Adjustable screw conveyor for material processing
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsSarbajit K. Rakshit, Binoy Thomas, Sudheesh S. Kairali
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Abstract
An adjustable screw conveyor includes a plurality of adjustable helical blades disposed in an enclosure having an inlet at a first end of the enclosure and an outlet at a second end of the enclosure, where the plurality of adjustable helical blades includes a first blade and a second blade. The adjustable screw conveyor further includes the plurality of adjustable helical blades being coupled to a first shaft via a plurality of pitch adjustment modules, where a pitch between the first blade and the second blade of the plurality of adjustable helical blades is adjustable.
Claims20
An adjustable screw conveyor comprising:
- a plurality of adjustable helical blades disposed in an enclosure having an inlet at a first end of the enclosure and an outlet at a second end of the enclosure, wherein the plurality of adjustable helical blades includes a first blade and a second blade;
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- the plurality of adjustable helical blades are coupled to a first shaft via a plurality of pitch adjustment modules located along a length of the first shaft, wherein a pitch between the first blade and the second blade of the plurality of adjustable helical blades is adjustable.
A method for configuring an adjustable screw conveyor, the method comprising:
- determining material specification and a plurality of material processing properties;
- determining a configuration for the adjustable screw conveyor based on the material specification and the plurality of material processing properties;
- deactivating a shaft coupling mechanism for the adjustable screw conveyor;
- activating a plurality of pitch adjustment modules for the adjustable screw conveyor;
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- activating a motor mechanism for the adjustable screw conveyor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.