JP3662856B2 - Filtration aid supply device and filtration device using filtration aid supply device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
【Technical field】
The present invention relates to a filter aid supply device used in a filter device that removes impurities and foreign matters in a liquid and cleans them, for example.
[0002]
[Prior art and its problems]
The present inventor proposed a maintenance-free filtration device using a filter aid made of porous fine particles as a kind of filtration device for removing foreign substances from various liquids (Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-438). 5 No. 7 (JP 2001-232111)).
[0003]
OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
An object of this invention is to obtain the filter aid supply apparatus suitable for the filter apparatus which uses the filter aid which consists of such porous fine particles, for example. In particular, an object of the present invention is to provide a filter aid supply device that can supply a filter aid while cutting it even if it absorbs moisture.
[0004]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The auxiliary filter medium supply device according to the present invention comprises a pair of inclined bottom walls having a substantially V-shaped cross section as a bottom wall of a filter aid tank for storing a filter aid composed of porous fine particles. One bottom end of the bottom wall is cut to form a drop hole, and the drop hole is formed along the inner surface of the inclined bottom wall having one of the pair of inclined bottom walls of the filter aid tank. A shutter / cutter blade that opens and closes is movably supported, and an extrusion blade that discharges the filter aid in the tank from the falling hole along the inner surface of the other inclined bottom wall is movably supported. The blade and the extrusion blade are independently reciprocated.
[0005]
According to this apparatus, not only can the filter aid be dropped by the extrusion blade while the dropping hole is opened by the shutter and cutter blade, but also when the filter aid is hardened due to moisture absorption or the like, The filter aid solidified by reciprocating the cutter blade can be cut and dropped.
[0006]
The actuator that independently drives the shutter / cutter blade and the extrusion blade can be constituted by a cylinder device, for example.
[0007]
The filter aid supply apparatus of the present invention further includes an opening that adjusts the size of the drop hole along the outer surface of the sloped bottom wall having one of the pair of sloped bottom walls of the filter aid tank. It is preferable that the degree adjusting blade is movably supported.
[0008]
As the filter aid to be used in the filter aid supply apparatus of the present invention, for example, one or more porous particles of diatomaceous earth, carbon, cellulose, and pearlite are used.
[0009]
The filtration apparatus using the filter aid supply apparatus of the present invention, for example, throws the auxiliary filter medium dropped from the drop hole into the auxiliary filter medium input liquid tank, and the filter aid is accumulated together with the liquid in the auxiliary filter medium input liquid tank. It can be used in such a manner that it is provided to a filtration main body having a group of minute gaps that define a pre-filtration space and a post-filtration space.
[0010]
More specifically, the filtration body leads to an inlet opening that leads to the pre-filtration space of the filtration body, a discharge opening that is different from or separate from the inlet opening that leads to the pre-filtration space, and a post-filtration space. It can be provided in a filtration unit having an outlet opening. The filtration device including the filtration unit applies a liquid flow containing the filter aid introduced into the auxiliary filter medium input liquid tank from the inlet opening of the filtration unit to the outlet opening, and the filter aid is supplied to the filtration body. A filter aid precoat system that adheres to the microscopic gap group; and a filtration system that provides the filtration unit with a flow of the filtrate to be filtered from the inlet opening to the outlet opening; and a filtration unit that discharges from the outlet opening. A backwashing system for applying a liquid flow to the opening and washing away the filter aid and foreign matter adhering to the micro gaps of the filtration main body of the filtration unit; and a fluid containing the filter aid and foreign matter washed away by this backwashing system A forced waste filter medium which has a waste filter medium separation tank having a filter at the bottom and forcibly separates the filter aid, foreign matter and fluid by applying pressurized air to the liquid surface of the waste filter medium separation tank A separation system; and , Filter aid precoat systems, filtration systems, and is operated by selecting the backwash system, during operation of the filtration system can be operated in a manner to operate the forced waste filter media separation system.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
"Description of the entire filtration device"
First, an entire example of a filtration apparatus to which the filter aid supply apparatus of the present invention can be applied will be described.
