71results about How to "Facilitate material flow" patented technology

A method of designing a manufacturing process line. A process is identified as a set of discrete steps. A subset of steps is assigned to one of a plurality of standardized work cells. The work cells include a standardized workpiece presenter and a standardized processing tool. Additional subsets of discrete steps are assigned to a standardized work cell until the design for the manufacturing process is completed.

The invention is directed to a distributing device for a straw chopper arrangement. The chopper arrangement is provided with at least one guide vane for the transversely scattering the chopped straw. The position of the guide vane can be varied by a drive. In order to attain a uniform distribution of the chopped straw on the field the drive continuously moves the guide vane back and forth.

This row unit utilizes an improved multi-zone, multi-functional stalk roll, which contains a novel revolving entry window to improve entry and increase engagement of the fluted portion of the stalk roll flutes with the corn stalk. The stalk rolls described are multi-sectional and contain multi-length variable flutes. The number of flutes described for each zone may vary as well as whether the flutes are meshing or non-meshing and angled or non-angled. The stalk rolls described allow a constant speed drive shaft to create lower and/or higher effective circumferential contact speeds within each zone of the stalk roll. The invention provides that the rotating transport vanes located on the helical nose cone at the entry area to the stalk roll flutes lock the corn stalk into a revolving entry window. This novel row unit contains a multi-zone, multi-functional stripper plate that ensures minimal ear wedging and maximum discharge of material other than ears. This row unit utilizes a novel gathering/conveying chain(s), which reduces the number of and increases the angle and size of the paddles. This row unit design optimizes operation between the components imparting force to the corn plant and ears. The invention has a smooth uninterrupted improved flow of corn stalk material through the ear separation chamber and is the first row unit designed to be environmentally friendly by ensuring that the majority of the corn plant remains connected to its original root system which prevents it from rapidly decomposing, blowing or washing away. The row unit cover is spatially designed for improved flow in down, damp and tough harvesting conditions.

A method of separating particulate materials of different properties has been developed. It consists of feeding a mixture of dry, powdered materials to one end of the surface of a planar electrode, which is vibrating to move the particles forward. At least one type of the particulate materials acquires a charge via conduction or triboelectrification. Those particles that acquire charges of the same sign as that of the planar electrode are lifted and collected at the V-shaped counter electrodes installed above. The new separation method is particularly useful for removing unburned carbons from fly ash and any other conducting materials from nonconducting ones.

Disclosed is a machine for unloading a bulk-material bag of the type having a bottom portion, a side portion and a transition portion between the bottom and side portions. The machine includes an apparatus aiding discharge of the material from the bag. In the improvement, the apparatus includes a tri-section panel mounted for movement on the machine, thereby configuring the panel to sequentially contact the bottom, transition and side portions of the bag. The panel has first, second and third segments angle-mounted to one another. In a specific embodiment, the segments are substantially planar. A microprocessor-based controller is coupled to the actuator and regulates its movement as a function of a process parameter, e.g., the compressibility of the bag and/or the weight of the material contained in the bag. A highly preferred embodiment of the machine also has a bag lifting mechanism above the tri-section panel. Such mechanism includes an extensible device coupled to the controller for regulating extension of such device as a function of the weight, volume or level of the material contained in the bag. A new method for unloading a bulk material bag is also disclosed.

A blender jar defines a geometry to impart vertical movement to material being processed in the blender jar, and, alternatively or in combination, improves the horizontal movement to the blended material. By configuring one or more agitators on the floor of a jar, laminar flow or symmetric flow of material around the jar is disrupted. The material is forced in an upward direction in the jar and, therefore, into more frequent contact with the cutter blades rotating in the jar.

A sheet manufacturing apparatus is provided with a screen portion in which introduced material is passed through a plurality of openings; an information acquiring unit configured to acquire at least one of inflow information related to a flow rate of the material that flows into the screen portion and outflow information related to a flow rate of the material that passes through the screen portion; and a controller configured to make a determination that a clogging of the screen portion is generated when the flow rate is reduced based on at least one of the inflow information and the outflow information.

A source of ions for an analyzer includes a reservoir for containing a liquid, a manifold having a plurality of nozzles, a conduit connecting the reservoir to the manifold and a counter electrode having a potential difference between the counter electrode and the nozzles to enable liquid to be ejected from the nozzles in droplets and to enable ions to be ejected from the droplets.

The invention belongs to the technical field of ecological restoration and particularly relates to a water body ecological restoration method. The water body ecological restoration method comprises the steps that the water surface is cleaned, then submerged plants, emergent aquatic plants and floating-leaved plants are planted, and aquatic animals are put in. According to the water body ecological restoration method, sludge at the water bottom is treated with a plant blanket in-situ coverage method, root systems of the emergent aquatic plants are fixed with pollution-free clay, and a putting-in type planting method is adopted for the floating-leaved plants and the emergent aquatic plants. The aqueous plants can provide an adhesion symbiotic space for microorganisms, and provide a food source for aqueous animals, fish and shellfish are put in when the aquatic plants grow stably, and a rapid and simple water body forest system is formed. By means of the water body ecological restoration method, the effects of fixing sludge at the water bottom, restoring the natural ecological environment and maintaining the water to be clear permanently can be achieved; meanwhile, a dwelling site can be provided for fish and birds, and certain river landscape can be formed.

A cooling plate (10) for a metallurgical furnace comprises a body (12) with a front face (14) and an opposite rear face (16), as well as coolants channel (18) therein; a plurality of lamellar ribs (24) on its front face, two consecutive ribs (24) being spaced by a groove (22); and inserts (26) fixed in the grooves (22) and projecting from the front face (14). The inserts (26) have an upper side projecting from the bottom edge of the rib directly above, which is configured so as to form a collecting surface (28) on which, in use, furnace burden material accumulates up to the top edge (32) of the rib (24) directly above.

An apparatus is disclosed for converting feed material into granules under the application of pressure. The apparatus includes a conveyor screw arranged about an axis of rotation with at least one screw spiral, a rotationally symmetric working chamber arranged about the axis of rotation, which chamber is formed by two annular walls arranged at an axial distance from one another and by an annular perforated die. The annular wall has a central opening arranged coaxial to the axis of rotation into which the conveyor screw discharges in order to feed the working chamber with feed material. The apparatus also includes a pressure element that rotates about the axis of rotation and has at least one pressure arm, which extends from the axis of rotation toward the perforated die delivers the axially supplied feed material to the perforated die in the radial direction, and compacts it while doing so.

The invention relates to an apparatus (10) for the manufacture of a component such as an integrated circuit chip, including: a plurality of processing stations (14a, 14b, 16, 18a, 18b, 18c, 19, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28) forming a production line for the manufacture of said component: conveying means (42) adapted to transport component forming materials from one processing station to another in the production line; and storage means (17) of the production line for storing said materials during transport along the production line. The storage means (17) acts as buffers effectively to collect materials and store them for efficient transport along the production line.