Combination module feeder and cleaner for cotton gin
OwnerWilliam E. Winninventor
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Abstract
A combination module feeder and cleaner for feeding and cleaning modules of seed cotton for ginning that includes a casing having two vertical columns of a plurality of cylinders that rotate about a respective axis, each of the cylinders having spikes disposed along the perimeter thereof to receive the modules of seed cotton. The modules of seed cotton enter the casing, the two rows of spiked cylinders cooperate to break apart the modules, and spiked cylinders adjacent grids wipe the seed cotton along spaced slots to remove trash and other objects from the seed cotton.
Claims11
A combination module feeder and cleaner for use in a cotton gin for breaking apart modules of seed cotton and removing objects from modules of seed cotton, the combination module feeder and cleaner comprising:
- a casing having an inlet for receiving modules of seed cotton, and an outlet for expelling the seed cotton after a module of seed cotton has been broken apart and objects have been removed;
- a conveyer for moving modules of seed cotton into the inlet;
- a first column of rotatable cylinders positioned adjacent the inlet;
- a second column of rotatable cylinders positioned adjacent the first column of rotatable cylinders;
- a saddle positioned adjacent at least one of the rotatable cylinders of the second column of rotatable cylinders;
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- a grid positioned in the saddle, the grid having spaced slots through which objects pass when removed from the seed cotton.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.