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A steamer for applying steam to an article, the steamer comprising: a housing; a power cord configured to be selectively coupled to an external power source; a battery; a fluid reservoir positioned in the housing; a reservoir heating element configured to preheat fluid in the fluid reservoir, the reservoir heating element being configured to receive power from the external power source when the power cord is in communication with the external power source; a heating device operable to receive preheated fluid from the fluid reservoir, the heating device being configured to receive power from the battery when the power cord is unplugged from the external power source to heat the preheated fluid; and a nozzle in fluid communication with the heating device, the nozzle configured to receive fluid from the heating device and discharge the fluid through the nozzle, wherein the reservoir heating element is configured to heat the fluid in the reservoir to a predetermined temperature below the boiling point of the fluid using power from the external power source when the power cord is in communication with the external power source. a housing; a power cord configured to be selectively coupled to an external power source; a battery; a fluid reservoir positioned in the housing; a reservoir heating element configured to preheat fluid in the fluid reservoir, the reservoir heating element being configured to receive power from the external power source when the power cord is in communication with the external power source; a heating device operable to receive preheated fluid from the fluid reservoir, the heating device being configured to receive power from the battery when the power cord is unplugged from the external power source to heat the preheated fluid; and a nozzle in fluid communication with the heating device, the nozzle configured to receive fluid from the heating device and discharge the fluid through the nozzle, wherein the reservoir heating element is configured to heat the fluid in the reservoir to a predetermined temperature below the boiling point of the fluid using power from the external power source when the power cord is in communication with the external power source.
A dispensing inspection device comprising: a transport passage that transports a packaging bag in which drugs are packaged; an imaging unit that images the drugs packaged in the packaging bag on the transport passage; a dispersion mechanism (70, 80, 100) that disperses the drugs packaged in the packaging bag on the transport passage; and an inspection unit that inspects the drugs on the basis of an image of the drugs taken by the imaging unit, wherein the dispersion mechanism (70, 80, 100) includes a column (71, 85, 101) that is positioned on a side of a second surface of the packaging bag and is disposed in a direction crossing the packaging bag, characterizied in that the dispersing mechanism (70, 80, 100) includes a first pressing member (72, 82, 102) that is positioned on a side of a first surface of the packaging bag, is disposed on an upstream side of the column (71, 85, 101) in a transport direction, and presses the first surface of the packaging bag, and a second pressing member (73, 83, 103) that is disposed on a downstream side of the column in the transport direction and presses the first surface of the packaging bag, the first and second pressing members (72, 82, 102; 73, 83, 103) are independently movable in a direction opposite to a pressing direction, relative positions of the column (71, 85, 101), the first pressing member (72, 82, 102), and the second pressing member (73, 83, 103) are fixed, and the dispersion mechanism (70, 80, 100) and the packaging bag are movable relative to each other in the transport direction. a transport passage that transports a packaging bag in which drugs are packaged; an imaging unit that images the drugs packaged in the packaging bag on the transport passage; a dispersion mechanism (70, 80, 100) that disperses the drugs packaged in the packaging bag on the transport passage; and an inspection unit that inspects the drugs on the basis of an image of the drugs taken by the imaging unit, wherein the dispersion mechanism (70, 80, 100) includes a column (71, 85, 101) that is positioned on a side of a second surface of the packaging bag and is disposed in a direction crossing the packaging bag, characterizied in that the dispersing mechanism (70, 80, 100) includes a first pressing member (72, 82, 102) that is positioned on a side of a first surface of the packaging bag, is disposed on an upstream side of the column (71, 85, 101) in a transport direction, and presses the first surface of the packaging bag, and a second pressing member (73, 83, 103) that is disposed on a downstream side of the column in the transport direction and presses the first surface of the packaging bag, the first and second pressing members (72, 82, 102; 73, 83, 103) are independently movable in a direction opposite to a pressing direction, relative positions of the column (71, 85, 101), the first pressing member (72, 82, 102), and the second pressing member (73, 83, 103) are fixed, and the dispersion mechanism (70, 80, 100) and the packaging bag are movable relative to each other in the transport direction.
