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A fixing device of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus comprising: a heating roller; a pressure roller configured to be pressed against the heating roller; a lamp cartridge having a plurality of heater lamps arranged in the heating roller, a first lamp holder for holding first ends of the heater lamps, and a second lamp holder for holding other ends of the heater lamps; a frame having an opening to allow replacement of the heating roller; and a retaining member for retaining the heating roller against the frame, while holding the lamp cartridge at the center of the heating roller, and configured to close the opening of the frame, wherein the first lamp holder is within an inner periphery of the retaining member, and an interlock means configured to allow locking and unlocking between the first lamp holder and the retaining member is provided, characterized in that: the fixing device is configured such that when the fixing device is used in the image forming apparatus the heating roller can be replaced by unlocking the retaining member from the first lamp holder via the interlock means, and pulling the retaining member and the heating roller out of the image forming apparatus from the opening of the frame, while leaving the lamp cartridge in the fixing device inside the image forming apparatus. a heating roller; a pressure roller configured to be pressed against the heating roller; a lamp cartridge having a plurality of heater lamps arranged in the heating roller, a first lamp holder for holding first ends of the heater lamps, and a second lamp holder for holding other ends of the heater lamps; a frame having an opening to allow replacement of the heating roller; and a retaining member for retaining the heating roller against the frame, while holding the lamp cartridge at the center of the heating roller, and configured to close the opening of the frame, wherein the first lamp holder is within an inner periphery of the retaining member, and an interlock means configured to allow locking and unlocking between the first lamp holder and the retaining member is provided, characterized in that: the fixing device is configured such that when the fixing device is used in the image forming apparatus the heating roller can be replaced by unlocking the retaining member from the first lamp holder via the interlock means, and pulling the retaining member and the heating roller out of the image forming apparatus from the opening of the frame, while leaving the lamp cartridge in the fixing device inside the image forming apparatus.
A container for plant cultivation, being of an approximately inverted frustum shape or an inclined frustum shape, having an upper opening portion, the container comprising side surfaces and a bottom surface which are composed of paper and a non-woven fabric made of biodegradable fibers, wherein the biodegradable fibers are composed solely of polylactic acid, and the non-woven fabric forms an inner side of the container for plant cultivation, and the paper forms an outer side thereof.
Control arrangement of an electric motor used with a frequency converter, wherein the frequency converter is fitted between the power source and the electric motor and in which the frequency converter comprises a network rectifier that decreases and also possibly increases the voltage, a rectifier (5, 18) that transmits the braking power of the motor and an inverter comprising controlled switches, as well as an intermediate circuit (8, 9), which is fitted between the network rectifier the rectifier that transmits the braking power of the motor and the inverter, and which control arrangement comprises a determination of the speed of the motor, wherein the rectifier (5, 18) that transmits the braking power of the motor comprises a control of the braking power, which control of the braking power is fitted to regulate the intermediate circuit voltage according to a reference value, which aforementioned reference value of the intermediate circuit voltage is formed at least partly on the basis of the determined speed of the motor, characterized in that the frequency converter comprises a network rectifier control, which network rectifier control is fitted to regulate the intermediate circuit voltage according to a reference value, which aforementioned reference value of the intermediate circuit voltage is formed at least partly on the basis of the measured or estimated speed of the motor, wherein the control of the braking power comprises a first reference value of the intermediate circuit voltage, the control of the network rectifier comprises a second reference value of the intermediate circuit voltage, and in that the first reference value of the intermediate circuit voltage is greater than the second reference value of the intermediate circuit voltage.
A coffee machine comprising a body; at least one brewing chamber that is disposed in the body; at least one brewing receptacle that is placed into the brewing chamber and wherein water, coffee and as per the preference additional ingredients such as sugar are put and brewed; a heater that is disposed below the brewing chamber and that enables the brewing receptacle to be heated; a level sensor that is disposed at the ceiling of the brewing chamber, that faces towards the brewing receptacle and that measures the level of the water-coffee mixture in the brewing receptacle, and a movement mechanism that, at the beginning of the brewing process, enables the heater to be moved upwards and to contact the base of the brewing receptacle, characterized by a control unit that decides that the coffee-water mixture is not mixed if the water-coffee mixture level measured by the level sensor is above a limit level value (Llim) predetermined according to the amount of coffee to be brewed before the brewing process and thereby enables the heater to be moved downwards by means of the movement mechanism and enables the coffee to deposit with the effect of a sudden stop at the lowermost position, thus providing the mixing of the coffee-water mixture.
