Tube loading apparatus
US6327320A · kind A · utility
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23Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 16, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for succesively loading solid objects (19) into a tube (27), for instance, nuclear fuel pellets into a nuclear fuel tube, includes means (17) for feeding the objects towards one, open end (29) of the tube. A reduced pressure is induced between each solid object and the tube end prior to entry of the object into the tube.
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