Abstract: A stem screening and conditioning device includes a roller, a thermal insulation cover, a spiral feeding device, a compressed-air cleaning device, a steam tube, a discharge hole, and a waste hole. A stem screening and conditioning method for the stem screening and conditioning device is also provided. The present disclosure realizes the complete separation of normal-size and undersized stems under the premise of full moisture absorption, thereby improving the refinement and homogenization level of stem conditioning.

Abstract: An air separation system for sorting waste items, comprising a main housing having an intake portion for receiving a laminar intake air stream carrying waste items in an intake air direction and an exhaust portion comprising one or more baffle members transversely arranged with respect to the intake air direction for defining a plurality of exhaust channels. A curved guide shell is provided comprising a plurality of interconnected guide plates transversely arranged with respect to the intake air direction. The guide shell comprises a guide surface for guiding the intake air stream. The main housing comprises a plate connecting arrangement on opposing transverse sides of the main housing configured for releasable connection to opposing ends of each of the plurality of guide plates.

Abstract: An automated device that separates out desired shells from a batch of mixed shells. The device allows an operator to gather all spent shells from a shooting range, for example, where many different caliber bullets have been fired, and have all the shells separated by size, or caliber. The preferred embodiment provides for includes a container with adjustable slots in four of the container's sides. An electric motor is also provided that is used to rotated the slotted container. The selected shells fall through the slots into a shell catcher. The sides can be removed and replaced, to adjust the slot size, or container sides with adjustable slots can be provided.

Abstract: An apparatus according to the present invention is provided with a plurality of discriminating blades which are arranged in a cylinder within a rotating drum along an inner peripheral surface thereof, to define a discriminating region, transverse end portions of the discriminating blades being superposed with gaps therebetween, a drive motor which revolves the discriminating blades around the center of the discriminating region, thereby causing those paper sheets which are thinner than the gaps, out of a plurality of paper sheets of different thicknesses in the discriminating region, to pass through the gaps, and a control section which performs control to change a rotating state of the rotating drum driven by the drive motor.

Abstract: A disc for releasable attachment with a shaft of a disc screen apparatus. The disc separates into two opposed halves at a parting line having offset portions. The disc includes a hub with a bore for receiving a rotating shaft. The hub is radially offset about a center axis of the disc to generally correspond with the offset portions of the parting line. The offset hub distributes rotational forces on the disc to prevent separation of the discs during operation.

Abstract: A multifunctional apparatus for use in agricultural applications includes a stationary section including a primary chassis having a plurality of leg members attached thereto. The stationary section further includes a reservoir connected to the chassis and supported above a ground surface and a power-operable air compressor secured to the reservoir. The apparatus further includes a movable section including a secondary chassis and a cage attached thereto. The secondary chassis includes a hinge and a bracket secured thereto. The cage includes a lid member removably attachable thereto and an access door pivotally connected thereto. The apparatus further includes a power mechanism for rotating the movable section and a mechanism for mixing the products disposed within the movable section. The mixing and power mechanisms are independently rotatable during operating conditions.

Abstract: A device for sorting flat-area piece goods, particularly packets, packages, and letters. This device has a drum cylinder open towards the outside at both faces, and mounted at an angle to rotate on a bearing body on the mantle surface of the cylinder. The cylinder is structured with longitudinal rollers that rotate about their longitudinal axis, arranged at a distance from one another, mounted on annular flanges, whereby the longitudinal rollers are arranged as steps that extend towards the inside. In each instance, the steps are formed of a roller arrangement of longitudinal rollers. According to an alternative particularly preferred embodiment there is a device with longitudinal rollers that can be put into rotation about their longitudinal axes by a drive. This device has longitudinal rollers that can be put into rotation about their longitudinal axes by the drive.

Abstract: A spreading roll for spreading out a chip fleece for producing wood chip material or similar panels, includes two disk-shaped end pieces (3, 7), plural thin spokes (6), rods, pipes or cords arranged extending between the end pieces, and pipe-shaped loose sheaths (9, 10, 11, 12, 13) arranged on the spokes or the like for preventing the adhesion of fibrous materials or contaminants on the spokes or the like.

