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EP2473287B1
EP2473287B1 EP10784946.5A EP10784946A EP2473287B1 EP 2473287 B1 EP2473287 B1 EP 2473287B1 EP 10784946 A EP10784946 A EP 10784946A EP 2473287 B1 EP2473287 B1 EP 2473287B1
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  • the present invention relates to a centrifuge with suspended centrifuge drum having a fixed outer housing, a shaft bearing which is arranged flexibly or pivotably on the upper side of the outer housing, a shaft rotatably mounted by the shaft bearing and extending into the outer housing, a centrifuge drum with inlet and carried by the shaft Outlet, arranged outside the outer housing shaft drive and means for removing the accumulated on the inner wall of the drum solids cake.
  • centrifuges are known. They have the advantage that they can be operated at very high speeds, by oscillating storage of the centrifuge drum high forces acting on the bearing can be avoided and critical vibrations can be prevented.
  • the shaft carrying the centrifuge drum extends from above into the fixed outer housing of the centrifuge and is driven by a drive arranged outside the outer housing.
  • the flexible arrangement of the shaft bearing for example achieved in that the shaft bearing has a spherical cap, which is mounted in a corresponding bearing cup of the outer housing and thus allows corresponding pivoting or oscillating movements of the centrifuge drum with shaft.
  • a corresponding removal device In order to remove the solid cake accumulated on the inner wall of the drum after centrifuging, a corresponding removal device is used, which may be, for example, a mechanically acting device which has corresponding scraper or knife devices for removing the cake.
  • Such a removal device has hitherto generally been arranged on the fixed outer housing in order to ensure stable storage.
  • this type of storage has the disadvantage that when the shaft with centrifuge drum during removal of the solid cake occupies a pivoted relative to the centrifuge axis storage, when the shaft rotates, for example, during the removal of the solid cake at low speeds, no more parallelism between the shaft Centrifuge drum and the removal device is given, so that there is a risk that the removal device in some places cuts too deeply into the solids cake, which can lead to damage, and in some places does not penetrate deep enough into the cake, so that remain solid cake residues.
  • This centrifuge also has a suspended centrifuge drum with a fixed outer housing, a shaft bearing arranged flexibly or pivotably on the upper side of the outer housing, a shaft rotatably mounted by the shaft bearing and extending into the outer housing, a centrifuge drum with inlet and outlet borne by the shaft, a shaft drive arranged outside the outer housing and a device for removing the solid cake accumulated on the drum inner wall.
  • the DE 10 64 883 B discloses a reciprocating centrifuge with a discharge device which is mounted so that it necessarily follows the oscillations of the drum shaft, since the bearing for the discharge device is arranged in a cross member which is axially non-displaceably connected to the drum shaft and at a co-rotation with the drum shaft through a stop provided on the centrifuge housing is prevented.
  • the present invention has for its object to provide a high-speed operable centrifuge of the type reproduced above, which is characterized in a simple structure by a high gas / liquid tightness and allows a particularly efficient and rapid removal of the solids cake.
  • the invention takes a different route than the described prior art. While in the prior art, the removal device is mounted on the outer housing of the centrifuge, ie depending on the shaft and the centrifuge drum, the invention provides an attachment of the removal device on the shaft bearing or on a drum surrounding the drum inner housing. This ensures that the removal device always participates in the movements of the shaft with the centrifuge drum and maintains their parallelism to the shaft in each state, ie no relative movement occurs between shaft with drum and removal device. This ensures that in each state, ie even at increased speeds of the centrifuge drum, a proper removal of the solid cake can take place without damaging the inner wall of the drum or causing complete removal of the solid cake.
  • the removal device according to the invention is mounted either on the shaft bearing itself or on the invention additionally provided inner housing. These parts carry out the pivoting or oscillating motion of the shaft and drum.
  • the additionally inventively provided inner housing which surrounds the drum in a gastight manner, prevents the escape of liquids or (harmful) gases from the drum and, in addition to the bearing seal on the outer housing, represents a further barrier to the escape of undesired substances.
  • the inner housing can thus be referred to as a "catch housing". It follows forcibly the pendulum motion of the rotor.
  • the inner housing is preferably formed slightly. It is understood that it must have a corresponding strength when the removal device is attached to the inner housing. If the fastening device is mounted on the shaft bearing, the inner housing may have a lower strength.
  • the inner housing is at least partially designed as a rigid housing.
  • the cover of the housing is rigidly designed to attach to the removal device, while the remaining part of the housing is flexible.
  • the inner housing as a flexible housing (at least partially), in particular as a bellows, is formed.
  • the removal device can be fastened in particular on the upper side or also on the underside of the housing. When attached to the bottom of the housing bottom is designed to be rigid.
  • the removal device may be a mechanical removal device with a scraper / knife device act.
  • the removal means may also be formed as a redispersing means, by means of which a redispersing fluid is introduced into the centrifuge drum to detach the solid cake formed from the inner wall of the drum and out of the centrifuge, and to have a redispersing fluid feed tube.
