Patent ID: 6790169
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: B04B

Abstract:
Conveyor apparatus for a centrifuge, the conveyor apparatus having a length and comprisinga plurality of spaced-apart flight members spaced apart along the length of the conveyor apparatus, a plurality of support members extending between, and connected to the spaced-apart flight members, the support members spaced-apart around the plurality of spaced-apart flight members, a nose member with a target end mounted within the plurality of support members, a feed tube for feeding fluid within the conveyor apparatus, the feed tube having a fluid exit end within the conveyor apparatus, fluid exiting the fluid exit end flowable to the target end of the nose member, wherein the feed tube has a first feed tube portion with a fluid exit end and the conveyor apparatus further comprising adapter apparatus with a bore therethrough, the first feed tube portion passing through the bore, the first feed tube portion positioned so that fluid is flowable from the fluid exit end into the conveyor apparatus, the adapter apparatus having an inner chamber therein and an inner wall, the first feed tube portion having an outer surface with a space between said inner wall and said outer surface so that fluid from the fluid exit end of the first feed tube portion is flowable into the space and from the space into the inner chamber, and drain apparatus for draining fluid from said inner chamber.