Gas jet sieve trichome separation assembly and method
AssigneeMACH Technologies
InventorsDylan Edward James Havey, Robert N. Wirtz
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Abstract
A gas jet sieve trichome separation assembly is employed in use to separate trichomes from source plant material, such as separating kief from cannabis source plant material. The gas jet sieve trichome separation assembly, as well as an associated method of its operation, serves to separate and collect trichomes in a manner that has proven more effective and efficient than past techniques, and in a manner that facilitates enhanced automation and that is intended for larger scale production capabilities. Per various implementations, the gas jet sieve trichome separation assembly has a housing, one or more sieves, one or more rotatable arms, one or more actuators, a vacuum source, and a cyclonic separator.
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A gas jet sieve trichome separation assembly, the assembly comprising:
- a housing, a chamber residing in said housing;
- at least one sieve located in said chamber and extending at least partly across an extent of said chamber, source plant material loadable in said chamber at a first side of said chamber with respect to said at least one sieve;
- at least one moveable arm located within said chamber and situated at a second side of said chamber with respect to said at least one sieve, said second side being opposite said first side, said at least one moveable arm extending at least partly across the extent of said chamber, said at least one moveable arm having at least one gas jet outlet residing therein, said at least one gas jet outlet directed at said at least one sieve;
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- a vacuum source communicable with said chamber at said second side of said chamber;
- wherein, during operation of the gas jet sieve trichome separation assembly, a vacuum condition via said vacuum source draws the source plant material toward said at least one sieve and a gas jet via said at least one moveable arm and via said at least one gas jet outlet prompts movement of the source plant material at said first side and away from said at least one sieve.
A gas jet sieve trichome separation assembly, the assembly comprising:
- a housing, a chamber residing in said housing;
- at least one sieve located in said chamber, source plant material loadable in said chamber at a first side of said chamber with respect to said at least one sieve;
- at least one rotatable arm located within said chamber and situated at a second side of said chamber with respect to said at least one sieve, said second side being opposite said first side, said at least one rotatable arm having at least one gas jet outlet residing therein, said at least one gas jet outlet directed at said at least one sieve;
- at least one actuator connected with said at least one rotatable arm and imparting rotational movement to said at least one rotatable arm;
- a vacuum source communicable with said chamber at said second side of said chamber;
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- a cyclonic separator situated downstream of said housing and situated upstream of said vacuum source, said cyclonic separator communicable with said chamber at said second side of said chamber and receiving separated source plant material that passes through said at least one sieve;
- wherein, during operation of the gas jet sieve trichome separation assembly, a vacuum condition via said vacuum source draws the source plant material toward said at least one sieve and said at least one rotatable arm rotates about an axis thereof and propels a gas jet along substantially a full area of said at least one sieve at said chamber for prompting movement of substantially all of the source plant material drawn toward said at least one sieve away from said at least one sieve.
A method of separating trichomes from source plant material, the method comprising:
- loading the source plant material within a chamber of a housing, and providing at least one sieve at said chamber, the source plant material loaded on one side of said at least one sieve;
- subjecting said chamber to a vacuum condition, the source plant material being drawn against and through said at least one sieve via said vacuum condition;
- rotating at least one arm at another side of said at least one sieve, and directing a gas jet from said at least one arm toward said at least one sieve while said at least one arm is rotating, said gas jet prompting movement of the source plant material away from said at least one sieve;
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- removing separated source plant material from gas flow traveling downstream of said chamber and downstream of said at least one sieve via a cyclonic separator.
A method of separating trichomes from source plant material, the method comprising:
- loading the source plant material within a chamber of a housing, and providing at least one sieve at said chamber, the source plant material loaded on one side of said at least one sieve;
- subjecting said chamber to a vacuum condition, the source plant material being drawn against and through said at least one sieve via said vacuum condition;
- vibrating said at least one sieve;
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- removing separated source plant material from gas flow traveling downstream of said chamber and downstream of said at least one sieve via a cyclonic separator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.