Screw feeder for granular material
AssigneeESM Limited
InventorRoy E. Ferree
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Abstract
A screw feeder comprising a pair of augers of different diameters, coaxially and co-extensively arranged, which are driven by separate motors, one of which drives a mixing drum and auger of larger diameter, and the other drives the auger of smaller diameter. By rotating the outer auger at the slower speed of the drum and the inner auger at a higher speed, the particles or granular material fed to the augers will be thoroughly and uniformly mixed as well as propelled outwardly of the feed bin by screw feed action.
Claims3
A screw feeding apparatus for particulate matter, comprising a feed chamber in which is mounted a pair of concentric augers which are substantially co-extensive in length, variable speed drive means for driving the inner auger of smaller diameter, a rotating housing rigidly connected, at one end, to the outer auger of greater diameter and surrounding a portion of the inner auger, a drum rigidly connected at the other end of said rotating housing, and a separate driving means for driving said drum about its axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.