摘要 |
<p>A filter press plate shifter (21) provided with a shifter housing (22). The housing part mounts a pneumatic plate shifter for permitting the endmost plate in the closed stack to be individually and sequentially shifted away from the stack into an open position when discharge of filtrate is desired. The shifter housing mounts a bumping device (61) which cooperates with the endmost plate in the stack to effect vertical bumping thereof relative to the support rails to assist in loosening sticky cake which adheres to the plate. The shifter housing also mounts an air-asset discharge mechanism (62) which includes a nozzle-bearing head assembly to assist in removing the sticky cake from the plates.</p> |