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An article of sanitary ware comprising a hollow shell; wherein a filler material is disposed within the shell, the filler material forming a continuous structure within the shell, the shell comprising: a first surface adapted to provide a water collection surface; and a second surface opposed to the first surface ; wherein the second surface comprises a pattern of recesses with ribs therebetween, wherein the ribs comprise the filler material, and characterized in that the depth of the bases of the recesses varies with position in such a way that the minimum distance between the water collection surface and bases of the recesses is maintained substantially constant.
An internal combustion engine which has an EGR apparatus that recirculates a part of exhaust gas to an intake passage , and which, in accordance with an operating region, switches between a stoichiometric EGR mode in which operation is performed at a theoretical air-fuel ratio while executing recirculation by means of the EGR apparatus and a lean mode in which operation is performed at an air-fuel ratio that is leaner in fuel than the theoretical air-fuel ratio without performing EGR by means of the EGR apparatus , comprising: an intake air temperature adjustment apparatus (72, 30; 72, 50) configured to adjust a temperature of intake air that enters a combustion chamber , and a control apparatus configured to operate at least the intake air temperature adjustment apparatus; wherein the control apparatus is configured to operate the intake air temperature adjustment apparatus (72, 30; 72, 50) so that the temperature of intake air enters a first temperature region when the internal combustion engine operates in the stoichiometric EGR mode, and to operate the intake air temperature adjustment apparatus (72, 30; 72, 50) so that the temperature of intake air enters a second temperature region, which is a lower temperature region than the first temperature region, when the internal combustion engine operates in the lean mode. an intake air temperature adjustment apparatus (72, 30; 72, 50) configured to adjust a temperature of intake air that enters a combustion chamber , and a control apparatus configured to operate at least the intake air temperature adjustment apparatus; wherein the control apparatus is configured to operate the intake air temperature adjustment apparatus (72, 30; 72, 50) so that the temperature of intake air enters a first temperature region when the internal combustion engine operates in the stoichiometric EGR mode, and to operate the intake air temperature adjustment apparatus (72, 30; 72, 50) so that the temperature of intake air enters a second temperature region, which is a lower temperature region than the first temperature region, when the internal combustion engine operates in the lean mode.
A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving a plurality of user-defined routes , each user-defined route comprising a plurality of tripwires along the route, each tripwire having an associated direction of travel to trigger the tripwire, wherein each tripwire is a respective geolocated region and detection that a user is traversing the respective geolocated region triggers a signal at the tripwire, wherein each user-defined route comprises a respective action of a plurality of actions to be executed by a sub-system of a home monitoring system; detecting a first signal at a first tripwire of the plurality of tripwires, the first tripwire comprising an associated first direction of movement to trigger the first tripwire; determining , from the plurality of user-defined routes, a set of user-defined routes including the first tripwire and the associated first direction; detecting a second signal at a second tripwire of the plurality of tripwires, the second tripwire including an associated second direction of movement to trigger the second tripwire; determining , from the first signal and the first tripwire and the second signal and the second tripwire, that a particular user-defined route of the set of user-defined routes is being traversed by the user , the particular user-defined route including the first tripwire and the second tripwire ; determining an action to be executed by the sub-system of the home monitoring system for the particular user-defined route being traversed by the user; and triggering execution of the action based on the second signal at the second tripwire. receiving a plurality of user-defined routes , each user-defined route comprising a plurality of tripwires along the route, each tripwire having an associated direction of travel to trigger the tripwire, wherein each tripwire is a respective geolocated region and detection that a user is traversing the respective geolocated region triggers a signal at the tripwire, wherein each user-defined route comprises a respective action of a plurality of actions to be executed by a sub-system of a home monitoring system; detecting a first signal at a first tripwire of the plurality of tripwires, the first tripwire comprising an associated first direction of movement to trigger the first tripwire; determining , from the plurality of user-defined routes, a set of user-defined routes including the first tripwire and the associated first direction; detecting a second signal at a second tripwire of the plurality of tripwires, the second tripwire including an associated second direction of movement to trigger the second tripwire; determining , from the first signal and the first tripwire and the second signal and the second tripwire, that a particular user-defined route of the set of user-defined routes is being traversed by the user , the particular user-defined route including the first tripwire and the second tripwire ; determining an action to be executed by the sub-system of the home monitoring system for the particular user-defined route being traversed by the user; and triggering execution of the action based on the second signal at the second tripwire.
