Patent 7964080 was granted and assigned to Outotec on June, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The invention relates to a turning device for metal deposits used in combination with a separating device, comprising at least one turnable receiving unit mounted on a rotating axle under the separating device and in the vicinity of at least one conveyor, guiding means for guiding a metal deposit to a receiving unit acting as a turning device and means for rotating the receiving unit. The invention also relates to a method for handling metal deposits.