CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATION 73 



Construction of the Separator. The centrifugal cream sep- 

 arator consists of three main parts, namely the separator frame, 

 the bowl with internal devices, supply tank and discharge pans, 

 the gear and power attachment. 



SANITARY FAUCE 



BALANCED FLOAT 



PATENTED FOAM 



REDUCING DISCHARGE- 



SELF CENTERING BOWL 



DETACHED BOWL 



COUPLING RING 



SIGHT FEED 

 OIL SUPPLY 



IMPROVED"DE LAVAL' 



SEPARATING DISCS 



EXTRA HEAVY TINWARE 

 SIMPLE CREAM REGULATOR 

 COVER CLAMP 



PATENTED MILK 

 DISTRIBUTOR 



BOWL HOLDING SCREW 



AMPLE DIRT HOLDING SPACE 

 BOWL CASING DRAIN 



DETACHED BOWL SPINDLE 



(REMAINING IN FRAME) 



AUTOMATIC SPRAY 

 OILING OF GEARING 

 AND BEARINGS 



OIL DRAIN 



HEAVY PART OF BOWL 

 BELOW CENTER OF GRAVITY 



SECTIONAL SPRING 



SPINDLE BEARING 



SPEED INDICATOR 



UPWARD THRUST 



WORM DRIVE GEARING 



SPRING CUSHIONED STEEL POINT 

 AND TREAD WHEEL BEARING 



OPEN SANITARY BASE 



Pig-. 5. De Laval cream separator 



Courtesy De Laval Separator Co. 



The Separator Frame. The frame of the separator furnishes 

 the foundation and support of all important parts of the machine, 

 it also serves to guide and protect the bowl and its spindle. It 

 is of heavy construction, usually of cast iron and, in order to 

 give the machine greater stability, it often extends at its bottom 

 into a solid platform. The base of the frame carries in the case 

 of most separators the bottom bearing of the spindle which drives 

 the bowl. This bearing is generally equipped with an adjustable 



