The invention relates to a spiral feeder, which comprises a motor, a decelerator, a motor frame, a liquor drainage valve, a spiral feeding shaft, spiral blades, a material channel and a shell and is characterized in that the motor is connected with the decelerator and the spiral feeding shaft in sequence, and the spiral feeding shaft is arranged in the material channel and the shell and is provided with the spiral blades along the axial line, and the upper part of the material channel and the lower end of the external shell is provided with a material inlet while the lower part is provided with the liquor drainage valve and a gas outlet, and the middle section of the material channel and the shell is provided with viewing ports while the upper end is provided with a gas inlet and a material outlet and the lower part is provided with the material inlet, and the motor frame is arranged under the material inlet and is provided with the motor and the decelerator. The spiral feeder with functions of speed controlling and preheating is characterized by small volume, high efficiency, good sealing, safe and convenient operation and low cost, and can be widely applied in the lifting and delivering work of materials.