A spout assembly and related method of regulating the flow of particulate material. The spout assembly includes a chute, at least first and second plates, and a counterbalance mechanism. The first and second plates are positioned downstream from the chute, the lower ends of the first and second plates defining an opening with an area that is smaller than a cross-sectional area of the chute so that the material may accumulate prior to passing through the opening. The counterbalance mechanism produces a biasing force on the first and second plates toward the centerline to adjust the area of the opening, and permits the first and second plates to move outwardly away from the centerline in response to the weight of the accumulated material. The counterbalance mechanism includes at least a first separately adjustable counterbalance coupled to the first plate and a second separately adjustable counterbalance coupled to a second plate.

A machine for distributing insulation material from a package of compressed insulation material is provided. The machine includes a chute having an inlet end and outlet end. The inlet end is configured to receive the package of compressed insulation material. The chute further has a removable hose hub configured for wrapping with a distribution hose. The removable hose hub is further configured for engagement with opposing flange assemblies such that rotation of the hose hub results in rotation of the flange assemblies. A lower unit is configured to receive the compressed insulation material exiting the outlet end of the chute. The lower unit includes a plurality of shredders and a discharge mechanism. The discharge mechanism is configured to discharge conditioned insulation material into an airstream.

A receiving port includes a passage opening arranged within a port contour, and a tube-like feed-through device. The passage opening includes a passage plane and a real passage cross-section, each being arranged orthogonally to a passage axis. The tube-like feed-through device is associated with the passage opening and includes a feed-through axis along which the objects are guided, and a real feed-through cross-section arranged orthogonally to the feed-through axis. The feed-through axis is arranged at an angle to the passage axis so that gravity guides the objects and so that an apparent feed-through cross-section results for the tube-like feed-through device. A passage contour and/or a feed-through contour of the real passage cross-section are formed from a respective basic contour which corresponds to the port contour of the receiving port, deformed in a shape-analogous manner to one another so that the maximized apparent feed-through cross-section is formed.

The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for dispensing solid substances, wherein the apparatus comprises a feeder section with a plurality of feeder units, a collection section with a plurality of hoppers and a dispensing section, wherein the plurality of hoppers are rotatable with respect to the feeder units and a first packing position for dispensing the solid substances to the dispensing section, wherein the apparatus comprises a cleaning device for removing pollutants from the hoppers, wherein the cleaning device comprises a hub and a plurality of ducts forming air connections between the plurality of hoppers and the hub, wherein the cleaning device comprises a first blocking member that is arranged for blocking the air connection between one of the hoppers and the hub when said one hopper is positioned in the first packing position.

A gravity-fed housing for use in a gasification system is disclosed. The gravity-fed housing has a receiving end panel that forms a receive opening in a first plane. The receive opening is configured to receive a first plurality of heat carriers via gravity. The gravity-fed housing includes a siding connected to the receiving end panel. The siding forms a chamber and a discharge opening in a second plane that is parallel to the first plane. The discharge opening is offset with respect to the receive opening such that a line perpendicular to the receiving end panel that extends through a center point of the receive opening does not intersect a center point of the second opening. The siding includes a first panel that comprises a guiding surface that intersects the line and is angled toward the discharge opening.

The anti-splatter device for use with a concrete truck chute is a protective structure. The anti-splatter device for use with a concrete truck chute incorporates a concrete comb, a mounting bracket, and a concrete chute. The concrete comb attaches to the mounting bracket. The mounting bracket secures the concrete comb to the concrete chute. The anti-splatter device for use with a concrete truck chute forms a protected space at the location where the concrete chute is delivering concrete. The concrete comb combs the concrete as the concrete is poured such that the concrete comb prevents the concrete from splashing on objects that are not designated to receive concrete.

A gravity-feed dispensing system includes a dispenser having a hopper and a valve. The hopper is configured to hold a bulk material. The valve is configured to selectively connect to the hopper. The valve includes an actuator assembly operable between open and closed conditions to selectively permit bulk material to pass from the hopper through the valve. A fixture includes a shelf configured to support the dispenser. A rail is at the front of the shelf. The dispenser is configured for pivotable engagement with the rail. A latch is configured to releasably retain the dispenser in an operative position on the shelf.

Examples provide a hanger guide for diverting items having a hanger hook away from dividers on a sloped surface of a sorting machine as the hooked items move through a channel defined by one or more of the dividers. The hanger guide includes a diameter greater than the diameter of a hook on the hooked items preventing the hook from catching on the hanger guide. The hanger guide substantially covers a leading edge of a divider on which the hanger guide is attached preventing a hook from catching on any uncovered portion of the leading edge. The hanger guide is removably attached to the divider via one or more fasteners. When a hook comes into contact with the hanger guide, the hook slides off the hanger guide and proceeds through the channel to the end of the sloped surface unimpeded.

The invention relates to a device for emptying a conveying bucket of rock/soil loosened during the sinking of a shaft with a chute (20) for the rock/soil (400) emptied from the conveying bucket (200, 200), which can be moved linearly between a conveying bucket transport position and a conveying bucket emptying position by means of an actuator. A receiving element (30) for the conveying bucket (200, 200) is provided for establishing a retaining connection between the chute (20) and the conveying bucket (200, 200), which is arranged on the chute (20) so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation (33), the receiving element (30) being pivotable between a receiving position (420) and an emptying position (430) by means of an actuator (34).

A doser assembly includes a hopper assembly configured to receive filler material, a vibration transmission assembly coupled to the hopper assembly, and a paddle in a hopper opening that extends through the hopper assembly. The vibration transmission assembly includes a shaft that is configured to rotate around a central rotation axis, an eccentric that is fixed to the shaft and has a center that is radially offset from the central rotation axis, a connecting rod that is pivotably connected to the center of the eccentric, and a bracket that is pivotably connected to the connecting rod. A first end of the paddle is pivotably coupled to the hopper assembly at a paddle pivot joint. The paddle is fixed to the bracket of the vibration transmission assembly separately from the hopper assembly. The vibration transmission assembly is configured to cause the paddle to reciprocatingly pivot around the paddle pivot joint.