Patent ID: 9085014
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: B07B

Abstract:
1. A vertical drop product cleaner for separating fines and/or foreign matter from dry, free-flowing, granular product, the cleaner comprising: a housing; a separation plenum formed by spaced inlet and outlet manifolds within the housing; the inlet manifold including at least two louvers defining an air inlet channel therebetween to provide a flow path for air into the separation plenum, at least one of the louvers including an upper inlet lip, a lower inlet lip, and a vertical louver member, the upper inlet lip and lower inlet lip each extending at an angle off of the vertical louver member, and the at least one louver further defining a plurality of apertures configured to allow airflow therethrough, the plurality of apertures being included in the vertical louver member; and the outlet manifold defining at least one air outlet providing a flow path for air out of said separation plenum.