Pusher centrifuge with direct drive transmission

A pusher centrifuge, comprising:

• a rotatable filter drum having at least one drum body and a push floor, wherein the at least one drum body and the push floor are arranged in the filter drum and are configured to be reciprocated axially relative to one another;
• a filter drum drive shaft that is non-rotatably connected to the filter drum;
• a hydraulic push mechanism for generating an axial oscillating push force, wherein the hydraulic push mechanism is connected to the filter drum in such a manner that the axial oscillating push force generated thereby is transmitted to the filter drum, thereby causing the relative reciprocating movement between the push floor and the at least one drum body;
• a hydraulic pump for generating a hydraulic pressure, wherein the hydraulic pump comprises a pump input shaft and wherein the hydraulic pump is in fluid connection with the hydraulic push mechanism so as to supply hydraulic pressure to the hydraulic push mechanism to operate the same to generate the axial oscillating push force;
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• a drive motor comprising at least one output shaft connected to the pump input shaft and the filter drum drive shaft for transmitting a torque of the drive motor to both the pump input shaft and the filter drum drive shaft,
• wherein the at least one output shaft of the drive motor is connected to the pump input shaft to form a direct drive transmission,
• wherein the at least one output shaft of the drive motor comprises a first output shaft and a second output shaft extending on opposing sides of the drive motor, starting from the drive motor, and
• wherein the first output shaft is connected to the pump input shaft without intervening transmission conversion elements to form the direct drive transmission, and the second output shaft is connected to the filter drum drive shaft.