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Automation of an air-screen seed cleaner

  • US 4,991,721 A
  • Filed: 08/15/1988
  • Issued: 02/12/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/15/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An improved cleaning system for separating lighter material from heavier material in a mixture of particulate materials, the system including an inlet for receiving the mixture, an outlet for discharging heavier material, and a vacuum air-lift means between the inlet and the outlet for separating the lighter material from the heavier material, the air-lift means having a spout for collecting the lighter material and having a first gate movable between a normal closed position for maintaining the vacuum of the air-lift means and a second open position for discharging the lighter material, the improvement comprising:

  • a second gate in said air-lift spout mounted upstream from the first gate and being movable between a normal open position when the first gate is closed and a closed position when the first gate is open; and

    a sensor for sensing the quantity of lighter material separated by the air-lift means, the sensor being mounted in the spout downstream from the second gate so that when the second gate is in the open position, the lighter material separated by the air-lift means enters the spout and passes the second gate for sensing by the sensor.

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