Abstract: A threshing and separating system including a non-stationary rotor cage including a perforated cylindrical body extending in a longitudinal direction from a first open end portion to a second open end portion. The first open end portion supported by a first rotatable coupling point, and the second open end portion supported by a second rotatable coupling point. The threshing and separating system also includes a rotor configured to rotate within the non-stationary rotor cage to thresh harvested crop. The non-stationary rotor cage is configured to rotate about an axis extending between the first rotatable coupling point and the second rotatable coupling point, and to be rotationally driven by the rotor via the threshed harvested crop.

Abstract: A screening bucket includes a support structure securable to the moving arm of an operating machine, a screening drum secured to that structure allowing it to rotate about an axis, a rotation unit for the screening drum and switching device for the rotation unit that switches the rotation unit between a first operating mode in which the screening drum is set in rotation at a substantially constant predetermined working speed and a second operating mode in which the rotation speed of the screening drum is reduced. The rotation unit further includes a detector assembly for detecting an angular position of the drum, cooperating with the switching device such that the rotation unit is automatically brought into the second operating mode when the drum is situated in the region of at least one predetermined portion of a revolution.

Abstract: An apparatus for separating synthetic materials having different characteristics includes a rotating drum having a cylindrical shape with a tapered end and an opposite flat bottom wall; a device configured to introduce a mixture of at least two synthetic materials in particle form and a liquid having an intermediate specific weight relative to specific weights of the two products into the drum; a radial discharge opening in the tapered end of the drum; an axial slithering discharge opening located in the bottom surface of the drum, at a distance from the drum axis, a rotor located inside the drum having a first external helical blade with the same external shape as the drum, a device configured to set the rotor in rotation relative to the drum. The blade is located at a distance from the rotor axis greater than the distance between the drum axis and the axial discharge opening.

Abstract: In order to recover the various components of multiple layer materials, a method uses a refiner or disperser including mutually opposing rotating discs having material engaging surfaces or elements such as teeth. The method includes: adjusting a gap between the discs so that a material is subjected to a shear force that mutually separates its material layers in the form of pieces or fragments in the absence of any substantial disintegration of the layers; pumping the separated pieces of the various layers together with a supplied suspension liquid to a separator; and, separating readily pulped or slushed pieces of the material suspended in the suspension liquid from pieces of the suspended material that are not readily pulped or slushed. The pumping of the separated pieces and suspension liquid to the separator can be via a collection vessel.

Abstract: An interior wedge wire drum screen is mounted wholly within an exterior drum screen of narrower wedge wire spacing, and both are mounted to a frame and caused to rotate about a common central axis. One end of the outer drum is open and the other is closed by a disc-shaped drum head. The inner drum has an open end which is spaced inward of the open end of the outer drum. The waste water is presented to the surface of the inner drum screen by a waste water infeed which employs a vertical column. The column extends upwardly of an inlet and has a gradually increasing cross-section for reducing the flow of velocity of the waste water. A horizontal trough extends along the axis defined by the drums and communicates between the top of the column and a tray. The edges of the tray terminate in weirs which are parallel to the sides of the inner drum. Water flows in a smooth sheet over a weir to impact the sides of the inner screen with low velocity.

Abstract: A granular material conveying system for conveying granular materials and filtering fine particles from the granular materials is configured for rotatably conveying granular materials about an axis in a longitudinal direction along the axis. The system includes a hollow center tube coaxially centered about the axis. The center tube includes an outlet, an exterior, an interior and a plurality of perforations communicating between the exterior and the interior. As the granular materials are rotatably conveyed along and around the center tube, fine particles from granular materials migrate through the perforations into the center tube and are thereby filtered from the granular material.

Abstract: An arrangement for an inlet and an outlet in a rotating drum sieve for the separation of solid particles from a liquid mixed with particles in which a drum sieve comprises a drum casing provided with a sieve opening and a feed screw situated internally within the drum and is arranged for the supply of a liquid mixed with particles to the internal space of the drum and for the removal of sieved material from the internal space of the drum. The invention permits, amongst other things, a simple design for the sieve drum and the even and effective supply of liquid mixed with particles to the drum sieve, as well as effective and simple discharge of the drained material from the internal space of the drum.

Abstract: An apparatus for separating different phases of dry material, such as plant fibers, from each other includes a rotating hollow body on an inclined axis with an inner perforated wall, an outer perforated wall, and partitions at spaced intervals within the body to define compartments. The compartments are connected by central openings in the partitions, and each compartment is provided with longitudinally extending baffles. The outer perforated wall is divided into longitudinal sections by a gap. The material is fed into an upper input end and the different phases are separated as it moves within the downwardly inclined body toward an outlet end. The separated phases are carried away by conveyors.

