US3236376A - Dust removing apparatus for an article classifier - Google Patents

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US3236376A
US3236376A US289086A US28908663A US3236376A US 3236376 A US3236376 A US 3236376A US 289086 A US289086 A US 289086A US 28908663 A US28908663 A US 28908663A US 3236376 A US3236376 A US 3236376A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C5/00—Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature; Sorting by manually actuated devices, e.g. switches
    • B07C5/36—Sorting apparatus characterised by the means used for distribution
    • B07C5/363—Sorting apparatus characterised by the means used for distribution by means of air
    • B07C5/365—Sorting apparatus characterised by the means used for distribution by means of air using a single separation means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C5/00—Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature; Sorting by manually actuated devices, e.g. switches
    • B07C5/02—Measures preceding sorting, e.g. arranging articles in a stream orientating
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C5/00—Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature; Sorting by manually actuated devices, e.g. switches
    • B07C5/34—Sorting according to other particular properties
    • B07C5/342—Sorting according to other particular properties according to optical properties, e.g. colour
    • B07C5/3425—Sorting according to other particular properties according to optical properties, e.g. colour of granular material, e.g. ore particles, grain

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  • This invention relates to a dust removin apparatus and more particularly a dust removing apparatus for a sorting machine having an optical sorting system.
  • Another object of this invention is to provide a new and improved dust removing apparatus for an optical classifying machine which utilizes a stream of gaseous fluid to entrain dust or any other foreign particles which may interfere with the optical classifying system of the machine.
  • FIGURE 1 is a vertical central section of a classifying apparatus incorporating the dust removing apparatus of this invention.
  • FIGURE 1 there is shown an article sorting or classifying machine incorporating the dust removing apparatus of this invention.
  • the classifying apparatus with which this invention is associated includes a generally cylindrical housing supported in an upright position by a base 12. Articles to be classified are deposited in a funnel 14 which defines, with a lamp housing 16, an annular discharge passage 18 through which the articles to be classified pass.
  • the air valves 30 are operative to effect changes in the trajectory of the articles as they fall from the opening 22 toward the annular chambers 26 and 28 by being responsively con nected to the optical system of the apparatus so that the air valves are selectively opened to direct a jet of air radially inwardly at the appropriate time to thereby divert the rejected articles into the annular chamber 28.
  • the portion of the housing 10 within which the articles being classified are deflected from their normal trajectory will hereinafter be referred to as the inspection zone.
  • the annular chambers 26 and 28 have a common lower stationary annular wall 32 which includes openings 34 and 36 through which the classified articles pass into associated chutes 38 and 4%, which convey the classified articles to suitable containers positioned to receive the articles.
  • a par-t of the optical inspection system associated with the air reject valves 3:; is rotatably mounted in a tubular sleeve 42 having lower and upper bearings 44 and 46 respectively which rotatably support a tubular shaft 48.
  • a tubular lens mount 59 is rotatable with and secured to the upper end of the tubular shaft 48 and supports lenses 52, 54, 56, 53 and mirrors 60 and 62.
  • the remaining elements of the optical system are mounted within the lamp housing 16 and include a lamp 64, which is the source of illumination, and lenses 66 supported on the upper end of a fixed optical tube 68.
  • the light shield has its outer surface spaced radially inwardly from the adjacent margin of the annular ring 78 and its inner surface spaced radially outwardly from the outer surface of the lens mount 50 to thereby define concentric annular openings through which the air from the blower 7O passes-s.
  • the air passes through the annular openings and forms fluid streams.
  • the stream P is adjacent the outer surface of the shield 80 and thes tream Q is between the passageway defined by the inner surface of the shield 80 and the exterior of the lens mount 50.
  • the lower flared end of the light shield 80 is supported on an annular ring 82 which is in turn supported by a tubular sleeve 84 having the upper end secured to the ring 82 and the lower end secured to the tubular sleeve 42.
  • Another tubular ring 86 concentric with and radially spaced from the ring 84, has the lower end thereof secured toa flange 88 to define an annular opening 90 forming the entrance to the passageway included between the tubular rings 84 and 86.
  • the chamber 28 has an outwardly and downwardly directed conical wall 92 having the upper circular margin thereof secured to the upper end of the tubular ring 86, as shown in FIG- URE 1.
  • a conical baflle 94 has its lower end secured to the outer surface of the conical wall 92 and the upper end spaced from the adjacent flared portion of the light shield 80 to define an annular passageway 96 through which the air in stream P flows during its downward movement toward the passageway included between by the tubular rings 84 and 86.
