Diverted assembly for radioactive material
This patent describes a diverter assembly for diverting a pneumatically conveyed holder for radioactive material between a central conveying tube and one of a plurality of conveying tubes radially offset from the central conveying tube. It comprises: an airtight container having a hollow interior, a first aperture about which the central tube is connected, and a respective plurality of second apertures about which respective offset tubes are connected; a diverter tube in the container having a first end located immediately adjacent the first aperture and a second end offset from the first end a distance equal to the radial offset of the conveying tubes from the central tube; a first mounting means in the container for mounting the diverter tube for rotation about a longitudinal axis of the first end such that the second end is selectively brought into alignment with respective the second apertures; a rotary seal means for sealing the first end of the diverter tube from the interior of the container during and after rotation of the diverter tube; a spring biased seal means for sealing the second end of the diverter tube from the interior of the container during and after rotation of the diverter tube to a selected second aperture; an indexing means for rotatable indexing the second end of the diverter tube; and a drive means for selectively driving the indexing means.
- Assignee:
- United States Dept. of Energy
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4886401; A
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-179922A; TRN: 90-013581
- OSTI ID:
- 6962403
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 11 Apr 1988
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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