Structural Flakeboards and Composites 



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Figure 24-17. — 5,000 cubic-foot-capacity storage bin for dry flakes. (Top) Side view of 

 bin; flakes enter the top of the bin at the left end and are deposited on a moving-chain 

 floor which conveys them to the left against four picker rolls arranged to rotate 

 against (up) the inclined face of the pile to meter flakes into the resin blender; flakes 

 are discharged downward at extreme left end. (Bottom) View of bin interior showing 

 the several strands of conveyor chain on the floor, the four picker rolls at the dis- 

 charge end of the bin, and the top rakeback conveyor which pulls excess flakes to the 

 rear of the bin (toward the viewer) and away from the top entry hopper. (Photos from 

 Precision Service and Engineering Ltd.) 



