US 11,161,705 B2 · Fabric separator

Abstract

Some embodiments include a fabric separator comprising a body, a cylinder, a gas intake, a sensor, and a clamp. In some embodiments, the cylinder has an outer surface, is coupled with the body, and has a cylinder rotatable about an axis. The gas intake may flow gas in a rotational direction of the cylinder such that a low pressure zone is created on at least a portion of the outer surface of the cylinder. The sensor may be coupled with the body. The clamp may be in communication with the sensor and coupled with the body. The clamp having an engaged mode where the clamp is pressed against a portion of the cylinder and a disengaged where the clamp is not pressed against a portion of the cylinder, the clamp transitions from the engaged mode to the disengaged mode based on a signal from the sensor.

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Dependent claims

A fabric separator comprising

a body;
a cylinder with an outer surface coupled with the body and being rotatable about an axis;
a gas intake that receives gas external from the body and flows the gas in a rotational direction of the cylinder such that a low pressure zone is created on at least a portion of the outer surface of the cylinder;
a flagging sensor coupled with the body;
and
a clamp in communication with the flagging sensor and coupled with the body, the clamp having an engaged mode and a disengaged mode, in the engaged mode the clamp is pressed against a portion of the cylinder and in the disengaged mode the clamp is not pressed against the portion of the cylinder, the clamp transitions from the engaged mode to the disengaged mode based on a signal from the flagging sensor;
wherein the gas is pressurized gas and the cylinder is rotated based upon the gas flow alone.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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