APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING MANURE INTO FRACTIONS Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: agriculture, in particular, separating manure into solid and liquid fractions. SUBSTANCE: apparatus has filtering member positioned within housing and provided with lock valve having adjustable spring, and pressing device formed as piston pump. Filtering member has metal spiral, spiral pressing piston and eccentric cams interacting with piston and mounted on common shaft connected with piston pump electric engine shaft through chain transmission. Eccentric cams provide vibration of pressing piston and metal spiral. Lock valve is made in the form of piston disposed in casing provided with slot for discharge of additionally dehydrated manure solid fraction. Adjustable spring of lock valve is adapted to provide required moisture content of solid fraction. EFFECT: increased efficiency by combined manure separation and additional dehydration processes and simplified construction. 3 dwg