Rotary drum filter deck assembly comprising a clip
AssigneeAndritz Inc.
InventorsJacob Townson, Kent Stubblefield, Anthony Harrington, Todd Grace
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Abstract
An engagement assembly for a rotary drum filter, the engagement assembly includes a retaining clip having a body, a first shelf extending outwardly from the body in a first direction and a second shelf extending outwardly from the body in a direction opposite the first direction; and an S-clip having a major concave area configured to receive a leading end or a trailing end of a filter plate, and a minor concave area, and configured to receive the first shelf or the second shelf of the retaining clip.
Claims20
An engagement assembly for a rotary drum filter, the engagement assembly comprising:
- a retaining clip having a body, a first shelf extending outwardly from the body in a first direction and a second shelf extending outwardly from the body in a direction opposite the first direction;
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- an S-clip having a major concave area configured to receive a leading end or a trailing end of a filter plate, and a minor concave area configured to receive the first shelf or the second shelf of the retaining clip.
A filter deck assembly for a rotary drum filter, the filter deck assembly comprising:
- a filter plate having a leading end distally disposed from a trailing end;
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- an engagement assembly configured to engage the filter plate, the engagement assembly comprising:
- a retaining clip having a body, a first shelf extending outwardly from the body in a first direction and a second shelf extending outwardly from the body in a direction opposite the first direction;
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- an S-clip having a major concave area configured to receive the leading end or the trailing end of the filter plate, and a minor concave area configured to receive the first shelf or the second shelf of the retaining clip.
A rotary drum filter, comprising:
- a filter deck assembly;
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- grid supports configured to support the filter deck assembly, the filter deck assembly comprising:
- a filter plate having a leading end distally disposed from a trailing end;
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- an engagement assembly configured to engage the filter plate, the engagement assembly comprising:
- a retaining clip having a body, a first shelf extending outwardly from the body in a first direction and a second shelf extending outwardly from the body in a direction opposite the first direction;
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- an S-clip having a major concave area configured to receive the leading end or the trailing end of the filter plate, and a minor concave area configured to receive the first shelf or the second shelf of the retaining clip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.