EP3165293B1 - Wirbelstromauswahlvorrichtung sowie wirbelstromauswahlverfahren - Google Patents

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EP3165293B1
EP3165293B1 EP15814598.7A EP15814598A EP3165293B1 EP 3165293 B1 EP3165293 B1 EP 3165293B1 EP 15814598 A EP15814598 A EP 15814598A EP 3165293 B1 EP3165293 B1 EP 3165293B1
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  • This invention relates to a separation apparatus and a separation method, and more particularly, to an eddy current separation apparatus which sorts out electrically conductive materials using a rotating magnetic field.
  • Patent Documents 1 to 5 Many methods have already been proposed for sorting out electrically conductive materials (see Patent Documents 1 to 5, for example). Among them is included a separation method which utilizes an eddy current, for example.
  • eddy current separation equipment there is known a permanent magnet type in which magnets are rotated with a high speed, and an alternative current electromagnet type in which alternative current is applied to a coil in a sequential order.
  • an alternating magnetic field is applied to the electrically conductive material, an eddy current is generated inside of the electrically conductive material, and the conductors are sorted out by the interaction of electric current and magnetic field. Thrust forces based on the electromagnetic power are imparted to the conductors.
  • the permanent magnet type includes a flying distance difference sorting system by a rotating cylindrical magnet, and a rotating disk magneto system in which a rotating circular magnet disk is arranged in the lower part of a table, as representative examples.
  • a flying distance difference sorting system by a rotating cylindrical magnet, and a rotating disk magneto system in which a rotating circular magnet disk is arranged in the lower part of a table, as representative examples.
  • mixture to be separated or product to be separated
  • a vibration table a conveyor or the like.
  • the alternating magnetic field creates an eddy current in a conductive material.
  • the conductive material receives a thrust force which is created by the eddy current and obtains a larger flying distance than that of a non-conductive material (see Patent Document 6, for example). Thereby, the conductive materials are sorted out.
  • the rotating disk magneto system the product to be separated is forced to move on a table.
  • the rotating circular magnet disk arranged in the lower part of a table imparts a thrust force by an eddy current to a conductive material, in a direction different from the direction of the movement.
  • Two or more magnets are fixed to the rotating circular magnet disk.
  • a non-conductive material which does not generate an eddy current, moves at the end portion of a table in a linear fashion, while a conductive material moves to the side portion of a table due to the thrust force by the eddy current and shifts to the reverse end of the table.
  • the product to be separated is segregated over a board, with making a sliding motion or a rotational motion.
  • the divided mixtures are captured individually at the lower stream side of the table to be separated (see Patent Document 7, for example).
  • Patent Document 8 discloses a method, a system and devices for dry separation of iron and non-ferrous metal parts and non-metal parts from crushed bulk metal.
  • the thrust force which is imparted to a conductive material in the product to be separated becomes smaller, as the conductive material becomes smaller in size. Therefore, a very small thrust force is imparted to a small sized conductive material, like a fine copper wire of some 0.2 mm to 0.6 mm in diameter. Moreover, the thrust force by an eddy current is influenced remarkably by the distance between the conductive material and the surface of a magnet. The thrust force decreases in a great degree, if the conductive material and the magnet are separated with only a distance of several millimeters.
  • a conductive material of a large size to which a large thrust force is imparted can be sufficiently sorted out by a thrust force of short duration.
  • a conductive material of a small size to which a relatively small thrust force is imparted is small in flying distance and difficult in sorting out.
  • the conductive materials of the same kind are different in the thrust force or the movement at the start time of a flight, corresponding to a shape or a size of the materials.
  • the conductive materials are variable in the flying distance and intermingled in the domain of non-conductive materials. Accordingly, the method is not suitable for high purity sorting.
  • both a conductive material and a non-conductive material move on the top of a table, for sorting out.
  • the non-conductive material moves to a conductive material side in the process of sorting out.
  • the purity in sorting out falls by the intermingling of the materials.
  • the movement of a conductive material to the side may be blocked crosswise.
  • An object of this invention is to sort out a conductive material of a small size, like the shredded copper wire, in a high purity.
  • An eddy current separation apparatus in accordance with claim 1 of the present invention includes:
  • the eddy current separation apparatus is adapted to perform:
  • An alternative eddy current separation apparatus is defined by claim 14 and an eddy current separation method using the eddy current separation apparatus of claim 1 is defined by claim 15.
  • the size and/or the scale size of the identical constitutional portions may different among sectional views in which a part of the configuration is changed.
  • the configurations of the eddy current separation apparatus are further actually provided with a plurality of members, for ease of explanation, only portions necessary for explanation will be described and other portions are omitted.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic view for showing the configuration of an eddy current separation apparatus in accordance with Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
  • the eddy current separation apparatus 100 includes a rotating magnetic circular plate 1, a palette 2, a feed section 3, a discharge section 4, an actuator section 14, a detector sensor 25, a control unit 30 and the like.
  • the actuator section 14 consists of a rotating shaft 8, shaft bearings 9, a drive motor 10, a coupling 11 and others, and is fixed to the rotating magnetic circular plate 1.
  • Product to be separated is once held and stored in the maintenance container 3b of the feed section 3, and then, the product is injected into the palette 2 through a supply lane 3a.
  • the product to be separated is sorted out into a conductive material and a non-conductive material in the palette 2, and the separated materials are stored in the discharge section 4.
  • a disk plate 6 circular in shape has concave portions.
  • Circular joint steel plates 7 are fixed to the concave portions of the disk plate 6, and permanent magnets 5 (Neodymium Magnets) are fixed on the plates.
