Device for the controlled distribution of pulverulent products
US6971554B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 24, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 21, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB24C7/0092
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
This device for the controlled distribution of pulverulent products includes a feed container (1) for said product having an outlet aperture sealed by a rotor (6) provided with a plurality of transfer cavities (7, 8), each of which comprises an inlet aperture and an evacuation aperture, the paths of said inlet apertures successively passing opposite said outlet aperture in order to be filled with said product and said evacuation apertures passing successively opposite a distribution aperture (13, 14) connected to device (12) to evacuate said pulverulent product from said transfer cavities (7, 8), for emptying therein, of sealing surfaces (5a, 5b) of said inlet and evacuation apertures, disposed along said respective paths and means (M, 15) to drive said rotor (6). Said rotor comprises device to link said cavities to said rotational axis, arranged to give said cavities a degree of freedom in a substantially perpendicular direction to said sealing surfaces (5a, 5b).
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