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A control system for controlling a multi-function cooking apparatus master and at least one multi-function cooking apparatus slave for jointly processing one or more food products, with each cooking apparatus providing a mechanical interface and an associated electrical interface (251e, 351e, 351e*) for the reception of a food processing vessel wherein each master vessel fits into the interface of the at least one slave, the food processing vessel having at least one of a temperature control element and a torque and rotation transmission element, the at least one slave providing, in comparison with the master , a reduced functional scope with regards to at least one cooking function, the control system comprising: a recipe program interface configured to receive at least one recipe program for preparing one or more food products wherein the at least one recipe program includes machine readable recipe program instructions configured to control functions of a cooking apparatus for executing food processing steps in accordance with the at least one recipe program , and wherein, for each food processing step, the recipe program provides information about the technical capabilities required for the execution of the food processing step; a program analyzer module configured to identify, for a particular food processing step, at least one particular slave providing a reduced functional scope with technical capabilities which are sufficient to execute said particular food processing step, and to extract from the at least one recipe program a partition including a program instruction subset associated with the particular food processing step; and a recipe deployment module configured to deploy the extracted partition to the at least one particular slave for execution, and to deploy the remaining program partition of the recipe program to the master . a recipe program interface configured to receive at least one recipe program for preparing one or more food products wherein the at least one recipe program includes machine readable recipe program instructions configured to control functions of a cooking apparatus for executing food processing steps in accordance with the at least one recipe program , and wherein, for each food processing step, the recipe program provides information about the technical capabilities required for the execution of the food processing step; a program analyzer module configured to identify, for a particular food processing step, at least one particular slave providing a reduced functional scope with technical capabilities which are sufficient to execute said particular food processing step, and to extract from the at least one recipe program a partition including a program instruction subset associated with the particular food processing step; and a recipe deployment module configured to deploy the extracted partition to the at least one particular slave for execution, and to deploy the remaining program partition of the recipe program to the master .
A surgical instrument comprising: an end effector including a jaw operable to grip a patient tissue; and a spring assembly including an output link drivingly coupled with the jaw , an input link drivingly coupled with an articulation source, and a spring coupled between the input link and the output link; characterized in that the spring is a torsion spring, wherein the spring assembly is configured to transfer an articulation torque from the input link to the output link via the torsion spring to induce a grip force of the jaw , the torsion spring being preloaded to inhibit relative movement between the input link and the output link while the articulation torque is below a predetermined level and so that relative movement between the input link and the output link occurs when the articulation torque changes above the predetermined level. an end effector including a jaw operable to grip a patient tissue; and a spring assembly including an output link drivingly coupled with the jaw , an input link drivingly coupled with an articulation source, and a spring coupled between the input link and the output link; characterized in that the spring is a torsion spring, wherein the spring assembly is configured to transfer an articulation torque from the input link to the output link via the torsion spring to induce a grip force of the jaw , the torsion spring being preloaded to inhibit relative movement between the input link and the output link while the articulation torque is below a predetermined level and so that relative movement between the input link and the output link occurs when the articulation torque changes above the predetermined level.
A method for the automatic determination of machining parameters (P' (x)) for a machining process (BP), in which a machining head is guided along a machining path (X) over at least one workpiece (W) to be machined, and, depending on the respective position (x) along the machining path (X), certain machining parameters (P' (x)) are selected from stored machining parameters (P(x)) on the basis of predefined conditions (B(x)) for machining the at least one workpiece (W), characterized in that limit values (P G (x)) for the machining parameters (P(x)) are determined during the machining process (BP) to be performed, and new machining parameters (P''(x)) for the machining process (BP) to be performed are specified by taking these limit values (P G (x)) into consideration.
