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The invention relates to a food pressure cooker device, comprising a chamber, a lid, a first element (6) permitting a user to control the locking/unlocking of the lid relative to the chamber and a second element (9), permitting a user to alter the pressure in the device, said first and second elements (6, 9) being mobile relative to each other, characterised in that the first and second elements (6, 9) interact with each other such that the relative mobility thereof depends at least partly on the relative position thereof. Food pressure cooking devices.

Instrument for producing a sample of body liquid for analysis by piercing the skin with a lancing element (12) having a skin piercing tip. The instrument (11 ) has a housing (13) and a lancing drive (14) for driving a lancing element (12) connected thereto in a puncturing movement. A pressure ring (1 ) surrounds a skin contact opening (4) and is adapted for pressing against the skin such that theskin (3) bulges into the opening (4) for promoting expression of body fluid. The skin contact opening (4) has an opening area corresponding to a circle with a diameter of at least 3 mm and at most 8 mm, and the instrument comprises a pressing force control device (37) for controlling the pressing force between the pressure ring (1 ) and the skin (3) at the time of triggering the puncturing movement, to be at least 3 N and at most 8 N.

The cooker has a blocking unit (18) movable between blocking and release positions of a locking/unlocking unit. The unit (18) cooperates with a control unit so that movement of the control unit from a close position to an open position permits the passage of the unit (18) from the blocking position to release position. The unit (18) is made of metallic material and the control unit is made of plastic material. - The locking/unlocking unit is in locking and unlocking positions when the blocking unit (18) is in blocking and release positions, respectively, and the control unit is integrated to a control handle.

The invention relates to a dispensing device with an elastically driven mixer, and particularly relates to a mixing device for polymethylmethacrylate bone cement. The mixing device comprises a mixing space (2) for mixing the polymethylmethacrylate bone cement, at least one mixing element (4) supported in the mixing space such that it can rotate, a gear for rotating the at least one mixing element, and at least one elastically deformable energy-storing element (16) that is connected to the gear such that the gear can be driven by an elastic energy from the energy-storing element (16) and such that the at least one mixing element (4) can be rotated in the mixing space by means of the gear upon the release of elastic energy from the energy-storing element. Additionally, a vacuum mixing system and mixing method comprise the mixing device for mixing the bone cement.

A hood sensor assembly of a motor vehicle includes a molding for transmitting an impact force to a hood sensor. The molding includes an absorption area for absorbing an impact force and a transmission section for transmitting at least a portion of the impact force to a hood sensor. An elastically movable material section provides a restoring force against which the molding can be arranged in its installation position (E). The hood sensor is supported within the molding.

The invention relates to a control mechanism of a multipolar electrical switch of output shaft type. An output shaft (3) is provided with a contact which is operated to be selectively arranged in such three stable positions as a switch-on position, a switch-off position and a grounding position. The overturn type control mechanism comprises a single spring accumulator (4) and two control devices (27) and (28), wherein the first tail end of the single spring accumulator (4) is hinged on vertical side plates (1) around a shaft (8) parallel to the output shaft (3), and the other end is provided with a cylindrical pulley (9) which is freely rotatably mounted around a shaft (10) of the output shaft (3), cooperatively acts with retrieval mechanisms (13), (19, (24), (25) and (26) driving the output shaft (3) to rotate and cooperatively acts with at least two radial pallets (31a) and (31b) or (32a) and (32b) connected with the control devices (27) and (28), and rotary shafts of the radial pallets (31a) and (31b) or (32a) and (32b) are parallel to the extension of the output shaft (3).

An electronic device with a touch screen (3), particularly one-piece designs with a casing (1) on which the touch screen (3) is mounted, with at least one stand (7-9; 7';7") pivoting with respect to the casing (1) between a retracted position in the casing of the device, and a maximum deployed position, corresponding to a "reclining" configuration of the device, in which the angle between the outer visible face (4) of the touch screen (3) and the vertical (V) is comprised between 50 DEG and 85 DEG when a base (10) of the device and the stand are supported on a horizontal plane (H), the stand moreover being able to be arranged in at least one intermediate deployed position, corresponding to a so-called "upright" configuration of the device, in which the angle (c) between the outer visible face of the touch screen and the vertical is comprised between 5 and 45 degrees when the base (10) of the device and the stand are supported on the horizontal plane (H).

