| 摘要 |
An improved apparatus and method of operation for separating contamination material from an air stream flow of cotton fibers, the apparatus including a primary chamber having continuous walls, the primary chamber positionable within the air stream of cotton fibers and foreign matter. The chamber may be cylindrical with the continuous walls having a plurality of holes forming porous sides extending the length of the cylindrical chamber. A secondary enclosure is utilized, the secondary enclosure is located adjacent to the primary chamber and below the porous side walls, the secondary enclosure receives foreign matter separated from the air stream of cotton fibers. The air stream flow and cotton fibers are directed through the primary chamber, with foreign matter displaced through the pores formed in the walls of the primary chamber. The contamination particles are displaced into the secondary enclosure by the weight of the particles and the lack of air flow in the secondary enclosure, which allows the particles to settle into the secondary enclosure and then be removed. The invented apparatus and method of operation provides for separation of cotton fibers from foreign matter without application of a destructive force and without damaging of cotton fibers. The apparatus and method of operation is not complex nor expensive to manufacture, does not require a constantly moving separation device, and requires minimal maintenance by operating staff.
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