  • the inner diameter of the tubular ring 82 is greater than the diameter of the adjacent portion of a lens mount 50 so that a passageway 98 is formed through which the air from the air stream Q flows into the tubular ring 84 as shown.
  • the tubular ring 84 includes a series of circumferentially spaced holes 100 formed through the wall thereof to permit flow of the fluid into the annular cavity defined by the tubular members 84 and 86.
  • the upper portion of the tubular sleeve 42 includes a radially enlarged flange 102 having a series of axially extending circumferentially spaced holes 104 through which all of the fluid flows to an annular plenum chamber 106.
  • a conduit 108 connected to the plenum chamber and to the inlet of a blower 110 is provided for moving the fluid from the plenum chamber 106.
  • tubular shaft 48 and the lens mount 50 are rotated in unison by a conventional electric motor 112 which has a toothed belt 114, and toothed pulleys 116 and 118 connected to the motor and to the shaft 48 respectively.
  • Another motor 120 by means of a sprocket chain 122 and sprockets 124 and 126 connected to the motor shaft and to a lower wall 125 of chamber 28 respectively, effects rotation of a partition 128 of the chamber 28.
  • An annular wall 134 coacts with the outer wall of chamber 26 to form an annular trough 135 at the lower end of chamber 26, and wall 134 coacts with a second annular wall 136 to define a trough 13-7 at the lower end of chamber 28.
  • Brushes 130 and 162 are carried by the partition 128 and have their bristles in frictional sliding engagement with the lower annular plate 32.
  • the brush 130 moves along trough 135 while brush 132 moves along trough 137 to thereby effect movement of the classified articles to the openings 34 and 36. It will be noted, therefore that during operation of the machine both the lens mount 50, and the partition 128, are being rotated.
  • the dust removing apparatus associated with the classifying machine operates as follows. Both of the blowers 70 and 110 move the air in the direction indicated by the arrows. The :air discharged into the lamp housing 16 is rapidly decelerated since it abruptly passes into a larger flow area. Such deceleration causes rapid diffusion, and a substantial amount of turbulence is produced which is effective to increase the amount of heat transferred from the source of light to the air. The air then passes through the holes '76 and enters the concentric annular passageways to form streams P and Q.
  • the area provided by the concentric annular passageways is greatly reduced compared to the area of the passage in the lamp housing and therefore rapid acceleration of the air in the passageways is caused and, as a consequence, turbulent flow conditions are again re-established in streams P and Q.
  • turbulent flow effects a very vigorous scrubbing action on the interior and exterior surfaces of the light shield and on the lenses 54 and 56 thereby maintaining these parts substantially free of dust.
  • the air flowing downwardly in the outer stream P encounters the outwardly flared portion of the light shield causing a change in momentum of the fluid and consequently effecting a wiping action on the flared portion.
  • This action of the fluid in the flared portion is particularly significant because the light reflected from the articles being classified through the lens 54 must pass through the flared portion of the transparent light shield 80.
  • the air in the stream P continues through the passageway 96 where it is effective to entrain a high percentage of the dust particles in the chambers 26 and 28.
  • the air continues through the opening 96, through the passageway 90, and into the space bounded by the tubular rings 84 and 86, and, by means of the holes 104, discharges into the annular plenum 106.
  • the air in the stream Q continues downwardly through the passageway 98 to the interior of the tubular ring 84, through the holes and 104 and thence to the annular plenum 106 carrying with it any dust that may be in its flow path.
  • the flow of air in the plenum 106 is introduced by the blower which is connected to the annular plenum 106 by the conduit 108. In this manner, substantially all of the dust that may interfere with the optical system of the classifying apparatus is swept away as it is being formed.
  • An apparatus for preventing accumulation of dust on the optical system of an optical classifying apparatus in a machine having wall means defining a dust dispersing chamber comprising optical inspection means located within said chamber including a lens, means passing a stream of gaseous fluid between said wall means and said lens for entraining the dust in the stream, and means for conveying the dust laden stream away from said lens.
  • An apparatus for preventing accumulation of dust on the optical system of an optical classifying apparatus in a machine having wall means defining a dust dispersing chamber comprising optical inspection means located within said chamber including a lens, light transmitting shield means disposed between said chamber and said lens, means passing a stream of gaseous fluid at least around said shield means for entraining the dust in the stream, and means for conveying the dust laden stream away from said lens.
