Filter apparatus for a slurry tank

摘要

A filter basket apparatus that filters a slurry stream as the slurry stream is being pumped into a slurry tank. The filter basket apparatus includes a filter basket pivotably coupled to the tank so that the basket can be selectively inserted into an inlet in the slurry tank and extracted from the inlet and dumped to remove collected foreign material. The filter basket includes one or more portions of a lower wall that includes one set of substantially parallel grate members.

主权项

1. An apparatus that filters a slurry stream as the slurry stream is being loaded into a slurry tank by way of an inlet on the tank, the apparatus comprising:
a basket assembly that, in a first position, is disposed substantially within an inlet frame surrounding the inlet, the basket assembly comprising a frame and a basket, wherein, in a second position, the basket assembly is at least partially inverted; and an arm assembly that movably couples the basket assembly to the inlet frame, wherein the basket includes a lower wall a majority of which is comprised of a first set of substantially non-intersecting parallel grate members forming a plurality of apertures of a first size, triangular shaped side walls at least one of which is comprised of intersecting grate members that form a second plurality of apertures of a second size, and a rear wall comprised of intersecting grate members that form a third plurality of apertures of a third size and the first size is larger than the second size and the third size.