  • a redispersing fluid is introduced into the centrifuge drum to detach the solid cake formed from the inner wall of the drum and out of the centrifuge, and to have a redispersing fluid feed tube.
  • Corresponding embodiments are known and need not be explained in detail at this point. It is essential that, according to the invention, essentially parallelism between shaft and removal device, ie its feed tube or its carrier element for the scraper / knife device, is maintained.
  • the flexible shaft bearing preferably has a spherical cap, which is mounted in a correspondingly formed bearing cup of the outer housing.
  • the shaft bearing preferably has a rolling bearing or a magnetic bearing for the shaft receiving bushing, which is pivotally mounted on the upper side of the outer housing, preferably by means of the above-described spherical cap and spherical bearing cup.
  • the inner housing is lowerable or raisable relative to the centrifuge drum.
  • the inner housing in particular on a removable top or bottom.
  • the sinkability or liftability of the inner housing can be achieved via a suitable power-operated drive device, for example a corresponding linear drive.
  • the purpose of this arrangement is to get to the centrifuge drum by removing the inner housing, for example for maintenance or cleaning purposes.
  • the top (cover) of the inner housing is removed and the inner housing is lowered by means of the drive means.
  • the drum is then freely accessible for the purposes stated above. After completion of the maintenance process, the inner housing is raised again and connected to its top.
  • the outer housing may be formed arbitrarily large in relation to the inner housing.
  • the outer housing of the centrifuge is designed as a walk-in space, which has the advantage that the corresponding parts for assembly / maintenance / cleaning purposes, etc. are easily accessible.
  • centrifuge with suspended arranged centrifuge drum has an outer housing 1, which may for example consist of concrete, steel, etc. and enclosing a large space in which an inner housing 2 is arranged, which encloses a centrifuge drum 3.
  • the centrifuge drum 3 is approximately cylindrical and is fixedly connected to a shaft 4 via a hub.
  • the shaft 4 is rotatably mounted on the outer housing 1 via a bearing schematically shown at 5 and extends into the outer housing 1 and the inner housing 2 inside. It is driven in rotation by a drive 12 (electric motor) arranged outside the outer housing.
  • the shaft bearing 5 is covered by a cover 13 on the outside of the housing and has a bearing bush 7, which widens upwards and there has a kugelkalottenförmigen section 6.
  • This section is in a correspondingly spherical socket on firmly attached to the outer housing 1 mounted part of the shaft bearing 5 flexibly. Due to the spherical bearing of the shaft 4, this can perform radial movements that lead to a pivoting of the shaft within the socket of the outer housing 1.
  • bearing bush Within the bearing bush are two rolling bearings (not shown), with which a shaft 4 surrounding bearing sleeve 16 is rotatably mounted within the bearing bush 7.
  • the shaft 4 is therefore mounted both rotatable and pivotable.
  • the inner housing 2 shown here is designed as a "catch housing” and prevents the escape of liquids or gases from the centrifuge drum 3.
  • the inner housing 2 has a removable cover 14 and is otherwise very easily formed. It is attached to the shaft bearing 5, here on the bearing bush 7, and is therefore pivotable together with the shaft bearing 5 relative to the outer housing 1 or makes the running of the shaft 4 pendulum movements.
  • the attachment of the inner housing 2 on the shaft bearing is liquid-tight and gas-tight.
  • a removal device 9 which is fixed to the cover 14 of the inner housing.
  • This removal device 9 has a parallel to the shaft 4 extending arm 10, which has a plurality of scrapers or knives 11 carries, with which the solid cake is removed.
  • the arm 10 extends parallel to the shaft 4 or drum 3. Because the removal device 9 is fastened to the cover 14 of the inner housing 2 and the inner housing 2 is fastened to the shaft bearing 5, the removal device 9 makes all the oscillations of the shaft 4, so that the distance between shaft 4 and arm or drum inner wall and arm 10 always remains constant, even if the shaft 4 assumes a skewed position relative to the outer housing 1.
  • FIG. 2 shows a further embodiment of such a centrifuge in the partial vertical section.
  • the centrifuge has an outer housing 1, which also surrounds a relatively large space in which a surrounding a centrifuge drum 3 inner housing 2 is arranged.
  • the inner housing 2 is provided with a lid 14 which is fixed to the bearing housing 5, namely on a bearing bush 7 of the bearing housing.
  • the shaft bearing 5 is mounted in an opening of the outer housing 1 in a sealed manner and also has a spherical cap portion 6, with which the bearing is pivotally mounted or flexibly mounted in a corresponding spherical bearing cup of the firmly attached to the outer housing 1 part of the shaft bearing 5.
  • the bearing bush 7 can thus Execute pivoting movements relative to the outer housing 1, wherein the inner housing 2 moves.
  • a suitable shaft drive 12 in the form of an electric motor is arranged outside of the outer housing 1.
  • a cover 13 serves to cover the shaft bearing 5.
  • one or more rolling bearings are arranged, which support the shaft 4 rotatably within the bearing bush 7. The shaft 4 can thus perform a rotational movement and a pivoting or pendulum motion.
  • a removal device 9 for removing the solids cake is fastened to the cover 14 of the inner housing 2 or to the bearing bush 7.
  • the removal device 9 has an arm 10 which extends through the cover of the inner housing 2 and carries corresponding knives 11 for removing the solids cake.
  • an outlet 15 is arranged at the lower end of the inner housing.
  • the inner housing has a sight glass 17, with which an observation of the centrifuge drum 3 is possible.
  • FIG. 2 a drive 16 is shown, which is mounted on the inside of the outer housing 1 and with which the inner housing 2 is lowered after removal of the lid 4 in order to inspect the centrifuge drum 3 and to wait.

