Patent ID: 8777016

Claim:
A vehicle for separating a mixed debris stream, comprising: an elongate vehicle frame; a separating structure 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, the second debris stream including at least some material of a higher density than material from the first debris stream; a feed conveyor having a discharge end portion and configured to transport the mixed debris stream to the separating structure; a first conveyor having a feed end portion positioned to receive the first debris stream from the separating structure, and a discharge end portion spaced from the feed end portion of the first conveyor; a second conveyor having a feed end portion positioned to receive the second debris stream from the separating structure, and a discharge end portion spaced from the feed end portion of the second conveyor; and a feed adjusting structure configured to selectively adjust the position of the discharge end portion of the feed conveyor with respect to the separating structure, thereby selectively adjusting a delivery location of the mixed debris stream, wherein the feed adjusting structure includes one or more adjusting members and a control mechanism, the one or more adjusting members coupled between the feed conveyor and a fixed support structure and the control mechanism configured to selectively actuate the one or more adjusting members to adjust the position of the discharge end portion of the feed conveyor.