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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 1992
Filed:
Jan. 04, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Sydney E Tilby, Victoria, B.C., CA;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B02C / ; B02C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
127-2 ; 241 14 ; 241 79 ;
Abstract
An improved apparatus and method for separating milled sugarcane pith from flattened rind upon discharge from a depithing station. The method includes dividing the discharge using an endless moving screen in the discharge zone, the screen having an open mesh which is suitable to allow flow of milled pith therethrough and to carry depithed rind thereon. Preferred embodiments include apparatus associated with the endless screen for pith collection and removal, and downstream apparatus for removing pith in a secondary pith flow from the path of rind flow and diverting it to the primary pith flow.