Patent ID: 9370808
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: B09B,C10B,F23G,F27B

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus comprising: an oven having a processing chamber; a gas inlet for introducing hot gases into the oven; a gas outlet for extracting gas from said oven; a processing container mounted for rotation in said processing chamber for processing waste material, the processing container having: said apparatus further comprising a charging mechanism for charging said processing container with said waste material; wherein said charging mechanism comprises a charging hopper having an opening for the charging and discharging of material, the charging hopper being movable between a first position for charging waste material through said opening and a second position for discharging material through said opening; and said charging hopper is positioned above said processing container such that in said second position said charging hopper discharges material into said processing container under gravity when said processing container is rotated into its charging position; and wherein said charging hopper and said door having cooperating opening members engageable to open said door when said charging hopper rotates into said charging position.