Apparatus for a screen pulse system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10399090-B2
Application number	US-201615735605-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 13, 2016
Priority date	Jun 12, 2015
Publication date	Sep 3, 2019
Grant date	Sep 3, 2019

Abstract

An apparatus includes a manifold plate-like structure having two end regions and an opening located in the recessed region configured to allow fluid flow therethrough and a clamping device. The clamping device includes a first clamping block and a first mechanical fastener to couple the first clamping block and the manifold. The apparatus also includes a vibratory separator including a basket having support structure therein, the manifold coupled to the support structure with a clamping device. A pan is disposed above the manifold and coupled to the manifold and a screen is disposed on the pan. A pressure differential device is coupled to the manifold and configured to provide a pressure differential across the screen. A method includes coupling the manifold to the support structure, disposing the pan on the support structure, and coupling the pan to the manifold.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. An apparatus comprising:
a vibratory separator including a basket having support structure therein;
a manifold coupled to the support structure with a clamping device;
a pan disposed above the manifold and coupled to the manifold;
a screen disposed on the pan; and
a pressure differential device coupled to the manifold and configured to provide a pressure differential across the screen,
wherein the manifold comprises a plate having a recessed region between two end regions, and wherein the two end region are disposed on two members of the support structure and the recessed region is disposed between the two members of the support structure.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the clamping device comprises two clamping blocks, each one of the two clamping blocks coupled to an end region of the manifold with a mechanical fastener.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein each one of the two clamping blocks comprises a first portion and a second portion, the first portion having a groove opening toward a top side of the first clamping block and the second portion having a bore extending from the top side of the first clamping block.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the groove of each of the two clamping blocks is configured to receive and engage a bottom surface of a member of the support structure.

5. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the manifold includes an opening in the end region configured to engage the mechanical fastener.

6. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the pressure differential device is coupled to the manifold by a flowline.

7. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the manifold includes an opening aligned with a corresponding opening of the pan through which the pressure differential is applied to the screen.

8. A method comprising:
coupling a manifold to a support structure of a vibratory separator;
disposing a pan on the support structure and the manifold and coupling the pan to the manifold;
disposing a screen on the pan; and
connecting the manifold to a pressure differential device for providing a pressure differential across the screen,
wherein coupling the pan to the manifold comprises bolting the pan to the manifold in a recessed region of the manifold and a corresponding recessed region of the pan proximate aligned openings in the manifold and pan through which the pressure differential is provided.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the coupling the manifold to a support structure comprises: engaging a clamping device with the manifold and a bottom surface of the support structure; and tightening the clamping device.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the coupling the manifold to a support structure further comprises: engaging a groove formed in a clamping block of the clamping device with the bottom surface of the support structure; and tightening a bolt extending between the manifold and the clamping block.

11. An apparatus comprising:
a vibratory separator including a basket having support structure therein;
a manifold coupled to the support structure with a clamping device;
a pan disposed above the manifold and coupled to the manifold;
a screen disposed on the pan; and

a pressure differential device coupled to the manifold and configured to provide a pressure differential across the screen,
wherein the pan includes a recessed region corresponding to a recessed region of the manifold.

Assignees

• Mi Llc

Inventors

• Bingham Richard
• Carter Calvin
• Holton Benjamin L
• Fedders John H
• Landwehr Mitchell A

Classifications

• B07B2230/01

  Wet separation · CPC title

• B07B13/16 Primary

  Feed or discharge arrangements · CPC title

• B03B5/06 Primary

  Constructional details of shaking tables, e.g. riffling · CPC title

• B03B11/00

  Feed or discharge devices integral with washing or wet-separating equipment · CPC title