A film , which is a bimorph-type piezoelectric film comprising - a first pyroelectric film having piezoelectric anisotropy in an in-plane direction, and - a second pyroelectric film having piezoelectric anisotropy in an in-plane direction, the first pyroelectric film and the second pyroelectric film being disposed in such a manner that their surfaces on which electric charges of the same polarity are generated by a temperature increase are each outward-facing; characterised in that the 31 directions of the first and the second pyroelectric film have a deviation in a rotational direction, the 31 direction being defined as a direction in which drawing the pyroelectric film generates the maximum charge per unit area when the film is drawn in various directions with a constant force not higher than the yield stress, or in such a manner that the strain generated by a force not higher than the yield stress is constant. - a first pyroelectric film having piezoelectric anisotropy in an in-plane direction, and - a second pyroelectric film having piezoelectric anisotropy in an in-plane direction, the first pyroelectric film and the second pyroelectric film being disposed in such a manner that their surfaces on which electric charges of the same polarity are generated by a temperature increase are each outward-facing; the 31 directions of the first and the second pyroelectric film have a deviation in a rotational direction, the 31 direction being defined as a direction in which drawing the pyroelectric film generates the maximum charge per unit area when the film is drawn in various directions with a constant force not higher than the yield stress, or in such a manner that the strain generated by a force not higher than the yield stress is constant.
A battery system comprising: conversion circuitry ; a plurality of main terminals configured to be coupled with a load, a charger and a plurality of rechargeable battery modules (30a-d) which are coupled in series with one another intermediate the main terminals; switching circuitry configured to couple a first of the battery modules with an input of the conversion circuitry; the conversion circuitry comprising a first converter coupled with the first and second battery modules and configured to receive electrical energy having a first voltage from the first of the battery modules, convert voltage of the received energy from the first voltage to a second voltage, and to output the electrical energy having the second voltage to a second of the battery modules; characterized in that the conversion circuitry comprises a second converter which is configured to receive electrical energy having a first voltage from a third of the battery modules , convert voltage of the received energy from the first voltage to a second voltage, and to output the electrical energy having the second voltage; and the switching circuitry is configured to selectively couple an input of the second converter with the third of the battery modules and to selectively couple the output of the second converter to the first or second of the battery modules (30a,b) during the coupling of the first of the battery modules with an input of the first converter. conversion circuitry ; a plurality of main terminals configured to be coupled with a load, a charger and a plurality of rechargeable battery modules (30a-d) which are coupled in series with one another intermediate the main terminals; switching circuitry configured to couple a first of the battery modules with an input of the conversion circuitry; the conversion circuitry comprising a first converter coupled with the first and second battery modules and configured to receive electrical energy having a first voltage from the first of the battery modules, convert voltage of the received energy from the first voltage to a second voltage, and to output the electrical energy having the second voltage to a second of the battery modules; characterized in that the conversion circuitry comprises a second converter which is configured to receive electrical energy having a first voltage from a third of the battery modules , convert voltage of the received energy from the first voltage to a second voltage, and to output the electrical energy having the second voltage; and the switching circuitry is configured to selectively couple an input of the second converter with the third of the battery modules and to selectively couple the output of the second converter to the first or second of the battery modules (30a,b) during the coupling of the first of the battery modules with an input of the first converter.
Camera core of a smart camera for industrial image processing, comprising an image sensor interface for connecting an image sensor for capturing an image, wherein the camera core is designed as a hardware arithmetic logic unit, characterized in that a real-time data bus interface , for connecting a real-time data bus , and a camera control unit are additionally provided in the camera core , the camera control unit being connected to both the real-time data bus interface and the image sensor interface , and in that the camera control unit , after receiving a synchronisation data packet via the real-time data bus interface is actuated to prompt the capture of an image within a bus cycle of the real-time data bus , wherein the camera control unit controls the image sensor interface .
