Sorter

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Sorter
Group 3

• T. Chin-Lyn
• K. Sharama
• P. Bhatti
• T. Wesley
• J. Nguyen

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Objectives

• Design a system that sorts 4 types of balls
  (0.375) and 4 hex nuts (0.250) made of
  different materials but have the same dimensions.
• The sorter must be efficient and inexpensive
• Automated Feeding System
• System weight less than 50 lb
• Total budget is 100

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Nuts Materials

• 4 materials Properties of interest for hex nuts

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Balls Materials

• 4 materials Properties of interest

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Conceptual Design
We utilize the following properties 1. Weight to
sort the balls 2. Density to sort the aluminum
and nylon hex nuts 3. Weight to sort the brass
hex nuts 4. Magnetism to sort the stainless steel
hex nuts
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Conceptual Design

• Procedure
• First put the balls and hex nuts into a funnel
  which has an agitator connected to it.
• Once in the funnel, the balls or nuts are
  dispersed one at a time using a disc which is
  powered by a motor.

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• Procedure continued
• 4. The object falls through the whole in the disc
  onto a conveyor belt which is on an incline, the
  balls roll backwards into their sorter and the
  nuts are carried to their sorter on the conveyor.
• The conveyor is powered by a stepper motor
• 5. Simultaneously the balls and hex nuts are
  sorted in their individual sorters

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Conceptual Design

• Sub-Procedure Balls
• We first separate the acrylic balls.
• Then we separate the .
• Alternatively, you can use a flow chart to
  describe this

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Conceptual Design

• Sub-Procedure Hex nuts
• We first separate the hex nuts and the balls by
  using a conveyor that is tilted on an angle so
  that the balls roll to one side.
• Simultaneously the balls and hex nuts go through
  their own sorting procedure.
• Alternatively, you can use a flow chart to
  describe this

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Conceptual Design Schematic Diagram
Place an engineering drawing (preferably three
dimensions)
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Conceptual Design Implementations

• Give status and schedule