Sluice for discharging bulk material
US6685007B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 5, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 5, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G53/4616
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sluice (2) for discharging bulk material, in particular fibers, from a cyclone device comprises a circumferential wall (4) in the form of a curved bendable band, which defines a generally cylindrical chamber (10) with an inlet (38) for receiving bulk material from the cyclone device and an outlet (14) for discharging bulk material substantially tangentially from the cylindrical chamber. A sluice wheel (16) is rotatable in the chamber about a vertical axis (12) extending through the center of the sluice wheel for sluicing the bulk material in batches from the inlet through the chamber to the outlet. The inlet (38) is situated centrally above the sluice wheel for supplying bulk material substantially axially to the slice wheel.
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