Patent ID: 9643110
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: B01D,B30B

Claim:
1. A solid/fluid separating apparatus for separating fluid from a mass of fluid containing solids, comprising a screw extruder press for pressurizing the mass of fluid containing solids, the extruder press including a barrel with an input end and an output end, and a core opening for receiving the mass of fluid containing solids, and two or more extruder screws having intercalated flightings over at least part of their length; and a filter unit for separating fluid from the pressurized mass, the filter unit being connected to the barrel for forming a continuation of the barrel and for receiving the pressurized mass and at least a portion of the twin screws; the filter unit including a filter pack consisting of a filter plate and a backer plate, the filter plate having an aperture shaped and sized equal to the core opening and a throughgoing filter slot extending away from the core opening and into the filter plate for directing fluid away from the core opening, and the backer plate also having an aperture shaped and sized equal to the core opening and the backer plate having a recess for defining, together with a back face of the filter plate, a drainage passage for guiding fluid collected in the filter slot to an exterior of the filter pack.