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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft eine Zentrifuge mit hängend angeordneter Zentrifugentrommel mit einem festen Außengehäuse, einem an der Oberseite des Außengehäuses flexibel bzw. verschwenkbar angeordneten Wellenlager, einer vom Wellenlager drehbar gelagerten und sich in das Außengehäuse erstreckenden Welle, einer von der Welle getragenen Zentrifugentrommel mit Einlass und Auslass, einem außerhalb des Außengehäuses angeordneten Wellenantrieb und einer Einrichtung zum Entfernen des an der Trommelinnenwand angesammelten Feststoffkuchens.The present invention relates to a centrifuge with suspended centrifuge drum having a fixed outer housing, a shaft bearing which is arranged flexibly or pivotably on the upper side of the outer housing, a shaft rotatably mounted by the shaft bearing and extending into the outer housing, a centrifuge drum with inlet and carried by the shaft Outlet, arranged outside the outer housing shaft drive and means for removing the accumulated on the inner wall of the drum solids cake.

Derartige Zentrifugen sind bekannt. Sie haben den Vorteil, dass sie mit sehr hohen Drehzahlen betrieben werden können, durch pendelnde Lagerung der Zentrifugentrommel hohe auf das Lager einwirkende Kräfte vermieden und kritische Vibrationen verhindert werden können. Die die Zentrifugentrommel tragende Welle erstreckt sich dabei von oben in das feste Außengehäuse der Zentrifuge hinein und wird von einem außerhalb des Außengehäuses angeordneten Antrieb angetrieben. Die flexible Anordnung des Wellenlagers wird beispielsweise dadurch erreicht, dass das Wellenlager eine Kugelkalotte besitzt, die in einer entsprechenden Lagerpfanne des Außengehäuses gelagert ist und somit entsprechende Schwenk- bzw. Pendelbewegungen der Zentrifugentrommel mit Welle ermöglicht.Such centrifuges are known. They have the advantage that they can be operated at very high speeds, by oscillating storage of the centrifuge drum high forces acting on the bearing can be avoided and critical vibrations can be prevented. The shaft carrying the centrifuge drum extends from above into the fixed outer housing of the centrifuge and is driven by a drive arranged outside the outer housing. The flexible arrangement of the shaft bearing, for example achieved in that the shaft bearing has a spherical cap, which is mounted in a corresponding bearing cup of the outer housing and thus allows corresponding pivoting or oscillating movements of the centrifuge drum with shaft.

Zur Entfernung des nach dem Zentrifugieren an der Trommelinnenwand angesammelten Feststoffkuchens findet eine entsprechende Entfernungseinrichtung Verwendung, bei der es sich beispielsweise um eine mechanisch wirkende Einrichtung handeln kann, die entsprechende Schaber- bzw. Messervorrichtungen zum Entfernen des Kuchens besitzt.In order to remove the solid cake accumulated on the inner wall of the drum after centrifuging, a corresponding removal device is used, which may be, for example, a mechanically acting device which has corresponding scraper or knife devices for removing the cake.

Eine derartige Entfernungseinrichtung wurde bisher in der Regel am festen Außengehäuse angeordnet, um für eine stabile Lagerung zu sorgen. Diese Art der Lagerung hat jedoch den Nachteil, dass dann, wenn die Welle mit Zentrifugentrommel beim Entfernen des Feststoffkuchens eine relativ zur Zentrifugenachse verschwenkte Lagerung einnimmt, wenn die Welle beispielsweise während der Entfernung des Feststoffkuchens mit geringen Drehzahlen rotiert, keine Parallelität mehr zwischen der Welle mit Zentrifugentrommel und der Entfernungseinrichtung gegeben ist, so dass die Gefahr besteht, dass die Entfernungseinrichtung an manchen Stellen zu tief in den Feststoffkuchen einschneidet, was zu Beschädigungen führen kann, und an manchen Stellen nicht tief genug in den Kuchen eindringt, so dass Feststoffkuchenreste zurückbleiben.Such a removal device has hitherto generally been arranged on the fixed outer housing in order to ensure stable storage. However, this type of storage has the disadvantage that when the shaft with centrifuge drum during removal of the solid cake occupies a pivoted relative to the centrifuge axis storage, when the shaft rotates, for example, during the removal of the solid cake at low speeds, no more parallelism between the shaft Centrifuge drum and the removal device is given, so that there is a risk that the removal device in some places cuts too deeply into the solids cake, which can lead to damage, and in some places does not penetrate deep enough into the cake, so that remain solid cake residues.

Weitere Probleme können bei derartigen Zentrifugen dadurch auftreten, dass Flüssigkeiten oder Gase, die im Außengehäuse bzw. im Trommelraum enthalten sind, aus der Lagerdichtung austreten können, da diese Lagerdichtungen bei der hier beschriebenen flexiblen Pendellagerung keine absolute Dichtigkeit besitzen. Ein solcher Austritt ist unerwünscht und birgt ein gewisses Gefahrenpotential.Further problems can occur in such centrifuges that liquids or gases in the outer housing or contained in the drum space can escape from the bearing seal, since these bearing seals have no absolute tightness in the described here flexible suspension bearing. Such leakage is undesirable and carries a certain potential for danger.

Aus der US-PS 5 425 698 ist eine Zentrifuge bekannt, die die Merkmale des Oberbegriffes von Patentanspruch 1 aufweist. Bei dieser bekannten Zentrifuge vermeidet man die vorstehend geschilderten Probleme einer Schiefstellung zwischen Welle und Entfernungseinrichtung beim Entfernen des Feststoffkuchens dadurch, dass man die Welle mit Zentrifugentrommel beim Entfernen des Feststoffkuchens arretiert, so dass sich zwischen Welle und Entfernungseinrichtung eine Parallelstellung ergibt. Eine derartige Ausschaltung des Pendelvermögens der Welle wird bei niedrigen Drehzahlen, die bei der Entfernung des Feststoffkuchens Anwendung finden, als unschädlich angesehen. Zur Arretierung der Welle mit Trommel dient ein Kolben, der in der Mitte der Zentrifugentrommel abgesenkt wird und dabei eine am oberen Ende der Trommel angeordnete Nabe umgreift und hierdurch Welle und Trommel gegen Radialbewegungen sichert bzw. axial fixiert. Bei dieser Zentrifuge ist die Entfernungseinrichtung am Gehäuse der Zentrifuge angebracht.From the U.S. Patent No. 5,425,698 a centrifuge is known having the features of the preamble of claim 1. In this known centrifuge avoids the above-described problems of misalignment between the shaft and removal device when removing the solids cake in that the shaft is locked with centrifuge drum during removal of the solid cake, so that there is a parallel position between shaft and removal device. Such elimination of the pendulum power of the shaft is considered harmless at low speeds used in the removal of the solids cake. To lock the shaft with the drum is a piston which is lowered in the middle of the centrifuge drum and thereby engages around a hub arranged at the upper end of the drum and thereby secures shaft and drum against radial movement or axially fixed. In this centrifuge, the removal device is attached to the housing of the centrifuge.

