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US 2016/0256802 A1Published application
Belt press filter belt changing assembly
OwnerDarrick Grayinventor
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Abstract
A belt press filter belt changing assembly that includes two upright members, a wrap bar, a dowel rod, and a means of temporarily affixing the assembly to a belt press filter. The belt press filter changing assembly facilitates rapid, efficient, and safe changing of the belt press filter's continuous belts while requiring less personnel using less physical exertion than current solutions.
Claims20
A belt changing assembly for a belt press filter comprising:
- two upright members, each upright member including a wrap bar housing member, a dowel rod housing member, and a press-mating member that further includes a joining feature;
- a wrap bar including a handle end, a distal end, and a cylindrical portion between the handle end and the distal end, the cylindrical portion including two embedded zipper mating members;
- and
- a dowel rod.
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A belt changing assembly, comprising:
- at least one upright member, wherein said upright member has a wrap bar housing member, a dowel rod housing member, and a press mating member;
- a wrap bar, wherein said wrap bar has a handle end, a distal end, and a cylindrical portion between said handle end and distal end;
- and a dowel rod.
A method for changing a belt of a belt filter press comprising:
- providing a belt changing assembly having a mating member, a dowel rod having a replacement belt wherein the replacement belt has a first zipper member and a second zipper member, and a wrap bar;
- locating a zipper portion of the belt on the belt filter press, wherein the belt has a first zipper member and a second zipper member;
- removing a joining wire from the zipper portion rendering the belt discontinuous;
- coupling the belt changing assembly to the belt press;
- coupling the first zipper member of the belt to the wrap bar and coupling the second zipper member of the belt to the first zipper member of the replacement belt;
- rotating the wrap bar, thereby removing the belt onto the wrap bar and installing the replacement belt from the dowel rod;
- decoupling the replacement belt from the belt;
- joining the first and second zipper members of the replacement belt using a joining wire, thereby making the replacement belt continuous on the belt filter press;
- and
- removing the belt changing assembly from the belt press.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.