Patent ID: 6375841
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: B04B,B07B,B23Q,B65G,Y02P

Abstract:
Apparatus for transporting and separating wet chips into dry chips and fluids, said apparatus comprising:a wet chip conduit having at least first and second conduit ends; a parts separator comprising a parts separator conduit having at least first and second ends; said parts separator being positioned relative to said second conduit end of said wet chip conduit to allow wet chips to pass from said wet chip conduit into said parts separator; a centrifugal separator comprising: a wet chip inlet port; a rotatable bowl and spaced blades disposed in said bowl and adapted to rotate with said bowl; a motor adapted to rotate said bowl; a screen having spaced openings disposed at the top of said bowl; a dry chip exit port; said second parts separator conduit end being located contiguous to said centrifugal separator wet chip inlet port; a blower associated with said wet chip conduit for generating pneumatic flow in said wet chip conduit whereby wet chips to be separated are transported from said first wet chip conduit end to said second wet chip conduit end, through said parts separator and delivered to said centrifugal separator and, upon actuation of said centrifugal separator, said bowl and blades rotate at a speed sufficient to create the requisite pneumatic flow of fluid in said wet chip conduit to deliver wet chips to said centrifugal separator and to pneumatically discharge dry chips through said dry chip exit port following separation of the wet chips in said centrifugal separator.