Patent · US Expired

Apparatus for supplying fluid to a rotating tube comprising end cap with purging fluid

US4412683A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 17, 1982
Grant dateNov 1, 1983
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Expiry dateJun 17, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S277/91
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Apparatus for supplying fluid to a rotary tube uncontaminated with ambient air comprises an end cap having an open ended bore in which an end portion of the tube may be rotatably positioned, a first conduit extending into the end cap through which fluid may be fed into the rotary tube, and a second conduit communicating with the end cap bore through which a purge fluid may be fed into and at least partially through the bore to the exterior of the end cap.

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