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An ice storage bin comprising: an ice storage compartment; characterized in further comprising an ice metering sleeve movably disposed within said ice storage compartment, said ice metering sleeve having a top opening and a bottom opening, thereby allowing ice to pass through said ice metering sleeve from the top opening to the bottom opening; a discharge port disposed about a bottom portion of said ice storage compartment through which said ice metering sleeve can pass through said discharge port when in an open position; and an ice collection container for receiving ice from said ice storage compartment via said bottom opening of said ice metering sleeve when said ice metering sleeve is in the open position. an ice storage compartment; characterized in further comprising an ice metering sleeve movably disposed within said ice storage compartment, said ice metering sleeve having a top opening and a bottom opening, thereby allowing ice to pass through said ice metering sleeve from the top opening to the bottom opening; a discharge port disposed about a bottom portion of said ice storage compartment through which said ice metering sleeve can pass through said discharge port when in an open position; and an ice collection container for receiving ice from said ice storage compartment via said bottom opening of said ice metering sleeve when said ice metering sleeve is in the open position.
A jet pump lift system for use with a tubing disposed in a casing , comprising: a jet pump installed in the tubing; a one way valve (160;335) for communicating a power fluid into the jet pump, the one way valve disposed in an annular area formed between a housing of the jet pump and the tubing; and a safety valve configured to block fluid communication through the tubing and disposed above the jet pump. a jet pump installed in the tubing; a one way valve (160;335) for communicating a power fluid into the jet pump, the one way valve disposed in an annular area formed between a housing of the jet pump and the tubing; and a safety valve configured to block fluid communication through the tubing and disposed above the jet pump.
A seat suspension mechanism disposed between a vehicle body structure and a seat, the seat suspension mechanism comprising: a base frame attached on the vehicle body structure side; a seat support frame attached on the seat side; characterized in that the seat suspension mechanism further comprises an intermediate frame located between the base frame and the seat support frame ; a first link mechanism supporting the intermediate frame with respect to the base frame ; a second link mechanism supporting the seat support frame with respect to the intermediate frame ; an up-down direction spring mechanism which elastically biases the intermediate frame with respect to the base frame ; and a first damper suspended between the base frame and the intermediate frame , the first link mechanism and the second link mechanism being provided in a positional relationship in which straight lines connecting connection center points of links connecting the intermediate frame and the seat support frame in the second link mechanism are closer to a vertical to a front-rear direction of a vehicle body at a balanced point than straight lines connecting connection center points of links connecting the base frame and the intermediate frame in the first link mechanism , and a front-rear direction spring mechanism which exhibits elastic force in accordance with movement of the links of the second link mechanism being provided. a base frame attached on the vehicle body structure side; a seat support frame attached on the seat side; characterized in that the seat suspension mechanism further comprises an intermediate frame located between the base frame and the seat support frame ; a first link mechanism supporting the intermediate frame with respect to the base frame ; a second link mechanism supporting the seat support frame with respect to the intermediate frame ; an up-down direction spring mechanism which elastically biases the intermediate frame with respect to the base frame ; and a first damper suspended between the base frame and the intermediate frame , the first link mechanism and the second link mechanism being provided in a positional relationship in which straight lines connecting connection center points of links connecting the intermediate frame and the seat support frame in the second link mechanism are closer to a vertical to a front-rear direction of a vehicle body at a balanced point than straight lines connecting connection center points of links connecting the base frame and the intermediate frame in the first link mechanism , and a front-rear direction spring mechanism which exhibits elastic force in accordance with movement of the links of the second link mechanism being provided.
