Abstract: An automatic smoothie machine having three vertical heating plates arranged in a sequential parallel manner creating a pair of food cartridge cavities. The two outer heating plates are movable and the middle heating plate is stationary. The two outer heating plates configured to provide cyclic pressure to the pair of food cartridge. Each of the pair of food cartridges are maintained within each of the pair of food cartridge cavities in a manner to allow the pre-cut dispensing end to be arranged along a bottom portion of each of the pair of food cartridge cavities in order to allow the volume of food matter to be ejected downwards. At least one sensor configured to detect dispensing of the volume of food matter and terminate the operation of the automatic smoothie machine.

Abstract: The invention relates to a press membrane (9) for a filter plate (1?) of a filter press. Said press membrane consists of a rubber-elastic material and is supported by the filter plate (1?) while supporting a parallel filter cloth (14). An intermediate chamber defined between the press membrane (9) and the filter plate (1?) can be impinged upon with a pressure medium. The aim of the invention is to prevent an overload of the membrane material in the area of the supporting cams (6) and damages of the filter cloth (14) in said areas. To this end, the press membrane (9) is provided with transmission disks (12) in the area of the supporting cams (6), said transmission disks (12) consisting of a substantially harder material than the rubber-elastic material of the remaining press membrane (9) and being vulcanized into the rubber-elastic material.

Abstract: A filter press for filtering suspensions includes plural parallel filter plates that can be displaced relative to one another. In a filtering position, the filter plates are compressed to a package that forms a filter chamber provided with at least one filter cloth between neighboring filter plates. In a discharge position, neighboring filter plates are moved apart by a discharge distance so that a filter cake adhering to the filter cloth can be discharged. Every filter chamber is provided with at least one filling element for feeding the suspension to the filter chamber. The filling element is disposed on a protruding part that protrudes beyond a plate body face or contour and within a sealing edge on the periphery of the filter plates. In the filtering position, the filling elements are sealingly clamped between neighboring filter plates and form a suspension supply channel that extends through the filter plate package.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a filter device for completely removing residual amounts, after filtration, from the space of the unfiltered product. The filter device comprises a plurality of parallel filtration plates which are separated by filtration layers as well as by membrane plates submitted to the action of pressurized air. The membrane plates are exclusively covered on both sides by a stretched membrane, wherein said membranes have a smooth outer surface and are made of a flexible material so as to cover completely the adjacent space of the unfiltered product.

Abstract: Filter press apparatus comprises a plurality of substantially parallel filter plates assembled as a unit and located within a substantially rigid outer shell to provide a closed vessel to which can be supplied medium under pressure to be filtered via the plates, a substantially impermeable primary membrane lining the shell for forming a substantially incompressible boundary wall to the unit on supply of pressure medium to the space between the primary membrane and the shell, and a secondary membrane having an intermediate extent between the primary membrane and the unit which, with the primary membrane urged towards the unit, moves axially with the unit and slides relative to the primary membrane to eliminate stress in the primary membrane during the compression stage.

Abstract: Steel reinforced filter plates consist of an inner steel sheet and front and back panels composed of thermoplastic resin. The front and back panels of the filter plate are composed of thermoplastic synthetic resin and are bond to each other through a series of prefabricated openings in the steel sheet. The inner steel sheet of the filter plate of the invention further contains at least one exit port hole and a drainage channel leading from the port hole. The filter plate further contains a feed port (passageway) extending from the exterior of the front panel to the back panel. The thermoplastic synthetic resin encompasses all of the exposed surfaces of the filter plate--all of the steel lining the prefabricated openings, port holes and drainage channel being encased by thermoplastic synthetic resin. The filter plate of the invention is produced via an injection molding process wherein a prefabricated steel sheet is first inserted between the upper and lower regions of a mold.

Abstract: A filter-plate assembly has a support plate having an outwardly directed face and formed with an annular groove opening outward at the face and a chamber plate confronting the face of the support plate, forming therewith an inlet compartment, and formed with an inlet-port cutout opening into the compartment. A flexible filter plate adjacent the support plate has an outer peripheral frame set in the groove and a generally planar central panel within the frame and having a back face turned toward and forming a compartment with the face of the support plate and a front face turned away from the support plate and adapted to be overlain by a filter cloth. A rigid retaining bar overlying the frame extends parallel to it at the cutout. Bolts or the like secure the retaining bar relative to the support plate against the frame to hold the frame tightly in place in the groove of the support plate at the cutout.