  • the discharge section 4 consists of containers for recycling 4a, a discharge chute 4b, an on-off valve 4c and the like.
  • the rotating magnetic circular plate 1 is attached to the rotating shaft 8 of the actuator section 14.
  • the rotating shaft 8 is supported by the shaft bearings 9, and is connected to the drive motor 10 through the coupling 11 or a timing belt or the like.
  • Rotary movements of the drive motor 10 are transmitted to the disk plate 6 through the coupling 11.
  • the palette 2 is constituted by a thin tabular bottom plate 12, and an outer edge part 13 surrounding the bottom plate 12.
  • the palette 2 is arranged on the rotating magnetic circular plate 1, with a small clearance of about 1 mm to 2 mm from the surface of the permanent magnets 5.
  • the palette 2 and the containers for recycling 4a are connected with the discharge chute 4b.
  • the on-off valve 4c is installed, and the containers for recycling 4a of the discharge section 4 are configured to set their usage state between an open position and a closed position.
  • the control unit 30 analyzes images detected with the detector sensor 25, and judges the degree of separation of the product to be separated. Further, the control unit 30 provides directions to the palette 2, the feed section 3, the discharge section 4, and the actuator section 14, based on the judged result, and controls their operations.
  • the perspective diagram of the eddy current separation apparatus 100 is shown in FIG. 2 .
  • the rotating magnetic circular plate 1 is combined with the drive motor of the actuator section 14, and rotates in a clockwise direction, when viewed from the upper surface.
  • the feed section 3 injects the product to be separated, in a thin volume along a straight line, intermittently to the end portion of the palette 2, in order to eliminate the overlapping of the product as much as possible.
  • the discharge section 4 is capable of collecting all of the necessary materials on the palette.
  • the discharge section accepts any type of methods for collecting the materials, like a function to make the palette 2 incline, a function to make the palette 2 vibrate for discharging, a function in which the material inside the palette are raked out, and others.
  • the product to be separated which is stored in the feed section 3, is injected into the palette 2 through the supply lane 3a.
  • the injected product to be separated is classified into conductive materials 22 and non-conductive materials 23 in the palette 2, as time passes.
  • the product to be separated is monitored to know the situation in separation using the detector sensor 25.
  • a fixed time is set up beforehand for sorting. If the degree of separation of the product to be separated is judged good by the control unit 30 from the image detected with the detector sensor 25, or if the fixed sorting time passes after the product is injected, the on-off valve 4c of the discharge section 4 will be in an open position.
  • the conductive materials 22 and the non-conductive materials 23 pass through the discharge chute 4b, and the separated materials are stored in each of the containers for recycling 4a of the discharge section 4, with maintaining the separation of the materials.
  • Two containers for recycling 4a are provided in order to differentiate a conductive material from a non-conductive material.
  • FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the rotating magnetic circular plate 1.
  • the permanent magnets 5 are arranged in a radial fashion at the concave portions of the disk plate 6 made from aluminum alloy, in such a way that the rotating magnetic circular plate has alternating polarity in a circumferential direction.
  • the joint steel plate 7 of circular shape is fixed to the concave portion of the disk plate 6.
  • Components which come very close to the magnets in the palette are made of non-conductive and non-magnetic material.
  • the tabular bottom plate 12 of the palette 2 employs materials which have high rigidity, such as FRP (Fiber Reinforced Plastics).
  • the rotating shaft 8 is inserted in the center of the rotating magnetic circular plate 1, which is connected with the actuator section 14.
  • the control unit 30 sends a direction for rotating to the actuator section 14, when required.
  • the rotating magnetic circular plate 1 turns around in conjunction with the rotation of the drive motor 10.
  • the conductive materials 22 are shown in gray and the non-conductive materials 23 are expressed in white, hereafter.
  • the apparatus according to the present invention has the basic configuration, as stated above. Following operations are performed in the apparatus for sorting, as shown in FIGS. 4 (FIG. 4A to FIG. 4D ).
  • the product to be separated 24 which is a mixture of conductive materials and non-conductive materials, is injected into the maintenance container 3b of the feed section 3 (see FIG. 4A , for reference).
  • the conductive material includes crushed or segregated non-ferrous metals, which are from several mm to several dozen mm in overall size, such as crushed copper wire, small aluminum pieces and the like of about 0.2 mm or more in diameter.
  • the non-conductive material indicates small plastic pieces, shredded rubber solid waste, granular solid waste material, sand and others.
  • the supply lane 3a is closed or raised (see FIG. 4B for reference).
  • Alternating magnetic field is imparted to the injected product to be separated 24 from the rotating magnetic circular plate 1 rotating in the lower part of the palette 2.
  • the alternating magnetic field changes the magnet polarity at a high speed.
  • An eddy current is generated in a conductive material of the product to be separated by the alternating magnetic field. Electromagnetic power is produced between the rotating magnetic circular plates 1 and the conductive materials.
  • This power works as a thrust force and a conductive material travels to the opposite side (anti-injection side 2b) of the palette 2, which is the movement direction of the permanent magnet 5. Since an eddy current is not generated inside the non-conductive material, the thrust force does not take place in the non-conductive material. In this situation, the control unit 30 judges that the product to be separated is insufficiently segregated.
  • control unit 30 judges that the degree in separation is in good condition. Therefore, a conductive material and a non-conductive material are divided with a high purity in the palette 2, with the progress of time. In this situation, the control unit 30 regards the degree in separation of the product to be separated as in good order.
