Patent ID: 7135114
Filing Date: 2006-11-14
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
1. Filtration device ( 1 ) comprising a pressure-resistant housing ( 2 ) with a liquid inlet opening ( 3 ) and an outlet opening ( 4 ) for filtered matter, into the outlet opening ( 4 ) a collecting channel ( 12 ; 30 ; 51 ) terminates, the collecting channel ( 12 ; 30 ; 50 ) is connected in a pressure-tight manner to at least one filter element ( 8 – 11 ; 31 ; 40 – 42 ) of a ceramic flat membrane, wherein the filter element ( 8 – 11 ; 31 ; 40 – 42 ) comprises one or more channels ( 20 – 24 ; 32 – 37 ; 43 – 48 ) inside the ceramic flat membrane for discharging filtered matter and connected to the collecting channel ( 12 ; 30 ; 51 ), and wherein a sedimentation space ( 13 ) is provided below the filter element ( 8 – 11 ; 31 ; 40 – 42 ) in the housing ( 2 ), wherein the filter element ( 8 – 11 , 40 – 42 ) consists of two filter element halves and at least one filter element half has grooves on the surface facing the other filter element half to form one or more channels ( 20 – 24 ; 32 – 37 ; 43 – 48 ).