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Method and apparatus for the production of bitumen blocks

a technology of bitumen blocks and methods, applied in the direction of baking, sports equipment, containers, etc., can solve the problems of not being able to adhere exactly to a specified filling quantity or a specified filling weigh

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-06-18
IPCO GERMANY GMBH
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The invention provides an apparatus for producing bitumen blocks. It includes a device for generating bitumen drops, a device for cooling and solidifying the bitumen drops into tablets, and a device for decanting the tablets into bags to create a compact bitumen mass. With this apparatus, highly accurate adherence to a desired filling quantity or rate can be achieved. Additionally, the apparatus includes a chute and a balance for distributing the tablets to each decanting station. This ensures that each bag contains a desired weight of the bitumen.

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There is the problem, in the case of both barrels and thermally stable bags, that these do not melt down and the bitumen therefore has to be removed from the barrel or bag before further processing.
Both when liquid bitumen is poured into barrels or bags and when bitumen boards are produced, there is the problem that it is scarcely possible to adhere exactly to a stipulated filling quantity or a stipulated filling weight.

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[0031]FIG. 1 illustrates an apparatus 10 for the tabletting and packaging of bitumen, in particular soft bitumen, by means of which the method according to the invention can be carried out. What is designated in this case as soft bitumen is bitumen which, under what is known as “needle penetration” according to DIN EN 1426 “Bitumen and bitumen-containing binders—determination of needle penetration”, has penetration values of 10 dmm (decimillimeters) or more. Hard bitumen, as it is known, usually has penetration values in the range of 2-3 dmm. What is known as soft bitumen, for example for the sealing of roofs, has penetration values of about 20 dmm to 40 dmm. Very soft bitumen qualities for road building lie in the range of 60 dmm to 100 dmm or even higher. What is designated as bitumen in the context of the invention is in this case also bitumen with fillers, in particular with up to 30% fillers, and coldtar pitch, as well as pure bitumen.

[0032]The apparatus 10 has a storage tank 1...

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Abstract

A method and an apparatus for the production of bitumen blocks, with a drop former for generating bitumen drops from molten bitumen, with a belt cooler having a rotating belt for cooling and solidifying the bitumen drops deposited on the rotating belt into tablets, and with a decanting device for decanting the tablets into bags, the tablets being at least partially combined, inside the bags filled with tablets, into a compact bitumen mass.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the priority of German Application No. 10 2013 226 373.2, filed on Dec. 18, 2013, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety into this application.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for the production of bitumen blocks.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]For the purposes of this invention, the term “bitumen” designates coldtar pitch, bitumen with fillers and pure bitumen. Soft bitumen, which has a very low softening point in the ring-and-ball test (RaB) according to DIN EN 1427 and high penetration values under needle penetration according to DIN EN 1426, has hitherto been poured in the liquid state into barrels or thermally stable bags. There is the problem, in the case of both barrels and thermally stable bags, that these do not melt down and the bitumen therefore has to be removed from the barrel or bag before further processing. Where bags...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): C10C3/14
CPCC10C3/14B01J2/26B65B1/04C10C3/12C10C3/00C10C3/10C10C3/18B65B1/32B65B2210/02B29B9/10
Inventor KLEINHANS, MATTHIASROTH, BERNHARD
Owner IPCO GERMANY GMBH
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