  • An apparatus for preventing accumulation of foreign matter on the optical system of an optical classifying apparatus comprising optical inspection means having a rotatable lens mount, a tubular light transmitting shield around said lens mount shielding the lens from such foreign matter, means cooperating with said shield to define concentric passageways, means for passing foreign matter-entraining fluid through said passageways and over said lens and said shield, 'a plenum communicating with said passageways to receive the fluid therefrom, and means for exhausting the fluid from said plenum.
  • An apparatus for sorting articles that create dust during passage through the apparatus comprising means defining a circular inspection zone across which the articles pass for inspection and wherein the dust is dispersed by the articles, optical inspection means centrally of said zone for directing a beam of light in said zone, tubular transparent dust shield means disposed between said inspection zone and said optical inspection means, and means passing streams of gaseous fluid to the exterior and the interior of said shield means for entraining and removing the dust created by the articles being sorted.
  • An apparatus for sorting articles that create dust during passage through the apparatus comprising means defining a circumferential inspection zone across which the articles pass for inspection and wherein the dust is dispersed by the articles, a rotatable optical inspection means centrally of said zone for directing a beam of light in said zone, transparent dust shield means disposed between said inspection zone and said optical inspection means, and means pumping air past the exterior and the interior of said shield means for entraining and removing the dust created by the articles being sorted.
  • An apparatus for sorting articles that create dust during passage through the apparatus comprising means defining a circular inspection zone across which the articles pass for inspection and wherein the dust is dispersed by the articles, optical inspection means for directing a beam of light in said zone, transparent dust shield means disposed between said inspection zone and said optical inspection means, said shield and said optical inspection means defining annular passageways through which dustentraining air flows, and air blowers cooperatively associated on opposite ends of said passageways to move air through said passageways.
  • An apparatus for sorting articles that create dust during passage through the apparatus comprising an air blower, a housing having a lamp therein and having the discharge conduit of said blower in communication therewith, an elongated rotatable lens mount having one end portion thereof extending into said housing, a transparent tubular shield surrounding said lens mount and extending from said one portion longitudinally along said lens mount, said housing, said lens mount, and said shield defining concentric annular fluid passageways through which the air from said blower flows, and another blower having the inducer thereof in communication with thedownstream end of said annular passageways to exhaust the air and the dust entrained thereby from the apparatus.
  • An apparatus for sorting articles that create dust during passage through a dust dispersing chamber defined by w-all means comprising an air blower, a housing having a lamp therein and having the discharge conduit of said blower in communication therewith, an elongated rotatable lens mount having one end portion thereof extending into said housing, a transparent tubular shield within said chamber, surrounding said lens mount and extending from said one end longitudinally along said lens mount forming annular fluid passageways, and a second blower exhausting the air and the dust entrained thereby from the apparatus.
  • An apparatus for sorting articles that disperse dust during passage through an inspection zone in the apparatus comprising a blower connected to a housing having a lamp therein, said housing having a lower annular end wall circumscribing a circular discharge outlet, an elongated lens mount having one end portion extending into said outlet, a transparent tubular shield surrounding said lens mount between the inspection zone and the lens mount and extending into said outlet, said housing, lens mount and shield defining concentric annular paths along which the gas from said blower flows, the annular end wall, tu bular shield, and lens mount providing restrictions in said paths to cause the gas to accelerate so as to assist in the entrainment and removal of foreign matter from said paths.
  • An apparatus for sorting articles that create dust during passage through an inspection zone therein comprising a first air blower, a housing having a lamp therein and having the discharge conduit of said blower in com munication therewith, an elongated rotatable lens mount having one end portion thereof extending into said housing, a transparent tubular shield surrounding said lens mount between said inspection zone and said lens mount and extending into said housing, said lens mount and said shield forming annular air passageways, a second air blower communicating with said air passageways, said first and second air blowers being effective to cause a stream of air to flow through said passageways entraining dust therein, and means to accelerate the flow of air past the lens mount and shield so as to enhance the entrainment of the dust into the air stream.

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BE649296D BE649296A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1963-06-19
US289086A US3236376A (en) 1963-06-19 1963-06-19 Dust removing apparatus for an article classifier
CH780164A CH451669A (fr) 1963-06-19 1964-06-16 Appareil pour trier des articles
FR978996A FR85990E (fr) 1958-05-05 1964-06-19 Procédé et appareil destinés à trier ou classer des objets
NL6407039A NL6407039A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1963-06-19 1964-06-19
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US4057146A (en) * 1974-05-24 1977-11-08 Xeltron, S.A. Optical sorting apparatus
US4271966A (en) * 1978-01-11 1981-06-09 Gunson's Sortex Limited Sorting machine
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