  • control unit 30 opens the on-off valve 4c, and makes the containers for recycling 4a of the discharge section 4 in an open position (see FIG. 4D , for reference).
  • the palette 2 and the containers for recycling 4a are connected directly with the discharge chute 4b.
  • the conductive materials 22 and the non-conductive materials 23 pass through the discharge chute 4b, and the separated materials are stored in each of the containers for recycling 4a of the discharge section 4, with maintaining the separation of the materials.
  • the thrust force can be imparted to a conductive material for a time with an arbitrarily length, by changing the duration between a time when materials are supplied to a palette and a time when the materials are discharged. Only one sheet of the bottom plate 12 of the palette 2 is provided between the conductive materials 22 and the permanent magnets 5, and the distance between them is constant.
  • the embodiment employs a batch type method where only a conductive material is moved, rather than a method where the product to be separated is sent to the radial direction of the rotating magnetic circular plate 1 for separation. Only conductive materials move and separation is achieved. Non-conductive materials move rarely to the conductive material side during the process of separation, and the merit of the embodiment is in rare intermingling of the materials.
  • the eddy current separation apparatus 100 includes the rotating shaft 8 which is inclined.
  • the rotating magnetic circular plate 1 and the palette 2 are both arranged to be inclined in the same direction.
  • the upper surface of the rotating magnetic circular plate 1 and the level plane (bottom plate 12) of the palette 2 are inclined in the direction to which the thrust force acts. If the palette 2 is installed horizontally, it is necessary for a conductive material to override a frictional force, in order to slide and move on the bottom plate of the palette 2 by the thrust force.
  • the eddy current separation apparatus 100 includes the rotating shaft 8 of the rotating magnetic circular plate 1 and the level plane of the palette 2, which are arranged to be inclined in the reverse direction to which the thrust force acts. At this time, the rotating shaft 8 is set at an inclined angle, where non-conductive materials slide down by the inclination of the palette 2. In the drawing, the rotating magnetic circular plate 1 is rotating in a counterclockwise direction.
  • non-conductive materials slide or make rolling motions on the palette 2, and move to the lower part of the palette.
  • conductive materials are held by a thrust force on the upper end portion of the palette 2. Accordingly, those materials are sorted out.
  • sorting out can be achieved also by employing the difference in a coefficient of friction.
  • the embodiment is also effective in the case where a non-conductive material has a shape which can easily induce more rolling compared with a conductive material.
  • the eddy current separation apparatus in accordance with Embodiment 4 is explained based on FIG. 8 .
  • the rotating magnetic circular plate 1 of the eddy current separation apparatus is arranged over the palette 2 in a direction where the faces of the permanent magnets 5 appear in the lower part. For this reason, the magnet side 1a of the rotating magnetic circular plate 1 faces downward, and the joint steel plate side 1b faces upward.
  • a thrust force has a component of the translational direction and a component of the rotational direction, when the thrust force is produced with a single rotating magnetic circular plate 1.
  • the direction in which a conductive material rolls on a palette by the rotational force is the same with the direction of the translational force.
  • Those materials can be sorted out by employing the rotational force in addition to the force of the translational direction. Therefore, the embodiment is especially effective in sorting a conductive material which rolls easily.
  • the eddy current separation apparatus in accordance with Embodiment 5 is explained based on FIG. 9 .
  • the thickness of a bottom plate starts to increase at the middle portion, from the injection side towards the anti-injection side.
  • the eddy current separation apparatus 100 has a palette 2, the bottom plate 12 of which is large in thickness near the outer edge part 13 of the anti-injection side, as shown in the drawing.
  • the thrust forces which are produced in the conductive materials have considerable variation.
  • the conductive material of a large thrust force is separated simultaneously and acquires a speed larger than needed and collide with the outer edge part 13 of a palette strongly. Rebounding of the conductive materials may affect the separation of the different product to be separated.
  • the embodiment here is effective in the separation of the mixture of conductive materials, which receive different thrust forces due to the variation in size and the like.
  • the eddy current separation apparatus in accordance with Embodiment 6 is explained based on FIG. 10 .
  • a bottom plate the thickness of which increases at a fixed rate from the injection side toward the anti-injection side.
  • the eddy current separation apparatus 100 in which the angle between the surface of the rotating magnetic circular plate 1 and the upper surface of the bottom plate 12 is on incline from a horizontal plane, as shown in the drawing.
  • a thrust force becomes smaller as the distance from the surface of the permanent magnets 5 to the conductive materials becomes larger. Thereby, the thrust force becomes smaller gradually, as the conductive material moves along the inside of a palette.
  • the product to be separated can be sorted out on two or more classes by the magnitude relation in the electrical conductivity, the size or the like of the materials.
  • the eddy current separation apparatus in accordance with Embodiment 7 is explained based on FIG. 11 .
  • the eddy current separation apparatus 100 applies vibration to the palette 2, as shown in the drawing. More specifically, micro vibration is applied towards the out of plane direction of the palette using an ultrasonic transducer 20, as long as the product to be separated exists in the palette. Or relatively big vibration is applied intermittently by a motor with an eccentrically clamped weight. According to this configuration, the product to be separated in a former case touches the palette 2 in a reduced period, and the frictional force becomes smaller.
  • a conductive material of a small size, to which only a smaller thrust force is imparted, can also be sorted out. In the latter case, there seems to be a situation where a conductive material stays ahead of a non-conductive material and the movement of the non-conductive material is blocked. Even in that case, it is possible to continue the separation by shifting the spatial relationship of both materials.