Abstract: A plurality of substantially parallel filter plates are assembled as a unit and are locatable within a substantially rigid outer shell to provide a closed vessel. Either or both of the unit and the shell are movable relative to the other between a position wherein the unit is sealed within the shell to enable pressurised supply to the shell of medium to be filtered via the plates and a position wherein the unit is at least partially removed from the shell to enable discharge of resultant filter cake from the plates. To improve filter efficiency, reducing the number of plates required and the pressure required, and to allow the removal of the filter plate unit when encrusted with filter cake, substantially impermeable, flexible membrane is provided as a lining to the shell and an additional shell inlet/outlet port is provided and is connected to pressure medium supply means so that a space between the lining and the shell is inflatable by pressure medium for the duration of the filtration operation.

Abstract: A plate filter press includes a plurality of face-to-face arranged filter plates movable into open and closed positions. Any two adjoining filter plates together define a filter chamber bounded by a continuous, raised sealing edge carried on at least one of the two adjoining filter plates. Separate heavy liquid intake members constituted by tubular bars are in fluid communication with each filter chamber. The sealing edges are provided with a respective recess extending in a longitudinal direction of the sealing edges. The tubular bars extend in the longitudinal direction and are sealingly received in the respective recesses in the closed position. Each tubular bar has a liquid outlet opening, and each sealing edge is provided with a transverse liquid passage situated between the recess and the filter chamber.

Abstract: A plate filter press for the mechanical separation of solids from a liquid forming a suspension. The plate filter press is made of a plurality of vertical membrane plates and filter plates, the membrane plates and filter plates alternating. The space between the membrane plates and filter plates defines a filter chamber, which can be opened by moving the plates apart. An impermeable and flexible membrane is positioned in the filter chamber and is sealed to the periphery of the membrane plate. The space between the membrane and the membrane plate defines a pressure medium chamber for receiving pressure medium. The space between the membrane and the filter plate defines a suspension chamber for receiving the suspension. Finally, a woven metal fabric filter is positioned on each side of the filter plate. Both the filter plates and the woven metal fabric filters are planar. Liquid from the suspension is discharged through the woven metal fabric filter toward the interior of the filter plates.

Abstract: A device for extending the operable range of a hydraulic cylinder in a filter press is disclosed herein. The filter press includes an overhead beam, first and second end stands connected to respective ends of said beam, a plurality of filter plates movably suspended from said overhead beam between the end stands, and a follower movably mounted and suspended from said overhead beam. The second end stand includes a guide bush and a flange for removably attaching a hydraulic cylinder therein. The device for extending the range of the hydraulic cylinder includes a tube dimensioned to receive the hydraulic cylinder therein, the tube including a shaft at one end thereof receivable in the guide bush, the shaft including a flange extending thereabout to bear against the flange of the guide bush, and a flange extending about the other end of the tube to bear against the flange of the hydraulic cylinder.

Abstract: A pressing diaphragm and a pressing filter plate of a compression type filter press in which a surface of a main body of a pressing filter plate is covered with the pressing diaphragm, include: a projection member provided on the surface; and a projection member mounting member capable of contacting the main body, provided in a rear surface at a position corresponding to the projection member, and for mounting the projection member thereon with a fixture. The projection member has a plurality of pillar portions mounted on the projection member mounting member and fitted in a through-hole of the pressing diaphragm, a mounting hole penetrating through each of the pillar portions, and a long connecting plate portion for connecting the pillar portions with each other and regulating expansion of the pressing diaphragm fitted into a periphery of the pillar portions.

Abstract: In homogeneous substitution washing method and apparatus for a cake using a filter press which comprises pairs of opposed squeezed and squeezing filtering plate units, pairs of opposed squeezed and squeezing filtering cloths, each pair of filtering cloths being arranged between the pair of filtering plate units, and diaphragms. Each diaphragm is arranged on one side of one of the pair of filtering plate units. Stock solution is supplied into a space between the pair of filtering cloths, and is pressurized and dehydrated by the diaphragm to form the cake. The cake is processed in washing to obtain a clean raw material. In parallel with the pressurizing and dehydrating step of the stock solution, a washing liquid is poured into a space between the diaphragm and the squeezing filtering cloth abutted against the diaphragm, at a pressure at least a pressurizing and dehydrating pressure applied to the stock solution through the diaphragm, to wash the cake between the pair of filtering cloths.

Abstract: A pressurized liquid filter in which a series of spaced apart, vertically extending filter plates are mounted between the sides of housing, inflatable hose seals extending across each top entrance and bottom exit. Filter media strips are draped vertically into the spaces, each disposed over a perforated sheet forming the outer layer of either side of each filter plate. The space between each pair of filter plates is subdivided into two filtering chambers by a dual element dewatering diaphragm mounted in a frame disposed centrally in each space. Liquid slurry is introduced into each chamber under pressure, flow induced to pass through the filter media strips and passing into vertical passages in the filter plates and into collection troughs extending along each row of passages.

