Pneumatic conveyor fabric frames and mounts
AssigneeBabcock Power Services, Inc.
InventorsMichael Johnson, Brian Ledoux, Robert L. Brockway
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Abstract
A fixed length fabric frame includes a perforated plate configured and adapted to support the weight of a solid particle material being transported. It also has a fabric sheet mounted to the perforated plate. The fabric sheet is configured and adapted to evenly distribute pressurized air within the conveyor. A backing flange is mounted to the fabric sheet. The backing flange is configured and adapted to contain the fabric sheet. Fixed length fabric frames can be used in a particle conveyance system to separate a pressurized plenum from a conveyance volume. Traditional particle conveyance systems can be retrofitted to utilize fixed length fabric frames.
Claims20
A fixed length fabric frame for a solid particle conveyor comprising:
- a perforated plate configured and adapted to support the weight of a solid particle material being transported;
- a fabric sheet mounted to the perforated plate, the fabric sheet configured and adapted to evenly distribute pressurized air within a conveyor;
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- a backing flange mounted to the fabric sheet, wherein the backing flange is configured and adapted to contain the fabric sheet.
A method for retrofitting a solid particle conveyance system, comprising:
- adding a mounting rail to a single continuous conveyor defining an interior space, wherein the conveyor is continuous from an inlet thereof to an outlet thereof, and wherein the mounting rail is configured and adapted to mount a fabric frame within the interior space of the conveyor to divide the interior space into a plenum of pressurized air and a conveyance volume.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.