Abstract: Disclosed is a powder sifting device comprising a housing and a frame, the housing has a first opening communicating a second opening on which a screen is provided to form a receiving space delimited by the first and the second opening; the frame, that is received in the receiving space, is provided with a holding part at one side adjacent to the first opening and provided with a sweeping element proximately covering on the screen at other side, wherein the frame is driven by the holding part to rotate within the receiving space, and the sweeping element is moved along with the holding part to sweep over the screen according to the present invention, so that the effort-saving and easy-operation powder sifting device is obtained.

Abstract: A comminuting apparatus including a filtering screen member for collecting solids carried by an effluent stream. The filtering screen member has an upstream side and a downstream side. The comminutor apparatus further includes a twin shaft grinder for grinding solids contained in the effluent stream and for cleaning the filtering screen member of solids collected thereon. The comminutor apparatus also includes a mounting member in the form of frame-like structure for mounting the twin shaft grinder at a spaced apart distance from the upstream side of the filtering screen member. Additionally, the comminutor apparatus includes a moving device in the form of a drive motor for moving the twin shaft grinder past the upstream side of the filtering screen member such that the twin shaft grinder is continuously spaced from the filtering screen member during the movement of the twin shaft grinder.

Abstract: An arrangement and a rotor for screening of pulp is disclosed that is suitable for the screening of chemical and mechanical pulps, i.e. fiber suspensions of the wood processing industry. A feature of the arrangement and rotor is that inside the rotor (16) there is arranged at least one dilution liquid chamber (24′, 24″, 24′″) restricted by a surface of the rotor (16), which surface is provided with means for connecting said at least one chamber (24′, 24″, 24′″) with the screening space defined between the rotor and the screen drum in such a way that dilution liquid from said at least one chamber (24′, 24″, 24′″) is brought into the screening space at a distance of at least 20 mm from the inner surface of the screen drum (14).

Abstract: A screen for cleaning a pulp suspension including an additional screen basket in the infeed area for pre-screening.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for separating tenaciously elastic materials such as plastics and rubber from materials tearing and/or defiberizing under high mechanical stress, particularly paper, and to a device for performing said process. The process is characterized in that the mixture of materials to be separated is subjected to high radial, axial and tangential acceleration forces, whereby a mass flow of shredded fibrous material and a mass flow of substantially unshredded plastics is withdrawn separately. The device for performing the process consists of a screen basket which is cylindrical or preferably polygonal in shape and has borings in its jacket to let the defiberized material pass through, a rotatable driving shaft being arranged coaxially inside the screen basket, with blades being attached to said driving shaft, preferably in rigid connection.

Abstract: A screening device including a screen having a first side for presentation to material to be screened and a second side, a plurality of screen openings in the screen extending between the first and second side thereof, a plurality of tines mounted on a support device disposed on the second side of the screen, each tine being moveable in a first direction along a path at least part of which includes one of the screen openings whereby the tine is receivable in and moveable along the screen opening, the tine extending beyond the first side of the screen for at least part of the movement thereof along the screen opening, the tines being moveably mounted on the support device for deflection away from said first direction while continuing to move in said first direction upon encountering an obstruction.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for separating elastomeric particulates from a pulverized mixture wherein a first separator assembly separates out substantially clean fiber and passes non-fibrous particulates and residual fiber to a second separator assembly that separates out substantially clean non-fibrous particulates. The method includes propelling the pulverized mixture under a plurality of first separator cylinders with mixture-engaging structure and against a structure for removing non-fibrous particulates and residual fibers from the pulverized mixture. The non-fibrous particulates and residual fibers are propelled under a plurality of second separator cylinders that include centrifugally releasable mixture-engaging structures and against a structure for separating non-fibrous particulates from the residual fibers.

Abstract: An apparatus for separating tobacco stem particles from a mixture containing such particles and tobacco stalk particles obtained in a threshing and separating process employed in a tobacco stemmery includes a hollow drum having a longitudinal axis, the hollow drum being mounted for rotational movement about its axis and the axis being disposed at a slight angle with respect to the horizontal so as to establish a higher inlet end and a lower outlet end of the hollow drum. A mixture handling structure is constructed and arranged with respect to the inlet end of the hollow drum to feed a supply of a mixture containing tobacco stem particles and tobacco stalk particles obtained in the threshing and separating process into the inlet end of the hollow drum.

