Method for transporting and separating wet chips and delivering dried chips
AssigneeInter-Source Recovery Systems, Inc.
InventorsWilliam D. Nemedi, Robert J. Nemedi
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Abstract
A system for transporting wet chips to a centrifugal separator where the wet chips are separated into dry chips and fluid with the dry chips being transported to a dry chips site and the fluid recirculated or collected. Preferably, the centrifugal separator, when actuated, serves to generate a pneumatic flow of air through a wet chip conduit whereby the wet chips are pneumatically conveyed to the separator from a source of origin such as a tooling machine station where wet chips are generated. A parts separator may be located at either end of the wet chip conduit.
Claims53
The method of separating wet chips into dry chips and fluids according to the steps of:
- pneumatically conveying wet chips to be separated from a source of wet chip origin to at least one centrifugal separator;
- and
- centrifuging the pneumatically delivered wet chips in the separator whereby the wet chips are separated into dry chips and fluid.
The method of transporting wet chips to a centrifugal separator adapted to centrifuge and separate wet chips into dry chips and fluid according to the steps of:
- providing a conduit having at least first and second ends between a source of wet chips to be separated and the centrifugal separator;
- providing a fluid source in said conduit whereby wet chips can be pneumatically transported through said conduit;
- passing wet chips to be separated through one of said conduit ends;
- and,
- passing said wet chips from said conduit at said remaining conduit end to said centrifugal separator.
Apparatus for transporting and separating wet chips into dry chips and fluids, said apparatus comprising:
- a wet chip conduit having at least first and second conduit ends;
- a centrifugal separator comprising:
- a wet chip inlet port;
- a rotatable bowl and spaced blades disposed in said bowl and adapted to rotate with said bowl;
- a motor adapted to rotate said bowl;
- a screen having spaced openings disposed at the top of said bowl;
- a dry chip exit port;
- said second wet chip conduit end being located contiguous to said separator wet chip inlet port;
- a blower associated with said wet chip conduit for generating pneumatic flow in said conduit whereby wet chips to be separated are transported from said first wet chip conduit end to said second wet chip conduit end and delivered to said centrifugal separator whereby upon actuation of said separator motor, said bowl and blades rotate at a speed sufficient to create the requisite pneumatic flow of fluid in said conduit to deliver wet chips to said separator and to pneumatically discharge dry chips through said dry chip exit port, following separation of the wet chips in said separator.
Apparatus for transporting and separating wet chips into dry chips and fluid, said apparatus comprising:
- a centrifugal separator comprising:
- a wet chip inlet port;
- a rotatable bowl;
- a motor adapted to rotate said bowl;
- a screen joined to said bowl, said screen having spaced openings therein sufficient to permit fluid to pass through said screen openings;
- a dry chip exit port;
- a wet chip conduit having at least first and second ends;
- said first wet chip conduit end being positioned contiguous to a source of wet chips;
- said second conduit end being positioned contiguous to said separator wet chip inlet port;
- a blower for generating pneumatic flow in said wet chip conduit sufficient to transport wet chips to be dried through said conduit;
- whereby upon actuation of said separator and blower, wet chips are transported through said wet chip conduit to said centrifugal separator inlet port where said wet chips are rotated in said bowl and said fluid separates from said chips and passes through said screen openings as dry chips exit said separator through said dry chip exit port.
Apparatus for transporting and separating wet chips into dry chips and fluid comprising:
- a centrifugal separator comprising:
- a wet chip inlet port;
- a rotatable bowl;
- a motor adapted to rotate said bowl;
- a screen joined to said bowl, said screen having spaced openings therein sufficient to permit fluid to pass through said screen openings;
- a dry chip exit port;
- a wet chip conduit having openings at least at the first and second ends thereof;
- said first wet chip conduit end being positioned to receive wet chips to be transported through said opening at said first end;
- said second wet chip conduit end being positioned contiguous to said centrifugal separator whereby wet chips exit said second conduit end into said separator inlet port;
- and,
- a blower for generating pneumatic fluid flow of wet chips through said conduit to said centrifuge whereby said wet chips can be separated substantially into dry chips and fluid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.