Jig concentrator
OwnerRichard SNOBY, Andrew SNOBYinventors
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Abstract
A jig concentrator apparatus has a jigging bed having a plurality of holes, a flow control valve associated with the jigging bed to control a flow of fluid, a pulsation valve connected to the flow control valve for controlling a pulsation of water or media, wherein the valve is housed under the bed, a water or fluid inlet attached to the water pulsation valve for input of water in the apparatus, and a pressured air buffer mounted on the water inlet to buffer and store air in the jig concentrator.
Claims12
A jig concentrator, comprising;
- a jigging bed having a plurality of holes;
- a flow control valve associated with the jigging bed to control a flow of fluid;
- a pulsation valve connected to the flow control valve for controlling a pulsation of water or media, wherein the valve is housed under the bed;
- a water or fluid inlet attached to the water pulsation valve for input of water in the jig concentrator;
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- a pressured air buffer mounted on the water inlet to buffer and store air in the jig concentrator.
A method of sizing and separating particles of a generally low-density material, using a jig concentrator comprising a stand, a frame, a jigging bed in the frame on the stand, wherein the jigging bed supports allows the water to flow through the holes in the jig bed to create pulsation and suction stroke motion, a flow control valve associated with the jigging bed to control a flow of fluid, wherein the flow control valve restricts the flow per unit of time to establish the amplitude of the jigging stroke;
- a water pulsation valve connected to the flow control valve for controlling a pulsation of water and for determining the frequency of the jigging stroke, and a water inlet attached to the water pulsation valve for input of water in the apparatus;
- and a pressured air buffer mounted on the water inlet to buffer and store air in the apparatus, comprising:
- a) actuating a motor for imparting the pulsation and suction motion;
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- b) supplying material onto the jigging bed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.