Machine for magnetic separation
AssigneeEcohog Limited
InventorDeclan McNally
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Abstract
A machine is described for magnetic separation of material, wherein the machine includes a supporting structure and at least one magnetic rotating drum supported by the supporting structure, wherein the machine further includes a vehicle for moving and transporting the supporting structure. The magnetic drum includes an outer rotating shell and a magnetic portion including at least one magnet positioned and housed within the outer shell, wherein the outer shell is rotatable around a central axis by a drive mechanism and the at least one magnet is positioned in a fixed location within the outer shell.
Claims20
A machine for magnetic separation of material comprising a supporting structure and at least one magnetic rotating drum supported by the supporting structure, said machine further comprising a vehicle for moving and transporting said supporting structure, the machine further comprising a feeder and means for varying the position between the feeder and the rotating magnetic drum, the said means for varying the position of the feeder in respect of the rotating magnetic drum comprising first means configured to move the feeder between a position wherein an end of said feeder is above the central rotational axis of the rotating magnetic drum and a position wherein the end of said feeder is beneath the central rotational axis of the rotating magnetic drum.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.