Patent ID: 11969758
Assignee: nan
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. An object-sorting apparatus comprising:
a housing that extends from a top end to a bottom end;
upper and lower receptacles arranged in a vertical sequence in the housing between the top end and the bottom end, wherein the upper receptacle is selectively translatable, along a translation direction, between a collecting position inside the housing and an opened position, and is selectively rotatable, about an axis parallel to the translation direction, between the opened position and an emptying position, and wherein the upper receptacle comprises a floor comprising a plurality of apertures defined therein and extending therethrough, the plurality of apertures in flow communication with the lower receptacle when the upper receptacle is in the collecting position;
at least one vibration element operationally coupled to the floor when the receptacle is in the collecting position;
a drawer slide mechanism coupling the upper receptacle to the housing, the drawer slide mechanism configured to guide movement of the upper receptacle between the collecting position and the opened position; and
a pivot mechanism coupled between the drawer slide mechanism and the upper receptacle, the pivot mechanism configured to guide movement of the upper receptacle between the opened position and the emptying position.