Patent ID: 7614503

Claim:
A device for separating liquid and solid material from a mixture, comprising: a filter cloth for allowing through the liquid and holding back the solid material; a carrier belt for supporting the filter cloth with the mixture thereon, wherein the carrier belt is provided with one or more openings close to at least one of the side edges or at least eccentrically thereof; a support construction for supporting the carrier belt movable relative thereto; and one or more suction boxes arranged under the carrier belt and connected to a respective one of the one or more openings in the carrier belt for extracting liquid from the mixture, wherein the carrier belt has a ribbed profile, between the ribs of which channels extend to the side edges thereof, wherein the carrier belt is of plastic or rubber and provided with a heel part and wherein the one or more openings are arranged in the heel part, wherein the one or more suction boxes are provided with a connection for discharging volatile constituents from the mixture, wherein the one or more openings are downwardly directed and situated in a region between the outer edge and a quarter of the width of the carrier belt, and wherein the one or more suction boxes are arranged under the region between the outer edge and a quarter of the width of the carrier belt and underneath a respective one of the downwardly directed one or more openings.