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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2002
Filed:
May. 01, 2000
Eero V{umlaut over (aa)}nänen, Tornio, FI;
Martti Jankkila, Tornio, FI;
Outokumpu Oyj, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus for processing lumpy, essentially spherical material such as pellets, so that the lumpy material can be applied on a surface that is set in an essentially continuous motion, as an advantageous layer for the further processing of said material, said apparatus comprising means ( ) for conveying the material and for feeding the material onto a surface ( ) that is set in an essentially continuous motion. According to the invention, the conveyor ( ) is installed movably in an alternating motion between two positions ( ) in order to feed the material conveyed by the conveyor ( ) as a layer ( ) that is advantageous both in thickness and in cross-section onto a surface ( ) set in an essentially continuous motion.