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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 1992
Filed:
Jul. 06, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Roy O Christianson, Blomkest, MN (US);
Assignee:
Christianson Systems, Inc., Blomkest, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ; B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
406 41 ; 406109 ; 406171 ; 406172 ; 406173 ; 55293 ; 55312 ; 55337 ; 55467 ;
Abstract
A cyclone separator (20) for a pneumatic grain conveyor (10) includes a filter assembly (60) mounted in the upper end thereof. The filter assembly (60) includes a cylindrical casing (62) extending into the separator (20) with a screen (70) therein and an adjustable accelerator plate (84) which cleans an adjacent portion of the screen and distributes the collected dust and foreign particles on the remainder of the screen. A second filter assembly (90) is preferably connected between the air outlet of the separator (20) and air inlet of the blower (52) for further dust and foreign particle removal.