Vibratory agglomerator
AssigneeKason Corporation
InventorsLawrence H. Stone, William J. Zhao, Hossein Alamzad
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Abstract
An agglomerator structure, used in conjunction with a sifting structure, is described to provide variable sized agglomerates and uniform agglomeration, using at least one cone, with apex pointing toward the feed flow, and an inverted cone with a screen below. The agglomerator structure is provided to enable convenient use in a sanitary environment, with the system including an agglomerator cone above the inverted cone, which defines a central opening for feeding the material to one or more screens. The system is primarily designed for use with a vibration-imparting structure to better enable use in a sanitary environment.
Claims6
An agglomerator for use in a vibration imparting structure, comprising a top cone having an apex and in an apex-up orientation, means for providing input of material to be agglomerated to said agglomerator, arranged above the apex of said cone, an inverted cone located below said top cone and defining at approximately its center an opening for the output of agglomerated particles, a wall upstanding from the periphery of said inverted cone, and means for vibrating said top cone and said inverted cone.
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