Sifting arrangement for sifting a product stream within a distributor apparatus

A zigzag sifting arrangement for sifting a product stream, the sifting arrangement comprising:

• a sifting chamber comprising oppositely arranged front and rear walls, oppositely arranged side walls, a plurality of access openings, and a plurality of partition plates extending inwardly from the front and rear walls;
• the partition plates being at least one of:
• oriented generally parallel to the oppositely arranged side walls;
• and
• oriented generally perpendicular to the front and rear walls,
• wherein the partition plates form a plurality of compartments within the sifting chamber, and
• wherein each of the plurality of access openings communicates with each of the plurality of at least partially open compartments.

A sifting arrangement for sifting a product stream, the sifting arrangement comprising:

• a generally vertically oriented zigzag-shaped sifting chamber comprising oppositely arranged front and rear walls, oppositely arranged side walls, and a plurality of partition plates extending inwardly from the front and rear walls;
• at least some of the partition plates being connected to at least the front wall;
• at least some of the partition plates being connected to at least the rear wall;
• the partition plates being at least one of:
• oriented generally parallel to the oppositely arranged side walls;
• and
• oriented generally perpendicular to the front and rear walls,
• wherein the partition plates form one of:
• a plurality of at least partially open compartments arranged within the zigzag-shaped sifting chamber;
• and
• a plurality of closed compartments arranged within the zigzag-shaped sifting chamber.