1 and 2 show an example of a filtration unit 10 that can be used in the filtration device of the present invention. The closely wound coil spring (filter body) 11 is formed with projections 13 that form minute gaps a between adjacent rings 12 at a predetermined interval. The gap a is set to, for example, about 5 μm to 100 μm according to the properties of the liquid to be filtered (impurities therein, foreign matters). The lower end portion of the coil spring 11 in the figure is closed by a cover 14, and a large-diameter seal ring 15 having a liquid passage 15 a is attached to the upper end portion. The cover 14 and the seal ring 15 are connected by a central rod 16. It is connected.
[0012]
The unit of the coil spring 11 described above is housed in the casing 17 in a state where an O-ring 15 b fitted on the outer periphery of the seal ring 15 is in close contact with the casing 17. The casing 17 is formed with an inlet opening 18 and a discharge opening 19 that communicate with the pre-filtration space B on the outer diameter side of the coil spring 11 in the lower part of FIG. 1, and the liquid passage of the seal ring 15 in the upper part of FIG. An outlet opening 20 communicating with the post-filtration space A on the inner diameter side of the coil spring 11 is formed through 15a. In other words, the coil spring 11 having the minute gap a group defines the inside of the casing 17 into a pre-filtration space B and a post-filtration space A. The spacer 21 forms a space between the inlet opening 18, the discharge opening 19 and the outlet opening 20 and the coil spring 11, the cover 14, and the seal ring 15. Accordingly, when a liquid is supplied into the casing 17 from the inlet opening 18, the liquid passes through the gap a between the adjacent wheels 12 from the pre-filtration space B on the outer diameter side of the coil spring 11 and after the filtration on the inner diameter side of the coil spring 11. It reaches the space A, and further reaches the outlet opening 20 through the liquid passage 15a.
[0013]
On the other hand, the post-filtration space A on the inner diameter side of the coil spring 11 of the casing 17 communicates with the atmosphere via the on-off valve 29. When atmospheric pressure is supplied into the casing 17 through the on-off valve 29, the liquid in the casing 17 passes from the post-filtration space A on the inner diameter side of the coil spring 11 through the gap a between the adjacent rings 12 to the spring 11. It reaches the pre-filtration space B on the outer diameter side and reaches the discharge opening 19. Thus, in the filtration unit 10, liquid flow from the inlet opening 18 side to the outlet opening 20 side or from the outlet opening 20 side to the discharge opening 19 side is allowed only through the gap a between the adjacent rings 12 of the coil spring 11. No fluid flow other than through the gap a occurs.
[0014]
As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, an inlet flow path 22 is connected to the inlet opening 18 of the filtration unit 10, a discharge flow path 23 is connected to the discharge opening 19, and an outlet flow path 24 is connected to the outlet opening 20. Is connected. Among these, a pump 25 and a three-way valve (channel switching means) 26 are connected in order to the inlet channel 22, and the three-way valve 26 connects the inlet channel 22 to the liquid channel to be filtered (suction pipe). ) 27 and either one of the filter aid precoat tube 28 and connect. A pressure gauge 61 is connected to the inlet channel 22.
[0015]
The outlet flow path 24 connected to the outlet opening 20 of the filtration unit 10 is provided with a three-way valve (flow path switching means) 34, and the three-way valve 34 connects the outlet flow path 24 to the filter aid input liquid tank 30. The precoat pipe line 32 that leads to the filtrate and the clear liquid pipe line 33 that leads to the filtrate tank (clean liquid tank) 35 are selected and switched. The clear liquid line 33 is provided with an open / close valve 36. The filter aid input liquid tank 30 is provided with a float switch 30f for detecting that the liquid level has reached a certain value.
[0016]
A clear liquid passage 37 is opened in the filtrate tank 35. The clear liquid flow path 37 is connected to a filtrate using device (for example, a grinding machine) S, and a clean filtered liquid supplied from the clear liquid flow path 37 is supplied to the device S. The liquid to be filtered (dirt) containing impurities, which is used in the device S, is guided to the liquid tank 39 through the liquid flow path 38 to be filtered. The above-described filtered liquid passage 27 is inserted into the septic tank 39.
