Flow proportioner apparatus
AssigneeDelta Conveying Inc.
InventorJerome I. Paulson
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Abstract
The subject flow proportioner device has a pivoting target plate opposite an inlet and between a pair of axially aligned exit ports. Product is introduced through a flow shaping inlet and strikes a profiled target on the plate forming a cushion and diverting the subsequent product between the outlets.
Claims16
A flow proportioning device for proportioning the flow of fluent solids from an inlet to between two outlets, said device comprising:
- a generally square housing defining a central chamber having an inlet in a top wall and a pair of axially aligned outlets in two opposite side walls, said outlet openings being symmetric with respect to said inlet opening;
- deflection means mounted on a bottom wall of said chamber opposite said inlet and between said outlets, said deflection means being pivotally mounted for rotary movement about an axis transverse to the axis of alignment of said outlets and forming a target surface, said deflection means comprising a deflection member having an upper striking surface with a substantially central hemispherical recess flanked by a pair of diverging flanges extending generally parallel to each other and transverse to the axis of alignment of said outlet ports, said flanges lying closely adjacent respective outlet ports;
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- means to adjustably position said deflection means whereby material falling from said inlet and striking said deflection member will be rebounded and proportionally deflected toward said outlets.
A flow proportioning device according to claim 7 wherein said two members comprise:
- threaded shafts extending through a base of said housing to engage said deflection means on opposite sides of its pivotal axis.
A flow proportioning device for splitting the flow of fluant solid material coming from a single inlet to between two outlets of equal size, said device comprising:
- housing means defining a chamber having two outlet openings in axial alignment on two opposite sides of said chamber and an inlet opening on a third side of said chamber located between said sides having said outlet openings;
- flow diverting means mounted on a fourth side of said chamber opposite said inlet opening and between said outlet openings;
- means mounting said flow diverting means for rotary movement about an axis lying transverse to and spaced below the alignment axis of said outlet openings;
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- said flow diverting means having an impact surface formed with a substantially central hemispherical depression therein whereby said flowing solid materials strike said impact surface and rebound to form a moving mass to material upon which subsequently arriving material will strike and rebound in either of two directions generally toward said outlet openings.
A method for splitting the flow of fluant solid material coming from a single inlet to two like outlets comprising the steps of:
- providing a substantially closed chamber having two outlet openings axially aligned on opposite sides of said chamber and an inlet opening on a third side of said chamber between said outlet openings;
- providing deflections means in said chamber on a fourth side opposite said inlet opening and between said outlet openings, said deflecting means being mounted for pivotal movement about an axis transverse to an spaced below the axis of alignment of said outlet openings;
- providing said deflecting means with an impact surface having a hemispherical depression aligned with said inlet opening;
- flowing fluant solid material through said inlet opening into said chamber to strike against and rebound from said impact surface toward said outlet openings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.