Patent ID: 8887773

Claim:
A device for loading solid particles into a vessel, comprising: a means for supplying solid particles to be distributed, arranged on an upper part of a vessel to be loaded; a supply pipe rising at least one orifice for discharging the solid particles which is arranged on a side and/or horizontal wall, such that the means for supplying solid particles pours the solid particles substantially vertically into the supply pipe; a movable assembly arranged below the supply pipe entirely or partly inside the vessel, comprising: a driving means; a substantially vertical central shaft driven in rotation by the driving means, the substantially vertical shaft being surrounded at least partially by the supply pipe; at least one movable annular support which supports a first plurality of deflector elements, the at least one movable annular support being mounted in sliding fashion on the central shaft; at least one fixed annular support which supports a second plurality of deflector elements which are not supported by the at least one movable annular support; and at least one control rod fixed perpendicularly to a plane of the at least one movable annular support and a plane of the at least one fixed annular support, wherein the plane of the at least one movable annular support and the plane of the at least one fixed annular support are parallel to each other, such that the at least one movable annular support is connected to the at least one fixed annular support by the at least one control rod in a direction perpendicular to the parallel planes of the at least one movable annular support and the at least one fixed annular support, wherein the first and second plurality of deflector elements are integral in rotation with the shaft, arranged around the shaft on a plurality of vertical tiers, and articulated in such a way that the first and second plurality of deflector elements can lift up under the effect of the rotation of the movable assembly.