Abstract: A street pole comprising an antenna section with a coaxially mounted antenna around a pole. The antenna section having a length L and comprising at least one of the following features: —suspension with O-rings wherein the O-rings are each mounted at a distance Dr of 0.5*(1?½?2)*L from a respective end of the antenna; —a fix suspension at bottom; —a reduced outer diameter of the pole at at least one end (i.e. top end and/or bottom end) of the antenna; and —one of i) an extruded cable sleeve with opening in circumference over its full length for easy assembling and to spring mount the cable sleeve around the pole, and ii) a grooved pole with specifically shaped grooves for collecting residual particles at preferred locations.

Abstract: The invention provides a multi-part cable module (10) for association with a receiver rail element (350) of a support (30), the multi-part cable module (10) comprising a primary part (100) and a secondary part (200), wherein the primary part (100) is configured to engagingly receive the secondary part (200), wherein the primary part (100) comprises a) a cavity (110) to receive at least part of the secondary part (200), and b) a primary part opening (120) to provide access to at least part of a functional part (210) of the secondary part (200) when the secondary part (200) is engagingly received by the primary part (100), and wherein the primary part (100) further comprises c) a primary part rail element (150) configured for a male-female association with the receiver rail element (350) of the support (30); the secondary part (200) comprises (a) an inlet (220) for receiving a cable (410), and (b) said functional part (210), wherein the functional part comprises an outlet (230) for said cable (410).

Abstract: A lighting device comprising an optical device, a carrier, a light source and a gasket is provided. The optical device has a protrusion with a series of stepped faces. The gasket acts upon one of the faces to provide sealing against environmental factors while a second face determines the distance between the light source and a light exit window of the optical device.

Abstract: The invention provides a multi-part cable module (10) for association with a receiver rail element (350) of a support (30), the multi-part cable module (10) comprising a primary part (100) and a secondary part (200), wherein the primary part (100) is configured to engagingly receive the secondary part (200), wherein the primary part (100) comprises a) a cavity (110) to receive at least part of the secondary part (200), and b) a primary part opening (120) to provide access to at least part of a functional part (210) of the secondary part (200) when the secondary part (200) is engagingly received by the primary part (100), and wherein the primary part (100) further comprises c) a primary part rail element (150) configured for a male-female association with the receiver rail element (350) of the support (30); the secondary part (200) comprises (a) an inlet (220) for receiving a cable (410), and (b) said functional part (210), wherein the functional part comprises an outlet (230) for said cable (410).

Abstract: A lighting device comprising an optical device, a carrier, a light source and a gasket is provided. The optical device has a protrusion with a series of stepped faces. The gasket acts upon one of the faces to provide sealing against environmental factors whilst a second face determines the distance between the light source and a light exit window of the optical device.

Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle tire comprising a tread portion and a package of reinforcement layers arranged underneath the tread portion. The tread portion comprises a tread base layer arranged underneath the tread layer, and at least one rubber member that extends in the radial direction of the tire from the ground contacting surface to the reinforcement package. The tread layer rubber composition has an electrical resistivity at room temperature of more than 108 ohm-cm, the tread base layer rubber composition of between 106 ohm-cm and 108 ohm-cm, the member rubber composition of less than 106 ohm-cm; and the rubber composition of at least one layer of the reinforcement package has a electrical resistivity at room temperature of less than 106 ohm-cm. The vehicle tire combines a low rolling resistance with improved conductivity to avoid build-up of static electricity.

Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle tire comprising a tread portion and a package of reinforcement layers arranged underneath the tread portion. The tread portion comprises a tread layer, a tread base layer arranged underneath the tread layer, and at least one rubber member that extends in the radial direction of the tire from the ground contacting surface to the reinforcement package. The tread layer rubber composition has an electrical resistivity at room temperature of more than 108 ohm-cm, the tread base layer rubber composition of between 106 ohm-cm and 108 ohm-cm, the member rubber composition of less than 106 ohm-cm; and the rubber composition of at least one layer of the reinforcement package has a electrical resistivity at room temperature of less than 106 ohm-cm. The vehicle tire combines a low rolling resistance with improved conductivity to avoid build-up of static electricity.

Abstract: There is described a potato peeling device comprising a container provided with an in the operational position at least partly open top, a releasable lid arranged to close the top of the container, a rotatable peeling plate disposed in the container and connected to a drive, and an outlet arranged for draining the container, where an inlet opening arranged for receiving a water jet, is disposed in or above the top of the container.

Abstract: There is described a potato peeling device comprising a container provided with an in the operational position at least partly open top, a releasable lid arranged to close the top of the container, a rotatable peeling plate disposed in the container and connected to a drive, and an outlet arranged for draining the container, where an inlet opening arranged for receiving a water jet, is disposed in or above the top of the container.

