Patent · US Expired

Device for feeding fluids

US7665636B2 · kind B2 · utility

62Cited by
106References
14Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 16, 2003
Grant dateFeb 23, 2010
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 29, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01F13/001
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for dispensing fluids, especially particulate matter, from a supply bin. The apparatus includes a plough that is movable at least partially in and out of the bin and which, when retracted, closes a matching aperture in the bin, whereby there is an adequate quantity of fluid above the plough.

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