Device for feeding particulate material
US4421148A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 29, 1981 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G47/19
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for feeding particulate material to a moving surface comprising a hopper for containing particulate material and having an outlet in the bottom for dispensing that material; a moving surface spaced downwardly from the outlet of the hopper and adapted to receive particulate material distributed across the surface; a receiver spaced downwardly from the outlet of the hopper to receive particulate material from the outlet and to direct that material generally horizontally to fall from an open edge of the receiver; and a vertical chute to receive the particulate material falling from the open edge of the receiver and to direct it downwardly and then horizontally to a dispensing edge spaced vertically above and closely adjacent to the moving surface.
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