Abstract: A liquefying apparatus for melting solid materials has a hopper with a coiled heating element disposed therein which supports and melts the solid materials into a liquid form. The liquid is stored below the heating element in a bottom section of the hopper, and is continually adjusted to a predetermined level, in order to insure that 1) the liquid in the lower section has a substantially constant temperature distribution and 2) a skin or film is not formed on the heating element which would reduce the liquefying rate.

Abstract: The present invention is the use of stellite material for all contact surfaces between moving parts and a metering pump pumping silver photographic emulsion. All parts that are in contact with the solutions containing silver made of stellite will prevent failure of rotating assemblies due to metallic silver plateout between rotating parts. Prior art pumps exhibited silver plateout after very few hours of operation.

Abstract: A process for degassing a continuously flowing liquid stream is executed using an apparatus that comprises an air-tight housing, in which is mounted for rotation a centrifuge bowl of circular cross-section and having an inner surface for spreading centrifugally impelled liquid to be degassed and an annular peripheral trough for retaining centrifugally impelled degassed liquid. The liquid stream is fed into the bowl and the degassed liquid is withdrawn through a tube extending from an exit line outside the housing to an open end of elongate cross-section which is positioned within the trough of the bowl and is immersible in the degassed liquid. The pressure of the exiting degassed liquid is measured, the pressure measurement being used to regulate the flow of liquid into the bowl so as to maintain a substantially constant level of the liquid therein.

Abstract: The present invention describes a method and apparatus in which solid gelatin chunks are liquefied, tempered, and debubbled in a single operation. The debubbling step is accomplished by evacuating and sealing off the loaded solid reservoir and heat exchanger before initiating the liquefying step. After the vacuum is applied, the gelled chunks are pressed into the heat exchanger, where heat is applied to the gelled chunks of photographic material. This liquefies the gelled chunks of photographic material. When the liquefied product gives a positive pressure at the heat exchanger outlet, the liquefied product is allowed to flow from the heat exchanger. Liquefying and tempering are performed as the solid chunks are pushed through the heat exchanger by the reservoir piston.

Abstract: The present invention describes a passive membrane degasser device in which solid chunks of photographic materials (15) are pumped past a hydrophobic membrane (10). Air from in between the chunks is forced through the membrane by pump pressure including a screw auger (11) and a vacuum (12) on the outer side of the membrane. The solid chunks of photographic material (15) are then transferred to a liquefier where conventional ultrasonic deaeration is performed. This device causes no sensitometric problems and permits using a continuous liquefaction system without the use of a centrifugal vacuum degasser.

Abstract: An apparatus for degassing a continuously flowing liquid stream comprising an air-tight housing, in which is mounted for rotation a centrifuge bowl of circular cross-section and having an inner surface for spreading centrifugally impelled liquid to be degassed and an annular peripheral trough for retaining centrifugally impelled degassed liquid. The liquid stream is fed into the bowl and the degassed liquid is withdrawn through a tube extending from an exit line outside the housing to an open end of elongate cross-section which is positioned within the trough of the bowl and is immersible in the degassed liquid. The apparatus further provides for measuring the pressure of the exiting degassed liquid, the pressure measurement being used to regulate the flow of liquid into the bowl so as to maintain a substantially constant level of liquid therein.

Abstract: A nonmechanical shearing mixer uses fluid velocity to create sufficient turbulence to completely mix two fluid components. Mixing is accomplished in an annular mixing chamber defined by inner and outer cylindrical walls. A first fluid is forced under pressure outwardly through openings in the inner cylindrical wall, the openings being oriented and arranged to cause the first fluid passing therethrough to undergo a generally rotational fluid flow pattern in the annular mixing chamber. A second fluid entering the annular mixing chamber through openings in the outer cylindrical wall is similarly caused to undergo a generally rotational fluid flow pattern but in the opposite direction of the rotational fluid flow pattern of the first fluid. The two opposing rotational fluid flow patterns thus "clash" in the annular mixing chamber and create a large amount of turbulence and shearing action resulting in effective and complete mixing of the two fluids.

Abstract: A device for use in discharging a fluid from a fluid processing apparatus. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, the device is suitable for those applications requiring both a low level of surface turbulence and a relatively high level of sub-surface turbulence. Low levels of surface turbulence generally result in small amounts of splashing and foaming, and also enable an effective fluid level to be established. Higher levels of sub-surface turbulence are often necessary in order to redisperse particles which might have migrated or settled in the fluid.

Abstract: Polymeric film is stretched by pulling the film over a first roller which is heated and over a second roller which is cooled, the second roller rotating at a greater peripheral speed than the first roller. The necking-in of the film in the gap between the two rollers is considerably reduced if a heat-transfer liquid is applied betwen marginal portions only of the film and the corresponding peripheral portions of the second, cooled, roller.