Rotary airlock device and system for moving and placing granulate material
OwnerMichael Noleninventor
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Abstract
A system for moving and placing granulate is provided together with a rotary airlock device. The system has a housing mountable to a trailer with cabinet located on a side of the housing with a compressor, at least one back compartment located on a back side of the housing. The compartment has a rotary airlock device in communication with the compressor. The compressor feeds air to the rotary airlock device under pressure, and an actuatable feeder located on the back side of the housing receives granulate and feeds the granulate to the rotary airlock device.
Claims13
A system for moving and placing granulate, the system comprising:
- a housing mountable to a vehicle, trailer or both;
- at least one cabinet located on a side or back side of the housing, wherein the at least one cabinet comprises a compressor;
- at least one rotary airlock device located at a back end of the housing, wherein the at least one rotary airlock is in communication with the compressor, and wherein the compressor feeds air under pressure to the at least one rotary airlock device;
- an actuatable feeder located on the back side of the housing, wherein the feeder, when in an open position, is configured to receive granulate and feed the granulate to the at least one rotary airlock device, and wherein the feeder is actuatable downwardly to the open position, and is actuatable upwardly to a closed position when not in use;
- a hose mount located on the housing and in communication with a bottom portion of the at least one rotary airlock device, wherein when the compressor is actuated, the granulate is fed from the actuatable feeder, through the at least one rotary airlock device and out through the hose mount into a hose to place the granulate in a predetermined place.
A rotary airlock device attachable to a housing, the rotary airlock device comprising:
- a wear plate assembly comprising a bottom wear plate and a top wear plate;
- a rotor component comprising a rotary airlock chamber, wherein the rotor component is coupled to a motor and when actuated, rotates to provide a first airflow and a silo to increase a pressure in the rotary airlock chamber, wherein the rotor component is configured to move the granulate through the rotary airlock chamber;
- a housing bowl positioned below the rotary component, wherein the housing bowl comprises a ring extending from an exterior side of the housing bowl providing a mating surface for the bottom wear plate;
- an outlet assembly coupled to the housing bowl, wherein the outlet assembly comprises:
- an air and granulate outlet;
- an air pipe coupled to the air and granulate outlet wherein the air pipe is configured to provide a second airflow to move the granulate out of the outlet assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.