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A beverage forming apparatus includes a storage tank, and a centrifugal pump having an inlet connected to the storage tank by a supply conduit. The centrifugal pump may include a priming vent located below a full level of the storage tank and permit air to vent as liquid primes the pump. A metering tank may have an inlet connected to the centrifugal pump by a pump conduit, and an outlet connected to a brew chamber that forms a beverage using liquid received from the metering tank. In one embodiment, a flow control valve, such as a check valve, may be provided in the pump conduit to allow flow from the pump to the metering tank, but resist flow in reverse. In another embodiment, a vent valve in the pump conduit may be arranged to vent at least a portion of the pump conduit, e.g., to ambient air pressure.

A first condenser is connected between output terminals of a rectifier circuit which receives an AC power as an input, and a three phase inverter is connected in parallel with respect to the first condenser, and output of the three phase inverter is supplied to a motor, and a second condenser is connected in parallel to the input side of the three phase inverter, and a current detector is connected between the first condenser and the second condenser, and a third condenser is connected in parallel to the first condenser at a position slightly power side with respect to the current detector, and the capacitance of the second condenser is determined as small as possible within the range in which power devices are not destroyed by surge voltage due to switching, therefore, ringing is suppressed, and taking of current is performed rapidly and with high accuracy.

Vector data corresponding to a scanned original image is generated. An edit image of the original image corresponding to the display resolution of a display is generated on the basis of the vector data, and display of the edit image on the display is controlled.

A device for blowing, with the aid of a pressurized fluid, containers from thermoplastic blanks closed in a blow mold including a nozzle whose end is functionally and sealingly connected to the neck of the blank and includes several solenoid valves for selectively connecting the nozzle to the source of a moderately pressurized pre-blowing fluid, to the source of a highly-pressurized blowing fluid and to an exhaust for discharging the pre-blowing / blowing fluid, respectively. The inventive device also includes a body which is mechanically associated with the nozzle, incorporates at least one reception area for receiving a solenoid valve and is selectively connectable to the nozzle.

In a method for displaying an image: a polarization inversion pattern is produced in a ferroelectric member in accordance with image information so as to produce a surface charge pattern corresponding to the polarization inversion pattern; and an image contrast is produced in a contrast production member by the influence of the surface charge pattern, where the contrast production member is joined to the ferroelectric member. The polarization inversion pattern may be produced by heating the ferroelectric member so as to produce a heat distribution corresponding to the image information in the ferroelectric member. Further, the ferroelectric member may be heated by applying infrared light carrying the image information to the ferroelectric member.

A fuel injection valve for fuel injection systems of internal combustion engines, in particular for injecting fuel directly into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, said fuel injection valve comprising a fuel inlet which is designed to allow fuel to flow into the fuel injection valve, and an actuating device which can be electrically activated and cooperates with a valve arrangement in order to discharge fuel into the combustion chamber in a directly or indirectly controlled manner via a fuel outlet the actuating device having a solenoid arrangement which is to be energized, a substantially magnetically soft magnet yoke arrangement which cooperates therewith, and a substantially magnetically soft magnet armature arrangement which cooperates therewith. The magnet yoke arrangement is constituted by at least two yoke discs. At least one of the faces of each yoke disc has at least one pole web which together with the solenoid arrangement acts upon the magnet armature arrangement. Each yoke disc is composed of at least two partial yokes which contain soft iron and at least partly surround an actuating rod which supports the magnet armature arrangement.

A safety switching device comprises a position encoder, such as a potentiometer, for user selection of an operational quantity, such as an operating mode. The position encoder has a first terminal, a second terminal, and a tap moveable through a plurality of positions. A total impedance is defined between the first terminal and the second terminal. A first partial impedance is defined between the first terminal and the tap, and a second partial impedance is defined between the tap and the second terminal. An arrangement for determining an instantaneous position of the tap comprises a first evaluation circuit designed to determine a first measurement value representative of the first partial impedance, and a second evaluation circuit designed to determine a second measurement value representative of the second partial impedance. At least one from the first and second evaluation circuits is designed to determine the instantaneous position of the tap by means of the first and second measurement values.

A motor vehicle door lock comprising a locking mechanism (1, 2) and a mechanical lever gear (4, 5) as well as a motor-driven opening unit (7 to 9), which are respectively individually arranged for opening of a locking mechanism (1, 2), wherein in the normal mode, the motorized opening unit (7 to 9) provides a free movement of the lever gear (4, 5) in relation to the locking mechanism (1, 2) and the engagement of the lever gear with the locking mechanism (1, 2) in the opening mode.

A mounting part (second member) 12 has a positioning hole 26 to be fitted to an outer peripheral side of a boss 18 disposed on a vehicle interior part (first member) 10, to be positioned thereto. A facing surface 24 of the mounting part 12 is formed into a flat surface. By a slidable-contact of the flat facing surface 24 with a tip end of the boss 18 for a positional alignment, the positioning hole 26 can be fitted readily to the boss 18. A tubular portion 28 is disposed on a surface at a side opposite to the facing surface 24 to be fitted to the boss 18 substantially over its entire length thereof. Such fitting maintains the aligned state, so that a fastening work during fixing of the mounting part 12 by screwing a mounting screw 30 into a cylindrical hole 16 of the boss 18 is facilitated.

