Sludge condensing machine

{
  "publication_number": "US10035720B2",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "B2",
  "title": "Sludge condensing machine",
  "abstract": "A sludge condensing machine includes: a gravity filtration section conducting a gravity filtering to a sludge while conveying the sludge on an upper surface of a filtration body, and a movement mechanism, disposed at a downstream side of a sludge insertion position of the gravity filtration section, for reducing a dimension of the sludge in a width direction on the filtration body by moving the sludge in a direction intersecting a conveying direction that the sludge is conveyed by the filtration body.",
  "claims": [
    "1. A sludge condensing machine comprising: a gravity filtration section conducting a gravity filtering to a sludge while conveying the sludge on an upper surface of a filtration body; and a movement mechanism, disposed at a downstream side of a sludge insertion position of the gravity filtration section, for reducing a dimension of the sludge in a width direction on the filtration body by moving the sludge in a direction intersecting a conveying direction that the sludge is conveyed by the filtration body, wherein the movement mechanism has at least a screw extending in the direction intersecting the conveying direction of the sludge by the filtration body, and the sludge is moved by a rotation of the screw, a plurality of guide plates for guiding the sludge moved by the screw stands at a downstream side of and in proximity of the screw in the conveying direction of the sludge, the plurality of guide plates extends in the direction intersecting the conveying direction to block the sludge and introduce the sludge to the screw, an end of each of the plurality of guide plates is connected to an end of a passage plate that extends along the conveying direction, such that the gravity filtration section is configured to convey the sludge introduced by the guide plate along the passage plate in the conveying direction, the screw includes a screw shaft, which extends in the direction intersecting the conveying direction, and a plurality of screw blades that are provided on an outer periphery of the screw shaft, the screw blades are separated from each other in the direction intersecting the conveying direction, the plurality of guide plates are provided overlapping the position of the screw blades at a downstream side of the screw in the conveying direction, the guide plates are separated from each other by a gap at a position between the screw blades that are separated, a plurality of passage plates are provided extending from end portions of the guide plates at opposite sides of the gap in a downstream direction of the conveying direction, and the passage plates are separated from each other by the gap, wherein each guide plate further comprises a wall portion and a bottom portion, and the bottom portion of the guide plate is formed by bending a lower end of the wall portion so as to protrude under the screw and a screw blade, wherein the bottom portion of the guide plate protrudes toward an upstream side of the screw that has a center, such that an upper surface of the bottom portion of the guide plate is positioned under the screw, and wherein the bottom portion of each guide plate that overlaps the screw blade is bent so as to extend in a direction perpendicular to a height of the wall portion, with the bottom portion of each guide plate protruding towards an upstream side of the screw blade, which has a radial diameter, such that the bottom portion of the guide plate has an upstream edge that is positioned below a lowermost point of the radial diameter of each screw blade.",
    "2. The sludge condensing machine according to claim 1, further comprising a thrust plate which stands at a front side in a direction of the sludge moved by the screw in a manner to form a gap, toward a top end of the screw, to allow passage of the sludge to a downstream side and against which the sludge, moved by the screw, is pressed, wherein the thrust plate extends along the conveying direction.",
    "3. The sludge condensing machine according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of combinations of the screw and the thrust plate are arranged along the width direction on the filtration body.",
    "4. The sludge condensing machine according to claim 1, further comprising a pressure dehydration unit conducting a pressure dehydration to the sludge discharged from the movement mechanism.",
    "5. The sludge condensing machine according to claim 1, further comprising a chemical-feeding facility disposed at an upstream side of the movement mechanism in the gravity filtration section for feeding a flocculant to the sludge being conveyed on the filtration body.",
    "6. The sludge condensing machine according to claim 1, wherein the guide plates extend in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction.",
    "7. The sludge condensing machine according to claim 1, wherein, the movement mechanism includes a first movement mechanism and a second movement mechanism that is positioned at a downstream side of the first movement mechanism, the first movement mechanism and the second movement mechanism each have a screw having a plurality of screw blades that are provided on an outer periphery of a screw shaft, the screw blades extend with a spiral shape along a center axis of the screw is an extending direction of the screw shaft, wherein, a middle screw is provided between the first movement mechanism and the second movement mechanism, the middle screw includes a middle screw shaft which extends in the direction intersecting the conveying direction and the middle screw having a blade which extends with a spiral shape along a center axis of the middle screw in an extending direction of the middle screw shaft, the middle screw is configured to move the sludge, by a rotation of the middle screw shaft, to a direction opposite to a direction to which the screw of the first movement mechanism and the screw of the second movement mechanism move the sludge.",
    "8. The sludge condensing machine according to claim 1, wherein, the screw includes a paddle, wherein, the screw blades extend with a spiral shape and a center axis of the screw blade is an extending direction of the screw shaft, such that the screw blades are inclined in the extending direction of the screw shaft, the paddle is provided at a position between the screw blades on the outer periphery of the screw shaft, the paddle extends along a direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the screw shaft towards an outer radial direction of the screw shaft, and the paddle extends along the conveying direction."
  ],
  "description_excerpt": "1. Field of the Invention\n\nThe present invention relates to a sludge condensing machine including a gravity filtration section conducting a gravity filtering while conveying a sludge on an upper surface of a filtration body.\n\n2. Description of the Related Art\n\nConventionally, a sludge condensing machine has been made use of, which concentrates a sludge such as a sewage or industrial wastewater etc. to be treated, by subjecting the sludge to a gravity filtering to reduce a water content contained in the sludge while conveying the sludge on an upper surface of an endless filtration cloth belt turning around. Although such a sludge condensing machine is usually used for improving an efficiency of a digestion tank or a dehydrator at a rear stage thereof by concentrating the sludge to a condensation concentration of 4 to 5%, there is a problem of a low dehydration efficiency and a slow filtration rate by merely conducting a gravity filtering of the sludge on the filtration body such as a filtration cloth belt etc.\n\nJapanese Laid-open Patent Publication No. 2000-93712 discloses a configuration in which a V-shaped sludge divider and a resisting member reducing a flowing speed and a thickness of a sludge on an upper portion of a gravity filtration section of a belt press dehydrator in an attempt to improve a dehydration efficiency and drainage of the filtration cloth.\n\nA sludge condensing machine according to the present invention includes: a gravity filtration section conducting a gravity filtering to a sludge while conveying the sludge on an upper surface of a filtration body; and",
  "cpc": [
    "B01D 33/04",
    "B01D 33/58",
    "B01D 33/648",
    "B30B 9/12",
    "C02F 1/001",
    "C02F 1/52",
    "C02F 11/123",
    "C02F 11/125",
    "C02F 11/14",
    "C02F 11/143",
    "C02F 11/147",
    "C02F 2201/002",
    "Y02W 10/20"
  ],
  "ipc": [
    "C02F 11/123",
    "C02F 11/125",
    "C02F 11/143",
    "C02F 11/147",
    "B01D 33/04",
    "B01D 33/58"
  ],
  "assignees": [
    "Metawater Co Ltd"
  ],
  "inventors": [
    "Yoshiyuki Sugawara"
  ],
  "filing_date": "2014-08-29",
  "publication_date": "2018-07-31",
  "grant_date": "2018-07-31",
  "priority_date": "2012-03-02",
  "application_number": "US-201414472597-A",
  "family_id": "49082712",
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