WO1983002873A1 - Spreader device in a storage container for uniform filling of the container with granular storage goods - Google Patents
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- WO1983002873A1 WO1983002873A1 PCT/SE1983/000060 SE8300060W WO8302873A1 WO 1983002873 A1 WO1983002873 A1 WO 1983002873A1 SE 8300060 W SE8300060 W SE 8300060W WO 8302873 A1 WO8302873 A1 WO 8302873A1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01F—PROCESSING OF HARVESTED PRODUCE; HAY OR STRAW PRESSES; DEVICES FOR STORING AGRICULTURAL OR HORTICULTURAL PRODUCE
- A01F25/00—Storing agricultural or horticultural produce; Hanging-up harvested fruit
- A01F25/16—Arrangements in forage silos
- A01F25/18—Loading or distributing arrangements
- A01F25/186—Distributing arrangements
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
- B65G69/00—Auxiliary measures taken, or devices used, in connection with loading or unloading
- B65G69/04—Spreading out the materials conveyed over the whole surface to be loaded; Trimming heaps of loose materials
- B65G69/0458—Spreading out the materials conveyed over the whole surface to be loaded; Trimming heaps of loose materials with rotating means, e.g. tables, arms
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- This invention relates to a spreader device in a sil compartment type storage container for uniform filling of the container with granular storage goods.
- a silo compartment is filled with th aid of a fill spout, so-called chute, opening into the upper end of the silo compartment.
- the chute introduces the storage goods, such as grain or the like, into the silo compartment such that the storage goods impinge in the form of a jet against the surface layer of the storage goods already present in the silo compartment, whereby there arises a disadvantageous separation of the storage goods into fractions of different size par ⁇ ticles, the fine particles remaining near the point of impact, while the coarse particles move in a secondary movement radially outwardly from said impact point, and whereby the heterogeneous compaction in the silo compart ⁇ ment is obtained, implying that the highest value of the compaction prevails below the impact point.
- the object of the invention is to overcome the dis- advantages outlined above to provide such a container filling technique as results in a more uniform particle size distribution over optional container cross-sectional areas and a more uniform grain compaction degree ver ⁇ tically of the container than the above-described prior art filling technique.
- a spreader device which is charac ⁇ terised by a generally conical body which is suspended for rotation about its longitudinal axis in the container directly below the outlet of the material supply conduit of the container and the upper narrow end of which faces the mouth of the fill spout and forms the bottom of a number of upwardly open channels which are distributed over the outer side of said body in the peripheral direc tion thereof and open at the lower end of said body, each of said channels being associated with a transverse blade fixed to the conical body radially outwardly of the lower end thereof, said blades taking different de ⁇ grees of inclination to the longitudinal axis of the conical body.
- the granular stream exiting from the fill spout is thus divided by the spreader device according to the invention, more specifically by the upwardly open chan ⁇ nels thereof, into several part streams which slide down wardly in said channels and are thrown against the trans verse blades at the same time as said part streams are actuated by centrifugal force generated either by the device being rotated with the aid of a motor or by the channels being provided with some element deviating from the direction of the generatrix of the body.
- the variant including the motor is preferably utilised if the silo compartment has so large a cross-sectional area that the available kinetic energy of the stream of kernels of grain does not suffice to throw the kernels all the way to the compartment wall.
- Every divided stream of kernels bounces against the associated transverse blade and due to the rotation of the body it swoops down in a predetermined annular area of the surface of the mate ⁇ rial already present in the compartment, the different inclinations of the blades providing concentric annular areas on said surface.
- the device according to the invention may preferably include a connection with a compressed air/ acuum source.
- Compressed air can be employed for instance to assist in moving the most light-weight kernels in each part stream up to the transverse blades, and vacuum can be employed for instance to suck away hulls, in the case of grain being the storage goods, which are released at the impaction of the kernels against the transverse blades.
- Fig. 1 shows a top plan view of the device according to the invention
- Figs. 2 is a longitudinal section on line II-II in Fig. 1.
- An axisymmetrical conical body 1 having a preferably outwardly concavely curved generatrix is suspended with its narrow end directed upwardly at the upper end of a silo compartment (not shown) directly below the outlet from the fill spout 2 of the silo compartment.
- the sus ⁇ pension is realised by means of an inner tube 3 which is fixed in the fill spout 2 or at the ceiling of the silo compartment and is concentrical with the fill spout, and an outer tube 5 which is freely rotatably mounted on the outer side of the inner tube 3 by means of bear ⁇ ings 4.
- Walls 6a, 6b are mounted on the conical body 1.
- the walls 6a are spaced equal distances apart and placed on their longitudinal edges, extending radially through slots in the body 1, which extend in the direction of the generatrix of the body 1, and the walls 6a are at ⁇ tached with their inner ends to the outer tube 5.
