Adjustable basket vibratory separator
First Claim
1. A vibratory separator comprising a base, a basket movably mounted on the base and for supporting screen apparatus for treating material introduced into the vibratory separator, the basket on the base and pivotable with respect thereto, vibratory apparatus connected to the basket for vibrating the basket, screen apparatus supported by the basket, the material flowing onto the screen apparatus for treatment, angle adjustment apparatus connected to the basket for adjusting angle of the basket, sensor apparatus connected to the vibratory separator for sensing a parameter indicative of basket angle and for providing a signal corresponding to said basket angle, control apparatus for receiving signals from the sensor apparatus and for controlling basket angle based on said signals, the angle adjustment apparatus including a rocker arm assembly with a first end and a second end, the first end pivotably mounted to the base adjacent and beneath a material input area of the vibratory separator and the second end adjacent and beneath a material exit end of the vibratory separator, and the angle adjustment apparatus including movement apparatus with a part thereof in contact with the second end of the rocker arm assembly for moving the second end up and down to change basket angle, the movement apparatus controlled by the control apparatus.
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Abstract
A vibratory separator having a base, a basket movably mounted on the base and for supporting screen apparatus for treating material introduced into the vibratory separator, the basket on a base and pivotable with respect thereto, vibratory apparatus connected to the basket for vibrating the basket, screen apparatus supported by the basket, the material flowing onto the screen apparatus for treatment, angle adjustment apparatus connected to the basket for adjusting angle of the basket, sensor apparatus for sensing a parameter indicative of basket angle and for providing a signal corresponding to said basket angle, control apparatus for receiving signals from the sensor apparatus and for controlling basket angle based on said signals, the angle adjustment apparatus, in one particular aspect, including a rocker arm assembly with a first pivotable end.
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25 Claims
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1. A vibratory separator comprising
a base, a basket movably mounted on the base and for supporting screen apparatus for treating material introduced into the vibratory separator, the basket on the base and pivotable with respect thereto, vibratory apparatus connected to the basket for vibrating the basket, screen apparatus supported by the basket, the material flowing onto the screen apparatus for treatment, angle adjustment apparatus connected to the basket for adjusting angle of the basket, sensor apparatus connected to the vibratory separator for sensing a parameter indicative of basket angle and for providing a signal corresponding to said basket angle, control apparatus for receiving signals from the sensor apparatus and for controlling basket angle based on said signals, the angle adjustment apparatus including a rocker arm assembly with a first end and a second end, the first end pivotably mounted to the base adjacent and beneath a material input area of the vibratory separator and the second end adjacent and beneath a material exit end of the vibratory separator, and the angle adjustment apparatus including movement apparatus with a part thereof in contact with the second end of the rocker arm assembly for moving the second end up and down to change basket angle, the movement apparatus controlled by the control apparatus.
