Vibrating screen panel
View Patent ↗A screen panel for use in a vibrating screen device. The screen panel has a plurality of in-flow slots and cross-flow slots arranged in a regular pattern to provide enhanced open area for a given slot size.
1. A screen panel of resiliently deformable material comprising a plurality of longitudinal in-flow slots and transverse cross-flow slots forming a regular pattern, wherein the in-flow slots have side walls that are substantially aligned with an in-flow direction and the cross-flow slots have side walls that are substantially aligned with a cross-flow direction, the cross-flow direction being substantially perpendicular to the in-flow direction, and wherein either of the in-flow slots or cross-flow slots are arranged in a staggered pattern.
2. The screen panel of claim 1 , wherein the either of the in-flow slots or cross-flow slots are arranged in a staggered overlapping pattern.
3. The screen panel of claim 1 , wherein the other of the in-flow slots or cross-flow slots are also arranged in a staggered pattern.
4. The screen panel of claim 1 wherein the in-flow slots and the cross- flow slots form a ‘T’ shape.
5. The screen panel of claim 1 wherein the in-flow slots and the cross- flow slots form a ‘cross’ shape.
6. The screen panel of claim 1 comprising multiple in-flow slots and cross-flow slots forming a compound pattern.
7. The screen panel of any preceding claim having an open area of greater than 15%.
8. The screen panel of claim 1 having a slot width of about 0.5 mm and an open area of greater than 15%.
9. The screen panel of claim 1 having a slot width about 0.75 mm and an open area of greater than 20%.
10. The screen panel of claim 1 having a slot width about 1.0 mm and an open area of greater than 25%.
11. The screen panel of claim 1 having a slot width about 1.25 mm and an open area of greater than 30%.
12. The screen panel of claim 1 comprising at least one engagement side.
13. The screen panel of claim 1 comprising two plain sides and two engagement sides.
14. The screen panel of claim 12 wherein the engagement side includes grooves for engagement with corresponding spigots of a screen deck.
15. The screen panel of claim 1 further comprising ribs dividing the panel into four segments, each segment having the same regular pattern of slots.
16. The screen panel of any of claim 2 having a slot width of about 0.5 mm and an open area of greater than 15%.
17. The screen panel of claim 2 having a slot width about 0.75 mm and an open area of greater than 20%.
18. The screen panel of claim 2 having a slot width about 1.0 mm and an open area of greater than 25%.
19. The screen panel of claim 13 wherein the engagement side includes grooves for engagement with corresponding spigots of a screen deck.