Global Patent Index - EP 1181102 A1

EP 1181102 A1 20020227 - CENTRIFUGE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME

Title (en)

CENTRIFUGE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME

Title (de)

ZENTRIFUGE UND VERFAHREN ZU DEREN BETRIEB

Title (fr)

CENTRIFUGEUSE ET PROCEDE POUR LA FAIRE FONCTIONNER

Publication

EP 1181102 A1 20020227 (DE)

Application

EP 00912511 A 20000226

Priority

  • DE 19922236 A 19990514
  • EP 0001606 W 20000226

Abstract (en)

[origin: US6648809B1] The present invention relates to a centrifuge including a centrifugal drum, a supply pipe, a distributor, a displacement sleeve valve having an opening chamber and a closing chamber, a supply duct, a control gas feed in the distributor and a closing spring biasing the sleeve valve towards a closed condition during a pressure buildup in the opening chamber. The present invention also relates to a method of operating the centrifuge using a control gas to operate the sleeve valve and cleaning of control fluid paths by guiding a flushing fluid or flushing gas through the control fluid paths.

IPC 1-7

B04B 1/14

IPC 8 full level

B04B 11/04 (2006.01); B04B 1/14 (2006.01); B04B 9/12 (2006.01); B04B 15/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B04B 1/14 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0069566A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 6648809 B1 20031118; AT E256503 T1 20040115; DE 19922236 A1 20001123; DE 19922236 C2 20021024; DE 50004796 D1 20040129; DK 1181102 T3 20040308; EP 1181102 A1 20020227; EP 1181102 B1 20031217; JP 2002543973 A 20021224; JP 3842974 B2 20061108; WO 0069566 A1 20001123

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 95968601 A 20011105; AT 00912511 T 20000226; DE 19922236 A 19990514; DE 50004796 T 20000226; DK 00912511 T 20000226; EP 0001606 W 20000226; EP 00912511 A 20000226; JP 2000618018 A 20000226