A computer-implemented method of performing intersection testing in a ray tracing system for use in rendering an image of a scene, the method comprising: receiving data representing at least part of a hierarchical acceleration structure, wherein the hierarchical acceleration structure comprises nodes, each of which represents a region in the scene, wherein the nodes are linked to form the hierarchical acceleration structure, wherein said received data comprises data defining the regions represented by a plurality of the nodes of the hierarchical acceleration structure, and wherein the hierarchical acceleration structure comprises an implicitly represented node, wherein data defining a region represented by the implicitly represented node is not explicitly included as part of said received data but can be inferred from said received data; inferring, from said received data, data defining the region represented by the implicitly represented node using at least some of the data defining the regions represented by nodes which are the descendants of the implicitly represented node at a particular level in the hierarchical acceleration structure; and performing intersection testing on rays in the scene by testing the rays for intersection with regions represented by nodes of the hierarchical acceleration structure, wherein said performing intersection testing on rays in the scene comprises using the inferred data to test the rays for intersection with the region represented by the implicitly represented node of the hierarchical acceleration structure. receiving data representing at least part of a hierarchical acceleration structure, wherein the hierarchical acceleration structure comprises nodes, each of which represents a region in the scene, wherein the nodes are linked to form the hierarchical acceleration structure, wherein said received data comprises data defining the regions represented by a plurality of the nodes of the hierarchical acceleration structure, and wherein the hierarchical acceleration structure comprises an implicitly represented node, wherein data defining a region represented by the implicitly represented node is not explicitly included as part of said received data but can be inferred from said received data; inferring, from said received data, data defining the region represented by the implicitly represented node using at least some of the data defining the regions represented by nodes which are the descendants of the implicitly represented node at a particular level in the hierarchical acceleration structure; and performing intersection testing on rays in the scene by testing the rays for intersection with regions represented by nodes of the hierarchical acceleration structure, wherein said performing intersection testing on rays in the scene comprises using the inferred data to test the rays for intersection with the region represented by the implicitly represented node of the hierarchical acceleration structure.
System for containing a biopharmaceutical fluid comprising: - a protecting body for a flexible pouch specially designed to contain a biopharmaceutical fluid , wherein the protecting body comprises two plates which respectively form a lower surface and an upper surface and which are fixed to each other, the two plates being substantially planar and being able to sandwich the flexible pouch for constraining the flexible pouch such that the protecting body is substantially planar, and comprises, on a peripheral side, at least one opening able to receive at least one port of the flexible pouch, and - a protecting package comprising two frames that respectively form a lower frame and an upper frame of the system and which have a peripheral area, respectively to a main plane (XY) of the frames, each of the two frames having an opening on a central area, wherein the two frames are fixed to each other such that they are able to respectively surround the two plates which sandwich the flexible pouch. - a protecting body for a flexible pouch specially designed to contain a biopharmaceutical fluid , wherein the protecting body comprises two plates which respectively form a lower surface and an upper surface and which are fixed to each other, the two plates being substantially planar and being able to sandwich the flexible pouch for constraining the flexible pouch such that the protecting body is substantially planar, and comprises, on a peripheral side, at least one opening able to receive at least one port of the flexible pouch, and - a protecting package comprising two frames that respectively form a lower frame and an upper frame of the system and which have a peripheral area, respectively to a main plane (XY) of the frames, each of the two frames having an opening on a central area,
A double submodule for a modular multilevel converter, wherein the double submodule comprises two interconnected submodules , each submodule comprising: an asymmetrical H-bridge circuit having two parallel bridge branches (24, 26; 34, 36) connected between a first and a second pole connection (27, 28; 37, 38) of the submodule , wherein each bridge branch (24, 26; 34, 36) is formed by a series circuit of a power semiconductor switch (T1, T4; T6, T7) and a diode (D2, D3; D5, D8), wherein the power semiconductor switch (T1, T4; T6, T7) has an antiparallel-connected free-wheeling diode (D1, D4; D6, D7) assigned thereto; and a capacitor (C1, 23; C2, 33) connected in parallel to the asymmetrical H-bridge circuit between the first and the second pole connections (27, 28; 37, 38) of the submodule ; wherein a connection point between a power semiconductor switch (T1, T4) and a diode (D2, D3) of each bridge branch of one of the submodules is connected directly to a respective connection point between a power semiconductor switch (T6, T7) and a diode (D5, D8) of a bridge branch of the other submodule to form the double submodule . an asymmetrical H-bridge circuit having two parallel bridge branches (24, 26; 34, 36) connected between a first and a second pole connection (27, 28; 37, 38) of the submodule , wherein each bridge branch (24, 26; 34, 36) is formed by a series circuit of a power semiconductor switch (T1, T4; T6, T7) and a diode (D2, D3; D5, D8), wherein the power semiconductor switch (T1, T4; T6, T7) has an antiparallel-connected free-wheeling diode (D1, D4; D6, D7) assigned thereto; and a capacitor (C1, 23; C2, 33) connected in parallel to the asymmetrical H-bridge circuit between the first and the second pole connections (27, 28; 37, 38) of the submodule ; wherein a connection point between a power semiconductor switch (T1, T4) and a diode (D2, D3) of each bridge branch of one of the submodules is connected directly to a respective connection point between a power semiconductor switch (T6, T7) and a diode (D5, D8) of a bridge branch of the other submodule to form the double submodule .