  • the eddy current separation apparatus in accordance with Embodiment 8 is explained based on FIG. 12 .
  • the eddy current separation apparatus 100 includes a lid 21, which is attached to the palette, as shown in the drawing, and shields the inside and outside of the palette at the time of sorting out.
  • This lid 21 will open, only when the product to be separated is injected from the supply section, and when the separation of the product is finished and materials are delivered to the discharge section.
  • the lid 21 employs such a structure which shall not block those operations, when the product to be separated is supplied or ejected.
  • the product to be separated does not jump out of the palette during the separation.
  • the aerial current which is generated by the rotation of the rotating magnetic circular plate arranged at the lower part of the palette may influence the separation of the mixture.
  • such disturbance, which is given to the product to be separated from the outside of the palette, can be reduced in the embodiment.
  • the rotating magnetic circular plate 1 is arranged at the lower part of the palette 2, and an auxiliary rotating magnetic circular plate 17 is arranged at the upper part of the palette 2.
  • the auxiliary rotating magnetic circular plate 17 is arranged over the palette, with the magnet side la facing downward.
  • the rotating magnetic circular plates rotate synchronously, in such a way that the permanent magnets 5, which always encounter at the upper and lower sides, may have reversed polarity.
  • the auxiliary rotating magnetic circular plate 17 shares the rotating shaft 8 with the rotating magnetic circular plate 1, and permanent magnets facing each other are in reversed polarity. According to the configuration, there is an advantage that the magnetic flux density in a palette becomes higher, and the thrust force of the translational direction becomes larger, compared with the case where a single rotating magnetic circular plate is used.
  • the eddy current separation apparatus in accordance with Embodiment 10 is explained based on FIG. 14 and FIG. 15 .
  • the eddy current separation apparatus 100 includes two or more palettes 2, which are arranged with respect to one set of rotating magnetic circular plates 1, a feed section 3, and a discharge section 4, as shown in FIG. 14 .
  • six palettes 2 are connected with the palette drive ring 18 through the palette inclination axles 19, and arranged neatly in a torus manner.
  • the product to be separated is supplied to the palette 2 which is in an injection position, through the supply lane 3a from the feed section 3.
  • the palette which is at 5 o'clock direction is in an injection position.
  • the palette in the injection position overlaps with the supply lane 3a.
  • the palette drive ring 18 By rotating the palette drive ring 18 using the palette drive motor 15, the palettes 2 rotate at a low speed on the upper part of the rotating magnetic circular plate 1.
  • Any other methods for driving the palette are accepted, where two or more palettes move at the same time. Among them, is includes a method where a cam follower is attached to the palettes and the palettes move on the top of a rail.
  • the control unit 30 decides the degrees in the separation of the product to be separated on two or more palettes. When any one of the palettes is judged good in the degree of separation of the product to be separated, or when a fixed time has passed for sorting, the control unit 30 directs an open position to the discharge section, if the palette arrives at a discharge position. At the discharge position, the discharge section 4 and the palette 2 overlap together. In the drawing, a rightmost palette, which is in 3 o'clock direction, has arrived at the discharge position.
  • the discharge section 4 according to this configuration is exemplary shown in FIG. 15 .
  • the palette 2 is kept on the level at the time of sorting, the palette is on incline at the time of discharge, with the palette inclination axle 19 on the center.
  • the use state of the containers for recycling 4a is in an open position.
  • the palette is in a closed position at the time when the palette is on the level.
  • the separated product of conductive materials and non-conductive materials are discharged to the discharge section 4 through the discharge chute 4b.
  • the method suitable for this situation includes a case where the palette 2 is made to rotate intermittently or a case where the discharge chute 4b is given a wobbling motion according to the motion of the palette 2, with the palette 2 rotating at a fixed speed.
  • the magnetic flux density which is produced from the magnets in the rotating magnetic circular plate can be used in an efficient manner by increasing the number of the palette 2.
  • the operating rates of the feed section 3 and the discharge section 4 can be improved.
  • the rotational speed of the palette 2 By adjusting the rotational speed of the palette 2, time need for sorting can be easily adjusted, taking into account the magnitude of an eddy current action on the product to be separated. To be more precise, the rotational speed is raised at the time of sorting a conductive material which is big in size and receives a comparatively big thrust force.
  • the separation can be performed in a short time, and a throughput in sorting can be increased. On the contrary, the rotational speed is reduced at the time of sorting a conductive material which is small in size and receives a small thrust force.
  • the separation is performed for a more prolonged time for sorting and the sorting in a high purity can be performed.
  • the eddy current separation apparatus in accordance with Embodiment 11 is explained based on FIG. 16 .
  • the eddy current separation apparatus 100 includes two or more rotating magnetic circular plates 1, which are combined with s single rotating shaft 8. Accordingly, the rotating magnetic circular plates 1 share the rotating shaft 8. In the drawing, three rotating magnetic circular plates 1 are exemplarily shown, which are fixed to the single rotating shaft 8.
  • the number of the drive motor 10 is kept in one and a channel is divided into three at the feed section 3.
  • Parallel processing is performed, by achieving the same sorting in each combination of a rotating magnetic circular plate 1 and a palette 2.
  • the throughput can be increased 3 times in the present embodiment.
  • each rotating magnetic circular plate the apparatus may be arranged in such a way that the magnetic flux density imparted to a work is set up to become larger from the top step by step. By connecting each discharge section to the following feed section in series, sorting is performed at each rotating magnetic circular plate in a stepwise manner.
