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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
May. 16, 2018
Applicant:
Laitram, L.l.c., Harahan, LA (US);
Inventor:
Jacob Govert Vermeiden, Hasselt, NL;
Assignee:
Laitram, L.L.C., Harahan, LA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 21/18 (2006.01); B65G 17/40 (2006.01); B65G 17/36 (2006.01); B65G 33/08 (2006.01); B65G 17/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 21/18 (2013.01); B65G 17/36 (2013.01); B65G 17/385 (2013.01); B65G 17/40 (2013.01); B65G 33/08 (2013.01); B65G 2207/24 (2013.01); B65G 2207/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
A centrifugal dewatering conveyor system for removing liquid from a conveyed product comprises a modular conveyor belt designed to follow a path that includes both straight portions and helical portions. The modular conveyor belt comprises a plurality of hingedly connected modules having side walls and capable of shifting laterally relative to each other and curling up about the hinge rods to form the helical portions. In the helical portions, a centrifugal force imparted on conveyed product forces water through openings in the conveyor belt.