Patent ID: 7500565
Filing Date: 2009-03-10
Classification: B03B

Abstract:
1. A vehicle for separating a mixed debris stream, comprising: an elongate vehicle frame; a separating assembly mounted on the vehicle frame and configured to contact the mixed debris stream with a fluid stream to separate the mixed debris stream into at least a first debris stream and a second debris stream, wherein the second debris stream includes at least some material of a higher density than material from the first debris stream, and at least one of the first debris stream and the second debris stream includes fluid from the fluid stream; a first conveyor having a feed end portion positioned to receive the first debris stream from the separating assembly, and a discharge end portion spaced from the feed end portion; a second conveyor having a feed end portion positioned to receive the second debris stream from the separating assembly, and a discharge end portion spaced from the feed end portion; and a fluid collection structure configured to receive fluid from at least one of the separating assembly, the first conveyor, and the second conveyor, the fluid collection structure including an upper tank, a lower tank, and an internal wall between the upper and lower tanks, the upper and lower tanks being fluidly connected via at least one conduit on the internal wall and via at least one conduit spaced from the internal wall, and wherein at least the feed end portions of the first and second conveyors are disposed within the upper tank, wherein at least one of the first conveyor and the second conveyor includes a non-mesh conveyor belt configured to drain at least some fluid from at least one of the first debris stream and the second debris stream to the fluid collection structure.