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| 3F047 | Air transport of granular materials | |
| B65G53/00 -53/28;53/32-53/66@Z | ||
| B65G53/00-53/28;53/32-53/66@Z | AA | AA00 PURPOSE AND EFFECTS OF IMPROVEMENTS |
AA01 | AA02 | AA03 | AA04 | AA05 | AA06 | ||||
| . Prevention of leakage | . . Prevention of back-flow | . Prevention of blockage in pipes | . Prevention of friction | . . Prevention of friction of rotating elements inside the casings | . . Prevention of friction inside pipe joints | |||||||
| AA11 | AA12 | AA13 | AA14 | AA15 | AA16 | |||||||
| . Adjustment or control of the compaction and fluid volume of particulate material | . . Ejection of a quantity of material | . . Fluid volume of the transport gas | . Means for sorting articles | . Continuous transport with multiple tanks | . Prevention of blow-outs or break-downs | |||||||
| AB | AB00 DETECTION APPARATUSES |
AB01 | AB02 | AB03 | AB04 | AB06 | ||||||
| . Level sensors | . Pressure sensors | . Density sensors | . Temperature sensors | . Detection of fluid amounts (e.g., by flowing through an openings) | ||||||||
| BA | BA00 TRANSPORT PATHS |
BA01 | BA02 | BA03 | BA04 | BA06 | BA07 | BA08 | BA09 | BA10 | ||
| . Closed air slides | . Separated air that is fed into conduit pipes | . . Fluidized beds | . . Connections of multiple auxiliary ducts to the transport duct | . Guide bodies or projections | . Flexible paths (i.e., including freely-extensible paths) | . Branching and merging paths | . . Locking mechanisms | . Elimination of foreign substances | ||||
| B65G53/00;53/04-53/28;53/32-53/50;53/58-53/66@Z | CA | CA00 TANKS (I.E., INCLUDING CYCLONE TANKS) |
CA01 | CA02 | CA03 | CA05 | CA06 | CA07 | CA08 | CA09 | CA10 | |
| . Flux tanks | . Cellular tanks | . Open tanks attached to fluidized beds | . Multiple tanks | . . Multiple tanks arranged side-by-side | . . . Tanks that store different kinds of material | . . . Arrangement to facilitate discharge of materials | . . Multiple tanks arranged vertically | . Filters placed inside and outside | ||||
| CA11 | CA12 | CA13 | CA15 | CA16 | CA17 | CA18 | CA19 | CA20 | ||||
| . Means for prevention of bridging, and agitation devices | . . Mechanical means | . . . Oscillation | . . Controlled feeding of fluid substances | . . . Use of elastic members | . . . Changes in direction of injection | . . . Injection from high-pressure auxiliary tanks | . . . Means for preventing nozzles from becoming plugged | . . . Intermittent injection | ||||
| B65G53/02;53/18;53/22;53/36 | CB | CB00 FLUIDIZED BEDS |
CB01 | CB02 | CB03 | CB05 | CB08 | CB09 | CB10 | |||
| . Perforated plate materials | . . Metal sintering | . . Cloths or textiles | . Annular perforated plate sections | . Oscillating perforations | . Orifices facing the transfer direction | . Divided air vessels | ||||||
| B65G53/06;53/16;53/38-53/48;53/60;53/66 | CC | CC00 FEEDING DEVICES |
CC01 | CC02 | CC03 | CC04 | CC06 | CC07 | CC08 | CC09 | ||
| . Rotary feeders | . . Hard bodies (i.e., with rotation around a vertical axis) | . . . Multi-step feeders | . . Devices that feed and discharge compressed air into the casing | . Screw feeders | . . Air-injection tubes or pipes that pass through the shaft | . . Screw feeders with an adjustable pitch | . . Screw feeders with an adjustable blade diameter | |||||
| CC11 | CC12 | CC13 | CC14 | CC15 | CC17 | CC18 | ||||||
| . Ejectors (e.g., compressed air feeders) | . . Vertical-type ejectors | . . Ring-type air vessels | . . Nozzles with adjustable opening angles | . . Air-flow ducts | . Pistons | . . Pistons that close hoppers while sliding | ||||||
| CC21 | CC22 | CC23 | CC24 | CC25 | CC27 | CC28 | ||||||
| . Gates | . . Counterweights | . . Slides (i.e., including oscillation types) | . . Rubber gates | . . Cone valves | . Prevention of cutting-in | . Interlocking multiple valves | ||||||
| B65G53/24;53/28 | DA | DA00 SUCTION POINTS |
DA02 | DA03 | DA04 | DA05 | DA07 | |||||
| . Injection nozzles | . . Injection angles with adjustable orientation and opening angles | . Guide members installed in suction ducts | . Scraping-in or scraping-out means | . Secondary air vessels | ||||||||
| B65G53/24;53/28;53/60 | DB | DB00 SEPARATING DEVICES |
DB01 | DB02 | DB03 | DB04 | DB05 | DB07 | DB08 | |||
| . Cyclones | . . Multiple suction ducts | . . Filters | . . . Means for prevention of blockage | . . Shock absorbers | . Separation into multiple layers | . Recycling of air | ||||||
| B65G53/06 | EA | EA00 PLUG CONVEYANCE |
EA01 | EA02 | EA03 | EA05 | ||||||
| . Formation or adjustment of the plug | . . Use of air knives | . . Recycled duct plugs | . Introduction of lubricating oil into the ducts |