Abstract: A device for applying a bead of material includes a flexible nozzle body which defines a flow-through volume through which a material can flow for the bead of material, which is partially delimited by a walling formed by the nozzle body, having a feed opening for feeding the material into the flow-through volume. The nozzle body defines a mouth region through which the material can exit from the volume. Furthermore, the device includes an actuator system, which is arranged on the nozzle body and is set up to change a cross section of the mouth region while deforming the nozzle body. The walling forms a barrier between the flow-through volume and the actuator system.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed to mix a base ingredient, such as water, with an additive, such as a cleaning concentrate. A dispensing system of the disclosure can include a container filling apparatus. The container filling apparatus can include one or more source containers that contain an additive to be mixed with water or other base ingredient. The container filling apparatus can include a vacuum manifold and a Venturi body assembly (VBA). The additive can be flowed through the vacuum manifold and into the VBA. In the VBA, the additive can be mixed with water or other base ingredient, and output to a receiving container. As the additive is flowed through the vacuum manifold, vacuum pressure in the pressure manifold can be measured by a pressure sensor. A controller can input pressure data from the pressure sensor over the course of a dispense event. Over the course of a dispense event, flow of additive can be varied or modulated based on the pressure data.

Abstract: A flow control device is disclosed. The flow control device includes a solenoid, the solenoid including an armature. Also, a piston connected to the armature. The piston includes a primary orifice. The piston having an open position and a closed position. A piston spring connected to the piston is also includes and at least one secondary orifice. The movement of the piston to the open position at least partially opens the at least one secondary orifice and the movement of the piston to the closed position at least partially closes the at least one secondary orifice. The movement of the armature actuates the piston movement and controls fluid flow from the primary orifice through the at least one secondary orifice.

Abstract: Dispensers and dispensers having refill units with energy on the refill unit energy sources are disclosed herein. An exemplary dispenser includes a housing, a motor for operating a pump, an object sensor, an auxiliary power source, a receptacle for receiving a refill unit and an energy on the refill receiving receptacle. The dispenser further includes a processor, memory, one or more capacitors, an energy on refill voltage boost circuit, a high power voltage buck circuit and a low power regulator circuit. The low power regulator circuit provides power for at least the processor and the object sensor. The capacitors provide power to the high power voltage buck circuit and the low voltage regulator, and the high voltage buck circuit provides power to operate the motor. A refill unit have an energy on the refill energy source may be inserted into the dispenser.

Abstract: A container (100) for producing a self-curing or dual-curing dental synthetic material composition (200), which container includes a deformable wall (101), having a first synthetic material component (103-1); and a second synthetic material component (103-2) for curing the synthetic material composition (200) or starting a curing reaction.

Abstract: A pump body structure includes: an air inlet cylinder, an air inlet cavity being arranged inside the air inlet cylinder, and an air return hole being arranged in a bottom portion of the air inlet cylinder; a liquid inlet cylinder connected to the bottom portion of the air inlet cylinder; a lower cover connected to the bottom portion of the air inlet cylinder, a cavity being defined by the lower cover, an outer side wall of the liquid inlet cylinder and a bottom wall of the air inlet cylinder, and an air return channel being reserved between the lower cover and the liquid inlet cylinder; and an elastic stop valve arranged in the cavity, the elastic stop valve being configured for elastically covering a bottom portion of the air return hole.

Abstract: A mortar applicator includes: a duct having a first end and a second end; a piston movably mounted within the duct, the piston dividing the duct into first and second variable volume chambers on opposite sides of the piston; a piston actuator operatively connected to the piston, the piston actuator being operable to move the piston within the duct; a nozzle assembly located at the first end of the duct, the nozzle assembly having a tip defining a nozzle opening in fluid communication with the first variable volume chamber to discharge mortar contained therein; and a cover member selectively movable between an open position and a closed position to respectively allow and prevent mortar to be discharged through the nozzle opening; a cover member actuator operatively connected to the cover member, the cover member actuator being operable to move the cover member between the open position and the closed position.

Abstract: A sprayer apparatus for dispensing fluid from an aerosol spray can includes a tube which is couplable to a valve stem of the aerosol spray can. A spray can valve actuator is coupled to the tube and couplable to the spray can. The spray can valve is operable to depress the valve stem to fluidly couple a chamber of the aerosol spray can and the tube. A dispenser gun is attached to the tube and is operable to release the fluid supplied through the tube.

Abstract: A machine for dispensing an individual portion of a frozen dessert may include a cartridge cart having walls forming a cavity having a longitudinal central axis and configured to accommodate a cartridge. The cartridge may include a tube having first and second ends, a nozzle disposed at the first end, and a piston disposed between the nozzle and the second end and configured to slidably move along the tube. The individual portion of the frozen dessert may be contained within the tube between the nozzle and the piston. The machine may also include a plunger, a drive source operably coupled to the plunger and configured to drive the plunger along the central axis, and a support configured to support the first end of the cartridge such that actuating the drive source causes the individual portion of frozen dessert to dispense through the nozzle.

Abstract: The invention relates to a pressure vessel (1), comprising a vessel body (3), wherein at an upper end of the vessel body (3) an end region (2) is formed in one piece with the vessel body (3), which has an opening (O), and a fastening structure (9) for a valve (6) formed on the inside of a wall (2.1) surrounding the opening (O) of the end region (2). According to the invention, two outflow openings (SO) are formed opposite each other in the wall (2.1) surrounding the opening (O) of the end region (2).

