| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 6177021 |
Method and device for clearing the crystalline material out of a centrifuge basket |
January 23, 2001 |
| The invention relates to a method and a device for clearing product, e.g., sugar, from the inside of a centrifuge basket of a discontinues centrifuge. A scraper blade, which is attached to a clearing rod, is pivoted toward the spun-off layer of product. The scraper blade scrapes off |
| 5653815 |
Process for solid-liquid extraction and extraction tower for carrying out the process |
August 5, 1997 |
| In a process for solid-liquid extraction, in particular of sucrose from beet cossettes, countercurrent extraction in an extraction tower is employed. The tower juice is drawn off together with the small-sized solid constituents obtained in the process, such as sand, essentially exclu |
| 5458056 |
Extraction tower |
October 17, 1995 |
| An extraction tower for the extraction of slices includes an outer tower casing having an inside wall and a bottom region; arresters disposed along the inside wall; a sieve disposed in the bottom region; a tubular shaft centrally disposed in the casing and having a toothed rim at a top e |
| 4071961 |
Drying drum for fluid materials |
February 7, 1978 |
| The present drying drum includes a roller supported drum jacket which is connected at one end thereof to a drive shaft by means of radially extending arms whereby the drive shaft extends coaxially with the rotational axis of the drum jacket. The drive means proper are guided relative |
| 4063959 |
Continuously operating sugar centrifuge |
December 20, 1977 |
| A continuously operating centrifuge for producing a high purity sugar or sugar syrup, has an acceleration bell or cone which acts as a preliminary separator, and a centrifugal basket, the lower portion of which acts as a washing stage. A damming ring is spaced from the upper edge of the |
| 4058410 |
Counter-current leaching tower |
November 15, 1977 |
| A counter-current leaching or extraction tower for comminuted vegetable matter such as sugar beet cossettes, or crushed sugar cane, is provided with conveying elements, the longitudinal dimension of which may be altered in response to the operating condition in the material or matter |
| 4056475 |
Pulp catcher |
November 1, 1977 |
| The present pulp catcher is provided with a rotating brush roller for cleaning the sieve or straining drum in a container. The shaft ends of the rotating brush roller are movably supported in bearings which are pressed by biasing means radially inwardly relative to the rotational axis of |
| 4008098 |
Process and apparatus for continuously producing a high concentration sugar solution |
February 15, 1977 |
| A high concentration sugar solution is produced by contacting sugar crystals as they emerge from a centrifuging basket, with pressurized solvent liquid sprayed from a plurality of nozzles to form a turbulent mist of solvent and to envelope the sugar crystals which are forced to trave |
| 3993243 |
Centrifuge drum and method of making such centrifuge drum |
November 23, 1976 |
| A drum for a centrifuge has a shell with a radially outer layer of plastic resin free of fibrous material, a radially inner layer of a fine mesh metal fabric embedded in a plastic resin material, and a plurality of intermediate layers of fibers, such as glass fibers embedded in plastic |
| 3970469 |
Extraction tower |
July 20, 1976 |
| An extraction tower for leaching sugar beet cossettes or comminuted sugar cane. A central shaft is rotatably supported in a tower housing. Feed advance wings for the material to be leached are secured to the central shaft with spacings between the wings. Baffle elements are secured to th |
| 3953224 |
Extraction tower for sugar beets cossettes or crushed sugar cane |
April 27, 1976 |
| An extraction tower for the counter-current leaching of sugar beets cossettes or crushed sugar cane. The elements which convey the material to be leached through the tower, especially the conveyor screw means and/or the baffle means which are arranged for cooperating with the conveyor |
