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US9370781B2
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Magnetic separator with dynamic baffle system
Assignee: Norican Group North America Inc
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Filing: 2016-01-26
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Granted: 2016-06-21
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Expires: 2036-01-26
Abstract
Abstract A dynamic baffle system for a magnetic separator includes a containment barrier secured to a frame and positioned between a rotary screen drum and a magnetic drum. The dynamic baffle system further includes a baffle configured to block an opening of the containment barrier. The baffle is movable between an open position in which media mixture is capable of flowing from the containment barrier to the magnetic drum and a closed position in which the media mixture is prohibited from flowing from the containment barrier to the magnetic drum and configured to evenly build up on the containment barrier. The dynamic baffle system further includes a sensor and a controller coupled to the sensor and the baffle to control the amount of media mixture flowing from the rotary screen drum to the magnetic drum.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael D. Reaves
- 👤 David W. Howard
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 23:45
CPC Classifications
B; B03; B03C; B03C1/00; B03C1/02; B03C1/30; B03C1/10; B03C1/14; B03C2201/00; B03C2201/20; B07; B07B; B07B1/00; B07B1/18; B07B1/22; B24; B24C; B24C9/00; B24C9/006; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P70/00; Y02P70/10; Y02P70/179
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
164 words
A method of controlling the flow of abrasive/sand media mixture within a magnetic separator, the method comprises: transferring the media mixture from a rotary screen drum to at least one containment barrier positioned below the rotary screen drum, the at least one containment barrier having an opening formed therein; sensing the presence of the media mixture within the at least one containment barrier, the sensing the presence of the media mixture being achieved by a sensor; and controlling the movement of a baffle between an open position in which the media mixture is capable of flowing from the at least one containment barrier to the magnetic drum and a closed position in which the media mixture is prohibited from flowing from the at least one containment barrier to the magnetic drum and configured to evenly build up on the at least one containment barrier, the controlling the movement of the baffle being achieved by a controller operatively coupled to the baffle and the sensor.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
164 words
A method of controlling the flow of abrasive/sand media mixture within a magnetic separator, the method comprises: transferring the media mixture from a rotary screen drum to at least one containment barrier positioned below the rotary screen drum, the at least one containment barrier having an opening formed therein; sensing the presence of the media mixture within the at least one containment barrier, the sensing the presence of the media mixture being achieved by a sensor; and controlling the movement of a baffle between an open position in which the media mixture is capable of flowing from the at least one containment barrier to the magnetic drum and a closed position in which the media mixture is prohibited from flowing from the at least one containment barrier to the magnetic drum and configured to evenly build up on the at least one containment barrier, the controlling the movement of the baffle being achieved by a controller operatively coupled to the baffle and the sensor.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
109 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein controlling the movement of the baffle further includes controlling the movement of the baffle to the open position when the at least one containment barrier is completely full with the media mixture, and controlling the movement of the baffle to the closed position when the media mixture contained within the at least one containment barrier retreats from an exit end of the magnetic separator to enable an outer flighting of the rotary screen drum to push the media mixture to the exit end of the magnetic separator thereby resulting in a full distribution of abrasive across a face of the magnetic drum.
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