Abstract: A screen for cleaning a pulp suspension includes a stationary installation in the infeed area between the infeed branch and the free end of the rotor.

Abstract: In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a grain grader has an improved cleaning system utilizing cascades of rollers swingably engaged with a grading cylinder. In a preferred embodiment, a multiple axle roller assembly for dislodging clogged grain in the apertures is suspended from above the cylinder with multiple the rollers swingable in a downward arc to engage the cylinder. Such roller assembly may include a lifting mechanism to raise and lower the assembly for selective engagement with the rotating trammel and to facilitate removal and insertion of cylinders. The roller assembly has a plurality of stages to effectively provide unclogging action without gaps across the entire width of the trammel.

Abstract: Pressure screening apparatus for screening a suspension of paper fiber stock employs a rotor in which a single impulse or foil member is carried or positioned to move along a discrete portion of the screen surface. This arrangement improves efficiency of operation of the pressure screen by reducing the rotational effect of the rotor on the stock suspension being screened and by providing a less disturbed screening region through which the single foil operates. Embodiments are shown in which multiple single impulse elements sweep over discrete portions of a screen and in which a single foil is combined, in screening apparatus, with multiple foils in accordance with the increase in consistency of the stock as it passes through the screen.

Abstract: A screening device including a screen includes a first side for presentation to a body of material to be screened and a second side. A plurality of elongate screen openings are formed in the screen extending between the first and second sides thereof. A plurality of tines mounted on support means disposed on the second side of the screen. Each tine is movable along a cyclical path at least part of which includes one of the elongate screen openings whereby the tine is receivable in and movable along the elongate screen opening. The tine extends beyond the first side of the screen for at least part of the movement thereof along the screen opening. The screening device may be incorporated in various machines including a recovery head for an underground mining apparatus.

Abstract: A rotary sweep scalper for cleaning grains deposited within a hopper. Grains to be processed are deposited through an upper inlet opening in the hopper and fall unto a screen located below. Those grains below a predetermined size pass through the screen to the hopper's lower discharge opening. A drive moves impeller arms located above the screen in the hopper to either force particles below a specified size through the screen or to discharge large particles through the hopper's side discharge opening. These movable impeller arms may be of different sizes and be spaced at different locations above the screen. Actual contact with the grain may be through a flexible flap attached to the lower edge of the impeller arms.

Abstract: Arrangement for separating off undesired particles from a suspension stream. The arrangement has a closed housing with an inlet for the suspension from which particles are to be separated off, an outlet for the treated suspension and an outlet for undesired particles. The arrangement also includes a screening drum that is perforated by a number of circular slits and cleaning members that are disposed inside the housing. The screening drum is immovable and the cleaning members are arranged to rotate along a circumferential surface of the screening drum and down into the circular slits.

Abstract: The sieve efficiency can be increased in an improved sieve apparatus in such a way tat the sieve apparatus is equipped with a compulsory mixing device (5). By means of this, during the sieve process, the sieve product, which is moving forward along the main flow direction (1) to a delivery end (11), is thoroughly mixed, which produces the desired increase in sieve efficiency.

Abstract: A trommel cleaner apparatus having a non-circular rotatable shaft with a plurality of flapper elements mounted thereto for wiping and cleaning engagement with a trommel is provided herein. The flapper elements each have a hub having inner and outer surfaces, with the outer surface including a plurality of flappers extending therefrom so as to engage a trommel in cleaning operation and with the inner surface including a plurality of indexing lobes to variably position the flapper element relative to the shaft and adjacent flapper elements, thereby reducing the torque spikes applied to the trommel.

