Patent ID: 8157483
Filing Date: 2012-04-17
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. Method for rendering a vacuum conveyor inert, the conveyor comprising a separating vessel ( 100 ), at least one intake opening ( 38 ) to the separating vessel, a discharge device ( 40 ) including a discharge opening ( 40 A) and a discharge lid ( 41 ) that pivots between an opened and a closed position relative to said discharge opening ( 40 A), and a vacuum pump device ( 20 ) for establishing a vacuum within the separating vessel ( 100 ) in order to intake material into said separating vessel, said method comprising: while said discharge lid ( performing an inertization step within said separating vessel while said discharge lid is closed; and, after said inertization step, performing a discharging step using said discharge device ( said inertization step comprising feeding an inert fluid into the separating vessel ( wherein during said inertization step, said method comprises using said vacuum pump device (