Abstract: A trommel for classifying and sorting objects. The trommel is an open cylinder including a drive plate and a feed plate. A series of supporting rods extend between the drive plate and the feed plate. Disposed therebetween is a rod support ring dividing the trommel into a classifying zone and a discharge zone. A plurality of vibrating rods, floating in the vicinity of the rod support ring and anchored to the feed plate, oscillate and flex as the trommel rotates causing preselected sized objects to pass through the vibrating and support bars while the remaining objects are passed into the discharge zone with reduced clogging.

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 utensil sorting apparatus having a plurality of different buckets, each bucket being adapted to receive one type of utensil and to discharge it from a discharge port. Other utensils received by, for example, the cavity adapted to receive spoons are discharged from the inlet port of the bucket as the bucket rotates. The discharge ports of the spoon buckets are aligned with a first slide, fork buckets with a second slide and knife buckets with a third slide so that utensils slide into bins as they are sorted.

Abstract: A machine for sorting refuse comprises a rotatable drum (1) having several succeeding processing stations (5, 6, 7) located between an inlet (3) and an outlet (4) and each including one or more rotatable shafts (8) the circumferential surfaces of which are equipped with goods-processing projections and which are mounted at openings in the wall of the drum, the processing projections being adapted to cooperate with the edge portions of the drum wall defining the openings, so as to bring about a processing action on goods fed from the inlet towards the outlet. The processing projections of the shafts (8) in a first station (5) most adjacent the inlet (3) are smaller than the corresponding processing projections in the following station (6) in order, in said first station, to separate fine goods, while allowing coarser goods, during the feed of the goods from the inlet towards the outlet along the bottom of the drum, to pass on for separation in a succeeding station or stations.

Abstract: A grader drum has fixed grader bars which extend between two annular end plates. Rotatable grader bars extend between the end plates between each pair of fixed bars. A generally frustoconical cam is movable axially with respect to the drum. A cam follower with a roller which engages against the cam is connected to each rotatable grader bar. A looped elastic belt encircles the cam followers and engages with radially outwardly facing grooves on the cam follower arms to retain the cam followers in engagement with the cam as the cam is displaced axially to adjust the spacing between the fixed and rotatable grader bars.

Abstract: The present invention is a device for separating semiconductor grade silicon pieces into desired size ranges, while minimizing contact contamination of the separated pieces. The device employs a rotatable cylindrical screen, with contact surfaces of semiconductor grade silicon. In a preferred embodiment, the cylindrical screen consists of parallel rods of semiconductor grade silicon separated by semiconductor grade silicon, internal, spacers. In addition, external spacers of semiconductor grade silicon are arranged along the length of the parallel rods to further define the exclusion characteristics of the cylindrical screen.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for sorting elongate produce comprising a drum constituted by longitudinal grids, stationary and movable bars of which are mounted transversally to the longitudinal axis of the drum, the movable bars of each grid being kept in a fixed position one with respect to the other at constant and identical distances through a frame which is able to be moved relative to the stationary bars in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the drum.

Abstract: A separating drum, having a multiple of cylindrically shaped separating elements, which are arranged parallel to the axis of rotation of the drum is provided with an arrangement by which a single part can be moved to form an adjustable separating slot. The separating drum includes separating elements which are firmly connected in pairs respectively by at least one carrier element, which is provided on one of the front faces of the separating elements. The carrier element can be rotated around the axis of a cylindrically shaped separating element situated on the circumference of the drum. Further, an adjusting wheel is provided which can be driven by a circulating adjusting element for setting the separating slot, the adjusting wheel having an axis of rotation on at least one of the front faces of the stationary separating element.

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 wood chip classifier and classification system in which chips are separated into a plurality of fractions according to chip size in an apparatus having an automatically adjustable hole spacing for first removing from a sample chips in the fraction smallest in size, and subsequently removing therefrom fractions containing chips of progressively larger size. A particularly suitable apparatus includes a rotating drum for receiving chips on the inside thereof, with the perimeter of the drum being formed from a plurality of spaced rods, and the spacing between the rods being adjustable.

Abstract: A wood chip sorter comprises a shell (22) which at least partially defines a substantially cylindrical sorting chamber (26) into which wood chips are introduced. The shell (22) has a plurality of rotatable shafts (28) mounted thereon with the axes (72) of the shafts (28) being circularly arranged about a central axis (24) of the shell (22). Each shaft (28) has a plurality of discs (80) mounted at spaced intervals thereon with discs of adjacent shafts (28) intermeshing radially to form essentially axial spaces (84) therebetween. A drive and transmission system (30) revolve the shell (22) about the central axis (24) of the shell (22). A planetary gear system (32) facilitates rotation of the shafts (28) about their axes (72) as the shell (22) revolves. The discs (80) are shaped to have greatest axial width at central portions thereof, and taper to a lesser axial width at their circumference. The discs (80) are formed from an abrasion-resistant material.