Abstract: Pressure sorter for the preparation of fiber suspensions obtained from waste paper, with a screen surrounding a rotor, a supply chamber between rotor circumference and screen as well an accepts chamber outside the screen and with profiled elements provided at the circumferential surface of the rotor for generating positive and negative pressure pulses, whereby in order to achieve good sorting results as well as a long service life of the screen, a rotor peripheral surface sector is provided between two profiled elements following one another in circumferential direction of the rotor, in every axial section of the circumferential surface of the rotor acting on the screen, this rotor peripheral surface sector being part of a peripheral surface area parallel to the screen inlet side, wherein--measured in circumferential direction of the rotor--the length of each profiled element is at least approximately equal to the length of the following rotor peripheral surface sector, the length of the latter, however, bein

Abstract: The novel invention proposes a final screen which is very reliable in operation and which is suitable more particularly also for building into a pneumatic conveying line. In a first section the material is distributed uniformly over the entire peripheral surface of the screen shell. The subsequent section is used for completing screening and separating the coarse material out through an outlet. A centrifuging rotor with helically arranged elastomeric cleaning lobes projecting from the centrifuging bars provide a high throughput and particularly damage-obviating discharge of even relatively large foreign bodies.

Abstract: In a sorting method for fiber suspensions, a dividing wall (3, 3') is used comprising openings via which the compenent particles in the suspension S to be sorted are classified according to their size. The beneficial transporting away of the rejected component particles is thus achieved on the inlet side (4) of the dividing wall (3,3') with the aid of flow blades (7,7'), whereas, on the outlet side (5), pressure pulses produced by clearers (6) act through the openings of the dividing wall preventing them from clogging up.

Abstract: A horizontal cylindrical sifter is provided, including a housing with an inlet for feed material of mixed size at a first end, an outlet for coarse material at a second end, a cylindrical screen for sifting the mixed feed material to separate the coarse material from fine material mixed therewith, the screen extending from the inlet to the outlet of the housing and having a rotatably driven shaft extending along an axial centerline of the cylindrical screen, agitator arms extending substantially radially outwardly from the rotatably driven shaft and having mounted at outer radial extremities of the arms agitator blades for rabbling the mixed feed material on the screen, and the improvement, in combination with the sifter, which provides for adjusting the agitator arms to alter an angular orientation of the agitator blades.

Abstract: A self-cleaning coal bypass and debris separation grid assembly has a sizing/segregating grid for particulate material such as coal, and a debris bypass grid downstream to bypass the coal to a coal crusher and separate any debris which might damage the crusher. Clearing mechanisms are provided for both the sizing/segregating grid and the debris separating grid. The clearing mechanism for the debris separating grid is preferably a rotating clearing comb having arcuate fingers yieldably mounted to a rotating axle shaft. The arcuate fingers are preferably adjustably tensioned to the axle shaft.

Abstract: This invention relates to a screen separator for separating metal adsorbent particles from a pulp and includes a screen separator for separating metal adsorbent particles from a pulp including an open topped and closed bottom cylindrical screen for axially vertical location, in use, in a tank containing pulp with the open top of the screen at or adjacent the full pulp surface level in the tank, an impeller which is located in the screen with its axis of rotation vertical, drive means, and a drive shaft connecting the drive means to the impeller with the impeller being adapted to drive pulp in the screen upwardly to a level above the surface level of the full pulp level in the tank when the impeller is rotated in the screen. The invention further extends to a method of separating the particles from the pulp by means of the separator and to a metal recover process which employs the separation method.

Abstract: A scraper filter system, which comprises a screw-formed spiral impeller within a cylindrical filter element, and a scraper in the groove formed along the spiral end of the impeller for engagement with the internal surface of the filter element for scrapingly removing solid components deposited on the surface of the filter element.The scraper is comprised of a plurality of separate arcuate segments each being urged radially in the external direction by a resilient member, and also includes a securing element for preventing movement of each segment in the groove with respect to the spiral edge of the spiral impeller.

