In a rotary drum for thickening pulp, the rotary drum may include drainage channels for delivering filtrate from a pulp mat on the rotary drum to a filtrate chamber at an end of the rotary drum, and includes a flat face valve and plenum chamber assembly in the filtrate chamber. The flat face valve can be juxtaposed against drainage outlets of the drainage channels, wherein the flat face valve does not block the drainage outlets during a majority of the rotation of the rotary drum. An opening on the flat face valve may extend through the front surface and be aligned with the drainage outlets to provide a fluid passage through the flat face valve and to a plenum chamber behind the flat face valve such that air in the filtrate is collected in the upper portion of the plenum chamber and removed from the rotary drum.

In a rotary drum for thickening pulp, the rotary drum may include drainage channels for delivering filtrate from a pulp mat on the rotary drum to a filtrate chamber at an end of the rotary drum, and includes a flat face valve and plenum chamber assembly in the filtrate chamber. The flat face valve can be juxtaposed against drainage outlets of the drainage channels, wherein the flat face valve does not block the drainage outlets during a majority of the rotation of the rotary drum. An opening on the flat face valve may extend through the front surface and be aligned with the drainage outlets to provide a fluid passage through the flat face valve and to a plenum chamber behind the flat face valve such that air in the filtrate is collected in the upper portion of the plenum chamber and removed from the rotary drum.

An effluent collector includes a filtrate receiving portion having a filtrate opening, and a pressate receiving portion having a pressate opening. The effluent collector includes a diverter barrier adjustably positioned above the pressate receiving portion. The diverter barrier is configured to adjustably direct at least a portion of a flow path toward or away from the pressate receiving portion.

An effluent collector includes a filtrate receiving portion having a filtrate opening, and a pressate receiving portion having a pressate opening. The effluent collector includes a diverter barrier adjustably positioned above the pressate receiving portion. The diverter barrier is configured to adjustably direct at least a portion of a flow path toward or away from the pressate receiving portion.

A rotatable filter includes a base unit, a rotating unit and an external unit. The base unit includes a seat having a through hole, and a container disposed on the seat, corresponding in position to the through hole and having a drainage space. The rotating unit is disposed on the base unit and includes a rotating disc mounted on the seat and having a rotating part that is rotatable relative to the seat, a converging seat connected to the rotating part and having a collecting space that is in fluid communication with the drainage space, a plurality of guiding pipes extending into the converging seat, and a plurality of valve seats respectively disposed on the guiding pipes. The external unit is connected to the rotating unit and includes a rotating cover disposed above the seat, and a plurality of filtering modules disposed on the rotating cover.

A rotatable filter includes a base unit, a rotating unit and an external unit. The base unit includes a seat having a through hole, and a container disposed on the seat, corresponding in position to the through hole and having a drainage space. The rotating unit is disposed on the base unit and includes a rotating disc mounted on the seat and having a rotating part that is rotatable relative to the seat, a converging seat connected to the rotating part and having a collecting space that is in fluid communication with the drainage space, a plurality of guiding pipes extending into the converging seat, and a plurality of valve seats respectively disposed on the guiding pipes. The external unit is connected to the rotating unit and includes a rotating cover disposed above the seat, and a plurality of filtering modules disposed on the rotating cover.

A portable drinking water filter system, such as a pitcher, having a sleeve and a floatable body including a filter opening configured to receive a water filter, the floatable body having a seal extending outward from an outer surface of the floatable body. The floatable body is disposed in a sleeve cavity such that a body seal engages the sidewall and restricts water from passing between the floatable body and the sidewall. The seal is configured to create friction with the sidewall, wherein the friction created when the floatable body rises in the sleeve is different than when the floatable body lowers in the sleeve. The friction created when the floatable body rises in the sleeve is greater than when the floatable body lowers in the sleeve, allowing the floatable body to auto-retract toward a cavity base without burping.

A portable drinking water filter system, such as a pitcher, having a sleeve and a floatable body including a filter opening configured to receive a water filter, the floatable body having a seal extending outward from an outer surface of the floatable body. The floatable body is disposed in a sleeve cavity such that a body seal engages the sidewall and restricts water from passing between the floatable body and the sidewall. The seal is configured to create friction with the sidewall, wherein the friction created when the floatable body rises in the sleeve is different than when the floatable body lowers in the sleeve. The friction created when the floatable body rises in the sleeve is greater than when the floatable body lowers in the sleeve, allowing the floatable body to auto-retract toward a cavity base without burping.

The present invention relates to a filtration device comprising: at least one enclosure (1; 1A, 1B; 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D) defining a longitudinal axis, said enclosure being obstructed at each end by at least one sealing plate (2A, 2B; 2C, 2D), at least one filtration disc (4) that is rotated and at least one spacer (10) placed between each filtration disc (4), said spacer (10) defining an inter-disc space (10A), at least one hollow rotation shaft (3; 3A) that rotates said at least one filtration disc (4), said shaft having at least one port (33) adapted to collect filtrate (11A, 11B), said filtration disc (4) and said spacer (10) being arranged on said at least one rotation shaft (3; 3A, 3B) inside said enclosure (1; 1A, 1B; 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D), characterised in that said enclosure (1; 1A, 1B; 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D) is passed through by said at least one rotation shaft (3; 3A), and said rotation shaft (3; 3A) is driven by at least one separate rotation means (5, 5A, 5B, 5C) on at least one of the ends of said shaft, said rotation means and said rotation shaft being coaxial, and in that the device comprises at least two separate discharge means (13A, 13B) for the filtrate (11A, 11B), said discharge means being located on said rotation shaft outside said enclosure.

The present invention relates to a filtration device comprising: at least one enclosure (1; 1A, 1B; 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D) defining a longitudinal axis, said enclosure being obstructed at each end by at least one sealing plate (2A, 2B; 2C, 2D), at least one filtration disc (4) that is rotated and at least one spacer (10) placed between each filtration disc (4), said spacer (10) defining an inter-disc space (10A), at least one hollow rotation shaft (3; 3A) that rotates said at least one filtration disc (4), said shaft having at least one port (33) adapted to collect filtrate (11A, 11B), said filtration disc (4) and said spacer (10) being arranged on said at least one rotation shaft (3; 3A, 3B) inside said enclosure (1; 1A, 1B; 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D), characterised in that said enclosure (1; 1A, 1B; 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D) is passed through by said at least one rotation shaft (3; 3A), and said rotation shaft (3; 3A) is driven by at least one separate rotation means (5, 5A, 5B, 5C) on at least one of the ends of said shaft, said rotation means and said rotation shaft being coaxial, and in that the device comprises at least two separate discharge means (13A, 13B) for the filtrate (11A, 11B), said discharge means being located on said rotation shaft outside said enclosure.