Apparatus for feeding waste tire chips
US4577564A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 17, 1985 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF23G2205/121
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An apparatus for feeding waste tire chips to an incinerator comprises a chip container having a front wall, a rear wall and an outlet at the lower end of the front wall, and a screw feeder having a shaftless helical screw blade provided at an inner bottom portion of the container. The screw blade has one end supported by a first bearing provided on the rear wall of the container and the other end projecting from the outlet of the container. The other end of the screw blade is supported by a second bearing disposed outside the container outlet. Waste tire chips can be fed to the incinerator stably at all times.
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