Filter with horizontal circular filter table attached to rotor - by torque transmission mountings allowing radial movement of table w.r.t. rotor

Filter comprises a motor driven rotor turning on a vertical axis and a circular horizontal table fixed on top of the rotor. The attachment of the table to the rotor comprises mountings which ensure torque transmission while the table is permitted limited free displacement w.r.t. the rotor in at least 1 direction, pref. radial to the axis of rotation. The circular table is pref. made up of a number of perforated sector plates, partic. between 30 and 36 in number. Pref. each transmission mounting comprises a male element engaging a female element, one element being attached to the table and the other to the rotor. In particular, the female element is a channel radial to the axis of table rotation and the male element is slidably engaged in the channel. The male element can be a low friction cross-head slide block or roller(s). This is a heavy-duty industrial filter with applications in the chemical industry, e.g. in the mfr. of phosphoric acid. The mounting allows limited relative movement between filter table and rotor which compensates for expansion and similar stresses imposed by excessive temps., loading, prod. swelling etc. Distortion of the table is avoided so that it remains flat and can be efficiently swept free of cake by a conveyor screen. L'INVENTION CONCERNE UNE STRUCTURE PORTEUSE CIRCULAIRE POUR UNE TABLE DE FILTRATION D'UN FILTRE ROTATIF CIRCULAIRE HORIZONTAL.CETTE STRUCTURE COMPREND:UNE PREMIERE COURONNE D'ENTRAINEMENT 101;UNE SECONDE COURONNE INTERNE DE LIAISON 107;DES GOUSSETS RADIAUX 103 FIXES A LA PREMIERE COURONNE ET SOLIDAIRES, A LEUR EXTREMITE INTERNE DE LA SECONDE COURONNE 107; ETPLUSIEURS SERIES RADIALEMENT ESPACEES D'ELEMENTS D'ASSEMBLAGE CIRCONFERENTIELS 106, CIRCONFERENTIELLEMENT ESPACES SOLIDAIRES DES GOUSSETS RADIAUX ET DISPOSES PAR DEUX, DE PART ET D'AUTRE DE CEUX-CI;ET ELLE COMPORTE EN OUTRE, DES MOYENS DE LIAISONS CIRCONFERENTIELS 111 ENTRE LES ELEMENTS CIRCONFERENTIELS D'UNE MEME SERIE ET DES MOYENS DE LIAISON ET DE CONTREVENTEMENT DIAGONAUX 112 PLACES ENTRE DES ELEMENTS RADIAUX CONSECUTIFS.