Feeder module for a roller roll and method of milling products using a feeder module in a roller mill

A feeder module for a roller mill, the roller mill having a housing, an inlet adapted to receive a product to be milled, and a pair of milling rollers disposed within the housing, the feeder module comprising:

• a distribution roller;
• a feed roller;
• a dosing device;
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• a frame that houses said distribution roller, said feed roller and said dosing device, said frame being adapted to pivot about a fulcrum extending in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of said distribution roller;
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• wherein said distribution roller, said feed roller and said dosing device have a length so as to correspond to a length of the inlet.

A feeder module for use in a roller mill, the roller mill having a housing, the housing having an inlet adapted to receive a product to be milled and an outlet adapted to output the milled product, the roller mill further having at least one pair of milling rollers disposed in the housing between the inlet and the outlet, the rollers being adapted to mill the product, the feeder module comprising:

• a frame;
• and
• a distribution and feed device adapted to accommodate the product from the inlet, and further adapted to distribute the product over the length of the milling rollers, and still further adapted to feed the distributed product onto said milling rollers;
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• wherein said feeder module is adapted to be pivoted about an axis extending parallel to a longitudinal axis of said milling rollers in the housing between a working position and an open position, wherein when in the working position, said distribution and feed device is positioned between the inlet and the milling rollers, and when in the open position, access to at least the distribution and feed device is provided.

A method of milling products using a feeder module in a roller mill, the roller mill having a housing, the housing having an inlet adapted to receive a product to be milled and an outlet adapted to output the milled product, the roller mill further having at least one pair of milling rollers disposed in the housing between the inlet and the outlet, the rollers being adapted to mill the product, the feeder module having a frame and a distribution and feed device, the method comprising:

• receiving the product from the inlet;
• distributing, by the distribution and feed device, the product over the length of the milling rollers;
• feeding, by the distribution and feed device, the distributed product onto the milling rollers;
• milling, by the milling rollers, the distributed product;
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• pivoting the feeder module in the housing about a fulcrum extending parallel to a longitudinal axis of the milling rollers between a working position and an open position, wherein when in the working position, the distribution and feed device is positioned between the inlet and the milling rollers, and when in the open position, access to at least the distribution and feed device is provided.