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US 11,992,821 B2Granted
Aggregate processing systems, methods and apparatus
AssigneeSuperior Industries, Inc.
InventorsMatt Esson, Luke Hogan
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Abstract
Aggregate material processing systems, methods, and apparatus are described. In some embodiments, one or more components have a transport configuration and an operational configuration.
Claims19
A portable aggregate processing plant, comprising:
- a portable chassis having a first end a second end, a first lateral side and a second later side, the portable chassis supported on a plurality of wheels;
- a vibratory classifier screen supported on said portable chassis, said vibratory classifier screen having a plurality of classifying decks;
- a primary sump disposed to receive at least a fraction of undersize material passing through at least one of said plurality of classifying decks;
- a primary pump configured to pump material from said sump to an elevated location elevated with respect to said sump;
- a primary hydrocyclone having a primary hydrocyclone feed inlet in communication with said primary pump, said primary hydrocyclone having a first underflow having a primary hydrocyclone central axis, said primary hydrocyclone central axis disposed at a non-zero primary hydrocyclone angle with respect to vertical;
- a primary dewatering screen, said primary dewatering screen disposed to receive an underflow from said primary hydrocyclone, said primary dewatering screen disposed to deposit oversize material at the second end of the portable chassis;
- a fines recovery subsystem supported on said portable chassis and positioned between said vibratory classifier screen and said primary hydrocyclone such that material transferred from said primary sump to said primary hydrocyclone and past said fines recovery subsystem, wherein said fines recovery subsystem comprises:
- a first fines recovery subsystem hydrocyclone, and
- a fines recovery subsystem vibratory dewatering screen disposed beneath said first fines recovery subsystem hydrocyclone, said fines recovery subsystem vibratory dewatering screen being disposed to receive at least a portion of an underflow of said first fines recovery subsystem hydrocyclone, said fines recovery subsystem vibratory dewatering screen being disposed to discharge oversize material to one of the first and second lateral sides of the portable chassis.
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A portable aggregate processing plant, comprising:
- a portable chassis supported on a plurality of wheels and extending from a first end to a second end;
- a vibratory classifier screen supported on said portable chassis, said vibratory classifier screen having a plurality of classifying decks;
- a fines recovery subsystem supported on said chassis and disposed at least partially toward said second end from said vibratory classifier screen, said fines recovery subsystem comprising:
- at least a first fines recovery subsystem hydrocyclone;
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- a fines recovery subsystem vibratory dewatering screen disposed to receive at least a portion of an underflow of said first fines recovery subsystem hydrocyclone, wherein said fines recovery subsystem vibratory dewatering screen is oriented to deposit material to a lateral side of the portable chassis;
- a primary sump supported on said portable chassis, said primary sump disposed beneath said vibratory classifier screen, said primary sump disposed to receive at least a fraction of undersize material passing through at least one of said plurality of classifying decks;
- a primary pump, said primary pump configured to pump material from said primary sump to an elevated location elevated with respect to said primary sump;
- a primary hydrocyclone supported on said chassis and disposed at least partially closer to said second end than said fines recovery subsystem, said primary hydrocyclone having a feed inlet in fluid communication with said primary pump, said primary hydrocyclone having a first underflow having a primary hydrocyclone central axis, and
- a primary dewatering screen, said primary dewatering screen disposed to receive material from said first underflow of said primary hydrocyclone, said primary dewatering screen disposed to deposit oversize material at the second end of said chassis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.