Material refining unit for a material installation system
AssigneeApplegate Greenfiber Acquisition, LLC
InventorsErnest Scott Haigler, Todd Arthur Wannemacher, Marvin Lee Johnson
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Abstract
A material refining unit for a material installation system includes a housing and a refining assembly arranged within the housing. The housing defines an internal cavity with an inlet and an outlet. The inlet is configured to receive an insulation material having a first density. The refining assembly is configured to refine the insulation material to a second density that is provided to the outlet and includes a stator and a rotor. The stator is fixedly attached to the housing and has a plurality of stator grooves. The rotor is rotatably coupled to the housing and has a plurality of rotor grooves. A gap is defined between the stator and the rotor.
Claims36
A material refining unit for a material installation system, the material refining unit comprising:
- a housing defining an inlet, an outlet, and an internal cavity in fluid communication with the inlet and the outlet, the inlet being configured to receive an insulation material having a first density;
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- a refining assembly disposed within the internal cavity of the housing and defining a rotational axis, the refining assembly being configured to provide the insulation material having a second density at the outlet of the housing, the refining assembly comprising:
- a stator fixedly attached to the housing, the stator being axially aligned with the rotational axis and having a plurality of stator grooves;
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- a rotor rotatably coupled to the housing and having a plurality of rotor grooves, the rotor being axially aligned with the rotational axis and disposed axially from the stator such that a gap is defined between the stator and the rotor.
A method for operating a material installation system to install an insulation material at a location, the method comprising:
- feeding the insulation material having a first density to a material transportation unit of the material installation system;
- blowing the insulation material from the material transportation unit to a material refining unit of the material installation system that is downstream of the material transportation unit;
- refining the insulation material to a second density via the material refining unit;
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- installing the insulation material having the second density from the material refining unit at the location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.