Fluidization unit
AssigneeCompagnie Europeenne pour l'Equipement Menager "CEPEM"
InventorAlain Gernez
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Abstract
A fluidization unit comprising a fluidizer (2) and a chamber (1) for containing a granular, powdery or like substance (3) to be fluidized. The chamber has at least one air-tight wall and the fluidizer comprises an assembly of an air-tight base sheet member (5), a porous sheet member (4), and a peripheral sealing member (6), holding the sheet members apart in a fixed relationship. In operation, said fluidizer is placed in the chamber with its air-tight base member resting against an air-tight wall of the chamber. A preferred application is in the handling of powders for electrostatic enamelling.
Claims3
A fluidisation unit comprising:
- at least one fluidiser and a chamber for containing a granular, powdery or like substance to be fluidised, said chamber having a non-porous bottom wall, and said at least one fluidiser comprising an integral, removable assembly, said assembly comprising a non-porous base sheet member, a porous sheet member sized to and overlying said base sheet member, and holding means including a peripheral sealing member interposed between said sheet members about the edges thereof and holding the sheet members apart in a fixed relationship, and wherein said at least one fluidiser is removably installed in said chamber underlying said granular substance with its non-porous sheet member overlying and resting against said non-porous bottom wall of the chamber, and wherein each fluidiser assembly is a held together by clips.
A fluidisation unit according to any preceding claim, wherein the supply of gas under pressure to the fluidiser is supplied thereto the porous sheet member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.