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US 9,725,775 B2Granted
Diffuser
AssigneeTongaat Hulett Limited
InventorsCraig Jensen, Leon Smith
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Abstract
A chain driven diffuser for use in a sugar extraction process, the diffuser including a diffuser floor, a plurality of chain ladder assemblies being displaceable relative to the diffuser floor, with each chain Id-der assembly comprising two opposing chains being driven by drive sprockets characterized in that at least some of the drive sprockets of the diffuser are driven independently from some of the other drive sprockets of the diffusor.
Claims16
A chain driven diffuser for use in a sugar extraction process, the diffuser including:
- a perforated diffuser floor;
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- a plurality of chain ladder assemblies being displaceable relative to the perforated diffuser floor, with each chain ladder assembly comprising two opposing chains being driven by drive sprockets and having slats extending therebetween so as to form an articulated frame;
- that wherein at least one of the drive sprockets of at least one of the chain ladder assemblies is driven independently from at least one other of the drive sprockets of at least one other of the chain ladder assemblies.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.