Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cooking appliance and a control method thereof. The cooking appliance and control method thereof are characterized in that a temperature measuring part is installed in a supporter configured to support a circuit board, a cool air passage is formed between a cavity and the circuit board, and the temperature measuring part measures a temperature in the cool air passage.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a vehicle defogging system may include a side mirror defogger, one or more other vehicle defoggers, one or more sensors, and a control unit. The side mirror defogger is independently controllable from the one or more other vehicle defoggers. The one or more sensors are configured to output a signal indicative a substance on a side mirror of a vehicle. The control unit is configured to detect the substance on the side mirror based on the signal of the one or more sensors, and activate the side mirror defogger in response to detecting the substance on the side mirror.

Abstract: A sash system includes a sash, a counter-weight coupled to the sash by a coupling member, a locking mechanism coupled to at least one of the sash and the coupling member, and a controller coupled to the locking mechanism. The locking mechanism is transitionable between an open configuration where the locking mechanism does not inhibit movement of at least one of the sash and the coupling member, and a locked configuration where the locking mechanism inhibits movement of the at least one of the sash and the coupling member. The controller is configured to control operation of the locking mechanism to selectively transition between the open configuration and the locked configuration based on a condition of the sash. The sash and the counter-weight are configured such that when the locking mechanism is in the open configuration, the sash lowers due to gravity.

Abstract: The disclosed system comprises a primary air curtain system and one or more optional apparel and/or accessory air curtain subsystem components. The primary system and subsystem(s) are configured to create a directionally controlled air curtain effect that repulses, repels, redirects, neutralizes, and/or disperses airborne infectious pathogens, carcinogens, chemicals, and other contaminants away from the body of a user or a surface susceptible to foreign contamination within a protected enclosure.

Abstract: The invention provides a device for removing heat from a building, the device having: a first tubular member defining a first cavity; a second tubular member defining a second cavity, whereby said second tubular member resides within the first cavity and is coaxial to the first tubular member; a double conic body coaxially residing in the first cavity and coaxially positioned with the second tubular member; and a flange dimensioned to extend over at least a portion of the periphery of the existing flue so as to aid in supporting the device on the flue.

Abstract: Concealed air vent apparatus in a vehicle and a method thereof is provided. The apparatus includes an air vent casing, at least one air directing flap, at least one air diffusing flap, at least one closing flap, an air directing flap actuator, an air diffusing flap actuator and a closing flap actuator. The air diffusing flap actuator is adapted to move air diffusing flap to a diffused position in which a plurality of air diffusing portions of air diffusing flap is adapted to facilitate uniform distribution of air to an occupant compartment. The closing flap actuator is adapted to move closing flap between an open position in which closing flap is adapted to allow air flow to the occupant compartment, and a closed position in which closing flap is adapted to restrict air flow to the occupant compartment.

Abstract: Provided is an air vent for a vehicle, the air vent including a housing having formed therein a flow path in which air flows and a plurality of wing members rotatably engaged to the housing to open and close the flow path and having a gap formed to prevent the plurality of wing members to contact one another when the plurality of wing members rotate in a direction to close the flow path. With such a structure, when the wing member closes a flow path for discharging conditioned air to the interior of the vehicle, the flow path in which the air flows between the wing members through the gap may be changed, thereby minimizing inflow of the air.

Abstract: A burner assembly includes a burner box that defines an enclosure that has a burner plate opening. A mixing tube is in fluid communication with the burner box through a mixing tube opening that extends through the burner box. A baffle creates an enclosure that at least partially separates the mixing tube opening from the burner plate opening.

Abstract: A slim type air vent for a vehicle includes a housing a discharge port, through which air is discharged in a direction toward a vehicle interior, an upper horizontal wing accommodated in a region of the discharge port and rotatably coupled to the housing, a lower horizontal wing which is disposed under the upper horizontal wing in the region of the discharge port and is rotatable according to a preset rotation direction of the upper horizontal wing, a spacer which is accommodated in the region of the discharge port and rotatably supports the upper horizontal wing and the lower horizontal wing, and a rotation link which connects the upper horizontal wing to the lower horizontal wing and controls the lower horizontal wing to rotate according to a rotation direction of the upper horizontal wing.

Abstract: A ventilation system for a building in some cases includes a main HVAC blower for moving temperature-conditioned air through the building plus a smaller ventilation blower for providing fresh air. A controller regulates the ventilation blower's speed to provide a target ventilation flow rate regardless of changes in the pressure differential between the indoor and outdoor air. To ensure that the target rate is appropriate for a particular building, the target flow rate is determined based on a ventilation setting that reflects a specified number of bedrooms and a specified amount of floor space of the building.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and circuitries are provided for a controller for a fuel oil burner system that controls a fuel oil burner to perform intermittent ON cycles. In one example, a controller includes a memory configured to store a value for one or more burner control delay periods and a processor. The processor is configured to perform an auto-set procedure in a first ON cycle. The auto-set procedure includes detecting an oil valve in the fuel oil burner; determining that the value for a burner control delay period is a default value; and in response, storing a valve-present value as the value for the burner control delay period in the memory.

