Patent ID: 6730219
Filing Date: 2004-05-04
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
A filter for separating a liquid phase from a solid phase of a suspension, said filter comprising:a support; an elongated framework on said support having an inlet for said suspension at one end of said framework, an outlet for solids at an opposite end of said framework and an outlet for a separated product between said ends, said framework having a removable cap at said opposite end; a device between said support and said framework for controlling a tilt of said framework relative to the horizontal on said support; a generally cylindrical filter composed of a fabric and extending in said framework from said one end to said opposite end and communicating at said one end with said inlet and at said opposite end with said outlet for solids, said filter being supported in said framework by at least a plurality of movable rings, resilient members and dampers enabling axial extension and contraction of said filter in said framework, said filter, said resilient members, said rings and said dampers forming a unit removable from said framework; a propeller turbine extending through said filter and supported at least at opposite ends on said framework, and a drive coupled with said turbine at said one end of said framework; a quick assembly/disassembly mechanism comprising a rail extending along said framework, and a crane displaceable along said rail, and a cable having a hook suspended from said crane engageable with said cap for removing same and affording access to said unit enabling withdrawal of said unit from said framework and reinsertion of a filter unit composed of a filter and respective movable rings, resilient members and dampers; and snap devices between said cap and said framework enabling a quick connect/disconnect connection between said cap and said framework, said cap having a bearing housing in which a bearing journalling a shaft of said turbine is received.