US3619011A - Apparatus for discharging particulate material from containers - Google Patents

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US3619011A
US3619011A US862291A US3619011DA US3619011A US 3619011 A US3619011 A US 3619011A US 862291 A US862291 A US 862291A US 3619011D A US3619011D A US 3619011DA US 3619011 A US3619011 A US 3619011A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G53/00—Conveying materials in bulk through troughs, pipes or tubes by floating the materials or by flow of gas, liquid or foam
    • B65G53/04—Conveying materials in bulk pneumatically through pipes or tubes; Air slides
    • B65G53/16—Gas pressure systems operating with fluidisation of the materials
    • B65G53/18—Gas pressure systems operating with fluidisation of the materials through a porous wall
    • B65G53/22—Gas pressure systems operating with fluidisation of the materials through a porous wall the systems comprising a reservoir, e.g. a bunker

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  • the hopper is ofgenerally cylindrical construction converg ing to a reduced vertical cylindrical extension at the bottom forming a well from which the material is discharged.
  • a discharge pipe extends radially outwardly through the wall of the well and an air pipe extends radially through the wall of the well diametrically opposite the discharge pipe.
  • the air pipe has a forward extension of reduced diameter which enters the inlet opening of the discharge pipe and the end of the air pipe around the forward extension is sealed off.
  • the air pipe is axially slidable in a stuffing box so that in its fully extended position it abuts against the end of the discharge pipe 54 3 Hw20%6 M U N 5 H n k H2 Z w u u 2 u 0 m H m w n ..9 S m mm .W n F m m g m m n t :l u H w n .N m m Tm D m m 4 m
  • We S u S m L h i 0 h C 6 U has 2 0 5 55 References Cited preventing discharge of material, whilst in its fully retracted UNITED STATES PATENTS 6/1919 Leonard position a space is provided between the ends of both pipes permitting discharge of material which is aerated and blown 302/25 UX through the discharge pipe by the air passing through the 1,319,193 10/1919 Von Porat PATENTEUuuv 9 mm sum 2
  • the invention provides means for discharging aerated particulate material from a hopper or other container comprising a discharge passage communicating at its inner end with the interior of a lower portion of the container, an axially slidable air pipe disposed parallel to the discharge passage and projecting forwardly into the latter within the container, the discharge end portion at least of said air pipe being substantially smaller in cross-sectional area than the discharge passage, and a valve member projecting outwardly from the air pipe at a position spaced from the inner end of the latter, said valve member being adapted to abut against, and close, the inner end of the discharge passage when the air pipe is disposed in its fully projected position.
  • the discharge end portion of the air pipe comprises a reduced forward extension of a main air pipe disposed coaxially with the said discharge passage, said main air pipe having a closed inner end which forms the said valve member.
  • the said air pipe, or said reduced extension thereof is disposed eccentrically with respect to the discharge passage.
  • the hopper or other container is preferably formed at the bottom with a centrally disposed well having said discharge passage extending laterally outwards therefrom in which case the said air pipe extends laterally through the wall of the well in diametrical opposition to the discharge passage.
  • the said discharge passage is preferably formed by a discharge pipe, the inner end of which projects into the well so as to be spaced from the wall thereof.
  • FIG. 1 is a cutaway perspective view of one form of discharge apparatus according to the invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a view in sectional elevation showing the discharge means incorporated in a container embodying different means for aerating the material therein.
  • FIG. 3 is a view in cross section taken on the line 3-3 of FIG. 2, and
  • FIG. 4 is a view similar to FIG. 3, and shows an air discharge pipe of a different cross-sectional shape.
  • FIG. 1 shows a hopper of conventional shape provided centrally at the top with a filling opening which is normally closed by a cover 11.
  • a reduced vertical cylindrical extension 12 at the bottom of the hopper is closed at its lower end, and forms a well from which the particulate material, e.g., flour or cement, contained therein is discharged, as hereinafter described, in a fluidized condition.
  • particulate material e.g., flour or cement
  • This material is fluidized by the introduction of air in any suitable manner such as by providing an annular skirt 23 arranged within the upper portion of the convergent lower portion of the hopper, and spaced from the latter to form a narrow intervening space which is open at its lower end.
  • air In order to fluidize the material, air is continuously supplied to the upper part of this intervening space and is discharged downwardly through its open lower end whereby, in addition to permeating the material, it forms an air slide to facilitate movement of the material into the well as more fully described in our said prior specification.
  • Air is supplied to the said space from an encircling external pipe 16 which is connected by a pipe 18 to an air supply pipe 20 fitted with a regulating valve 22.
