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A dishwasher comprising a tub, a circulation pump, at least one basket, at least one spray arm, a sump provided below the tub, a discharge pump, a heat pump system comprising a compressor, a condenser, at least one fan sending environment air onto an evaporator, an expansion member provided between the condenser and the evaporator, and the evaporator consisting of fins and a refrigerant flow tube enabling heat to be drawn from the outer environment and to be transferred to the condenser by means of the compressor, and at least one reservoir characterized in that the at least one reservoir is placed on the evaporator so as to encircle an inlet portion and/or an outlet portion of the refrigerant flow tube, and is filled the water discharged after a washing process.
A method, implemented by a processor, of coding a real signal, for example an image signal, into a quantized signal, said method comprising the following steps applied to each real sample of said real signal: • converting the real sample in a digital representation into a binarized sample comprising a fractional part, • selecting, in the fractional part of the number, a predetermined number N of most significant non-zero bits, • for each non-zero significant bit i selected, i varying from 1 to N, determining its distance P i with respect to the neighboring selected non-zero significant bit of higher rank or, for the first non-zero significant bit selected, with respect to the decimal point, • deducting from said distance P i the smallest possible value of distance between two non-zero bits in any converted binarized number into said digital representation, • coding the modified distance P i on a predetermined number M i of bits. • converting the real sample in a digital representation into a binarized sample comprising a fractional part, • selecting, in the fractional part of the number, a predetermined number N of most significant non-zero bits, • for each non-zero significant bit i selected, i varying from 1 to N, determining its distance P i with respect to the neighboring selected non-zero significant bit of higher rank or, for the first non-zero significant bit selected, with respect to the decimal point, • deducting from said distance P i the smallest possible value of distance between two non-zero bits in any converted binarized number into said digital representation, • coding the modified distance P i on a predetermined number M i of bits.
An aircraft comprising: a main body; a pair of wing sections (12;12A;12B), each wing section comprising a front wing and a rear wing, wherein the front wing and the rear wing each comprise a first end (17; 20) that is connected to the main body, and a second end (18;22), wherein the second end of the front wing is connected to the second end of the rear wing; wherein the main body is located between the pair of wing sections, and each wing section comprises a propulsion unit located between the front wing and the rear wing of the wing section; wherein each propulsion unit comprises a first rotor and a second rotor; wherein the first rotor is connected to at least one of the front wing and the main body, wherein the front wing comprises a recess in which the first rotor is at least partially accommodated; wherein the second rotor is connected to the rear wing, wherein the rear wing comprises a recess in which the second rotor is at least partially accommodated. a main body; a pair of wing sections (12;12A;12B), each wing section comprising a front wing and a rear wing, wherein the front wing and the rear wing each comprise a first end (17; 20) that is connected to the main body, and a second end (18;22), wherein the second end of the front wing is connected to the second end of the rear wing; wherein the main body is located between the pair of wing sections, and each wing section comprises a propulsion unit located between the front wing and the rear wing of the wing section; wherein each propulsion unit comprises a first rotor and a second rotor; wherein the first rotor is connected to at least one of the front wing and the main body, wherein the front wing comprises a recess in which the first rotor is at least partially accommodated; wherein the second rotor is connected to the rear wing, wherein the rear wing comprises a recess in which the second rotor is at least partially accommodated.
Electronic flow regulator (10, 20, 30, 40, 66) for HVAC applications, which includes a one-piece valve body (11, 21, 31, 41) through which a flowing medium passes, said valve body being subdivided into a valve portion (11a, 21a, 31a, 41a, 67) and a throughflow measurement portion (11b, 21b, 31b, 41b) along the flow direction, wherein, in the valve portion (11a, 21a, 31a, 41a, 67), there is arranged, for the control of the throughflow, a valve element (12, 22, 32, 42, 76) which can be actuated externally via a valve spindle (13, 23, 33, 43, 75), and wherein, in the throughflow measurement portion (11b, 21b, 31b, 41b), a measurement path (17, 26, 36, 46) is configured to determine the flow rate by means of ultrasound, characterized in that, at the valve body (11, 21, 31, 41) in the region of the throughflow measurement portion (11b, 21b, 31b, 41b), accesses (14a,b, 15a,b, 24a,b, 34a,b, 44a,b) are configured to couple ultrasound into or out of the measurement path (17, 26, 36, 46), and in that a regulating unit (62, 63, 68) is mounted onto the valve body (11, 21, 31, 41), which regulating unit includes first means (27, 28, 39) for actuating the valve element (12, 22, 32, 42, 76), which are in engagement with the valve spindle (13, 23, 33, 43, 75), and second means (29a,b, 48a,b) for emitting or receiving ultrasound signals, which are coupled acoustically to the accesses (14a,b, 15a,b, 24a,b, 34a,b, 44a,b) for coupling in or coupling out ultrasound.
