Abstract: A waterway structure of the milk powder brewing machine comprising a water storage tank, a plurality of cooling pipes, a thick-film heater and a constant-temperature bin. A water inlet and outlet are formed in the water storage tank, and a spiral pipe is arranged in each cooling pipe. Water flowing from the water outlet is divided and respectively flows into water inlet of each cooling pipe of the plurality of cooling pipes. After the water flowing out from water outlets of the plurality of cooling pipes join together, the water flows into the thick-film heater to be heated to a temperature of 90-100° C. The hot water flows into the spiral pipe to be cooled and flows into the constant-temperature bin after being cooled to a preset temperature. The waterway structure of the present disclosure enhances the cooling effect, realizes instant heating, achieves reuse of energy, and improves the energy-saving effect.

Abstract: Consumables for cutting torches include consumables that define a parallel plasma channel and/or a steep, elongated plasma chamber. Additionally, the consumables may define smooth, rounded edges between different geometries of the plasma channel (e.g., at transitions between straight and angles sections) and/or between the plasma channel and the plasma chamber. That is, the consumables may provide a plasma channel that does not converge, diverge, or define any corners and/or a plasma channel that transitions to the plasma chamber without defining any corners.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an Electro-Thermal Heating element for a wind turbine blade comprising an electrically conductive resistive material; two active busbars for supplying electrical power to the electrically conductive resistive material; and at least one dummy busbar at a predetermined spacing between the two active busbars on the electrically conductive resistive material. The present invention is also directed to a method of repair of the Electro-Thermal Heating Element.

Abstract: A machine for preparing and dispensing a beverage, such as tea, coffee, hot chocolate, cold chocolate, milk, soup or baby food, comprising a capsule recognition module for recognizing a capsule inserted in said machine at a capsule recognition position, the capsule recognition module comprising a camera for capturing an image of at least part of said capsule in said capsule recognition position; wherein the capsule recognition module comprises a camera for capturing an image of at least part of a capsule in the capsule recognition position, at least one source of light, for example at least one LED, to light up the capsule at said capsule recognition position, wherein the capsule recognition module comprises a diffuser for diffusing the light of the at least one source of light towards the capsule recognition position.

Abstract: A welding device for gas shielded arc welding includes: a portable welding robot mounted with a welding torch including a nozzle that guides jetting of shielding gas and a contact tip that performs energization on a consumable electrode; a feeding device that supplies the consumable electrode to the welding torch; a welding power source that supplies electric power to the consumable electrode via the contact tip; a gas supply source that supplies the shielding gas to be jetted from a nozzle end; and a control device that controls the portable welding robot. When the welding torch is seen from a side of jetting of the shielding gas, the contact tip is placed in an inside of an opening of the nozzle, the nozzle and the contact tip have a relatively movable structure, and an inner diameter of the nozzle end is within a range of 10-20 mm.

Abstract: A cutting processing machine includes a processing machine body and an NC device. The NC device includes a tool diameter correction amount calculator, a processing trace calculator, and a driving controller. The processing machine body includes a processing unit and a tool trace controller. In a case where, as a processing condition, an offset amount between a control center point of a tool trace and a center point of a nozzle is set, the processing trace calculator generates a tool trace control signal for causing the control center point to be displaced relative to the center point of the nozzle by the offset amount in a predetermined direction. The processing machine body controls the tool trace based on the tool trace control signal such that the control center point is displaced relative to the center point of the nozzle in the predetermined direction.

Abstract: A laser beam applying unit of a laser processing apparatus includes a beam splitter disposed on a first optical path connecting a laser oscillator and a condenser, a wide band light source disposed on a second optical path branched by the beam splitter, a spectroscope that is disposed between the wide band light source and the beam splitter and that branches the laser beam from the second optical path to a third optical path, and a Z position detection unit that is disposed on the third optical path branched by the spectroscope and that detects the position in a Z-axis direction of a workpiece according to an intensity of light corresponding to the wavelength of return light that is generated when the light of the wide band light source is condensed by the condenser and is reflected by the workpiece held by a chuck table.

Abstract: A hollow cylinder (102) contains hot water for making a hot beverage, for example, coffee. The cylinder (102) has an inner wall (102a) extending along an axis (104) from an open upper end (102b) to an open lower end (102c) of the cylinder. A perforated closure (106) is releasably securable to the cylinder (102) to hold the coffee at the lower end (102c). A cap (110) carries a plunger (112) configured and arranged for sealing engagement with the inner wall (102a) of the cylinder (102). In use, the cap (110) is rotatable on the cylinder (102) about the axis (104) and is connected to the cylinder (102) by a helical formation. Rotation of the cap (110) on the cylinder (102) drives the plunger (112) towards the lower end (102c) of the cylinder (102) to press the hot water through the perforated closure (106) and the coffee held thereon and then into the vessel (118).

Abstract: A device for producing a brewed beverage comprises a brewing chamber which has an inlet for hot water and an outlet, the outlet being coupled to a closing element by which the outlet can be opened or closed. The brewing chamber has a lateral opening on which a capsule containing an extraction material can be placed in a sealed manner in order to produce a fluid connection between an interior of the capsule and an interior of the brewing chamber. An edge of the lateral opening forms a plane that is oriented at an angle to a vertical plane.

