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Pulp-dewatering roll press

US6036818A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 8, 1998
Grant dateMar 14, 2000
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Expiry dateJun 8, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB30B9/20
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Pulp-dewatering apparatus is disclosed including a pair of press rolls and a rotatable pulp disintegrating screw above the nip region between the press rolls, and the apparatus includes a pair of doctor bars associated with the pair of press rolls, each doctor bar including a doctor blade for removing pulp from the surface of its associated press roll, and in which one of the doctor blades is disposed adjacent to the nip region below the pulp disintegrating screw such that the space between the pair of press rolls and the pulp disintegrating screw in which a pulp cake can form is substantially reduced.

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