Implant comprising a support structure which is prepared for anchoring, following the contours of the bone, at a jaw and/or cranial bone, wherein several integrally attached posts project from the support structure, said posts being configured for anchoring a final denture thereto, wherein each post has a base formed by the support structure, which is completed by a conical or pyramidal tapering, distal end region with the interposition of a radially enlarged region, wherein the distal end region has a rotation prevention flat portion arranged in a plane for preventing relative torsion between the support structure and the final denture anchorable to the post, characterized in that the planes, in each of which a rotation prevention flat portion is arranged, are aligned parallel to each other.
A compound of formula or salts thereof, wherein R 1 represents alkyl, aryl, alkyl-aryl, aryl-alkyl, 4-benzylphenyl or 3-benzylphenyl, with the proviso that R 1 does not represent phenyl or naphthyl.
A transmitter arrangement, in particular for radio communication, comprising: - at least two antenna elements (31, 32), spaced apart by a defined distance; - a differential output amplifier with a first output coupled to a first of the at least two antenna elements (31, 32) and with a second inverted output coupled to a second of the at least two antenna elements (31, 32); - a first transmission line element arranged between at least one of the first and second outputs (21, 22) and the respective one of the at least two antenna elements (31, 32), the first transmission line element being configured such that signals applied to respective input taps (310, 320) of the at least two antenna elements (31, 32) are substantially in-phase with each other. - at least two antenna elements (31, 32), spaced apart by a defined distance; - a differential output amplifier with a first output coupled to a first of the at least two antenna elements (31, 32) and with a second inverted output coupled to a second of the at least two antenna elements (31, 32); - a first transmission line element arranged between at least one of the first and second outputs (21, 22) and the respective one of the at least two antenna elements (31, 32), the first transmission line element being configured such that signals applied to respective input taps (310, 320) of the at least two antenna elements (31, 32) are substantially in-phase with each other.
A pressure sensor, comprising a first substrate; a cap attached to the first substrate wherein the cap includes: - a processing circuit, - a cavity, and - a deformable membrane separating the cavity and a port open to an outside of the pressure sensor; and sensing means for converting a response of the deformable membrane to pressure at the port into a signal capable of being processed by the processing circuit; wherein the cap is attached to the first substrate such that the deformable membrane faces the first substrate and such that a gap is provided between the deformable membrane and the first substrate by spacer elements which gap contributes to the port, wherein the first substrate comprises a support portion the cap is exclusively attached to via the spacer elements, a contact portion for electrically connecting the pressure sensor to an external device, and one or more suspension elements for suspending the support portion from the contact portion, wherein the first substrate has a plane extension and wherein the support portion encircles the contact portion in the plane of the first substrate, wherein the support portion is separated from the contact portion except for the one or more suspension elements by one or more grooves through the first substrate that are open to both the front side and the back side of the first substrate. - a processing circuit, - a cavity, and - a deformable membrane separating the cavity and a port open to an outside of the pressure sensor; and
A fuel cell system, comprising: a cathode of a first electrochemical cell; an electrolyte layer; and an anode of a second electrochemical cell spaced apart from said cathode by said electrolyte layer; a cathode conductive layer adjoining said cathode; an interconnect configured to conduct free electrons between said anode and said cathode, wherein said interconnect adjoins both said cathode conductive layer and said electrolyte layer; characterized in that said interconnect is formed of a cermet compound having a reactant phase configured for in-situ formation of at least one non-ionic conducting ceramic phase during firing of the fuel cell system, and the fuel cell system further comprises a chemical barrier configured to prevent or reduce material migration or diffusion at the interface of the interconnect and an adjacent electrically conductive component. a cathode of a first electrochemical cell; an electrolyte layer; and an anode of a second electrochemical cell spaced apart from said cathode by said electrolyte layer; a cathode conductive layer adjoining said cathode; an interconnect configured to conduct free electrons between said anode and said cathode, wherein said interconnect adjoins both said cathode conductive layer and said electrolyte layer; characterized in that said interconnect is formed of a cermet compound having a reactant phase configured for in-situ formation of at least one non-ionic conducting ceramic phase during firing of the fuel cell system, and the fuel cell system further comprises a chemical barrier configured to prevent or reduce material migration or diffusion at the interface of the interconnect and an adjacent electrically conductive component.
A method for weaving multi-ply gauze comprising: feeding first warps (1, 2) from a first beam and drawing first wefts (3, 4) across the first warps to form a tight plain-woven gauze layer A; concurrently feeding second warps (5, 6) from a second beam having a feeding speed higher than that of the first beam and drawing second wefts (7, 8) across the second warps to form a loosened plain-woven gauze layer B in comparison with the tension of the warps of the gauze layer A; and forming connection parts (10, 11, 12) connecting the layer gauze A to the gauze layer B. feeding first warps (1, 2) from a first beam and drawing first wefts (3, 4) across the first warps to form a tight plain-woven gauze layer A; concurrently feeding second warps (5, 6) from a second beam having a feeding speed higher than that of the first beam and drawing second wefts (7, 8) across the second warps to form a loosened plain-woven gauze layer B in comparison with the tension of the warps of the gauze layer A; and forming connection parts (10, 11, 12) connecting the layer gauze A to the gauze layer B.