[0017]
The filter aid precoat pipe 28 opens below the filter aid input liquid tank 30. A filter aid supply device 40 is located on the filter aid input liquid tank 30. 8 to 11 show details of the filter aid supply device 40. FIG. The filter aid quantitative supply device 40 supplies the filter aid 44 into the filter aid input liquid tank 30, and mainly includes a filter aid tank 41, an extrusion cylinder unit 42, and a shutter / cutter cylinder unit 43. As an element. The filter aid tank 41 has inclined bottom walls 41a and 41b having a V-shaped cross section, and a lower end portion of the inclined bottom wall 41b is cut in parallel with the inclined bottom wall 41a to form a drop hole 41c. ing.
[0018]
Cylinder fixing walls 41d and 41f are formed in the filter aid tank 41 so as to be orthogonal to the inclined bottom walls 41a and 41b, respectively. The extrusion cylinder unit 42 has a cylinder body 42a, a piston rod 42b, and an extrusion blade 42c fixed to the tip of the piston rod 42b. The cylinder body 42a is located outside the filter aid tank 41. The cylinder is fixed to the cylinder fixing wall 41d toward the inclination direction of the inclined bottom wall 41a. The piston rod 42b extends into the filter aid tank 41, and the extrusion blade 42c moves along the inclined bottom wall 41a. The extruding blade 42c faces substantially in the horizontal direction, and its width is set to a width that can protrude outward from the drop hole 41c. This extrusion blade 42c forms a gap having a V-shaped cross section with the inside of the filter aid tank 41 opened between the cylinder fixing wall 41d.
[0019]
The shutter / cutter cylinder unit 43 includes a cylinder body 43a, a piston rod 43b, and a shutter / cutter blade 43c fixed to the tip of the piston rod 43b. The cylinder body 43a is positioned outside the filter aid tank 41 and is fixed to the cylinder fixing wall 41f toward the inclination direction of the inclined bottom wall 41b. The piston rod 43b extends into the filter aid tank 41, and the shutter / cutter blade 43c moves along the inclined bottom wall 41b. The shutter / cutter blade 43c along the inclined bottom wall 41b cuts off when the drop aid 41c opens and closes (FIG. 8) and the filter aid 44 put in the filter aid tank 41 absorbs moisture and hardens. Function (FIG. 10). Outside the inclined bottom wall 41b of the filter aid tank 41, an opening degree adjusting blade 41g for opening and closing the drop hole 41c is provided separately from the shutter / cutter blade 43c. The opening adjusting blade 41g can be fixed at an arbitrary position by a fixing knob 41h, and can restrict the size of the drop hole 41c to adjust the substantial size of the drop hole.
[0020]
As the filter aid 44 to be charged (stored) in the filter aid tank 41 of the filter aid supply device 40, diatomaceous earth-based, carbon-based, cellulose-based, pearlite-based porous fine particles can be used, More specifically, diatomaceous earth, pulp powder, activated carbon fine powder, barley stone powder and the like can be used. As the filter aid, it is preferable to use porous fine particles having an average particle diameter distributed in the range of about 10 to 80 μm.
[0021]
The discharge passage 23 connected to the discharge opening 19 of the filtration unit 10 is connected to a waste filter medium forced separation device 50 via an on-off valve 31. 12 to 18 show the details of the waste filter medium forced separation device 50. This forced filter medium separation device 50 includes a casing 51, a waste filter medium separation tank 52, and a liquid receiving tank 53 as main components. The waste filter medium separation tank 52 and the liquid receiving tank 53 are composed of main bodies 52a and 53a made of a transparent resin material such as acrylic resin, and metal reinforcing frames 52b and 53b. The waste filter medium separation tank 52 is formed of a cylindrical body whose upper and lower surfaces are opened, and a filter 52c is attached to the lower surface opening portion. As shown in FIG. 18, the filter 52c can be attached to and detached from the bottom of the main body 52a by a net 52d, a retainer 52f, and a fixing screw 52g. As the filter 52c, a filter having properties (void, thickness, strength) that can capture the filter aid is used.
[0022]
The liquid receiving tank 53 is formed of a bottomed cylindrical container having an open upper surface, and a liquid discharge port 53c is formed at a lower end portion thereof. The discharge port 53 c communicates with the filtered liquid flow path 27 through a liquid flow path 55 having an on-off valve 54. A separate on-off valve 56 is provided in the filtered liquid passage 27. A float switch 53d for detecting that the liquid level has reached a specific position is provided in the liquid receiving tank 53.