- the walls 6b are also spaced equal distances apart and each extend in parallel with its respective wall 6a and is attached with its inner end to said wall 6a in a region inside the base line of the body. Any two walls 6a and
- the wall 6b between them form together with the circumfe ⁇ rential surface of the body 1 a channel on said body, which is prolonged to a point outside the body where it has a transverse blade 7 which has its ends fixed in the walls 6a, 6b, preferably for pivot ent towards and away from the longitudinal axis of the body and for latching in any desired position of pivotment.
- a transverse blade 7 which has its ends fixed in the walls 6a, 6b, preferably for pivot ent towards and away from the longitudinal axis of the body and for latching in any desired position of pivotment.
- the distances of the blades and their inclination to the longitudinal axis of the body are so selected that the stream of ma ⁇ terial supplied through the fill spout and divided by the channels impinges on the blades and is thrown through the opening defined by the base of the body, the walls 6a, 6b and the blades 7 down into the silo compartment.
- the lateral boundary wall 6b of the channels which deviates from the direction of the generatrix the kernels will have imparted to them a rotational movement in the direction of the arrow Al so that they swoop down within predetermined concentrical annular areas of the compartment bottom/surface of the storage goods already present.
- the inner tube 3 can be connected to a source of vacuum or compressed gas which can act upon the kernels leaving the body 1 via openings 8, 9 in the inner tube 3 and the outer tube 5, respectively, and via a slot between a plate 10 disposed horizontally beneath the body 1 and the base line thereof for sucking in tail, such as hulls, as shown by the arrow A2, or for blowing light-weight: constituents of the material against the blades 7, as shown by the arrow A3.
- a source of vacuum or compressed gas which can act upon the kernels leaving the body 1 via openings 8, 9 in the inner tube 3 and the outer tube 5, respectively, and via a slot between a plate 10 disposed horizontally beneath the body 1 and the base line thereof for sucking in tail, such as hulls, as shown by the arrow A2, or for blowing light-weight: constituents of the material against the blades 7, as shown by the arrow A3.
- fill spout When the fill spout, as is frequently the case in conventional silo constructions, is disposed in a posi- tion of inclination to the longitudinal axis of the silo compartment with which the longitudinal axis of the sprea der should be coincident, said fill spout shouJd be ex ⁇ tended by means of an angled conduit the lower part of which is vertical and situated directly above the sprea ⁇ der, i.e. the longitudinal axis of said lower part coin ⁇ cides with that of the spreader.
- the upper inclined part of the angled conduit which is situated between the ver ⁇ tical lower part and the existant inclined fill spout in the prolongation thereof, is preferably formed as an upwardly open channel over the brims of which the material can flow during the concluding silo filling phase.
- transition from the upper inclined part of the angled conduit to the lower vertical part thereof should not really be a simple elbow since that might entail a separation of different grain fractions in the stream of material and also give rise to a heterogeneous stream because the material supplied would bounce between wall portions of the lower vertical part of the conduit.
- the channel is provided with a partition which extends longitudinally of the channel in the center thereof, and two curved deflection baffles are secured to the lower end of said partition to guide the stream of material supplied in two diametrically opposite directions towards inner wall portions of the lower vertical part of the conduit which preferably is in the form of a hopper disposed on the mounting shaft of the s ⁇ reader coaxiallv with said shaft.
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Abstract
Dispositif de répandage utilisé dans un réservoir de stockage, tel qu'un silo, pour remplir uniformément le réservoir avec des produits granulaires. Un corps généralement conique (1) est suspendu dans le réservoir de façon à tourner sur son axe longitudinal au-dessous de la sortie du tuyau de remplissage du conteneur. L'extrémité supérieure étroite du corps fait face à l'embouchure du tuyau de remplissage (2) et forme la partie inférieure d'une série de conduites ouvertes à leur partie supérieure, distribuées sur la face extérieure du corps dans le sens de sa périphérie, et ouvertes à son extrémité inférieure. Chacune des conduites est associée à une lame transversale (7) fixée radialement et s'étendant extérieurement à l'extrémité inférieure du corps conique. Les lames (7) ont des degrés d'inclinaison divers par rapport à l'axe longitudinal du corps.Spreading device used in a storage tank, such as a silo, to uniformly fill the tank with granular products. A generally conical body (1) is suspended in the tank so as to rotate on its longitudinal axis below the outlet of the container filling pipe. The narrow upper end of the body faces the mouth of the filling pipe (2) and forms the lower part of a series of pipes open at their upper part, distributed on the external face of the body in the direction of its periphery. , and open at its lower end. Each of the pipes is associated with a transverse blade (7) fixed radially and extending externally at the lower end of the conical body. The blades (7) have varying degrees of inclination relative to the longitudinal axis of the body.
