Low profile receiver

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017190518-A1
Application number	US-201615012001-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 1, 2016
Priority date	Jan 5, 2016
Publication date	Jul 6, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

A receiver having a horizontally elongated chamber within a housing, the chamber having a convex triangular cross-section and a dump flap defining a bottom vertex of the triangular cross-section, with a horizontal air/vacuum resin material inlet connecting to the chamber, and a horizontal air/vacuum outlet leading from and connected to the chamber.

First claim

1 . A receiver comprising:
a. a longitudinally elongated body having an interior chamber extending the length of the body; b. a horizontal conduit for inlet of an air/vacuum stream carrying granular material, communicating with the interior chamber of the elongated body; c. a horizontal air/vacuum outlet conduit connected to the interior chamber of the elongated body; d. a dump flap extending horizontally along a lower extremity of the interior chamber, movable between an open position at which granular material in the chamber can flow freely downwardly out of the chamber, and a closed position at which the flap defines a bottom portion of the chamber.

2 . The receiver of claim 1 wherein the dump flap extends the horizontal length of the interior chamber.

3 . The receiver of claim 1 further comprising:
a. a dust and material fines filter between the inlet and outlet conduits for collecting dust and material fines before entering the vacuum outlet conduit.
b. a blaster for directing an air blast at the filter to clean the filter of retained dust and material fines.

4 . The receiver of claim 1 wherein the dump flap is movable rotationally between open and closed positions.

5 . The receiver of claim 1 wherein the body is wider than it is high.

6 . The receiver of claim 1 further comprising pins, connected to the body, on which the dump flap swings under the influence of gravity to a closed position.

7 . The receiver of claim 4 further comprising pins, connected to the body, on which the dump flap swings under the influence of gravity to a closed position.

8 . The receiver of claim 1 in which the filter is a cloth filter.

9 . The receiver of claim 1 in which the inlet for granular plastic material is in a lateral surface of the receiver.

10 . The receiver of claim 1 in which the outlet for an air/vacuum stream is in a lateral surface of the receiver.

11 . The receiver of claim 1 in which the body has a convex triangular cross section.

12 . The receiver of claim 1 in which the chamber at least one convex wall.

13 . The receiver of claim 1 in which the chamber is longer than it is high.

14 . The receiver of claim 1 in which the chamber is longer than it is wide.

15 . A method for temporary storage of granular material prior to processing thereof into a finished or semi-finished product, comprising,
a. feeding an air/vacuum stream carrying the granular material horizontally into a chamber under vacuum; b. reducing velocity of the stream in the chamber thereby causing granular material entrained in the stream to fall to the chamber bottom; c. continuing drawing the stream from the chamber thereby maintaining vacuum in the chamber; d. releasing the vacuum horizontally from the chamber thereby allowing a flap defining a bottom of the chamber to swing to an open position, in response to granular material resting on the flap.

16 . The method of claim 15 further comprising passing the stream through a cloth filter after the granular material has fallen to the chamber bottom.

17 . The method of claim 16 wherein passing the stream through the cloth filter is performed before releasing the vacuum from the chamber.

18 . The method of claim 17 further comprising passing the stream horizontally through a cloth filter perpendicular to the stream.

19 . The method of claim 15 further comprising passing the stream through a filter.

20 . A method for temporary storage of granular material prior to processing thereof into a finished or semi-finished product, comprising:
a. feeding an air/vacuum stream carrying the granular material in a first horizontal direction into a chamber under vacuum; b. passing the stream in a second horizontal direction through a filter; and c. releasing the stream from the chamber in the first horizontal direction.

21 . A receiver comprising:
a. a horizontally elongated chamber within a housing; b. the chamber having a convex triangular cross section; c. a chamber dump flap defining a bottom vertex of the triangular cross section; d. a horizontal air/vacuum granular material mixture inlet connecting to the chamber; e. a horizontal air/vacuum outlet leading from and connected to the chamber. f. a control section that is removable from the housing; g. manually actuable clips for releasably retaining the control section in engagement with the housing.

22 . A receiver comprising:
a. a longitudinally elongated body having an interior chamber extending the length of the body; b. a horizontal conduit for inlet of an air/vacuum stream carrying granular material, communicating with the interior chamber of the elongated body; c. a horizontal air/vacuum outlet conduit connected to the interior chamber of the elongated body; d. a dust and material fines filter between the inlet and outlet conduits for collecting dust and material fines before entering the vacuum outlet conduit. e. a blaster for directing an air blast at the filter to clean the filter of retained dust and material fines; f. a dump flap extending horizontally along a lower extremity of the interior chamber, movable between an open position at which granular material in the chamber can flow freely downwardly out of the chamber, and a closed position at which the gate defines a bottom portion of the chamber.

23 . A receiver comprising:
a. a chamber within a housing; b. the chamber having a convex cross section; c. a chamber dump flap defining a bottom of the cross section; d. a horizontal air/vacuum granular material mixture inlet connecting to the chamber; and e. a horizontal air/vacuum outlet leading from and connected to the chamber.

Assignees

• Maguire Stephen B

Inventors

• Maguire Stephen B

Classifications

• B29B7/60

  for feeding, e.g. end guides for the incoming material {(B29B7/7615 takes precedence; feeding predetermined amounts for mixing in general B01F35/714)} · CPC title

• B65G53/24

  Gas suction systems · CPC title

• B65G53/34

  Details · CPC title

• B29B13/10 Primary

  by grinding, e.g. by triturating; by sieving; by filtering · CPC title

• B65G53/46

  Gates or sluices, e.g. rotary wheels · CPC title