Patent ID: 6807748
Filing Date: 2004-10-26
Classification: F26B

Abstract:
A dryer for removing surface moisture from pelletized product in the form of a slurry of pellets and water comprising a housing, said housing including detachably connected upper and lower sections, a slurry inlet at a lower end portion of said lower housing section, a dried pellet outlet at an upper end portion of said housing, a cylindrical screen mounted within said housing, an elevating rotor positioned within said screen, a motor drivingly connected to said rotor, said slurry inlet communicating with the interior of said screen, said dried pellet outlet communicating with the interior of said screen, and said motor being mounted on an upper end of said upper housing section and driving said rotor through a bearing structure in said upper housing section, a lower end of said rotor guidingly received in an alignment assembly in a lower portion of said lower housing section thereby eliminating a sealed bearing structure for the lower end of said rotor.