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Compactor with expanding and contracting nozzle

US5611268A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 9, 1995
Grant dateMar 18, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 9, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB30B11/248
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A compaction apparatus (2) has a screw conveyor (4) for conveying waste material through a passage (6) and compacting it therein. An exit nozzle (10) is arranged to communicate with the passage (6). The nozzle (10) defines a duct which enlarges and contracts response to increasing and decreasing material pressure, respectively.

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