Flow regulator for sediment collecting chambers of a separating device
AssigneePielkenrood-Vinitex B.V.
InventorJacob Pielkenrood
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Abstract
A simple and efficient flow regulator for controlling the discharge from adjoining collecting chambers separated by a partition and including a common wall which includes a disc mounted in the side wall. The axis of rotation of the disc is in general aligned with the partition and the disc includes an opening asymmetrically disposed relative to the axis of rotation. Thus upon rotation of the disc the area of the opening communicating with each chamber is varied to vary the ratio of discharge flow from each chamber. Details of the structure and mounting are described.
Claims10
In a flow regulator for the sediment discharge from two adjoining hopper-shaped sediment collecting chambers, wherein a substantially vertical partition separates the collecting chambers, and wherein the collecting chambers include a common side wall at the lower end thereof, the improvement comprising:
- means forming an opening in said side wall and communicating with each chamber separated by the vertical partition,
- rotatable disc means mounted in said side wall adjacent to the partition,
- the partition extending at least the full diameter of said disc,
- means forming an opening in said disc,
- the axis of rotation of the disc being in general alignment with the partition,
- the opening in said disc being asymmetrically disposed relative to the axis of rotation,
- the opening in the side wall being larger than the opening in the disc such that upon rotation of the disc the opening in the disc remains within the opening of the side wall,
- said disc including means to effect rotation thereof in the opening of said side wall, and
- rotation of the disc being operative to vary the area of the opening communicating with each chamber whereby the ratio of discharge flow may be varied.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.