The invention relates to a system (1) for collecting food with a view to the cooking thereof in the presence of steam. Said system (1) includes a substantially rigid basket (2) that is intended to contain the food and moreover includes a booster (3) designed to be interposed between a holding surface and the basket (2) so as to keep the basket (2) spaced apart from the holding surface. The basket (2) and the booster (3) are respectively provided with a first and second complementary attachment means that mechanically interact so as to removably secure the booster (3) to the basket (2). Said system is characterized in that said mechanical interaction between the first and the second attachment means implement a resilient change in the shape of one and/or the other of the first and second attachment means so that said resilient change in shape generates, in return, a force that contributes to the attachment of the booster (3) onto the basket (2).

The present disclosure relates to a method for collecting data, a sensor and a supply network. A method for collecting data (related to consumption, physical or physical/chemical parameters, and/or operating status) during operation of local sensors (used as a consumption meter as a component of a supply network for distributing consumables). The supply network includes (multiple) local sensors. The sensors contain measurement elements. The basic measurement units corresponding to physical or physical/chemical variables or parameters are supplied as raw measurement data. The sensors include communication devices and storage devices to limit the measurement resolution of the sensors. The correlation model is used to predefine the conditions for generating the time stamp. Based on the correlation model, the time stamp of the continuous original measurement data item is generated on the sensor, which is transmitted so that the correlation model is used to reconstruct the original measurement data obtained by the measurement element based on the time stamp, analyze and transmit with dynamic adaptive redundancy. The disclosure also relates to sensors and supply networks, which operate according to the method of the claims.

The invention relates to a compound (1) comprising at least 50% by weight of a functional agent, characterized in that it also comprises a waxy matrix (3), within which said functional agent is dispersed, wherein said compound (1) is solid at room temperature and intended to be dispersed by fluidization and/or solubilization within a cosmetic and/or dermatological composition to incorporate therein said functional agent, said functional agent being formed from solid particles (2) having undergone a surface treatment resulting in a reductions in the absorption capacity of the waxy matrix (3) by said treated solid particles (2), as compared to untreated solid particles of the same nature. The invention also relates to a formulation of cosmetic and/or dermatological compositions.

The invention relates to a compound (1) comprising at least 50% by weight of a functional agent, characterized in that it also comprises a waxy matrix (3) having at least one organosilicon material, which organosilicon material forms the greater part by weight of said waxy matrix (3) and preferable the entirety thereof, within which said functional agent, formed by solid particles (3), is dispersed. Said compound (1) is solid at room temperature and intended to be dispersed by fluidization and/or solubilization within a cosmetic and/or dermatological composition of integrating said functional agent therein. The invention also relates to the formulation of cosmetic and/or dermatological compositions.

The invention relates to detecting thermal events in battery packs. A battery module for use in a battery pack is disclosed. The battery module (12, 12 ') includes a plurality of battery cells (24, 25) and a sensing circuit (62) extending across the battery cells. A monitoring unit (46) is connected to the sensing circuit. The monitoring unit includes a continuity detector (66) configured to detect an interruption of continuity of the sensing circuit (62). This may allow a thermal event occurring in one of the plurality of cells to be detected.

The invention relates to a pricking device for taking blood for medical tests. Said pricking device comprises a base (1, 2; 23, 22), at least one needle (5; 25) which is disposed therein and of whicha pointed end (5a; 25a) can be deployed, and a manual actuating element (8, 28) for inducing a sliding movement of the needle (5, 25). A control cam section (7, 27) and a torsional spring (10; 30) that engages into the control cam section (7; 27) are arranged in a needle retaining element (4, 24), which at least partly embraces the needle (5; 25), in order to transform a radial movement of ends (10a, 10b; 30a, 30b) of the torsional spring (10, 30) into a forward and/or backward sliding movement (13b, 13c; 33b, 33c) of the needle (5; 25).