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US 2007/0140894 A1Published application
Sterilizer
OwnerFumio Katoinventor
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Abstract
A sterilizer, having a hopper (2) allowing powders and grains to be filled therein; a first rotary valve (3) disposed under the hopper; and a second rotary valve (4) formed under the first rotary valve, wherein an airtight space (5), allowing therethrough travel of the powders and grains, is formed between the first rotary valve (3) and the second rotary valve (4), the airtight space (5) being communicated with a saturated steam injection pipe (23) injecting a saturated steam into the airtight space (5).
Claims5
A sterilizer comprising:
- a hopper in which powders and grains are filled;
- a first rotary valve disposed under said hopper;
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- a second rotary valve formed under said first rotary valve,
- wherein an airtight space, allowing therethrough travel of said powders and grains, is formed between said first rotary valve and said second rotary valve, said airtight space being communicated with a saturated steam injection pipe injecting a saturated steam into said airtight space.
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