Bin vent apparatus and methods
AssigneeGrain Processing Corporation
InventorDerek S. Biggs
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Abstract
A bin vent apparatus is described herein for use on a storage bin for agricultural products. The storage bin can have a sidewall and a roof defining an interior. The bin vent apparatus includes a plurality of discrete, roof-mounted vent filters. Each of the vents has an inlet for receiving air from an interior of the bin, an outlet for venting air from the vent, a fluid flow path between the inlet and the outlet, and one or more filters disposed in the fluid flow path between the inlet and the outlet to filter the air received from the interior of the bin. A fan is disposed in the flow path and downstream of the one or more filters, the fan being operable to cause air to flow into the inlet, through the filter, and out of the outlet.
Claims15
A storage bin for agricultural products comprising an interior bounded by a cylindrical sidewall and a roof;
- and plurality of discrete, roof-mounted vent filters, each of the vents including an inlet for receiving air from an interior of a bin, an outlet for venting air from the vent, a fluid flow path between the inlet and the outlet, and one or more filters disposed in the fluid flow path between the inlet and the outlet to filter the air received from the interior of the bin, and a fan disposed in the flow path and downstream of the one or more filters, the fan being selectively operable to cause air to flow into the inlet, through the filter, and out of the outlet.
The storage bin of claim 4, wherein the roof is a generally frustoconical, and wherein the inlet of each of the vents is connected to an associated opening in the roof.
A method of venting a grain storage bin having an interior bounded by a cylindrical sidewall and a roof, the method comprising, at a plurality of discrete outlet locations on the roof, pulling air from the interior of the bin, through a filter and then venting filtered air.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.