  • a discharge pipe 24 projects radially inwards through the wall of the well 12 and into the latter so that its open inner end is spaced from the wall.
  • a coaxial air pipe 26 projects inwardly into the well through the diametrically opposite portion of the wall of the latter.
  • This air pipe is axially slidable for which purpose it extends through a stuffing box 28 and its outer end is connected by a flexible hose 30 to a branch 32 from the air supply pipe 20, this branch being provided with a further regulating valve 34.
  • the air pipe 26 is axially slidable by operation of a hand lever 36.
  • the air pipe 26 is closed at its inner end and is fitted with a reduced axial extension 26a which at all times projects into the open inner end of the discharge pipe 24.
  • this reduced extension is arranged eccentrically with respect to the pipe 26, whereby it is disposed close to the bottom of the discharge pipe 24.
  • the extension 26a thus partly obstructs the entrance to the discharge pipe but its reduced size is such as to permit of the free entrance thereto of the fluidized material.
  • FIG. 2 shows the foregoing discharge means applied to a chamber 10 of somewhat different shape at the bottom and in which aeration of the contained material is effected in another known manner.
  • this container is provided with a false bottom 38 formed of a porous membrane or other porous material, so that air supplied to the space below this false bottom passes uniformly upwardly through it to permeate the powder or other particulate material in the chamber.
  • a gap is formed between its closed end and the open end of the discharge pipe to permit the fluidized material to pass into the latter, and the rate of discharge may be regulated by adjusting the length of this gap, the maximum length of which is equal to the distance between the adjacent inner ends of the discharge pipe 24 and the stuffing box 28 which in the illustrated construction also projects into the well to some extent.
  • extension is not necessarily of circular shape in cross section, as it may be of any other suitable shape such as that shown in FIG. 4.
  • the improved discharge apparatus herein disclosed has been found to discharge the material at higher speeds while also its operation and adjustment are more readily controlled for the reason that the adjustment of the air discharge pipe 26 is not critical, whereas with the aforesaid prior apparatus, air eddies were produced in the gap between the air pipe and the discharge pipe, and their suppression or adequate control required careful adjustment of the position of the air pipe. With the present invention, therefore, the flow of material is more steady and streamlined. Also, better scavenging of the container is obtained when the container is almost empty, due to the jet pump effect of the air discharged directly into the discharge pipe.
  • the internal area of the air pipe extension 26a prefferably be approximately one quarter of the internal area of the discharge pipe 24 so that when both pipes are circular in cross section the internal diameter of the extension 26a would be about one half of the internal diameter of the discharge pipe 24. Also, when the air pipe 26 is withdrawn to its maximum extent when the length of the gap between it and the discharge pipe may be of the order of one to one and a half times the internal diameter of the pipe 24, it is preferred that the extent to which the extension 26a then projects into the pipe 24 should not be less than one-half of the internal diameter of the latter and not more than six times its said internal diameter.
  • Means for discharging aerated particulate material from a hopper or other container comprising a fixed discharge pipe communicating at its inner end with the interior of a lower portion of the container, an axially slidable air pipe disposed in said portion confronting said discharge pipe, means connecting said air pipe to a source of air pressure, and means to axially move said air pipe relative to said lower portion, said air pipe having a first portion of equal diameter to said discharge pipe and a forward extension of reduced diameter extending into said discharge pipe, said air pipe portion serving as a valve member adapted to abut against, and close, the inner end of the discharge pipe when the air pipe is disposed in its fully projected position, said forward extension projecting into said discharge pipe in all positions of said air pipe.

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US3865280A (en) * 1974-04-10 1975-02-11 Continental Carbon Co Filling spout assembly for solid materials
US4049405A (en) * 1975-09-26 1977-09-20 American Air Filter Company, Inc. Filter material charging apparatus for filter assembly for radioactive contaminants
US4127397A (en) * 1975-09-29 1978-11-28 American Air Filter Company, Inc. Discharge apparatus for filter assembly for radioactive contaminants
US5203628A (en) * 1988-09-30 1993-04-20 Hamm Family Partnership Portable batch mixing apparatus for cementitious construction materials
US20040096280A1 (en) * 2000-09-18 2004-05-20 Yvan Kroemmer Device for passing heavily flowing bulk material into a delivery pipe
US6848867B2 (en) * 2000-09-18 2005-02-01 Paul Wurth S.A. Device for passing heavily flowing bulk material into a delivery pipe
LU90643B1 (de) * 2000-09-22 2002-03-25 Wurth Paul Sa Vorrichtung zum Einleiten von Schuettgut in eine Foerderleitung
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