DEVICE FOR DRYING AND ORIENTED DELIVERY OF ARTICLES Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: food industry, mechanical engineering, electronics and other branches of industry where drying and oriented charging of articles for processing is required. SUBSTANCE: proposed device has hopper in form of hollow perforated cylinder installed for rotation around longitudinal axis and pneumatic chamber installed stationary. Inner surface of cylinder is made in form of polyhedral prism. Crescent-shaped air feed channel divided lengthwise by solid partition is installed at hopper input. Pneumatic chamber is made truncated as far as feeding and receiving conveyors at side opposite to orientation side and is divided by solid partition into two sections. Device features high level of flexibility owing to possibility of manipulating with different type-size articles and capability of automatic readjustment to suit sizs of articles to be handled. EFFECT: enlarged operating capabilities. 6 dwg