Abstract: A rotating drum (1) for cooling and separating castings and molding sand has a foraminous liner (27, 8). In a first part (28) thereof there are sand raising vanes (17) between this liner (27) and the closed wall (28) of the drum to raise sand, passing through the perforations in this liner part (28) to spray it over the castings. In a second, more downstream part (8) of the liner this liner part (8) intersects the theoretical sand level (13, 14) to lift the castings from the sand, so as to discharge the castings via liner part (9) and discharge edge (10) separately from the sand. The sand separated from the castings is taken up in a closed end part (5, 7) of the drum (1) having a discrete discharge edge (11) for discharging the sand at the downstream end in a narrow zone. This gives a drum with high cooling and separating capacity and efficiency with the least possible noise and dust generation.

Abstract: A screening apparatus is provided having a plurality of axially aligned discs or rings which are lined up one behind the other, spaced a predetermined distance from each other and rotate as a single unit about a central longitudinal axis. A large central aperture is formed through each of the discs to form a tubular, drum type structure within which material to be separated is placed. Upon rotation of the tubular structure, acceptable material flows through the slots between adjacent discs while over-size material exits one open end of the tubular structure.

Abstract: A rotary drum screen which exhibits baffles with impact plates extending in the direction of the periphery and a diameter which makes it possible to break up the refuse beforehand through free fall. The upper edge of the impact plates can have a saw tooth contour and the cross section of the drum casing is a polygon, preferably an octagon. The rotary drum screen rotates at a rotational speed such that the centrifugal acceleration at the drum casing is preferably 50-70% of acceleration due to gravity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for the separation of a liquid from a sludge (12) or a liquid containing particles by means of a rotatable drum (1), inside which an inlet device for the supply of a sludge (12) or of a liquid containing particles debouches, the jacket (3) of said drum exhibiting ports (2) for making said separation of liquid possible, the drum (1) in its interior exhibiting a screw-type flange element (11) for the forward feed of the sludge, which flange (11) follows the rotating movement of the drum, said flange (11) extending from the inside of the jacket (3A) of the drum in direction towards the center (13) of the same.The invention makes possible an effective supply of sludge (12) etc. to the interior of the drum and an effective separation of liquid from said sludge (12).

Abstract: Apparatus for the concentration and sorting of solid waste materials according to their shapes, dimensions, and flexibility without breaking recyclable items. For this purpose, the collar 10 of the apparatus which also comprises a means for extracting flexible products, incorporates lifting devices 11 of bevelled shape and provided with the lining 12 absorbing shocks on the items to be sorted. A portion of these are eliminated at C through large perforations 15, the large flat items being collected at B1, the items having three large dimensions being evacuated at B2.

Abstract: A grain cleaning apparatus (10) for removing coarse and fine foreign materials from dirty grain before storage. The grain cleaning apparatus includes counter-rotating screen drums (18,20). Dirty grain is received in a frusto-conically shaped inner drum (18). Coarse foreign materials are prevented from passing through screen (100) of inner drum (18) and rather move to chute (38) where they fall to trough (40) for exiting from apparatus (10). Chute (38) is located between the output end (36) of the inner drum (18) and the output end (48) of the cylindrical outer drum (20). Grain is prevented from passing through screen (115) of outer drum (20). Fine foreign materials do pass therethrough, however, for exiting from apparatus (10). Clean grain drops from the output end (48) of outer drum (20).A motor (22) drives a secondary drive shaft (24). Shaft (24) drives first and second pulley systems (26,28) to rotate inner and outer screen drums (18,20) in opposite directions simultaneously.

Abstract: A screening assembly is provided including a closed housing having an inlet and a first outlet, and a second outlet. A screen drum having a plurality of circumferential slots is mounted for rotation in the housing so that liquid passing from the inlet to the second outlet must pass through the drum slots. A a barrier member mounted on a short housing segment between the inlet and first outlet prevents short-circuiting of suspension flow from the inlet to the first outlet, and also includes a plurality of comb-like teeth extending into the drum circumferential slots. The barrier member has concave surface portions thereof adjacent the suspension inlet and outlet. The drum has a plurality of circumferentially spaced grooves or raised portions formed in or on the exterior surface thereon and extending substantially parallel to the axis of the rotation of the drum. The center lines of the inlet and first outlet preferably make an angle of about 45.degree.-90.degree.

Abstract: A sifting or screening device includes inner and outer concentric screened enclosures which rotate about a common axis. An inlet is provided at one axial end of the inner enclosure and an outlet is provided at the opposite axial end of the enclosures for the material that was too large to pass through the openings defined by the screens. An inclined dead plate or baffle member is provided at the inlet to prevent material fed in through a chute from impinging directly on the screen material and a pressurized air system presents a pulsating curtain of air to disengage material which has become lodged in the screen. A novel support system includes a circular support surface at the inlet end which rides on a pair of bearings and a central axle coincident with the axis of rotation driven by a motor at the outlet end. The axis of rotation is caused to lie at a small angle to the horizontal so that material which will not pass through the screens will slowly fall toward the outlet end of the enclosures.

