Patent ID: 7326341

Claim:
A membrane filter press with at least one membrane filter plate, comprising: a baseplate formed with a thickened edge region, said baseplate having a first groove formed therein and an inner region surrounded by said first groove, and a sealing groove formed in said baseplate within said inner region, said sealing groove having two ends each issuing into said first groove and defining a bypass; a membrane of elastically deformable material and a filter cloth mounted to said baseplate, said membrane having an edge-standing annular bead formed complementarily to and seated in said first groove of said baseplate, and a sealing projection integrally formed on said annular bead complementarily to said sealing groove and seated with a form fit in said sealing groove of said baseplate; said baseplate being formed, in a baseplate region bordered by said first groove and said sealing groove, with at least one filtrate run-off bore connected to a bore passing through said membrane.