Abstract: A liquid reservoir used in a heat exchanger, for example an automotive air conditioner, and a manufacturing method therefor. The liquid reservoir includes an inlet hole and an outlet hole. The outlet hole is provided with a filter element covering the outlet hole. A flow area at a location of the outlet hole covered by the filter element is greater than the cross-sectional area of other locations of the outlet hole. In this way, in the case that other structures of the inlet hole are not improved, a filtering area of the filter element is increased, thereby increasing a flow area of a refrigerant, reducing a flow resistance effect exerted by the filter element on the refrigerant, and reducing a workload of the heat exchanger.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method (100) of controlling a cooking process of a food. The method comprises a step of detecting (S101) a weight change of a first vaporizable component in the food over a first period of time. The method also comprises a step of determining (S102) an initial status of the food at least partially based on the detected weight change of the first vaporizable component in the food. The method also comprises a step of controlling (S103) the cooking process at least partially based on the determined initial status of the food. The invention also relates to corresponding apparatus and computer program product.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a cooking apparatus for controlling a process for cooking food. The method comprises the steps of: detecting an initial temperature of the food; evaluating weighting factors of more than one temperature ranges according to the initial temperature, the more than one temperature ranges and preset cooking parameters of each of the more than one temperature ranges being predetermined; and controlling the cooking process based on the evaluated weighting factors and the preset cooking parameters. With this configuration, the cooking setting (temperature, time etc) can thus be determined based on the detected temperature ranges as well as the eliminated temperature ranges, so that possible detection inaccuracy can be eliminated to a large extent.

Abstract: A thermostatic valve includes a housing and a thermostatic actuating element, and the thermostatic actuating element includes a main body in which a thermosensitive substance is provided. The housing has an open end which is closed by a cap assembly. The thermostatic valve includes a first elastic element and a second elastic element, wherein the first elastic element is provided at a side of the cap assembly, and has one end abutting against the cap assembly, and another end directly abutting against or indirectly abutting against the piston at least during a moving process; the second elastic element is provided at a side of the third port, and has one end abutting against an inner wall or a bottom wall of the cavity of the housing, and another end abutting against the main body.

Abstract: An engine assembly is provided with an intake manifold having a manifold body downstream of a fresh air intake port. The manifold body has a wall defining first and second apertures spaced apart from one another. A positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) device is provided with a PCV pipe having a first end in fluid communication with a crankcase and a second end connected to first and second PCV branches. The first and second PCV branches are in fluid communication with the first and second apertures. A method is provided and directs a first portion of gases from the crankcase to the first aperture via the PCV pipe and the first PCV branch, and directs a second portion of gases from the crankcase to the second aperture via the PCV pipe and the second PCV branch.

Abstract: There is provided a method of generating a recommendation for one or more target locations for running a target errand. The method generates a recommendation for at least one candidate location as the target location,based on a waiting time and a travel time predicated according to target time schedules. Also, there are provided a device and system to provide the recommendation for target locations.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for controlling generation of routing information, a method for generating routing information, and apparatuses thereof. When it is detected that a virtual machine is migrated out of or migrated into a data center, a subnet to which the virtual machine belongs is determined, a route control identifier for adjusting routing information of a virtual machine that belongs to the subnet and is in the data center is determined, and the route control identifier is sent to the data center, so that the data center adjusts, according to the route control identifier, routing information of the virtual machine that belongs to the subnet and is in the data center. In this way, generation of many host routes in data centers when a virtual machine is migrated across the data centers is prevented.

Abstract: A thermostatic valve is provided according to the present application. In the thermostatic valve, a relief ring movable upward and downward is provided in a cavity of a valve body. Under normal conditions, the relief ring abuts against a step on an inner wall of the cavity or another fixing portion via an elastic element, and the cavity is further provided therein with a first passage which can be opened or closed by upward or downward moving of the relief ring. In the case that the fluid pressure in the thermostatic valve is excessively large, the fluid can push the relief ring to compress the elastic element, thus the first passage in the relief ring is opened, and the first flow passage and the third flow passage may simultaneously allow circulation of the fluid, thereby may prevent damage caused by an excessively large fluid pressure in the thermostatic valve.