A method for decontaminating an area , the method comprising: deploying a mobile decontamination unit in the area , the mobile decontamination unit having a base portion , and a head portion comprising an aerosol dispersing nozzle and an aerosol directing fan , the aerosol dispersing nozzle and the aerosol directing fan each being independently movable relatively to base portion ; determining aerosol dispersing parameters for the mobile decontamination unit based on area characteristics ; automatically dispersing a decontaminant within the area using the aerosol dispersing nozzle and in accordance with the aerosol dispersing parameters , the decontaminant being dispersed in an aerosol form comprising decontaminant droplets ; and directing the decontaminant droplets to surfaces in the area using an aerosol directing fan and in accordance with the aerosol dispersing parameters , which area characteristics are obtained using a sensor of the mobile decontamination unit , which area characteristics comprise information about the area to be decontaminated which is unknown, which area characteristics are transmitted by the sensor to a unit controller of the mobile contamination unit , which unit controller subsequently determines the aerosol dispersing parameters based on the area characteristics transmitted by the sensor deploying a mobile decontamination unit in the area , the mobile decontamination unit having a base portion , and a head portion comprising an aerosol dispersing nozzle and an aerosol directing fan , the aerosol dispersing nozzle and the aerosol directing fan each being independently movable relatively to base portion ; determining aerosol dispersing parameters for the mobile decontamination unit based on area characteristics ; automatically dispersing a decontaminant within the area using the aerosol dispersing nozzle and in accordance with the aerosol dispersing parameters , the decontaminant being dispersed in an aerosol form comprising decontaminant droplets ; and directing the decontaminant droplets to surfaces in the area using an aerosol directing fan and in accordance with the aerosol dispersing parameters , which area characteristics are obtained using a sensor of the mobile decontamination unit , which area characteristics comprise information about the area to be decontaminated which is unknown, which area characteristics are transmitted by the sensor to a unit controller of the mobile contamination unit , which unit controller subsequently determines the aerosol dispersing parameters based on the area characteristics transmitted by the sensor which area characteristics are obtained using a sensor of the mobile decontamination unit , which area characteristics comprise information about the area to be decontaminated which is unknown, which area characteristics are transmitted by the sensor to a unit controller of the mobile contamination unit , which unit controller subsequently determines the aerosol dispersing parameters based on the area characteristics transmitted by the sensor
An intraoral sensor comprising: a bendable sensor panel generating an electrical signal by detecting X-rays; an elasticity-adjusting member disposed behind the sensor panel and limiting the elasticity of the bendable sensor panel ; a wireless communication circuit disposed behind the elasticity-adjusting panel, transmitting the electrical signal generated by the sensor panel to an external console wirelessly, and receiving the electrical signal from the console wirelessly; and a battery module disposed behind the elasticity-adjusting member and supplying power; and a driving circuit module including a printed circuit board having the wireless communication circuit and disposed behind the elasticity-adjusting member , wherein: the battery module is formed in a thin film shape and disposed behind the driving circuit module , the elasticity-adjusting member has a first direction elasticity smaller than a second direction elasticity, and the first direction is a direction of a longer axis of the intraoral sensor and the second direction is a direction of a shorter axis of the intraoral sensor . a bendable sensor panel generating an electrical signal by detecting X-rays; an elasticity-adjusting member disposed behind the sensor panel and limiting the elasticity of the bendable sensor panel ; a wireless communication circuit disposed behind the elasticity-adjusting panel, transmitting the electrical signal generated by the sensor panel to an external console wirelessly, and receiving the electrical signal from the console wirelessly; and a battery module disposed behind the elasticity-adjusting member and supplying power; and a driving circuit module including a printed circuit board having the wireless communication circuit and disposed behind the elasticity-adjusting member , wherein: the battery module is formed in a thin film shape and disposed behind the driving circuit module , the elasticity-adjusting member has a first direction elasticity smaller than a second direction elasticity, and the first direction is a direction of a longer axis of the intraoral sensor and the second direction is a direction of a shorter axis of the intraoral sensor . the battery module is formed in a thin film shape and disposed behind the driving circuit module , the elasticity-adjusting member has a first direction elasticity smaller than a second direction elasticity, and the first direction is a direction of a longer axis of the intraoral sensor and the second direction is a direction of a shorter axis of the intraoral sensor .
Battery having a cell stack which comprises layers stacked one on top of another in a stack direction , wherein the layers are alternately formed from an electrode or a separator , wherein at least one of the electrodes arranged between the ends of the cell stack protrudes perpendicularly to the stack direction on one side with respect to the rest of the electrodes and makes thermal contact with a heat sink arranged parallel to the stack direction and alongside the cell stack , characterized in that the protruding electrode makes contact with the heat sink directly, wherein the heat sink has a wavy or jagged configuration on that side facing the cell stack , and wherein the heat sink is formed by means of a wall of a housing in which the cell stack is arranged.
A fired heat exchanger comprising an outer jacket , a combustion chamber , a condensate tank and a chamber for a liquid encased in the outer jacket which features a liquid inlet and outlet , where inside the chamber there is a set of vertical tubular elements for the flow of the fumes and at least one transverse baffle, and where the ends of the tubular elements are anchored in a sieve bottom of the combustion chamber on the one side of the tubular elements , and in a sieve wall of the condensate tank featuring gas and condensate discharge stub pipes on the opposite side of the tubular elements , wherein mounted close to the sieve bottom of the combustion chamber , inside the chamber for the liquid, is a horizontal top baffle with a single central opening for the flow of the liquid, characterised in that the horizontal top baffle is fitted with at least one vertical spiral baffle adhering tightly to the sieve bottom and the top horizontal baffle , where the spiral baffle forms spiral ducts for the flow of the liquid under the sieve bottom .
