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US 4,306,974 AGranted
Vibratory screening apparatus for screening liquids
AssigneeThule United Limited
InventorAlan Harry
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InventorAlan Harry
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A vibratory screening machine as described separating solid particles from liquid in which a fine mesh screen (30) includes an inclined region extending upwardly to a discharge edge (34) over which solid material (36) separated by filtration can pass. Vibration of the screen (30) causes the solid particulate material to move towards the discharge edge (34). The screen (30) forms the base of a reservoir having sides (10) and a weir or dam (46) at the opposite end to the discharged edge (34). A suspension of liquid and solid particulate material is supplied to the machine along a pipeline (28) and is discharged onto the rear end of the screen (30) from a discharge head (24). One or more intermediate screens of a similar design are located above the main vibrating screen and above one another and the suspension of liquid and solid material discharged onto the first screen overflows onto the rear end of the screen immediately therebelow. Trays (68) and (70) are provided to catch liquid draining through.
A vibratory screening machine for separating particles from liquid in which a fine mesh screen is located within a vibratory basket and means is provided for vibrating the basket, the fine mesh screen is inclined over at least part of its area so that it extends in an upward direction towards the edge over which the filtered particles are discharged due to vibration and at least one intermediate screen is located between the point of discharge of material to be filtered and the first mentioned screen, the intermediate screen having a weir wall height less than the height of the discharge end and being located above the first mentioned screens so that excess material to be filtered will flow over the weir wall at the rear of the intermediate screen onto the first mentioned screen near the rear end thereof, the discharge end of the intermediate screen being arranged to overhang the discharge end of the first mentioned screen so that solid material discharged from the intermediate screen will drop clear of the discharged end of the first mentioned screen.
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