Patent ID: 7014764

Claim:
A device for receiving and separating chips and coolant collecting on machine tools, the coolant being returned for reuse and the shavings being removed, comprising: a receiving tank to receive the chips and the coolant; a rising guide section adjoining the receiving tank; an elevated discharge section adjoining the guide section; a chain-like closed transport element, which, at least in the region receiving the chips and the coolant and in the discharge section, is guided over at least first and second deflection elements, at least one of which is coupled to a rotary drive; and a filter drum rotatably mounted in a housing, which is in drive connection with the transport element, wherein: the filter drum comprises an internal bearing ring on each of its two ends, each of which engages in an external bearing ring so that they rotate together; spring elements, which run parallel to the axis of the filter drum, are provided which are supported on one side on the internal bearing ring and on the other side on the external bearing ring; each of the external bearing rings is seated in a bearing shell, which is fixed to the housing, and is supported on it in the axial direction; and sealing elements are provided between each of the internal bearing rings and the external bearing rings.