Patent · US Expired

Folding belt filter

US7314141B1 · kind B1 · utility

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9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 6, 1998
Grant dateJan 1, 2008
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 6, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB30B9/245
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A belt filter for effecting separation of liquid from solids where, at the collection zone, a filter belt or belts is changed shape so as to provide a supporting shape to bold liquid, which is then fed into a nipping zone. In an embodiment there is a single belt used which is folded in a middle portion to provide the supporting shape.

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