  • Selection of the flow on the rotating magnetic circular plates can be achieved. For example, sorting of a conductive material with a large size is performed at the top rotating magnetic circular plate. Remained conductive materials with a small size and non-conductive materials are sorted out at a 2nd rotating magnetic circular plate and at a 3rd rotating magnetic circular plate respectively, so sorting of the product can be performed in a parallel flow.
  • the eddy current separation apparatus in accordance with Embodiment 12 is explained based on FIG. 17 .
  • the eddy current separation apparatus 100 contains the rotating magnetic circular plate 1, the palette 2, the feed section 3, the discharge section 4, the actuator section 14, a wobbling mechanism 26, the control unit 30, and the like.
  • the actuator section 14 consists of the rotating shaft 8, the shaft bearing 9, the drive motor 10, the coupling 11 and others, and is fixed to the rotating magnetic circular plate 1. After the product to be separated is once held and stored in the maintenance container 3b of the feed section 3, the product is injected to the palette 2 through the supply lane 3a.
  • the disk plate 6 in a circular shape has concave portions.
  • the joint steel plates 7 in a circular shape are fixed to the concave portions of the disk plate 6, and permanent magnets 5 (Neodymium Magnets) are fixed on the joint steel plates.
  • the discharge section 4 consists of the containers for recycling 4a, the discharge chute 4b, the discharge mechanism 4d and others.
  • the rotating magnetic circular plate 1 is attached to the rotating shaft 8 of the actuator section 14.
  • the rotating shaft 8 is supported by the shaft bearings 9, and is connected to the drive motor 10 through the coupling 11 or a timing belt or the like.
  • Rotary movements of the drive motor 10 are transmitted to the disk plate 6 through the coupling 11.
  • the rotational speed of the rotating magnetic circular plate 1 is controlled by the control unit 30.
  • the palette 2 consists of the bottom plate 12 of a thin tabular shape and an outer edge part 13 surrounding the bottom plate 12.
  • the palette 2 is arranged above the rotating magnetic circular plate 1, with keeping a small clearance of about 1 mm to 2 mm with respect to the surface of the permanent magnets 5.
  • the palette 2 is kept on level with the rotating magnetic circular plate 1 at the time of sorting out, the palette is on incline if the discharge mechanism 4d is on an operational mode and the discharge section 4 is on an open position (see FIG. 15 , for reference).
  • the bottom plate 12 utilizes materials having the features like non-conductivity, non-magnetism and high rigidity, such as alumina, FRP (Fiber Reinforced Plastics) and others.
  • the rotating magnetic circular plate 1 is combined with the drive motor of the actuator section 14 and rotates in a clockwise direction, when viewed from the upper surface.
  • the feed section 3 injects the product to be separated intermittently to the end portion of the palette 2 in a thin and linear arrangement, in order that the mixtures of the product may escape from overlapping together as much as possible.
  • the discharge section 4 has the function to collect all of the materials separated on the palette in order that respective materials may not be mixed up.
  • the product to be separated stored in the feed section 3 is supplied to the palette 2 through the supply lane 3a.
  • the supplied product to be separated is divided into the conductive materials 22 and the non-conductive materials 23 in the palette 2, as time proceeds. Time from the injection to the palette 2 to the adequate separation of the mixtures depends on the characteristics of the product to be separated.
  • the magnitude of the thrust force which is produced in the product to be separated by the action of an eddy current, is dependent on the electrical conductivity, the mass, the shape, the size and others of the product.
  • High purity separation can be attained by setting up the sorting time from an injection to discharge beforehand corresponding to the product to be separated. After the sorting time has passed, the conductive materials 22 and the non-conductive materials 23, which have been separated, are taken out from the palette 2 respectively.
  • the product to be separated passes through the discharge chute 4b by the discharge mechanism 4d, and the product are stored at the containers for recycling 4a in a state where they are separated.
  • Two containers for recycling 4a are arranged in order to maintain the separation of conductive materials and non-conductive materials.
  • the control unit 30 injects the product to be separated 24 which is a mixture of a conductive material and a non-conductive material to the maintenance container 3b of the feed section 3, with always rotating the rotating magnetic circular plate 1 (see FIG. 4A , for reference).
  • the conductive materials include crushed or segregated non-ferrous metals, which are from several mm to several dozen mm in overall size, such as crushed copper wire, small aluminum pieces and the like of about 0.2 mm or more in diameter.
  • the non-conductive materials include small plastic pieces, shredded rubber solid waste, granular solid waste material, sand, etc.
  • the supply lane 3a is closed or raised (see FIG. 4B , for reference).
  • the injected product to be separated 24 is applied with alternating magnetic field from the rotating magnetic circular plate 1, rotating in the lower part of the palette 2.
  • the alternating magnetic field changes magnet polarity at a high speed.
  • An eddy current is generated in a conductive material of the product to be separated by the alternating magnetic field.
  • Electromagnetic force is induced between the rotating magnetic circular plates 1 and the conductive materials. This force works as a thrust force and a conductive material moves to the opposite side (anti-injection side 2b) of the palette 2, which is the move direction of the permanent magnet 5. Since the eddy current is not generated inside the non-conductive material, the thrust force is not generated in the non-conductive material.
  • the wobbling mechanism 26 carries out rocking movement of the palette 2 at the time of sorting, keeping the magneto surface and the palette surface parallel near the rotating magnets, as shown in FIG. 18 .
  • the direction of the thrust force which a conductor receives is not constant with respect to the direction of a palette.
  • the movement trajectory of a conductive material changes according to the rocking movement of the palette.
  • the trajectory of the material changes in a zig-zag manner, as shown in FIG. 19 .