An instrument comprising: an input processor for receiving an input signal and producing a digital signal; a trigger signal generator for generating a trigger signal; and an acquisition memory for storing a seamless block of digital data from the digital signal in response to the trigger signal; the trigger signal generator comprising: a voltage-to-power converter for converting the digital signal into a power signal; a comparator for detecting a trigger event, a trigger event being the condition in which the power signal violates a trigger level; characterized by a time qualifier for measuring the duration of the trigger event by starting a timer when an output of the comparator is TRUE and for generating the trigger signal on the occurrence of a time qualified trigger event. an input processor for receiving an input signal and producing a digital signal; a trigger signal generator for generating a trigger signal; and an acquisition memory for storing a seamless block of digital data from the digital signal in response to the trigger signal; the trigger signal generator comprising: a voltage-to-power converter for converting the digital signal into a power signal; a comparator for detecting a trigger event, a trigger event being the condition in which the power signal violates a trigger level; characterized by a time qualifier for measuring the duration of the trigger event by starting a timer when an output of the comparator is TRUE and for generating the trigger signal on the occurrence of a time qualified trigger event. a voltage-to-power converter for converting the digital signal into a power signal; a comparator for detecting a trigger event, a trigger event being the condition in which the power signal violates a trigger level; characterized by a time qualifier for measuring the duration of the trigger event by starting a timer when an output of the comparator is TRUE and for generating the trigger signal on the occurrence of a time qualified trigger event.
An electric motor comprising: a housing; a stator disposed in the housing; a rotor disposed inward of the stator in a radial direction; and a shaft extending in an axial direction and coupled to the rotor, wherein the stator includes a stator core, a first insulator disposed on the stator core, and a coil disposed on the first insulator, wherein the first insulator includes a body on which the coil is disposed, a guide axially extending from the radially outer side of the portion of the body which is disposed on the stator core, wherein the guide includes an opening, and a holder extending from the distal portion of the guide and including a groove, wherein the finishing end T of the coil is disposed in the opening of the guide and in the groove of the holder and wherein the opening includes a bottom surface which has an inclination with respect to the axial direction, characterized in that the holder axially overlaps the bottom surface. a housing; a stator disposed in the housing; a rotor disposed inward of the stator in a radial direction; and a shaft extending in an axial direction and coupled to the rotor, wherein the stator includes a stator core, a first insulator disposed on the stator core, and a coil disposed on the first insulator, wherein the first insulator includes a body on which the coil is disposed, a guide axially extending from the radially outer side of the portion of the body which is disposed on the stator core, wherein the guide includes an opening, and a holder extending from the distal portion of the guide and including a groove, wherein the finishing end T of the coil is disposed in the opening of the guide and in the groove of the holder and wherein the opening includes a bottom surface which has an inclination with respect to the axial direction, characterized in that the holder axially overlaps the bottom surface.
A pet food composition for use in inducing a satiety response or in controlling food intake in an animal, wherein the pet food composition comprises tomato powder in an amount effective to induce a satiety response, and wherein the tomato powder is in an amount effective to decrease expression of one or more genes selected from NPY and NPY receptors, and/or increase expression of one or more genes selected from leptin and leptin receptors.
An organic waste composter comprising a processing vessel having at least one heating unit, a stirring mechanism, a means for injection of air for composting waste, a waste inlet hatch, a waste input receptacle, a rotating auger arranged to receive waste from said waste input receptacle, to cut said waste and to transport said waste to a first end of said processing vessel, and a heating unit located proximal to a second end of said vessel, wherein said processing vessel is vertically orientated, and said stirring mechanism comprises a powered central rotatable vertical shaft extending vertically along said vertically orientated vessel with a plurality of vertically spaced agitators (32; 34; 36), characterised in that said rotating auger is operatively connected to a control unit, that said control unit is arranged to activate said rotating auger periodically during a rotation period extending at least 15 seconds and being shorter than 10 minutes every 60 minutes to feed waste automatically into the composter at a programmed pace that is independent of the pace of supply of waste into the waste input receptacle, and that said stirring mechanism comprises a bottom agitator fixedly attached to said rotatable vertical shaft and having an inlet connected to said means for injection of air, wherein said bottom agitator is rotatable in both directions and comprises four bottom arms extending radially from said rotatable vertical shaft and a plurality of nozzles for outputting air at a bottom section of said vessel. that said rotating auger is operatively connected to a control unit, that said control unit is arranged to activate said rotating auger periodically during a rotation period extending at least 15 seconds and being shorter than 10 minutes every 60 minutes to feed waste automatically into the composter at a programmed pace that is independent of the pace of supply of waste into the waste input receptacle, and that said stirring mechanism comprises a bottom agitator fixedly attached to said rotatable vertical shaft and having an inlet connected to said means for injection of air, wherein said bottom agitator is rotatable in both directions and comprises four bottom arms extending radially from said rotatable vertical shaft and a plurality of nozzles for outputting air at a bottom section of said vessel.
