Systems and methods for large debris conveyance
OwnerSteve L. Gilbertinventor
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Abstract
A device for sorting particulate material includes a main conveyor belt, a separation screen, a graded material conveyor, and an oversize material conveyor. The separation screen is configured to separate the material into a first portion and a second portion with a larger average particle diameter than the first portion. The graded material conveyor is positioned below the separation screen to receive the first portion of the material, and the oversize material conveyor is positioned at an end of the separation screen to receive the second portion of the material.
Claims20
A method for separating material, comprising:
- moving ungraded material from a material pile on a ground onto a main conveyor of a padding machine;
- conveying the ungraded material onto a vibrating screen using the main conveyor;
- separating the material into a graded portion and an oversize portion using a vibrating screen;
- conveying the graded portion into a graded pile using a graded material conveyor;
- conveying the oversize portion into an oversize pile using an oversize material conveyor;
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- leveling at least one component of the padding machine, the at least one component including at least one of the main conveyor, the vibrating screen, the graded material conveyor, or the oversize material conveyor.
A method for separating material, comprising:
- receiving the material from a surface location onto a main conveyor on a padding machine;
- separating the material into a graded portion and an oversize portion using a vibrating screen;
- depositing the graded portion in a graded portion pile on a first lateral side of the padding machine;
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- depositing the oversize portion in an oversize portion pile on a second lateral side of the padding machine, the second lateral side being opposite the first lateral side across the padding machine.
A method for separating material, comprising:
- receiving the material from a surface location onto a main conveyor on a padding machine;
- separating the material into a graded portion and an oversize portion using a vibrating screen;
- receiving the graded portion on a graded material conveyor positioned below the vibrating screen;
- conveying the graded portion in a first direction away from the vibrating screen;
- receiving the oversize portion on an oversize material conveyor positioned at an end of the vibrating screen;
- conveying the oversize portion in second direction away from the vibrating screen, wherein the first direction and the second direction are parallel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.