All The Claims

What is claimed is:

1. A valve train in an engine comprising:
a valve;
a cam;
at least one coupling component;
a hydraulic lifter having a nominal length and coupled at least indirectly between the valve and the cam by way of the at least one coupling component; and
a mechanism for varying the nominal length of the hydraulic lifter so that the nominal length is substantially closer to a minimum length of the hydraulic lifter than to a maximum length of the hydraulic lifter.
2. The valve train of claim 1, wherein the nominal length is equal to the minimum length plus up to one-third of a difference between the minimum length and the maximum length.
3. The valve train of claim 2, wherein the nominal length is equal to the minimum length plus one of 3%, 10% and 20% of the difference between the minimum and maximum lengths.
4. The valve train of claim 1, wherein the at least one coupling component includes a push rod.
5. The valve train of claim 4, wherein the at least one coupling component further includes a rocker arm.
6. The valve train of claim 5, wherein the valve includes a valve stem, wherein an end of the valve stem abuts a first end of the rocker arm, wherein a first end of the push rod abuts a second end of the rocker arm, and wherein a second end of the push rod abuts a first end of the hydraulic lifter, a second end of the hydraulic lifter being in contact with the cam.
7. The valve train of claim 5, wherein the mechanism includes at least one of an adjustment nut and a set screw that can be varied in position so as to vary a position of the rocker arm and thus further vary a position of the push rod, causing the nominal position of the hydraulic lifter to be varied.
8. The valve train of claim 4, wherein the mechanism includes a device capable of varying a length of the push rod.
9. The valve train of claim 1, wherein the cam includes an automatic compression release mechanism by which a shape of a perimeter of the cam can be varied.
10. An internal combustion engine comprising:
a crankcase;
a crankshaft supported by the crankcase;
a camshaft having a cam, wherein the camshaft is supported by the crankcase and is rotationally coupled to the crankshaft so that rotation of the crankshaft causes rotation of the camshaft;
a valve;
at least one component coupling the valve to the cam, wherein the at least one component includes a hydraulic lifter; and
a mechanism for adjusting a nominal position associated with the hydraulic lifter so that the nominal position is closer to a first position at which the hydraulic lifter is at a minimum length than to a second position at which the hydraulic lifter is at a maximum length.
11. The internal combustion engine of claim 10, wherein the at least one component further includes at least one of a push rod and a rocker arm.
12. The internal combustion engine of claim 11, wherein the mechanism includes at least one of an adjustment nut and a set screw that is capable of adjusting a position of the rocker arm in relation to the crankcase, which in turn adjusts the nominal position of the hydraulic lifter.
13. The internal combustion engine of claim 11, wherein the mechanism includes a device that is capable of adjusting a length of the push rod.
14. The internal combustion engine of claim 10, wherein the cam includes a means for providing automatic compression release functionality.
15. The internal combustion engine of claim 10, wherein the mechanism adjusts the nominal position to be at no more than one-third of a distance from the first position to the second position.
16. The internal combustion engine of claim 15, wherein the mechanism adjusts the nominal position to be at one of 10% and 20% of the distance.
17. A method of configuring a hydraulic lifter of an internal combustion engine, the method comprising:
providing a valve train including the hydraulic lifter, wherein the valve train couples a cam of the engine to a valve of the engine at least indirectly by way of the hydraulic lifter; and
adjusting at least one component of the valve train to set a nominal length of the hydraulic lifter so that the nominal length is substantially closer to a minimum length of the hydraulic lifter than a maximum length of the hydraulic lifter.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein the nominal length is set to be equal to the minimum length plus up to one-third of a difference between the minimum length and the maximum length.
19. The method of claim 18, wherein the nominal length is equal to the minimum length plus one of 3%, 10% and 20% of the difference between the minimum and maximum lengths.
20. The method of claim 18, further comprising:
readjusting the nominal position of the hydraulic lifter at a later time.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A dishmachine comprising:
a. a wash chamber comprising a least one wash arm and at least one spray nozzle on the wash arm;
b. an outlet in the wash chamber through which water vapor can flow;
c. a heat exchanger in fluid communication with the outlet comprising at least one heat exchanger coil, an exhaust port, and a drain, wherein the drain is in fluid communication with the wash chamber; and
d. a source of freshwater in fluid communication with the interior of the heat exchanger coil, wherein the heat inside the heat exchanger coil is capable of heating the freshwater by at least 30\xb0 F.
