Patent ID: 9506236
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: B01D,E03F

Claim Text:
1. A device for removing floating material from liquid, comprising: a sieve element configured as a filter basket having a front side with an inlet opening therein through which liquid to be filtered flows into an interior of said sieve element; a drive configured with said sieve element to rotate said sieve element about a rotational axis; a collecting funnel arranged within the sieve element; a non-rotating collection device with respect to said sieve element, the collection device arranged within said sieve element below said collecting funnel so as to catch and retain liquid and floating material that falls from said collecting funnel as said sieve element rotates, wherein the retained liquid and the floating material creates a suspension within the collection device; and a pumping-out device connected to said collection device, the pumping-out device comprising a pump configured to suction and pump out the suspension from within the collection device and through the pump.