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US 10,252,482 B2Granted
Belt press
AssigneeIshigaki Company Limited
InventorsKatsunobu Mizobuchi, Takahiko Ishimaru, Toshifumi Ohgihata
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Abstract
A pair of filter cloths is wound around a first roll a plurality of times by being wound around the first roll, then being wound around a second roll to return to a space between the first roll and the pair of filter cloths wound around the first roll, and being wound around the first roll again. The pair of filter cloths wound around the first roll the plurality of times applies a pressing force to the first roll.
Claims1
A belt press comprising:
- a rotatable first roll;
- a rotatable second roll;
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- a pair of filter cloths wound travelably around the first roll and the second roll and configured to squeeze and dewater sludge supplied between filter cloths of the pair of filter cloths, wherein
- the pair of filter cloths is wound around the first roll a plurality of times by being wound around the first roll, then being wound around the second roll to return to a space between the first roll and the pair of filter cloths wound around the first roll, and being wound around the first roll again, and
- the pair of filter cloths wound around the first roll the plurality of times applies a pressing force to the first roll,
- the belt press further comprises a plurality of intermediate members arranged between portions of the pair of filter cloths wound around the first roll the plurality of times and being movable close to and away from a circumferential surface of the first roll,
- each of the plurality of intermediate members is a rotatable roll, and
- arrangement intervals between the plurality of intermediate members and roll diameters of the plurality of intermediate members gradually increase toward a discharge portion for discharging the sludge from the pair of filter cloths.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.