Abstract: A press for pressing liquid from thin layers of liquid-containing masses including a frame, first and second spaced fixed platens on the frame, a movable platen between the first and second fixed platens for dividing the press into first and second operating sections, first and second bag-carrying frames in the first and second operating sections, first and second series of racks on the first and second bag-carrying frames, first and second series of bags interspersed with the first and second series of racks, the bags having downwardly converging side seams from open tops, pivot means mounting the first and second bag-carrying frames for pivotal movement between first positions wherein the bags have their open tops facing upwardly and second positions outside of the frame where the bags have their open tops facing downwardly, and motor mechanism for selectively moving the movable platen toward and away from each of the fixed platens.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a filter press. The filter press includes a plurality of filter plates each of which comprises a filter frame having a space therein. The filter plate has a simple construction, providing the effect of reducing the weight of a filter press as a whole and protecting a filter press from damage by the filtering compression.

Abstract: There is disclosed a filtering method comprising using a filter-press-type device in the chambers whereof filtering means divide a compartment for material to be filtered from a filtrate-collecting compartment, compressing the possibly-washed material to be filtered by reducing the volume of the compartments for material to be filtered, discharging washing solute and filtrate which have passed through the filtering means, and dismantling said filter-press. The method makes use of filter means which are resistant and undistortable under the method conditions, and retains the filtering means in a relative position to the filtering chamber axis which is identical during all the filtering steps.

Abstract: A filter cloth securing device attaches a filter cloth in the zone of the slurry port of a filter plate. A plurality of face-to-face arranged filter plates constitute a filter plate stack of a plate filter press. Each filter cloth securing device has two flanged sleeves inserted from either side of the slurry port and a threaded tightening sleeve which passes through the slurry port and which tightens the flanged sleeves to one another to thus clamp the filter cloth against the filter plate face. In the closed state of the filter plate stack face-to-face oriented flanged sleeves belonging to consecutive filter plates define an annular clearance and further, at least one flanged sleeve of the filter cloth securing device has on its outer face at least one protuberance which projects towards the outer flange face of an adjoining flanged sleeve, belonging to a consecutive filter plate. The protuberance ends at a distance from the last-named outer flange face.

Abstract: A filter press, for cake or precoat filtration, including one or more filter units, each of which includes slurry frames, filter plates, and support sheets or surfaces. Each of the filter plates is provided with at least one filtrate discharge, and each support sheet or surface, which is disposed on one side of a given filter plate, has associate therewith one of the slurry frames, which has a filling space which is directed toward the caking side of the support sheet or surface, an upper and lower connection for venting and discharge, and a supply conduit for medium which is to be filtered. Associated with each of the slurry frames is a distribution chamber which communicates with the filling space of one of each of the support sheets or surfaces, which are in a sealed state with the slurry frame via a press border. The communication is established via a partition which borders one of the filling spaces and extends parallel to the support sheet or surface.

Abstract: A diaphragm type cake compressor for filter presses employing recessed plates, which compressor comprises a planar panel of quadrilateral configuration and formed from a suitable inert material to define a lower central slurry feed through opening and at its corner portions at least one filtrate passing aperture and at least one separate wash passing aperture, which panel has applied to each face of same an elastomeric membrane, which membranes are secured in place by double sided adhesive tape applied about the margins of the panel and membranes, in circumambient relation thereto, with the membranes being coupled together and through the panel slurry feed through opening in sealing relation thereto to define the slurry feed through port of the compressor, and with the membrane being apertured to correspond to the panel filtrate and wash apertures, which apertures are sealed off from the slurry by adhesive tape bonding of the membranes to the panel.

Abstract: The filter-press includes a framework having vertical guides. On the upper ends of the vertical guides is horizontally secured a stationary thrust plate. On the same vertical guides are horizontally mounted a movable pressure platen connected with a reciprocating drive and being capable of vertically moving along said guides, as well as filter plates and frames disposed above each other between the thrust plate and the pressure platen, with the frames being located each between the neighboring filter plates. Each filter plate has vertical side boards, a sieve fixed on the upper butt ends of the side boards and a sieve fixed on the lower butt ends thereof. Mounted on the side boards between the sieves is a horizontal partition dividing the inner space of the filter plate into an upper cavity and a lower cavity. Between said frames and filter plates is passed in zigzags an endless filter band connected with a stepping drive and running round each filter plate from above and from below.

Abstract: A filter cloth washing device for a filter press, wherein wash water is sprayed on filter cloths trained about rollers positioned below the filter plates. In the device, wash water supply pipes having a plurality of spraying nozzles run parallel to the rollers, and have coupling means on at least one of their ends. Each coupling means has an inner diameter larger than the inner diameter of its respective water supply pipe, first and second communication ports and flexible pressure hoses for connecting neighboring coupling means to each other. The connection between neighboring coupling means is such that the first communication port of one coupling means is connected by a flexible pressure hose to the first communication port in another coupling means upstream and its second communication port is connected by another flexible pressure hose to the second communication port of yet another coupling means downstream.