Patent ID: 6296125
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: B04B,Y10T

Abstract:
A centrifugal device for separating lubricating or other fluid from fluid impregnated scrap or metal shavings, comprising:a rotatable separator bowl disposed within the centrifuge device, the separator bowl including a bottom wall and a side wall;a drive mechanism for rotating the separator bowl;at least one blade installed upon an interior surface of the centrifuge bowl and engaging the bottom wall and the side wall; andthreaded fasteners each including a head abutting an exterior surface of the side wall and a shaft extending through the side wall and threadably into the at least one blade, with the heads being characteristically positioned in a location where the heads are readily accessible from outside the separator bowl and where the heads will not be worn by the scrap and metal shavings processed through the centrifugal device.