Rotary wing drone comprising at least one rotor carried by a drone structure , wherein the drone structure comprises a drone body and at least two groups of arms , each group of arms comprising a plurality of arms rotatably mounted on the drone body about the same axis of rotation (A) between a deployed position for flight and a folded position for transport, characterized in that each group of arms has a respective axis of rotation that is separate from that of each other group of arms .
Method of preparing an insole for a foot inserted in footwear by: - inserting the foot in the footwear; - positioning the foot, inserted in the footwear, in an imaging machine; - scanning the foot inserted in the footwear with the imaging machine; - determining a space between the foot and an inner surface of the footwear; and - designing an insole that fills at least part of the space between the foot and the footwear inner surface. - inserting the foot in the footwear; - positioning the foot, inserted in the footwear, in an imaging machine; - scanning the foot inserted in the footwear with the imaging machine; - determining a space between the foot and an inner surface of the footwear; and - designing an insole that fills at least part of the space between the foot and the footwear inner surface.
Production method for producing a component from a composite material having a fibre reinforcement formed from fibre bundles and resin , wherein the method comprises the steps: a) providing a component body having a plurality of tubular cavities ; b) introducing resin and a pulling device for the fibre bundles into at least one of the cavities , wherein the pulling device comprises at least two pulling means which are each designed to pull the fibre bundles and to transmit compressive force; c) by means of the at least two pulling means , pulling at least one fibre bundle into the cavity , characterized in that step b) comprises at least one of the following steps: b1) jointly inserting a first pulling means and a second pulling means through the same end opening in the cavity , wherein, at a branch of the cavity, the first pulling means is introduced into a first cavity branching off from the cavity , while the second pulling means is introduced into a second cavity branching off from the cavity ; or b2) introducing a first pulling means through an end opening into a first cavity and a second pulling means through a further end opening into a second cavity , wherein, at a merging point of the first cavity with the second cavity , the first pulling means and the second pulling means are guided together into a common cavity . a) providing a component body having a plurality of tubular cavities ; b) introducing resin and a pulling device for the fibre bundles into at least one of the cavities , wherein the pulling device comprises at least two pulling means which are each designed to pull the fibre bundles and to transmit compressive force; c) by means of the at least two pulling means , pulling at least one fibre bundle into the cavity , b1) jointly inserting a first pulling means and a second pulling means through the same end opening in the cavity , wherein, at a branch of the cavity, the first pulling means is introduced into a first cavity branching off from the cavity , while the second pulling means is introduced into a second cavity branching off from the cavity ; or b2) introducing a first pulling means through an end opening into a first cavity and a second pulling means through a further end opening into a second cavity , wherein, at a merging point of the first cavity with the second cavity , the first pulling means and the second pulling means are guided together into a common cavity .
Machine for converting thermal energy into electrical energy, or conversely, electrical energy into thermal energy, said conversion machine comprising at least one magnetothermal converter arranged to convert a temperature variation into mechanical energy or a magnetic field variation into thermal energy, said thermomagnetic converter comprising active elements with magnetic or thermal phase transition, and a thermal or magnetic modulation unit arranged to expose said active elements to a temperature variation or to a magnetic field variation having for effect to respectively vary the magnetic state of said active elements or the temperature of said active elements , and at least one closed circuit inside said magnetothermal converter , wherein a heat-transfer fluid circulates in a closed circuit through said active elements and at least one heat exchanger, arranged to thermally couple said active elements with at least one external device by means of said at least one heat exchanger (E1, E2), said magnetothermal converter comprising a fixed stator (S) provided with said active elements , said active elements being distributed in said stator (S) into a first group (G1) of active elements in a first magnetic or thermal state, and into a second group (G2) of active elements in a second magnetic or thermal state different from said first magnetic or thermal state, the active elements of the first group (G1) being alternated with the active elements of the second group (G2) so as to create an alternation between active elements in said first magnetic or thermal state and active elements in said second magnetic or thermal state, and said magnetothermal converter further comprising at least one mobile rotor (R, 13, 14) shifting or rotating in relation to said stator (S), said rotor (R, 13, 14) being equally provided with magnetic poles and non-magnetic poles alternated and regularly distributed, such that they each extend over an angular sector of the same value, the alternating arrangement of the magnetic poles and the non-magnetic poles corresponding to the alternating arrangement of the active elements of said first group (G1) and active elements of said second group (G2), such that when an active element of said first group (G1) faces a magnetic pole , an active element of said second group (G2) faces a non-magnetic pole , and vice versa.
