Amplified ballistic separator for separating material
A novel ballistic separator for separating material is disclosed. The separator includes a separator bed adapted to contact the material, with the bed further comprising an agitator and an amplified agitator. The amplified agitator has a total lateral displacement. The separator also includes a crankshaft kinematically linked to the agitator and the amplified agitator. The crankshaft has a total lateral displacement. The amplified agitator total lateral displacement is larger than the crankshaft total lateral displacement.
1. An amplified ballistic separator for separating material, the separator comprising:
a separator bed adapted to contact the material, the bed comprising:
an agitator;
an amplified agitator having an amplified agitator total lateral displacement;
a crankshaft having a crankshaft total lateral displacement, the crankshaft kinematically linked to the agitator and the amplified agitator, wherein the amplified agitator is linked to the crankshaft by a cam follower;
wherein the amplified agitator total lateral displacement is larger than the crankshaft total lateral displacement.
2. The separator of claim 1 , the separator comprising a second crankshaft kinematically linked to the agitator and the amplified agitator.
3. The separator of claim 1 , wherein the bed comprises a plurality of agitators and a plurality of amplified agitators, both pluralities kinematically linked to the crankshaft.
4. The separator of claim 3 , wherein the crankshaft has multiple phase regions and adjacent amplified agitators are connected to different phase regions.
5. The separator of claim 1 , wherein the agitator has an agitator total lateral displacement that is less than the amplified agitator total lateral displacement.
6. The separator of claim 1 , wherein the agitator's movement traces a circle and the amplified agitator's movement traces a non-circle.
7. The separator of claim 1 , wherein the amplified agitator comprises a saw tooth.
8. The separator of claim 1 , wherein the cam follower comprises:
a notch;
an agitator pivot connected to the agitator; and
an amplified agitator pivot connected to the amplified agitator.
9. The separator of claim 8 further comprising a cam disposed of in the notch.
10. The separator of claim 8 , wherein the cam is fixed relative to the movement of the crankshaft.
11. The separator of claim 1 , wherein the cam follower comprises:
a notch;
a fixed pivot; and
an amplified agitator pivot connected to the amplified agitator.
12. The separator of claim 11 further comprising a cam disposed of in the notch, wherein the cam is connected to the agitator.
13. The separator of claim 1 , further comprising an alignment groove and an alignment pin disposed therein, wherein the alignment groove and alignment pin are constructed to maintain a preset movement of the agitator relative to the amplified agitator.
14. The separator of claim 1 , wherein the amplified agitator total lateral displacement is at least 1.5 times larger than the crankshaft total lateral displacement.
15. The separator of claim 1 , wherein the bed is inclined.
16. The separator of claim 15 , where the bed has a lower edge and a higher edge, and the separator is constructed to separate the material into a first fraction located adjacent to the higher edge and a second fraction located adjacent to the lower edge.
17. The separator of claim 16 , wherein the bed is perforated to allow a third fraction of the material to travel through the bed.
18. An amplified ballistic separator for separating material, the separator comprising:
a separator bed adapted to contact the material, the bed comprising:
an agitator;
an amplified agitator having an amplified agitator total lateral displacement wherein the amplified agitator wraps around a portion of the agitator;
a crankshaft having a crankshaft total lateral displacement, the crankshaft kinematically linked to the agitator and the amplified agitator, wherein the amplified agitator is linked to the crankshaft by a cam follower;
wherein the amplified agitator total lateral displacement is larger than the crankshaft total lateral displacement.
19. The separator of claim 18 , wherein the amplified agitator comprises a saw tooth.
20. An amplified ballistic separator for separating material, the separator comprising:
a separator bed adapted to contact the material, the bed comprising an amplified agitator having an amplified agitator total lateral displacement;
a crankshaft having a crankshaft total lateral displacement, the crankshaft kinematically linked to the amplified agitator by a cam follower;
wherein the amplified agitator total lateral displacement is larger than the crankshaft total lateral displacement.
21. The separator of claim 20 , the separator comprising a second crankshaft kinematically linked to the amplified agitator.
22. The separator of claim 20 , wherein the bed comprises a plurality of amplified agitators kinematically linked to the crankshaft.
23. The separator of claim 22 , wherein the crankshaft has multiple phase regions and adjacent amplified agitators are connected to different phase regions.
24. The separator of claim 20 , wherein the amplified agitator comprises a saw tooth.
25. The separator of claim 20 , wherein the amplified agitator total lateral displacement is at least 1.5 times larger than the crankshaft total lateral displacement.
26. The separator of claim 20 , wherein the bed is inclined.
27. The separator of claim 26 , where the bed has a lower edge and a higher edge, and the separator is constructed to separate the material into a first fraction located adjacent to the higher edge and a second fraction located adjacent to the lower edge.
28. The separator of claim 27 , wherein the bed is perforated to allow a third fraction of the material to travel through the bed.