cylindrical screen, particularly for paper pulp, of the type comprising at least one filtering element (10) positioned between two flanges (1, 2) by means of a number of bars (3). The filtering element is composed by wires (10) placed side by side and held by rings (11). This filtering element is rigid in the axial direction and is placed upstream from the above mentioned bars (3), in relation to the direction of flow of the pulp. The filtering element is held against the bars (3) through the rings (11) that are in contact with the bars without being attached to them, so as to maintain its shape by withstanding the pressure exerted by the pulp.
|
1. A cylindrical screen, particularly for paper pulp, of the type comprising at least two flanges (1,2) connected to each other by means of bars (3), and at least one thin filtering element (10) rigid in the axial direction, said filtering element being held by support rings (11) and placed upstream from the above mentioned bars (3), in relation to the direction of flow of the pulp, wherein said filter element (10) is made up of wires placed side by side and being parallel in a cylindrical configuration, and the support rings (11) are at an internal or external edge thereof welded to the filtering element (1), whereas at the other edge thereof, they are in contact with the bars (3), without being attached to them, in a floating mounting between the rings and the bars.
0. 6. A cylindrical screen, particularly for paper pulp, of the type comprising at least two flanges (1, 2) connected to each other by means of bars (3), and at least one thin filtering element (10) rigid in the axial direction, said filtering element being held by support rings (11) and placed upstream from the above mentioned bars (3), in relation to the direction of flow of the pulp, wherein said filter element (10) is made up of wires placed side by side and being parallel in a cylindrical configuration, and the support rings (11) are at an internal or external edge thereof attached to the filtering element (1), whereas at the other edge thereof, they are in contact with the bars (3), without being attached to them, in a floating mounting between the rings and the bars.
2. The screen as claimed in
3. The screen as claimed in
4. The screen as claimed in
5. The screen as claimed in
0. 7. The screen as claimed in
0. 8. The screen as claimed in
0. 9. The screen as claimed in
0. 10. The screen as claimed in
|
The invention described herein relates to a cylindrical screen designed in particular for the treatment of paper pulp.
In patent WO97/34045 a cylindrical screen for paper pulp was described, in which the filtering elements were tightened between two flanges. The filtering elements were held in position by means of beveled ends, which were fitted into grooves that were also beveled.
The implementation of this arrangement is time-consuming.
In patent EP 0 707 109 a cylindrical screen was described which was composed of overlaying of U-shaped rings, and these rings were secured between two flanges by means of a number of ties. The screen in question was thus prestressed due to the elasticity of the U-shaped rings.
The document DE 196 51 643 describes a filtering screen composed of rods placed in a cage constituted by two flanges connected to each other by bars forming ties. The wires are tightened between the flanges and connected to the bars by support rings that at their external edge are welded to the bars and that at their internal edge are provided with recesses receiving rods having complementary forms. The bars can thus be mounted in the support rings and extracted therefrom when taking away one of the flanges so as to have access to the bars. However, this screen has a fixed support structure in which the support rings are welded onto the bars while respecting the exact alignment of the recesses from one ring to an other. Thus, the mounting of this support structure is relatively complicated and consequently expensive.
An other screen for paper pulp is known from FP 0 893 536. This screen comprises a cage composed by two end flanges and one intermediate support ring that are connected to each other by ties formed by bars extending through these three elements. The bars have threaded ends cooperating with nuts placed on the external surfaces of the flanges. The filtering element is constituted by two metal sheets having openings and which are mounted in circular recesses circular recesses carried out on the internal surfaces of the flanges and on one side and the other of the support ring. Thus, this screen requires a machining of the flanges and also of the intermediate support ring.
The purpose of the present invention is to propose a screen that is more simple to produce and thus less expensive than the screens of prior art. The screen according to the invention is particularly meant to avoid welding between the bars and the support rings as in DE 196 51 643, and to avoid the machining of the intermediate ring and of the flanges as in FP 0 893 536.
The present invention further permits fabrication of screens having filtering elements composed of appropriately dimensioned wires assembled side by side attached to a bearing element instead of the U-shaped rings in patent EP 0 707 109.
The screen in the present invention, is of a type composed of one or several filtering elements held between two flanges by means of a number of bars and the filtering element may be constituted by means of assembly on regularly spaced parallel wire supports, positioned side by side with a slight space between them.
Thus, such a filtering element is axially rigid and positioned upstream from the bars in relation to the direction of flow of the pulp and is held against the bars by the wire supports so as to he held in shape by the bars in order to withstand the pressure exerted by the pulp.
The subject matter of the invention is a cylindrical screen, particularly for paper pulp, of the type comprising at least two flanges connected to each other by means of a number of bars, and at least one thin filtering element rigid in the axial direction, said filtering element being held by support rings and placed upstream from the above mentioned bars, in relation to the direction of flow of the pulp. The filtering element is held against the bars through die support rings that are in contact with the bars, without being attached to them.
In one embodiment, the bars are attached to the flanges by being held against them so that the distance between the two flanges is invariable, which may necessitate the use of thickness adjusting shims to compensate for the errors in the dimensions of the filtering elements.
In an other embodiment, the bars are attached to and held against one flange, and pass through the other, so that the filtering elements can be secured by the second flange.
