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US 10,589,291 B2Granted
Hydraulic classifiers
AssigneeSuperior Industries, Inc.
InventorsLafe Grimm, Shane Hanson, Paul Ilott
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Abstract
Hydraulic classifiers are provided for sorting material using injected water. Some embodiments include upper and lower housings having different cross-sectional shapes. In some embodiments, certain improvements are provided for cleanout and/or removal or replacement of teeter bars.
Claims20
A hydraulic classifier, comprising:
- an upper housing, said upper housing having a plurality of generally planar sidewalls, the upper housing having a rectangular cross-section;
- a lower housing operably coupled to said upper housing, the lower housing having a round cross-section;
- an overflow outlet supported on said upper housing;
- a feed inlet disposed to receive aggregate material into said upper housing;
- a water injection system, the water injection system comprising:
- a conduit;
- a plurality of teeter bars in fluid communication with said conduit;
- and
- an underflow outlet in fluid communication with said lower housing.
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A hydraulic classifier, comprising:
- a housing including an upper housing portion and a lower housing portion, said upper housing portion having a plurality of generally planar sidewalls, said lower housing portion having a plurality of curved plate sections;
- a weir supported on said upper housing portion;
- a launder supported on said upper housing portion, said weir disposed between said upper housing portion and said launder, said launder including an overflow outlet;
- a feed inlet disposed to receive aggregate material into said upper housing portion;
- a water injection system;
- and
- an underflow outlet in fluid communication with said lower housing portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.