Abstract: A self-cleaning size-segregating grid for a coal crusher has two parallel clearing combs made up of rigid steel fingers which rotate through the grid bars to clear jammed materials therefrom. The propeller-like fingers are preferably staggered in angular orientation on their respective shafts. The shafts are spaced so that the swept volumes of the fingers overlap. A surge detector senses drive motor current as an indication of stall or incipient stall and automatically reverses the direction of rotation of the clearing combs.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for separating particles from flowing medium, whereby separation of coarse particles occurs in a cyclone member (4) and separation of fine particles in a filter device (10) inside the cyclone member. For providing this separation of coarse particles in a cyclone member and additionally, fine separation in a cleanable filter device, there is, inside the cyclone member (4), provided a filter cleaning device (15) which engages filter material (16) included in the filter device (10) for cleaning said filler material from particles adhering thereto when the filter device (10) is rotated relative to the filter cleaning device (15), the filter cleaning device (15) relative to the filter device (10) or the filter device (10) and the filter cleaning device (15) relative to each other.

Abstract: A rotatable wood chip thickness classifying device. The apparatus includes two coaxial, spaced sets of apertured discs, each set defining a drum. The interdisc spacing of each drum is uniform, each drum having a different interdisc spacing from the other drum. For each set of discs, the inside diameter of adjacent discs alternates. Wood chips are fed into the interior of the first drum, this drum having a typical disc interspacing of 2 mm. The common axis of drum rotation is slightly tilted to the horizontal and chips of less than 2 mm fall through the interdisc openings of the first drum. The remainder of the chips pass to the interior of the second drum, typically of 8 mm interdisc spacing. Chips less than 8 mm fall through the interdisc openings of the second drum. The alternation of inside disc diameters, for each drum, yields a chip tumbling effect to thereby inhibit an elongated chip, of a diameter of less than 2 mm for example, from straddling the 2 mm openings and not falling therethrough.

Abstract: A pressurized tank filter for filtering oversized solids from a liquid wherein fluid passes through a filter media on which oversized solids are collected. A doctor blade assembly is provided for biasly engaging the filter and accumulating the solids collected thereon, where upon on each rotation of the doctor blade they engage a wiper means which causes a cleaning thereof.

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 separator for separating different sized components from a material and which is particularly useful for separating rocks, branches and other debris from soil to form topsoil. The separator has a cylindrical screen formed from a plurality of circular bars which are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance. A shaft is coaxially rotatably mounted to the screen and includes a plurality of blades extending radially outwardly from it. Material having components of different sizes is fed into one end of the screen and the shaft is rotatably driven. In doing so, the blades crush the material, force the smaller components of the material through the space between adjacent bars, and simultaneously transport the material, together with its larger components, toward the other end of the screen.

Abstract: A dam is used to divide the typical single screen of a fibrous stock screening apparatus into two primary screening zones. Stock inlet and rejects outlet ports are routed to each primary screening zone. The screen is extended past the typical rotor to create an initial screening zone. One or more of the blades of the rotor may also be extended to create turbulence and/or oscillating pressures in the initial screening zone. The profile of the blades may be designed to produce a shearing action with a long moderate relief on the trailing edge to create gradual and extended negative pressure.

Abstract: In screening apparatus for paper making fiber incorporating a cylindrical screen member provided with cylindrical screening perforations, each of the perforations is characterized by a concentric frustoconical inlet end portion having a maximum diameter at the inlet surface of the screening member which is substantially greater than the portion of the perforation of minimum diameter, the maximum diameter of these inlet end portions being such that adjacent such portions closely approach or intersect each other to define multiple ridges on the surface of the inlet side of the screening member.

Abstract: A device for screening fluidizible suspensions, such as medium consistency (e.g. 6-15 percent solids) paper pulp includes a housing with a main suspension inlet and a main (rejects) outlet. A rotor having a plurality of ribs is mounted in the housing for rotation about an axis. A stationary screen, which may be a planar screen or a cylinder, is disposed in the housing between the main inlet and outlet. The stationary screen defines, with the housing, a chamber, and the rotor is positioned so that the ribs sweep past the screen, with only a small clearance between the screen and ribs. One or more dividing walls divide the chamber into a plurality of accept chambers, the dividing wall(s) extending radially when the screen is cylindrical, and parallel to the axis of rotation when the screen is planar. Dilution liquid may be added at the wall area between accept chambers. A rotor in the shape of a drum is used with the cylindrical screen, and a disc shaped rotor with the planar screen.

