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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2009
Bernard Cottard, Saint Romain de Colbosc, FR;
Pascal Leroy, Montivilliers, FR;
Bernard Cottard, Saint Romain de Colbosc, FR;
Pascal Leroy, Montivilliers, FR;
Total Raffinage Marketing, Puteaux, FR;
Abstract
The invention relates to a device for loading solid particles into an enclosure, including: a means for supplying solid particles to be dispensed, which can be arranged on the top part of the enclosure to be loaded and which pours the solid particles in a substantially vertical manner into a feeding pipe (); a mobile device () disposed entirely or partially inside the enclosure and under the feeding pipe, including a central shaft () rotatably driven by a motor means () about a substantially vertical axis and deflector elements () having a substantially identical shape and being rotatably secured to the shaft (), preferably arranged in line with one another at different heights about the shaft () and pivotably connected thereto so that they can be raised, for example by centrifugal force; and a feeding pipe () at least partially surrounding said central shaft () and comprising at least one opening () for discharging the solid particles, which opening is provided on the horizontal or side wall thereof. The invention is characterized in that the device includes at least one deflector element () disposed on the rotatably driven shaft (), the width of said deflector element () close to the shaft () being less than that of the other deflector elements (), in particular the width of the element close to the shaft is smaller than that of the other deflector elements. The invention also relates to a use of said device and to a loading method involving said device.