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: This inventions's method separates from excavated materials (2) fine constituents (3), preferably topsoil, and coarse constituents (4), preferably stones, roots or root crops. The materials to be excavated (2) are excavated by an excavating and separating bucket (11), of grid structure, which is subjected to separating movements causing the fine constituents (3) to escape from the excavating and separating bucket (11) through apertures provided for that purpose. To produce shock-free separating movements the excavating and separating bucket (11) is rotated continuously through one or preferably a plurality of revolutions in the same direction of rotation (R).A simple apparatus for carrying the method of the invention into effect is described. The excavating and separating bucket (11) is a unit (5) connected to an excavating and elevating assembly (8) on a vehicle (9).

Abstract: In order to enable thickness screening of the chips in a drum screen comprising a rotatable screen drum with screening slits (1) extending in circumferential direction and formed between a plurality of parallel rings (3) arranged one after the other and joined together at a predetermined distance from each other by means of cross pieces (4) extending axially on the inside of the rings (3), the invention suggests that at least a plurality of the rings (3) of the drum screen is provided with a plurality of guide plates (5) arranged along their inner circumference surfaces, substantially parallel to the screening slits (1) between the rings (3) in order to turn long splinters and chip pieces, enabling them to pass through the screening slits (1) intended for that particular chip thickness. The rings (3), as is known per se, consist of tubes or rods having radius cross section and bent to substantially circular shape.

Abstract: A sorting device for sorting out a multiplicity of pieces such as tickets according to their size including a cylindrical sorting drum rotatably mounted in a frame for storing therein pieces having different sizes to be sorted out, a first row of openings and associated tapered tongues for only passing therethrough pieces of a first particular size, a second row of openings and associated tapered tongues for only passing therethrough pieces of a second particular size, and a motor for rotating the sorter drum about its own axis to cause the pieces of the particular sizes to be discharged through the first and second rows of openings in the sorter drum.

Abstract: This invention relates to an improved device for separation of sprues from molded pieces, comprising a substantially cylindrical drum element open on both bases, slanting and rotatably carried; the bases, comprising rings with rollers located at an adjustable distance from one another engaging thereon, provide sets of rollers arranged on different diameters to prearrange a passage zone for the pieces and risers or sprues to be separated.

Abstract: A rotary separator is disclosed which utilizes a rotating drum having a plurality of radially elongated slots therein that lead radially outwardly from a central tumbling chamber. A mixture of molded parts and molding runners is placed inside the central chamber. When the drum rotates, the runners fall through the slots and the molded parts remain within the central chamber.

Abstract: A high efficiency tobacco separator for separating lighter particles such as leaf or lamina from heavier particles such as stem in a tobacco mixture have a primary and a secondary air separation chamber. Two winnowers are provided in the primary chamber for tossing tobacco mixture back and forth across the chamber. A generally upward air flow is established in both the primary chamber and the secondary chamber, and the air flow, combined with inertial and gravitational effects, functions to separate lighter particles from heavier particles by entraining the lighter particles in the upward air flow. A conveyor assembly is positioned across the bottom of a primary chamber and extending into and projecting into the secondary chamber. The conveyor arrangement accumulates heavier particles which fall to the bottom of the primary chamber and projects them into the secondary chamber where additional air flow separation occurs.

Abstract: Individual assembly parts are separated from a coherent mass of the parts resting on a support by randomly sub-dividing the mass into clusters by continuously and successively lifting randomly selected clusters off the support and dropping the lifted clusters thereon until the mass is resolved into clusters and the clusters are further resolved. The continuous and successive lifting and dropping of the clusters causes continuously changing portions of the mass and clusters to rest on the support and the support is continuously and successively relieved of the weight of the randomly selected lifted clusters of assembly parts. The resolved clusters are singled into individual assembly parts and the individual parts are removed from the support to a conveyor where they are oriented.

