Apparatus and method for sorting flat material from waste material

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8910798
APP PUB NO 20110084003A1
SERIAL NO

12903549

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A portion of a circulatable air permeable conveyor member (6) constitutes a sorting track (7) inclined from a lower end (8) to an upper end (9). A vacuum (11) is maintained underneath the sorting track (7). The sorting track (7) is arranged for entraining a portion of the material to be sorted with the conveyor member from a drop zone (15) of the sorting track (7) towards the upper end (9) of the sorting track (7) and allowing another portion of the material to be sorted to descend from the drop zone (15) towards the lower end (8) of the sorting track (7). A sweeper (2) is arranged between the drop zone (15) and the upper end (9) for sweeping flat material entrapping non-flat material off the entrapped non-flat material. A method for sorting flat material such as paper or plastic film from a stream of waste material is also disclosed.

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BOLLEGRAAF PATENTS AND BRANDS B V9902 AM APPINGEDAM

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Benjamins, Jan Elim, NL 12 68

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