Auch diese Zentrifuge besitzt eine hängend angeordnete Zentrifugentrommel mit einem festen Außengehäuse, ein an der Oberseite des Außengehäuses flexibel bzw. verschwenkbar angeordnetes Wellenlager, eine vom Wellenlager drehbar gelagerte und sich in das Außengehäuse erstreckende Welle, eine von der Welle getragene Zentrifugentrommel mit Einlass und Auslass, einen außerhalb des Außengehäuses angeordneten Wellenantrieb und eine Einrichtung zum Entfernen des an der Trommelinnenwand angesammelten Feststoffkuchens.This centrifuge also has a suspended centrifuge drum with a fixed outer housing, a shaft bearing arranged flexibly or pivotably on the upper side of the outer housing, a shaft rotatably mounted by the shaft bearing and extending into the outer housing, a centrifuge drum with inlet and outlet borne by the shaft, a shaft drive arranged outside the outer housing and a device for removing the solid cake accumulated on the drum inner wall.

Die DE 10 64 883 B offenbart eine Pendelzentrifuge mit einer Austragvorrichtung, die so gelagert ist, dass sie zwangsläufig den Pendelbewegungen der Trommelwelle folgt, da das Lager für die Austragvorrichtung in einem Querträger angeordnet ist, der axial nicht verschiebbar mit der Trommelwelle verbunden ist und an einem Mitdrehen mit der Trommelwelle durch einen auf dem Zentrifugengehäuse vorgesehenen Anschlag gehindert wird.The DE 10 64 883 B discloses a reciprocating centrifuge with a discharge device which is mounted so that it necessarily follows the oscillations of the drum shaft, since the bearing for the discharge device is arranged in a cross member which is axially non-displaceably connected to the drum shaft and at a co-rotation with the drum shaft through a stop provided on the centrifuge housing is prevented.

In der DE 19 04 774 A1 ist eine Pendelzentrifuge mit einem Schutzmantel um die Schleudertrommel.offenbart, bei der die Ausräumvorrichtung zum Entleeren der Trommel am oberen Rand des Schutzmantels befestigt ist. Der Schutzmantel ist hier über eine Lagerung mit einer Nabe der Antriebswelle verbunden.In the DE 19 04 774 A1 is a pendulum centrifuge with a protective jacket around the centrifugal drum. disclosed, in which the emptying device for emptying the drum is fixed to the upper edge of the protective jacket. The protective jacket is connected here via a bearing with a hub of the drive shaft.

Der vorliegenden Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine mit hohen Drehzahlen betreibbare Zentrifuge der eingangs wiedergegebenen Art zu schaffen, die sich bei einem einfachen Aufbau durch eine hohe Gas/Flüssigkeitsdichtigkeit auszeichnet und eine besonders effiziente und rasche Entfernung des Feststoffkuchens ermöglicht.The present invention has for its object to provide a high-speed operable centrifuge of the type reproduced above, which is characterized in a simple structure by a high gas / liquid tightness and allows a particularly efficient and rapid removal of the solids cake.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß bei einer Zentrifuge der angegebenen Art dadurch gelöst, dass am Wellenlager zusammen mit diesem verschwenkbar ein die Trommel gasdicht umgebendes Innengehäuse angeordnet ist und dass die Entfernungseinrichtung am Lager oder am Innengehäuse zusammen mit diesen verschwenkbar befestigt ist.This object is achieved in a centrifuge of the specified type in that at the shaft bearing together with this pivotally surrounding the drum a gas-tight surrounding inner housing and that the removal device is mounted on the bearing or on the inner housing together with these pivotable.

Zur Lösung der vorstehend geschilderten Probleme geht die Erfindung einen anderen Weg als der geschilderte Stand der Technik. Während beim Stand der Technik die Entfernungseinrichtung am Außengehäuse der Zentrifuge angebracht ist, d.h. abhängig von Welle und Zentrifugentrommel, sieht die Erfindung eine Anbringung der Entfernungseinrichtung am Wellenlager oder an einem die Trommel gasdicht umgebenden Innengehäuse vor. Hierdurch wird erreicht, dass die Entfernungseinrichtung die Bewegungen der Welle mit Zentrifugentrommel immer mitmacht und in jedem Zustand ihre Parallelität zur Welle beibehält, d.h. zwischen Welle mit Trommel und Entfernungseinrichtung keine Relativbewegung auftritt. Hierdurch wird sichergestellt, dass in jedem Zustand, d.h. selbst bei erhöhten Drehzahlen der Zentrifugentrommel, eine einwandfreie Entfernung des Feststoffkuchens stattfinden kann, ohne hierdurch die Trommelinnenwand zu beschädigen oder keine vollständige Entfernung des Feststoffkuchens zu bewirken. Die Entfernungseinrichtung ist erfindungsgemäß entweder am Wellenlager selbst oder am erfindungsgemäß zusätzlich vorgesehenen Innengehäuse angebracht. Diese Teile führen die Schwenk- bzw. Pendelbewegung der Welle und Trommel mit durch. Das zusätzlich erfindungsgemäß vorgesehene Innengehäuse, das die Trommel gasdicht umgibt, verhindert den Austritt von Flüssigkeiten oder (schädlichen) Gasen aus der Trommel und stellt zusätzlich zur Lagerdichtung am Außengehäuse eine weitere Barriere zum Austritt von unerwünschten Substanzen dar. Das Innengehäuse kann somit als "Fanggehäuse" bezeichnet werden. Es folgt zwangsweise der Pendelbewegung des Rotors.To solve the problems described above, the invention takes a different route than the described prior art. While in the prior art, the removal device is mounted on the outer housing of the centrifuge, ie depending on the shaft and the centrifuge drum, the invention provides an attachment of the removal device on the shaft bearing or on a drum surrounding the drum inner housing. This ensures that the removal device always participates in the movements of the shaft with the centrifuge drum and maintains their parallelism to the shaft in each state, ie no relative movement occurs between shaft with drum and removal device. This ensures that in each state, ie even at increased speeds of the centrifuge drum, a proper removal of the solid cake can take place without damaging the inner wall of the drum or causing complete removal of the solid cake. The removal device according to the invention is mounted either on the shaft bearing itself or on the invention additionally provided inner housing. These parts carry out the pivoting or oscillating motion of the shaft and drum. The additionally inventively provided inner housing, which surrounds the drum in a gastight manner, prevents the escape of liquids or (harmful) gases from the drum and, in addition to the bearing seal on the outer housing, represents a further barrier to the escape of undesired substances. The inner housing can thus be referred to as a "catch housing". It follows forcibly the pendulum motion of the rotor.

