Abstract: A positive-displacement pump or turbine includes a rotor casing that defines a rotor chamber having a contoured wall that forms a plurality of lobes. A rotor is positioned within the rotor chamber, and has an outer rotor surface spaced inward from the contoured wall at the lobes. Vanes are mounted around the outer rotor surface, and structures associated with the vanes follow a track or groove defined by the rotor chamber as the rotor spins, thereby forcing the vanes radially inwardly and outwardly to follow a curvature of the contoured wall.

Abstract: Various exemplary attachments for hair care appliances and methods of using attachments for hair care appliances are provided. In general, a hair care appliance in an exemplary embodiment is in the form of a hair dryer that has an air inlet and at least one air outlet, and various internal components that facilitate use and operation of the hair care appliance, such as a fan, motor, and heater. In an exemplary embodiment, the hair care appliance is configured to releasably couple to an attachment so that the hair care appliance and the attachment are in electrical communication. The hair care appliance is configured to automatically identify the attachment releasably coupled to the hair care appliance.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process for electrostatic spray drying of a living microorganism, the process comprising the following steps: a. Providing a suspension, comprising a number of components, including a microorganism, a solvent and an additive; b. Applying an electrostatic charge to said suspension; c. Forming droplets of said suspension; d. Drying said droplets, thereby forming dried particles; and e. (Optionally) collecting the dried particles.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses disinfection equipment for automatically cleaning up sweat. The disinfection equipment includes a supporting plate; one side of the supporting plate is fixedly connected with a vertical plate; one side of the vertical plate is fixedly connected with an air purifier; an upper end of one side of the supporting plate is connected with an inflation connection seat; and an upper side of the supporting plate is provided with a deflation connection seat.

Abstract: A process for freeze drying a material. The process has the steps of (a) placing material to be freeze-dried in a vessel, the vessel comprising a container having a base, and at least one wall defining an opening at one end; (b) applying a membrane to the at least one wall to thereby cover the opening, wherein the membrane comprises an aperture which, in use, is aligned with the opening; and (c) subjecting the vessel to a lyophilisation procedure, wherein the membrane is in place on the container during the lyophilisation procedure.

Abstract: A hanger device according to the present disclosure may comprise a body having at least opening to allow air to be suctioned into the body and at least one discharge port to allow suctioned air to be forced out of the body. A fan module may be provided inside the body and may be configured to suction air through the opening and force the suction air to the at least one discharge port. A dust removal filter is configured to remove dust contained in the air suctioned in by the fan module. A dehumidifying filter may absorb moisture contained in the air that has passed through the dust removing filter. A heater may be configured to heat the air that has passed through the dehumidifying filter. A hanging unit is configured to extend from the bottom surface of the body and configured to allow passage of a portion of suctioned air being forced out of the body.

Abstract: A hanger device of the present disclosure may comprise a body having at least one opening to allow air to be pulled into the body and at least one discharge port to allow pulled air to be pushed out of the body. A fan module provided inside the body, and a filtering module is disposed over the fan module. A hanging unit extends from a bottom surface of the body. The filtering module may include a dehumidifying filter for absorbing moisture contained in the air drawn in by the fan module; and a shielding plate configured to move in a horizontal direction over an upper surface of the dehumidifying filter to shield at least part of the dehumidifying filter.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a laundry dryer, and the laundry dryer comprises a steam part for supplying steam into a drum, and a water supply part for supplying water to the steam part, wherein the steam part includes: a steam generator; a steam nozzle for supplying steam into the drum; a steam pipe for connecting the steam generator and the steam nozzle; and an accumulator for separating condensate water from the steam flowing in the steam pipe, and thus prevents the condensate water from being generated in the steam pipe or the steam nozzle and falling into the drum.

Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet, a drum, a circulating flow passage configured to supply air discharged from the drum into the drum, a fan disposed inside the circulating flow passage and configured to cause the air to flow along the circulation flow passage, an evaporator disposed inside the circulating flow passage and configured to cool the air discharged from the drum, a condenser spaced apart from the evaporator and configured to heat the air, and a removal device that separates foreign matters from a heat exchanger including the condenser and the evaporator. The removal device is configured to provide a mechanical force for separating the foreign matters from the heat exchanger.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pump, in particular a vacuum pump, comprising a pump-active component having a coating, wherein the coating comprises an oxide layer, which is in particular formed by anodic oxidation in an acidic electrolyte and which has pores, and a fluorine-free polymer-based and/or sol-gel-based sealing, and wherein the pores of the oxide layer are at least partly covered by the sealing and/or impregnated with the sealing and/or filled with the sealing. The present invention further relates to a method of sealing a porous oxide layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to the field of devices for holding hairdryers. The technical result is mobility and more reliable fastening of a hairdryer. A holder for hairdryer includes an elongated body, which has an U-shaped cross-section and is made of an resilient material; the flat lateral sides of the fastening end of the holder body are provided with opposite holes for receiving an axis of the holder body, the axis being detachably fastened from the outside of both lateral sides of the body. One end of the holder body axis is threaded for connection with a fixing screw designed to press or release the lateral sides of the holder body relative to one another. The holder body is disposed on the holder body axis for rotation thereabout. Provided on the lateral sides of the opposite end of the holder body are opposing holes for receiving the ends of an resilient belt so that an opening is formed between the inside surface of the holder body and the belt for receiving a handle of a hairdryer.

