Abstract: The invention concerns a device for controlling at least two electronic and/or mechanical functions of a portable object of small dimensions, this device including a control stem (4) which is axially movable between at least a first and a second position, this control stem (4) being provided at a first end (6) with an actuation member (8), and being provided towards a second end (10) with a position indexing plate (58) arranged to cooperate with an elastic member (80) in order to match each of the first and second positions of the control stem (4) with one of the mechanical or electronic functions.

Abstract: A device for heating milk includes a body (2) having: a steam injecting conduit and a milk conduit emerging into a suction chamber; and a heating chamber (4) extending from an outlet of the suction chamber to an outlet (7) through which the heated milk can flow outside said body (2). The heating chamber (4) includes a globally helical inner conduit (40). A coffee machine including such a device is also disclosed.

Abstract: Liquid-heating device (11) for an electric household appliance, the device comprising a main body (1) and a complementary element (3) disposed opposite a face of the main body (1), a liquid circulation channel (4) existing between the complementary element (3) and main body (1), said channel having two ends forming an inlet (5) designed to be connected to a liquid reservoir and an outlet (6) designed for discharging the heated liquid, said complementary element (3) having a heating resistor (2) disposed in order to enable the heating of liquid travelling along the channel (4). Said channel (4) has a minimum cross-sectional liquid flow area (5 min) situated distant from said outlet (6) and within closer proximity to the outlet (6) of the channel than to the inlet (5) thereof.

Abstract: A laminar flow nacelle for an aircraft engine (10) has an outer member (26) defining an aerodynamic shape. The nacelle (24) has an inner member (28) defining a chamber (30) with the outer member (26) of the nacelle (24). The outer member (26) of the nacelle (24) has a porous region (32) at a first region (34) of the outer member (26) and the porous region (32) allows a flow of fluid into the chamber (30). A duct (36) connects the chamber (30) to an aperture (38) in the outer member (26) at a second region (40) of the outer member (26) downstream of the first region (34). In operation the static pressure at the first region (34) is greater than the static pressure at the second region (40) such that the boundary layer of the fluid flows through the porous region (32) at the first region (34) through the duct (36) to the aperture (38) at the second region (40). The first region (34) extends between 10% and 20% of the chord length of the nacelle (24) from the highlight (42) of the nacelle (24).

Abstract: The invention concerns a spray nozzle comprising a central swirl chamber (1) in which the fluid to be sprayed penetrates by tangential channels (7) producing a swirl axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (I—I). The fluid comes out of the swirl chamber (1) through a coaxial outlet passage (4). The nozzle comprises a rear coaxial recess (8) dimensioned and shaped so as to inhibit any residual outflow of fluid through the coaxial outlet passage (4) when the fluid supply is interrupted at the spray nozzle inlet (6).

Abstract: A liquid pharmaceutical formulation for administration by the oro-mucosal route, comprising at least one non-polypeptidic active substance and less than 5% W/W of capryl caproyl macrogol glycerides, process for its preparation and it uses.

Abstract: A spray nozzle includes a central swirl chamber (9), receiving the fluid tangentially through lateral fluid inlet channels (14) from a peripheral front cavity (8), and projecting the fluid in outlet through a coaxial outlet passage (12). The coaxial outlet passage (12), the central swirl chamber (9) and the fluid inlet channels (14) are made up of ribs and recesses in a front plate (15) engaged between a nozzle (1) hollow body and a rear core (5) which is itself formed by a core rear body (5a) and a rear plate (5b) with rear axial recess (17). Thus one can economically produce fluid inlet channels (14) and a central swirl chamber (9) with coaxial outlet passage (12) and rear axial recess (17) with very accurate dimensions, thereby ensuring satisfactory reproducibility of the features of the fluid spray jet at the outlet.

Abstract: An improvement made to jet-engine thrust reversers and, more particularly, to reversers called tilting-door reversers. The doors are equipped, on their upstream portion, with a flow-deflecting overlay 90 which, in the open-door position, is in a position close to a line PM parallel to the axis of the engine 1, the overlay making with the inner door skin an angle B greater than 90.degree., preferably between 105.degree. and 110.degree.. The invention is more particularly applicable to dual-flow engines.