Modular treatment plant having horizontal drum machines

A machine (11) for treating bulk material of industrial volume parts comprising:

• a chamber (28) in which there is arranged a treatment drum (27) with a rotatable axis, the treatment drum (27) comprising a permanently open co-axial inlet aperture (18), a permanently open co-axial discharge sleeve (17), and a set of worm-like inner blades (22, 23) which start at a distance from the inlet aperture (18) and extend at least as far as the discharge sleeve (17), wherein a lower casing line of the treatment drum (27) descends from a filling end towards a discharge end, and wherein the treatment drum can be driven in both directions of rotation around the rotatable axis.

A machine (11) for treating bulk material of industrial volume parts comprising:

• a chamber (28) in which there is arranged a treatment drum (27) with a horizontal axis, the treatment drum (27) comprising a permanently open co-axial inlet aperture (18), a permanently open co-axial discharge sleeve (17), and a set of worm-like inner blades (22, 23) which start at a distance from the inlet aperture (18) and extend at least as far as the discharge sleeve (17), wherein the treatment drum (27) widens conically from a filling end to a discharge end, and wherein the treatment drum can be driven in both directions of rotation around the horizontal axis.

A machine (11) for treating bulk material of industrial volume parts comprising:

• a chamber (28) in which there is arranged a treatment drum (27) whose axis descends from an inlet end to a discharge end, the treatment drum (27) comprising a permanently open co-axial inlet aperture (18), a permanently open co-axial discharge sleeve (17), and a set of worm-like inner blades (22, 23) which start at a distance from the inlet aperture (18) and extend at least as far as the discharge sleeve (17), wherein the treatment drum (27) is cylindrical, and wherein the treatment drum can be driven in both directions of rotation around the descending axis.

A treatment plant for treating bulk material of industrial volume parts in liquids comprising:

• at least two machines (11) each having a treatment drum (27) which is arranged with a substantially horizontal axis, the treatment drums (27) each comprising a permanently open co-axial inlet aperture (18), a permanently open co-axial discharge aperture (19), and a set of worm-like inner blades (22, 23) which extend at least as far as the discharge aperture (19) and which, in the first direction of rotation of the treatment drum (27), reposition the bulk material in the drum and, in the second direction of rotation of the treatment drum (27), convey the bulk material through the discharge aperture (19);
• wherein the machines (11) are arranged with aligned treatment drums (27) in the same sense with reference to the inlet aperture (18) and the discharge aperture (19), and wherein the discharge aperture (19) of the treatment drum of a leading machine charges the inlet aperture (18) of the treatment drum (27) of a subsequent machine, and wherein the treatment drums of the at least two machines (11a-11d) can be driven independently of one another around their respective axis in both directions of rotation.

A treatment plant for treating bulk material of industrial volume parts in liquids comprising:

• at least two machines (11) each having a chamber (28) in which there is arranged a treatment drum (27) whose axis descends from an inlet end to a discharge end, the treatment drums (27) each comprising a permanently open co-axial inlet aperture (18), a permanently open co-axial discharge aperture (19), and a set of worm-like inner blades (22, 23) which begin approximately at the inlet aperture (18) and which extend at least as far as the discharge aperture (19) and which, in the first direction of rotation of the treatment drum, reposition the bulk material in the drum and, in the second direction of rotation of the treatment drum, convey the bulk material through the discharge aperture, and wherein each of the treatment drums (27) are cylindrical;
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• wherein the machines (11) are arranged with co-axially aligned treatment drums (27) in the same sense with reference to the inlet aperture (18) and the discharge aperture (19), and wherein the discharge aperture (19) of the treatment drum of a leading machine charges the inlet aperture (18) of the treatment drum (27) of a subsequent machine, and wherein the treatment drums of the at least two machines (11a-11d) can be driven independently of one another in both directions of rotation around the descending axis.

A treatment plant for treating bulk material of industrial volume parts in liquids comprising:

• at least two machines (11) each having a treatment drum (27) arranged with a substantially horizontal axis, the treatment drums (27) each comprising a permanently open co-axial inlet aperture (18), a permanently open co-axial discharge aperture (19), and a set of worm-like inner blades (22, 23) which extend at least as far as the discharge aperture (19) and which, in the first direction of rotation of the treatment drum, reposition the bulk material in the drum and, in the second direction of rotation of the treatment drum, convey the bulk material through the discharge aperture;
• wherein the machines (11) are arranged with treatment drums (27) arranged one above the other, and wherein a delivery pipe charged by the discharge aperture (19) of the treatment drum of a machine arranged on top loads the inlet aperture (18) of the treatment drum (27) of a machine positioned underneath, and wherein the treatment drums of the at least two machines (11a-11d) can be driven independently of one another in both directions of rotation around their respective axis.

