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A refrigerator with an ice making apparatus which uses water supplied from a water supply source to make ice, the refrigerator comprising: a cabinet defining a storage space which is opened or closed by a door ; a water supply passage extending from the water supply source toward the ice making apparatus; and a water supply unit disposed above the ice making apparatus, the water supply unit having a sectional area greater than that of the water supply passage and being connected to the water supply passage to receive water supplied through the water supply passage, wherein the water supply unit comprises: a case mounted on the cabinet; a fill tank disposed inside the case, the fill tank providing an expanded space relative to a space within the water supply passage to receive the supplied water; and a guide tube disposed in the fill tank to extend toward the inside of the refrigerator, thereby guiding water to the ice making apparatus; the refrigerator being characterised by : a connection tube disposed on a side wall of the fill tank, configured such that the water introduced therethrough flows spirally along an inner surface of the fill tank and then flows towards the guide tube. a cabinet defining a storage space which is opened or closed by a door ; a water supply passage extending from the water supply source toward the ice making apparatus; and a water supply unit disposed above the ice making apparatus, the water supply unit having a sectional area greater than that of the water supply passage and being connected to the water supply passage to receive water supplied through the water supply passage, wherein the water supply unit comprises: a case mounted on the cabinet; a fill tank disposed inside the case, the fill tank providing an expanded space relative to a space within the water supply passage to receive the supplied water; and a guide tube disposed in the fill tank to extend toward the inside of the refrigerator, thereby guiding water to the ice making apparatus; the refrigerator being characterised by : a connection tube disposed on a side wall of the fill tank, configured such that the water introduced therethrough flows spirally along an inner surface of the fill tank and then flows towards the guide tube. a case mounted on the cabinet; a fill tank disposed inside the case, the fill tank providing an expanded space relative to a space within the water supply passage to receive the supplied water; and a guide tube disposed in the fill tank to extend toward the inside of the refrigerator, thereby guiding water to the ice making apparatus; the refrigerator being characterised by : a connection tube disposed on a side wall of the fill tank, configured such that the water introduced therethrough flows spirally along an inner surface of the fill tank and then flows towards the guide tube.
A one-part or multi-part dental prosthesis blank, which is designed of a flesh-colored material and a tooth-colored material , in particular each being based on plastic material, wherein an occlusal plane extends on the side of the tooth-colored material opposite to the flesh-colored material, which materials are bound to each another by bonding, by polymerization, by injection molding and/or by integral production, the boundary between the materials - as viewed in the direction of the tooth arch course - being wave-shaped with alternating grooves and ribs forming peaks and troughs, and in the region of the anterior arch - as viewed in the oral-vestibular direction - being of radiant shape, characterized in that the boundary between the tooth-colored and flesh-colored material - as viewed from the distal to mesial direction along the dental arch course - undulatingly rises towards the occlusal plane with an average slope of 15 degrees or more, in particular from 20 degrees to 25 degrees or more, and in that the tooth-colored material in the molar region has a greater height in the gingival-occlusal direction than in the anterior tooth region .
Air intake manifold (R3, R4) for a combustion engine, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising: - a rectangular parallelepiped-shaped plenum whose length extends along an axis A between an open upstream transverse wall and a closed downstream transverse wall and which has a rectangular cross section along the axis A, - a flow inlet orifice formed in the upstream transverse wall that is rounded and is able to be connected to an inlet duct for an intake flow into the plenum , - at least three outlet orifices for an intake flow, each of which is able to be connected to a cylinder of the engine, and each of which is arranged in the same lower lateral wall of the plenum , the plenum comprising an upper lateral wall opposite to said lower lateral wall and comprising a convex curved portion formed so as to project along at least one axial section of the plenum, in the vicinity of the upstream transverse wall , and the convex curved portion having a cross section in the form of an arc of a circle of radius (R), the radius (R) being less than half the minimum width of the axial section of the plenum . - a rectangular parallelepiped-shaped plenum whose length extends along an axis A between an open upstream transverse wall and a closed downstream transverse wall and which has a rectangular cross section along the axis A, - a flow inlet orifice formed in the upstream transverse wall that is rounded and is able to be connected to an inlet duct for an intake flow into the plenum , - at least three outlet orifices for an intake flow, each of which is able to be connected to a cylinder of the engine, and each of which is arranged in the same lower lateral wall of the plenum , the plenum comprising an upper lateral wall opposite to said lower lateral wall and comprising a convex curved portion formed so as to project along at least one axial section of the plenum, in the vicinity of the upstream transverse wall , and the convex curved portion having a cross section in the form of an arc of a circle of radius (R), the radius (R) being less than half the minimum width of the axial section of the plenum .