[0023]
The casing 51 is configured so that the waste filter medium separation tank 52 and the liquid receiving tank 53 can be attached and detached, and the stacked waste filter medium separation tank 52 and the liquid receiving tank 53 are held in an airtight (liquid tight) state. It has a function of supplying the liquid containing the waste filter medium and / or pressurized air into the waste filter medium separation tank 52. The casing 51 has a base 51b having casters 51a, and a fixed column 51c that is erected and fixed to the base 51b. A lid 51f is pivotally attached to the upper end of the fixed column 51c so as to be opened and closed by a shaft 51d. Has been. The lid 51f is formed with a liquid supply port 51g for connecting the discharge channel 23 and an air supply port 51h for supplying pressurized air. As shown in FIG. 3, the air supply port 51h is connected to a pressurized air source 58 or an air pipe 59 leading to the atmosphere via a three-way valve 57.
[0024]
On the base 51b, a pair of two lock bars 51j is provided so as to be able to be tilted. The lock bar 51j fixes the lid body 51f on the waste filter medium separation tank 52 and the liquid receiving tank 53 stacked on the base 51b, and a fixing screw 51k is screwed to each upper end portion thereof. Further, the lower ends of the two lock bars 51j as a pair pass through the long holes 51p of the base 51b, and are screwed to both ends of the horizontal bar 51n positioned below the base 51b. Can be defeated. Moreover, the lock bar 51j can adjust the substantial length by adjusting the screwing amount with respect to the horizontal bar 51n.
[0025]
The lid 51f is formed with a notch 51m for receiving the threaded portion of the fixing screw 51k. When the fixing screw 51k is tightened in a state where the threaded portion of the fixing screw 51k is inserted into the notch 51m, the lid 51f is locked. It is sandwiched between the upper end surface of 51j and the fixing screw 51k, and is fixed in a state where tightening pressure is applied to the stacked waste filter medium separation tank 52 and liquid receiving tank 53. Packings 60 are sandwiched between the lid 51f and the upper end of the waste filter medium separation tank 52, and between the lower end of the waste filter medium separation tank 52 and the upper end of the liquid receiving tank 53, respectively.
[0026]
Therefore, the waste filter medium forced separation device 50 configured as described above is configured such that the waste filter medium separation tank 52 and the liquid receiving tank 53 with the packing 60 sandwiched therebetween are stacked on the base 51 b of the casing 51, and the packing 60 is disposed on the waste filter medium separation tank 52. , The lid 51f is closed, the lock bar 51j is closed and the fixing screw 51k is tightened, so that the waste filter medium separation tank 52 and the liquid receiving tank 53 can be kept liquid-tight (air-tight) (FIG. 12, 14 and 16). Conversely, by loosening the fixing screw 51k, opening the lock bar 51j, and opening the lid 51f, the waste filter medium separation tank 52 and the liquid receiving tank 53 can be removed from the casing 51. In particular, the waste filter medium separation tank 52 is gripped by 52h. Can be carried anywhere.
[0027]
This apparatus having the above-described configuration is operated by, for example, four processes shown in FIGS. The thick line in FIGS. 4 to 7 shows the flow path through which the liquid flows.
[Pre-coating process]
This is a step of attaching a filter aid to the minute gaps a of the coil spring (filter body) 11 of the filtration unit 10. As shown in FIG. 4, the three-way valve 26 connects the filter aid precoat pipe 28 and the inlet flow path 22 of the filter aid input liquid tank 30, and the three-way valve 34 connects the outlet flow path 24 of the filtration unit 10 to the precoat pipe. Connect to path 32. The on-off valve 29 is closed. In this state, the filter aid (diatomaceous earth) is dropped from the filter aid supply device 40 into the filter aid input liquid tank 30 by a predetermined amount. That is, the shutter / cutter blade 43c of the shutter / cutter cylinder unit 43 is moved backward to open the drop hole 41c of the filter aid tank 41, and the extrusion blade 42c is moved once from the retracted position to the protruding position by the extrusion cylinder unit 42. A fixed amount of filter aid 44 is dropped into the filter aid input liquid tank 30 (FIG. 9). At this time, if the filter aid 44 is absorbed and hardened, the shutter / cutter blade 43c is reciprocated by the shutter / cutter cylinder unit 43 to cut the solid filter aid 44 (FIG. 10).
