Drum-type screening machine and method of operation
US4294692A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 1, 1980 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49863
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A drum type screening machine has a centrifuging rotor within it. A perforated retaining element is carried by the shaft between a feed inlet and an entry region of the drum. Use of the retaining element prolongs the screen life so much that tension adjustment become necessary. Provision is made for this to be done from outside of the machine. The screening drum has a pair of rings which support the screening cloth and which are held apart at an adjustable distance by tensioning bars. One ring is supported within an end member of the machine housing and the other on support means within the housing. Each bar is externally threaded, e.g. by way of an extension sleeve that is axially fast with the bar. The sleeve is engaged by an internally threaded nut which is axially fast with the end member of the machine. The sleeve extends through that nut and through the end member to the outside of the machine. A hexagonal head formed on the end of the sleeve can be turned exteriorly of the machine with a box spanner, thereby to tension the screen cloth.
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