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Media mill screen assembly

US4709863A · kind A · utility

8Cited by
3References
11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 26, 1986
Grant dateDec 1, 1987
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Expiry dateFeb 26, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB02C17/161
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A sandmill outlet screen is formed by a stack of rings which have projections and corresponding recesses stamped into them. The projections provide a gap between rings whereby flow passages between the rings are created. These passages permit the liquid being processed by the sandmill to flow out of the sandmill, but keep a grinding media in the mill. With the projections of one ring nested in the recesses of an adjacent ring, a small gap is provided. With the rings oriented to prevent nesting, a larger gap is provided. With the rings arranged so that the projections of adjacent rings abut each other, a still larger gap is obtained. This variable flow passage capability is further enhanced by varying the height of the projections.

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