Abstract: An electrical tubular heating element is disclosed with a tubular metal sheath, in whose interior at least one electrical heating element, which is constructed as a resistive wire, arranged electrically insulated from the tubular metal sheath at least in sections, in which the electrical heating element has a base body, which consists of one or more sections of the electrical heating element each with essentially constant cross section, and two end sections and that at least one end section of at least one of the electrical heating elements is subjected to a shape-changing process, so that the cross section of the end section is reduced at least in sub-areas of the end section in comparison to the cross section in each section of the base body. A method for manufacturing such an electrical tubular heating element is also disclosed.

Abstract: A dual brewing mechanism is provided. The dual brewing mechanism includes a hot water pipe, an espresso brewing device, a first solenoid valve, a pour over device and a second solenoid valve. The espresso brewing device includes a brewing head that has a flow channel configured therein, and hot water can be transported to the flow channel through a first pipe body of the hot water pipe. The first solenoid valve is in communication with the flow channel of the espresso brewing device, the hot water is transported to the pour over device through the second pipe body of the hot water pipe, and the second solenoid valve is in communication with the pour over device.

Abstract: A spiral water filling device including a fixing base, a rotating shaft tube, a motor, a carrier frame, a reciprocating screw, a transmission gear set, a nut slider, and a water filling pipe. The rotating shaft tube is pivotally disposed on the fixing base. The motor engages with the rotating shaft tube. The carrier frame is connected with the rotating shaft tube and has a first guiding structure. The reciprocating screw is perpendicular to the rotating shaft tube and parallel to the first guiding structure. The reciprocating screw and the rotating shaft tube are non-intersected. The transmission gear set is connected between the rotating shaft tube and the reciprocating screw. The nut slider engages with the reciprocating screw. The nut slider has a water outlet and a second guiding structure. The water filling pipe passes through the rotating shaft tube and connects with the water outlet.

Abstract: A capsule beverage machine (1) has: a passage (2) for evacuating used capsules (100); a capsule collector (10) having a bottom (11) and sidewalls (12,12?) delimiting a cavity (13) with a cavity entry opening (14) and a cavity volume for storing the used capsules (100); and a seat (20) into which the evacuation passage (2) leads, the collector (10) having a collection position in which the collector (10) is removably located in the seat (20) for collecting capsules (100) delivered via the passage (2) and the entry opening (14). The seat (20) and the collector (10) are configured to adjust the cavity volume of the cavity (13) so that the cavity volume is smaller when the collector (10) is located in the seat and larger at removal of the collector (10) from the seat. The sidewalls (12,12?) include at least one sidewall (12?) that is movably mounted in the collector (10). The seat (20) and/or the movable sidewall (12?) has an interacting seat member (21).

Abstract: An induction heating cooking apparatus includes a plurality of heating coils aligned in at least one row on a flat surface, a plurality of inverter circuits each configured to supply a high-frequency current to the corresponding one of the plurality of heating coils, and a controller configured to control driving of the plurality of inverter circuits. The plurality of heating coils include a first heating coil and a second heating coil that are adjacent to each other. The controller is configured to, when a material forming a heating target loaded on an upper part of the first heating coil is a magnetic material, and a material forming the heating target loaded on an upper part of the second heating coil at least includes a nonmagnetic material, set a frequency of the high-frequency current supplied to the second heating coil higher than a frequency of the high-frequency current supplied to the first heating coil.

Abstract: A safety system relating to outdoor cooking devices, such as wood pellet grills. An enclosure around a grease drain bucket. The enclosure designed to create a thermal buffer around the grease drain bucket and to securely mount to a drain of the outdoor cooking device increasing stability. The enclosure providing both burn safety and spill prevention, while still allowing ventilation of the heat from the grease collected. Adjustable vents in the walls of the enclosure allowing optional dampening of ventilation and suppression of fire potential inside the enclosure. Increasing safety of the outdoor cooking devices through cleanliness, stability and control of oxygen and flow of heat in the fire prevention triangle.

Abstract: A method for automatically determining optimum welding parameters for carrying out a weld on a workpiece carries out test welds on test workpieces along test welding tracks, and at each test weld a welding parameter is changed automatically along the test welding track from a predefined initial value to a predefined final value. Each resulting test weld seam is measured along the test welding track with a sensor, and a sensor signal is received. A quality parameter characterizing each test weld seam is calculated from the sensor signal. A quality function for characterizing the test weld seam quality in accordance with the changed weld parameters is calculated from the quality parameter. An optimum quality function is ascertained, and the values for the optimum welding parameters are defined based on each quality parameter at this quality function optimum and the corresponding test weld track locations and saved.

Abstract: A hot food holding station is a device that can keep food warm, especially food that has been deep fried or cooked, thereby providing consumers convenience of serving heated ready-to-eat food. The device further ensures that edibles that are being held are evenly heated across the storage unit. In order to accomplish this, the device uses a heated airflow system that includes multiple air flow passages and a multi-functional grease tray ramp. The heated airflow system includes an air blower unit, an airflow unit, a heated air chamber and a food holding compartment that are fluidly communicated with one another. Further, the device utilizes fresh air from the atmosphere for heating the food, thereby preventing recirculation of air within the system.