Patent ID: 8168073

Claim:
A solid matter separation apparatus for separating solid matter from a solid-liquid slurry passing through a reservoir of the apparatus; comprising: a. a reservoir provided internally of said apparatus and including a plurality of plates arranged in a lamella-like arrangement; b. said plates being adapted to receive thereon at least part of the solid matter from said slurry as said slurry moves relative to said plates; c. liquid-motion generating means for generating motion of said slurry in said reservoir relative to the said plates; d. means for varying the degree of motion of said slurry relative to said plates for influencing the size of the solid matter which is separated from said slurry; and e. a solid removal mechanism joined to the liquid-motion generating means in the reservoir for removing solid, the solid removal mechanism comprising a moveable conveyor extending in a direction upwardly and outwardly of the reservoir, wherein lower end portions of the plates located further within the reservoir are inclined towards the solid removal mechanism.