An acoustic liner for a gas turbine engine , comprising: an acoustic panel that is curved about a central axis, the acoustic panel including, a support backing , a face sheet , and a cellular structure disposed between the support backing and the face sheet , the face sheet having elongated slots extending along respective slot centerlines (C) in the plane of the face sheet , the slot centerlines (C) being sloped at oblique angles to the central axis, characterized in that the face sheet varies in hardness. a support backing , a face sheet , and a cellular structure disposed between the support backing and the face sheet , the face sheet having elongated slots extending along respective slot centerlines (C) in the plane of the face sheet , the slot centerlines (C) being sloped at oblique angles to the central axis, characterized in that the face sheet varies in hardness.
An information providing system for providing a passenger with information, the information providing system comprising: an in-vehicle device installed in an electric vehicle, wherein the passenger is provided with the information via the in-vehicle device , the in-vehicle device including: a notifier for notifying the passenger of a congested state of a charge station candidate, wherein the notifying is implemented by estimating of the congested state of the charge station candidate at a time point when an own electric vehicle reaches the charge station candidate which is a charge station reachable with a state-of-charge of the own electric vehicle, characterized in that the estimation of the congested state is implemented by: searching the charge station candidate based on position information and the state-of-charge of the own electric vehicle, and estimating, based on position information and a state-of-charge of another electric vehicle which is present around the charge station candidate, a stop possibility that the other electric vehicle stops at the charge station candidate, a possible charge of the other electric vehicle to implement a charging at the charge station candidate, and a charge time zone of the other electric vehicle to implement the charging at the charge station candidate. an in-vehicle device installed in an electric vehicle, wherein the passenger is provided with the information via the in-vehicle device , the in-vehicle device including: a notifier for notifying the passenger of a congested state of a charge station candidate, wherein the notifying is implemented by estimating of the congested state of the charge station candidate at a time point when an own electric vehicle reaches the charge station candidate which is a charge station reachable with a state-of-charge of the own electric vehicle, characterized in that the estimation of the congested state is implemented by: searching the charge station candidate based on position information and the state-of-charge of the own electric vehicle, and estimating, based on position information and a state-of-charge of another electric vehicle which is present around the charge station candidate, a stop possibility that the other electric vehicle stops at the charge station candidate, a possible charge of the other electric vehicle to implement a charging at the charge station candidate, and a charge time zone of the other electric vehicle to implement the charging at the charge station candidate. searching the charge station candidate based on position information and the state-of-charge of the own electric vehicle, and estimating, based on position information and a state-of-charge of another electric vehicle which is present around the charge station candidate, a stop possibility that the other electric vehicle stops at the charge station candidate, a possible charge of the other electric vehicle to implement a charging at the charge station candidate, and a charge time zone of the other electric vehicle to implement the charging at the charge station candidate.
A stereo camera configured to calculate a distance of an object, comprising: two parallel imaging devices ; an imaging device holder that is configured to hold the two imaging devices ; a substrate holder which includes an upper cover and a lower cover , wherein the substrate holder is configured to hold a circuit substrate on which a component regarding operation of the two imaging devices is disposed, wherein the component includes heat-generating components generating a high temperature; and a heat transfer device that is configured to transfer heat generated in the component to the substrate holder , one end of the heat transfer device is brought into contact with the component and the other end of the heat transfer device is brought into contact with the upper cover of the substrate holder on a line (D) having an equal distance from each of image pick-up devices of the two imaging devices , and the imaging device holder is formed by a metal member, and the substrate holder is formed by a metal member, wherein the heat transfer device is formed by a material having high heat conductivity. two parallel imaging devices ; an imaging device holder that is configured to hold the two imaging devices ; a substrate holder which includes an upper cover and a lower cover , wherein the substrate holder is configured to hold a circuit substrate on which a component regarding operation of the two imaging devices is disposed, wherein the component includes heat-generating components generating a high temperature; and a heat transfer device that is configured to transfer heat generated in the component to the substrate holder , one end of the heat transfer device is brought into contact with the component and the other end of the heat transfer device is brought into contact with the upper cover of the substrate holder on a line (D) having an equal distance from each of image pick-up devices of the two imaging devices , and the imaging device holder is formed by a metal member, and the substrate holder is formed by a metal member, wherein the heat transfer device is formed by a material having high heat conductivity.