Drum, a machine comprising such drum, and a method for drum and manufacturing of such drum
AssigneeBomill AB
InventorsBo Löfqvist, Peter Larsson
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Abstract
A drum (100) for sorting objects is provided. The drum has a cylindrical shape, and said drum (100) comprises a cylindrical body (101), with an inner and an outer envelope surface. A plurality of pockets (104) are arranged on the inner envelope surface of the cylindrical body (101), and said pockets (104) are provided with openings (105) opening up into the outer envelope surface. At least one groove (106) is arranged on the outer envelope surface, said groove (105) interconnecting at least two openings (105). A machine (1000) comprising such a drum (100) and a method for manufacturing such drum (100) are also provided.
Claims11
A drum for sorting objects, said drum having a cylindrical shape, and said drum comprising:
- a cylindrical body, with an inner and an outer envelope surface;
- a plurality of pockets arranged in columns, each column extending on the inner envelope surface of the cylinder body and extending transversally to the central and longitudinal axis of the drum, each of said pockets having a bottom provided with an opening that opens up into the outer envelope surface;
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- a plurality of grooves, arranged on the outer envelope surface of the cylinder body and extending transversally to the central and longitudinal axis of the drum, wherein each groove of the plurality of grooves interconnects a plurality of the openings that opens up into the outer envelope surface of a respective column comprising the plurality of pockets arranged on the inner envelope surface of the cylindrical body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.