Patent ID: 7178698
Filing Date: 2007-02-20
Classification: B65G,D21C

Abstract:
1. A container for collecting and discharging particulate lignocellulosic material comprising a substantially cylindrical upper portion having a first cross-section, a lower portion tapering from said substantially cylindrical upper portion to a bottom defining an elongated space, an exit pipe disposed below said bottom of said container, said exit pipe having a second cross-section and disposed substantially centrally below said elongated space, said second cross-section being less than said first cross-section, a pair of parallel screws mounted on a pair of parallel shafts disposed in said elongated space in a common horizontal plane, said pair of parallel screws being adapted to feed said particulate lignocellulosic material towards said exit pipe, a pair of distributors for said particulate lignocellulosic material disposed on said respective pair of parallel screws at a location above said exit pipe, said pair of distributors comprising a pair of substantially radial discs, and a pump disposed below said exit pipe for transporting said particulate lignocellulosic material to a subsequent step.