US 12,454,078 B2
Super absorbent polymer drying apparatus
Mookon Kim, Daejeon (KR)
Assigned to LG Chem, Ltd., Seoul (KR)
Appl. No. 17/776,123
Filed by LG Chem, Ltd., Seoul (KR)
PCT Filed Aug. 4, 2021, PCT No. PCT/KR2021/010292
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 11, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/285906, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 28, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0138510 (KR), filed on Oct. 23, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0379524 A1, Dec. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. B29B 13/06 (2006.01)
CPC B29B 13/06 (2013.01) [B29K 2995/0068 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A super absorbent polymer drying apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
a conveyor for transferring the super absorbent polymer; and
a hot air blower configured to supply dry hot air to the conveyor,
wherein the conveyor comprises:
a plurality of conveyor beds connected to each other in a bent state;
a plurality of links to connect the plurality of conveyor beds each having a bed body to comprise a plurality of bed bodies, and the link having a link protrusion that is protruded from one side of each of the bed body and is inserted into a connection groove of each adjacent bed body, wherein the connection groove is formed on a side surface of each of the bed body so that the link is connected;
a driving part having a rack gear, a pinion gear to drive the plurality of conveyor beds;
wherein the plurality of bed bodies having a surface for the super absorbent polymer to be seated and transferred; and
wherein, the plurality of bed bodies are inclinedly connected to each other in an angle range of 90 to 170 degrees.