A silent spiral conveyor wherein a coil-spring like conveyance spiral member is received in a tray and driven by a drive means such as a motor with a deceleration mechanism to be rotated at a low speed in a predetermined direction, thereby conveying chips thrown into said tray in a predetermined direction within said tray , wherein said tray comprises an outer tray , an inner tray placed inside of said outer tray , a first vibration dampening material interposed between said outer tray and said inner tray , and characterized in that the tray further comprises a fixing means (17, 18, 27-30) for detachably fixing said inner tray and the opposite ends of said first vibration dampening material to said outer tray on the outside of a conveyance spiral casing receiving area, said fixing means (17, 18, 27-30) including a second vibration dampening material for preventing vibration of said inner tray from being transmitted to said outer tray , when it combines integrally said outer tray and said inner tray with each other with said first vibration dampening material being interposed therebetween. wherein said tray comprises an outer tray , an inner tray placed inside of said outer tray , a first vibration dampening material interposed between said outer tray and said inner tray , and characterized in that the tray further comprises a fixing means (17, 18, 27-30) for detachably fixing said inner tray and the opposite ends of said first vibration dampening material to said outer tray on the outside of a conveyance spiral casing receiving area, said fixing means (17, 18, 27-30) including a second vibration dampening material for preventing vibration of said inner tray from being transmitted to said outer tray , when it combines integrally said outer tray and said inner tray with each other with said first vibration dampening material being interposed therebetween.
A system for use with a gas turbine engine, comprising: a conduit having a fluid flow path along an axis defining an axial direction; and a silencer baffle disposed in the conduit along the fluid flow path, wherein the silencer baffle has a plurality of baffle sections aligned adjacent to one another, and at least two of the plurality of baffle sections are coupled together via mating interlock structures , wherein each of the mating interlock structures comprise a male joint portion disposed in a female joint portion configured to interlock the baffle sections in the axial direction ; the male joint portion and the female joint portion slidingly couple together in a radial direction which is perpendicular to the axial direction; characterized in that the mating interlock structures comprise mating rail structures; and the mating rail structures comprise a dovetail joint having a male dovetail joint portion disposed in a female dovetail joint portion . a conduit having a fluid flow path along an axis defining an axial direction; and a silencer baffle disposed in the conduit along the fluid flow path, wherein the silencer baffle has a plurality of baffle sections aligned adjacent to one another, and at least two of the plurality of baffle sections are coupled together via mating interlock structures , wherein each of the mating interlock structures comprise a male joint portion disposed in a female joint portion configured to interlock the baffle sections in the axial direction ; the male joint portion and the female joint portion slidingly couple together in a radial direction which is perpendicular to the axial direction; characterized in that the mating interlock structures comprise mating rail structures; and the mating rail structures comprise a dovetail joint having a male dovetail joint portion disposed in a female dovetail joint portion .
An assembly for joining and electrically bonding a solar panel to a solar panel rail guide and comprising a clamp which comprises: (i) a handle comprising a front end and a rear end , (ii) a channel comprised in said front end of said handle and extending between a top surface and a bottom surface of the front end ; (iii) a raised portion of said handle front end which extends downward from the bottom surface of the front end ; and (iv) a post structure comprising a shaft which is received through the channel ; characterised: A. in that : (a) said post structure comprises a head from which the shaft extends upwardly through the channel ; (b) the head further comprises a serration that extends upward from a top surface of the head ; and (c) said post structure comprises a top washer which is coupled to the shaft and displaceable along the shaft alternately towards and away from the head ; and B. in that a spring is coupled between the top washer and a base of the channel , whereby to provide a spring bias as the top washer is lowered along the shaft towards the head . (i) a handle comprising a front end and a rear end , (ii) a channel comprised in said front end of said handle and extending between a top surface and a bottom surface of the front end ; (iii) a raised portion of said handle front end which extends downward from the bottom surface of the front end ; and (iv) a post structure comprising a shaft which is received through the channel ; A. in that : (a) said post structure comprises a head from which the shaft extends upwardly through the channel ; (b) the head further comprises a serration that extends upward from a top surface of the head ; and (c) said post structure comprises a top washer which is coupled to the shaft and displaceable along the shaft alternately towards and away from the head ; and (a) said post structure comprises a head from which the shaft extends upwardly through the channel ; (b) the head further comprises a serration that extends upward from a top surface of the head ; and (c) said post structure comprises a top washer which is coupled to the shaft and displaceable along the shaft alternately towards and away from the head ; and B. in that a spring is coupled between the top washer and a base of the channel , whereby to provide a spring bias as the top washer is lowered along the shaft towards the head .