A vehicle control device includes a friction brake orientation control device, a damping force control device, a state quantity detection device, and an orientation control device. The damping force control device calculates a brake orientation control amount for a friction brake to change the orientation of a vehicle body to a target orientation. The damping force control device calculates a shock absorber orientation control amount for a variable-damping-force shock absorber to change the orientation of the vehicle body to the target orientation. The state quantity detection device detects a state quantity indicating vehicle body orientation. The orientation control device controls vehicle body orientation when the value of the detected state quantity is less than a predetermined value, and controls vehicle body orientation via the friction brake orientation control device when the value of the detected state quantity is equal to or greater than the predetermined value.

A rotor section for a rotor of a gas turbine is provided. The rotor section includes a rotor disk with rotor blades inserted in retaining grooves thereupon, the rotor blades being secured against displacement along the retaining grooves by means of a sealing element which is arranged on the end face. In order to disclose a reliable construction which can be designed in a straightforward and simple manner for the circumferential fixing of the sealing element, each sealing element is secured by means of a blocking element in each case which in this case engages in a hole which is arranged in the rotor blade root on the end face.

A control system for a vehicle is provided that uses the frame of the vehicle as a sensory input to control various components of the vehicle. The control system includes one or more sensor assemblies that are mounted to the vehicle frame with each sensor assembly including one or more strain sensors generating signals indicative of the strain on the frame. The system further includes an electronic control unit that controls components such as the throttle valve, brakes, and warning indicators responsive to the signals generated by the strain sensors.

A device for blowing, with the aid of a pressurized fluid, containers from thermoplastic blanks closed in a blow mold including a nozzle whose end is functionally and sealingly connected to the neck of the blank and includes several solenoid valves for selectively connecting the nozzle to the source of a moderately pressurized pre-blowing fluid, to the source of a highly-pressurized blowing fluid and to an exhaust for discharging the pre-blowing / blowing fluid, respectively. The inventive device also includes a body which is mechanically associated with the nozzle, incorporates at least one reception area for receiving a solenoid valve and is selectively connectable to the nozzle.

A light wavelength meter (10) able to accept light into a light diverter (16) and impart to it a transverse displacement characteristic which can be detected in a light detection unit (20) connected to a processor (22). Optionally, a light diverger (18) may be provided to enhance angular resolution. The light diverter (16) and the light diverger (18) may either transmit or reflect the light. The light diverter (16) may particularly include a diffraction grating (116, 156), Fabry-Perot interferometer (216), multiple slit plate (316), or an acousto-optical unit (416).

A pumping arrangement for a paint circulation system comprising a reciprocating pump (13), and characterized by an alternating current induction motor (15), a rotary-to-linear motion converter (16) coupling the output of the induction motor (15) to a drive input of the pump (13), an alternating current frequency inverter (24a) controlling said induction motor, switch means (26) for reversing rotation of the induction motor (15) at the ends of the stroke of the reciprocating pump (13), and, a surge eliminator (28) communicating with the output side of said pump (13) to augment the pressure in the circulation system during stroke reversal of the pump.

A vehicle control device includes a friction brake orientation control device, a damping force control device, a state quantity detection device, and an orientation control device. The damping force control device calculates a brake orientation control amount for a friction brake to change the orientation of a vehicle body to a target orientation. The damping force control device calculates a shock absorber orientation control amount for a variable-damping-force shock absorber to change the orientation of the vehicle body to the target orientation. The state quantity detection device detects a state quantity indicating vehicle body orientation. The orientation control device controls vehicle body orientation when the value of the detected state quantity is less than a predetermined value, and controls vehicle body orientation via the friction brake orientation control device when the value of the detected state quantity is equal to or greater than the predetermined value.

A wind turbine steel tower ring segment, a wind turbine tower portion, a wind turbine tower, a wind turbine and a method for producing a wind turbine tower portion. A wind turbine steel tower ring segment for a wind turbine tower, comprising a shell segment with an extent in the direction of a segment height, of a segment ring direction and of a segment thickness and with a first horizontal joint side and a second horizontal joint side, a first vertical joint side and a second vertical joint side, wherein a first vertical flange is arranged at the first vertical joint side and / or a second vertical flange is arranged at the second vertical joint side, wherein the first vertical flange and / or the second vertical flange enclose(s) an angle with the shell segment, wherein at least one connection element for the arrangement of functional elements is formed on the first vertical flange and / or on the second vertical flange, wherein the connection element projects from the first vertical flange and / or the second vertical flange.

