Separator assembly for refuse chutes
AssigneeHydro Wash Ltd
InventorRiley SMITH
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Abstract
A separator assembly for a refuse chute includes a set of separating chutes, each including an inlet for receiving refuse and an outlet for outputting refuse. The assembly also includes a positioning mechanism configured to locate the set of separating chutes relative to the refuse chute to align an inlet from one of the set of separating chutes with an outlet of the refuse chute. Suitably, each of the set of separating chutes is arranged to direct refuse to a different location when the corresponding inlet is aligned with the outlet of the refuse chute. A separator system includes the aforementioned assembly.
Claims14
A separator assembly for a refuse chute, the separator assembly comprising;
- a set of separating chutes, each separating chute comprising an inlet for receiving refuse and an outlet for outputting refuse;
- and
- a positioning mechanism configured to move the set of separating chutes relative to the refuse chute to align an inlet from one of the set of separating chutes with an outlet of the refuse chute;
- wherein the outlets of each of the set of refuse separating chutes are arranged to direct refuse to a different location when the corresponding inlets is aligned with the outlet of the refuse chute.
A separator system for separating refuse comprising;
- a refuse chute comprising an outlet;
- a set of refuse receptacles;
- and
- a separator assembly arranged in between the refuse chute and the set of refuse receptacles, the separator assembly comprising:
- a set of separating chutes, each separating chute in the set comprising an inlet for receiving refuse and an outlet for outputting refuse, and
- a positioning mechanism configured to move the set of separating chutes relative to the refuse chute to align an inlet from one of the set of separating chutes with the outlet of the refuse chute,
- wherein the outlets of each of the set of refuse separating chutes are arranged to direct refuse to a different location when the corresponding inlets is aligned with the outlet of the refuse chute;
- wherein when an inlet of one of the set of separating chutes is positioned to receive refuse from the refuse chute, the corresponding outlet of that separator chute is positioned to deposit the received refuse into one of the set of refuse receptacles, and wherein each separating chute in the set is configured to deposit refuse into a different one of the set of refuse receptacles when its inlet is arranged to receive refuse from the refuse chute.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.