Patent ID: 6959504
Filing Date: 2005-11-01
Classification: B01D,B08B,F26B

Abstract:
1. An emptying unit for recovering bottom residue in drying units comprising: a container, having a flat bottom, for treating and containing dried product; an agitator, located inside the container, which is actuated during the discharge of the dried product to a level at which it does not make contact with the bottom of the container; fluid introducing means provided at said container for introducing a fluid thereinside for moving bottom residue of the dried product; a discharge port provided at said container; a pneumatic circuit connected to said discharge port and suitable to produce fluid circulation in output from said discharge port, a discharge valve for controlling fluid flow in output from said discharge port, said valve being interposed on said pneumatic circuit, wherein said fluid introducing means are constituted by nozzles arranged in the upper part of the treatment chamber formed inside the container and substantially directed towards the bottom part of said container to create adequate turbulence in the dried product that lies below the region that can be reached by the agitator so as to loosen and lift the product, said loosened and lifted product being discharged through said discharged port under the action of said pneumatic circuit.