摘要 |
A self-unloading centrifuge for use in a metal finishing process which comprises a drum 10 having a perforate cylindrical sidewall 10a, supported for rotation about a vertical axis by a support base 19 and a driving arrangement 12 for rotating the drum. A tilt mechanism 36 is operative to engage and rotate the drum about a substantially transverse axis, spaced laterally from the center axis of the drum in order to discharge the processed parts. Clamping devices 30 are operative to decouple the drum from its driving arrangement prior to unloading and are operative to recouple the drum after reloading. Top and side covers 140, 120, 122, 126 enclose the drum when in its operating position and open as the drum moves to its unloading and/or loading position.
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