Abstract: Apparatus is disclosed for severing severable wrappers or packages containing granular or powder-like matter and for separating the matter from the severable packages. The apparatus comprises a helical screw, made of band-shaped foil wound helicoidally around a shaft, which rotates within a channel equipped with an open top load end where the packages to be torn are placed. The helical screw conveys both severed packages as well as the matter to a separating apparatus comprised of a rotatable housing made of screening and placed adjacent thereto to effect complete separation.

Abstract: A mobile vehicle is provided with a rotatable, motor driven container which has at one end thereof a first opening for both receiving and discharging tree stumps therefrom. A second opening is formed in the container for discharging earth, sand, stones etc. that are entrained in the tree stumps. One or more helical cams longitudinally displace the stumps in the container during the rotation thereof.

Abstract: A self cleaning rotary screen apparatus is disclosed which comprises an outer shell formed from a plurality of spaced cylindrical hoops that are welded to a plurality of longitudinal bars which extend the full length of the shell. The hoops are variably spaced along the length of the shell to provide different sized screen openings. In addition, for aiding in the screening operation and for keeping the material moving through the screen, an internal helical blade construction comprising a multiple helix at the entrance to the screen and a single helix thereafter is welded to the longitudinal bars over the full length of the shell.

Abstract: A material separator includes a housing defining a settling chamber, a communicating drain chamber and a discharge member. A horizontal screw conveyor extends through the settling chamber and drain chamber to the discharge chamber. Material to be separated is introduced into the housing at the top of the settling chamber and water is introduced into the bottom of the settling chamber at a flow rate sufficient to partially immerse the conveyor. The heavier material components sink to the bottom of the settling chamber while the desired lighter components float and are advanced by the conveyor and water flow into the drain chamber. In the drain chamber, the horizontal screw conveyor is tapered inwardly as the screw conveyor traverses the discharge chamber and a tapered screen is positioned around the tapered screw conveyor to rotate therewith.

Abstract: A machine for receiving mixed concrete from a ready mix truck provides a receiving hopper and an elevator for lifting the material therefrom arranged to discharge it into a classifying rotating drum incorporating a spiral conveyor into which water is sprayed during use. A sump and a secondary conveyor are positioned beneath the classifying drum so that the separated sands, aggregate and other material, washed and separated from the concrete mix, introduced with the cement and waste water are confined to the sump and a separate settling tank from which the fine sands and similar materials can be salvaged.

Abstract: Lead battery components such as metallic grids and paste are fed into a tumbling drum which has inlet and outlet ends and an intermediate region in which there are screens for the fine particles of paste to discharge to the exterior of the drum. Water is sprayed onto the plates in the drum. A shroud or housing surrounds the region of the drum containing the screens. Means are provided to create subatmospheric air pressure in the shroud and, consequently, in the drum. The slurry of paste particles is collected in a tank which is integral with the bottom of the shroud. The slurry is passed through a cyclone separator and the water extracted by the separator is recirculated through the lines which supply the spray nozzles. All openings in the drum are subjected to subatmospheric pressure.

Abstract: A screening device suitable for cleaning railroad ballast which has become fouled with use, and of the type in which ballast to be cleaned is fed into a screen member to separate the coarse or ballast stone from the fines, the stone being reused to ballast the track. A screen member of generally frusto-conical shape, open at each end, is rotatably mounted on a track running frame, with the axis of the screen extending substantially parallel to the track and either horizontal or slightly inclined to the horizontal. The screen member is rotated so that centrifugal action results in the fouled ballast, loaded into the narrower open end of the screen member, moving up the walls thereof to its larger open end. The fines pass through the screen member and the stone is collected at a stone receiving member located adjacent the wide end of the screen member.

Abstract: In a casting shake-out unit comprising a longitudinal cylinder being approximately horizontally disposed is driven in rotation by means of a motor, the cylinder includes a concentric inner cylinder formed as an apertured surface having rifling arranged helically upon its interior surface, with integral vanes helically arranged intermediate the inner apertured cylinder and the outer longitudinal cylinder. As sand encrusted castings are deposited into the cylinders, and while they are rotated, said castings are tumbled and urged to move longitudinally of the apertured cylinder while the loosened mold sand falls therethrough, and is likewise moved longitudinally of the apertured cylinder while the loosened mold sand falls therethrough, and is likewise moved longitudinally of the outer cylinder to a location for collection.