Impact separator

US4688679A · kind A · utility

Inventor

• Peter B. Lindgren · Boca Raton, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 16, 1985
• Grant date: Aug 25, 1987
• Expiry date: Sep 16, 2005

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S209/932
• WIPO field: Chemical engineering
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

An impact separator has a V-shaped downwardly angled trough vibratorily mounted at its lower end and fixedly resiliently secured at its upper end which is fed at the upper portion with scallop and residual shell and a small amount of water while being vibratorily driven. The meat of the scallop descends downwardly and absorbs the impact of the vibrations while the shell portion is impacted by the walls of the V and eventually tumbles out over the top and descends to a trash tray positioned beneath the V-shaped trough. The scallop flesh travels the full length of the V-shaped trough to an exit hole for further processing including removal of the viscera. The trough is designed at its lower portion to permit a vibratory drive of between 0.100 inches and 0.300 inches. In one embodiment of the separator the vibrations are imparted orbitally. With this construction, and the shaping of the V at the bottom to be substantially the configuration of the bivalve meal processed, approximately 30 gallons per hour of input can be fed into a single tray unit, with an input water of 18 gallons per hour and product withdrawal will exceed 25 gallons per hour. The separator includes mounting the trou…