Patent ID: 7468163
Filing Date: 2008-12-23
Classification: C12M

Abstract:
1. A mechanical support for a drainage device of a filter unit adapted to be mounted on said mechanical support wherein said mechanical support comprises: (1) a reception head including a reception surface and an external surface portion, wherein said reception head is adapted to receive said filter unit; (2) a passage, one end of which discharges externally of said reception surface facing a membrane provided in the filter unit and the other end of which discharges onto said reception surface; (3) selectively operable closure means, movable between a first position to close said passage and a second position to open said passage, wherein said selectively operable means comprises a valve adapted to slide in a bore which discharges onto said external surface portion of said reception head; and (4) a driver device adapted to bear against said valve to drive it in translation into said first position or into said second position, wherein said passage is opened or closed by operating said valve from outside said reception head.