A turbine engine subassembly or turbine engine comprising: a transmission; an output fan shaft coupled to the transmission; an input shaft coupled to the transmission; a fingered flexure coupled to the transmission for resisting rotation of a gear carrier of the transmission; a front frame assembly at least partially encircling the transmission; a bearing support; and a bearing coupling the bearing support to the input shaft, wherein: from forward to aft, respective flanges (414, 174, 480) of the fingered flexure, front frame assembly, and bearing support are secured in a sandwich with fasteners, characterised in that: additional bolts, smaller in count than the fasteners, hold the flanges (414, 174) of the fingered flexure and the front frame assembly to each other but not the flange of the bearing support. a transmission; an output fan shaft coupled to the transmission; an input shaft coupled to the transmission; a fingered flexure coupled to the transmission for resisting rotation of a gear carrier of the transmission; a front frame assembly at least partially encircling the transmission; a bearing support; and a bearing coupling the bearing support to the input shaft, wherein: from forward to aft, respective flanges (414, 174, 480) of the fingered flexure, front frame assembly, and bearing support are secured in a sandwich with fasteners, characterised in that: additional bolts, smaller in count than the fasteners, hold the flanges (414, 174) of the fingered flexure and the front frame assembly to each other but not the flange of the bearing support.
A method comprising: causing establishment of a communication connection between a source base station of a fixed cellular network infrastructure and a mobile relay base station comprising a distributed antenna system comprising a plurality of spatially distributed antenna units, wherein at least part of the spatially distributed antenna units are used for forming a cluster of sub-cells within a coverage area of the mobile relay base station and at least part of the spatially distributed antenna units are used for communicating with the fixed cellular network infrastructure over a plurality of backhaul links; handing over a first backhaul link of the plurality of backhaul links from the source base station to a target base station of the fixed cellular network infrastructure; continuing data transfer between the source base station and the mobile relay base station over at least one of the plurality of backhaul links still linked to the source base station after the handover of the first backhaul link; and causing release of the remaining at least one backhaul link from the source base station according to a determined criterion. causing establishment of a communication connection between a source base station of a fixed cellular network infrastructure and a mobile relay base station comprising a distributed antenna system comprising a plurality of spatially distributed antenna units, wherein at least part of the spatially distributed antenna units are used for forming a cluster of sub-cells within a coverage area of the mobile relay base station and at least part of the spatially distributed antenna units are used for communicating with the fixed cellular network infrastructure over a plurality of backhaul links; handing over a first backhaul link of the plurality of backhaul links from the source base station to a target base station of the fixed cellular network infrastructure; continuing data transfer between the source base station and the mobile relay base station over at least one of the plurality of backhaul links still linked to the source base station after the handover of the first backhaul link; and causing release of the remaining at least one backhaul link from the source base station according to a determined criterion.
Heating cartridge with a protective tube, in particular for heating solid-material cartridges in SCR systems, wherein the heating cartridge is arranged in the protective tube at a distance therefrom, the heating cartridge is surrounded by an encasing tube, and the protective tube contacts a medium to be heated on an outer side of the protective tube, characterised in that at least one spring element (6, 66), which contacts the encasing tube and the protective tube in a heat-conductive manner, is arranged in an intermediate space between the encasing tube and the protective tube, wherein the at least one spring element has at least one surface (6.1) pressing against the protective tube, said pressing surface being pressed resiliently against the inner side of the protective tube by biasing force of the at least one spring element (6, 66) in the assembled state.
A cannula device, comprising: an irrigation handpiece portion comprising a first aspiration tip configured to provide aspiration and an irrigation fluid outlet configured to provide an irrigation fluid; an aspiration handpiece portion comprising a second aspiration tip configured to provide aspiration, wherein the second aspiration tip extends from a distal end of the aspiration handpiece portion; wherein the cannula device is transformable between: a coaxial mode in which the aspiration handpiece portion is coupled to the irrigation handpiece portion such that fluid is aspirated through the first aspiration tip and then the second aspiration tip in series and the irrigation fluid is provided through the irrigation fluid outlet, and a bimanual mode in which the aspiration handpiece portion is separated from the irrigation handpiece portion to provide aspiration through the second aspiration tip while the irrigation handpiece portion continues to provide the irrigation fluid through the irrigation fluid outlet but not aspiration through the first aspiration tip. a coaxial mode in which the aspiration handpiece portion is coupled to the irrigation handpiece portion such that fluid is aspirated through the first aspiration tip and then the second aspiration tip in series and the irrigation fluid is provided through the irrigation fluid outlet, and a bimanual mode in which the aspiration handpiece portion is separated from the irrigation handpiece portion to provide aspiration through the second aspiration tip while the irrigation handpiece portion continues to provide the irrigation fluid through the irrigation fluid outlet but not aspiration through the first aspiration tip.
