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AssigneeHeinkel Industriezentrifugen GmbH & Co.
InventorHans Gerteis
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An invertible filter centrifuge is provided comprising a rotary drum which is mounted in a cantilever manner in a housing and has radial passages for filtrate, a lid which is axially displaceable relative to the drum and closes the free front side of the latter, a filler opening on the lid for suspension to be filtered, and filler pipe which, on the one hand, is secured to the housing and, on the other hand, penetrates the filler opening, the outlet end of the filler pipe being located inside the drum during the centrifuging operation, characterized in that for varying the pressure in the drum (16), the filler pipe (26) is connectable to a pressurization or depressurization source (44) and is sealed by a combined rotary and sliding seal (45, 46, 47, 53) on said lid (25).
An invertible filter centrifuge comprising a rotary drum mounted in a cantilevered manner in a housing and having radial passages for filtrate, a lid which is axially displaceable relative to said drum and adapted to close the free front side of said drum, a filler opening on said lid adapted to receive a suspension to be filtered, and a filler pipe which is secured to said hosing and penetrates said filler opening, the outlet end of said filler pipe being located inside said drum during the centrifuging operation, said filler pipe being connected to a pressurization or depressurization source and sealed by a combined rotary and sliding seal on said lid.
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