Feed apparatus and method for feeding cement to a cement silo
(22) 12.01.2017
(43) 27.07.2017
(57) A feed apparatus (3) for feeding cement to a cement silo (2) of a mining machine (1) comprises a receptacle (5) for receiving cement, a transfer tube (6) connected at a first end (6a) to the receptacle (5) for guiding the cement from the receptacle (5) to the cement silo (2) connectable at a second end (6b) of the transfer tube (6) and transfer means arranged in connection with the transfer tube (6) and arranged to move cement within the transfer tube (6) from the receptacle (5) to the cement silo (2). The transfer tube (6) comprises at least one transfer tube section comprising a tube-like inner space for cement to be transferred.
(71) Sandvik Mining and Construction Oy, Pihtisulunkatu 9, 33330 Tampere (FI)
(84) ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG)
