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US 2021/0220835 A1Published application
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.
Claims21
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 cam, the motor is coupled to the cam 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.
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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.