摘要 |
A filter assembly includes a monolithic thermoplastic structural element having parallel sealing surfaces, the element being either a filter frame or a filter support. The material of the element is denser at its surface than in its inner portions. When the element is a filter support, it has a system of filter grooves extending in its surfaces, which may be connected to a discharge outlet by way of a further groove which has a dimension increasing toward the discharge. When the element is a filter frame, it may be provided with a support body in the sludge space, having bases parallel with the sealing surfaces of the element. One or more inlet ports to the sludge space of the frame are provided, which flare outwardly toward the sludge space. The element may be provided with oval or circular recesses extending from edges between the parallel sealing surfaces, and the element may be provided with a projection on its edge, to which a holder may be affixed. If the element is a filter support, two edge corners may be bevelled and provided with projections to enable a filter sheet to be held thereto by way of clips on the projections.
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