Liquid separating apparatus
First Claim
1. A liquid separating apparatus for separating an amount of liquid from a subject mixture of discrete solid material entrained with liquid, comprising:
- a housing having side wall means defining a longitudinal unobstructed liquid extraction chamber, said housing having an inlet at an upstream longitudinal end of the chamber for connection to a material moving apparatus, and an outlet at a longitudinal downstream end of the chamber;
said housing side wall means having a porosity generated by a plurality of elongate generally longitudinal openings that are open between the chamber and the outside;
portions of the side wall means toward the outlet end of the housing being movable relative to one another inward and outward of the chamber to vary the volume of the chamber;
elastic type bias means holding the side wall means and acting upon the side wall means to bias said movable side wall means portions toward a position inward of the chamber for exertion of a bias force in an inward direction upon outward deflection of the side wall means whereby when subject mixture is moved into the chamber under the influence of the material moving apparatus against the force of the bias means, the subject mixture is squeezed causing entrained liquid to be removed from the subject mixture.
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Abstract
A liquid separator to extract liquid, usually water, from a water-solid mixture. The liquid separator has a housing with an inlet and an outlet separated by a liquid extraction chamber. The housing sidewalls defining the extraction chamber are porous, and are preferably comprised as a plurality of spaced apart rails or slats. The spacing between the rails provides a porosity for extraction of water. The rails are movable inwardly and outwardly relative to the housing in order to vary the volume of the extraction chamber. Bias means are provided that normally bias the rails inwardly of the chamber. A water-solids mixture is pumped through the chamber and tends to expand the chamber against the force of the biasing means. The combination of effects upon the subject mixture is to cause water extraction through both the squeezing by the slats and the friction occassioned by the dewatering of the subject mixture.
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1. A liquid separating apparatus for separating an amount of liquid from a subject mixture of discrete solid material entrained with liquid, comprising:
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a housing having side wall means defining a longitudinal unobstructed liquid extraction chamber, said housing having an inlet at an upstream longitudinal end of the chamber for connection to a material moving apparatus, and an outlet at a longitudinal downstream end of the chamber; said housing side wall means having a porosity generated by a plurality of elongate generally longitudinal openings that are open between the chamber and the outside; portions of the side wall means toward the outlet end of the housing being movable relative to one another inward and outward of the chamber to vary the volume of the chamber; elastic type bias means holding the side wall means and acting upon the side wall means to bias said movable side wall means portions toward a position inward of the chamber for exertion of a bias force in an inward direction upon outward deflection of the side wall means whereby when subject mixture is moved into the chamber under the influence of the material moving apparatus against the force of the bias means, the subject mixture is squeezed causing entrained liquid to be removed from the subject mixture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A liquid separator apparatus for separating an amount of liquid from a subject mixture of descrete solid material entrained with liquid, comprising:
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a housing having a side wall defining a longitudinal unobstructed liquid extraction chamber, said housing having an inlet for inlet of subject mixture at an upstream longitudinal end of the chamber, said inlet adapted for connection to a material moving apparatus, and an outlet at a longitudinal downstream end of the chamber; said housing side walls formed of a plurality of elongate parallel, spaced apart rails assembled in movable relationship to one another, longitudinally orientated and cylindrically arranged having upstream ends at the chamber inlet and downstream ends at the chamber outlet; means pivotally connecting the upstream ends of the rails for pivotal movement about axes perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the chamber permitting pivotal movement of the downstream ends of the rails inward and outward relative to the chamber to vary the volume of the chamber; and elastic type bias means holding said downstream ends of the rails to bias them toward a position inward of the chamber for exertion of a bias force in an inward direction upon outward deflection of the rails occasioned by movement of subject mixture whereby when subject mixture is moved into the chamber under the influence of the material moving apparatus against the force of the bias means, the subject mixture is squeezed causing entrained liquid to be removed from the subject mixture. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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