Filter unit with filter media arrangement for engagement with conveyor flights

摘要

A filter unit is provided for separating solids from a liquid including a receiving tank and a vacuum chamber located beneath the tank and separated therefrom by a perforate septum. A closed loop filter media is trained about the tank and a length thereof is disposed beneath a flight conveyor assembly including chains which overlie the side margins and flights which engage ridges provided in the filter media. A filter media cleaning arrangement is provided at one end of the tank for removing solids from the filter media and transporting the solids for disposal.