Abstract: A fire pit is disclosed that includes a burn chamber, a removable fire grate, and a removable ash pan. The burn chamber is defined by an inwardly facing surface and a bottom. The removable fire grate is positioned within the burn chamber and supports combustible fuel for burning. The removable fire includes a plurality of holes sized to permit passage of ash from the combustible fuel, and at least one grip feature sized and shaped to permit a user to remove the removable fire grate from the fire pit by lifting the removable fire grate vertically through the burn chamber. The removable ash pan is positioned within the burn chamber beneath the removable fire grate, and includes, a side wall, a bottom, and at least one grippable surface configured to permit the user to remove the removable ash pan from the fire pit by lifting the removable ash pan vertically through the burn chamber.

Abstract: A spark ignited, gas fueled pilot assembly compromising a bracket and a metal gas tube extending through the bracket and having an outlet end. The gas tube is surrounded by a ceramic jacket which is of such a length as to extend beyond the outlet end of the gas tube by approximately 0.03? such that the gas tube outlet is recessed into the ceramic jacket. The assembly further comprises a pair of ignitor electrodes carried by the bracket and arranged and located relative to the recessed gas supply tube to ignite fuel emanating therefrom.

Abstract: A system and method for reducing smog in an urban area includes an urban area having an urban surface. A smog atmospheric layer is located above the urban surface. A mixing atmospheric layer is located above the smog atmospheric layer. A plurality of turbines is located on the urban surface and moves a quantity of air between the smog atmospheric layer and the mixing atmospheric layer. A system and method for reducing smog in an urban area includes an urban area and a rural area adjacent to the urban area. An urban boundary demarcates the urban area and the rural area. A plurality of turbines is located within the rural area and/or the urban area, and moves a quantity of air between the urban area and the rural area.

Abstract: An example an adjustable bracket and a damper system usable with the adjustable bracket assembly for transmitting an actuation force from an actuator to a plurality of damper assemblies. The adjustable bracket assembly may include a shaft extending along and configured to rotate about a first axis in response to an output from the actuator, a first output lever configured to transmit a rotational force of the shaft to a first damper assembly, and a second output lever configured to transmit the rotational force of the shaft to a second damper assembly.

Abstract: A driveline joint may include a driveline shaft that has a plurality of slots and a shaft coupling positioned in an interior of the driveline shaft in which the shaft coupling includes one or more openings with each of the openings corresponding to one or more respective slots of the plurality of slots included in the driveline shaft. The driveline joint may include one or more spherical bearings that are each positioned between an interior lateral surface of the driveline shaft and an exterior lateral surface of the shaft coupling and against one of the openings of the shaft coupling. The driveline joint may include one or more fasteners, wherein each of the fasteners extends through one of the slots and one of the openings of the shaft coupling.

Abstract: A mechanism for raising and lowering a cooking surface within a recessed combustion chamber is provided.

Abstract: A fluid heating system intended for use in recreational vehicles that circulates glycol in a system loop with various heat sources and other devices that distribute this heat to an enclosure or a domestic water system. It has a system controller operationally connected to a remove tactile display unit that allows for the input of the operation parameters to the system controller. The control unit is operatively connected for data and signal transfer to the user's cell phone via a non-internet connected localized wi-fi network. This provides the user with system status information, fault codes and allows selected operational functions and resets to be remotely initiated that heretofore required local manipulation. It also incorporates altimeter to allow the furnace controller to maximize its burn efficiency.

Abstract: A transportation device includes a cover member that is displaceable between a closing position for closing an opening of a body case and an opening position for opening the opening, a processing unit that is arranged inside the body case, and performs a specified processing with respect to a medium transported to a working area communicating with the outside of the body case through the opening when the cover member is positioned at the opening position, and a transmitted unit that is positioned at a first position different from a position between the working area and the processing unit when the cover member is positioned at the closing position, and is positioned at a second position which is the position between the working area and the processing unit when the cover member is positioned at the opening position.

Abstract: A ventilation system including a building having a space inside, a subterranean facility arranged in a basement of the building and having a subterranean space inside, a communication passage establishing communication between the space and the subterranean space, and a ventilation hole establishing communication between an earth outside the building and the subterranean space is provided. A fuel cell unit having an exhaust port is arranged in the subterranean space. The communication passage has a lateral wall protruding downward from a ceiling of the subterranean space. The lateral wall is arranged on the exhaust port side when the communication passage is arranged on a straight line linking the exhaust port and a second opening portion of the ventilation hole on the subterranean space side. The lateral wall is arranged on the straight line side when the communication passage is arranged at a position spaced apart from the straight line.