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Plant for the treatment of powders, or granules, in particular of the food, chemical, or pharmaceutical industries

US5723160A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 17, 1995
Grant dateMar 3, 1998
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Expiry dateOct 17, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01D2273/14
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The plant for treating powders or granules enables a considerable simplification of the operation of cleaning the filters, and a more efficient centering of the basket container, and includes a tubular casing coupled in a detachable manner to a cover and a base structure. The tubular casing may be rotatable around a horizontal axis on opposing aligned appendages, and the base structure may include a basket resting on a trolley which can be lifted in a guided manner to couple with the bottom edge of the casing. The plant may be used in a wide variety of industrial applications, in particular in the chemical, food and pharmaceutical industries.

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