A machine for producing cooled food or drinks from ingredients in a pod containing the ingredients, the machine comprising a refrigeration system that comprises: an evaporator (108; 380) defining a receptacle sized to receive the pod and having a body that defines channels (366; 400) through which refrigerant flows to cool the evaporator; a compressor ; a condenser ; a working fluid loop; and an expansion subsystem comprising a first fixed orifice valve , a second fixed orifice valve , and a control valve upstream from the second fixed orifice valve with the control valve and the second fixed orifice valve arranged in parallel with the first fixed orifice valve , wherein the working loop runs from the evaporator to the compressor to the condenser to the expansion subsystem and back to the evaporator. an evaporator (108; 380) defining a receptacle sized to receive the pod and having a body that defines channels (366; 400) through which refrigerant flows to cool the evaporator; a compressor ; a condenser ; a working fluid loop; and an expansion subsystem comprising a first fixed orifice valve , a second fixed orifice valve , and a control valve upstream from the second fixed orifice valve with the control valve and the second fixed orifice valve arranged in parallel with the first fixed orifice valve , wherein the working loop runs from the evaporator to the compressor to the condenser to the expansion subsystem and back to the evaporator.
An absorbent core extending in a longitudinal direction parallel to a longitudinal axis and a transversal direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, wherein the absorbent core comprises: - a core wrap comprising a top side and a bottom side ; - an absorbent material between the top side and the bottom side of the core wrap; - a first and second longitudinally-extending channel-forming areas (26a, b) substantially free of absorbent material through which the top side of the core wrap is attached to the bottom side of the core wrap, and wherein the first channel-forming area is disposed on one side of the longitudinal axis and the second channel-forming area on the other side of the longitudinal axis; - a central absorbent zone disposed between the first and the second channel-forming areas and comprising an absorbent material at an average central zone basis weight; and - a first lateral absorbent zone and a second lateral absorbent zone respectively disposed laterally outwardly of the first channel-forming area and the second channel-forming area and comprising an absorbent material at an average lateral zones basis weight; characterized in that: the average lateral zones basis weight is at least 25% higher than the average central zone basis weight. - a core wrap comprising a top side and a bottom side ; - an absorbent material between the top side and the bottom side of the core wrap; - a first and second longitudinally-extending channel-forming areas (26a, b) substantially free of absorbent material through which the top side of the core wrap is attached to the bottom side of the core wrap, and wherein the first channel-forming area is disposed on one side of the longitudinal axis and the second channel-forming area on the other side of the longitudinal axis; - a central absorbent zone disposed between the first and the second channel-forming areas and comprising an absorbent material at an average central zone basis weight; and - a first lateral absorbent zone and a second lateral absorbent zone respectively disposed laterally outwardly of the first channel-forming area and the second channel-forming area and comprising an absorbent material at an average lateral zones basis weight; characterized in that: the average lateral zones basis weight is at least 25% higher than the average central zone basis weight.
A combined power apparatus that combines a Rankine cycle apparatus provided with an expansion machine that expands steam generated to generate power and a binary cycle apparatus that recovers thermal energy contained in the steam expanded by the expansion machine provided in the Rankine cycle apparatus and uses the recovered thermal energy to generate power, the combined power apparatus comprising: a controller for controlling the temperature of steam after being expanded by the expansion machine provided in the Rankine cycle apparatus to 100°C or higher, wherein the controller comprises an adjustment control unit for adjusting the amount of thermal energy recovered from the Rankine cycle apparatus by the binary cycle apparatus so that the temperature of steam after being expanded by the expansion machine provided in the Rankine cycle apparatus becomes 100°C or higher, characterized in that the controller further comprises a measurement unit for measuring the temperature of steam circulating on the outlet side of the expansion machine provided in the Rankine cycle apparatus , and the adjustment control unit is capable of adjusting the amount of thermal energy recovered from the Rankine cycle apparatus by the binary cycle apparatus so that the temperature of steam after being expanded by the expansion machine provided in the Rankine cycle apparatus becomes 100°C or higher, based on the temperature of the steam measured by the measurement unit . a controller for controlling the temperature of steam after being expanded by the expansion machine provided in the Rankine cycle apparatus to 100°C or higher, wherein the controller comprises an adjustment control unit for adjusting the amount of thermal energy recovered from the Rankine cycle apparatus by the binary cycle apparatus so that the temperature of steam after being expanded by the expansion machine provided in the Rankine cycle apparatus becomes 100°C or higher, characterized in that the controller further comprises a measurement unit for measuring the temperature of steam circulating on the outlet side of the expansion machine provided in the Rankine cycle apparatus , and the adjustment control unit is capable of adjusting the amount of thermal energy recovered from the Rankine cycle apparatus by the binary cycle apparatus so that the temperature of steam after being expanded by the expansion machine provided in the Rankine cycle apparatus becomes 100°C or higher, based on the temperature of the steam measured by the measurement unit .
