Method of separating workpieces from chips
US9156036B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 29, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23Q11/0075
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
There is provided a workpiece separation apparatus permitting input of a mixture of workpieces and chips stably within a flow current and separating them accurately and efficiently. The workpiece separation apparatus includes an input cylinder inserted within a separating container, and a fluid supplying means arranged so as to supply fluid to the separating container from a part lower than a lower end of the input cylinder, and configured such that the fluid overflows and flows out of the upper end of the separating container due to a flow current generated within the separating container, and such that the level of the fluid rises up in the input cylinder and the fluid does not flow out of the upper end of the input cylinder, but is maintained substantially in a resting state and at a level above the level of the upper end of the separating container.
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