2. The dishmachine of claim 1, the heat exchanger further comprising a fan.
3. The dishmachine of claim 1, wherein the exhaust port is in fluid communication with the wash chamber.
4. The dishmachine of claim 1, wherein the exhaust port is in fluid communication with the air outside of the wash chamber.
5. The dishmachine of claim 1, wherein the heat exchanger also collects the air outside of the wash chamber.
6. The dishmachine of claim 1, further comprising a booster heater.
7. A dishmachine comprising:
a. a wash chamber comprising a least one wash arm and at least one spray nozzle on the wash arm;
b. an outlet in the wash chamber through which water vapor can flow;
c. a heat exchanger in fluid communication with the outlet comprising at least one heat exchanger coil, an exhaust port, and a drain, wherein the drain is in fluid communication with the wash chamber; and
d. a refrigerant-boosted condenser in fluid communication with the heat exchanger comprising at least one condenser coil; and
e. a source of freshwater in fluid communication with the refrigerant-booster condenser, wherein the heat from the refrigerant-boosted condenser is capable of heating the freshwater by at least 30\xb0 F.
8. The dishmachine of claim 7, the heat exchanger further comprising a fan.
9. The dishmachine of claim 7, wherein the exhaust port is in fluid communication with the wash chamber.
10. The dishmachine of claim 7, wherein the exhaust port is in fluid communication with the air outside of the wash chamber.
11. The dishmachine of claim 7, wherein the heat exchanger also collects the air outside of the wash chamber.
12. The dishmachine of claim 7, further comprising a booster heater.
13. A dishmachine comprising:
a. a wash chamber comprising a least one wash arm and at least one spray nozzle on the wash arm;
b. an outlet in the wash chamber through which water vapor can flow;
c. a first heat exchanger in fluid communication with the outlet comprising at least one heat exchanger coil, an exhaust port, and a drain, wherein the drain is in fluid communication with the wash chamber;
d. a second heat exchanger in fluid communication with the exhaust port of the first heat exchanger comprising at least one heat exchanger coil, an exhaust port, and a drain, wherein the drain is in fluid communication with the wash chamber; and
e. a refrigerant-boosted condenser in fluid communication with the second heat exchanger comprising at least one condenser coil; and
f. a source of freshwater in fluid communication with the refrigerant-booster condenser, wherein the heat from the refrigerant-boosted condenser is capable of heating the freshwater by at least 30\xb0 F.
14. The dishmachine of claim 13, wherein the first or second heat exchanger independently further comprise a fan.
15. The dishmachine of claim 13, wherein the first heat exchanger also collects the air outside of the wash chamber.
16. The dishmachine of claim 13, further comprising a booster heater.

1. A method for producing a blank (1) from a fiber layup (5) having an edge (3) forming a chamfer (2), wherein the fiber layup (5), which is suctioned onto a cutting support (6) of a cutting table (7), is cut through using a contour cut (17), which extends into the cutting support (6), along the intended contour (4) of the blank (1) and is provided with the chamfer (2) using a chamfer cut (16) running at a flat chamfer angle (\u03b1) along the intended contour (4), wherein the fiber layup (5) is firstly precut by two cuts, which end above the cutting support (6) and run outside the intended cross section of the edge (3), namely a preliminary cut (10) running transversely to the fiber layup (5) along the contour region and a relief cut (11), which determines a processing allowance (15) to the chamfer (2), and then the chamfer (2) is cut using the chamfer cut (16), which ends outside the intended contour (4) in the fiber layup (5), before the intended contour (4) of the blank (1) is produced by the contour cut (17).
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the preliminary cut (10) is carried out before the relief cut (11).
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the cut surfaces of the preliminary cut (10) and the relief cut (11) intersect.
4. The method according to claim 2, wherein the fiber layup (5) is divided before the relief cut (11) in the region of the chamfer (2) by a notch, which runs at a distance from the preliminary cut (10), and which ends in the processing allowance (15) determined by the relief cut (11).
