Horizontal rotating drum retort
OwnerLloyd W. Swaininventor
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Abstract
A retort including a drum, an electric induction coil, a motor, and first and second jacks. The drum includes an inlet port at an inlet end, an outlet port at an outlet end, and a cylindrical tube extending between the inlet end and the outlet end. The electric induction coil is proximate the cylindrical tube for heating the cylindrical tube. The motor is operably and rotatably coupled to the cylindrical tube of the drum. The first jack is coupled to the drum proximate the inlet end, and is configured to raise and lower the inlet end of the drum. And the second jack is coupled to the drum proximate the outlet end, and is configured to raise and lower the outlet end of the drum.
Claims14
A retort comprising:
- a drum comprising an inlet port at an inlet end, an outlet port at an outlet end, a cylindrical tube extending between the inlet end and the outlet end, an inlet seal and bearings rotatably coupling the inlet end of the drum and the cylindrical tube, and an outlet seal and bearings rotatably coupling the outlet end of the drum and the cylindrical tube, the inlet and outlet ends of the drum configured to remain stationary when the cylindrical tube rotates;
- an electric induction coil proximate the cylindrical tube for heating the cylindrical tube;
- an outer cover including a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the outer cover encasing at least a portion of the cylindrical tube of the drum and the electric induction coil;
- a carriage frame supporting the drum, the electrical induction coil, and the outer cover;
- a first mount coupled to the carriage frame and the inlet end of the drum, the first mount preventing the inlet end of the drum from rotating relative to the cylindrical tube;
- a second mount coupled to the carriage frame and the outlet end of the drum, the second mount preventing the outlet end of the drum from rotating relative to the cylindrical tube;
- a first adjustable support comprising a first base portion and one or more first rollers opposite the first base portion, the first adjustable support coupled to the carriage frame and to the first end of the outer cover, the first adjustable support rotatably supporting the cylindrical tube via the one or more first rollers, the first adjustable support configured to support the cylindrical tube at a first height relative to the first base portion;
- a second adjustable support comprising a second base portion and one or more second rollers opposite the second base portion, the second adjustable support coupled to the carriage frame and to the second end of the outer cover, the second adjustable support rotatably supporting the cylindrical tube via the one or more second rollers, the second adjustable support configured to support the cylindrical tube at a second height relative to the second base portion, the first height being greater than the second height, wherein the first and second adjustable supports are independently adjustable relative to the first and second base portions, respectively;
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- a motor mounted to the carriage frame and configured to rotate the cylindrical tube of the drum.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.