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US 10,961,062 B2Granted
Bag press feeder assembly
AssigneeGolden Renewable Energy, LLC
InventorsAnthony F. Tenore, David Fowler, Oluwadare Oluwaseun
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Abstract
A material handling apparatus is described comprising a material press body having an inlet and an outlet; a power source for generating an airstream into the inlet of the material press body and through the outlet of the material press body, wherein the airstream captures and feeds a supply material into the material press body; a plurality of press augers for capturing and manipulating the supply material into the material handling apparatus; and a drive system connected to drive and control the plurality of augers.
Claims40
A material handling apparatus comprising:
- a vertical material press body having an inlet and an outlet configured at a first direction away from the inlet, wherein the vertical material press body includes an outlet tapered body structure disposed in a generally transverse direction from the first direction;
- a power source for generating an airstream into the inlet of the vertical material press body and through the outlet of the vertical material press body, wherein the airstream captures and feeds a supply material into the vertical material press body generally in the first direction;
- a plurality of press augers for capturing and manipulating the supply material into the material handling apparatus in a second direction, wherein the plurality of press augers are disposed in a generally transverse direction from the airstream;
- a drive system configured to drive and control the plurality of augers;
- and
- a screen configured in a fixed position and disposed at the outlet of the vertical material press body,
- wherein the plurality of press augers are configured to scrape or wipe the screen as they rotate to allow air flow through the vertical material press body.
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A material handling apparatus comprising:
- a vertical material press body having an inlet and an outlet configured at a first direction away from the inlet, wherein the vertical material press body includes an outlet tapered body structure disposed in a generally transverse direction from the first direction;
- a power source for generating an airstream into the inlet of the vertical material press body and through the outlet of the vertical material press body, wherein the airstream captures captures and feeds a supply material into the vertical material press body generally in the first direction;
- a plurality of press augers for capturing and manipulating the supply material into the material handling apparatus in a second direction, wherein the plurality of press augers are disposed in a generally transverse direction from the airstream;
- a drive system configured to drive and control the plurality of augers;
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- a screen configured in a fixed position and disposed at the outlet of the vertical material press body,
- wherein the plurality of press augers are configured to scrape or wipe the screen as they rotate to allow air flow through the vertical material press body, and
- wherein the power source is a blower and the blower is powered by heat used to melt and vaporize the supply material in the apparatus.
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A material handling apparatus comprising:
- a vertical material press body having an inlet and an air outlet configured at a first direction away from the inlet;
- a power source for generating an airstream into the inlet in the first direction towards and through the air outlet of the vertical material press body, wherein the airstream captures and feeds a supply material into the vertical material press body generally in the first direction;
- a screen configured in a fixed position and disposed at the outlet of the vertical material press body;
- a plurality of press augers configured to receive and manipulate the supply material fed by the airstream into the vertical material press body in a second direction, wherein the second direction is different from the first direction;
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- a drive system configured to drive and control the plurality of augers, wherein the vertical material press body comprises an outlet tapered body that is arranged in the second direction.
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A material handling apparatus comprising:
- a vertical material press body having an inlet and an air outlet configured at a first direction away from the inlet;
- a power source configured to generate an airstream into the inlet of the vertical material press body in the first direction towards and through the air outlet of the vertical material press body, wherein the airstream captures and feeds a supply material into the vertical material press body generally in the first direction;
- a screen configured in a fixed position and disposed at the outlet of the vertical material press body;
- a plurality of press augers configured to receive and manipulate the supply material fed by the airstream into the material handling press body in a second direction, wherein the second direction is different from the first direction;
- and
- a drive system configured to drive and control the plurality of augers,
- wherein the vertical material press body comprises an outlet tapered body that is arranged in the second direction,
- wherein the power source is a blower and the blower is powered by heat used to melt and vaporize the supply material in the apparatus.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.