Abstract: The invention proposes a method of controlling food temperature, the method comprising the steps of: heating food to a first target temperature; exciting a fluorescent marker of the food, wherein the fluorescent marker corresponds to a fluorophore of nutrient substance and/or anti-nutrient substance within the food; detecting current fluorescence-related parameter value of the fluorescence marker, and based on current heating time and predetermined relationships between heating time and fluorescence-related parameter value, calculating current reference fluorescence-related parameter value; comparing the detected current fluorescence-related parameter value with the calculated current reference fluorescence-related parameter value; and controlling heating power supplied to the food based on a comparison result.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of processing frozen food, the method comprising the steps of: applying a first thermal power to the frozen food; detecting a water phase change of the frozen food; and applying a second thermal power to the frozen food when the water phase change of the frozen food is detected. A device based on said method is also proposed. The method detects the water phase in food as the indicator of the thawing process, and can detect thawing progress through the change of this indicator. With the proposed method or device, the thawing progress of the frozen food can be controlled intelligently and more precisely.

Abstract: A device and a method of sensing characteristics of a food material and a machine and a method of brewing coffee. The device comprises: a wave source (20) configured for emitting waves to said food material (22), with the wavelength range of said waves comprising a selected near infrared band neighboring a visible band; a detector (26), configured for detecting intensities of the waves reflected by said food material; and an analysis module (28), configured for determining said characteristics according to the detected intensity of the reflected waves. Preferably, the food material comprises coffee powder, and the characteristics comprise at least any one of: color of the coffee powder (corresponding to the roasting degree of coffee powder); and grind fineness of the coffee powder.

Abstract: The invention proposes a method of determining core temperature of food in a closed container, the method comprising the steps of: adjusting heating power supplied to the container to allow internal temperature of the container to change within a predetermined duration; obtaining information related to the change of internal temperature of the container; and determining the core temperature of the food based on the information related to the change of internal temperature and predetermined relationships between information related to change of internal temperature of the container and core temperatures of the food. The invention also proposes an apparatus for determining core temperature of food and a food processing device.

Abstract: The invention relates to sensing device for detecting the wearing position of the device with respect to a user. The device comprises a motion sensor for detecting a motion signal, a height sensor for detecting a height signal and a computing unit. The computing unit receives the motion signal and the height signal, and based thereon determines the wearing position of the sensing device with respect to the user. In embodiments, parameters related to movement of the user are extracted from the signals, and the wearing position is detected from these parameters by means of a classification algorithm.

Abstract: A thermostatic valve includes a housing and a thermostatic actuating element, and the thermostatic actuating element includes a main body in which a thermosensitive substance is provided. The housing has an open end which is closed by a cap assembly. The thermostatic valve includes a first elastic element and a second elastic element, wherein the first elastic element is provided at a side of the cap assembly, and has one end abutting against the cap assembly, and another end directly abutting against or indirectly abutting against the piston at least during a moving process; the second elastic element is provided at a side of the third port, and has one end abutting against an inner wall or a bottom wall of the cavity of the housing, and another end abutting against the main body.

Abstract: A thermostatic valve includes a housing internally provided with a receiving cavity and a thermostatic actuating element mounted in the receiving cavity. The receiving cavity is in communication with the exterior through at least three ports such as a first connecting port, a second connecting port, and a third connecting port. The thermostatic actuating element is mounted in the housing via two elastic members. An annular sealing collar which is fixedly mounted is provided in the receiving cavity. At least most of the thermostatic actuating element is located between the third port and the sealing collar. Such arrangement may ensure the temperature of the transmission oil when having a low temperature can rise rapidly and ensure the lubrication performance of a transmission.

Abstract: The present invention related to a comb, said comb comprising a body, a tine extending from said body, said tine being covered or partially covered by photocatalytic material, and a light source positioned in said comb, said light source providing light beams to the surface of said photocatalytic material to accelerate reactions of generating radicals from air. This solution makes Chair washing easy for users, for example women during pregnancy and after childbirth. It would also be advantageous to provide a solution which enables effective hair washing without use of shampoo.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for controlling generation of routing information, a method for generating routing information, and apparatuses thereof. When it is detected that a virtual machine is migrated out of or migrated into a data center, a subnet to which the virtual machine belongs is determined, a route control identifier for adjusting routing information of a virtual machine that belongs to the subnet and is in the data center is determined, and the route control identifier is sent to the data center, so that the data center adjusts, according to the route control identifier, routing information of the virtual machine that belongs to the subnet and is in the data center. In this way, generation of many host routes in data centers when a virtual machine is migrated across the data centers is prevented.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for obtaining information from an amplification curve of a target nucleic acid sequence or sequences by defining at least one model function that describes the amplification curve and that contains at least one parameter that is related to a physical quantity that influences the signals recorded, fitting said model function to the amplification curve, and obtaining information with respect to said physical quantity by identifying the value of said parameter that results in the best fit of the model function.