(19)
(11) EP 2 048 293 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
12.12.2012 Bulletin 2012/50

(43) Date of publication A2:
15.04.2009 Bulletin 2009/16

(21) Application number: 08166069.8

(22) Date of filing: 08.10.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
E03F 7/10(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA MK RS

(30) Priority: 08.10.2007 FI 20075713

(71) Applicant: Ficote Oy
41330 Vihtavuori (FI)

(72) Inventor:
  • Lehtonen, Heikki
    41340, LAUKAA (FI)

(74) Representative: Helke, Kimmo Kalervo 
Kespat Oy P.O. Box 601
40101 Jyväskylä
40101 Jyväskylä (FI)

   


(54) Apparatus for servicing a drain and a corresponding method


(57) The invention relates to an apparatus (10) for servicing a drain system (13), which apparatus includes a first tank (12) for liquid (42) to be fed to the drain system (13, 30.2) and a second tank (14) for the liquid (41) with a solids content, removed from the drain system (13, 30.2), means (15, 61) for pressurizing the liquid and feeding it to the drain system, means (44 - 48) for removing the liquid with a solids content from the drain system into the second tank, a filtration process (16) arranged to clean the liquid removed from the drain system to the second tank, in order to recycle it in the apparatus. The filtration process is based on dynamic filtration (20) and is fitted between the first and second tanks. In addition, the invention also relates to a corresponding method.







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