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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 1992
Filed:
Sep. 03, 1991
John D Weston, Glens Falls, NY (US);
Keith P Vogel, Glens Falls, NY (US);
Victor L Bilodeau, Glens Falls, NY (US);
Mark D Barrett, Glens Falls, NY (US);
Ronald G Bain, Glens Falls, NY (US);
Kamyr, Inc., Glens Falls, NY (US);
Abstract
The proper pressure conditions are maintained within an atmospheric pre-steaming chips bin used in the production of paper pulp. Extending upwardly from the top of the chips bin is a vertical section of conduit, an elbow section, and a horizontal section. A door guide with a door opening in it is disposed in the horizontal section and precludes passage of gas through the horizontal section except through the door opening. A pivot pin mounts a door at its top so that it normally assumes a vertical orientation closing off the opening, and it is adjustably biased into that orientation by a counterweight mechanism. The counterweight includes weight discs which mount on a vertical section of rod having external screw threads, and a horizontal section of rod is connected by a flange to a flange of the pivot pin. The door remains closed unless the pressure differential between the chips bin and the surrounding environment is greater than about 2 psig, in which case gas may flow from the environment to the chips bin, or vice versa, to bring the pressure differential within the desired range.