A corset for lower back pain comprising: - a lumbar strip designed to press against the lumbar trunk of a patient, while leaving the dorsal trunk and the sacrum and buttocks of this patient free, - two lateral shells (2 a, 2 b) each of which comprises a lumbar support zone (11 a, 11 b) presenting an outer surface (15 a, 15 b) and an inner surface (16 a, 16 b), said zones (11 a, 11 b) being designed to press on the lumbar region via said inner surfaces (16 a, 16 b) in the worn position of the corset, - means for placing the patient in lordosis fixed to the inner surfaces (16 a, 16 b) of said zones (11 a, 11 b) by removable attachment means, - means for selective securing of the two lateral shells (2 a, 2 b) via which said lateral shells (2 a, 2 b) are able to be selectively secured in different positions, said lumbar strip being formed by the two lumbar support zones (11 a, 11 b), the means for selective securing of the lateral shells (2 a, 2 b) and the means for placing the patient in lordosis, the corset further comprising, - deformable fixing means extending from the lateral shells (2 a, 2 b) and designed to press against the abdominal region of the patient, - two struts (4 a, 4 b) extending from the lateral shells (2 a, 2 b), the free ends (8 a, 8 b) of these struts (4 a, 4 b) being designed to press against a pectoral region of the patient, each strut (4 a, 4 b) comprising an intermediate portion (6 a, 6 b) and a terminal portion (7 a, 7 b) and, - flexible return means designed to connect the free ends (8 a, 8 b) of said struts (4 a, 4 b). - a lumbar strip designed to press against the lumbar trunk of a patient, while leaving the dorsal trunk and the sacrum and buttocks of this patient free, - two lateral shells (2 a, 2 b) each of which comprises a lumbar support zone (11 a, 11 b) presenting an outer surface (15 a, 15 b) and an inner surface (16 a, 16 b), said zones (11 a, 11 b) being designed to press on the lumbar region via said inner surfaces (16 a, 16 b) in the worn position of the corset, - means for placing the patient in lordosis fixed to the inner surfaces (16 a, 16 b) of said zones (11 a, 11 b) by removable attachment means, - means for selective securing of the two lateral shells (2 a, 2 b) via which said lateral shells (2 a, 2 b) are able to be selectively secured in different positions, said lumbar strip being formed by the two lumbar support zones (11 a, 11 b), the means for selective securing of the lateral shells (2 a, 2 b) and the means for placing the patient in lordosis, the corset further comprising, - deformable fixing means extending from the lateral shells (2 a, 2 b) and designed to press against the abdominal region of the patient, - two struts (4 a, 4 b) extending from the lateral shells (2 a, 2 b), the free ends (8 a, 8 b) of these struts (4 a, 4 b) being designed to press against a pectoral region of the patient, each strut (4 a, 4 b) comprising an intermediate portion (6 a, 6 b) and a terminal portion (7 a, 7 b) and, - flexible return means designed to connect the free ends (8 a, 8 b) of said struts (4 a, 4 b).
A mixer household appliance comprising a container unit and a base unit, which base unit comprises a housing and an electric motor, and which container unit comprises a container for foodstuff and a rotor element arranged inside the container at a first end of the container unit, wherein the electric motor is arranged to rotate the rotor element about an axis, and wherein the appliance further comprises a lid for at least partially covering an opening at a second end of the container unit and a device, the device extending into the container via the lid and comprising a surface element extending in a direction substantially perpendicularly to the axis, characterized in that the device is arranged to be fixedly positioned in at least a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position of the device the surface element is arranged at a first distance from the rotor element inside the container, and wherein in the second position of the device the surface element is arranged at a second distance from the rotor element inside the container.
Extrusion device for manufacturing extruded products, in particular blocks, from an extrusion material, consisting of small parts of vegetable matter, in particular small parts of wood, provided with a thermocuring binder, the extrusion device producing a rod-shaped cured strand and having an extruder with an extrusion channel adjoining in the direction of extrusion and a heating device acting on the strand there, the heating device having a steam-curing device, characterized in that the heating device likewise has a high-frequency heating unit.