| 摘要 |
<p>The invention relates to an apparatus for feeding granular silicon material which comprises a hopper (13) for storing granular silicon material, a feeder (15) for feeding the granular silicon material stored in the hopper (13), a first guide tube (16) for leading granular silicon material fed from the feeder (15), a feed tube (19) for feeding granular silicon material, which is arranged in a lower portion of the first guide tube (16) and movable upward and downward, a housing (11) incorporating the hopper (13), the feeder (15) the first guide tube (16) and the feed tube (19), a sluice valve (18) for closing an opening of a chamber of the apparatus for manufacturing silicon single crystals, and a second guide tube (21) which is positioned in a portion of the opening of a chamber (10) and which leads granular silicon material to a crucible for melting granular silicon material.</p> |
