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Axial flow rotary separator

US4884994A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 20, 1988
Grant dateDec 5, 1989
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Expiry dateJan 20, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA01F12/442
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In an axial flow rotary separator, the crop material engaging elements of the eccentrically mounted rotor include helically oriented deflecting surfaces of significant axial extent which in operation, sweep closely or "wipe" a separating grate of the separator casing while the helical surfaces contribute to axial indexing of the material.

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