A method for operating a first base station, BS, in a wireless communication system, the method comprises: performing a scheduling for first data communication between a mobile station, MS, and a BS set, the BS set includes the first BS and a second BS for cooperatively serving the MS; transmitting, to the MS and the BS set, a first scheduling message comprising information of the scheduling for the first data communication; transmitting, to the second BS, a control master change request message for requesting the second BS to transmit, to the BS set, a second scheduling message comprising information of a scheduling for second data communication; receiving, from the second BS, a response message in response to the control master change request message; receiving, from the second BS, a channel quality indicator, CQI, report related to the MS; performing the scheduling for the second data communication between the MS and the BS set based on the CQI report related to the MS; and transmitting, to the BS set, the second scheduling message comprising the information of the scheduling for the second data communication. performing a scheduling for first data communication between a mobile station, MS, and a BS set, the BS set includes the first BS and a second BS for cooperatively serving the MS; transmitting, to the MS and the BS set, a first scheduling message comprising information of the scheduling for the first data communication; transmitting, to the second BS, a control master change request message for requesting the second BS to transmit, to the BS set, a second scheduling message comprising information of a scheduling for second data communication; receiving, from the second BS, a response message in response to the control master change request message; receiving, from the second BS, a channel quality indicator, CQI, report related to the MS; performing the scheduling for the second data communication between the MS and the BS set based on the CQI report related to the MS; and transmitting, to the BS set, the second scheduling message comprising the information of the scheduling for the second data communication.
A trailer comprising an elongated bed extending longitudinally between a first end and a second end spaced apart longitudinally from the first end , a lifting mechanism located on the trailer, a first receiving means carried on the lifting mechanism and being urgeable by the lifting mechanism from a first level adjacent the bed for receiving an article, to a second level spaced apart above the bed for raising the article to the second level, a second receiving means carried on the lifting mechanism below the first receiving means for receiving an article when the first receiving means is at the second level, characterised in that the lifting mechanism with the first and second receiving means is urgeable longitudinally along the bed from a first state with the first and second receiving means located adjacent a first location on the bed for receiving the articles, to a second state adjacent a second location spaced apart longitudinally along the bed from the first location for depositing the articles from the first and second receiving means one above the other on the bed adjacent the second location .
A seal assembly , comprising: a housing defining a bore ; a shaft received in the bore ; a seal member supported by a retainer that is secured to the housing for sealing a gap between the housing and the shaft , the retainer including an intermediate portion including a C-shaped section defining an annular cavity region ; and a slinger secured to the shaft , wherein the slinger includes an axially protruding labyrinth feature extending from the radially extending wall portion and into the annular cavity region of the retainer, characterized in that , the slinger is made from plastic and includes a first semi-circular part and a second semi-circular part that is secured to the first semi-circular part , wherein the slinger includes a radially extending wall portion including a series of raised bumpers at a radially outer surface opposing the seal member . a housing defining a bore ; a shaft received in the bore ; a seal member supported by a retainer that is secured to the housing for sealing a gap between the housing and the shaft , the retainer including an intermediate portion including a C-shaped section defining an annular cavity region ; and a slinger secured to the shaft , wherein the slinger includes an axially protruding labyrinth feature extending from the radially extending wall portion and into the annular cavity region of the retainer, characterized in that , the slinger is made from plastic and includes a first semi-circular part and a second semi-circular part that is secured to the first semi-circular part , wherein the slinger includes a radially extending wall portion including a series of raised bumpers at a radially outer surface opposing the seal member .