[0028]
When the pump 25 is driven in this state, the filter aid 44 is supplied to the filter unit 10 from the filter aid precoater 28 and the inlet channel 22 along the liquid flow held in the filter aid input liquid tank 30. Then, a circulating flow that returns to the filter aid charging liquid tank 30 through the outlet flow path 24, the three-way valve 34, and the precoat pipe line 32 is generated. At the start of operation, the filter aid liquid tank 30 is filled with the same type of liquid as the liquid to be filtered.
[0029]
When this circulating flow occurs, a large-diameter filter aid 44 (made diatomaceous earth fine particles) is initially held and held in the minute gaps a formed by the protrusions 13 between the adjacent rings 12 of the coil spring 11. Small diatomaceous earth particles are gradually retained between the large diatomaceous earth fine particles. As a result, the microscopic gap a between the adjacent rings 12 holds a fine particle group (FIG. 1) of the porous filter aid 44 having an extremely fine gap (for example, on the order of 0.5 μm to several μm). Become. This pre-coating process can be completed by time management by measuring the time during which an appropriate amount of the fine particles of the filter aid 44 adhere to the gap a of the adjacent ring 12 by an experiment conducted in advance, or by a filtration unit. The pressure in the pre-filtration space B on the outer diameter side of the 10 coil springs 11 is detected by the pressure gauge 61, and the process can be terminated when the detected pressure exceeds a certain value.
[0030]
[Filtering process & Waste filter media separation process]
In this step, the liquid to be filtered supplied from the liquid flow path 27 to be filtered is filtered. As shown in FIG. 5, the liquid flow path 27 to be filtered and the inlet flow path 22 are connected by a three-way valve 26, and the outlet flow path 24 of the filtration unit 10 is connected to a clear liquid pipe line 33 by a three-way valve 34. The on-off valve 36 is kept open. When the pump 25 is driven in this state, the filtered liquid in the filth tank 39 is supplied to the filtration unit 10 via the filtered liquid flow path 27. The liquid to be filtered enters the pre-filtration space B in the filtration unit 10 through the inlet flow path 22, and passes between the particulate groups of the filter aid 44 attached to the gap a between the adjacent rings 12 of the coil spring 11. After passing, it goes out to the post-filtration space A, reaches the outlet channel 24, and is sent again to the filtrate tank 35 through the three-way valve 34, the on-off valve 36, and the clear liquid conduit 33. The foreign matter in the liquid to be filtered is trapped in the fine particles of the filter aid 44 and cleaned only once through the filtration unit 10.
[0031]
In this filtration step, the distance between the minute gaps a between the adjacent rings 12 of the coil spring 11 and the filter aid are appropriately selected. Even fine powder on the order of several μm can be reliably captured. This filtering step ends when a state where the fine particles of the filter aid 44 are clogged is detected. The clogging can be detected, for example, when the pressure in the pre-filtration space B in the casing 17 detected by the pressure gauge 61 exceeds a certain value. In addition, clogging can be detected by time management, transparency of the liquid exiting the outlet channel 24, or flow rate detection.
[0032]
[Backwash process]
This is a step of washing the filtration unit 10 that has been clogged. In this step, the operation of the pump 25 is stopped, and the on-off valve 29 and the on-off valve 31 are opened as shown in FIG. Air is introduced into the waste filter medium separation tank 52 through a three-way valve 57. Then, the liquid in the casing 17 of the filtration unit 10 is supplied from the discharge channel 23 to the waste filter medium forced separation device 50 by its own weight. That is, the liquid containing the foreign matter and the waste filter medium from the discharge channel 23 falls into the waste filter medium separation tank 52 through the liquid supply port 51g of the lid 51f. By this fluid flow, the fine particles of the filter aid 44 adhering between the adjacent rings 12 of the coil spring 11 of the filtration unit 10 and the foreign matters adhering to the fine particles of the filter aid 44 are washed away, Along with the liquid, it falls into the waste filter medium separation tank 52. The fine particles and foreign substances of the filter aid 44 adhering to the coil spring 11 can be sufficiently washed by this back washing without extending the coil spring 11. Therefore, special maintenance for the filtration unit 10 is unnecessary. The capacity of the waste filter medium separation tank 52 is sufficient to store the entire amount of liquid accumulated in the filtration unit 10.
