B - Operations – Transporting – 65 – G
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
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B65G 53/60 (2006.01) B04C 5/15 (2006.01) B07B 11/06 (2006.01) B65D 90/56 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1191523
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A pneumatic conveying system including an air separator chamber having an exhaust fan connected thereto to produce a partial vacuum in such chamber is described. An inlet duct is connected to the chamber through which material is conveyed by air flow into the chamber. The chamber includes an exit section within which material separated by gravity/momentum forces collect, such exit section having an air lock valve therein as described below. This valve is arranged such that in the closed position of the valve, the pyramid-like configuration is inverted with the apex of the pyramid being directed down- wardly. The air lock valve includes a plurality of flexible panel means and a support structure operatively connected thereto. Such panel means are movable between an open position for passage of material through the valve and a closed position. The panel means together define an open- sleeve-like structure in the open condition of the valve. The panel means are adapted to cooperate with the support structure such that as the flexible panel means move toward the closed position under the influence of a differential in air pressure across the valve, such panel means fold or flex in a predetermined manner such that selected sections of same come into cooperating relationship with one another to define a pyramid-like configuration.
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Gowling Lafleur Henderson Llp
Industrial Estates Limited
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