A treatment plant for treating bulk material of industrial volume parts in liquids comprising:

• at least two machines (11) each having a treatment drum (27) arranged with a substantially horizontal axis, the treatment drums (27) each comprising a permanently open co-axial inlet aperture (18), a permanently open co-axial discharge aperture (19), and a set of worm-like inner blades (22, 23) which extend at least as far as the discharge aperture (19) and which, in the first direction of rotation of the treatment drum, reposition the bulk material in the drum and, in the second direction of rotation of the treatment drum, convey the bulk material through the discharge aperture, and wherein each of the treatment drums (27) widen from an inlet end and a discharge end towards an intermediate plane respectively;
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• wherein the machines (11) are arranged with treatment drums (27) arranged one above the other, and wherein a delivery pipe charged by the discharge aperture (19) of the treatment drum of a machine arranged on top extends through the inlet aperture (18) into the treatment drum (27) of a machine positioned underneath, and wherein the treatment drums of the at least two machines (11a-11d) can be driven independently of one another in both directions of rotation around their respective axis.

A treatment plant for treating bulk material of industrial volume parts in liquids comprising:

• at least two machines (11) each having a treatment drum (27) arranged with a substantially horizontal axis, the treatment drums (27) each comprising a permanently open co-axial inlet aperture (18), and a permanently open co-axial discharge aperture (19), and a set of worm-like inner blades (22, 23) which extend at least as far as the discharge aperture (19) and which, in the first direction of rotation of the treatment drum, reposition the bulk material in the drum and, in the second direction of rotation of the treatment drum, convey the bulk material through the discharge aperture, and wherein each of the treatment drums (27) are cylindrical;
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• wherein the machines (11) are arranged with treatment drums (27) arranged one above the other, and wherein a delivery pipe charged by the discharge aperture (19) of the treatment drum of a machine arranged on top extends through the inlet aperture (18) into the treatment drum (27) of a machine positioned underneath, and wherein the treatment drums of the at least two machines (11a-11d) can be driven independently of one another in both directions of rotation around their respective axis.

A treatment plant for treating bulk material of industrial volume parts in liquids comprising:

• at least two machines (11) each having a chamber (28) in which there is arranged a treatment drum (27) with a rotatable axis, the treatment drums (27) each comprising a permanently open co-axial inlet aperture (18), a permanently open co-axial discharge sleeve (17), and a set of worm-like inner blades (22, 23) which start at a distance from the inlet aperture (18) and extend at least as far as the discharge sleeve (17), wherein a lower casing line of each of the treatment drums (27) descends from the inlet end towards the discharge sleeve respectively;
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• wherein the machines (11) are arranged with aligned treatment drums (27) in the same sense with reference to the inlet aperture (18) and the discharge sleeve (17), wherein the discharge sleeve (17) of the treatment drum of a leading machine charges the inlet aperture (18) of the treatment drum (27) of a subsequent machine, and wherein the treatment drums of the at least two machines (11a-11d) can be driven independently of one another in both directions of rotation around their respective axis.

A treatment plant for treating bulk material of industrial volume parts in liquids comprising:

• at least two machines (11) each having a chamber (28) in which there is arranged a treatment drum (27) with a horizontal axis, the treatment drums (27) each comprising a permanently open co-axial inlet aperture (18), a permanently open co-axial discharge sleeve (17), and a set of worm-like inner blades (22, 23) which begin at a distance from the inlet aperture (18) and extend at least as far as the discharge sleeve (17), wherein each of the treatment drums (27) widen conically from an inlet end to a discharge end, and the respective inlet apertures (18) are greater in diameter than respective outer diameters of the discharge sleeves (17);
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• wherein the machines (11) are arranged with co-axially aligned treatment drums (27) in the same sense with reference to the inlet aperture (18) and the discharge sleeve (17), and wherein the discharge sleeve (17) of a treatment drum of a leading machine extends through the inlet aperture (18) into the treatment drum (27) of a subsequent machine, and wherein the treatment drums of the at least two machines (11a-11d) can be driven independently of one another in both directions of rotation around their respective horizontal axis.

