Sorting device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10792707-B2
Application number	US-201816168676-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 23, 2018
Priority date	Nov 15, 2017
Publication date	Oct 6, 2020
Grant date	Oct 6, 2020

Abstract

A sorting device includes a transport unit, an identification unit, and a plurality of nozzles. Each of the plurality of nozzles has a valve that adjusts a flow amount of pulse air, a pulse air flow path that is connected to the valve, and a pulse air blowing port that is arranged at a tip end of the pulse air flow path. The pulse air flow path has at least one bent portion. An adjustment flow path is connected to the bent portion of the pulse air flow path. An adjustment member capable of increasing and decreasing a volume of the adjustment flow path is provided in the adjustment flow path.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A sorting device that sorts a specific material and materials other than the specific material from a target in which the specific material and the materials other than the specific materials are mixed, the sorting device comprising:
a transport unit that transports the target in a first direction and causes the target to fly at a tip end of the transport unit;
an identification unit that identifies a composition of the target; and
a plurality of nozzles that are arranged along a flying route of the target and eject pulse air to the specific material that is flying from the transport unit,
wherein each of the plurality of nozzles has a valve that adjusts a flow amount of the pulse air, a pulse air flow path that is connected to the valve, and a pulse air blowing port that is arranged at a tip end of the pulse air flow path,
the pulse air flow path has at least one bent portion,
an adjustment flow path is connected to the bent portion of the pulse air flow path, the bent portion being located between the adjustment flow path and the valve, and
an adjustment member capable of increasing and decreasing a volume of the adjustment flow path is provided in the adjustment flow path.

2. The sorting device of claim 1 ,
wherein an angle of the bent portion of the pulse air flow path is equal to or greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees.

3. The sorting device of claim 2 , further comprising:
a plurality of valve fixing surfaces on which the plurality of valves are fixed,
wherein adjacent valves among the plurality of valves are arranged on mutually different valve fixing surfaces from among the plurality of fixing surfaces.

4. The sorting device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a plurality of valve fixing surfaces on which the plurality of valves are fixed,
wherein adjacent valves among the plurality of valves are arranged on mutually different valve fixing surfaces from among the plurality of fixing surfaces.

5. The sorting device of claim 1 ,
wherein the adjustment member has a through-hole.

6. The sorting device of claim 1 ,
wherein the adjustment member is a screw.

7. The sorting device of claim 1 ,
wherein the plurality of nozzles are arranged in a direction that intersects the first direction in which the target is transported.

8. The sorting device of claim 1 ,
wherein the pulse air flow path is divided into an ejection-side pulse air flow path and a valve-side pulse air flow path via the bent portion, and the valve-side pulse air flow path is linearly linked to the adjustment flow path.

9. A sorting device that sorts a specific material and materials other than the specific material from a target in which the specific material and the materials other than the specific materials are mixed, the sorting device comprising:
a transport unit that transports the target in a first direction and causes the target to fly at a tip end of the transport unit;
an identification unit that identifies a composition of the target; and
a plurality of nozzles that are arranged along a flying route of the target and eject pulse air to the specific material that is flying from the transport unit,
wherein each of the plurality of nozzles has a valve that adjusts a flow amount of the pulse air, a pulse air flow path that is connected to the valve, and a pulse air blowing port that is arranged at a tip end of the pulse air flow path,
the pulse air flow path has at least one bent portion,
an adjustment flow path is connected to the bent portion of the pulse air flow path, and
a screw capable of increasing and decreasing a volume of the adjustment flow path is provided in the adjustment flow path.

Assignees

• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd

Inventors

• Miyaji Naoya
• Hamada Shingo
• Nagayasu Hiroshi
• Kusumoto Hiroshi

Classifications

• B07C5/368 Primary

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• B29B17/02

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• B07C2501/0018

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• B29B2017/0203

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• B07C5/362

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