  • a conductive material can move without the prevention by the non-conductive material at the front, and sorting out can be continued.
  • the wobbling mechanism may employ a linkage mechanism or a cam mechanism or others, as a mechanism of the rocking movement.
  • the control unit 30 changes the angle and cycle of the rocking movement, according to the product to be separated.
  • the non-conductive material does not move from the injected place.
  • a thrust force is applied even to the conductive material which is small in size and receives not so large thrust force, for a time long enough to make a sufficient difference in distance between the non-conductive material and the conductive material and prevent the intermingling of them.
  • Time necessary to make the sufficient difference in distance is dependent on the product to be separated. Materials are injected into the palette 2 experimentally beforehand to grasp a time to make the sufficient difference in distance. The time is set as a sorting time in the control unit 30. The control unit 30 will change the discharge section 4 into an open position from a closed position, when the materials are injected into the palette and the set upped and fixed sorting time passes. In the present embodiment, the discharge mechanism 4d actuates to make the palette 2 to incline.
  • the product to be separated is discharged from the palette 2 into the containers for recycling 4a, (see FIG. 17 , for reference).
  • the palette 2 When the palette 2 is inclined, the separated conductive and non-conductive materials pass along the discharge chute 4b and stored in the containers for recycling 4a, with keeping the separated state of the materials (see
  • FIG. 4D for reference). Thereafter, in order to return the discharge section 4 to a closed position, the discharge mechanism 4d is changed into a halt condition (or a normal position), and the palette 2 is made in parallel.
  • the discharge mechanism 4d includes any kind of systems which employ a mechanism, such as a mechanism which rakes out the internal materials of a palette with the rotating brush 31 (see FIG. 20 , for reference), a mechanism which drives the brush 32 by the linkage mechanism or a cam mechanism, and rakes out the internal materials of a palette with this brush (see FIG. 21 , for reference), a mechanism which sends compressed air from the air nozzle 33, and flies the materials into the air for the separation (see FIG. 22 , for reference) and others.
  • a mechanism such as a mechanism which rakes out the internal materials of a palette with the rotating brush 31 (see FIG. 20 , for reference), a mechanism which drives the brush 32 by the linkage mechanism or a cam mechanism, and rakes out the internal materials of a palette with this brush (see FIG. 21 , for reference), a mechanism which sends compressed air from the air nozzle 33, and flies the materials into the air for the separation (see FIG. 22 , for reference)
  • the convex part 2a is provided in order to prevent the discharge of the product to be separated into the containers for recycling 4a, when the discharge mechanism 4d is in a closed position (or a halt condition). As the processes mentioned above proceed, one cycle of sorting is completed.
  • time for applying a thrust force to a conductive material can be arbitrarily adjusted, by changing the time from the injection of a material into a palette to the discharge of the material.
  • a thrust force as large as the maximum thrust force in an existing apparatus can be imparted to the materials. Therefore, a thrust force can be applied to a small sized conductive material which does not obtain a large thrust force, for a time long enough to make a sufficient difference in distance where the conductive material is not mixed up with the non-conductive material.
  • FIG. 23 is a drawing for showing the configuration of the eddy current separation apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.
  • the product to be separated is supposed to be injected into the central part of the palette 2.
  • Conductive materials include a conductive material 22a whose shape is likely to roll over, and a conductive material 22b whose shape is not likely to roll over and those materials are mixed up.
  • a thrust force has a component of the translational direction and a component of the rotational direction, when the thrust force is given to the product to be separated with one rotating magnetic circular plate 1. Therefore, a material whose shape is likely to roll over is subject to the force of the rotational direction exceeding the force of the translational direction and moves to the right side of the drawing.
  • FIG. 24 is a drawing for showing the configuration of the eddy current separation apparatus in accordance with the embodiment of the present invention.
  • the eddy current separation apparatus 100 consists of the proximity sensor 27 of the guide type which grasps a sorting situation of the product to be separated inside a palette. The proximity sensor 27 will respond, if sorting advances and the conductive material 22 comes closer.
  • the sorting situation is transmitted to the control unit 30.
  • the proximity sensor 27 can be substituted with a temperature sensor which detects the conductor heated by the eddy current.
  • the control unit 30 gives a direction to a discharge section to teach the timing for collecting the materials on a palette, and the discharge section which receives the direction collects the materials on a palette. If the collection is completed, the control unit will send a direction to a feed section for injecting new materials on the palette.
  • the sorting time from the injection of the materials into a palette to the discharge of the materials is judged and changed in each cycle. Even in a case where the product to be separated has large variations in size and changes in the material quality or the like, a throughput cannot be reduced on lessening the vainness in sorting time as much as possible. The purity in sorting can be maintained.
  • the eddy current separation apparatus which has the configuration and performs above mentioned operations has the following effects.
  • the generated thrust force becomes smaller, as the size of a conductive material in the product to be separated becomes smaller.
  • Time required for separating a conductive material from a non-conductive material in an adequate quantity and for achieving the separation in a sufficient purity becomes longer.
  • changed is the time from the injection of the materials into the inside of a palette to the discharge of the materials.
  • the time for applying a thrust force can be easily set up long, taking into account the conductivity of the material in concern for sorting,
  • the high purity sorting can be attained also to a conductive material of a small size, like the fine copper wire of some 0.2 mm to 0.6 mm in diameter. Moreover, sorting out is performed at the injected position on the palette, unlike the existing technology system in which a mixture of shredder residue is sent to the radial direction of a rotating disk magnet for separation.
