Powder intake unit
AssigneeTetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
InventorsAntoine Baron, Frédéric Odet, Christian Sieg, Cedric Bertali
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Abstract
A powder intake unit is configured to receive powder from an opened powder bag. The powder intake unit includes an upper section defining an inlet, and a lower conical section that tapers radially inwardly from a top end at which the lower conical section is connected to the upper section to a bottom end at which an outlet for discharging the powder is arranged. An upper section of the powder intake unit has a rear wall arranged opposite the inlet and a ceiling that is inclined downwardly from the inlet toward the rear wall.
Claims14
A powder intake unit configured to receive powder from an opened powder bag, the powder intake unit comprising:
- an upper section defining an inlet for receiving the powder;
- and
- a lower conical section that tapers radially inwardly from a top end at which the lower conical section is connected to the upper section to a bottom end at which an outlet for discharging the powder is arranged,
- wherein:
- the upper section has a rear wall arranged opposite the inlet and a ceiling that is inclined downwardly from the inlet toward the rear wall, and
- the rear wall is inclined inwardly from the ceiling toward the lower conical section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.