A modular nut cleaning plant comprises a nut sizer and a stick remover mounted to the nut sizer. A vacuum unit is mounted to the stick remover. A nut product stream will pass on the stick remover through the vacuum unit which will vacuum light debris from the nut product stream. The nut product stream moves on a chain on the stick remover. Large debris and sticks that do not fall through openings in the chain will pass into a debris conveyor. Nuts and debris that fall through the openings in the chain will be delivered to the nut sizer. The nut sizer will rotate and tumble nuts and debris in the nut product stream. Nuts of an undesirable size and debris will pass into a debris conveyor. Nuts of a desired size will pass through the nut sizer into a chute or other conveyance to be delivered to further nut processing apparatus.

This application relates generally to a method and apparatus to deposit particles onto one or more coupons, and harvest particles from one or more coupons, which may beneficially provide a more uniform or localized distribution of particles over a specified area on each coupon. The application relates to a method and apparatus for depositing particles onto one or more coupons using a sieve. The application also relates to a method and apparatus for depositing particles onto one or more coupons using a dust storm. The particle loadings achieved on each coupon or across an individual coupon may be substantially uniform. The application further relates to a laser-based method and apparatus for transferring particles deposited at localized points on a source coupon to a different substrate for further use.

The present invention relates to a demount-free electrical cleanable filter, which includes a housing and a main filter cylinder in the housing. the housing is provided with a cleaning hoop and a reciprocating driving device. The cleaning hoop is sleeved on cylinder filtering material of the main filter cylinder. The reciprocating driving device drives the cleaning hoop to move up and down repeatedly, so as to conduct a clean-up operation on the main filter cylinder. The beneficial effect of the present invention is as follows. The present invention can be used in vehicle using fuel, engine and industry, environmental filtering, according to the flow rate and different designs of material. By a novel structure design, the lifetime of the present filter is greatly improved. During the entire life cycle of the filter, an apparatus which uses the present filter does not need to replace the fuel filter.

This application relates generally to a method and apparatus to deposit particles onto one or more coupons, and harvest particles from one or more coupons, which may beneficially provide a more uniform or localized distribution of particles over a specified area on each coupon. The application relates to a method and apparatus for depositing particles onto one or more coupons using a sieve. The application also relates to a method and apparatus for depositing particles onto one or more coupons using a dust storm. The particle loadings achieved on each coupon or across an individual coupon may be substantially uniform. The application further relates to a laser-based method and apparatus for transferring particles deposited at localized points on a source coupon to a different substrate for further use.

A self cleaning collecting apparatus and method are provided for the collection of seafloor material. The collecting apparatus, which operates on a seafloor, has a plurality of rotating discs in front of a slurry suction pipe with clearing members located between adjacent discs. Any oversize material lodged in the discs during collection is dislodged by the one or more clearing members and prevented from entering the slurry suction pipe, thus preventing blockages caused by oversize material congesting the slurry suction pipe.

The present invention relates to a scraper device to assist with metering of material that may accumulate between the discs of a disc assembly. The scraper device includes a fixed mounting plate, a fixed retainer plate and a scraper material. The fixed retainer plate includes a shoulder. The scraper material includes an aperture through which the scraper material is removably fastened between the fixed mounting plate and the shoulder of the fixed retainer plate. The scraper device may further include a fastener to removably fasten the scraper material between the fixed mounting plate and the shoulder of the fixed retainer plate.

A cleaning device for a sieve box is provided. The cleaning device can include outer members configured together to form a perimeter, a central region located within the perimeter and interior members connecting the perimeter and the central region. The cleaning device can include nubs provided on the bottom surface of the outer members and the interior members. The nubs can be spaced apart across the lengths of the outer and interior members and can include terminal ends. The terminal ends of the nubs can have rounded, flattened or pointed shapes based on the intended aggressiveness of the cleaning device. The cleaning device can be adapted for placement on a sieve screen of the sieve box and move across the sieve screen to remove milling product stuck to the sieve screen, break apart clumped milling product, and/or push excess milling product toward a discharge zone of the sieve box.

The sieving device includes a support device, which holds a sieve, which has at least one sieve lining that is held by a sieve frame, which is connected to a drive device. The drive device, which is controllable by a control device by means of a control program, includes at least three actuators, which are connected each on one side via a first swivel joint to the support device and which are connected each on another side via second swivel joint to the sieve frame, so that the sieve is held solely by the actuators and is displaceable within an operating volume and optionally rotatable.

A nut sizer includes a nut sizer frame and a rotatable nut sizer cage mounted therein. A motor is attached to the nut sizer frame at an intake end thereof. The motor will drive a drive sprocket which will in turn drive a reel sprocket that is connected to the rotatable sizer cage. A chain engages the drive sprocket and the reel sprocket. The sizer cage may be lifted from the nut sizer frame by removing the chain. The nut sizer cage is a sectioned sizer cage and includes a first sizer section and a second sizer section detachably connected thereto.

A nut sorter includes a support frame with a rotatable cage connected thereto. The rotatable cage is comprised of support rings with a plurality of longitudinally extending rods connected thereto. The outer periphery of the longitudinally extending rods extends inwardly into a center space defined by the inner diameter of the support rings. The nut sorter also has a plurality of scrapers utilized to dislodge stuck debris and nuts as the cage rotates under the scrapers.