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Device for conveying an operating material

US9688486B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 3, 2013
Grant dateJun 27, 2017
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Expiry dateDec 3, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01F11/282
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a device (1) for conveying an operating material, comprising a filling chamber (3) with an inlet (4) for filling the filling chamber (3) with the operating material, a conveying section (6) for conveying the operating material to an outlet (5), a transition element (7) between the filling chamber (3) and the conveying section (6) which can be switched between an open position and a closed position. The operating material which is introduced via the inlet (4) in the filling chamber (3), in the open position of the transition element (7), can be transferred in the conveying section (6) by means of a gaseous transport medium, and the operating material can be discharged from the outlet (5) from the conveying section (6) by means of a gaseous transport medium.

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