BUNKER FOR COAL LOADING AND AVERAGING OUT Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC B65G3/04 F24B13/04 

FIELD: loading equipment, particularly to load, average out and supply fuel in boiler-room furnace.

SUBSTANCE: bunker comprises conical lower part provided with outlet orifice and mixing cylinder connected to conical lower part top. The mixing cylinder has inner helical ribs. Upper bunker part is made as two rectangular vessels having regulation locks in lower parts thereof. Splitting cone is arranged in bunker center. The splitting cone comprises rims having heights increasing from center to base thereof. Rim direction is spirally changing through 180°. Upper parts of rectangular vessels are shaped as funnels with area exceeding mixing cylinder area. Inner spiral ribs of the mixing cylinder may be formed of elastic material, for instance of rubber.

EFFECT: increased efficiency of averaging out coal materials having different physical and chemical properties, possibility to obtain primary material having necessary characteristics appropriate for concrete user.

3 cl, 2 dwg