Um keine großen Massen mitbewegen zu müssen, ist das Innengehäuse vorzugsweise leicht ausgebildet. Es versteht sich, dass es eine entsprechende Festigkeit besitzen muss, wenn die Entfernungseinrichtung am Innengehäuse befestigt ist. Ist die Befestigungseinrichtung am Wellenlager montiert, kann das Innengehäuse eine geringere Festigkeit aufweisen.In order not to have to move large masses, the inner housing is preferably formed slightly. It is understood that it must have a corresponding strength when the removal device is attached to the inner housing. If the fastening device is mounted on the shaft bearing, the inner housing may have a lower strength.

So ist das Innengehäuse bei einer ersten Ausführungsform zumindest teilweise als starres Gehäuse ausgebildet. Beispielsweise kann eine Ausführungsform Verwendung finden, bei der der Deckel des Gehäuses starr ausgebildet ist, um an diesem die Entfernungseinrichtung zu befestigen, während der restliche Teil des Gehäuses flexibel ausgebildet ist. Bei einer anderen Ausführungsform ist das Innengehäuse als flexibles Gehäuse (zumindest teilweise), insbesondere als Faltenbalg, ausgebildet.Thus, in a first embodiment, the inner housing is at least partially designed as a rigid housing. For example, an embodiment may be used in which the cover of the housing is rigidly designed to attach to the removal device, while the remaining part of the housing is flexible. In another embodiment, the inner housing as a flexible housing (at least partially), in particular as a bellows, is formed.

Die Entfernungseinrichtung kann insbesondere an der Oberseite oder aber auch an der Unterseite des Gehäuses befestigt sein. Bei einer Befestigung an der Unterseite ist die Gehäuseunterseite entsprechend starr ausgebildet.The removal device can be fastened in particular on the upper side or also on the underside of the housing. When attached to the bottom of the housing bottom is designed to be rigid.

Bei der Entfernungseinrichtung kann es sich um eine mechanische Entfernungseinrichtung mit einer Schaber/Messervorrichtung handeln. Die Entfernungseinrichtung kann jedoch auch als Redispergiereinrichtung ausgebildet sein, mittels der ein Redispergierfluid in die Zentrifugentrommel eingeführt wird, um den gebildeten Feststoffkuchen von der Trommelinnenwand zu lösen und aus der Zentrifuge herauszuführen, und ein Zuführrohr für ein Redispergierfluid besitzen. Entsprechende Ausführungsformen sind bekannt und müssen an dieser Stelle nicht mehr im Einzelnen erläutert werden. Wesentlich ist, dass erfindungsgemäß im Wesentlichen Parallelität zwischen Welle und Entfernungseinrichtung, d.h. deren Zuführrohr oder deren Trägerelement für die Schaber/Messervorrichtung, eingehalten wird.The removal device may be a mechanical removal device with a scraper / knife device act. However, the removal means may also be formed as a redispersing means, by means of which a redispersing fluid is introduced into the centrifuge drum to detach the solid cake formed from the inner wall of the drum and out of the centrifuge, and to have a redispersing fluid feed tube. Corresponding embodiments are known and need not be explained in detail at this point. It is essential that, according to the invention, essentially parallelism between shaft and removal device, ie its feed tube or its carrier element for the scraper / knife device, is maintained.

Um die vorstehend erwähnte flexible bzw. schwenkbare Lagerung der Welle mit Zentrifugentrommel zu erreichen, weist das flexible Wellenlager vorzugsweise eine Kugelkalotte auf, die in einer entsprechend ausgebildeten Lagerpfanne des Außengehäuses gelagert ist. Ferner besitzt das Wellenlager vorzugsweise eine ein Wälzlager oder ein Magnetlager für die Welle aufnehmende Lagerbuchse, die schwenkbar an der Oberseite des Außengehäuses gelagert ist, und zwar vorzugsweise mithilfe der vorstehend beschriebenen Kugelkalotte und sphärischen Lagerpfanne.In order to achieve the above-mentioned flexible or pivotable mounting of the shaft with centrifuge drum, the flexible shaft bearing preferably has a spherical cap, which is mounted in a correspondingly formed bearing cup of the outer housing. Further, the shaft bearing preferably has a rolling bearing or a magnetic bearing for the shaft receiving bushing, which is pivotally mounted on the upper side of the outer housing, preferably by means of the above-described spherical cap and spherical bearing cup.