  • the rotating magnet does not need a length in the radial direction for sorting. Therefore, it is not necessary to enlarge the radius of the rotation magnet for the improvement in a throughput.
  • the improvement in the throughput is supported by increasing the count of the palettes combined with one rotating magnet, if in need.

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  1. Wirbelstromtrennvorrichtung (100), die Folgendes aufweist;
    - eine rotierende magnetische kreisförmige Platte (1), die eine Vielzahl von Permanentmagneten (5) mit abwechselnder Polarität aufweist, wobei die Magnete (5) in Umfangsrichtung angeordnet sind,
    - eine Plattform (2), die neben der rotierenden magnetischen kreisförmigen Platte (1) mit einem Spiel angeordnet ist,
    - einen Betätigungsbereich (14), der eine rotierende Welle (8) aufweist, die an der rotierenden magnetischen kreisförmigen Platte (1) befestigt ist,
    - einen Zuführungsbereich (3), der das zu trennende Produkt enthält und eine vorbestimmte Menge des zu trennenden Produkts der Plattform (2) zuführt,
    - einen Entladebereich (4) mit zwei Behältern (4a) zum Recyceln und zum Sammeln des zu trennenden Produkts, das aus dem Zuführungsbereich (3) zu der Plattform (2) in die Behälter zum Recyceln zugeführt wird, wenn der Zustand der Behälter (4a) zum Recyceln von einer geschlossenen Position in eine geöffnete Position umgeschaltet ist, und
    - eine Steuereinheit (30) zum Steuern der rotierenden magnetischen kreisförmigen Platte (1), des Betätigungsbereichs (14), des Zuführungsbereichs (3) und des Entladebereichs (4);
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass die Wirbelstromtrennvorrichtung (100) dazu ausgebildet ist, folgende Schritte auszuführen:
    - einen ersten Schritt, bei dem der Zuführungsbereich (3) eine vorbestimmte Menge des zu trennenden Produkts der Plattform (2) zuführt,
    - einen zweiten Schritt, bei dem der Entladebereich (4) aus der geschlossenen Position in die geöffnete Position geschaltet wird, nachdem der erste Schritt beendet worden ist und eine festgelegte Zeit vergangen ist, und
    - einen dritten Schritt, bei dem der Entladebereich (4) nach Beendigung des zweiten Schrittes in die geschlossene Position geschaltet wird,
    wobei die Wirbelstromtrennvorrichtung (100) ferner dazu ausgebildet ist, die Schritte von einem ersten Schritt bis zu einem dritten Schritt erneut durchzuführen, nachdem der dritte Schritt beendet worden ist.
  2. Wirbelstromtrennvorrichtung (100) nach Anspruch 1,
    wobei die rotierende magnetische kreisförmige Platte (1) so angeordnet ist, dass die Magnetseite (1a) nach oben zeigt, und
    wobei die Plattform (2) über der rotierenden magnetischen kreisförmigen Platte (1) angeordnet ist.
  3. Wirbelstromtrennvorrichtung (100) nach Anspruch 2,
    wobei die rotierende magnetische kreisförmige Platte (1) und die Plattform (2) in der gleichen Richtung geneigt sind.
  4. Wirbelstromtrennvorrichtung (100) nach Anspruch 3,
    wobei die rotierende magnetische kreisförmige Platte (1) dazu ausgebildet ist, sich im Uhrzeigersinn zu drehen, und zwar von der Oberseite aus gesehen.
  5. Wirbelstromtrennvorrichtung (100) nach Anspruch 3,
    wobei die rotierende magnetische kreisförmige Platte (1) dazu ausgebildet ist, sich im Gegenuhrzeigersinn zu drehen, und zwar von der Oberseite aus gesehen.
  6. Wirbelstromtrennvorrichtung (100) nach Anspruch 1,
    wobei die rotierende magnetische kreisförmige Platte (1) so angeordnet ist, dass die Magnetseite (1a) nach unten zeigt, und
    wobei die Plattform (2) unter der rotierenden magnetischen kreisförmigen Platte (1) angeordnet ist.
  7. Wirbelstromtrennvorrichtung (100) nach Anspruch 2,
    die ferner einen Ultraschallwandler (20) aufweist, um die Plattform (2) auf und ab schwingen zu lassen.
  8. Wirbelstromtrennvorrichtung (100) nach Anspruch 1,
    wobei die Plattform (2) eben angeordnet ist, wenn sich der Entladebereich (4) in einer geschlossenen Position befindet, und mit einer Neigung angeordnet ist, wenn sich der Entladebereich (4) in einer geöffneten Position befindet.
  9. Wirbelstromtrennvorrichtung (100) nach Anspruch 1,
    wobei die Plattform (2) dazu ausgebildet ist, Rüttelbewegungen auszuführen.
  10. Wirbelstromtrennvorrichtung (100) nach Anspruch 1,
    wobei der Entladebereich (4) eine Bürste (32), eine rotierende Bürste (31) oder eine Luftdüse (33) aufweist.
  11. Wirbelstromtrennvorrichtung (100) nach Anspruch 1,
    wobei der Entladebereich (4) drei Behälter (4a) zum Recycling aufweist und
    wobei der Zuführungsbereich (3) dazu ausgebildet ist, das zu trennende Produkt (24) dem zentralen Bereich der Plattform (2) zuzuführen.
  12. Wirbelstromtrennvorrichtung (100) nach Anspruch 1,
    wobei eine Vielzahl von Plattformen (2) kreisförmig angeordnet ist, wobei die Plattformen dazu ausgebildet sind, sich in der Umfangsrichtung der rotierenden magnetischen kreisförmigen Platte (1) zu drehen.
