pressure side extending between the leading edge and the trailing edge; a suction side opposite the pressure side; a tip; and a root opposite the tip along a blade length, a leading edge; a trailing edge opposite the leading edge; a pressure side extending between the leading edge and the trailing edge; a suction side opposite the pressure side; a tip; and a root opposite the tip along a blade length, wherein a solidity of the axial flow fan, measured as a percentage of an annular flow area between an outer diameter of the hub and an outer diameter of the tips of the plurality of blades projected onto a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation that is occupied by the plurality of blades, is less than 40%, and wherein a total turning angle varies along the blade length of each of the plurality of blades, characterized in that a maximum total turning angle along the blade length of each of the plurality of blades is greater than or equal to 80°.
Tap assembly (2, 502) for a gas cylinder, comprising: - a body (16, 516) with a gas inlet (18, 518), a gas outlet (20, 520) and a gas passage (22, 522) connecting the outlet (20, 520) with the inlet (18, 518); and - an electronic module (32, 532) of the status of the tap and/or cylinder, said module (32, 532) being mounted on or in the body (16, 516); the electronic module (32, 532) being fed with electric energy by a rechargeable battery (40, 540); - a connector (100, 200, 534) adapted to be connected to an external source of energy so as to make possible the charging of the battery (40, 540) in situ; and characterised in that the tap assembly further comprises - a cover housing the tap body, said cover being provided with a handle, the rechargeable battery being encapsulated in the handle of the cover. - a body (16, 516) with a gas inlet (18, 518), a gas outlet (20, 520) and a gas passage (22, 522) connecting the outlet (20, 520) with the inlet (18, 518); and - an electronic module (32, 532) of the status of the tap and/or cylinder, said module (32, 532) being mounted on or in the body (16, 516); the electronic module (32, 532) being fed with electric energy by a rechargeable battery (40, 540); - a connector (100, 200, 534) adapted to be connected to an external source of energy so as to make possible the charging of the battery (40, 540) in situ; and characterised in that the tap assembly further comprises - a cover housing the tap body, said cover being provided with a handle, the rechargeable battery being encapsulated in the handle of the cover.
A thermal insulation panel, particularly for the thermal insulation of buildings, made of expanded polyurethane, wherein one or both faces are provided by means of a flexible base composed of a first layer constituted by a reinforcement made of fiberglass or a reinforcement made of hybrid glass or mixed natural, mineral and/or synthetic fibers, and a second layer constituted by a non-woven fabric made of polypropylene, weft-warp fabric, plastic film made of PE (polyethylene) or PET (polyethylene terephthalate or polyester), glass mesh, polypropylene or inert materials as a finish, an elastoplastomeric bitumen-polymer bituminous mix being interposed between said first and second layers and being spread on one side of said first layer, said elastoplastomeric bitumen-polymer bituminous mix being composed of: distilled bitumen (penetration 60-400 dmm): 40-80%, PP (IPP and/or APP): 5-15%, PE (LDPE and/or HDPE): 5-15%, SBS: 5-10%, CaC03:10-40%; or distilled bitumen: 60%, IPP: 5%, APP: 4%, LDPE: 1%, HYPE: 7%, SBS: 1%, CaCO3: 22%; or distilled bitumen: 55%, IPP: 5%, APP: 3%, LDPE: 1%, HDPE: 6.2%, SBS: 1.5%, CaCO3: 30%; or distilled bitumen: 67%, IPP: 1.5%, APP: 2.5%, LDPE: 0.5%, HDPE: 4.5%, CaCO3: 24%; or distilled bitumen: 50%, IPP: 3%, APP: 2.5%, LDPE: 1%, HDPE: 5.5%, CaCO3: 38%. distilled bitumen (penetration 60-400 dmm): 40-80%, PP (IPP and/or APP): 5-15%, PE (LDPE and/or HDPE): 5-15%, SBS: 5-10%, CaC03:10-40%; or distilled bitumen: 60%, IPP: 5%, APP: 4%, LDPE: 1%, HYPE: 7%, SBS: 1%, CaCO3: 22%; or distilled bitumen: 55%, IPP: 5%, APP: 3%, LDPE: 1%, HDPE: 6.2%, SBS: 1.5%, CaCO3: 30%; or distilled bitumen: 67%, IPP: 1.5%, APP: 2.5%, LDPE: 0.5%, HDPE: 4.5%, CaCO3: 24%; or distilled bitumen: 50%, IPP: 3%, APP: 2.5%, LDPE: 1%, HDPE: 5.5%, CaCO3: 38%.
A game system comprising: a game console having a touch-sensitive pointing device including a touch screen for displaying images associated with a game executing in the game console, and an overlay card having a first surface configured to overlay the touch-sensitive pointing device, the overlay card is shaped to register with the touch screen, characterized in that a pattern is formed on the overlay card, wherein the pattern on the overlay card corresponds to a pattern recognized by the game executing in the game console to affect a user's game play and wherein the overlay card defines portions of the touch screen that can be activated by the user corresponding to the game-recognized pattern and the overlay card guides use of the touch-sensitive pointing device, the overlay card is implemented as multiple smaller pieces that are adapted to fit together to form the complete overlay card when the smaller pieces are assembled together; and the pattern comprises one or more cavities formed in the overlay card and extending completely or partially through the overlay card and the shape of the pattern is selected from the group consisting of: punched holes, a line, an arc, a curve, and a two-dimensional shape. a game console having a touch-sensitive pointing device including a touch screen for displaying images associated with a game executing in the game console, and an overlay card having a first surface configured to overlay the touch-sensitive pointing device, the overlay card is shaped to register with the touch screen, characterized in that a pattern is formed on the overlay card, wherein the pattern on the overlay card corresponds to a pattern recognized by the game executing in the game console to affect a user's game play and wherein the overlay card defines portions of the touch screen that can be activated by the user corresponding to the game-recognized pattern and the overlay card guides use of the touch-sensitive pointing device, the overlay card is implemented as multiple smaller pieces that are adapted to fit together to form the complete overlay card when the smaller pieces are assembled together; and the pattern comprises one or more cavities formed in the overlay card and extending completely or partially through the overlay card and the shape of the pattern is selected from the group consisting of: punched holes, a line, an arc, a curve, and a two-dimensional shape.