Wenn die Entfernungseinrichtung am Wellenlager befestigt ist, ist sie insbesondere an der vorstehend beschriebenen Lagerbuchse des Wellenlagers montiert. Auch hiermit ist sichergestellt, dass die Entfernungseinrichtung die Wanderungsbewegungen der Welle mit Zentrifugentrommel mitmacht. Bei noch einer anderen bevorzugten Ausführungsform der Erfindung ist das Innengehäuse relativ zur Zentrifugentrommel absenkbar oder anhebbar. Hierbei weist das Innengehäuse insbesondere eine entfernbare Oberseite oder Unterseite auf. Die Absenkbarkeit oder Anhebbarkeit des Innengehäuses kann über eine geeignete kraftbetätigte Antriebseinrichtung, beispielsweise einen entsprechenden Linearantrieb, erreicht werden. Sinn und Zweck dieser Anordnung ist es, durch das Entfernen des Innengehäuses an die Zentrifugentrommel zu gelangen, und zwar beispielsweise zu Wartungszwecken oder Reinigungszwecken. Beispielsweise wird hierzu die Oberseite (Deckel) des Innengehäuses entfernt und das Innengehäuse mithilfe der Antriebseinrichtung abgesenkt. Die Trommel ist dann zu den vorstehend angegebenen Zwecken frei zugänglich. Nach Beendigung des Wartungsvorganges wird das Innengehäuse wieder angehoben und mit seiner Oberseite verbunden.When the removal device is attached to the shaft bearing, it is in particular mounted on the bearing bushing of the shaft bearing described above. This also ensures that the removal device participates in the migration movements of the shaft with centrifuge drum. In yet another preferred embodiment of the invention, the inner housing is lowerable or raisable relative to the centrifuge drum. In this case, the inner housing in particular on a removable top or bottom. The sinkability or liftability of the inner housing can be achieved via a suitable power-operated drive device, for example a corresponding linear drive. The purpose of this arrangement is to get to the centrifuge drum by removing the inner housing, for example for maintenance or cleaning purposes. For example, for this purpose, the top (cover) of the inner housing is removed and the inner housing is lowered by means of the drive means. The drum is then freely accessible for the purposes stated above. After completion of the maintenance process, the inner housing is raised again and connected to its top.

Das Außengehäuse kann im Verhältnis zum Innengehäuse beliebig groß ausgebildet sein. Bei einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform ist das Außengehäuse der Zentrifuge als begehbarer Raum ausgebildet, was den Vorteil hat, dass die entsprechenden Teile zu Montage/Wartungs/Reinigungszwecken etc. gut zugänglich sind.The outer housing may be formed arbitrarily large in relation to the inner housing. In a preferred embodiment, the outer housing of the centrifuge is designed as a walk-in space, which has the advantage that the corresponding parts for assembly / maintenance / cleaning purposes, etc. are easily accessible.

Da durch die erfindungsgemäße Anordnung eines Innengehäuses eine gute Gasdichtigkeit (gegen aus der Trommel austretende Gase) erreicht wird, können entsprechende Zusatzmaßnahmen, wie Membranen, Kompensatoren, entfallen, so dass eine einfache und kostengünstige Ausführungsform gewonnen wird.Since the inventive arrangement of an inner housing good gas tightness (against exiting the drum gases) is achieved, appropriate additional measures, such as membranes, compensators, omitted, so that a simple and inexpensive embodiment is obtained.

Die Erfindung wird nachfolgend anhand von zwei Ausführungsbeispielen in Verbindung mit der Zeichnung im Einzelnen erläutert. Es zeigen:

Figur 1
einen Teilvertikalschnitt durch eine erste Ausführungsform einer Zentrifuge mit hängend angeordneter Zentrifugentrommel; und
Figur 2
einen Teilvertikalschnitt entsprechend Figur 1 durch eine zweite Ausführungsform einer derartigen Zentrifuge.
The invention will be explained in more detail below with reference to two exemplary embodiments in conjunction with the drawing. Show it:
FIG. 1
a partial vertical section through a first embodiment of a centrifuge with suspended arranged centrifuge drum; and
FIG. 2
a partial vertical section accordingly FIG. 1 by a second embodiment of such a centrifuge.

Die in Figur 1 teilweise im Vertikalschnitt dargestellte Zentrifuge mit hängend angeordneter Zentrifugentrommel besitzt ein Außengehäuse 1, das beispielsweise aus Beton, Stahl etc. bestehen kann und einen großen Raum umschließt, in dem ein Innengehäuse 2 angeordnet ist, das eine Zentrifugentrommel 3 umschließt. Die Zentrifugentrommel 3 ist etwa zylindrisch ausgebildet und ist über eine Nabe mit einer Welle 4 fest verbunden. Die Welle 4 ist am Außengehäuse 1 über ein schematisch bei 5 dargestelltes Lager drehbar gelagert und erstreckt sich in das Außengehäuse 1 und das Innengehäuse 2 hinein. Sie wird von einem außerhalb des Außengehäuses angeordneten Antrieb 12 (Elektromotor) rotatorisch angetrieben.In the FIG. 1 partially shown in vertical section centrifuge with suspended arranged centrifuge drum has an outer housing 1, which may for example consist of concrete, steel, etc. and enclosing a large space in which an inner housing 2 is arranged, which encloses a centrifuge drum 3. The centrifuge drum 3 is approximately cylindrical and is fixedly connected to a shaft 4 via a hub. The shaft 4 is rotatably mounted on the outer housing 1 via a bearing schematically shown at 5 and extends into the outer housing 1 and the inner housing 2 inside. It is driven in rotation by a drive 12 (electric motor) arranged outside the outer housing.

Das Wellenlager 5 ist über eine Abdeckung 13 an der Außenseite des Gehäuses abgedeckt und besitzt eine Lagerbuchse 7, die sich nach oben erweitert und dort einen kugelkalottenförmigen Abschnitt 6 aufweist. Dieser Abschnitt ist in einer entsprechend sphärisch ausgebildeten Gelenkpfanne am fest am Außengehäuse 1 angebrachten Teil des Wellenlagers 5 flexibel gelagert. Aufgrund der sphärischen Lagerung der Welle 4 kann diese Radialbewegungen ausführen, die zu einem Verschwenken der Welle innerhalb der Gelenkpfanne des Außengehäuses 1 führen.The shaft bearing 5 is covered by a cover 13 on the outside of the housing and has a bearing bush 7, which widens upwards and there has a kugelkalottenförmigen section 6. This section is in a correspondingly spherical socket on firmly attached to the outer housing 1 mounted part of the shaft bearing 5 flexibly. Due to the spherical bearing of the shaft 4, this can perform radial movements that lead to a pivoting of the shaft within the socket of the outer housing 1.

