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Barrel screen apparatus

US5427250A · kind A · utility

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6References
25Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 29, 1993
Grant dateJun 27, 1995
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 29, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB07B13/18
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention is a barrel screen apparatus comprising an elongate, hollow, cylindrical and rotatable barrel screen cage having a receiving end and a discharge end. A hopper is positioned adjacent to the receiving end of the barrel screen cage and has a pair of augers to convey the material and regulate the rate of feed into the feed end of the barrel screen cage. A concave plate is attached to the support frame and positioned directly below and along the length of the barrel screen cage to catch the screened material through the cage. Spiral flighting is attached to the external periphery of the barrel screen cage to convey the material forwardly on the concave plate towards the front of the apparatus where stripper bars, mounted longitudinally on the periphery, push the material off the side of the apparatus. The material accumulates adjacent to a fold-down apron on the side of the apparatus which facilitates pickup by a front-end loader or other means.

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