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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2016
Applicant:
Eriez Manufacturing Co., Erie, PA (US);
Inventors:
Michael J. Mankosa, Erie, PA (US);
Christopher D. Cedzo, Fairview, PA (US);
Gregory Nowak, Fairview, PA (US);
Christopher Knoll, Fairview, PA (US);
Everett Hull, Lake City, PA (US);
Assignee:
ERIEZ MANUFACTURING CO., Erie, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B03C 1/035 (2006.01); B03C 1/16 (2006.01); B03C 1/031 (2006.01); B03C 1/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B03C 1/16 (2013.01); B03C 1/031 (2013.01); B03C 1/035 (2013.01); B03C 1/284 (2013.01);
Abstract
A splitter that physically delineates the travel path between material steams having different trajectories mounted on a metal sorting system. The splitter has an outer edge and comprising an automatic mechanism located at the outer edge for removing accumulated debris from the splitter. The automatic mechanism may be a sliding body that moves across said outer edge or a retractable blade extends and retracts to remove debris from the splitter.