A polyethylene blend consisting essentially of from 98.4 to 97.6 weight percent (wt%) of the linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) component and from 1.6 to 2.4 wt% of the higher molecular weight high-density polyethylene polymer (HMW HDPE) component, based on the combined weight of the LLDPE component and the HMW HDPE component.
Automatic seal for a door leaf, - having a single-part or multi-part holding means, - having a force-introducing element which is mounted on the holding means so as to be displaceable from a first position into a second position, - having a sealing strip which is movable with respect to the holding means from a first position into a second position, - having a mechanism (42, 62) which is coupled at least indirectly to the force-introducing element and the sealing strip, such that a movement of the force-introducing element can be translated into a movement of the sealing strip from the first position into the second position, - having movement-transferring parts (48, 41, 5, 61, 7) which transfer a movement of the force-introducing element to the mechanism (42, 62), - having a first spring and a damper, wherein - the first spring is arranged at least indirectly between the force-introducing element and the movement-transferring parts (48, 41, 5, 61, 7) and - the damper is arranged at least indirectly between the movement-transferring parts (48, 41, 5, 61, 7) and the holding means, characterised in that - in a non-actuated state of the seal, the first spring is tensioned when the force-introducing element is in the first position, such that the distance is reduced which the force-introducing element needs to travel in order to introduce into the first spring the force which is necessary for the damper to enable a movement. - having a single-part or multi-part holding means, - having a force-introducing element which is mounted on the holding means so as to be displaceable from a first position into a second position, - having a sealing strip which is movable with respect to the holding means from a first position into a second position, - having a mechanism (42, 62) which is coupled at least indirectly to the force-introducing element and the sealing strip, such that a movement of the force-introducing element can be translated into a movement of the sealing strip from the first position into the second position, - having movement-transferring parts (48, 41, 5, 61, 7) which transfer a movement of the force-introducing element to the mechanism (42, 62), - having a first spring and a damper, wherein - the first spring is arranged at least indirectly between the force-introducing element and the movement-transferring parts (48, 41, 5, 61, 7) and - the damper is arranged at least indirectly between the movement-transferring parts (48, 41, 5, 61, 7) and the holding means, characterised in that - the first spring is arranged at least indirectly between the force-introducing element and the movement-transferring parts (48, 41, 5, 61, 7) and - the damper is arranged at least indirectly between the movement-transferring parts (48, 41, 5, 61, 7) and the holding means, - in a non-actuated state of the seal, the first spring is tensioned when the force-introducing element is in the first position, such that the distance is reduced which the force-introducing element needs to travel in order to introduce into the first spring the force which is necessary for the damper to enable a movement.
Phase modulation device implemented in an ophthalmic instrument using a main light beam interacting with an eye, this device comprising: - means for modulating the phase of the wave front of said main light beam, - means for controlling said phase modulation means following a modulation instruction, and - means for analysing the thus-performed modulation of the phase of the wave front of said main light beam, characterized in that it comprises moreover means for emitting a secondary light beam, means for directing said secondary light beam along an optical path to said modulation means then to said wave front analysis means, and in that said optical path does not pass through the eye, and in that the control means and wave front analysis means receiving said modulated secondary light beam cooperate, during a stage called a learning stage, to supply data regarding the response of the phase modulation means to a set of predetermined modulation instructions. - means for modulating the phase of the wave front of said main light beam, - means for controlling said phase modulation means following a modulation instruction, and - means for analysing the thus-performed modulation of the phase of the wave front of said main light beam,
Energy transmitter for a battery system, the energy transmitter comprising a plurality of DC/DC converters (31-1, 31-2, 31-3) each having a first and a second input and a first and a second output (46-1, 46-2), wherein the first and second inputs are designed for connecting a battery module (30-1, 30-2, 30-3), and wherein the DC/DC converters (31-1, 31-2, 31-3) are connected in series on the output side, and wherein each of the DC/DC converters (31-1, 31-2, 31-3) has a first control input for a first control signal and is designed, in response to receiving the first control signal, to electrically connect the first output of the DC/DC converter (31-1, 31-2, 31-3) to the second output of the DC/DC converter (31-1, 31-2, 31-3), characterized in that each of the DC/DC converters (31-1, 31-2, 31-3) has a second control input for a second control signal and is designed, in response to receiving the second control signal, to increase a voltage between the first and the second output (46-1, 46-2) of the DC/DC converter (31-1, 31-2, 31-3), and in that the first inputs of the DC/DC converters are connected to earth.
