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Separator for sorting particulate material, with a plurality of separately adjustable guide vane sets
Assignee: FLSmidth and Co AS
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Filing: 1986-04-09
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Granted: 1987-08-25
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Expires: 2006-04-09
Abstract
Abstract A separator for sorting particulate material has a rotor (1) with vanes (3); static, separately adjustable guide vanes (8,9); a casing (14) defining an inlet duct for material suspended in a conveying gas; an outlet (7) for a suspended fine fraction; and a hopper (12) for collecting a coarse fraction.
Inventors
- 👤 Jan Folsberg
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-05 04:16
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D46/00; B07; B07B; B07B7/00; B07B7/08; B07B7/083; B07B11/00; B07B11/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
156 words
A separator for sorting particulate material into a fine fraction and a coarse fraction, said separator comprising a rotor with a substantially vertical axis and vanes, an adjustable guide vane system surrounding said rotor and a housing encasing said guide vane system and said rotor and having one or more inlet ducts for the supply of conveying gas and unsorted material, an outlet duct from at least one end of said separator discharging the separated fine material fraction suspended in said conveying gas and an outlet duct beneath said rotor and said guide vane system for discharging the separated coarse material fraction for further treatment, wherein said guide vane system consists of two or more sets of guide vanes mounted one above the other, and wherein said two or more sets of guide vanes are separately adjustable such that said guide vanes may be adjusted to form different angles to the tangential direction of the rotor.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
156 words
A separator for sorting particulate material into a fine fraction and a coarse fraction, said separator comprising a rotor with a substantially vertical axis and vanes, an adjustable guide vane system surrounding said rotor and a housing encasing said guide vane system and said rotor and having one or more inlet ducts for the supply of conveying gas and unsorted material, an outlet duct from at least one end of said separator discharging the separated fine material fraction suspended in said conveying gas and an outlet duct beneath said rotor and said guide vane system for discharging the separated coarse material fraction for further treatment, wherein said guide vane system consists of two or more sets of guide vanes mounted one above the other, and wherein said two or more sets of guide vanes are separately adjustable such that said guide vanes may be adjusted to form different angles to the tangential direction of the rotor.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A separator according to claim 1, wherein said guide vanes of each two or more sets of guide vanes have means for setwise adjustment of said vanes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
A separator according to claim 1, wherein said two or more sets of guide vanes are axially offset relatively to one another and at a common radial distance from said rotor axis.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1994-08-24 | 1995-02-23 | 1995-08-25 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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