5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the preliminary cut (10) is carried out in a surface corresponding to the cut surface of the contour cut (17).

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A heat dissipation device adapted for removing heat from LED chips, comprising:
a heat sink comprising a base plate which defines a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a plurality of fins formed on the second surface of the base plate;
a plurality of heat pipes of unidirectional heat transfer being embedded in the first surface of the heat sink, each of the heat pipes defining a first wall and a second wall coupled to the heat sink, the heat pipes only transferring heat from the first walls to the second walls and restrict a heat transfer in a reversed direction; and
a plurality of substrates in contact with first walls of the heat pipes, and the LED chips being mounted on the substrates;
wherein when the LED chips generate heat, the heat is transferred to the fins via the unidirectional heat pipes to lower a temperature of the LED chips.
2. The heat dissipation device as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the heat pipes is provided with a capillary wick which has one of the following structures: a plurality of fine grooves defined in a lengthwise direction of the casing, a fine-mesh wick, or a layer of sintered metalceramic powders only formed on an inner side of the first wall and away from the second wall.
3. The heat dissipation device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the heat pipes each are half filled with working liquid which is just enough to submerge the capillary wick adjacent to the first wall when the first wall faces downwardly toward the ground.
4. The heat dissipation device as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the substrates is a flat plate and defines a first surface on which the LED chips are mounted and a second surface opposite to the first surface.
5. The heat dissipation device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the second surfaces of the substrates are coupled to the first surface of the heat sink and the first walls of the heat pipes.
6. The heat dissipation device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the heat pipes each can be one of various shapes: straight, L-shaped, U-shaped and S-shaped, and the first surface of the heat sink defines corresponding receiving grooves accommodating the heat pipes therein.
7. The heat dissipation device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the heat pipes each are straight and are juxtaposed closely to each other and respectively received in the corresponding straight receiving grooves.
8. The heat dissipation device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fins extend from the second surface of the base plate and can be constructed in various configurations to maximize a heat-exchanging area of the heat sink.
9. A heat dissipation device adapted for removing heat from LED chips, comprising:
a finned heat sink comprising a base plate;
a plurality of heat pipes embedded in the base plate, each heat pipe comprising a casing which is half filled with working liquid and has a first wall and a second wall in contact with the base plate of the heat sink; and
a plurality of heat conductive substrates each defining a first surface on which the LED chips are mounted and a second surface in contact with the heat pipes;
wherein each of the heat pipes is provided with a capillary wick which has one of following structures: a plurality of fine grooves defined in a lengthwise direction of the casing, a fine-mesh wick, or a layer of sintered metalceramic powders only formed on an inner side of the first wall and away from the second wall, and working liquid which is just enough to submerge the capillary wick adjacent to the first wall when the first wall faces downwardly toward the ground.
10. The heat dissipation device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the substrates each are a flat plate, the second surfaces of the substrates are coupled to the base plate of the heat sink and the first walls of the heat pipes, a major part of the second surfaces of the substrates being in contact with the first walls of the heat pipes.
11. The heat dissipation device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the heat pipes each can be one of various shapes: straight, L-shaped, U-shaped and S-shaped, and the first surface of the heat sink defines corresponding receiving grooves accommodating the heat pipes therein.
12. The heat dissipation as claimed in claim 10, wherein the heat pipes are straight and divided into two groups, and each group of the heat pipes are connected with at least two substrates.
13. The heat dissipation device as claimed in claim 12, wherein the heat pipes of each group are juxtaposed closely to each other and respectively received in the corresponding straight receiving grooves.
14. The heat dissipation as claimed in claim 9, wherein the base plate defines a first surface coupled with the second surfaces of the substrates and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a plurality of fins are formed on the second surface of the base plate.
15. An LED assembly comprising:
a heat sink having a plurality of fins thereon;
a plurality of heat pipes embedded in the heat sink;
a plurality of heat conductive substrates coupled to the heat pipes; and
a plurality of LED chips mounted on the substrates;
wherein the heat pipes allow heat generated by the LED chips to be transferred to the heat sink via the substrates and the heat pipes, and inhibit heat in the heat sink to be transferred to the substrates via the heat pipes.