Fan mount for grain drying and storage bin
US4306490A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 24, 1979 |
| Grant date | Dec 22, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF26B9/103
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An improved grain drying and storage bin of the type having side walls and a perforated floor defining a plenum chamber and a grain drying and storage chamber and an improved fan mounting therefor. The fan mounting arrangement includes an opening in the sidewall, a fan mounted with a portion above the level of the perforated floor, an angled housing extending from the top of the opening to the perforated floor and a plurality of vanes disposed on the interior surface of the housing to direct the air upwardly and outwardly into the grain drying and storage chamber.
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