Patent · US Expired

Centrifugal decanter of the pendulous type

US4687463A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 16, 1985
Grant dateAug 18, 1987
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Expiry dateOct 16, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB04B9/12
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

This invention relates to a centrifugal decanter comprising a rotor connected to a motor for driving in rotation by a vertical shaft suspended in pendulous manner by a swivel joint supported by a fixed connected seat. Springs for returning the shaft into vertical position are provided, in the form of compression springs arranged so as to relieve the swivel joint of the weight of the rotating system that it supports.

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