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US 6,110,242 AGranted
Apparatus for separating solids from a gas
AssigneeBlower Application Company
InventorMichael J. Young
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AssigneeBlower Application Company
InventorMichael J. Young
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An apparatus for separating solids, such as scrap material, from a gas such as an air stream. The apparatus includes a horizontally mounted outer cylinder or drum and an inner perforated cylindrical member is mounted concentrically within the drum to provide an annular space therebetween. High velocity air containing scrap material is delivered through one or more tangential inlets to the annular space and the heavy scrap material is thrown outwardly by centrifugal force along the inner surface of the drum and discharged through a tangential outlet, while the air passes inwardly through the perforated member and is discharged through an axial outlet in the drum. The scrap material being discharged from the separator is fed to the lower end of a closed, inclined auger and conveyed upwardly and discharged into a surge tube of a baler where the scrap is converted into bales.
A gas-solid separator, comprising an outer generally cylindrical drum, a generally cylindrical perforated member spaced inwardly from the drum to provide an annular space therebetween, inlet means for introducing a gas under pressure and containing entrained solid material to said space, first outlet means for discharging a solid material tangentially from said space, second outlet means communicating with the interior of said perforated member for discharging the gas from said drum, blower means having an inlet communicating with said second outlet means and having a discharge outlet, dust removing means connected to said discharge outlet for removing dust from said gas, an inclined auger having an auger inlet connected to said first outlet means and having an auger outlet, said solid material passing through said first outlet means to the auger inlet, drive means for driving said auger to convey the solid material upwardly in the auger and discharge the solid material through said auger outlet, sensing means for sensing the presence of solid material in the auger, said sensing means being operably connected to said drive means to drive the auger when solid material is present in said auger, and baling means communicating with said auger outlet for forming said solid material into bales.
An apparatus for separating scrap material from air, comprising an outer drum having a smooth generally cylindrical inner surface, an inner member spaced radially inward of said drum to provide an annular space therebetween, said inner member having a plurality of perforations to permit the flow of air therethrough, a pair of inlets, each inlet communicating with said annular space and extending tangentially of said drum for introducing an air stream containing entrained scrap material to said space, an air outlet communicating with an axial end of said inner member for discharging air, a scrap outlet communicating with said space and extending tangentially of the drum for discharging scrap material from the drum, and pressure means for flowing air under pressure and containing said scrap material into said inlet.
An apparatus for separating scrap material from air, comprising an outer generally cylindrical drum, a generally cylindrical perforated inner member disposed inwardly of said drum to provide an annular space therebetween, inlet means for introducing air containing entrained scrap material into said annular space, first outlet means communicating with said annular space for discharging the scrap material from said space, second outlet means communicating with the interior of said inner member for discharging air from said member, first conveying means communicating with said first outlet means, said first conveying means being reversible to convey said scrap material in a first direction to a first outlet and in a second direction to a second outlet, second inclined conveying means having a low end and an upper end, said first outlet of said first conveying means communicating with the low end of said second conveying means, baling means for baling said scrap material, a generally vertical duct connecting the upper end of said second conveying means with said baling means for delivering scrap material to said baling means, and discharge outlet means connected to the second outlet of said first conveying means, operation of said first conveying means in said first direction acting to convey said scrap material to said second conveying means and then to said baling means and operation of said first conveying means in said second direction acting to convey said scrap material through said discharge outlet means.
An apparatus for separating scrap material from air, comprising an outer drum having a smooth generally cylindrical inner surface free of perforations, an inner member spaced inwardly of said drum to provide an annular space therebetween, said inner member having a plurality of openings to permit the flow of air therethrough, said drum having an inlet communicating with said annular space, pressure means for flowing air under pressure and containing scrap material into said inlet, an air outlet communicating with an axial end of said inner member for discharging air, a scrap outlet communicating with said space and extending generally tangentially of the drum for discharging scrap material from the drum, and means connected to said air outlet for creating a negative pressure in said drum to thereby compensate for the positive pressure of the air entering the inlet and provide a substantially neutral pressure at said scrap outlet.
An apparatus for separating scrap material from a pressurized stream of air, comprising an outer drum having a smooth generally cylindrical inner surface, an inner member spaced radially of said drum to provide an annular space therebetween, said inner member having a plurality of openings to permit the flow of air therethrough, an inlet communicating with said annular space, pressure means for flowing air containing scrap material under pressure in said inlet, an air outlet communicating with an axial end of said inner member for discharging air, a scrap outlet communicating with said space for discharging scrap material from the drum, an inclined auger having an auger inlet connected to said scrap outlet and having an auger outlet, drive means for driving said auger to convey solid material upwardly in the auger and discharge the solid material through said auger outlet, sensing means for sensing the presence of solid material in the auger, said sensing means being operably connected to the auger to drive the auger when solid material is present in the auger, and means communicating with said auger outlet for forming said solid material into a compacted mass.
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