Patent ID: 6213289
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: B33Y,F04D

Abstract:
An apparatus for transporting particulate material, comprising:a housing having an inlet for receiving particulate material, an outlet for expelling particulate material and a stationary wall extending between the inlet and the outlet; anda rotor having a plurality of disks spaced apart by hub sections and, with the stationary wall, defining a plurality of transport channels between said disks and along the stationary wall, said transport channels extending between said inlet and said outlet, said rotor supported within said housing interior for rotation relative to said housing interior;wherein each transport channel is configured to receive particulate material from the inlet and, by rotation of the rotor, cause the particulate material to form an interlocked mass of particles which bridges across the transport channel, contacts both disks that define the transport channel and moves toward the outlet.