Method for converting intermittent to constant refuse flow
Patent 4060167 Issued on November 29, 1977. Estimated Expiration Date: 
November 29, 1994. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
November 29, 1994. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 2301088 2708503 2771203 2778511 2822024 2906393 3189200 3365049 3896944 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 05/704385 filed on 07/12/1976US Classes:198/622, Oppositely moving members (e.g., doffing, etc.)198/623, Wherein the velocities of at least two of the members are not equal366/271Endless conveyor with paddlesExaminersPrimary: Blunk, Evon C.Assistant: Thomson, Richard K. Attorney, Agent or FirmAbstractMethod for providing surge capacity and for smoothing out the flow rate of refuse in a system, wherein refuse is loaded onto a moving conveyor at variable or intermittent rates, by (1) preventing excess refuse from passing beyond a given point on the conveyor by a rotating leveler, spaced a predetermined distance from the conveyor to permit only the desired level of refuse to remain on the conveyor beyond the leveler, and (2) rotating the leveler at a speed greater than the speed of the conveyor, the direction of rotation of the leveler being opposite to the direction of travel of the refuse on the conveyor. Refuse in excess of the amount desired to be transported by the conveyor is retained behind the leveler as a rolling inventory of refuse, causing the refuse to be discharged from the conveyor at a constant and uniform rate. | |