Thermo-forming packaging machine comprising a controller, a first forming station disposed along a direction of production for forming trays into a base film and a second adjustable forming station for forming lids into a top film, and a sealing station for sealing trays with lids, and at least one conveyor chain for transporting said base film in said direction of production,, characterized in that a first detection device is provided in or on said sealing station for detecting the position of a marking of said base film and transmitting this information to said controller, where said controller is configured to control a film advance step of said conveyor chain in dependence of the position of said marking of said base film during transport of said trays into said sealing station, and wherein the first detection device is configured to always detect the marking of the base film which is associated with the trays that are currently located in the sealing station in order to control the length of the current film advance step to the exact target position in the sealing station.
Laundry washing machine comprising an outer casing and, inside said outer casing, a washing tub, a rotatable drum which is arranged in axially rotating manner inside the washing tub and is structured for receiving the laundry to be washed, a detergent dispensing assembly which is structured for supplying detergent into the washing tub, a fresh-water supply circuit which is structured for selectively channeling a flow of fresh water from the water mains towards the detergent dispensing assembly and/or the washing tub, and a water softening device which is interposed between the fresh-water supply circuit and the detergent dispensing assembly or the washing tub, and is structured for reducing the hardness degree of the fresh water supplied to the washing tub; the water softening device in turn comprising: a water-softening agent container which is crossed by the fresh water arriving from the fresh-water supply circuit and is filled with a water softening agent able to reduce the hardness degree of the fresh water flowing through the same water-softening agent container; a regeneration-agent reservoir which is structured to receive a salt or other regeneration agent for performing a regeneration of the water softening function of the water softening agents stored into the water-softening agent container; a water supply circuit which is structured for selectively channeling a given amount of fresh water into the regeneration-agent reservoir to form brine; the water softening device additionally comprising a valve assembly which is interposed between the water-softening agent container and the regeneration-agent reservoir and which is structured for selectively allowing the brine to flow by gravity from the regeneration-agent reservoir to the water-softening agent container, and a water drain line structured for selectively draining the fresh water out of the resin container; the laundry washing machine being characterized in that the water drain line of the internal water softening device comprises an electrically-powered water pump assembly which communicates with the water-softening agent container and which is structured for preventing, when deactivated, any outflow of the brine or fresh water from the water-softening agent container, and for sucking out of the water-softening agent container, when activated, the fresh water stored into the water-softening agent container.
An electrode comprising: an electrode current collector coated with an electrode active material; an electrode tab protruding from the electrode current collector; an insulating layer; and an electrode lead, wherein the electrode tab includes: - a pair of first side surfaces opposite each other, corresponding to width direction (X-axis direction) surfaces, - a pair of second side surfaces opposite each other, corresponding to thickness direction (Y-axis direction) surfaces, and - a third side surface opposite the electrode current collector, characterized in that the insulating layer is coated on one surface of the pair of first side surface, and the electrode lead is welded on the other surface of the pair of first side surface, said other surface being free of insulating layer coated thereon. an electrode current collector coated with an electrode active material; an electrode tab protruding from the electrode current collector; an insulating layer; and an electrode lead, - a pair of first side surfaces opposite each other, corresponding to width direction (X-axis direction) surfaces, - a pair of second side surfaces opposite each other, corresponding to thickness direction (Y-axis direction) surfaces, and - a third side surface opposite the electrode current collector, the insulating layer is coated on one surface of the pair of first side surface, and the electrode lead is welded on the other surface of the pair of first side surface, said other surface being free of insulating layer coated thereon.