Abstract: A clothes dryer including an improved gasket structure to improve a drying performance. The clothes dryer includes a cabinet, a drum rotatable inside the cabinet, a frame positionable between the cabinet and the drum to support the drum, and a gasket positionable between the drum and the frame. The gasket includes a first member to couple an inlet member of the drum to a vertical surface of the frame while the first member is in contact with the vertical surface of the frame so as to limit a horizontal movement of the drum, and a second member to couple the inlet member of the drum to a horizontal surface of the frame while the second member elastically supports the inlet member of the drum on the horizontal surface of the frame so as to limit a vertical movement of the drum.

Abstract: A vacuum drying device and a related method thereof are provided. The device includes a box body, where a bottom end of the box body is provided with a base, and a top end of the box body is communicated with a vacuumizing pipeline. A lifting mechanism is arranged in the base, and a top end of the lifting mechanism is fixedly connected with a table top. A plurality of drying mechanisms are arranged on the table top, and top ends of the drying mechanisms are fixedly connected with a take-up mechanism. The take-up mechanism is connected with a powder collecting mechanism, the take-up mechanism is fixedly connected with the box body, and the take-up mechanism is connected to a wire collecting mechanism. The wire collecting mechanism is connected to a powder collecting mechanism, and the wire collecting mechanism is fixedly connected to the vacuumizing pipeline.

Abstract: A dryer appliance and steam generation system is provided. The dryer appliance includes a drum rotatably mounted within a cabinet. The drum defines a chamber for receipt of articles for drying. The drum includes a plurality of openings allowing fluid communication into the chamber. An induction heating element is positioned on a non-ferrous substrate. The non-ferrous substrate is positioned between the induction heating element and a ferrous substrate. The ferrous substrate is positioned in an interior volume, and a nozzle is positioned in the interior volume to eject water onto the ferrous substrate. The induction heating element is positioned fluidly separate from the water ejected from the nozzle.

Abstract: A dryer includes a rotating drum; a lifter positionable on an inner surface of the rotating drum; an energy harvester positionable inside the lifter so that while the energy harvester is positioned inside the lifter, the energy harvester generates electric power as the rotating drum rotates while the lifter is positioned on the inner surface of the rotating drum; a humidity sensor positionable inside the lifter so that while the humidity sensor is positioned inside the lifter, the humidity sensor receives the electric power generated by the energy harvester and senses humidity; a circuit board positionable inside the lifter and on which the humidity sensor is disposed; and an air passage formed through the lifter so as to allow air inside the rotating drum to pass through the lifter. The humidity sensor senses the humidity according to air passing through the air passage of the lifter.

Abstract: A griddle adapted for use on a kamado-style grill is disclosed herein. The griddle may comprise a flat cooking surface suitable for cooking, for example, meats, vegetables, and breakfast foods. The griddle may comprise a grease chute that provides a receptacle within or adjacent to the flat cooking surface for removing grease during cooking. The grease chute directs the grease to one or more holes in the grease chute through which the grease can drain into the fuel chamber below the griddle. The griddle may comprise an outer lip that extends upwardly away from the flat cooking surface to prevent grease or food from falling over perimeter edges of the flat cooking surface. Additionally, the griddle may comprise one or more notches for coupling the griddle to a cooking grate and/or other structure, thereby helping to secure the griddle's position on the cooking grate of the kamado-style grill.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an automated reciprocating hair dryer including a base configured to exhaust air, a bowl having a top opening and a bottom opening, and a pipe connected to the base. The bowl has an outer wall and an inner wall forming a chamber, and a protruding structure forming an inlet opening. A linear actuator includes a support frame having a track and a motor connected to a power source and a positioning sensor. The motor drives the linear actuator to reciprocate the bowl from a raised position to a lower position around the pipe. A hose, a housing, a computing device, and a blower are also included. The blower is connected to the first end of the hose, and the second end of the hose is connected to the inlet opening of the bowl. The pipe is in alignment with the top and bottom openings of the bowl, and the first end of the pipe exhausts the air into the base.

Abstract: A clothes dryer including a cabinet including an inlet and a base; a drum inside the cabinet, a support frame including a front support frame supporting a front end portion of the drum, and having a laundry inlet, and a rear support frame supporting a rear end portion of the drum; a blow fan below the front support frame; and a guide portion behind the blow fan, and connected with the blow fan. The blow fan and the guide portion may be configured so that the blow fan is operable to move outside air to inside of the cabinet, and the guide portion guides a first portion of the outside air moved inside of the cabinet by the blow fan toward a gap between the drum and the front support frame to dry air leaking from between the drum and the front support frame.

Abstract: The inventive concept provides a substrate treating apparatus. The substrate treating apparatus includes a chamber providing an inner space; a fluid supply unit configured to supply a drying fluid to the inner space; and a fluid exhaust unit configured to exhaust the drying fluid from the inner space, and wherein the fluid exhaust unit includes an exhaust line connected to the chamber; a pressure adjusting member installed at the exhaust line and configured to maintain a pressure of the inner space at a set pressure; and a heating member installed at the pressure adjusting member or a back end of the pressure adjusting member.

Abstract: A turbine unit (10) for a supercharging device (1), with a bearing housing (30) and a turbine housing (20) which is coupled to the bearing housing (30) via a flange connection (100). The flange connection (100) has a turbine-housing-side flange (110) and a bearing-housing-side flange (120). The turbine-housing-side flange (110) and the bearing-housing-side flange (120) are configured and coupled to each other in such a way that they form an axial distance region (130) and an axial contact region (140) of the flange connection (100). The axial contact region (140) is arranged radially on the inside of the axial distance region (130). A radial distance (RD) between an outer radius of the axial contact region (RKA) and a circumferential radius (RF) of the bearing-housing-side flange (120) is at least 3.50 mm.