Pellet loader
AssigneeItswa Co., Ltd.
InventorsMinoru Ogasahara, Tatsuya Ueki
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Abstract
A pellet loader according to the present invention is provided with an ejector portion 1. A gas supply pipe 2 is connected to an injection nozzle 11 of the ejector portion 1 for supplying compressed gas from a compressed gas source 8. An insert pipe 4 is connected to a suction inlet 12 of the ejector portion 1. Pellets are sucked from the suction inlet 40 of the insert pipe 4 into the ejector portion 1. A gas pipe 5 is arranged along the insert pipe 4 and one end of the gas pipe 5 has an opening 50 positioned at the vicinity of the suction inlet 40 of the insert pipe 4 and faced to the suction inlet 40 of the insert pipe 4 for injecting the compressed gas into the insert pipe 4. A transport pipe 3 is connected to an outlet portion 14 of the ejector portion 1.
Claims8
A pellet loader for transporting pellets (6) stored in a container (7) to a plastic processing machine (9) through a transport pipe (3) by compressed gas, comprising:
- an ejector portion (1);
- a compressed gas source (8);
- a gas supply pipe (2) for supplying said ejector portion (11) with compressed gas, one end of said gas supply pipe (2) being connected to said compressed gas source (8), the other end of said gas supply pipe (2) being connected to an injection nozzle (11) of said ejector portion (1);
- an insert pipe (4) adapted for insertion among the pellets (6) stored in said container (7), one end of said insert pipe (4) being connected to a suction inlet (12) of said ejector portion (1) and extending from said suction inlet (12), the other end of said insert pipe (4) having a suction inlet (40) for sucking said pellets (6) into said ejector portion (1);
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- a gas pipe (5) extending along said insert pipe (4), one end of said gas pipe (5) having an opening (50) positioned at the vicinity of the suction inlet (40) of said insert pipe (4) the suction inlet (40) of said insert pipe and the opening of said gas pipe in face to face engagement (4), compressed gas being supplied from the other end of said gas pipe (5);
- wherein said transport pipe (3) is connected to an outlet portion (14) of said ejector portion (1).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.