Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
161 words
A high intensity magnetic separator for removing magnetizable particles from a slurry, comprising: a hollow rotor mounted for rotation about a vertical axis and including a cylindrical outer wall; a plurality of containers mounted above the periphery of said outer wall to receive a flow of slurry therethrough; a plurality of magnetizable bodies in each of said containers for attracting and holding magnetizable particles from the slurry under the influence of a magnetic field; a plurality of magnetic systems circumferentially spaced about said rotor for establishing magnetic fields and neutral zones therebetween, each of said magnetic systems comprising a pair of vertically aligned, opposite polarity magnetic poles adjacent said rotor and causing a closed flux path through said rotor wall and the adjacent containers parallel to said axis; means for feeding the slurry to the containers as they rotate into each magnetic field; and means for flushing magnetic concentrate from said magnetizable bodies while the containers are in each neutral zone.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
161 words
A high intensity magnetic separator for removing magnetizable particles from a slurry, comprising: a hollow rotor mounted for rotation about a vertical axis and including a cylindrical outer wall; a plurality of containers mounted above the periphery of said outer wall to receive a flow of slurry therethrough; a plurality of magnetizable bodies in each of said containers for attracting and holding magnetizable particles from the slurry under the influence of a magnetic field; a plurality of magnetic systems circumferentially spaced about said rotor for establishing magnetic fields and neutral zones therebetween, each of said magnetic systems comprising a pair of vertically aligned, opposite polarity magnetic poles adjacent said rotor and causing a closed flux path through said rotor wall and the adjacent containers parallel to said axis; means for feeding the slurry to the containers as they rotate into each magnetic field; and means for flushing magnetic concentrate from said magnetizable bodies while the containers are in each neutral zone.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
The separator of claim 1, wherein said rotor is a hollow cylinder.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
The separator of claim 1, wherein said rotor is a hollow cone
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The separator of claim 1, wherein the axial length of said rotor corresponds approximately to the distance between said poles of said magnet system.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The separator of claim 1, further comprising: bearing means rotatably supporting said hollow rotor at the wall thereof radially outwardly of the axis of rotation.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
56 words
The separator of claim 1, wherein said hollow rotor comprises: a pair of rotatably mounted rings each located adjacent a respective magnetic pole and each carrying a plurality of said containers with corresponding ferromagnetic bodies therein; and a magnetic frame disposed between said rings to close the magnetic field between said poles and through said containers.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
The separator of claim 1, wherein said rotor wall comprises a plurality of insulators spaced apart about said rotor in the direction of rotation which divide said rotor into a plurality of paraxial segments which are magnetically insulated from each other.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The separator of claim 1, comprising: a plurality of said magnetic systems spaced about said rotor.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
The separator of claim 1, comprising: a plurality of said magnetic systems spaced about said rotor; and means for energizing said systems to provide magnetic fields of different intensity for selective separation of particles of different susceptibilities.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
The separator of claim 1, further comprising: means for controlling the magnetic intensity of each magnetic field for selective separation of magnetic particles of different susceptibilities.