CAROUSEL CONVEYOR Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: mechanical engineering; materials handling; processing of mixtures containing magnetic and non-magnetic particles. SUBSTANCE: carousel conveyor has working member in form of closed ring connected with rotation drive. Closed ring is made of magnetic material and provided with inner channels and riffled lower surface coated with cermet material permeable for working medium, such as vapors, liquids or air, with sealing over external and internal perimeters of ring. Agitators with drive are secured under outer surface of coating. Ring is rigidly connected through hollow brackets with hollow shaft of rotation drive and is hinge connected, in form of sliding contact, with fixed collector whose sectors are connected through hollow shaft by pipelines with external source of working medium. EFFECT: enlarged operating capabilities. 2 dwg