Method for manufacturing a reflective or transflective liquid crystal display device comprising a liquid crystal cell whose liquid crystal molecules are aligned in a planar or vertical manner, this liquid crystal cell being formed of a transparent front substrate located on the same side as an observer, and of a rear substrate, which is also transparent, and which extends under the front substrate, parallel to and at a distance therefrom, these two front and rear substrates being joined together by means of a sealing frame which delimits a sealed enclosure in which a liquid crystal composition is confined, the front substrate and rear substrate being coated on their opposite faces with transparent, electrically conductive electrodes and counter-electrodes, the optical properties of the liquid crystal composition being modified by applying an electric field to the crosspoint between an electrode and a corresponding counter-electrode, the liquid crystal display device being provided with a reflective polarising film arranged to absorb a first component of a light which enters the liquid crystal cell through the front substrate, and to reflect a second component of the light polarised in a direction orthogonal to that of the first component, this reflective polarising film comprising an absorbing polariser combined with an at least partially reflective reflector disposed beneath the absorbing polariser, the reflector comprising a layer of transparent material comprising a rear face and a planar front face, the method comprising the step consisting in raising the layer of transparent material that the reflector comprises to give it a decorative and/or functional shape visible to the observer through the front substrate of the liquid crystal cell, and the step of depositing an at least partially reflective layer on said rear face which has the raised shapes, then fastening this reflector beneath the absorbing polariser which is itself fastened against a lower face of the rear substrate by fastening the layer of transparent material to the absorbing polariser by means of a layer of adhesive which diffuses the light in order to give a matt or satin appearance to the reflected light; the adhesive layer being arranged on said front face.
A side panel for a drawer, which has means for connection to a front panel on a front side and has means for connection to a rear wall on a rear side, wherein the side panel has a one-part or multipart cladding (7, 8) and a plurality of interlocked molded parts (11, 12, 13, 15, 17), which form a core for the cladding (7, 8), wherein a compensation element is provided between at least two molded parts (12, 13), and the distance between the two molded parts (12, 13) is adjustable in the longitudinal direction of the side panel by stretching or compressing the compensation element (14, 30), characterized in that the cladding (7, 8) is adhesively bonded to the core.
A method for controlling a pump for feeding fluid into a heating system (1000, 100, 200, 300), the heating system comprising: a hot fluid tank, the hot fluid tank receiving fluid from an associated fluid reservoir line with an incoming fluid mass flow rate (dm cw /dt), a pump (P1, P), the pump also receiving fluid from the said fluid reservoir line, and pumping the received fluid with a variable mass flow rate (dm c /dt), the pump and the hot fluid tank receiving fluid from a common junction on said associated fluid reservoir line, and a heat exchanging unit (HX1, HX), the heat exchanging unit receiving fluid from the associated fluid reservoir line driven by the pump (P1, P), and transferring heat to the fluid from a medium, the method comprises providing information indicative of a transferred heat in the heat exchanging unit (HX1, HX) to the fluid, wherein the said transferred heat is maximized by controlling the pump (P1, P) in response to said information indicative of the transferred heat to the fluid at least within a finite interval (I1, 12) of incoming fluid mass flow rate (dm cw /dt), characterized in that the fluid mass flow rate (dm c /dt) delivered by the pump has a minimum as a function of the incoming fluid mass flow rate (dm cw /dt) when maximizing the transferred heat in said finite interval. a hot fluid tank, the hot fluid tank receiving fluid from an associated fluid reservoir line with an incoming fluid mass flow rate (dm cw /dt), a pump (P1, P), the pump also receiving fluid from the said fluid reservoir line, and pumping the received fluid with a variable mass flow rate (dm c /dt), the pump and the hot fluid tank receiving fluid from a common junction on said associated fluid reservoir line, and a heat exchanging unit (HX1, HX), the heat exchanging unit receiving fluid from the associated fluid reservoir line driven by the pump (P1, P), and transferring heat to the fluid from a medium, the method comprises providing information indicative of a transferred heat in the heat exchanging unit (HX1, HX) to the fluid, wherein the said transferred heat is maximized by controlling the pump (P1, P) in response to said information indicative of the transferred heat to the fluid at least within a finite interval (I1, 12) of incoming fluid mass flow rate (dm cw /dt), characterized in that the fluid mass flow rate (dm c /dt) delivered by the pump has a minimum as a function of the incoming fluid mass flow rate (dm cw /dt) when maximizing the transferred heat in said finite interval.