Innerhalb der Lagerbuchse befinden sich zwei Wälzlager (nicht gezeigt), mit denen eine die Welle 4 umgebende Lagerhülse 16 drehbar innerhalb der Lagerbuchse 7 gelagert ist. Die Welle 4 ist daher sowohl drehbar als auch verschwenkbar gelagert. Durch Drehungen der Welle 4 wird die am unteren Wellenende befestigte Zentrifugentrommel 3 in Rotation versetzt.Within the bearing bush are two rolling bearings (not shown), with which a shaft 4 surrounding bearing sleeve 16 is rotatably mounted within the bearing bush 7. The shaft 4 is therefore mounted both rotatable and pivotable. By rotation of the shaft 4, the attached at the lower end of the shaft centrifuge drum 3 is rotated.

Das hier dargestellte Innengehäuse 2 ist als "Fanggehäuse" ausgebildet und verhindert das Austreten von Flüssigkeiten oder Gasen aus der Zentrifugentrommel 3. Das Innengehäuse 2 hat einen abnehmbaren Deckel 14 und ist im Übrigen sehr leicht ausgebildet. Es ist am Wellenlager 5, hier an der Lagerbuchse 7, befestigt und ist daher zusammen mit dem Wellenlager 5 relativ zum Außengehäuse 1 verschwenkbar bzw. macht die von der Welle 4 ausgeführten Pendelbewegungen mit. Die Befestigung des Innengehäuses 2 am Wellenlager ist flüssigkeitsdicht und gasdicht ausgeführt.The inner housing 2 shown here is designed as a "catch housing" and prevents the escape of liquids or gases from the centrifuge drum 3. The inner housing 2 has a removable cover 14 and is otherwise very easily formed. It is attached to the shaft bearing 5, here on the bearing bush 7, and is therefore pivotable together with the shaft bearing 5 relative to the outer housing 1 or makes the running of the shaft 4 pendulum movements. The attachment of the inner housing 2 on the shaft bearing is liquid-tight and gas-tight.

Zur Entfernung des sich nach dem Zentrifugiervorgang an der radialen Innenwand der Zentrifugentrommel absetzenden Feststoffkuchens dient eine Entfernungseinrichtung 9, die am Deckel 14 des Innengehäuses befestigt ist. Diese Entfernungseinrichtung 9 weist einen sich parallel zur Welle 4 erstreckenden Arm 10 auf, der eine Vielzahl von Schabern bzw. Messern 11 trägt, mit denen der Feststoffkuchen entfernt wird. Der Arm 10 verläuft parallel zur Welle 4 bzw. Trommel 3. Dadurch, dass die Entfernungseinrichtung 9 am Deckel 14 des Innengehäuses 2 befestigt ist und das Innengehäuse 2 am Wellenlager 5 befestigt ist, macht die Entfernungseinrichtung 9 sämtliche Pendelbewegungen der Welle 4 mit, so dass der Abstand zwischen Welle 4 und Arm bzw. Trommelinnenwand und Arm 10 immer konstant bleibt, selbst wenn die Welle 4 relativ zum Außengehäuse 1 eine Schrägstellung einnimmt.To remove the deposited after the centrifuging at the radial inner wall of the centrifuge drum solids cake is a removal device 9, which is fixed to the cover 14 of the inner housing. This removal device 9 has a parallel to the shaft 4 extending arm 10, which has a plurality of scrapers or knives 11 carries, with which the solid cake is removed. The arm 10 extends parallel to the shaft 4 or drum 3. Because the removal device 9 is fastened to the cover 14 of the inner housing 2 and the inner housing 2 is fastened to the shaft bearing 5, the removal device 9 makes all the oscillations of the shaft 4, so that the distance between shaft 4 and arm or drum inner wall and arm 10 always remains constant, even if the shaft 4 assumes a skewed position relative to the outer housing 1.

Der Feststoffkuchen kann daher einwandfrei entfernt werden, ohne dass Reste zurückbleiben bzw. Beschädigungen der Trommelinnenwand verursacht werden. Am unteren Ende des Innengehäuses 2 befindet sich ein Auslass 15.The solid cake can therefore be removed properly without leaving residues or causing damage to the drum inner wall. At the lower end of the inner housing 2 is an outlet 15th

Figur 2 zeigt eine weitere Ausführungsform einer derartigen Zentrifuge im Teilvertikalschnitt. Die Zentrifuge weist ein Außengehäuse 1 auf, das ebenfalls einen relativ großen Raum umgibt, in dem ein eine Zentrifugentrommel 3 umgebendes Innengehäuse 2 angeordnet ist. Auch bei dieser Ausführungsform ist das Innengehäuse 2 mit einem Deckel 14 versehen, der am Lagergehäuse 5, und zwar an einer Lagerbuchse 7 des Lagergehäuses, befestigt ist. Das Wellenlager 5 ist in einer Öffnung des Außengehäuses 1 in abgedichteter Weise montiert und hat ebenfalls einen kugelkalottenförmigen Abschnitt 6, mit dem das Lager schwenkbar bzw. flexibel in einer entsprechenden sphärisch ausgebildeten Lagerpfanne des fest am Außengehäuse 1 angebrachten Teiles des Wellenlagers 5 gelagert ist. Die Lagerbuchse 7 kann somit Schwenkbewegungen relativ zum Außengehäuse 1 ausführen, wobei sich das Innengehäuse 2 mitbewegt. FIG. 2 shows a further embodiment of such a centrifuge in the partial vertical section. The centrifuge has an outer housing 1, which also surrounds a relatively large space in which a surrounding a centrifuge drum 3 inner housing 2 is arranged. Also in this embodiment, the inner housing 2 is provided with a lid 14 which is fixed to the bearing housing 5, namely on a bearing bush 7 of the bearing housing. The shaft bearing 5 is mounted in an opening of the outer housing 1 in a sealed manner and also has a spherical cap portion 6, with which the bearing is pivotally mounted or flexibly mounted in a corresponding spherical bearing cup of the firmly attached to the outer housing 1 part of the shaft bearing 5. The bearing bush 7 can thus Execute pivoting movements relative to the outer housing 1, wherein the inner housing 2 moves.