A tray (10; 10') designed to receive at least one cartridge comprising a plunger movable inside the cartridge, said tray (10; 10') comprising: at least one recess extending along an engagement axis, each recess being surrounded by a side wall; the or each recess having an upwardly, along the engagement axis, extending post located therein, each recess further comprising a plurality of protruding retaining members extending radially from said side wall into the recess; wherein the tray (10; 10') is configured to retain the cartridge inside the recess by said plurality of protruding retaining members, and wherein the post is configured to abut the plunger of the cartridge when the cartridge is inserted in the recess, such that each cartridge is spaced from a bottom wall of said recess. at least one recess extending along an engagement axis, each recess being surrounded by a side wall; the or each recess having an upwardly, along the engagement axis, extending post located therein, each recess further comprising a plurality of protruding retaining members extending radially from said side wall into the recess; wherein the tray (10; 10') is configured to retain the cartridge inside the recess by said plurality of protruding retaining members, and wherein the post is configured to abut the plunger of the cartridge when the cartridge is inserted in the recess, such that each cartridge is spaced from a bottom wall of said recess.
A heating unit for a washing machine comprising a casing, a pump for pumping a washing liquid through the casing, a fuse, a thermally conductive element comprising a temperature regulator, the thermally conductive element being arranged for transferring heat to the washing liquid in the casing and the temperature regulator capable of supplying energy in the form of heat to the thermally conductive element, if a washing liquid target temperature in the casing is below a first temperature limit, wherein the fuse and the temperature regulator are arranged thermally conductive with the thermally conductive element, the fuse being electrically connected to the temperature regulator and configured to trigger and stop an energy supply to the temperature regulator, if a trigger temperature of the fuse is reached by the washing liquid in the casing, characterized in that the heating unit comprises an electronic temperature sensing device being arranged thermally conductive with the thermally conductive element and to detect, via the thermally conductive element, and record the temperature of the washing liquid that passes through the casing over time in order to provide information regarding a washing liquid temperature gradient, wherein if this temperature gradient is above a gradient limit the electronic temperature sensing device adapted for cutting off the energy supply by sending a corresponding signal to a controller in order to protect the fuse.
Light pulse source, being adapted for generating repetitive optical pulses, comprising: - a continuous wave (cw) laser being arranged for providing cw laser light, and - an optical microresonator being made of a resonator material, which has a third order (Kerr) nonlinearity and an anomalous resonator dispersion, wherein the cw laser is arranged for coupling the cw laser light into the optical microresonator, which, at a predetermined relative detuning of the cw laser and the optical microresonator created by a tuning device, is capable of including a light field in a soliton state, wherein soliton shaped pulses can be coupled out of the optical microresonator for providing the repetitive optical pulses, characterized in that - the tuning device is arranged for creating and maintaining the predetermined relative detuning of the cw laser and the optical microresonator based on a tuning time profile being selected in dependency on a thermal time constant of the optical microresonator such that the soliton state is achieved in a thermal equilibrium state of the optical microresonator. - a continuous wave (cw) laser being arranged for providing cw laser light, and - an optical microresonator being made of a resonator material, which has a third order (Kerr) nonlinearity and an anomalous resonator dispersion, wherein the cw laser is arranged for coupling the cw laser light into the optical microresonator, which, at a predetermined relative detuning of the cw laser and the optical microresonator created by a tuning device, is capable of including a light field in a soliton state, wherein soliton shaped pulses can be coupled out of the optical microresonator for providing the repetitive optical pulses, characterized in that - the tuning device is arranged for creating and maintaining the predetermined relative detuning of the cw laser and the optical microresonator based on a tuning time profile being selected in dependency on a thermal time constant of the optical microresonator such that the soliton state is achieved in a thermal equilibrium state of the optical microresonator.
Method for operating a motor vehicle, wherein a speed of the motor vehicle is set by a distance control system depending on an intended distance (E soll) of the motor vehicle from a road user travelling directly in front, wherein, in order to maintain the prescribed intended distance (E soll), the speed is reduced by means of a braking process carried out by the distance control system when the intended distance (E soll) is undershot, wherein, in order to maintain a prescribed emergency distance (E not) from the road user travelling in front, the speed is reduced by an emergency brake system by means of an emergency braking process, wherein the emergency braking process produces greater deceleration (-ȧ1/-ȧ2) of the motor vehicle than the braking process, wherein the emergency distance (E not) is prescribed depending on a driving mode selectable by the driver of the motor vehicle, wherein the driver of the motor vehicle is provided with a choice of at least two driving modes, specifically a defensive driving mode with a first emergency distance (E not1) and an offensive driving mode with a second emergency distance (E not2), and wherein the second emergency distance (E not2) is smaller than the first, characterized in that the defensive driving mode is set if the distance control system is activated and the offensive driving mode is set if the distance control system is deactivated.