Patent ID: 6467188
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: B29B,F26B

Abstract:
A centrifugal pellet dryer comprising:a. a housing; b. a base portion adjacent a lower end of said housing, said base portion having a slurry inlet and a water discharge outlet; c. a top portion adjacent an upper end of said housing, said top portion having a pellet discharge port; d. a rotor disposed for rotation within said housing; e. a foraminous member extending within at least a portion of said housing and surrounding at least a portion of said rotor, said foraminous member permitting water to pass through while preventing passage of pellets; f. a plurality of lifters affixed to an outer surface or said rotor for directing said pellets upwardly within said foraminous member toward said pellet discharge port; and g. at least one of said plurality of lifters having a front surface configured to deflect said pellets generally inwardly toward said outer surface of said rotor, said front surface facing a direction in which said rotor is rotated.