Blender apparatus with precision low-rate metering unit
US6267495A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 14, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01F27/61
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A blender apparatus with a plurality of metering units, including at least one precision metering unit for precision metering of solid particulate materials at low flow rates, the apparatus including a common hopper for receiving metered individual ingredients from the plurality of individual ingredient metering units, the precision metering unit including an elongate tubular hopper for stabilizing the head pressure of material presented to the metering unit's auger.
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