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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2012
Applicants:
Alan L. Browne, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Jan F. Herbst, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
Inventors:
Alan L. Browne, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Jan F. Herbst, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B03C 1/20 (2006.01); B03C 1/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B03C 1/20 (2013.01); B03C 1/22 (2013.01); B03C 2201/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A magnetic separator system may include a rotating wheel, a conveyor belt drawn around the wheel, and at least one magnetic array. The pulley transports material mix through a spatially modulated magnetic field generated by the magnetic array. The magnetic array may be fixed in place on the pulley and directed towards the stream of material mix, or multiple magnetic arrays may be distributed on the conveyor belt or wheel of the pulley.