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US 9,427,018 B2Granted
Equipment for tobacco treatment or another bulk material sensitive to mechanical stress
AssigneeSouza Cruz S.A.
InventorsGeraldo Henrique Nunes De Oliveira, Gilson Rufino Sant'anna, Carlos Adriano Costa Urbano
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Abstract
Equipment for treatment of tobacco or another bulk material sensitive to mechanical stress, the equipment having: (i) a rotatable treatment drum with a material inlet and a material outlet; (ii) a treatment fluid inlet; (iii) a treatment fluid excess outlet; (iv) a drive motor for the rotatable treatment drum; and (v) a temperature sensor.
Claims12
Equipment for treatment of tobacco or another bulk material sensitive to mechanical stress, said equipment comprising:
- (i) a rotatable treatment drum disposed on support structure such that a geometric axis thereof is substantially horizontal, and having an inlet end comprising a material inlet, and a material outlet, and the inlet end having an adjustable elevation via the support structure to aid in loading and/or unloading of the rotatable treatment drum;
- (ii) a treatment fluid inlet for a treatment fluid;
- (iii) a treatment fluid excess outlet;
- (iv) a temperature sensor;
- wherein the equipment is configured for non-continuous operation and the rotatable treatment drum is configured to be rotated at a velocity within the range of 2 rpm to 20 rpm;
- wherein said support structure includes a hydraulic system for adjusting the elevation of the inlet end, and wherein the support structure is movable.
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