Patent ID: 6632049
Filing Date: 2003-10-14
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
A device for transferring a pulverulent material, comprising:an enclosure having a lower end connected to a first pipe which conveys said material toward the material's place of destination; and a gas inlet for introducing a gas, at a level, to progress the material toward said place of destination; characterized in that at the level of the gas inlet, said first pipe forms a nozzle, pointing in the direction of the flow of the material, said nozzle emerging into a second pipe, of substantially the same diameter as the first pipe, wherein the gas inlet emerges adjacent the lower end of the first pipe, outside the nozzle, said gas being introduced into the second pipe by a plurality of through-orifices, the through-orifices positioned substantially in the same plane as the lower end of the nozzle and oriented substantially parallel to the direction of flow of the pulverulent material.