Patent · US Expired

Rotary diverter valves

US4252479A · kind A · utility

26Cited by
3References
7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 15, 1979
Grant dateFeb 24, 1981
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Expiry dateAug 15, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65G53/56
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A pneumatic conveyor tube switch operable for diverting materials from a pneumatic conveying line to secondary locations with the rotating diverter valve including a band bearing and a pair of inflatable seals to permit rotation of a central tube and to confine the material within the pneumatic conveying lines of the conveying system.

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