[0033]
Returning to the filtration step of FIG. 5, in the filtration step, the operation of separating the waste filter medium from the liquid stored in the waste filter medium separation tank 52 of the waste filter medium forced separation device 50 in the backwashing process is performed in parallel. Done. That is, the compressed air from the pressurized air source 58 is supplied into the waste filter medium separation tank 52 through the air pipe 59 and the air supply port 51 h through the three-way valve 57. Then, the air pressure in the waste filter medium separation tank 52 rises and the pressure is exerted on the liquid level in the waste filter medium separation tank 52. As a result, the filter 52c separates the waste filter medium and the liquid only in the liquid receiving tank 53. To be taken out. When the liquid level in the liquid receiving tank 53 reaches a certain value, the float switch 53d detects this, opens the on-off valve 54, and the liquid in the waste filter medium separating tank 52 is supplied to the filtered liquid passage 27. The
[0034]
In the pre-coating process, the waste filter medium containing the foreign matter accumulated in the waste filter medium separation tank 52 is loosened with the fixing screw 51k of the waste filter medium forced separation device 50, the lock bar 51j is opened, the lid 51f is opened, and the waste filter medium separation tank is Only 52 can be carried to any place and the waste filter media can be discarded. The waste filter medium separation tank 52 is set on the liquid receiving tank 53 again and fixed to the casing 51 after replacing the filter 52c as necessary until the next filtration step.
[0035]
FIG. 20 shows another aspect of separating the liquid in the liquid receiving tank 53. When the compressed air from the pressurized air source 58 is supplied to the waste filter medium separation tank 52 via the air line 59 and the air supply port 51h via the three-way valve 57, the air pressure is supplied to the liquid via the filter 52c. It is also applied to the receiving tank 53. Therefore, the liquid in the liquid receiving tank 53 can be automatically taken out to the liquid receiving tank 63 by connecting the discharge port 53 c to another liquid receiving tank 63 via the pipe line 62. The liquid receiving tank 63 can be arranged at a high position according to the air pressure exerted on the liquid receiving tank 53. For example, if the air pressure is about 1 kgf / cm ² , the liquid receiving tank 63 can be arranged at a height of about 10 m.
[0036]
[Pump cleaning process]
As shown in FIG. 7, with the open / close valve 31 open, the three-way valve 26 causes the filter aid precoat member 28 of the filter aid input liquid tank 30 to communicate with the inlet channel 22. Then, when the clear liquid is supplied to the filter aid charging liquid tank 30 without supplying the filter aid, the pump 25 is operated when the float switch 30f detects the liquid level. Then, the supplied clean liquid is supplied from the inlet flow path 22 of the filtration unit 10 to the waste filter medium forced separation device 50 via the discharge flow path 23. The pump 25 can be washed with this clear liquid. This in-pump cleaning process is operated for a short time before the waste filter medium separation tank 52 of the waste filter medium forced separation device 50 is full.
[0037]
1, the inlet flow path 22 and the discharge flow path 23 are in the pre-filtration space B on the outer diameter side of the coil spring 11, and the outlet flow path 24 is after the filtration on the inner diameter side of the coil spring 11. Although communicating with the space A, this relationship may be reversed.
[0038]
Further, FIG. 19 shows another form of the filtration unit 10 ′. This filtration unit 10 ′ is an example in which, instead of the coil spring 11 of FIGS. 1 and 2, a bottomed porous cylinder 11 ′ having a group of minute gaps a ′ is used as a filtration body. The group of minute gaps a ′ corresponds to the minute gaps a formed by the protrusions 13 formed on the adjacent ring 12 of the coil spring 11, and this aspect can also provide the same operation as in the previous embodiment. . Further, the pre-filtration space and the post-filtration space defined by the filtration main body do not need to be outside and inside the cylinder. For example, the pre-filtration space and the post-filtration space may be defined by a flat filter main body. .
