Super absorbent polymer drying apparatus

US12454078B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-12454078-B2
Application numberUS-202117776123-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 4, 2021
Priority dateOct 23, 2020
Publication dateOct 28, 2025
Grant dateOct 28, 2025

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A super absorbent polymer drying apparatus is disclosed. The super absorbent polymer drying apparatus is a drying apparatus equipped with a conveyor for drying the super absorbent polymer, and may include: a conveyor for transferring the super absorbent polymer; and a hot air supply part for supplying dry hot air to the conveyor, wherein the conveyor may include a plurality of conveyor beds connected to each other in a bent state, a link connecting part for connecting between the plurality of conveyor beds, and a driving part for driving the conveyor beds.

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The invention claimed is: 1 . A super absorbent polymer drying apparatus, the apparatus comprising: a conveyor for transferring the super absorbent polymer; and a hot air blower configured to supply dry hot air to the conveyor, wherein the conveyor comprises: a plurality of conveyor beds connected to each other in a bent state; a plurality of links to connect the plurality of conveyor beds each having a bed body to comprise a plurality of bed bodies, and the link having a link protrusion that is protruded from one side of each of the bed body and is inserted into a connection groove of each adjacent bed body, wherein the connection groove is formed on a side surface of each of the bed body so that the link is connected; a driving part having a rack gear, a pinion gear to drive the plurality of conveyor beds; wherein the plurality of bed bodies having a surface for the super absorbent polymer to be seated and transferred; and wherein, the plurality of bed bodies are inclinedly connected to each other in an angle range of 90 to 170 degrees. 2 . The super absorbent polymer drying apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the driving part further comprises: the rack gear installed along an edge of each of the bed body; and the pinion gear meshed with the rack gear to provide a moving driving force to each of the bed body. 3 . The super absorbent polymer drying apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the rack gear comprises: a first rack gear installed along an upper side surface edge of each of the bed body; and a second rack gear installed along a lower side surface edge of each of the bed body. 4 . The super absorbent polymer drying apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the pinion gear comprises: a first pinion gear that transfers a rotational driving force to the first rack gear from an upper side of each of the bed body; and a second pinion gear that transfers a rotational driving force to the second rack gear from a lower side of each of the bed body. 5 . The super absorbent polymer drying apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the first pinion gear is meshed with the first rack gear at an upper side of a position where the plurality of bed bodies are inclinedly connected to each other. 6 . The super absorbent polymer drying apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the second pinion gear is meshed with the second rack gear at an upper side of a position where the plurality of bed bodies are inclinedly connected to each other.

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  • Ducting arrangements from the source of air or other gases to the materials or objects being dried · CPC title

  • Permeability to liquids; Adsorption · CPC title

  • Thermal pretreatment of the plastics material · CPC title

  • dried air · CPC title

  • using gas or flames · CPC title

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What does patent US12454078B2 cover?
A super absorbent polymer drying apparatus is disclosed. The super absorbent polymer drying apparatus is a drying apparatus equipped with a conveyor for drying the super absorbent polymer, and may include: a conveyor for transferring the super absorbent polymer; and a hot air supply part for supplying dry hot air to the conveyor, wherein the conveyor may include a plurality of conveyor beds con…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Lg Chemical Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B29C35/0277. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Oct 28 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 4 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).