Movable wall separators for particulate material storage to prevent bridged material blockages |
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申请号 | US3587936D | 申请日 | 1969-01-21 | 公开(公告)号 | US3587936A | 公开(公告)日 | 1971-06-28 |
申请人 | COMMERCIAL SOLVENTS CORP; | 发明人 | RIOTTO DOMINIC J; | ||||
摘要 | MOVABLE SEPARATORS ARE VERTICALLY SUSPENDED WITHIN A PARTICULATE MATERIAL CONTAINER TO FORM A PLURALITY OF VERTICAL ZONES OR COMPARTMENTS, EACH COMPARTMENT HAVING AT LEAST ONE MOVABLE WALL IN COMMON WITH AN ADJACENT COMPARTMENT. IF, UPON REMOVAL OF THE PARTICULATE MATERIAL FROM THE CONTAINER, THE MATERIAL IN ONE OR MORE COMPARTMENTS HAS BECOME TIGHTLY PACKED, THE FLOW OF MATERIAL FROM AN ADJACENT COMPARTMENT WILL CREATE A SPACE INTO WHICH THE SEPARATOR DIVIDING THE TWO COMPARTMENTS WILL MOVE. THIS EFFECTIVELY COLLAPSES ANY BRIDGE BY DISLOCATING ONE OF ITS ANCHOR POINTS, AND THEREBY FACILITATES FREE FLOW FROM THE CONTAINER. |
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