Title:
SORTING DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2024/018771
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided is a sorting device that avoids being unable to sort a conforming granular material from among a plurality of granular materials. A sorting device (100) comprises: an identification device (3) that identifies a non-conforming granular material (NG) that is a granular material (G) that does not conform to a standard from an image (P) obtained by capturing a plurality of granular materials (G); and a housing (4). The housing (4) has a plurality of discharge areas (R), a suction path (41), and an introduction path (42). The discharge areas (R) area disposed to divide the plurality of granular materials (G) into a plurality of groups. The suction path (41) communicates with the discharge areas (R), and air in the discharge area (R) assigned a group including the non-conforming granular material (NG) and the granular materials (G) in the discharge area assigned the group including the non-conforming granular material (NG) are sucked into the suction path (41). The introduction path (42) communicates with each discharge area (R), and has an introduction path (42) for introducing air outside the discharge areas (R) into each discharge area (R).
Inventors:
IMAMURA AKIRA (JP)
HASHIMOTO FUMIYA (JP)
YOKOBAYASHI TAKAYASU (JP)
HASHIMOTO FUMIYA (JP)
YOKOBAYASHI TAKAYASU (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2023/021120
Publication Date:
January 25, 2024
Filing Date:
June 07, 2023
Export Citation:
Assignee:
HITACHI ZOSEN CORP (JP)
International Classes:
B07C5/36; B07C5/342; G01N21/85
Foreign References:
| JP2006055762A | 2006-03-02 | |||
| JPH02179452A | 1990-07-12 | |||
| JP2013059718A | 2013-04-04 | |||
| JP2007040818A | 2007-02-15 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
MORIMOTO PATENT ATTORNEYS (JP)
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