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US 11,548,010 B2Granted
Fluidized inertia table
AssigneeTav Holdings, Inc.
InventorThomas A Valerio
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Abstract
A fluidized inertia table for separating materials between an upstream delivery station and a downstream receiving station is provided. The fluidized inertia table for separating materials creates a moment of inertia and/or rotary motion which are then translated into reciprocating or jarring motions and separates the materials loaded onto the tray.
Claims20
A fluidized inertia table for separating materials, comprising:
- a frame;
- a tray for loading materials that is secured within the frame by a plurality of cylinders and springs;
- cams operatively connected to the tray;
- counterweights to balance to the tray by moving in equal and opposite direction, and
- a motor operatively connected to the cams, the motor is coupled to the cams and together which creates reciprocating motion, and the reciprocating motion separates materials loaded onto the tray,
- wherein the motor has a pulse width modulation;
- the motor, the cams, and the springs create a non-sinusoidal drive profile,
- whereby heavier material moves towards the front of the fluidized inertia table and the lighter materials moves towards the back of the fluidized inertia table.
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A method for separating materials comprising:
- providing the materials on a bed capable of oscillation and creating forces, wherein the bed includes media or water and acceleration and deceleration have a non-sinusoidal profile, exposing the materials to the forces so to overcome a moment of inertia of the materials so to liberate and separate the materials by specific gravity or size, and collecting the heavier materials at a first end of the bed and collecting the lighter materials at a second end of the bed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.