Medical instrument with at least one instrument body part , wherein the at least one instrument body part is made from an instrument body part blank by forming, characterized in that the at least one instrument body part has at least one deburring face formed by milling, in particular by machine milling, in that the at least one deburring face comprises one or more portions, in that each portion of the at least one deburring face extends perpendicularly to a common machining plane , in that a normal to the machining plane defines a deburring longitudinal axis , in that the at least one deburring face extends in parallel to the deburring longitudinal axis , the medical instrument is configured in the form of scissors, pliers, a needle holder or a clamp and comprises two instrument body parts , in that the two instrument body parts are mounted on one another so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis , and in that the pivot axis defines the deburring longitudinal axis .
An optical fiber cable for use in a distributed optical fiber sensing system, comprising an optical fiber wound on a cable core , the optical fiber comprising at least two sections of a first type connected by at least one section of a second type, wherein the first type comprises windings about the cable core so as to provide a sensing resolution in use that is relatively higher than the native resolution of the sensor system, and wherein the second type comprises no effective winding about the cable core so as to provide a sensing resolution in use that is substantially the same as the native resolution of the sensor system.
A spiral bristle (200; 500; 600; 700; 800) for an oral care implement comprising: first and second strand components (210, 220; 310, 320; 710, 720; 810, 820) that are intertwined together; the first strand component comprising a first plastic (211; 711); and the second strand component (220; 320; 720; 820) comprising a second plastic (221; 721); characterized in that the first strand component comprises a first oral care additive (212; 712); and the second strand component (220; 320; 720; 820) comprises a second oral care additive (222; 722), wherein the first oral care additive (212; 712) is different than the second oral care additive (222; 722). first and second strand components (210, 220; 310, 320; 710, 720; 810, 820) that are intertwined together; the first strand component comprising a first plastic (211; 711); and the second strand component (220; 320; 720; 820) comprising a second plastic (221; 721); characterized in that the first strand component comprises a first oral care additive (212; 712); and the second strand component (220; 320; 720; 820) comprises a second oral care additive (222; 722), wherein the first oral care additive (212; 712) is different than the second oral care additive (222; 722).
A heat exchanger, comprising a housing , a distribution tube , an effuser and a coil ; wherein, said housing is constituted by a frame body , a first side plate and a second side plate disposed opposite to said first side plate , said first side plate and said second side plate are in sealed connection with said frame body to form an enclosure; said distribution tube has a distribution opening disposed thereon and said effuser has a collecting opening disposed thereon; said effuser penetrates into said housing and are in sealed connection with the same respectively through a distribution tube installation hole and an effuser installation hole formed on said housing; and said coil is placed inside said housing ; one end of said coil is connected to said distribution opening while the other end of said coil is connected to said collecting opening ; and said coil is disposed parallel with said first side plate and said second side plate ; said first side plate or said second side plate has a plurality of guiding device formed thereon, or both said first side plate and said second side plate respectively have a plurality guiding device formed thereon; said guiding devices coordinate with said coil , and the generatrix of each said guiding device is perpendicular to said first side plate and/or said second side plate respectively; characterized in that said coil consists of a plurality of arc-shaped segments integrally cast together to form a continuous curved line; each said arc-shaped segment has a first end (a) and a second end (b); said first end (a) and said second end (b) of said arc-shaped segments are on the same plane; an angle spanning between the first end and the second end of each said arc-shaped segment is in a range of 186-286 degree; the central lines of two adjacent said arc-shaped segments have a common tangency point at the joint of said two adjacent arc-shaped segments; some of said guiding devices coordinating with said arc-shaped segments located on one side relative to a connection line between said first end (a) and said second end (b) of said arc-shaped segment are formed on said first side plate , and the other guiding devices are formed on said second side plate ; each said guiding device comprises a plurality of guiding pillars ; each said guiding pillar comprises a guiding cylinder and a connecting wall ; said guiding cylinders coordinate with said arc-shaped segments ; and a transition member disposed on one end of each said connecting wall away from the corresponding guiding cylinder has a shape that coordinates with said arc-shaped segment adjacent thereto.