Abstract: An assembly for a spray device is presented where the assembly has a cartridge containing a liquid to be pressurised, and a micro nozzle configured to produce an aerosol from the pressurised liquid, wherein the micro nozzle is permanently attached to the cartridge.

Abstract: A feeder system includes a donut-ring-shaped first wheel having a first groove recessed below its top surface, with a first hopper positioned above to receive material. A first conduit connects the hopper bottom to the groove, defining a feeding path. A mixer unit receives materials, connected to the first groove via a first suction head. A first motor rotates the first wheel, transferring material from hopper to groove to mixer unit. A donut-ring-shaped second wheel includes a second groove, second hopper, and second conduit. A second suction head connects this groove to the mixer unit, while a second motor enables wheel rotation for material transfer. The mixer unit combines both materials. The feeder system implements coaxial wheel arrangement with independent material flow control, enabling independent powder delivery for additive manufacturing applications.

Abstract: A dispenser includes a housing having an interior volume configured for receipt of a removable liquid reservoir. A mounting body is disposed within the housing. The mounting body defines a passage extending along a vertical direction between an inlet and an outlet. The passage is configured for receipt of a spout of the removable liquid reservoir at the inlet of the passage. A latch is coupled to the mounting body at the passage. The latch is configured for selectively engaging the spout of the removable liquid reservoir within the passage in order to block removal of the spout of the removable liquid reservoir from the passage.

Abstract: In one example, an adhesive dispensing assembly has a dispenser and an air supply assembly. The dispenser receives a liquid material therein and discharges the liquid material onto a substrate. The air supply assembly receives pressurized air therein and directs the pressurized air to the dispenser to cause discharging of the liquid material from the dispenser. The dispenser has a first coupler, and the air supply assembly has a second coupler that couples to the first coupler so as to positionally fix the dispenser and the air supply assembly to one another. At least one of the first and second couplers is formed from a thermally insulating material that thermally insulates the dispenser and the air supply assembly from one another when the first and second couplers are coupled to one another.

Abstract: A crate system for pouring a liquid including: an exterior container; a collapsible bag; a compression strap wrapped around the collapsible bag and encircling an anterior volume of the exterior container; and a faucet including a handle. The crate system stores a liquid product without affecting quality (e.g., carbonation) of the liquid product. The crate system can be shipped through the mail or sold over the counter at departmental stores, bars, restaurants, wineries, and other end user commercial establishments.

Abstract: A powdery-material feeding device includes a controller configured to selectively conduct constantly keeping-control of constantly keeping rotational speed of a motor, current or voltage applied to the motor without any change as a manipulated variable for a predetermined period, or feedback-control of repetitively obtaining a difference between a discharge flow rate of the powdery material and a target value thereof at predetermined cycles and adjusting by increasing or decreasing the manipulated variable at each of the predetermined cycles in order to reduce the difference, the controller conducts the constantly keeping-control immediately after a motor starts, shifts to the feedback-control when the difference between the discharge flow rate of the powdery material and the target value thereof has an absolute value less than a threshold after the period for the constantly keeping-control elapses, and conducts constantly keeping-control without shifting to the feedback-control when the absolute value of the

Abstract: An apparatus has an illumination device and an illuminatable structure. The illuminatable structure has a laminate material having an opaque first side layer, a light transmitting middle layer, and an opaque second side layer. The illuminatable structure also has a light display area where the light transmitting middle layer is exposed. The illumination device emits light into the light transmitting middle layer of the illuminatable structure, and the light transmitting middle layer transmits the light to the light display area so that the light display area becomes illuminated.

Abstract: An automatic dispenser for mixed measurement of grain includes a storage bin having a plurality of holes on a bottom surface and storing grains, a main measurer having a plurality of partitioned measurement compartments and rotatably installed at a position overlapping any one of a plurality of holes provided on the bottom surface of the storage bin, an auxiliary measurer having a plurality of partitioned measurement compartments and installed at a position overlapping the rest of the plurality of holes provided on the bottom surface of the storage bin, the measurement compartment being installed to be rotatable only in one direction with respect to the main measurer, a measurer housing installed below the main measurer and the auxiliary measurer and having a discharge port discharging grains introduced into the main measurer and the auxiliary measurer from the storage bin, and a motor rotating the main measurer in both directions, wherein only the main measurer is used or both the main measurer and the auxil

Abstract: A mixing vessel for a frozen drink maker is described. The mixing vessel includes at least one curved sidewall defining a vessel chamber that is at least partly cylindrical configured to receive a drink product to be processed. The vessel chamber includes a front, a rear, a right side, a left side, a top, and a bottom, and the vessel chamber includes at least one asymmetric wall portion proximate to at least one of the front or the top of the vessel chamber. The at least one asymmetric wall portion is configured to promote slush flow within the vessel chamber.

Abstract: A dispenser of washing agents for washing machines has a first tank, to contain a first washing agent, and a first dispensing arrangement, to dispense first dosed amounts of the first washing agent. The first dispensing arrangement has a peristaltic pump, which is configured to be driven in a first direction of rotation to cause delivery of the first dosed amounts of the first washing agent. The dispenser has a second tank, to contain a second washing agent, and a second dispensing arrangement, to dispense second dosed amounts of the second washing agent. The peristaltic pump has a command arrangement of the second dispensing arrangement, and is configured to be driven in a second direction of rotation, to drive the command arrangement so as to cause dispensing of the second dosed amounts of the second washing agent.