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US 2024/0199345 A1Published application
Rotating Singulator
OwnerThomas Largentinventor
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for the transporting and separating of tires. The system and method use a rotating singulator that receives a plurality of tires into a feed hopper. The singulator retrieves the tires from the hopper and separates them so that a single tire is positioned between the rotating spokes of the singulator. The tires are lifted by the spokes to a feed tray and pivoted onto their side and laid flat onto the feed tray and conveyor for further processing.
Claims20
A singulator comprising:
- a circular frame;
- a circular disk supported by the frame and comprising an opening;
- a hub supported at a center of the frame;
- a plurality of spokes supported by the hub for rotation within the frame to place a tire at the opening;
- a tire separator supported by the frame and configured to position one tire between each of the plurality of spokes;
- and
- a means for guiding the tire through the opening in the disk, positioned at the opening and supported by the disk.
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A system for transporting and separating tires comprising:
- a feed system;
- a singulator comprising:
- a circular frame;
- a disk supported within the frame and comprising an opening;
- a hub supported at a center of the frame;
- a plurality of spokes supported by the hub for rotation within the frame to place a tire at the opening;
- a means for guiding the tire through the opening in the disk positioned at the opening and supported by the disk;
- a tire separator supported by the frame and configured to position one tire between each of the plurality of spokes;
- and
- an exit plate supported by the disk and positioned at the opening of the disk to receive the tire from the opening;
- a transport assembly configured to transport the tire from the exit plate;
- and
- a conveyor operatively connected to the transport member to receive the tire.
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A method for transporting and separating tires comprising:
- feeding a plurality of tires into a hopper;
- rotating a plurality of spokes within a circular frame to place an edge of a single tire against one of the plurality of spokes and against a disk connected to the frame;
- lifting a tire with a spoke to an opening formed in the disk;
- pivoting the tire on the edge to lay it flat on an exit plate;
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- sliding the tire along the exit plate to a conveyor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.