Patent ID: 6408703
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: B04B,G01G

Abstract:
An apparatus for carrying out a weight measurement in a centrifuge for separating a suspension into solid and liquid components, comprising a machine housing, a drum rotatingly mounted in said machine housing and receiving said suspension, and a filler pipe leading into said drum for feeding said suspension into said drum, said machine housing being mounted for pivotal movement about an axis of rotation, and a force measuring element sensing weight-dependent deflections of said machine housing occurring about said axis of rotation and originating from a different degree of filling of said drum with suspension or from a different dewatering of said solid suspension components, and said machine housing deflections being indicated on a measurement value indicator, wherein said drum is closable with a lid, said filler pipe is provided on the feed side of said drum for generating a positive pressure or a negative pressure in said drum, and a sensor sensing the pressure in said drum on the feed side corrects said measurement value indicator in correspondence with the pressure.