Patent ID: 8684151
Filing Date: 2014-04-01
Classification: B65G,C30B

Abstract:
1. A loading apparatus for loading raw material into a processing apparatus that processes the raw material in an airtight state, the loading apparatus comprising: an accommodation section that accommodates the raw material; a feeding path through which the raw material is fed, in an airtight state, into the processing apparatus, the feeding path having a first path and a second path located downstream of the first path; a feeding mechanism that feeds, in an airtight state, the raw material from the accommodation section to the first path; a joint section that separates and joins the first path and the second path; and a closing section, positioned in the second path, configured to be opened and closed to maintain the processing apparatus and a portion of the second path located downstream of the closing section in an airtight state, when the joint section separates the first path and the second path, wherein the second path is extendable and contractible in length to move a downstream end thereof with respect to the joint section while the first path and second path remain joined.