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1. A rotary valve for conveying fluids, powders or granular substances, said rotary valve comprising:
a rotor having a rotor shaft and vanes, and a casing for housing the rotor within the interior of the casing, said casing comprising a removable casing end plate defining a rotor shaft aperture into which an end portion of the rotor shaft is insertable; wherein said rotary valve comprises a rotor shaft support assembly, said rotor shaft support assembly comprises said removable casing end plate and a bearing assembly for supporting an end portion of the rotor shaft inserted from the inner side of the removable casing end plate into the rotor shaft support assembly and through said rotor shaft aperture of the removable casing end plate, and said rotor shaft support assembly is adjustable to correct any deviation of the pitch of the rotor shaft from a level orientation relative to said removable casing end plate when the rotor shaft is supported at a single end only by the rotor shaft support assembly with the inserted end portion of the rotor shaft supported within the removable casing end plate and the bearing assembly. |