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EP 0064842 A1 19821117 - Material sorting.

Title (en)

Material sorting.

Title (de)

Materialsortierung.

Title (fr)

Triage de matériaux.

Publication

EP 0064842 A1 19821117 (EN)

Application

EP 82302210 A 19820429

Priority

ZA 813150 A 19810512

Abstract (en)

Ore sorting is carried out by moving particles through a scanning zone 13 to measure spectral reflectance or emittance and sorting particles into fractions in accordance therewith. The sorting is carried out on the basis of at least two different wavelengths in the infra-red region of the electromagnetic spectrum.

IPC 1-7

B07C 5/342

IPC 8 full level

B07C 5/342 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B07C 5/3427 (2013.01); B07C 5/366 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[X] GB 2057123 A 19810325 - CSR LTD
[X] US 4236640 A 19801202 - KNIGHT JOHN H
[A] US 3917070 A 19751104 - ASFOUR EMIL S
[A] GB 2060166 A 19810429 - AG ELECTRON INC

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0064842 A1 19821117; AU 8319082 A 19821118

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 82302210 A 19820429; AU 8319082 A 19820430