Arrangement, system and method for handling non-wood plant material
US9156221B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 19, 2013 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD21C7/06
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A feeding arrangement for feeding plant material to a treatment vessel is disclosed including a plug screw feeder, a force feeding screw for feeding the plant material to the plug screw feeder in which the force feeding screw is arranged essentially perpendicular to the plug screw, and a feeding device for feeding incoming material to the force feeding screw, and in which the plug screw can rotate at variable speed, and the force feeding screw includes when a distance between the last screw thread of the force feeding screw and the outer diameter of the plug screw is up to 90 mm.
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