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Device for removing deposited material from a liquid in a flume

US5798038A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 9, 1996
Grant dateAug 25, 1998
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Expiry dateJul 9, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S198/952
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A device for removing deposited material from a liquid in flume includes a conveyor for the deposited material that is disposed at an ague with respect to the plume and leads to a discarding point. The device includes a housing which houses a shaft and a conveyor screw mounted to the shaft. The shaft includes a hollow portion therein for housing a heater. The heater heats the conveyor for preventing material from freezing in the conveyor.

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