Patent ID: 6029838
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
A chip bin having a vertical longitudinal axis, comprising:a feeding device;an upper container part device having a diameter exceeding 2.5 meters and in operative engagement with the feeding device;a discharge opening defined in the chip bin, the discharge opening having a diameter that is less than 2.5 meter;a discharge zone disposed between the upper container part and the discharge opening, the discharge zone lacking moving parts, the discharge zone having a circular shape in a horizontal cross-section, the discharge zone having a diameter that decreases from the upper container part down towards the discharge opening; andthe discharge zone having a substantially truncated cone having a downwardly decreasing circular cross-section, the truncated cone having a center line extending therethrough, the center line of the truncated cone and the vertical longitudinal axis of the chip bin forming an acute angle alpha.