Apparatus for conveying solid waste to a furnace
AssigneePlasma Waste Recycling, Inc.
InventorRodrigo B. Vera
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Abstract
An apparatus for conveying solid waste to a furnace includes an opening to an elongated channel into which waste material is received and an outlet open to the furnace. A reciprocating ram with a head plate located in the channel opposite the outlet forces the waste toward the outlet. The ram also has an upper shield dimensioned to be slightly greater in area than the opening such that the opening is blocked when the ram is extended. The channel also includes an actuator-impelled restrictor plate for compressing waste as it is forced through said channel into a narrower portion, and a isolation door operable to close off the channel.
Claims20
An apparatus for conveying solid waste to plasma furnace comprising:
- a. an elongated channel comprising a first region having an opening through which waste material is received into said channel and a second region having an outlet open to a furnace through which waste exits said channel and enters the furnace and one or more baffles attached to the upper interior surface of said second region of said channel;
- b. a reciprocating ram located within first region of said channel at an end of said channel opposite said outlet for forcing waste toward said outlet, said ram having a head plate of the same general shape as the channel and an upper shield dimensioned to be slightly greater in area than said opening such that when said ram is extended said opening is blocked;
- c. an actuator-impelled restrictor plate for compressing waste that is forced through said channel, said restrictor plate pivotally mounted to the interior of said channel within said first region of said channel in an area through which the waste passes prior to entering said second region;
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- d. a door operable to close off said channel positioned within said second region of said channel.
An apparatus for conveying solid waste to a furnace comprising:
- a. an elongated channel comprising a first region having an opening through which waste material is received into said channel and a second region having an outlet open to a furnace though which waste exits said channel and enters the furnace, and wherein said second region is narrower than said first region and wherein said channel further comprises one or more baffles attached to the upper interior surface of said second region of said channel;
- b. a reciprocating ram located within first region of said channel at an end of said channel opposite said outlet for forcing waste toward said outlet, said ram having a head plate of the same general shape as the channel and an upper shield dimensioned to be slightly greater in area than said opening such that when said ram is extended said opening is blocked;
- c. an actuator-impelled restrictor plate for compressing waste that is forced through said channel, said restrictor plate pivotally mounted to the interior of said channel within said first region of said channel in an area through which the waste passes prior to entering said second region;
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- d. an isolation door operable to close off said channel positioned within said second region of said channel.
An apparatus for conveying solid waste to a furnace comprising:
- a. an elongated channel comprising a first region having an opening through which waste material is received into said channel and a second region having an outlet open to a furnace through which waste exits said channel and enters the furnace, said channel including longitudinally disposed guide bars mounted to the lateral interior walls of said channel and wherein said second region is narrower than said first region;
- b. a reciprocating ram located within first region of said channel at an end of said channel opposite said outlet for forcing waste toward said outlet, said ram having a head plate of the same general shape as the channel and an upper shield dimensioned to be slightly greater in area than said opening such that when said ram is extended said opening is blocked and having lateral recesses for accommodating said guide bars;
- c. an actuator-impelled restrictor plate for compressing waste that is forced through said channel, said restrictor plate pivotally mounted to the interior of said channel within said first region of said channel in an area through which the waste passes prior to entering said second region;
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- d. an isolation door operable to close off said channel positioned within said second region of said channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.