An airless tire comprising: a tread ring having a tread, a hub located radially inside the tread ring , and cross radial members connecting the tread ring with the hub and formed in the shape of a plate with a center line, a width in the tire circumferential direction and a thickness in the tire axial direction measured perpendicularly to the centerline, wherein the cross radial members (5, 6 20) include first radial members each extending from its first radially inner end to its first radially outer end , and second radial members each extending from its second radially inner end to its second radially outer end , the first radially inner ends and the second radially outer ends are positioned on one side in the tire widthwise direction, whereas the second radially inner ends and the first radially outer ends are positioned on the other side in the tire widthwise direction, and a first length (L1) measured along the center line of the first radial member from the first radially inner end to the first radially outer end is not more than 180 % of a distance (D) measured in the tire radial direction between the hub and the tread ring , wherein the thickness (t1, t2) of each of the cross radial members is constant along its entire extension from the hub to the tread ring, wherein each of the cross radial members is curved in a tire meridian section including the radial member concerned, characterized in that the width of each of the cross radial members is partially decreased to have a constricted part within the range from the hub to the tread ring . a tread ring having a tread, a hub located radially inside the tread ring , and cross radial members connecting the tread ring with the hub and formed in the shape of a plate with a center line, a width in the tire circumferential direction and a thickness in the tire axial direction measured perpendicularly to the centerline, wherein the cross radial members (5, 6 20) include first radial members each extending from its first radially inner end to its first radially outer end , and second radial members each extending from its second radially inner end to its second radially outer end , the first radially inner ends and the second radially outer ends are positioned on one side in the tire widthwise direction, whereas the second radially inner ends and the first radially outer ends are positioned on the other side in the tire widthwise direction, and a first length (L1) measured along the center line of the first radial member from the first radially inner end to the first radially outer end is not more than 180 % of a distance (D) measured in the tire radial direction between the hub and the tread ring , wherein the thickness (t1, t2) of each of the cross radial members is constant along its entire extension from the hub to the tread ring, wherein each of the cross radial members is curved in a tire meridian section including the radial member concerned, characterized in that the width of each of the cross radial members is partially decreased to have a constricted part within the range from the hub to the tread ring .
Air sealing device for a liftable closure comprising a closure element slidably mounted along vertical guide elements of a portal structure so as to be movable between a lowered configuration in which it closes an opening defined by said portal structure , and a raised configuration in which said opening is open, and a compartment arranged above the portal structure to accommodate the closure element in its raised configuration, which compartment is delimited by a front wall spaced from the portal structure , a transverse space being defined between the closure element and said front wall which communicates on one side with said compartment and on the other side with the outer environment, the device including a first and a second sealing member (32a, 40; 32b, 40), one of which is connected to said front wall on the side facing the compartment and supports a ferromagnetic plate (36a; 36b), the other of which is a magnetic member , preferably in the form of a strip, fixed on the surface of the closure element that faces the outside of the portal structure , said sealing members (36a, 40; 36b, 40) being adapted to reach respective mutually facing positions in the completely lowered configuration of the closure element to adhere to each other as a result of their magnetic attraction in order to close said transverse space for preventing communication between said compartment and the outer environment, characterized in that the sealing member (32a; 32b) connected to said front wall comprises a base structure adapted to be fixed to said front wall in an adjustable manner by means of first fastening means , said ferromagnetic plate (36a; 36b) being supported by the base structure in an adjustable manner by means of second fastening means , so that said ferromagnetic plate (36a; 36b) can be fixed to the front wall in a position that corresponds punctually to the position reached by said sealing member fixed to the surface of the closure element when the latter is in its lowered configuration.