A device for producing artificial snow, comprising: - means (100; 200) for producing a central jet (101; 201) consisted by a first fluid chosen among air or water, said central jet (101; 201) including an external contour (103; 203) and an axis of projection (X), - means (110; 210) for producing a peripheral jet (111; 211) consisted by a second fluid chosen among water or air, and different from said first fluid, said peripheral jet (111; 211) having a generally tubular shape defining an internal contour (114; 214) and an axis of projection, said peripheral jet (111; 211) being intended to be projected over the whole or substantially the whole periphery of said central jet (101; 201), and - nucleation means for the production of at least one nucleation jet intended to form crystal of ice, to favour the production of artificial snow from the cooperation of said central (101; 201) and peripheral (111; 211) jets, characterized in that said means (100; 200) for producing the central jet (101; 201) and said means (110; 210) for producing the peripheral jet (111; 211) are arranged in such a manner that the opposite contours (103, 114; 203, 214) of their respective jets each define a generating line, which opposite generating lines extend parallel or at least approximately parallel relative to each other, at least in their initial portion, following their production, and in that said nucleation means are distributed over the external periphery of said means (110; 210) for producing the peripheral jet (111; 211). - means (100; 200) for producing a central jet (101; 201) consisted by a first fluid chosen among air or water, said central jet (101; 201) including an external contour (103; 203) and an axis of projection (X), - means (110; 210) for producing a peripheral jet (111; 211) consisted by a second fluid chosen among water or air, and different from said first fluid, said peripheral jet (111; 211) having a generally tubular shape defining an internal contour (114; 214) and an axis of projection, said peripheral jet (111; 211) being intended to be projected over the whole or substantially the whole periphery of said central jet (101; 201), and - nucleation means for the production of at least one nucleation jet intended to form crystal of ice, to favour the production of artificial snow from the cooperation of said central (101; 201) and peripheral (111; 211) jets,
A switching regulator for operating at least one lighting means , having a control circuit , which is designed to control a first switch (S1) of the switching regulator coupled to a coil (L), a capacitor (C) coupled to the coil (L), to which the light means is connected or can be coupled, and a second switch (S2) coupled to the capacitor (C) for discharging said capacitor (C), wherein the control circuit is designed to at least partially discharge the capacitor (C) when the operation of the lighting means is ended by means of controlling the second switch (S2), characterized in that the switching regulator is a synchronous converter, wherein the second switch (S2) is the switch of the synchronous converter, which replaces the diode of a corresponding step-down or step-up converter.
A method of blackening surgical needles, comprising the steps of: A. placing at least one surgical needle having an outer surface into a pretreatment bath, wherein the pretreatment bath comprises: 8 wt.% to 20 wt.% of water soluble chloride salt; 5 wt.% to 15 wt.% of inorganic acid; 60 wt.% to 90 wt.% of water, wherein the pretreatment bath has a pH of 0.5 to 1.2; and, B. then placing the surgical needle into a blackening bath, wherein the bath comprises: 3 wt.% to 20 wt.% of a highly soluble nitric acid salt; 18 wt.% to 38 wt.% of a strong base; 50 wt.% to 75 wt.% of water; 0.2 wt.% to 5 wt.% of a highly soluble permanganate salt; 0.2 wt.% to 5 wt.% of a thiocyanate salt; and, C. maintaining the needle in the blackening bath for a sufficiently effective period of time to provide a blackened coating on the outer surface of the needle. A. placing at least one surgical needle having an outer surface into a pretreatment bath, wherein the pretreatment bath comprises: 8 wt.% to 20 wt.% of water soluble chloride salt; 5 wt.% to 15 wt.% of inorganic acid; 60 wt.% to 90 wt.% of water, wherein the pretreatment bath has a pH of 0.5 to 1.2; and, 8 wt.% to 20 wt.% of water soluble chloride salt; 5 wt.% to 15 wt.% of inorganic acid; 60 wt.% to 90 wt.% of water, B. then placing the surgical needle into a blackening bath, wherein the bath comprises: 3 wt.% to 20 wt.% of a highly soluble nitric acid salt; 18 wt.% to 38 wt.% of a strong base; 50 wt.% to 75 wt.% of water; 0.2 wt.% to 5 wt.% of a highly soluble permanganate salt; 0.2 wt.% to 5 wt.% of a thiocyanate salt; and, 3 wt.% to 20 wt.% of a highly soluble nitric acid salt; 18 wt.% to 38 wt.% of a strong base; 50 wt.% to 75 wt.% of water; 0.2 wt.% to 5 wt.% of a highly soluble permanganate salt; 0.2 wt.% to 5 wt.% of a thiocyanate salt; and, C. maintaining the needle in the blackening bath for a sufficiently effective period of time to provide a blackened coating on the outer surface of the needle.