Soil classifier

An apparatus for deconglomeration and particle size reduction of solids in a liquid vehicle, such as for processing soils to be classified in a liquid vehicle, comprising,

• a motor mount weldment, said motor mount weldment further forming a Vierendeel frame,
• a basket assembly, said basket assembly optionally containing classified media,
• a shaft assembly,
• a motor,
• a basket bottom,
• a basket bottom weldment,
• a bearing post,
• a screen weldment,
• a basket gasket,
• one or more basket fasteners,
• said basket assembly comprising said basket bottom weldment, said bearing post, said screen weldment, said basket gasket, and said basket fasteners, and
• said apparatus arranged to be self supporting when placed within a vessel.

An apparatus for deconglomeration and particle size reduction of solids in a liquid vehicle, such as for processing soils to be classified in a liquid vehicle, comprising,

• said motor mount weldment said motor mount weldment further forming a Vierendeel frame,
• a basket assembly, said basket assembly optionally containing classified media,
• a shaft assembly,
• a motor,
• a motor shaft,
• a motor shaft coupling,
• a shaft assembly,
• a head weldment,
• a thrust bearing,
• a blade,
• said shaft assembly further comprised of said motor shaft coupling, said shaft assembly, said head weldment, and
• said apparatus arranged to be self supporting within a vessel.

An apparatus for deconglomeration and particle size reduction of solids in a liquid vehicle, such as for processing soils to be classified in a liquid vehicle, comprising,

• said motor mount weldment said motor mount weldment further forming a Vierendeel frame,
• a basket assembly, said basket assembly optionally containing classified media,
• a shaft assembly,
• a media reservoir,
• a motor,
• a screen weldment,
• a plurality of profiled leading edges
• a plurality of spokes, having said plurality of profiled leading edges,
• said head weldment further comprising said plurality of spokes having said profiled leading edges configured to recirculate the classified media down through said media reservoir, resulting in the ascension of the classified media along the inside surface of said screen weldment during said rotation of said shaft assembly, and
• said apparatus arranged to be self supporting when placed within a vessel.

An apparatus for deconglomeration and particle size reduction of solids in a liquid vehicle, such as for processing soils to be classified in a liquid vehicle, comprising,

• said motor mount weldment said motor mount weldment further forming a Vierendeel frame,
• a basket assembly, said basket assembly optionally containing classified media,
• a shaft assembly,
• a motor,
• a thrust bearing,
• a fixed axial bearing,
• an axial bearing gap formed between said thrust bearing and said fixed axial bearing,
• said thrust bearing and said axial bearing configured to transfer axial loads of said shaft assembly to said fixed axial bearing, and
• said apparatus arranged to be self supporting when placed within a vessel.

An apparatus for deconglomeration and particle size reduction of solids in a liquid vehicle, such as for processing soils to be classified in a liquid vehicle, comprising,

• said motor mount weldment said motor mount weldment further forming a Vierendeel frame,
• a basket assembly, said basket assembly optionally containing classified media,
• a shaft assembly,
• a motor,
• a reduced shaft section,
• a basket bottom weldment, with said reduced shaft section protruding out through the bottom of said basket bottom weldment thereby providing turbulent flow of the liquid vehicle and the soils or the solids,
• a blade, said blade fitted to the tip of said reduced shaft section, and
• said apparatus arranged to be self supporting when placed within a vessel.

An apparatus for deconglomeration and particle size reduction of solids in a liquid vehicle, such as for processing soils to be classified in a liquid vehicle, comprising,

• said motor mount weldment said motor mount weldment further forming a Vierendeel frame,
• a basket assembly, said basket assembly optionally containing classified media,
• a shaft assembly,
• a motor,
• one or more basket fasteners,
• a basket gasket,
• an integral basket lid, said integral basket lid having a recessed lip to protect and preserve said basket gasket,
• means to affix said motor mount weldment with said one or more basket fasteners thereby compressing said basket gasket within said recessed lip, and
• said apparatus arranged to be self supporting when placed within a vessel.

An apparatus for deconglomeration and particle size reduction of solids in a liquid vehicle, such as for processing soils to be classified in a liquid vehicle, comprising,

• said motor mount weldment said motor mount weldment further forming a Vierendeel frame,
• a basket assembly, said basket assembly optionally containing classified media,
• a shaft assembly,
• a motor,
• a pumping screw,
• a conduit,
• a radial bearing gap,
• an axial bearing gap,
• a media reservoir,
• said pumping screw mounted within said conduit thereby providing a mechanism to pump solids in a liquid vehicle up through said radial bearing gap, said conduit, said axial bearing gap and into said media reservoir, and
• said apparatus arranged to be self supporting when placed within a vessel.

An apparatus for deconglomeration and particle size reduction of solids in a liquid vehicle, such as for processing soils to be classified in a liquid vehicle, comprising,

• said motor mount weldment said motor mount weldment further forming a Vierendeel frame,
• a basket assembly, said basket assembly optionally containing classified media,
• a shaft assembly,
• a motor,
• said shaft assembly having means for axial shaft displacements in relation to the fulcrum point, said apparatus arranged to be self supporting when placed within a vessel.

An apparatus for deconglomeration and particle size reduction of solids in a liquid vehicle, such as for processing soils to be classified in a liquid vehicle, comprising,

• said motor mount weldment said motor mount weldment further forming a Vierendeel frame,
• a basket assembly, said basket assembly optionally containing classified media,
• a shaft assembly,
• a motor,
• means for bearing post angle fluctuations in relation to shaft centerline about the fulcrum point, and
• said apparatus arranged to be self supporting when placed within a vessel.

An apparatus for deconglomeration and particle size reduction of solids in a liquid vehicle, such as for processing soils to be classified in a liquid vehicle, comprising,

• said motor mount weldment said motor mount weldment further forming a Vierendeel frame,
• a basket assembly, said basket assembly optionally containing classified media,
• a shaft assembly,
• a motor,
• a fixed axial bearing,
• a thrust bearing,
• said thrust bearing having means to translate laterally across the surface of said fixed axial bearing during post angle fluctuations, and
• said apparatus arranged to be self supporting when placed within a vessel.

An apparatus for deconglomeration and particle size reduction of solids in a liquid vehicle, such as for processing soils to be classified in a liquid vehicle, comprising,

• said motor mount weldment said motor mount weldment further forming a Vierendeel frame,
• a basket assembly, said basket assembly optionally containing classified media,
• a shaft assembly,
• a motor,
• a thrust bearing,
• a fixed axial bearing,
• a radial bearing gap formed between said thrust bearing and said fixed axial bearing,
• an axial bearing gap,
• said apparatus configured to support said shaft assembly with fluid dynamic bearing films resulting from the flow of solids in a liquid vehicle through said radial bearing gap and through said axial bearing gap, and
• said apparatus arranged to be self supporting when placed within a vessel.