US 12,440,870 B2
Rotor with forward-swept struts for pressure screen cylinders
John Joseph Egan, III, Centerville, OH (US); and Cameron Coale Demler, Maineville, OH (US)
Assigned to Kadant Black Clawson LLC, Lebanon, OH (US)
Filed by Kadant Black Clawson LLC, Lebanon, OH (US)
Filed on Jul. 12, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/770,777.
Application 18/770,777 is a continuation of application No. 18/137,084, filed on Apr. 20, 2023, granted, now 12,070,776.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/333,283, filed on Apr. 21, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0359215 A1, Oct. 31, 2024
Int. Cl. B07B 1/52 (2006.01); B07B 1/20 (2006.01); D21D 5/02 (2006.01)
CPC B07B 1/528 (2013.01) [B07B 1/20 (2013.01); D21D 5/026 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A rotor for a pressure screen cylinder for screening contaminants from a solid slurry, the rotor comprising a cylindrical hub, a plurality of foils spaced radially outward from the cylindrical hub, and a plurality of struts coupling the plurality of foils to the cylindrical hub, wherein each of the plurality of struts is a forward-swept strut having a forward edge and a thickness less than a height of the foils.