Ejection System
AssemblyThe air knife, a dense bank of high-speed solenoid valves on a fine pitch fed from a common manifold; firing the valves over a rejected piece blows a short burst of air that knocks it out of the accept stream into the reject path. A full specification article for this item is being written. Meanwhile its bill of materials and connections are below.
Bill of materials for Ejection System
4 top-level lines as of r117463| # | Item / sub-assembly | Part no. | Qty/assy | Ext. qty | Parts | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ejector Valve Bank 3 parts | optical-sorting-machine-food-valve-bank | 4× | 4 | 0 | assembly |
| 2 | Air Manifold | optical-sorting-machine-food-air-manifold | 1× | 1 | · | part |
| 3 | Nozzle Strip | optical-sorting-machine-food-nozzle-strip | 4× | 4 | · | part |
| 4 | Connector | connector | 8× | 8 | · | part |