Method for fixing a metal sheet and filter device produced therewith

Abstract

A method for fixing a metal sheet serving as a filter element or the like to the inner peripheral wall of a filter device is disclosed. The metal sheet is arranged in a round shape, optionally with overlapping axial edge regions, on the inner peripheral wall of the housing of the filter device and is pressed against the peripheral wall of the housing with the aid of an expansion device. The disclosure further relates to a filter device produced in this way and to the expansion device used to carry out such a method.

Claims

1.-10. (canceled)

11. A method for fixing a metal sheet (3) serving as a filter element, holding element, protective element, screen element, and the like to an inner peripheral wall of a filter device such as a centrifuge, a rotary filter and the like, comprising the following steps: inserting the metal sheet (3) into a housing (1) of a filter device and arranging the metal sheet (3) in a round shape on the peripheral wall of the housing (1); inserting an expansion device (6) into the housing (1) and engaging the expansion device (6) with two axial edge regions (4,5) of the metal sheet (3); actuating the expansion device (6) to spread the edge regions (4,5) apart and press the metal sheet (3) against the peripheral wall of the housing (1); fixing the metal sheet (3) in the spread-apart position; and loosening and removing the expansion device (6).

12. The method as in claim 11, wherein the two axial edge regions (4,5) of the metal sheet (3) overlap while inserting the metal sheet (3) into the housing (1).

13. The method according to claim 11, wherein the metal sheet (3) is fixed in the spread-apart position by fastening it to the peripheral wall of the housing (1).

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the metal sheet (3) is screwed to the peripheral wall.

15. The method according to claim 11, wherein the metal sheet (3) is fixed in the spread-apart position by inserting a strip (7) between the axial edge regions (4,5) of the metal sheet (3).

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein the strip (7) is inserted in the form of several parts.

17. The method according to claim 11, wherein an expansion device (6) is used which has two locking pins (14,15) which can be brought into engagement with the edge regions (4,5) of the metal sheet (3).

18. A filter device, in particular a centrifuge, rotary filter, and the like, with a housing (1), wherein the filter device comprises a filter element, holding element, protective element, screen element, and the like that has been fixed to the inner peripheral wall of the housing (1) using the method as in claim 11.

19. A method, comprising: providing an expansion device (6); and performing the method according to claim 11 with support of the expansion device (6).

20. The method according to claim 19, wherein the expansion device (6) comprises a rotary spindle (8) with left- and right-hand threads (9,10), with which adjusting elements (12,13) exhibiting locking pins (14,15) perpendicular to a spindle axis mesh.

21. The method according to claim 20, wherein the locking pins (14,15) are adjustable via threaded connections with respect to the adjusting elements (12,13).

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-section through the cylindrical housing of a centrifuge drum with a horizontal axis of rotation.

[0027] FIG. 2 shows a section from FIG. 1.

[0028] FIG. 3 is a side view of an expansion device used.

[0029] FIG. 4 shows a view like FIG. 3 of another embodiment of an expansion device.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The cylindrical cross-section 1 shown in FIG. 1 is arranged horizontally and has a filter element 2 in the form of a filter cloth on its inner circumference. To protect the inside of the filter cloth, a screen plate 3 serving as protection is inserted into the housing 1 and is brought into a round shape there or beforehand such that the two axial edge regions 4,5 of the screen plate 3 overlap. The corresponding overlapping area is arranged at the lowest point of the housing.

[0031] The screen plate 3 shall now be fixed in position inside the housing. For this purpose, an expansion device 6, shown only schematically in FIG. 1, is used with which the two axial edge regions 4,5 of the screen plate 3 are spread apart in the circumferential direction until a sufficiently large gap is formed. In this position, a strip 7 is inserted into the gap in the axial direction. The strip 7 is designed so that the left and right sides each have a recess or groove into which the edges of the screen plate 3 fit. The strip 7 presses the two edges of the screen plate 3 outwards in the circumferential direction so that the screen plate 3 is pressed against the filter element 2 and thus fixed in place. The expansion device 6 is then disengaged from the edge regions of the screen plate 3 and can be taken out of the housing.

[0032] FIG. 3 shows the design of an expansion device 6 in detail. The expansion device 6 has a spindle with a left-hand thread 9 and a right-hand thread 10 at the two ends of the spindle. In the middle of the spindle there is a section 11 on which a suitable tool can engage in order to rotate the spindle.

[0033] Suitable adjusting elements 12,13, each of which bears a locking pin 14,15 extending perpendicular to the spindle axis, mesh with the corresponding threaded section 9,10. The locking pin 14,15 is connected to the adjusting element 12,13 via a threaded connection. One section 16 on the locking pin serves to engage a suitable assembly tool.

[0034] Each locking pin 14,15 is beveled on its tip to form a hook that can engage an opening in the edge region 4,5 of the screen plate 3.

[0035] FIG. 3 shows the expansion device after insertion into the housing but before the start of the expansion process. In this state, the two adjusting elements 12,13 can be moved into a suitable position, where they can engage a corresponding hole in the screen plate for example, by rotating the spindle 6. When this position has been reached, the locking pins 14,15 are moved downwards by turning the adjusting elements 12,13 in FIG. 3 until they engage the screen plate. The actual spreading process then follows in which the spindle 6 is rotated, thus moving both adjusting elements 12,13 outwards, whereby the edge sections 4,5 of the screen plate spread apart until the end position shown in FIG. 2 is reached. In this position, the strip 7 shown in FIG. 2 is inserted, after which the locking pins 14,15 can be disengaged again. The expansion device 6 can then be removed from the housing.

[0036] To be able to insert the strip 7 into the gap between the spread-apart edge regions 4,5 of the screen plate 3, for example in the axial center of the screen plate 3, a corresponding recess is provided on both sides in the edge regions thereof, which allows two strip halves to be inserted in both directions. These strip halves can be fixed, for example, by clamping them to the screen plate 3.

[0037] The corresponding movements of the expansion device 6 can be performed manually or driven by a motor. An expansion device with motor drives is not shown here.

[0038] FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of an expansion device that is additionally provided with a guide rod 20 for the adjusting elements 12,13, which exhibits a dovetail-shaped cross-section. The adjusting elements 12,13 are moved back and forth on this guide rod 20.