Patent ID: 7237680
Filing Date: 2007-07-03
Classification: B07B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. Air separator system for separating shredded trash into pieces of relatively light material and relatively heavy material, comprising: a first conveyor system having a conveyor belt wrapping around a roller at one end of the conveyor belt, the conveyor belt having a direction of travel to the roller at the one end, and conveying the pieces shredded trash, in the direction of travel, to the end of the conveyor belt; an air manifold positioned directly underneath and approximately at the end of the conveyor belt for blowing the pieces of shredded trash as they exit the end of the conveyor belt with an air stream which is generally in the direction of travel of the conveyor belt to the roller at one end; a splitter plate system disposed at a position forward of the end of the conveyor system comprising a rotatable cylinder which is essentially parallel to the roller at the end of the conveyor belt; means for adjusting the speed and direction of rotation of the rotatable cylinder; and means for moving the splitter plate system towards and away from the first conveyor system.