Abstract: A drum with a wedge-wire filter screen is submerged in a dirty coolant tank and filters machine tool coolant when vacuum is applied to the inside of the drum by means of a suction line at one end of the drum. The vacuum draws the coolant through the screen and into the inside of the drum for discharge through the suction line. During the filtering process, a filter cake builds up on the outside of the screen and must be periodically removed therefrom. To remove the filter cake while enabling the use of a simplified sealing structure between the drum and the suction line, the drum is supported in a rotationally stationary position, a scraper is supported to rotate around the drum, and the scraper is intermittently indexed to shave filter cake from the screen.

Abstract: The sorting apparatus contains a screen forming at least part of a circular-cylindrical surface and a rotor having a rotor shaft which is coaxially located at the lengthwise axis defined by the circular-cylindrical surface. The rotor possesses clearing blades and propelling blades arranged to follow or trail the clearing blades as seen in the rotary direction of the rotor. The clearing blades each comprise a front-positioned clearing edge which moves along the screen and a run-up surface which is inclined relative to a radial direction defined by the rotor. The run-up surface moves the fiber stock in a direction towards the rotor shaft and provides an open through-passage in the central region of the rotor. The propelling blades extend from the rotor shaft towards the screen and terminate at a distance from the surface defined by the screen.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for screening pulp, or like suspensions, having a consistency of about 6-15 percent. The pulp is passed into a chamber having a flat plate screen, and the pulp is fluidized by rotation of a disk, with vanes, mounted adjacent the screen. The disk may be constructed to allow circulation of rejects within the chamber. The chamber may be in communication with a second chamber having a similar screen and disk arrangement, with the rejects outlet from the second chamber in communication with the suspension inlet to the first chamber.

Abstract: An apparatus for screening fibrous stock. The apparatus includes a preliminary screen, a rotor, and a cylindrical secondary screen. The stock first passes through the preliminary screen into the rotor and secondary screen. The preliminary filtered stock then passes through the secondary screen. Any stock not passing through the preliminary or secondary screens is discharged from the apparatus.

Abstract: A filter device for separating a foreign material-liquid mixture into distinct portions includes a holding tank. On a bottom of the tank is a permeable grid panel formed with a series of elongated corrugations. The panel connects with an impermeable inclined ramp formed with corrugations of a like configuration. A conveying device carried within the tank comprises a pair of spaced chain loops to which are connected a series of transversely positioned flights. Each flight includes a scraper plate having a corrugated edge which complementally mates with the corrugations of the grid panel and inclined ramp. As the liquid portion of the mixture flows through the grid panel, the foreign material is retained and collects to form a cake on the panel. Periodically the conveyor is activated. The scraper plates move over the grid panel corrugations to remove the collected foreign material and move the foreign material up the inclined ramp for disposition external of the tank.

Abstract: An automatic sizing device for particulate or granular material containing small, medium and large sized particles flowing therethrough. The device includes an inclined housing with a first conduit having an inlet opening for receipt of the particulate material, and a second conduit that is located beneath the first conduit and has an outlet for the exit of medium sized particles from the housing. A first mesh sizing screen is longitudinally extended between the inlet and the outlet openings to divide the housing into the first and second conduits and includes a plurality of openings sized to permit passage of only medium and small sized particles therethrough. At least one metering rotor is located in the first conduit adjacent the sizing screen to retard the flow of particulate material through the first conduit and urge the medium and small sized particles to pass through the sizing screen into the second conduit.

Abstract: This invention relates to an apparatus for separating fine material from coarse material.The screens at present in use in the mining industry usually are so-called shaking screens. They comprise a screen-cloth, which is subjected to a vibration movement. This type of screen, however, has a very high noise level and also is exposed to heavy wear owing to the vibrations, to which the screen parts are subjected.The present invention has the object to provide an apparatus of the kind referred to above, in which the noise level and the mechanical wear are substantially lower than at conventional screens.