Abstract: A size grader for pod vegetables includes a horizontally oriented rotatable drum which contains banks of fixed grading members and movable panels oriented over each bank. The banks and panels are wanted on the drum so as to be parallel to its longitudinal axis. The final grading members and the movable panels have grading vanes which are disposed circumferentially to the drum and transversely to its longitudinal axis. The apertures between the fixed grading vanes and the movable vanes defines grading surfaces. A control rod mounted to the drum longitudinally across each row of panels and operatively engaged with a rowring enables movable panel to move selectively with respect to its corresponding fixed panel as the drum rotates so that the movable panel moves toward the fixed panel in grading position when the panel is in a lower level in the drum and moves away from the fixed bank in a clearing position when the panel is located above the drum.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for the segregation of molded parts by the use of a coil conveyor. The coil advantageously surrounds an interior cylinder to facilitate the segregation of comparatively small parts. The coil is supported solely at its hub end and moves flexibly with respect to at least one fixed side baffle.

Abstract: As parts of two different sizes are dropped into the mechanism, they are received by a rotor that rotates about an upright axis and is provided with a generally conical configuration such that the parts slide along the conical rotor in a radially outward and downward direction. The conical upper surface of the rotor is formed in part by fin-like members having uppermost longitudinal edges that define the sliding conical surface for the parts, the lateral spacing between such fins being such as to permit the smaller parts to drop between the fins and onto a lower conical surface, also sloping radially outwardly and downwardly from the axis of the rotor, while the larger parts remain supported by the fins.

Abstract: The apparatus serves the purpose of separating trash from less heavy firm articles in a flow of liquid. It has a casing wherein a horizontal revolving screen is located with members which impart motion to trash. Accomodated in the casing coaxially with the revolving screen is a contrivance for the separation, feeding and discharging of trash which is attached to the revolving screen at the end thereof where the flow of liquid carrying the uncleaned firm articles enters the revolving screen. The contrivance consists of an outward cylinder and an inward cylinder. The outward cylinder is provided with ports through which the outflow of liquid and the smaller particles of trash from the revolving screen are fed. Ports provided in the inward cylinder serve to admit the greater particles of trash and discharge all the trash separated. Partitions subdivide the space between the cylinders into passages extending transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the contrivance.

Abstract: An apparatus for separating seeds and twigs from vegetable material is disclosed. The apparatus is comprised of an outer container which is divided into a first portion and a second portion by a wall attached to the first portion. A battery-operated electrical motor is attached to an inner surface of the first portion. A switch is provided for activating the motor. A rotatable shaft extends from the first portion through a hole in the wall into the second portion and a gear mechanism drivingly couples the rotatable shaft to the electric motor. A rotatable separating mechanism is fixedly secured to the rotatable shaft within the second portion and includes an apertured container into which vegetable material to be processed is placed. The second portion defines a collection chamber for receiving vegetable material from the apertured container after seeds and twigs have been separated fro the vegetable material.

Abstract: Apparatus for size-grading elongated objects of differing diameters, such as green beans or the like, comprises concentrically arranged inner and outer hollow rotatable slotted drums, with the outer drum having a greater number of axially extending circumferentially spaced apart slots therein than the inner drum; drive mechanisms for rotating both drums in the same direction but at different relative speeds, whereby the slots in the inner and outer drums overlap in different relationships and cooperate so as to define entry slots of different widths at different peripheral positions around the outer drum; an object feeding chute outside the outer drum for directing objects to be size-graded to an entry slot of desired width; a conveyor within the inner drum for receiving size-graded objects which have fallen through the selected entry slot, and a collector on the outside of the outer drum for collecting those objects which have not fallen through the selected entry slot.

Abstract: A chip thickness classifier comprising a drum mounted for rotation about its longitudinal axis and having its periphery formed by a plurality of discrete longitudinally extending bars of elongated cross-section. The bars are arranged in substantially shingled relationship with one side of each bar spaced closer to the axis of rotation of the drum than the other side of the bar thereby to form outlet passages between adjacent bars. The outlet passages are substantially axially extending slots having their major width dimension measured substantially radially of the axis of rotation of the drum. Each of said bars is mounted for rotation about a longitudinally extending axis of the bar and the bars are interconnected by an adjustment mechanism that applies simultaneous incremental movement to stepwise rotate said bars and change said width dimension of the outlet passage. The drum is rotated in the direction wherein the side of each said bar closest the axis of rotation of the drum leads.