Ein geeigneter Wellenantrieb 12 in der Form eines Elektromotors ist außerhalb des Außengehäuses 1 angeordnet. Eine Abdeckung 13 dient zur Abdeckung des Wellenlagers 5. Im Inneren der Lagerbuchse 7 sind wie bei der ersten Ausführungsform ein oder mehrere Wälzlager angeordnet, die die Welle 4 drehbar innerhalb der Lagerbuchse 7 lagern. Die Welle 4 kann somit eine Drehbewegung und eine Schwenk- bzw. Pendelbewegung ausführen.A suitable shaft drive 12 in the form of an electric motor is arranged outside of the outer housing 1. A cover 13 serves to cover the shaft bearing 5. In the interior of the bearing bush 7, as in the first embodiment, one or more rolling bearings are arranged, which support the shaft 4 rotatably within the bearing bush 7. The shaft 4 can thus perform a rotational movement and a pivoting or pendulum motion.

Eine Entfernungseinrichtung 9 zur Entfernung des Feststoffkuchens ist am Deckel 14 des Innengehäuses 2 bzw. an der Lagerbuchse 7 befestigt. Die Entfernungseinrichtung 9 weist einen sich durch den Deckel des Innengehäuses 2 erstreckenden Arm 10 auf, der entsprechende Messer 11 zur Entfernung des Feststoffkuchens trägt. Am unteren Ende des Innengehäuses ist ein Auslass 15 angeordnet. Ferner weist das Innengehäuse ein Schauglas 17 auf, mit dem eine Beobachtung der Zentrifugentrommel 3 möglich ist.A removal device 9 for removing the solids cake is fastened to the cover 14 of the inner housing 2 or to the bearing bush 7. The removal device 9 has an arm 10 which extends through the cover of the inner housing 2 and carries corresponding knives 11 for removing the solids cake. At the lower end of the inner housing, an outlet 15 is arranged. Furthermore, the inner housing has a sight glass 17, with which an observation of the centrifuge drum 3 is possible.

Ferner ist in Figur 2 ein Antrieb 16 dargestellt, der an der Innenseite des Außengehäuses 1 angebracht ist und mit dem das Innengehäuse 2 nach Entfernung des Deckels 4 absenkbar ist, um die Zentrifugentrommel 3 inspizieren und warten zu können.Furthermore, in FIG. 2 a drive 16 is shown, which is mounted on the inside of the outer housing 1 and with which the inner housing 2 is lowered after removal of the lid 4 in order to inspect the centrifuge drum 3 and to wait.

Auch bei dieser Ausführungsform ist durch die Montage des Innengehäuses 2 am Wellenlager 5 und der Entfernungseinrichtung 9 am Deckel 14 des Innengehäuses 2 bzw. an der Lagerbuchse 7 sichergestellt, dass Innengehäuse und Entfernungseinrichtung 9 die Schwenk- bzw. Pendelbewegungen der Welle 4 mitmachen, so dass zwischen dem Arm 10 und der Welle 4 bzw. der Trommelwand immer Parallelität herrscht.Also in this embodiment is by mounting the inner housing 2 on the shaft bearing 5 and the removal device 9 on the cover 14 of the inner housing 2 and on the bearing bush 7 ensures that inner housing and removal device 9 join the pivoting or oscillating movements of the shaft 4, so that there is always parallelism between the arm 10 and the shaft 4 or the drum wall.

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  1. A centrifuge with suspended centrifuge drum (3), said centrifuge comprising a rigid outer casing (1), a shaft bearing (5) flexibly or pivotably arranged at the upper side of the outer casing (1), a shaft rotatably supported by the shaft bearing (5) and extending into the outer casing (1), a centrifuge drum (3) supported by the shaft (4) and having an inlet and an outlet, a shaft drive (12) disposed externally of the outer casing (1), and means (9) for removing the solid cake accumulated on the inner wall of the drum, characterized in that an inner casing (2) is disposed at the shaft bearing (5) in a pivotable manner together with the same and surrounding the drum (3) in a gas-tight manner and that the removing means (9) is fixed at the shaft bearing (5) or at the inner casing (2) in a pivotable manner together with the same.
  2. The centrifuge according to claim 1, characterized in that the removing means (9) is a mechanical removing means with a scraper/knife device (11).
  3. The centrifuge according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the removing means is a redispersing means with a supply tube for a redispersing fluid.
  4. The centrifuge according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the inner casing (2) is formed at least partly as flexible casing, especially as bellows.
  5. The centrifuge according to one of the claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the inner casing (2) is at least partly formed as rigid casing.
  6. The centrifuge according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the removing means (9) is fixed at the upper side of the inner casing (2).
  7. The centrifuge according to one of the claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the removing means is fixed at the lower side of the inner casing.
  8. The centrifuge according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the flexible shaft bearing (5) has a spherical calotte (6) which is supported in a correspondingly formed bearing pan of the outer casing (1).
  9. The centrifuge according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the shaft bearing (5) has a bearing bush (7) receiving a rolling bearing (8) or magnetic bearing for the shaft (4) and pivotably supported at the upper side of the outer casing (1).
  10. The centrifuge according to claim 9, characterized in that the removing means (9) is fixed at the bearing bush (7) of the shaft bearing (5).
  11. The centrifuge according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the inner casing (2) is adapted to be lowered or lifted relative to the centrifuge drum (3).
  12. The centrifuge according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the inner casing (2) has a removable upper side or lower side.
  13. The centrifuge according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the outer casing (1) of the centrifuge is formed as accessible space.
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