Abstract: A conveyor scraper for use in an apparatus for separating cake from liquid is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a reservoir for holding cake containing liquid and a continuous conveyor inclined upward from a surface of the liquid. A plurality of outward extending scrapers are movable with the conveyor and engage are inclined wall spaced below and parallel to the conveyor to move the cake along the wall. The scraper is pivotably mounted to the conveyor to permit the scraper to pivot upon encountering an obstruction to avoid stalling or otherwise damaging the conveyor. The scraper is biased into engagement with the inclined wall permitting movement of the scraper toward the wall as wear occurs.

Abstract: The present invention provides a sprouting bean refinement apparatus including a vibration frame with its bottom plate composed of a perforated screen, a vibrator for providing vibration to the vibration frame, and a cleaning mechanism contacted with the perforated screen so that relative sliding motion is generated between the cleaning mechanism and the perforated screen to remove deposits on the top side of the perforated screen.

Abstract: An apparatus for separating pigment containing cake from a vehicle such as water is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a skimmer which includes a reservoir for containing the cake containing vehicle and a continuous conveyor belt inclined upward from a surface of the cake containing vehicle. In a preferred embodiment a plurality of upward extending walls are attached to the conveyor belt for skimming the cake from the vehicle. An inclined wall is disposed parallel to a space below the belt to slidingly engage the outward extending walls as they move therepast. A lower portion of the inclined wall is positioned over the reservoir, and an upper portion of the inclined wall extends outward from the reservoir, with the lower portion of the inclined wall perforated to allow vehicle to drain from the cake into the reservoir thus separating the cake and the vehicle. A discharge opening formed at an upper end of the inclined wall allows the separated cake to be discharged into a receptacle for collection.

Abstract: A vibratory separator for separating drill solids from drilling mud after return from the well bore, including a separator screen and a screen cleaning device positioned adjacent the screen. The screen cleaning device is supported by suitable means to permit filtered mud to pass freely through the device for collection below. The screen is a fine wire mesh mounted in a unique manner to the separator housing such that it vibrates during operation of the system to keep drilling solids from clogging the wire mesh and restricting the flow of drilling mud. The screen cleaning device serves to support the screen and mud thereon in addition to vibrating and wiping the screen as the device rotates due to the orbital oscillatory vibrations of the system.

Abstract: An apparatus having a bowl-shaped screen with a large opening at the upper end thereof and a smaller opening at the lower end thereof for screening annularly distributed influent. An influent manifold is located above the screen to distribute influent downwardly into the upper opening. An effluent receiver is positioned about the screen while a concentrate receiver is positioned below the lower opening of the screen. A distributor cone is positioned in the upper opening to direct influent outwardly and downwardly to the screen. The cone is vertically adjustable to vary the size of the annular opening between the cone and the screen. The cone is also rotatably mounted to aid in uniformity of distribution. A tangential influent feed is employed to induce rotation of the distribution cone. A rotatably mounted backspray manifold extends about the screen with nozzles directed to induce rotation of the manifold.

Abstract: A method and separator for removing sugar crystals from a syrup. The syrup is continuously delivered to a space defined by an inner conical first perforated wall subjected to air pressure and an outer conical second perforated wall coaxial with the inner conical wall and subjected to a vacuum from outwardly of the space containing the syrup. The perforations subjected to a vacuum are restricted by projections on a plate that extend axially into corresponding perforations and are movable axially therein to maintain these perforations unobstructed by sugar crystals. Rotationally driven scrapers scrape the inner surfaces of the second perforated wall in synchronism with the projections extending into the perforations.

Abstract: Apparatus for mixing and granulating a finely divided solid material, preferably including a screening of the final granular product, said apparatus including a mixing drum or cylindrical vessel with closable feed and discharge means, a rotatably driven shaft on the drum axis carrying conveyance means for mixing, stirring and conveying the solid material being treated, and pivotal support means to adjustably tilt the drum such that the drum axis and the rotatable shaft are pivoted within a substantially vertical plane. There is preferably a tubular discharge member at one end of the drum to provide a suitable sieve or screening means at the point where the final granular product is withdrawn from the drum. The apparatus is particularly useful in the mixing and granulation steps required to form a multi-component powdery material into granules which can be directly pressed and shaped into tablets, pellets, pills or the like.