Separator apparatus
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1. Separator apparatus for separating a mixture of liquids and solids and comprising;
- a separating tank;
means for passing a mixture of liquids and solids to said separator tank;
screen means in said separator tank dividing said separator tank into a mixture compartment, on one side of said screen means, and a filtrate compartment on the other side of said screen means;
mixture conduit means for removing mixture from said mixture compartment of said separator tank;
filtrate conduit means extending from said filtrate compartment of said separator tank;
scraper mounting frame means adjacent to said screen means;
conveyor means movable on said mounting frame means;
scraper bar means on said conveyor means for moving over said screen means and moving material therefrom, and,movable frame supporting means at at least one end of said mounting frame means, said mounting frame means being movable in said frame supporting means, whereby to permit said mounting frame means, and said conveyor means and said scraper bars to move momentarily away from said screen means to avoid an obstruction.
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Separator apparatus for separating a mixture of liquids and solids and having a separator tank, means for passing a mixture of liquids and solids to the tank, screen means in the separator tank dividing it into a mixture compartment, on one side, and a filtrate compartment on the other side, means for removing such mixture from the mixture compartment, liquid conduit means extending from the filtrate compartment of the separator tank, scraper means for moving solid materials from the screen, and being movable momentarily away from such screen.
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1. Separator apparatus for separating a mixture of liquids and solids and comprising;
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a separating tank; means for passing a mixture of liquids and solids to said separator tank; screen means in said separator tank dividing said separator tank into a mixture compartment, on one side of said screen means, and a filtrate compartment on the other side of said screen means; mixture conduit means for removing mixture from said mixture compartment of said separator tank; filtrate conduit means extending from said filtrate compartment of said separator tank; scraper mounting frame means adjacent to said screen means; conveyor means movable on said mounting frame means; scraper bar means on said conveyor means for moving over said screen means and moving material therefrom, and, movable frame supporting means at at least one end of said mounting frame means, said mounting frame means being movable in said frame supporting means, whereby to permit said mounting frame means, and said conveyor means and said scraper bars to move momentarily away from said screen means to avoid an obstruction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A separator system for separating a mixture of liquids and solids and comprising;
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a mixture storage tank; a filtrate accumulator tank, said storage and accumulator tanks being located side by side closely adjacent to one another; a separator tank being mounted above said storage and accumulator tanks; mixture conduit means connected between said storage tank and said separator tank for passing unfiltered mixture to said separator tank; return conduit means for returning mixture from said separator tank to said storage tank, unfiltered; screen means in said separator tank dividing same into a mixture compartment on one side and a filtrate compartment on the other side; solids removal means operable to clear solids from said screen means when said separator tank is empty, and being out of operation when said tank is full of mixture; filtrate conduit means extending between said filtrate compartment of said separator tank and said accumulator tank, for passing filtrate from said filtrate compartment to said accumulator tank; supply pump means in said storage tank, intermittently operable to pump unfiltered mixture from said storage tank to said separator tank; filtrate pump means in said accumulator tank, intermittently operable to pump filtrate from said accumulator tank; level sensing means in said storage tank and in said accumulator tank, for controlling operation of said respective supply and filtrate pump means; separator tank level sensing means for sensing the level of mixture in said separator tank and controlling said supply pump means for operation thereof, and, control means for discontinuing operation of said pump means whereby said separator tank may be permitted to drain, and said control means being further operable to subsequently cause commencement of operation of said solids removal means, when said separator tank has drained, and subsequently cause termination of such operation, and then causing commencement of operation of said pump means whereby to refill said tank with mixture once more.
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