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14. A vibratory separator comprising
a base, a basket movably mounted on the base and for supporting screen apparatus for treating material introduced into the vibratory separator, the basket on the base and pivotable with respect thereto, vibratory apparatus connected to the basket for vibrating the basket, screen apparatus supported by the basket, the material flowing onto the screen apparatus for treatment, angle adjustment apparatus connected to the basket for adjusting angle of the basket, sensor apparatus connected to the vibratory separator for sensing a parameter indicative of basket angle and for providing a signal corresponding to said basket angle, control apparatus for receiving signals from the sensor apparatus and for controlling basket angle based on said signals, the angle adjustment apparatus including a rocker arm assembly with a first end and a second end, the first end pivotably mounted to the base adjacent and beneath a material input area of the vibratory separator and the second adjacent and beneath a material exit end of the vibratory separator, the angle adjustment apparatus including movement apparatus with a part thereof in contact with the second end of the rocker arm assembly for moving the second end up and down to change basket angle, the movement apparatus controlled by the control apparatus, wherein the vibratory separator is a shale shaker and the material is drilling fluid with drilled cuttings therein, wherein the vibratory apparatus comprises two motors for vibrating the basket, the two motors providing dual motion capability, wherein the screen apparatus includes at least an exit screen with an exit end from which material separated by the screen apparatus flows off the screen apparatus for discharge from the vibratory separator, wherein the basket is at an angle such that a beach is formed adjacent an edge of a pool of material adjacent said exit end, wherein the control system controls extent of a beach, wherein the sensor apparatus is ultrasonic sensor apparatus, wherein the ultrasonic sensor apparatus is at least one ultrasonic apparatus, wherein the sensor apparatus comprises a plurality of sensor apparatuses, wherein said plurality includes a first ultrasonic sensor apparatus, second ultrasonic sensor apparatus, and third ultrasonic sensor apparatus for sensing basket angle, the first ultrasonic sensor apparatus for sensing material level in the basket and the second ultrasonic sensor apparatus for sensing material flow rate into the basket, flow sensor apparatus connected to the vibratory separator for sensing the flow of material onto the screen apparatus, the flow sensor apparatus controlled by and in communication with the control apparatus, the control apparatus for adjusting basket angle in response to signals from the sensor apparatuses, and correlation apparatus for correlating signals from the three ultrasonic sensor apparatuses to check system adjustment.
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15. A vibratory separator comprising
a base, a basket movably mounted on the base and for supporting screen apparatus for treating material introduced at a first end of the basket into the vibratory separator, the basket on the base and the first end pivotable with respect thereto, the basket having a second end spaced apart from the first end, material exiting the basket at the second end, vibratory apparatus connected to the basket for vibrating the basket, screen apparatus supported by the basket, the material flowing onto the screen apparatus for treatment, angle adjustment apparatus connected to the basket for adjusting angle of the basket by pivoting the basket'"'"'s first end, sensor apparatus connected to the vibratory separator for sensing a parameter indicative of basket angle and for providing a signal corresponding to said basket angle, control apparatus for receiving signals from the sensor apparatus and for controlling basket angle based on said signals, and the angle adjustment apparatus including movement apparatus for moving the second end up and down to change basket angle, the movement apparatus controlled by the control apparatus.
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22. A method for treating material introduced to a vibratory separator, the method comprising
introducing material to a vibratory separator, the vibratory separator comprising a base, a basket movably mounted on the base and for supporting screen apparatus for treating material introduced into the vibratory separator, the basket on a base and pivotable with respect thereto, vibratory apparatus connected to the basket for vibrating the basket, screen apparatus supported by the basket, the material flowing onto the screen apparatus for treatment, angle adjustment apparatus connected to the basket for adjusting angle of the basket, sensor apparatus for sensing a parameter indicative of basket angle and for providing a signal corresponding to said basket angle, control apparatus for receiving signals from the sensor apparatus and for controlling basket angle based on said signals, the angle adjustment apparatus including a rocker arm assembly with a first end and a second end, the first end pivotably mounted to the base adjacent and beneath a material input area of the vibratory separator and the second adjacent and beneath a material exit end of the vibratory separator, and the angle adjustment apparatus including movement apparatus with a part thereof in contact with the second end of the rocker arm assembly for moving the second end up and down to change basket angle, the movement apparatus controlled by the control apparatus, treating the material in the vibratory separator, and adjusting the angle of the basket with the angle adjustment apparatus.
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25. Beach adjustment apparatus for adjusting extent of a beach on a screen of a vibratory separator, the screen mounted to a vibratable basket of the vibratory separator, the beach adjustment apparatus comprising
an end-pivotable basket support for supporting the basket, the end-pivotable basket support pivotable at a pivot end thereof, the end pivotable basket support having a second end spaced-apart from the pivot end, the second end positionable near an exit end of a vibratory separator, means for pivoting the end-pivotable basket support at its pivot end, and the means for pivoting the end-pivotable basket support including movement apparatus having a part thereof for contacting the second end of the end-pivotable basket support for facilitating pivoting movement of the end-pivotable basket support to raise and lower the second end to adjust the extent of the beach.
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