System and method for suppression of smoke and/or fire in an auger system
AssigneeKomar Industries, Inc.
InventorMark E. Koenig
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Abstract
An auger system and method that comprises at least one auger. The auger(s) are situated in a processing chamber that is adapted to receive material to be processed by the auger(s). A hopper or chute is associated with the processing chamber in order to direct material into the processing chamber to be processed by the auger(s). The hopper or chute comprises at least one door that is adapted to move into a position to assist with suppression and/or containment of smoke and/or fire that may emanate at any time in such material (e.g., before, during, or after processing of the material by the auger(s)).
Claims20
A system for processing material, comprising:
- at least one auger;
- a processing chamber in which said at least one auger is situated, a top of said processing chamber defining an opening adapted to receive material to be processed by said at least one auger, said opening at said top extending above and adjacent said at least one auger;
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- a hopper or chute associated with said processing chamber and adapted to direct material into said opening of said processing chamber to be processed by said at least one auger, said hopper or chute comprising at least one door that extends upward relative to said processing chamber, said at least one door adapted to move adjacent to or from a position adjacent said processing chamber between an open position adapted to allow for receipt of material into said processing chamber to be processed by said at least one auger and a closed position adapted to not allow for receipt of material into said processing chamber to be processed by said at least one auger;
- wherein said door is positioned at said processing chamber at least when in said closed position such that said closed position is adapted to assist with suppression or containment of smoke or fire that may emanate in material that has been directed into said processing chamber.
A method for processing material, comprising:
- providing a system comprising:
- 1) at least one auger;
- 2) a processing chamber in which said at least one auger is situated, a top of said processing chamber defining an opening adapted to receive material to be processed by said at least one auger, said opening at said top extending above and adjacent said at least one auger;
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- 3) a hopper or chute associated with said processing chamber and adapted to direct material into said opening of said processing chamber to be processed by said at least one auger, said hopper or chute comprising at least one door that extends upward relative to said processing chamber, said at least one door adapted to move adjacent to or from a position adjacent said processing chamber between an open position adapted to allow for receipt of material into said processing chamber to be processed by said at least one auger and a closed position adapted to not allow for receipt of material into said processing chamber to be processed by said at least one auger;
- directing material into said hopper or chute and to said processing chamber when said at least one door is in said open position;
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- moving said at least one door into said closed position to assist with suppression or containment of smoke or fire that may emanate in said material that has been directed into said processing chamber;
- wherein said door is positioned at said processing chamber at least when in said closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.