A wind turbine steel tower ring segment, a wind turbine tower portion, a wind turbine tower, a wind turbine and a method for producing a wind turbine tower portion. A wind turbine steel tower ring segment for a wind turbine tower, comprising a shell segment with an extent in the direction of a segment height, of a segment ring direction and of a segment thickness and with a first horizontal joint side and a second horizontal joint side, a first vertical joint side and a second vertical joint side, wherein a first vertical flange is arranged at the first vertical joint side and / or a second vertical flange is arranged at the second vertical joint side, wherein the first vertical flange and / or the second vertical flange enclose(s) an angle with the shell segment, wherein at least one connection element for the arrangement of functional elements is formed on the first vertical flange and / or on the second vertical flange, wherein the connection element projects from the first vertical flange and / or the second vertical flange.

A light beam modulated with image information is outputted from a light source and supplied to a switcher, which guides the light beam to one of exposure heads that is selected by the switcher. The light beam is applied from the selected exposure head to a photosensitive medium that is mounted on a partly cylindrical inner circumferential surface of a support to record an image thereon. The light beam can continuously be applied to the photosensitive medium from the exposure heads that are alternatively selected as facing the photosensitive medium, so that the image can efficiently be recorded on the photosensitive medium.

The object of the invention is an arrangement and a guide rail bracket for fixing the compensating weight guide rails of an elevator.

In a method for displaying an image: a polarization inversion pattern is produced in a ferroelectric member in accordance with image information so as to produce a surface charge pattern corresponding to the polarization inversion pattern; and an image contrast is produced in a contrast production member by the influence of the surface charge pattern, where the contrast production member is joined to the ferroelectric member. The polarization inversion pattern may be produced by heating the ferroelectric member so as to produce a heat distribution corresponding to the image information in the ferroelectric member. Further, the ferroelectric member may be heated by applying infrared light carrying the image information to the ferroelectric member.

An exhaust sensor includes a sensing element with a ceramic sensing element substrate and a sensing element terminal which is electrically conductive and which is supported by the ceramic sensing element substrate such that the sensing element is configured to sense constituents of exhaust gases when exposed thereto. The exhaust sensor also includes a mating terminal which is electrically conductive and which is in electrical communication with the sensing element terminal. The mating terminal has a base material and a clad material bonded to the base material such that the clad material contacts the sensing element terminal and such that the clad material is located between the sensing element terminal and the base material, thereby providing the electrical communication. The clad material is an alloy which is less than or equal to 20% iron, greater than or equal to 40% nickel, and greater than or equal to 13% chromium.

A fuel injection valve for fuel injection systems of internal combustion engines, in particular for injecting fuel directly into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, said fuel injection valve comprising a fuel inlet which is designed to allow fuel to flow into the fuel injection valve, and an actuating device which can be electrically activated and cooperates with a valve arrangement in order to discharge fuel into the combustion chamber in a directly or indirectly controlled manner via a fuel outlet the actuating device having a solenoid arrangement which is to be energized, a substantially magnetically soft magnet yoke arrangement which cooperates therewith, and a substantially magnetically soft magnet armature arrangement which cooperates therewith. The magnet yoke arrangement is constituted by at least two yoke discs. At least one of the faces of each yoke disc has at least one pole web which together with the solenoid arrangement acts upon the magnet armature arrangement. Each yoke disc is composed of at least two partial yokes which contain soft iron and at least partly surround an actuating rod which supports the magnet armature arrangement.

A magnetic resonance examination system with an examination zone (11) and comprising a camera (21) and non-metallic mirror (22), in particular within the examination zone (11), arranging an optical pathway (23) between a portion of the examination zone (11), via the non-metallic mirror (22), and the camera (21). The camera can obtain image information from that portion even if the direct line of sight (28) is blocked. The non-metallic mirror is a dielectric mirror having a macroscopically grated base.

An arrangement to supply an active electrical component with electrical power is proposed. The component is arranged asides a wind turbine blade. A kinetic charger is connected with the component. The kinetic charger is designed and constructed to transform mechanical movements of the blade into electrical power, while the power generated by the kinetic charger is supplied to the component.

In a head substrate according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a plurality of nozzles for discharging liquid; a plurality of electrothermal transducers corresponding to the plurality of nozzles; and a plurality of drivers corresponding to the plurality of electrothermal transducers, the substrate has the following configuration. Specifically, it comprises a detection circuit that detects, in a case where one of the plurality of electrothermal transducers is selected, a temperature of the selected transducer to which a first signal is applied to in order to discharge a liquid from a nozzle corresponding to the selected electrothermal transducer, and then a second signal is applied to heat the selected electrothermal transducer.

By the conventional technique for dispensing more than one reagents accurately, the system is complicated and thus a compact and inexpensive system is difficult to realize. In the present invention, the pressurized dispensing system utilizing a capillary is realized, and in addition, in order to reduce the leakage of reagents different from the reagent dispensed, by forming air layers at the tips of the capillaries after dispensing, a compact, simple, inexpensive analysis apparatus is realized.

By the conventional technique for dispensing more than one reagents accurately, the system is complicated and thus a compact and inexpensive system is difficult to realize. In the present invention, the pressurized dispensing system utilizing a capillary is realized, and in addition, in order to reduce the leakage of reagents different from the reagent dispensed, by forming air layers at the tips of the capillaries after dispensing, a compact, simple, inexpensive analysis apparatus is realized.