Imperforate bowl: centrifugal separators – Rotatable bowl – Including driven material-moving means therein
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-16
2006-05-16
Cooley, Charles E. (Department: 1723)
Imperforate bowl: centrifugal separators
Rotatable bowl
Including driven material-moving means therein
C494S084000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07044904
ABSTRACT:
An improved centrifuge apparatus comprising a spindle with an affixed bowl and a drive shaft passing through the spindle with a plurality of scraper blades affixed which rotate within the bowl. The spindle is driven by a pulley with a belt attached to a motor. The centrifuge has a clutch mechanism which provides a positive lock to insure synchronous blade and bowl rotation during processing. The clutch mechanism comprises a shifting coupling attached to the drive shaft with a bottom set of teeth and a top set of teeth. The bottom set of teeth interlockingly engage a matching set of teeth located on either the pulley or the top of the spindle. The top set of teeth interlockingly engage a matching set of teeth that are either immovably attached to a plate or attached to a sprocket which is rotatably attached to the plate. The scraper blades have recesses in their front face to allow a variable cutting edge geometry and the mixing and matching of cutting edge geometry while permitting the use of the same base blade. The centrifuge has a tangential outlet and an annular housing to minimize spray and misting in the exiting centrifuged liquid.
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Cooley Charles E.
Martin, Esq C. Richard
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