A treatment plant for treating bulk material of industrial volume parts in liquids comprising:

• at least two machines (11) each having a chamber (28) in which there is arranged a treatment drum (27) whose axis descends from an inlet end to a discharge end, the treatment drums (27) each comprising permanently open co-axial inlet aperture (18), a permanently open co-axial discharge sleeve (17), and a set of worm-like inner blades (22, 23) which begin at a distance from the inlet aperture (18) and extend at least as far as the discharge sleeve (17), wherein the treatment drums (27) are cylindrical, and the respective inlet apertures (18) are greater in diameter than respective outer diameters of the discharge sleeves (17);
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• wherein the machines (11) are arranged with co-axially aligned treatment drums (27) in the same sense with reference to the inlet aperture (18) and the discharge sleeve (17), and wherein the discharge sleeve (17) of a treatment drum of a leading machine extends through the inlet aperture (18) into the treatment drum (27) of a subsequent machine, and wherein the treatment drums of the at least two machines (11a-11d) can be driven independently of one another in both directions of rotation around their respective descending axis.

A treatment plant for treating bulk material of industrial volume parts in liquids comprising:

• at least two machines (11) each having a chamber (28) in which there is arranged a treatment drum (27) with a rotatable axis, the treatment drums (27) each comprising a permanently open co-axial inlet aperture (18), a permanently open co-axial discharge sleeve (17), and a set of worm-like inner blades (22, 23) which begin at a distance from the inlet aperture (18) and extend at least as far as the discharge sleeve (17), wherein a lower casing line of the treatment drums (27) descends from an inlet end to a discharge end;
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• wherein the machines (11) are arranged with the treatment drums (27) arranged one above the other and alternate in sense with reference to the inlet aperture (18) and the discharge sleeve (17), and wherein a delivery pipe charged by the discharge sleeve (17) of a treatment drum of a machine positioned on top charges the inlet aperture (18) of the treatment drum (27) of a machine arranged thereunderneath, and wherein the treatment drums of the at least two machines (11a-11d) can be driven independently of one another in both directions of rotation around their respective axis.

A treatment plant for treating bulk material of industrial volume parts in liquids comprising:

• at least two machines (11) each having a chamber (28) in which there is arranged a treatment drum (27) with a horizontal axis, the treatment drums (27) each comprising a permanently open co-axial inlet aperture (18), a permanently open co-axial discharge sleeve (17), and a set of worm-like inner blades (22, 23) which begin at a distance from the inlet aperture (18) and extend at least as far as the discharge sleeve (17), wherein the treatment drums (27) widen conically from an inlet end to a discharge end;
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• wherein the machines (11) are arranged with the treatment drums (27) arranged one above the other and alternate in sense with reference to the inlet aperture (18) and the discharge sleeve (17), and wherein a delivery pipe charged by the discharge sleeve (17) of the treatment drum of a machine positioned on top extends through the inlet aperture (18) into the treatment drum (27) of a machine arranged thereunderneath, and wherein the treatment drums of the at least two machines (11a-11d) can be driven independently of one another in both directions of rotation around their respective horizontal axis.

A treatment plant for treating bulk material of industrial volume parts in liquids comprising:

• at least two machines (11) each having a chamber (28) in which there is arranged a treatment drum (27) whose axis descends from an inlet end to a discharge end, the treatment drums (27) each comprising a permanently open co-axial inlet aperture (18), a permanently open co-axial discharge sleeve (17), and a set of worm-like inner blades (22, 23) which begin at a distance from the inlet aperture (18) and extend at least as far as the discharge sleeve (17), wherein the treatment drums (27) are cylindrical;
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• wherein the machines (11) are arranged with the treatment drums (27) arranged one above the other and alternate in sense with reference to the inlet aperture (18) and the discharge sleeve (17), and wherein a delivery pipe charged by the discharge sleeve (17) of a treatment drum of a machine positioned on top extends through the inlet aperture (18) into the treatment drum (27) of a machine arranged thereunderneath, and wherein the treatment drums of the at least two machines (11a-11d) can be driven independently of one another in both directions of rotation around their respective descending axis.