Patent ID: 8182684

Claim:
A hydrocyclone separator comprising: a separator body defining a hollow chamber having an upper body part and a lower body part extending downward axially and gradually narrow relative said upper body part; a feeder connected helically to said upper body part from a lateral side thereof for feeding a raw liquid thereinto; an upstream outlet disposed axially within said separator body, having an upper part projecting upward and axially from said upper body part and a lower part extending into the lower body part; a downstream outlet attached axially to a lowermost end of said lower body part and in spatially communication with said lower body part; a filtering unit disposed axially within an inner wall confining said upstream outlet, having an upper part projecting upwardly and outwardly from a top end of said upstream outlet and a lower part extending into said downstream outlet, said filtering unit consisting of a filtering membrane having an inner wall confining said filtering member.