Patent ID: 8919537

Claim:
A device for the treatment of bulk material comprising: a platform for supporting bulk material; at least one outfeeding device arranged on the platform for feeding of bulk material placed on the platform towards an outlet arranged on the platform, wherein the outfeeding device has a feeding direction towards the outlet; and a first and a second beam which both are arranged on the platform above the outfeeding device, wherein said first and second beams extend transverse to the feeding direction of the outfeeding device and over at least a portion of the width of the outfeeding device, the second beam, in the feeding direction of the outfeeding device, is closer to the outlet than the first beam, wherein the second beam is at a higher level above the outfeeding device than the first beam, a plurality of feed screws arranged on each side of the outfeeding device in the feed direction of the outfeeding device, the plurality of feed screws being arranged to feed bulk material from a region outside the outfeeding device towards the outfeeding device and onto the outfeeding device in a feeding direction of the plurality of feed screws which is at least partly directed transverse to the feeding direction of the outfeeding device and each of the plurality of feed screws being placed behind or in front of one of the beams, so that the discharge ends of the respective feed screws end in a region behind the respective beam or in a region in front of the respective beam.