[0039]
The liquid that can be filtered by the filtration device of the present invention is not limited. For example, it can be used for filtration of mineral-based, plant-based and animal-based lubricating oils, etc., and the liquid should be used for any application (purpose) such as lubrication, cooling, washing, rust prevention, sealing, etc. Can do.
[0040]
"Description of the entire filtration device"
The filter aid supply apparatus of this embodiment is configured by a pair of inclined bottom walls 41a and 41b whose bottom wall of a filter aid tank 41 for storing a filter aid made of porous fine particles has a substantially V-shaped cross section. The lower end of one of the pair of inclined bottom walls 41a and 41b is cut off to form a drop hole 41c. The shutter / cutter blade 53c is movably supported along the inner surface of the inclined bottom wall 41b having one drop hole 41c of the pair of inclined bottom walls, and along the inner surface of the other inclined bottom wall 41a. The extrusion blade 52c is supported so as to be movable. Therefore, the internal filter aid 44 can be reliably dropped by reciprocally driving the shutter / cutter blade 53c and the extrusion blade 52c independently. In particular, when the filter aid 44 absorbs moisture and hardens, only the shutter / cutter blade 53c can be driven to reciprocate and can be cut, so that a situation in which the filter aid 44 cannot be dropped does not occur.
[0041]
Further, by providing an opening adjustment blade 41g for adjusting the size of the drop hole 41c along the outer surface of the inclined bottom wall 41b having the drop hole 41c of the filter aid tank 41, a single extrusion blade 52c is provided. The amount of falling filter aid by reciprocation can be adjusted. In the illustrated example, the shutter / cutter blade 53c and the pushing blade 52c are reciprocally driven independently by the cylinder devices 52a and 52b, but it is obvious that the shutter / cutter blade 53c can be reciprocated by other actuators.
[0042]
【The invention's effect】
ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the filter aid supply apparatus which can supply a filter aid easily and reliably with respect to the filter apparatus using the filter aid which consists of porous fine particles can be obtained. In particular, according to the device of the present invention, even if the filter aid absorbs moisture and hardens, it can be supplied while being cut.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an example of a filtration unit used in a filtration apparatus to which a filtration aid supply apparatus according to the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a part of a spring of the filtration unit of FIG.
FIG. 3 is a piping system diagram showing the overall configuration of the filtration device of the present embodiment.
4 is a connection diagram illustrating a precoat process of the filtration device of FIG. 3;
5 is a connection diagram showing a filtration process and a waste filter medium separation process of the filtration device of FIG. 3. FIG.
6 is a connection diagram illustrating a backwash process of the filtration device of FIG. 3;
7 is a connection diagram showing an in-pump cleaning process of the filtration device of FIG. 3. FIG.
8 is a cross-sectional front view showing an embodiment of the filter aid supply apparatus of the present invention used in the filter apparatus of FIG. 3. FIG.
9 is a cross-sectional front view showing an operation state of the filter aid supply apparatus of FIG. 8. FIG.
10 is a cross-sectional front view of a state different from FIG. 9;
11 is a perspective view of the filter aid supply apparatus of FIGS. 8 to 10. FIG.
12 is a front view showing a specific example of a waste filter medium forced separation device in the filtration device of FIG. 3. FIG.
FIG. 13 is a plan view of FIG.
14 is a side view of FIG. 12. FIG.
15 is a side view of FIG. 12 in a state different from FIG.
16 is a side view mainly showing piping of the waste filter medium forced separation device of FIG. 12. FIG.
17 is an exploded perspective view of the waste filter medium forced separation device of FIG. 12;
18 is an exploded perspective view of a filter portion of the waste filter medium forced separation device of FIG. 12;
FIG. 19 is a schematic cross-sectional view of another form of a filtration unit used in the filtration device of the present embodiment.
