Apparatus for splitting a stream of particulate solids
US4279338A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 23, 1979 |
| Grant date | Jul 21, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 23, 1999 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G47/19
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for dividing a stream of particulate solids into a plurality of streams of particulate solids the apparatus comprising a belt conveyor having a leveler positioned above the belt surface to level the particulate solids on the belt surface so that the solids are discharged into a plurality of chutes to produce a plurality of streams each of which comprises a portion of the feedstream equal to a fraction defined by the width of the chute divided by the width of the belt conveyor.
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