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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2016
Applicant:
Gala Industries, Inc., Eagle Rock, VA (US);
Inventors:
Louis Cody Shortt, Vinton, VA (US);
Richard Borland Thrasher, Jr., Troutville, VA (US);
Kerry Patrick Morris, Troutville, VA (US);
Assignee:
GALA INDUSTRIES, INC., Eagle Rock, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 1/12 (2006.01); F26B 17/22 (2006.01); F26B 5/08 (2006.01); F26B 17/24 (2006.01); F26B 3/06 (2006.01); F26B 11/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 17/22 (2013.01); F26B 3/06 (2013.01); F26B 5/08 (2013.01); F26B 11/16 (2013.01); F26B 17/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a centrifugal pellet dryer comprising a housing accommodating a rotor surrounded by a screen, wherein said screen includes at least one porous screen member and is supported by a screen support holding the screen relative to the housing. To avoid vibrations and noise, the centrifugal pellet dryer has the screen supported against the housing by a screen support which includes at least one damper for dampening vibrations of the screen and/or isolating screen vibrations from the housing.