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US 9,233,806 B2Granted
Methods and apparatus to receive and discharge bulk materials
AssigneeLuft - Und Thermotechnik Bayreuth GmbH
InventorsReimund Friedel, Daniel Schroder
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus to receive and discharge bulk materials are disclosed. An example method for treating gaseous fluid includes filling a device with ceramic granular material, a ceramic heat storage body, a catalyst body and a particle-shaped bulk material including calcium and/or carbon. The method also includes supplying gaseous fluid to be treated into a bulk material container and acting upon the bulk material in the bulk material container with the supplied gaseous fluid while discharging the bulk material out of the bulk material receiving apparatus.
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A device for receiving bulk material, comprising:
- a bulk material receiving apparatus, wherein the bulk material receiving apparatus comprising an outer surface wall and a bottom with a discharge opening;
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- a discharge apparatus comprising a clearing member and a pressure cone, wherein the clearing member is mounted on a bearing column to enable rotation about a center axis that passes through the discharge opening, wherein the pressure cone is arranged above the bottom to form a discharge gap with the outer surface wall or the bottom, wherein the discharge apparatus comprises a drive to rotate the clearing member about the center axis, and
- wherein a clearing tine is coupled to the clearing member, wherein the clearing tine is to dip into bulk material to be received in the bulk material receiving apparatus when the clearing member is rotated about the center axis to push the bulk material toward the center axis, wherein the bulk material is to fall from the bottom through the discharge opening, the clearing tine includes a spring tine including a curved portion, the curved portion to provide a biasing force to the spring tine.
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A device for receiving bulk material, comprising:
- a bulk material receiving apparatus, wherein the bulk material receiving apparatus comprising an outer surface wall and a bottom with a discharge opening, wherein the bottom comprises a diffuser bottom that ascendingly extends to the discharge opening;
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- a discharge apparatus comprising a clearing member and a pressure cone, wherein the clearing member is mounted on a bearing column to enable rotation about a center axis that passes through the discharge opening, wherein the pressure cone is arranged above the bottom to form a discharge gap with the outer surface wall or the bottom, wherein the discharge apparatus comprises a drive to rotate the clearing member about the center axis, and
- wherein a clearing tine is coupled to the clearing member, wherein the clearing tine is to dip into bulk material to be received in the bulk material receiving apparatus when the clearing member is rotated about the center axis to push the bulk material toward the center axis, wherein the bulk material is to fall from the bottom through the discharge opening, wherein, when the clearing member rotates about the center axis, the clearing tine is moved along a circumferential path.
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A device for receiving bulk material, comprising:
- a bulk material receiving apparatus, wherein the bulk material receiving apparatus comprising an outer surface wall and a bottom with a discharge opening;
- and
- a discharge apparatus comprising a clearing member and a pressure cone, wherein the clearing member is mounted on a bearing column to enable rotation about a center axis that passes through the discharge opening, wherein the pressure cone is arranged above the bottom to form a discharge gap with the outer surface wall or the bottom, wherein the discharge apparatus comprises a drive to rotate the clearing member about the center axis, and
- wherein a clearing tine is coupled to the clearing member, wherein the clearing tine is to dip into bulk material to be received in the bulk material receiving apparatus when the clearing member is rotated about the center axis to push the bulk material toward the center axis, wherein the bulk material is to fall from the bottom through the discharge opening, wherein the clearing tine comprises a spring tine, wherein the spring tine comprises spring steel, the spring tine comprises a first curved portion and a second portion, the first curved portion is to be dipped into the bulk material, the first curved portion is coupled to the second portion, the second portion comprises a curved-arc-shape, the second portion is to be coupled to the clearing member and is to extend into an interior of the pressure cone.
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A device for receiving bulk material, comprising:
- a bulk material receiving apparatus comprising an outer surface wall and a bottom with a discharge opening;
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- a discharge apparatus comprising a clearing member and a pressure cone, the clearing member is to be mounted on a bearing column to enable rotation about a central axis that passes through the discharge opening, the pressure cone is spaced from the bottom to form a discharge gap between the pressure cone and the outer surface wall or the bottom, wherein the discharge apparatus comprises a drive to rotate the clearing member about a center axis,
- wherein a clearing tine is coupled to the clearing member, the clearing tine is to dip into bulk material received in the bulk material receiving apparatus when the clearing member rotates about the center axis and pushes the bulk material toward the center axis, wherein the bulk material is to fall from the bottom through the discharge opening, wherein a dimensional envelope of the pressure cone surrounds the clearing member.
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A device for receiving bulk material, comprising:
- a bulk material receiving apparatus comprising an outer surface wall and a bottom with a discharge opening;
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- a discharge apparatus comprising a clearing member and a pressure cone, the clearing member is to be mounted on a bearing column to enable rotation about a central axis that passes through the discharge opening, the pressure cone is spaced from the bottom to form a discharge gap between the pressure cone and the outer surface wall or the bottom, wherein the discharge apparatus comprises a drive to rotate the clearing member about a center axis,
- wherein a clearing tine is coupled to the clearing member, the clearing tine is to dip into bulk material received in the bulk material receiving apparatus when the clearing member rotates about the center axis and pushes the bulk material toward the center axis, wherein the bulk material is to fall from the bottom through the discharge opening, wherein the pressure cone engages over or surrounds the clearing member and/or wherein a dimensional envelope of the pressure cone surrounds the clearing member, and
- an inclined bottom with side walls below the discharge opening, the inclined bottom is to open out into a discharge channel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.