Patent ID: 6033563
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: B04B

Abstract:
A centrifuge comprising (a) a slide-in filter, (b) a centrifuge basket, (c) a filter cloth element which can be turned into or out of the centrifuge basket, and (d) a machine housing, to which a first housing chamber with an outlet for discharging a filtrate and a second housing chamber with an outlet for discharging a filter cake are connected in the vicinity of the centrifuge basket, wherein the first housing chamber is sealingly enclosed by a first separate housing section, the second housing chamber is sealingly enclosed by a second separate housing section, and the two housing sections are mounted so that each is able to pivot in different directions around separate axes in such a way that they are pivotable individually between a closed state and an open state relative to the centrifuge basket.