An electronic apparatus comprising: a communicator (no) comprising communication circuitry; and a processor configured to control the electronic apparatus to: in response to a call request being received through the communicator (no), connect a call with a counterpart that requests the call based on receiving a command to accept the call request, and transmit CAPTCHA information to an external device that requests the call based on receiving a command to identify the counterpart while the call with the counterpart is being performed, identify the counterpart that requests the call based on whether response information is matched with the CAPTCHA information in response to receiving the response information about the CAPTCHA information from the external device, and provide information on the identified counterpart to a user of the electronic apparatus . a communicator (no) comprising communication circuitry; and a processor configured to control the electronic apparatus to: in response to a call request being received through the communicator (no), connect a call with a counterpart that requests the call based on receiving a command to accept the call request, and transmit CAPTCHA information to an external device that requests the call based on receiving a command to identify the counterpart while the call with the counterpart is being performed, identify the counterpart that requests the call based on whether response information is matched with the CAPTCHA information in response to receiving the response information about the CAPTCHA information from the external device, and provide information on the identified counterpart to a user of the electronic apparatus . in response to a call request being received through the communicator (no), connect a call with a counterpart that requests the call based on receiving a command to accept the call request, and transmit CAPTCHA information to an external device that requests the call based on receiving a command to identify the counterpart while the call with the counterpart is being performed, identify the counterpart that requests the call based on whether response information is matched with the CAPTCHA information in response to receiving the response information about the CAPTCHA information from the external device, and provide information on the identified counterpart to a user of the electronic apparatus .
A liquefied gas tank arrangement , comprising a liquefied gas tank , wherein the gas in the tank forms a liquid phase section (12.1) and a gaseous phase section (12.2) in said tank , the arrangement comprising - a main supply line configured to feed gas to a gas consumer , - an auxiliary vessel provided with a heating means configured to transfer heat into the auxiliary vessel , - a first gas line , which connects the gaseous phase section (12.2) of the tank and the auxiliary vessel , the first gas line comprising a first valve , - a second gas line , which connects the auxiliary vessel and the main supply line , the second gas line comprising a second valve , and - a third gas line , which connects the liquid phase section (12.1) in the tank and the auxiliary vessel , the third gas line comprising a third valve , characterized in that the arrangement further comprises a computer control unit configured to execute and comprising executable instructions to successively: open the first valve and feed gaseous gas from the gaseous phase section of the liquefied gas tank into the auxiliary vessel ; close the first valve and close the space in the auxiliary vessel ; apply heat into the auxiliary vessel for increasing the pressure in the closed space of the auxiliary vessel , thus forming pressurized gas; lead said pressurized gas controllably into the main supply line by controllably opening the second valve ; close the second valve and the space in the auxiliary vessel : feed liquefied gas from the liquid phase section (12.1) of the tank by opening the third valve for decreasing the pressure in the auxiliary vessel ; close the third valve . - a main supply line configured to feed gas to a gas consumer , - an auxiliary vessel provided with a heating means configured to transfer heat into the auxiliary vessel , - a first gas line , which connects the gaseous phase section (12.2) of the tank and the auxiliary vessel , the first gas line comprising a first valve , - a second gas line , which connects the auxiliary vessel and the main supply line , the second gas line comprising a second valve , and - a third gas line , which connects the liquid phase section (12.1) in the tank and the auxiliary vessel , the third gas line comprising a third valve , characterized in that - a third gas line , which connects the liquid phase section (12.1) in the tank and the auxiliary vessel , the third gas line comprising a third valve , characterized in that
A glass bottle inspection method for detecting a defect at a specific location of a glass bottle by producing a template serving as a reference image based on images of a defect-free glass bottle which have been captured previously using an illuminating unit (LED1, LED2) and a camera (CAM1), and by comparing an image of the glass bottle to be inspected with the template, the glass bottle inspection method comprising: successively producing differential images from original images, each differential image produced from two original images which are successively captured from the glass bottle to be inspected, while the glass bottle is being rotated about its own axis (Cx); comparing said differential images with said template to judge whether the glass bottle is defect-free or not, and combining all the differential images obtained from the glass bottle to be inspected in one inspection cycle to produce a differential composite image; using said differential composite image as a provisional template when all the differential images obtained from the glass bottle in one inspection cycle are judged as representing a defect-free glass bottle; and correcting said template using said provisional template. successively producing differential images from original images, each differential image produced from two original images which are successively captured from the glass bottle to be inspected, while the glass bottle is being rotated about its own axis (Cx); comparing said differential images with said template to judge whether the glass bottle is defect-free or not, and combining all the differential images obtained from the glass bottle to be inspected in one inspection cycle to produce a differential composite image; using said differential composite image as a provisional template when all the differential images obtained from the glass bottle in one inspection cycle are judged as representing a defect-free glass bottle; and correcting said template using said provisional template.