Vibratory separator with automatically adjustable beach
First Claim
1. A vibratory separator comprisinga basket 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 screen apparatus having an exit end, the material flowable onto the screen apparatus to form a pool on the screen apparatus and a beach on the screen apparatus adjacent the pool, material not passing through the screen apparatus flowing off an exit end of the screen apparatus, the beach adjacent the exit end of the screen apparatus, the beach having a rear boundary line on the screen apparatus and a front boundary at or near the exit end of the screen apparatus,measurement sensor apparatus connected to the vibratory separator and positioned above the screen apparatus for measuring a distance from the measurement sensor apparatus to a top surface of the pool, the measurement sensor apparatus including a signal production portion for producing signals indicative of said distance and for transmitting said signals,a control system controlling and in communication with the measurement sensor apparatus for receiving signals from the measurement sensor apparatus indicative of said distance and for processing said signals to calculate a pool depth corresponding to said distance, said pool depth related to a location of an edge of said pool adjacent said beach,angle adjustment apparatus connected to the basket and controlled by the control system for adjusting angle of the basket, thereby adjusting extent of the beach,the basket pivotably connected by two spaced-apart pivot members to the base beneath said rear boundary line, the basket pivotable at a pivot point beneath the rear boundary line, anda control system controlling the angle adjustment apparatus to maintain the rear boundary line above a line between the two spaced-apart pivot members and thereby maintain a desired beach extent.
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Abstract
A vibratory separator having a basket for supporting screen apparatus for treating material, the basket pivotably mounted on a base, vibratory apparatus connected to the basket for vibrating the basket, the material forming a pool on the screen apparatus, and a beach formed on the screen apparatus, measurement apparatus connected to the basket and positioned above the screen apparatus for measuring a distance from the measurement apparatus to a top surface of the pool, control apparatus for controlling and in communication with the measurement apparatus for receiving signals therefrom indicative of said distance, which distance is indicative of pool depth at that location and which correspond to beach extent, and adjustment apparatus controlled by the control apparatus for adjusting angle of the basket, thereby adjusting extent of the beach.
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20 Claims
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1. A vibratory separator comprising
a basket 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 screen apparatus having an exit end, the material flowable onto the screen apparatus to form a pool on the screen apparatus and a beach on the screen apparatus adjacent the pool, material not passing through the screen apparatus flowing off an exit end of the screen apparatus, the beach adjacent the exit end of the screen apparatus, the beach having a rear boundary line on the screen apparatus and a front boundary at or near the exit end of the screen apparatus, measurement sensor apparatus connected to the vibratory separator and positioned above the screen apparatus for measuring a distance from the measurement sensor apparatus to a top surface of the pool, the measurement sensor apparatus including a signal production portion for producing signals indicative of said distance and for transmitting said signals, a control system controlling and in communication with the measurement sensor apparatus for receiving signals from the measurement sensor apparatus indicative of said distance and for processing said signals to calculate a pool depth corresponding to said distance, said pool depth related to a location of an edge of said pool adjacent said beach, angle adjustment apparatus connected to the basket and controlled by the control system for adjusting angle of the basket, thereby adjusting extent of the beach, the basket pivotably connected by two spaced-apart pivot members to the base beneath said rear boundary line, the basket pivotable at a pivot point beneath the rear boundary line, and a control system controlling the angle adjustment apparatus to maintain the rear boundary line above a line between the two spaced-apart pivot members and thereby maintain a desired beach extent.
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17. A vibratory separator comprising
a basket 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 flowable onto the screen apparatus to form a pool on the screen apparatus, a beach formable on the screen apparatus adjacent the pool, measurement sensor apparatus connected to the vibratory separator and positioned above the screen apparatus for measuring a distance from the measurement sensor apparatus to a top surface of the pool, the measurement sensor apparatus including a signal production portion for producing signals indicative of said distance and for transmitting said signals, a control system controlling and in communication with the measurement sensor apparatus for receiving signals from the measurement sensor apparatus indicative of said distance and for processing said signals to calculate a pool depth corresponding to said distance, angle adjustment apparatus connected to the basket and controlled by the control system for adjusting angle of the basket, thereby adjusting extent of the beach, the angle adjustment apparatus including a basket support pivotably mounted to the base and moving apparatus for selectively moving the basket up and down, the beach having a rear boundary line and the basket pivotably connected to the base beneath said rear boundary line, the control system controlling extent of the beach such that the rear boundary line is maintained in a position above the pivotal connection, and the basket at an angle such that the beach is formed adjacent an edge of the pool adjacent an exit end of the screen apparatus.
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18. A method for treating material introduced to a vibratory separator, the method comprising
introducing material to a vibratory separator, the vibratory separator comprising a basket 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 screen apparatus having an exit end, the material flowable onto the screen apparatus to form a pool on the screen apparatus and a beach on the screen apparatus adjacent the pool, material not passing through the screen apparatus flowing off an exit end of the screen apparatus, the beach adjacent the exit end of the screen apparatus, the beach having a rear boundary line on the screen apparatus and a front boundary at or near the exit end of the screen apparatus, measurement sensor apparatus connected to the vibratory separator and positioned above the screen apparatus for measuring a distance from the measurement sensor apparatus to a top surface of the pool, the measurement sensor apparatus including a signal production portion for producing signals indicative of said distance and for transmitting said signals, a control system controlling and in communication with the measurement sensor apparatus for receiving signals from the measurement sensor apparatus indicative of said distance and for processing said signals to calculate a pool depth corresponding to said distance, said pool depth related to a location of an edge of said pool adjacent said beach, angle adjustment apparatus connected to the basket and controlled by the control system for adjusting angle of the basket, thereby adjusting extent of the beach, the basket pivotably connected by two spaced-apart pivot members to the base beneath said rear boundary line, the basket pivotable at a pivot point beneath the rear boundary line, and the control system controlling the angle adjustment apparatus to maintain the rear boundary line above a line between the two spaced-apart pivot members and thereby maintain a desired beach extent, forming a pool of the material on the screen apparatus so that there is a beach on the screen apparatus, treating the material in the vibratory separator, adjusting the angle of the basket and the extent of the beach with the angle adjustment apparatus, and maintaining extent of the beach with the control system.
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