According to other features of the invention:
By way of non-limitative example and in order to aid understanding of the invention the appended drawings show the following:
FIG. 1: a half view, longitudinal section, of the first embodiment of the invention with a centripetal screen.
FIG. 2: a half view, longitudinal section of the second embodiment of the invention with a centripetal screen.
FIG. 3: a view corresponding to
FIG. 4: a view corresponding to
By referring to
The ends 4 and 5 of each bar 3 are inserted against the bottom of the arrangements 6 and 7 made in the flanges 1 and 2 and the bars are attached to these flanges by screws 8 and 9.
As a result the dimensions of the cage formed in this manner are invariable, and this is sometimes vital for the installation of the screen in certain equipment. This cage receives the filtering element 10 that in the centripetal embodiment illustrated in
The filtering element is made up of wires 10 placed side by side and being parallel to the cylinder generator. The wires are held by supports, which are composed of rings 11, perpendicular to the wires 10, at regular distance from each other. During fabrication procedure, the wires are fixed to the rings 11 by welding so as to define filtration openings between the wires.
The thus obtained assembly is then, in the embodiment illustrated in
The supports 11 remain in contact with the bars 3, to enable the filtering element to withstand the pressure exerted by the pulp, because the filtering element is as a matter of fact held against the bars through the support rings. The optimal distance between two rings following on each other is about 25 mm, which means that the number of rings is function of the total length of the filtering element.
The screen operates in centripetal mode, that is, the flow of pulp takes place from the outside toward the inside, the bars 3 are, as already mentioned, inside the filtering element in such a way as to act as a support. In other words, the filtering element is upstream from the bars 3 in relation to the direction of flow of the pulp.
As it is possible for the length of the filtering element not to correspond exactly to the distance between the two flanges 1 and 2, which is invariable, provision has been made for the installation of thickness adjustment shims as shown 12 between the end of the cylinder and one or other of the flanges 1 or 2.
Each strengthening ring 20 comprises a certain number of holes 20A for receiving the bars 3 and consequently, the number of holes correspond to the number of bars. Each strengthening ring 20 is a separate element that is place directly onto a filtering element so as to let the bars 3 pass through the holes 20A before mounting the following filtering element. The strengthening ring 20 has a sole function to connect the bars to each other so as to rigidify them together.
Furthermore, in this variant, one of the ends 15 of the bars 3 passes through the orifices 17 in flange 2. These bar ends 3 are threaded, so that it is possible to tighten the flange 2 and therefore hold the filtering element 10 in position by tightening between the flanges.
As shown in
In these figures all elements which are identical to those in
The main difference stems from the fact that in
In
In the examples shown in
Fernandez De Grado, Alain, Serres, Alain
Patent | Priority | Assignee | Title |
8534468, | Jan 13 2011 | GPCP IP HOLDINGS LLC | Screen basket optimized for removal of stickies from adhesives-contaminated recyclable fiber |
8641866, | Jan 13 2011 | GPCP IP HOLDINGS LLC | Screen basket optimized for removal of stickies from adhesives-contaminated recyclable fiber |
Patent | Priority | Assignee | Title |
5118421, | Aug 24 1989 | THERMO FIBERTEK INC | Cylndrical filter media with support structure |
5626235, | Sep 21 1995 | Aikawa Iron Works Co., Ltd. | Papermaking screen |
5697503, | Oct 14 1994 | E&M Lamort | Screening sieves, notably for paper pulp |
5791495, | Mar 11 1996 | Beloit Technologies, Inc | Paper pulp screen cylinder |
5804075, | Jun 20 1996 | Aikawa Iron Works Co., Ltd. | Papermaking screen having first and second annular supports with immovable space holding and parallel elongated member extending there between |
5954956, | Jul 22 1997 | KADANT BLACK CLAWSON INC | Modular screen cylinder and a method for its manufacture |
6056126, | Dec 12 1996 | Voith Sulzer Papiertechnik Patent GmbH | Screen device with slot-shaped openings |
DE19651643, | |||
EP707109, | |||
EP893536, | |||
WO15901, | |||
WO8634045, |
Executed on | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance | Frame | Reel | Doc |
May 08 2002 | Kadant Lamort | (assignment on the face of the patent) | / |
Date | Maintenance Fee Events |
Jul 13 2005 | M1551: Payment of Maintenance Fee, 4th Year, Large Entity. |
Jul 03 2009 | M1552: Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, Large Entity. |
Feb 16 2010 | ASPN: Payor Number Assigned. |
Jun 18 2013 | M1553: Payment of Maintenance Fee, 12th Year, Large Entity. |
Date | Maintenance Schedule |
May 31 2008 | 4 years fee payment window open |
Dec 01 2008 | 6 months grace period start (w surcharge) |
May 31 2009 | patent expiry (for year 4) |
May 31 2011 | 2 years to revive unintentionally abandoned end. (for year 4) |
May 31 2012 | 8 years fee payment window open |
Dec 01 2012 | 6 months grace period start (w surcharge) |
May 31 2013 | patent expiry (for year 8) |
May 31 2015 | 2 years to revive unintentionally abandoned end. (for year 8) |
May 31 2016 | 12 years fee payment window open |
Dec 01 2016 | 6 months grace period start (w surcharge) |
May 31 2017 | patent expiry (for year 12) |
May 31 2019 | 2 years to revive unintentionally abandoned end. (for year 12) |