Screw press

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11052626-B2
Application number	US-201716319059-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 23, 2017
Priority date	Jul 29, 2016
Publication date	Jul 6, 2021
Grant date	Jul 6, 2021

Abstract

A screw press for separating off liquid from an article, comprising a screw shaft together with a conveying helix, which is arranged helically on the screw shaft, and a housing enclosure, which surrounds the conveying helix, wherein a transporting passage for the article which is to be conveyed is formed between the screw shaft, the conveying helix and the housing enclosure, wherein a composite comprising hard-material particles which are embedded in a matrix component to form surface roughness is fastened with material bonding to at least one surface portion of the screw shaft, within the transporting passage. A use of a composite comprising hard-material particles which are embedded in a uniformly distributed manner in a matrix component to form surface roughness, for the purpose of providing fastening with material bonding to at least one surface portion of a screw shaft.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A screw press ( 10 ) for removing liquid from a material to be conveyed, comprising
a screw shaft ( 11 ) with a spiral-shaped conveying flight ( 13 ) mounted on the screw shaft ( 11 ), and
a housing shell ( 14 ) surrounding the screw shaft, forming a transport channel ( 15 ) for material to be conveyed between the screw shaft ( 11 ), the conveying flight ( 13 ) and the housing shell ( 14 ), wherein
a composite material ( 21 ) comprising hard material particles ( 23 ) that are evenly distributed and embedded into a matrix component ( 24 ) to form a rough surface ( 22 ) is secured to the screw shaft ( 11 ) in a material-locked connection in at least one surface section ( 20 ) within the transport channel ( 15 ), an underside ( 28 ) of the composite material ( 21 ) being glued detachably to the screw shaft ( 11 ) by an adhesive layer ( 28 ).

2. The screw press ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the composite material ( 21 ) takes the form of a composite material mat ( 25 ) with hard material particles ( 23 ) embedded into a matrix component ( 24 ) to form a rough surface ( 22 ), and comprises an adhesive layer ( 26 ) on an underside ( 28 ) of the composite material mat ( 25 ), wherein the composite material mat ( 25 ) is glued detachably to at least one surface section ( 20 ) of the screw shaft ( 11 ).

3. The screw press ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the composite material ( 21 ) or the composite material mat ( 25 ) from which the hard material particles ( 23 ) protrude from the matrix component ( 24 ) has a surface roughness ( 22 ) of between 2 and 20 μm.

4. The screw press ( 10 ) according to claim 3 , the composite material ( 21 ) or the composite material mat ( 25 ) from which the hard material particles ( 23 ) protrude from the matrix component ( 24 ) has a surface roughness ( 22 ) of between 5 and 8 μm.

5. The screw press ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the composite material ( 21 ) or the composite material mat ( 25 ) comprises at least one wear indicator layer ( 27 ) that is integrated into the matrix component ( 24 ) or disposed on the underside ( 28 ) of the composite material ( 21 ), or both.

6. The screw press ( 10 ) according to claim 2 , wherein the composite material ( 21 ) or the composite material mat ( 25 ) comprises at least one wear indicator layer ( 27 ) that is integrated into the matrix component ( 24 ) or disposed on the underside ( 28 ) of the composite material ( 21 ), or both.

7. The screw press ( 10 ) according to claim 2 , wherein a plurality of composite material mats ( 25 ) are positioned adjacent one another and glued detachably to adjacent surface sections ( 20 ) of the screw shaft ( 11 ) within a transport channel ( 15 ).

8. The screw press ( 10 ) of claim 7 , wherein at least three composite material mats ( 25 ) adjacent to one another are glued detachably to adjacent surface sections ( 20 ) of the screw shaft ( 11 ) within a transport channel ( 15 ).

9. The screw press ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the matrix component ( 24 ) of the composite material ( 21 ) into which the hard material particles ( 23 ) are embedded to form a rough surface ( 22 ) is made of an elastomer.

10. The screw press ( 10 ) according to claim 9 , wherein the elastomer is a thermoplastic elastomer.

11. The screw press ( 10 ) according to claim 2 , wherein the matrix component ( 24 ) of the composite material ( 21 ) into which the hard material particles ( 23 ) are embedded to form a rough surface ( 22 ) is made of an elastomer.

12. The screw press ( 10 ) according to claim 11 , wherein the elastomer is a thermoplastic elastomer.

13. The screw press ( 10 ) according to claim 5 , wherein the matrix component ( 24 ) of the composite material ( 21 ) into which the hard material particles ( 23 ) are embedded to form a rough surface ( 22 ) is made of an elastomer.

14. The screw press ( 10 ) according to claim 13 , wherein the elastomer is a thermoplastic elastomer.

15. A method of using a composite material ( 21 ) for a material-locked connection ( 26 ), comprising:
providing a composite material ( 21 ) with hard material particles ( 23 ) distributed evenly and embedded into a matrix component ( 24 ) to form a rough surface ( 22 ),
providing a screw press ( 10 ) having a screw shaft ( 11 ) with at least one surface section ( 20 ), and
detachably gluing the composite material ( 21 ) to the at least one surface section ( 20 ) of the screw shaft ( 11 ) via an adhesive layer ( 26 ).

16. The method of using a composite material ( 21 ) of claim 15 , wherein the surface roughness ( 22 ) from which the hard material particles ( 23 ) protrude from the matrix component ( 24 ) is between 2 and 20 μm.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the matrix component ( 24 ) is made of a thermoplastic elastomer.

18. A method of using a composite material mat ( 25 ) for a material-locked connection ( 26 ), comprising:
providing a composite material mat ( 25 ) with hard material particles ( 23 ) distributed evenly and embedded into a matrix component ( 24 ) to form a rough surface ( 22 ), the composite material mat ( 25 ) including an adhesive layer ( 26 ) on an underside ( 28 ) thereof,
providing a screw press ( 10 ) having a screw shaft ( 11 ) with at least one surface section ( 20 ),
detachably gluing the composite material mat ( 25 ) to the at least one surface section ( 20 ) of the screw shaft ( 11 ) via the adhesive layer ( 26 ), wherein
a wear indicator layer ( 27 ) is integrated into the matrix component ( 24 ) or at least one wear indicator layer ( 27 ) is disposed between the matrix component ( 24 ) and the adhesive layer ( 26 ), or both.

19. The method of using a composite material mat ( 25 ) of claim 18 , wherein the surface roughness ( 22 ) from which the hard material particles ( 23 ) protrude from the matrix component ( 24 ) is between 2 and 20 μm.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the matrix component ( 24 ) is made of a thermoplastic elastomer.

Assignees

• Andritz Ag Maschf

Inventors

• Ghanimi Yassar

Classifications

• B29C48/509

  Materials, coating or lining therefor · CPC title

• B30B9/121 Primary

  Screw constructions · CPC title

• B30B9/122 Primary

  Means preventing the material from turning with the screw or returning towards the feed hopper · CPC title

• B29C48/507

  characterised by the material or their manufacturing process · CPC title

• B65G33/22

  with means for retarding material flow at the delivery end of the housing · CPC title