| 摘要 |
<p>A FILTER (20) CONFIGURED TO SEPARATE THE SOLID COMPONENTS AND THE LIQUID COMPONENTS FROM A SLURRY. THE FILTER (20) INCLUDES A PLURALITY OF FILTER PLATE ASSEMBLIES (46) THAT COOPERATE TO DEFINE A PLURALITY OF FILTER CHAMBERS (70), EACH DEFINING A PERIMETER (96) HAVING AN OPEN SECTION (98) WHEN THE FILTER PLATES (68) ARE IN A CLOSED POSITION RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER. EACH FILTER PLATE ASSEMBLY (46) INCLUDES A CLOSURE (104) CONFIGURED TO CLOSE THE OPEN SECTION. PREFERABLY, THE CLOSURES (104) ARE MOVABLE TO AN OPEN POSITION TO PERMIT A PARTICULATE CAKE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE FILTER CHAMBERS (70) WITHOUT SEPARATING THE FILTER PLATES (68).</p> |