A light emitting device having a structure in which at least an anode, an emissive layer, an electron transporting layer and a cathode are provided as layers in turn and which emits light by means of electrical energy, characterised in that the organic compound from which the electron transporting layer is composed is an organic compound of molecular weight at least 400, glass transition temperature at least 90°C, ionization potential at least 5.9 eV and having a plurality of phenanthroline skeletal structures and these are connected by connecting units which contains conjugated bonds, an aromatic hydrocarbon, an aromatic heterocycle or mixture thereof.
A method for producing a single-use capsule for beverages comprising a cup-shaped external rigid body comprising a closed bottom and a top opening coupled with a filter extending, with a concave cross-section, into the body to form a chamber for containing a dose of product, and a sheet lid for closing the top opening of the rigid body along the external rim of the body, characterised in that it comprises the following steps: - positioning a flat piece of filter over the rigid body; - joining the flat piece of filter paper along at least the rim of the rigid body; - forming the piece of filter paper towards the interior of the rigid body and by means of a plastic deformation of the piece to define the containment chamber; - filling the containment chamber with a dose of product; - closing the chamber and the external rigid body with the sheet lid. - positioning a flat piece of filter over the rigid body; - joining the flat piece of filter paper along at least the rim of the rigid body; - forming the piece of filter paper towards the interior of the rigid body and by means of a plastic deformation of the piece to define the containment chamber; - filling the containment chamber with a dose of product; - closing the chamber and the external rigid body with the sheet lid.
A fire suppression system comprising: a centralized controller; and a plurality of modules (14x, 14y, 14z) interconnected with the centralized controller, the plurality of modules (14x, 14y, 14z) including at least one module having: a housing; a printed circuit board disposed within the housing; a microprocessor mounted to the printed circuit board; characterized in that the system further comprises a component coupled to the microprocessor, the component having an operative surface; and a gasket member disposed about the component and having a gasket face to form a seal about the operative surface, wherein the component is at least one thermopile for detecting a fire. a centralized controller; and a plurality of modules (14x, 14y, 14z) interconnected with the centralized controller, the plurality of modules (14x, 14y, 14z) including at least one module having: a housing; a printed circuit board disposed within the housing; a microprocessor mounted to the printed circuit board; characterized in that the system further comprises a component coupled to the microprocessor, the component having an operative surface; and a gasket member disposed about the component and having a gasket face to form a seal about the operative surface, wherein the component is at least one thermopile for detecting a fire. a housing; a printed circuit board disposed within the housing; a microprocessor mounted to the printed circuit board; characterized in that the system further comprises a component coupled to the microprocessor, the component having an operative surface; and a gasket member disposed about the component and having a gasket face to form a seal about the operative surface, wherein the component is at least one thermopile for detecting a fire.
A CD24 protein consisting of a mature human CD24 sequence consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1, optionally fused at the C-terminus to an Fc region of a mammalian immunoglobulin (Ig) protein, wherein the CD24 protein does not include an alanine or valine immediately C-terminal to SEQ ID NO: 1.
An aerial work platform which comprises a containing cage and a support and levelling group, wherein the support and levelling group comprises: - a support base for supporting the containing cage of the aerial work platform, wherein the containing cage is superiorly associated to the support base; - a support frame hinged to the support base so as to be able to oscillate with respect to an oscillation axis, - at least a pair of ground rest elements each of which is defined by a group of motorised tracks that are independent of one another, the aerial work platform being characterized in that each group of motorised tracks is hinged independently to the support frame, with respect to respective articulation axes parallel to one another and substantially perpendicular to the oscillation axis, such as to be able to independently vary a height thereof with respect to the support base, where each group of motorised tracks is hinged to the support frame by means of at least an hinged parallelogram and defines a longitudinal ground rest surface having a longitudinal axis parallel to the respective articulation axis. - a support base for supporting the containing cage of the aerial work platform, wherein the containing cage is superiorly associated to the support base; - a support frame hinged to the support base so as to be able to oscillate with respect to an oscillation axis, - at least a pair of ground rest elements each of which is defined by a group of motorised tracks that are independent of one another, the aerial work platform being characterized in that each group of motorised tracks is hinged independently to the support frame, with respect to respective articulation axes parallel to one another and substantially perpendicular to the oscillation axis, such as to be able to independently vary a height thereof with respect to the support base, where each group of motorised tracks is hinged to the support frame by means of at least an hinged parallelogram and defines a longitudinal ground rest surface having a longitudinal axis parallel to the respective articulation axis.