20 is a side view showing another usage mode of the waste filter medium forced separation device of FIG. 12. FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
B Space before filtration A Space after filtration 10 Filtration unit 11 Coil spring (filtration body)
11 'perforated cylinder (filter body)
12 Adjacent wheel 13 Protrusion a a 'Minute gap 17 Casing 18 Inlet opening 19 Discharge opening 20 Outlet opening 22 Inlet flow path 23 Discharge flow path 24 Outlet flow path 25 Pump 26 Three-way valve (flow path switching means)
27 Filtration flow path 28 Filtration aid precoat pipe 30 Filtration aid input liquid tank 31 Open / close valve 32 Precoat pipe line 33 Clear liquid pipe line 34 Three-way valve 35 Filtrate tank 36 Open / close valve 37 Clear liquid flow path 39 Soil liquid tank 40 Filtration aid supply device 41 Filtration aid tank 41a 41b Inclined bottom wall 41d 41f Cylinder fixing wall 41g Opening adjustment blade 42 Extrusion cylinder unit 42a Cylinder body 42b Piston rod 42c Extrusion blade 43 Shutter and cutter cylinder unit 43a Cylinder body 43b Piston rod 43c Shutter and cutter blade 44 Filter aid 50 Waste filter medium forced separation device 51 Casing 51f Lid 51g Liquid supply port 51h Air supply port 52 Waste filter medium separation tank 53 Liquid receiving tank 53c Discharge port 53d Float switch 54 Opening and closing valve 55 Liquid flow path 56 On-off valve 57 Three-way valve 58 Air source 59 air line 60 packing 61 pressure gauge

Claims (6)

A filter aid tank for storing a filter aid composed of porous fine particles; and
Pair of inclined bottom walls forming a substantially V-shaped cross section constituting a bottom wall of the filter aid tank; and,
And; falling hole formed by cutting one of the lower end portion of the pair of inclined bottom wall
And; the filter aid and along the inner surface of the inclined bottom wall with one drop hole of one of the pair of inclined bottom wall of the tank is movably supported, a shutter and a cutter blade for opening and closing the該落prepared hole
And; the other along a inner surface movably supported within the pair of inclined bottom wall of the filter aid tank, extrusion blade a filter aid in the tank is discharged from the drop hole
And an actuator which reciprocates independently the shutter and the cutter blade and extrusion blade; and,
A filter aid supply apparatus comprising:  2. The filter aid supply apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the actuator is a cylinder device.  The filter aid supply device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: a drop hole formed along an outer surface of the inclined bottom wall having one of the pair of inclined bottom walls of the filter aid tank. A filter aid supply device in which an opening adjusting blade for adjusting the size is supported so as to be movable.  The filter aid supply apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the filter aid is composed of one or more porous particles of diatomaceous earth, carbon, cellulose, and pearlite. . 5. The filter aid supply device according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary filter medium dropped from the dropping hole is put into an auxiliary filter medium charging liquid tank, and filtered together with the liquid in the auxiliary filter medium charging liquid tank. The filtration device using the filtration aid supply device according to claim 1, wherein the filtration aid supply device according to claim 1 is provided to a filtration body having a minute gap group in which the aid is accumulated and defining a pre-filtration space and a post-filtration space. 6. The filtration apparatus using the filter aid supply apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the filtration main body has an inlet opening communicating with the pre-filtration space of the filtration main body, separate from the inlet opening communicating with the pre-filtration space, or from an inlet opening. A filtration device having a branching discharge opening and an outlet opening leading to a post-filtration space, and including the filtering unit, a filtration device including a filter aid introduced into the auxiliary filter material introduction liquid tank, from this inlet opening of the filtration unit provided to the outlet opening, a filter aid precoat system of attaching the filtration aid small gap group filtration body; and,
And; to the filtration unit, a filtration system for filtration by the filtration unit giving the filtrate flow to the outlet opening from the inlet opening
The above filtration unit, giving a liquid flow to the discharge opening from the outlet opening, the filter aid has adhered to the small gap group filtration body of the filter unit and the backwash system to wash away foreign matter; and,
And a waste filter medium separation tank having a filter in the lower part, into which the fluid containing the filter aid and foreign matters washed away by the backwash system flows, and forced air is applied to the liquid level of the waste filter medium separation tank. compulsion waste filter media separation system for separating the said filter aid and debris and fluid, and,
The filter aid supply apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the filter aid precoat system, the filter system, and the backwash system are selected and operated, and the forced waste filter medium separation system is operated during the operation of the filter system. Filtration device used .

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