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US 7,021,455 B2Granted
Wet chip pick-up assembly
AssigneeInter-Source Recovery Systems, Inc.
InventorWilliam D. Nemedi
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Abstract
A wet chip pick-up assembly includes a slotted rotary drum. A comb member is seated for movement in each of the drum slots. A friction drive assembly frictionally engages the drum causing the drum to rotate which, in turn, causes the comb members to rotate.
Claims20
A wet chip pick-up assembly comprising:
- a cylindrically-shaped drum having a first end, a second end and a plurality of spaced slots;
- a drive assembly including a rotatable drive shaft extending through said drum and at least one friction disc assembly fastened to said drive shaft for rotation with said drive shaft,
- said at least one friction disc assembly being frictionally enagagable with said drum at one of said drum ends;
- a collar seated on said shaft and rotatable relative to said shaft;
- and
- a plurality of comb member assemblies attached to said collar, said comb member assemblies each including a comb member disposed in one of said drum slots, said comb member extending outward from said one of said drum slots for at least a portion of a drum rotation when said drum is rotated.
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A wet chip pick-up assembly comprising:
- a frame having a pair of spaced side walls;
- a rotatable drive shaft;
- a tubular collar disposed to seat on and rotate relative to said drive shaft;
- a cylindrically-shaped drum having two spaced ends and having a plurality of spaced slots therein;
- a plurality of comb member assemblies attached to said collar, said comb member assemblies each including a plurality of spaced comb members, said comb members each being adapted to extend through one of the plurality of slots in said drum;
- at least one friction disc assembly disposed on said drive shaft;
- at least one drum plate located contiguous to one of said drum ends,
- said at least one friction disc assembly being frictionally engageable with said at least one drum plate;
- and
- a motor assembly for rotating said drive shaft,
- whereupon actuation of said motor assembly causes said at least one friction disc assembly to engage said at least one drum plate causing said drum to rotate which, in turn, rotates said comb members.
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A wet chip pick-up assembly comprising:
- a cylindrically-shaped drum having a longitudinal axis, a first end, a second end and a plurality of spaced slots;
- a first drum plate joined to said drum at the location of said first drum end and a second drum plate joined to said drum at the location of said second drum end,
- said first and second drum plates each having an opening therein;
- a drive shaft extending through said drum plate openings,
- said drive shaft having a longitudinal axis, the longitudinal axis of said drive shaft being offset from the longitudinal axis of said drum;
- a first friction disc assembly disposed on said drive shaft and frictionally engageable with said first drum plate;
- a second friction disc assembly disposed on said drive shaft and frictionally engageable with said second drum plate;
- a motor assembly for rotating said drive shaft;
- a collar disposed on said drive shaft between said first and second drum plates;
- and
- a plurality of spaced comb member assemblies connected to said collar, said comb member assemblies each including a plurality of spaced comb members, each comb member being adapted to seat in one of the plurality of drum slots,
- whereupon actuation of said motor assembly causes said drive shaft to rotate whereupon said friction disc assemblies frictionally engage said drum plates whereupon said drum rotates causing said comb members seated in said drum slots to rotate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.