  13. Wirbelstromtrennvorrichtung (100) nach Anspruch 12,
    wobei die rotierenden magnetischen kreisförmigen Platten (1) und die Plattformen (2) in Längsrichtung hintereinander angeordnet sind.
  14. Wirbelstromtrennvorrichtung (100), die Folgendes aufweist;
    - eine rotierende magnetische kreisförmige Platte (1), die eine Vielzahl von Permanentmagneten (5) mit abwechselnder Polarität aufweist, wobei die Magnete (5) in Umfangsrichtung angeordnet sind,
    - eine Plattform (2), die neben der rotierenden magnetischen kreisförmigen Platte (1) mit einem Spiel angeordnet ist,
    - einen Detektorsensor (25) zum Detektieren eines Bildes des zu trennenden Produkts, das leitfähiges Material (22) und nicht leitfähiges Material (24) aufweist und der Plattform (2) zugeführt wird,
    - eine Steuereinheit (30) zum Beurteilen des Trennungsgrades des zu trennenden Produkts (24), und zwar basierend auf dem mit dem Detektorsensor (25) detektierten Bild,
    - einen Betätigungsbereich (14), der eine rotierenden Welle (8) aufweist, die an der rotierenden magnetischen kreisförmige Platte (1) befestigt ist, und die zum Drehen der rotierenden magnetischen kreisförmigen Platte (1) gemäß einer Richtung von der Steuereinheit (30) ausgebildet ist,
    - einen Zuführungsbereich (3), der das zu trennende Produkt enthält und eine vorbestimmte Menge des zu trennenden Produkts der Eingangsseite der Plattform (2) zuführt, und zwar gemäß einer Richtung von der Steuereinheit (30), und
    - einen Entladebereich (4) mit zwei Behältern (4a) zum Recyceln und zum Umschalten des Zustands der Behälter (4a) zum Recyceln zwischen einer geschlossenen Position und einer geöffneten Position, und zwar gemäß einer Richtung von der Steuereinheit (30),
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass die Steuereinheit (30) dazu ausgebildet ist, folgende Schritte durchzuführen:
    - einen ersten Schritt, um eine Richtung an den Zuführungsbereich (3) zum Zuführen des zu trennenden Produkts zu senden,
    - einen zweiten Schritt, um eine Richtung zum Vorgeben einer geschlossenen Position an den Entladebereich zu senden und eine Richtung zum Drehen der rotierenden magnetischen kreisförmigen Platte (1) an den Betätigungsbereich (14) zu senden, und
    - einen dritten Schritt, um das Bild des zu trennenden Produkts von dem Detektorsensor (25) zu erhalten und den Trennungsgrad des zu trennenden Produkts ausgehend von dem Bild zu beurteilen, und
    - einen vierten Schritt, um eine Richtung an den Entladebereich (4) zu senden, und zwar zum Vorgeben einer geöffneten Position, wenn der Trennungsgrad des zu trennenden Produkts als gut beurteilt wird, wobei die Steuereinheit (30) ferner dazu ausgebildet ist, die Schritte von einem ersten Schritt bis zu einem vierten Schritt erneut durchzuführen, nachdem der vierte Schritt beendet ist.
  15. Wirbelstromtrennverfahren in einer Wirbelstromtrennvorrichtung (100), die Folgendes aufweist;
    - eine rotierende magnetische kreisförmige Platte (1), die eine Vielzahl von Permanentmagneten (5) mit abwechselnder Polarität aufweist, wobei die Magnete (5) in Umfangsrichtung angeordnet sind,
    - eine Plattform (2), die neben der rotierenden magnetischen kreisförmigen Platte (1) mit einem Spiel angeordnet ist,
    - einen Betätigungsbereich (14), der eine rotierende Welle (8) aufweist, die mit der rotierenden magnetischen kreisförmigen Platte (1) befestigt ist,
    - einen Zuführungsbereich (3), der das zu trennende Produkt enthält und eine vorbestimmte Menge des zu trennenden Produkts zu der Plattform (2) zuführt,
    - einen Entladebereich (4) mit zwei Behältern (4a) zum Recyceln und zum Sammeln des von dem Zuführungsbereich (3) zu der Plattform (2) in die Behälter zum Recyceln zugeführte zu trennenden Produkts, wenn der Zustand der Behälter von einer geschlossenen Position in eine geöffnete Position umgeschaltet ist, und
    - eine Steuereinheit (30) zum Steuern der rotierenden magnetischen kreisförmigen Platte (1), des Betätigungsbereichs (14), des Zuführungsbereichs (3) und des Entladebereichs (4);
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass das Wirbelstromtrennverfahren ferner folgende Schritte aufweist:
    - einen ersten Schritt, bei dem der Zuführungsbereich (3) eine vorbestimmte Menge des zu trennenden Produkts der Plattform (2) zuführt,
    - einen zweiten Schritt, bei dem der Entladebereich (4) aus der geschlossenen Position in die geöffnete Position geschaltet wird, nachdem der erste Schritt beendet worden ist und eine festgelegte Zeit vergangen ist, und
    - einen dritten Schritt, bei dem der Entladebereich (4) nach Beendigung des zweiten Schrittes in die geschlossene Position geschaltet wird,
    wobei die Wirbelstromtrennvorrichtung (100) ferner dazu ausgebildet ist, die Schritte von einem ersten Schritt bis zu einem dritten Schritt erneut durchzuführen, nachdem der dritte Schritt beendet worden ist.
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