Algae collection device using escalator-type lift
AssigneeSeoul National University R&Db Foundation
InventorsMoo-Young Han, Tschung-Il Kim, Hyun-Ju Park
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an algae collection device and, in particular, to an algae collection device using an escalator-type lift equipped with a screen having a level state. The present invention may collect algae using an escalator-type lift equipped with a screen having a level state while the algae do not move down. The present invention may effectively collect, into a collection box, the algae transported on the escalator-type lift by means of compressed air generated by a compressor.
Claims4
An algae collection apparatus using an automatic escalator-type lift, wherein the apparatus has one end located in water and an opposite end located above a water surface and is configured to collect floating matter including algae on the water surface, wherein the apparatus comprises:
- a plurality of lifts connected to each other in an escalator manner, wherein each lift includes:
- a screen for lifting up the floating matter from the water surface into a space above the surface;
- a guide for supporting an edge of the screen;
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- a riser for levelling the screen using elasticity;
- a chain for moving the plurality of lifts;
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- a driver for driving the plurality of lifts via the chain.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.