Patent ID: 8602219

Claim:
A system comprising: (i) a vibratory apparatus comprising: a housing having a floor with an opening therethrough, the housing defining a chamber with an inlet and an outlet, a deck disposed in the chamber between the inlet and the opening in the floor, at least a section of the deck having a plurality of apertures to permit air to flow through the section of the deck and a plenum defined beneath the section of the deck, an air knife disposed between the section of the deck and the outlet, the air knife comprising first and second surfaces spaced from each other to guide air therebetween, a vibration generator coupled to the deck to cause motion of material along the deck; and (ii) an air handling system comprising: a first air flow path in communication with the plenum, a second air flow path in communication with the air knife, a third air flow path in communication with a space beneath the air knife, a fourth air flow path in communication with the chamber above the deck between the inlet and the section of the deck, a return air flow path from the outlet of the chamber, and an air mover having an outlet in communication with the first, second, third, and fourth air flow paths and an inlet in communication with the return air flow path.