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Device for dehydrating and washing suspensions of fibrous material

US6311849A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 24, 1999
Grant dateNov 6, 2001
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Expiry dateNov 24, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD21F1/78
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for dewatering and washing fibre stock suspensions with two counter-rotating rolls (2, 3), a stock feed (4, 5) and a stock discharge (6). It is mainly characterized by the headbox (4, 5) at the two rolls (2, 3) being arranged separately in the lower section of the rolls (2, 3), and a discharge screw (6) being foreseen for discharge of the filter mat below the gap between the two rolls (2, 3) and a washing zone (9", 10") in the upper part of the rolls (2, 3).

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