Patent ID: 6299084
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: B02C,D21B,D21D

Abstract:
(Amended) A feeding device for use in connection with a refiner for lignocellulosic fibrous material including a stationary refining member, a rotary refining member mounted for rotation in juxtaposition with said stationary refining member thereby forming a refining gap therebetween, a feeder for feeding said lignocellulosic fibrous material centrally to a central feed zone within said refining gap, and a refining zone extending radially outward from said central feed zone, said feeding device comprising a disk having a central portion, an outer circumference, an upper surface and a lower surface for mounting on said rotary refining member at a central location in said central feed zone, said disk including at least one radially projecting strip extending from said central portion of said disk towards said outer circumference of said disk, said at least one radially projecting sitip including a body portion and a projecting portion extending laterally from said body portion at a location displaced from said upper surface of said disk for a major portion of said at least one radially projecting strip.