A laundry treating machine includes a basement portion (14) having an upper side (17) with seats (18A-18F) formed thereon for receiving machine operational devices (5), and a lower side (16), opposite to the upper side (17). The lower side (16) forms an air path for air to be admitted into or exhausted from the machine.

A laundry treating machine includes a basement portion (14) having an upper side (17) with seats (18A-18F) formed thereon for receiving machine operational devices (5), and a lower side (16), opposite to the upper side (17). The lower side (16) forms an air path for air to be admitted into or exhausted from the machine.

An electrode drying device includes: a drying chamber having an inlet for receiving the electrode substrate on one side and an outlet for discharging the electrode substrate on other side; a piston rod positioned inside the drying chamber, extending upwardly and downwardly to press against both end portions in the width direction of an electrode substrate; a cylinder for moving a piston rod up and down in the thickness direction of the electrode substrate; and a plate coupled to an end facing the electrode substrate of the piston rod, and extending in a direction perpendicular to the width direction of the electrode substrate, so that even, the piston rod presses on the two end portions to suppress the bending phenomenon of the two end portions, and the plate coupled with the piston rod blocks the hot air applied to the two end portions to prevent excessive drying by hot air.

An electrode drying device includes: a drying chamber having an inlet for receiving the electrode substrate on one side and an outlet for discharging the electrode substrate on other side; a piston rod positioned inside the drying chamber, extending upwardly and downwardly to press against both end portions in the width direction of an electrode substrate; a cylinder for moving a piston rod up and down in the thickness direction of the electrode substrate; and a plate coupled to an end facing the electrode substrate of the piston rod, and extending in a direction perpendicular to the width direction of the electrode substrate, so that even, the piston rod presses on the two end portions to suppress the bending phenomenon of the two end portions, and the plate coupled with the piston rod blocks the hot air applied to the two end portions to prevent excessive drying by hot air.

Proposed is A POD cleaning apparatus including: a separate unit separating a POD introduced through an introducing inlet; a first transportation unit transporting a separation POD resulting from the separation in the separation unit; a plurality of cleaning chambers in each of which the separation POD transported by the first transportation unit is cleaned and dried; a chamber in which the separation POD dried in the cleaning chamber is vacuum-processed; a second transportation transporting the separation dried in the cleaning chamber to the vacuum chamber; and an assembly unit assembling the vacuum-processed separation PODs, in which each of the plurality of cleaning chambers includes: a cleaning sub-chamber where the separation POD transported by the first transportation unit is accommodated and cleaned; and a drying chamber where the separation POD transported from the cleaning sub-chamber is dried, and in which the cleaning sub-chamber and the drying chamber are spatially separated.

Proposed is A POD cleaning apparatus including: a separate unit separating a POD introduced through an introducing inlet; a first transportation unit transporting a separation POD resulting from the separation in the separation unit; a plurality of cleaning chambers in each of which the separation POD transported by the first transportation unit is cleaned and dried; a chamber in which the separation POD dried in the cleaning chamber is vacuum-processed; a second transportation transporting the separation dried in the cleaning chamber to the vacuum chamber; and an assembly unit assembling the vacuum-processed separation PODs, in which each of the plurality of cleaning chambers includes: a cleaning sub-chamber where the separation POD transported by the first transportation unit is accommodated and cleaned; and a drying chamber where the separation POD transported from the cleaning sub-chamber is dried, and in which the cleaning sub-chamber and the drying chamber are spatially separated.

A method of joining glass elements with material continuity, to a glass component, to a housing, and to a vacuum insulating panel. The method includes (A) providing first and second glass elements, with each of the glass elements having at least one joining region having an outer edge to be joined, (B) introducing a metallic material into the first glass element in the region of the joining region of the first glass element, (C) placing the first and second glass elements onto one another such that the first and second glass elements contact one another at least at one outer edge of the respective joining region; and (D) heating the metallic material in the first glass element so that the glass element at least partially melts in the region of the joining region of the first glass element so that a connection with material continuity is produced between the first and second glass elements.

A method of joining glass elements with material continuity, to a glass component, to a housing, and to a vacuum insulating panel. The method includes (A) providing first and second glass elements, with each of the glass elements having at least one joining region having an outer edge to be joined, (B) introducing a metallic material into the first glass element in the region of the joining region of the first glass element, (C) placing the first and second glass elements onto one another such that the first and second glass elements contact one another at least at one outer edge of the respective joining region; and (D) heating the metallic material in the first glass element so that the glass element at least partially melts in the region of the joining region of the first glass element so that a connection with material continuity is produced between the first and second glass elements.

A stream of seed may be maintained at a metered flow rate through multiple stages of a treatment process. These multiple stages include dispensing, first application of fluid, second application of fluid, and seed transport. Seed transport may be accomplished through a conveyor configured to maintain the metered flow rate while providing static mixing, drying, and conditioning of the treated seed. The metered stream of seed may be treated within a first treatment applicator where a first wet treatment is applied, transferred through the incline conveyor, and treated again within a second treatment applicator where a second wet treatment is applied. Overtreating in multiple stages may layer consecutive seed treatments around the treated seed. A predetermined amount of seed treatment may be applied to the coated seed based on the metered flow rate established. Maintaining the metered flow rate through multiple stages eliminates the need for multiple metering steps.

A stream of seed may be maintained at a metered flow rate through multiple stages of a treatment process. These multiple stages include dispensing, first application of fluid, second application of fluid, and seed transport. Seed transport may be accomplished through a conveyor configured to maintain the metered flow rate while providing static mixing, drying, and conditioning of the treated seed. The metered stream of seed may be treated within a first treatment applicator where a first wet treatment is applied, transferred through the incline conveyor, and treated again within a second treatment applicator where a second wet treatment is applied. Overtreating in multiple stages may layer consecutive seed treatments around the treated seed. A predetermined amount of seed treatment may be applied to the coated seed based on the metered flow rate established. Maintaining the metered flow rate through multiple stages eliminates the need for multiple metering steps.