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US 4,969,985 AGranted
Device for transporting agitatable material having a vibrator which is submerged in a liquid
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsSiegfried Birkle, Johann Gehring
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Abstract
An apparatus for transporting agitatable material through a liquid treatment bath, comprising a spiral conveyor trough mounted around a central tube in a gas-tight tank which contains a liquid into which a portion of the trough is submerged. The conveyor trough is provided with at least one product mixer mounted radially beneath the trough which is provided with openings which serve to guide the flow of the liquid. The device is especially effective as an electroplater.
Claims5
A device for transporting agitatable material comprising:
- (a) a spiral conveyor trough having a central tube;
- (b) a vibrator coupled to said conveyor trough to form therewith a vibratable unit;
- (c) a gas-tight tank containing a liquid, said vibratable unit at least partially submerged therein;
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- (d) at least one product mixer having a plurality of nozzle openings therein, said product mixer mounted below said trough and extending radially, said openings extending through said trough, whereby said openings can guide the flow of a liquid provided to said mixer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.