Patent ID: 7421872

Claim:
Shot-blasting installation ( 1 ) for blasting work pieces ( 30 ) made from light metal alloys, comprising at least one blasting chamber ( 3 ) for receiving the work pieces that are to be blasted, at least two blasting wheels ( 6 ) arranged in walls of the blasting chamber for introducing a blasting agent into the blasting chamber, and a separator ( 8 ) for separating the mixture of blasting agent and material that has been removed by blasting, wherein the separator ( 8 ) is arranged directly beneath the blasting chamber ( 3 ), and in that a manipulator ( 10 ) for handling the cast work piece ( 30 ) during blasting is arranged in the blasting chamber, wherein the separator comprises: a baffle plate ( 20 ); and a rocker ( 16 ) cooperating with the baffle plate to control a flow of the mixture.