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Priority Applications (6)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE8383900754T DE3368371D1 (en) | 1982-02-23 | 1983-02-22 | Spreader device in a storage container for uniform filling of the container with granular storage goods |
| AT83900754T ATE24261T1 (en) | 1982-02-23 | 1983-02-22 | DISTRIBUTION DEVICE IN STORAGE CONTAINERS FOR EVEN FILLING OF THE CONTAINERS WITH GRANULATED GOODS. |
| AU12250/83A AU1225083A (en) | 1982-02-23 | 1983-02-22 | Spridaranordning i lagerbehallare for jamn fyllning av behallaren med kornformig lagervara |
| FI833831A FI72026C (en) | 1982-02-23 | 1983-10-20 | Spreading device in storage container for even filling of the container with granular storage product. |
| DK483883A DK151250C (en) | 1982-02-23 | 1983-10-21 | SPREADING ORGANIZATION IN A STORAGE CONTAINER FOR EQUAL FILLING OF THE CONTAINER WITH A GRANULATED MATERIAL |
| NO833858A NO155031C (en) | 1982-02-23 | 1983-10-21 | SPREADER DEVICE IN STORAGE CONTAINERS LIKE SILOCELLS. |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| SE8201113-1820223 | 1982-02-23 | ||
| SE8201113A SE8201113L (en) | 1982-02-23 | 1982-02-23 | DEVICE IN THE STORAGE CONTAINER FOR EQUAL FILLING OF THE CONTAINER WITH CORN-STORAGE |
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| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| WO1983002873A1 true WO1983002873A1 (en) | 1983-09-01 |
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| PCT/SE1983/000060 Ceased WO1983002873A1 (en) | 1982-02-23 | 1983-02-22 | Spreader device in a storage container for uniform filling of the container with granular storage goods |
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| Country | Link |
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| US (1) | US4555210A (en) |
| EP (1) | EP0101707B1 (en) |
| CA (1) | CA1202165A (en) |
| DE (1) | DE3368371D1 (en) |
| DK (1) | DK151250C (en) |
| FI (1) | FI72026C (en) |
| IT (1) | IT1169107B (en) |
| SE (1) | SE8201113L (en) |
| WO (1) | WO1983002873A1 (en) |
| ZA (1) | ZA831143B (en) |
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| US3045840A (en) * | 1961-06-30 | 1962-07-24 | Jr Harlan J Donelson | Material spreading mechanism |
| US3490619A (en) * | 1968-09-11 | 1970-01-20 | Int Salt Co | Load leveler |
| US3780887A (en) * | 1972-10-10 | 1973-12-25 | Continental Oil Co | Rotary distributor means and method |
| EP0006805A1 (en) * | 1978-06-19 | 1980-01-09 | Saint-Gobain Industries | Apparatus for the distribution of solid particles |
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- 1982-02-23 SE SE8201113A patent/SE8201113L/en not_active Application Discontinuation
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- 1983-02-18 CA CA000421949A patent/CA1202165A/en not_active Expired
- 1983-02-21 ZA ZA831143A patent/ZA831143B/en unknown
- 1983-02-22 DE DE8383900754T patent/DE3368371D1/en not_active Expired
- 1983-02-22 EP EP83900754A patent/EP0101707B1/en not_active Expired
- 1983-02-22 US US06/552,131 patent/US4555210A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1983-02-22 IT IT19694/83A patent/IT1169107B/en active
- 1983-02-22 WO PCT/SE1983/000060 patent/WO1983002873A1/en not_active Ceased
- 1983-10-20 FI FI833831A patent/FI72026C/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1983-10-21 DK DK483883A patent/DK151250C/en not_active IP Right Cessation
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US3045840A (en) * | 1961-06-30 | 1962-07-24 | Jr Harlan J Donelson | Material spreading mechanism |
| US3490619A (en) * | 1968-09-11 | 1970-01-20 | Int Salt Co | Load leveler |
| US3780887A (en) * | 1972-10-10 | 1973-12-25 | Continental Oil Co | Rotary distributor means and method |
| EP0006805A1 (en) * | 1978-06-19 | 1980-01-09 | Saint-Gobain Industries | Apparatus for the distribution of solid particles |
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| CA1202165A (en) | 1986-03-25 |
| DK483883A (en) | 1983-10-21 |
| SE8201113L (en) | 1983-08-24 |
| EP0101707B1 (en) | 1986-12-17 |
| DE3368371D1 (en) | 1987-01-29 |
| IT8319694A0 (en) | 1983-02-22 |
| FI833831L (en) | 1983-10-20 |
| ZA831143B (en) | 1983-11-30 |
| IT1169107B (en) | 1987-05-27 |
| FI72026B (en) | 1986-12-31 |
| DK151250C (en) | 1988-06-13 |
| EP0101707A1 (en) | 1984-03-07 |
| FI72026C (en) | 1987-04-13 |
| FI833831A0 (en) | 1983-10-20 |
| DK483883D0 (en) | 1983-10-21 |
| US4555210A (en) | 1985-11-26 |
| DK151250B (en) | 1987-11-16 |
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