Apparatus for neutralization of etching emulsions

Claim 1

AN APPARATUS FOR THE NEUTRALIZATION OF ETCHING EMULSIONS COMPRISING AN INPUT CONTAINER, A NEUTRALIZATION CONTAINER SUPPORTED BY SAID INPUT CONTAINER AND INCLUDING MEANS FOR NEUTRALIZING LIQUID RECEIVED THEREIN, A QUIETING CONTAINER DISPOSED ADJACENT SAID INPUT CONTAINER, AN INPUT BRANCH LEADING INTO SAID INPUT CONTAINER AND ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED WITH AN ETCHING MACHINE, FIRST CONDUIT MEANS FEEDING LIQUID FROM SAID INPUT CONTAINER INTO SAID QUIETING CONTAINER, AN OIL SEPARATOR DISPOSED ADJACENT SAID QUIETING CONTAINER AND INCLUDING MEANS FOR SEPARATING OIL FROM SAID LIQUID, SAID CONDUIT MEANS LEADING FROM SAID QUIETING CONTAINER TO SAID OIL SEPARATOR, A RECEIVING CONTAINER DISPOSED ADJACENT SAID NEUTRALIZATION CONTAINER AND COMMUNICATING WITH THE LATTER, OUTLET MEANS IN SAID RECEIVING CONTAINER, MEANS DISPOSED IN SAID RECEIVING CONTAINER FOR FILTERING OUT ZINC HYDROXIDE PRECIPITATED FROM SAID NEUTRALIZED LIQUID, SAID NEUTRALIZATION CONTAINER AND SAID RECEIVING CONTAINER INCLUDING SAID FILTERING MEANS BEING DISPOSED SUCH TO FOLLOW SAID OIL SEPARATOR, SAID OIL SEPARATOR FOLLOWING SAID QUIETING CONTAINER AND BEING IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE LATTER, SAID OIL SEPARATOR INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF INCLINED SEPARATION WALLS AND DEFINING OIL RECEIVING CHAMBERS AT THE HIGHER END OF EACH OF SAID SEPARATION WALLS, SAID SEPARATION WALLS TERMINATING INTO THE CORRESPONDING OF SAID OIL RECEIVING CHAMBERS, SAID OIL RECEIVING CHAMBERS HAVING OVERFLOW OPENINGS COORDINATED THERETO AND SAID OVERFLOW OPENINGS FEEDING-OFF OIL FROM SAID OIL RECEIVING CHAMBERS, SAID OVERFLOW OPENINGS BEING DISPOSED AT A LEVEL HIGHER THAN THAT OF THE REMAINING LIQUID IN OIL SEPARATOR, AND AN OVERFLOW OUTLET LEADING FROM SAID OIL SEPARATOR TO SAID NEUTRALIZATION CONTAINER AND DETERMINING THE LIQUID LEVEL OF THE LIQUID REMAINING IN SAID OIL SEPARATOR UPON SEPARATING SAID OIL THEREFROM.

Claim 2

AN APPARATUS FOR THE NEUTRALIZATION OF ETCHING EMULSIONS COMPRISING AN INPUT CONTAINER, A NEUTRALIZATION CONTAINER SUPPORTED BY SAID INPUT CONTAINER AND INCLUDING MEANS FOR NEUTRALIZING LIQUID RECEIVED THEREIN, A QUIETING CONTAINER DISPOSED ADJACENT SAID INPUT CONTAINER, AN INPUT BRANCH LEADING INTO SAID INPUT CONTAINER AND ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED WITH AN ETCHING MACHINE, FIRST CONDUIT MEANS FEEDING LIQUID FROM SAID INPUT CONTAINER INTO SAID QUIETING CONTAINER, AN OIL SEPARATOR DISPOSED ADJACENT SAID QUIETING CONTAINER AND INCLUDING MEANS FOR SEPARATING OIL FROM SAID LIQUID, SAID CONDUIT MEANS LEADING FROM SAID QUIETING CONTAINER TO SAID OIL SEPARATOR, A RECEIVING CONTAINER DISPOSED ADJACENT SAID NEUTRALIZATION CONTAINER AND COMMUNICATING WITH THE LATTER, OUTLET MEANS IN SAID RECEIVING CONTAINER, MEANS DISPOSED IN SAID RECEIVING CONTAINER FOR FILTERING OUT ZINC HYDROXIDE PRECIPITATED FROM SAID NEUTRALIZED LIQUID, SAID NEUTRALIZATION CONTAINER AND SAID RECEIVING CONTAINER INCLUDING SAID FILTERING MEANS BEING DISPOSED SUCH TO FOLLOW SAID OIL SEPARATOR, SAID OIL SEPARATOR FOLLOWING SAID QUIETING CONTAINER AND BEING IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE LATTER, SAID OIL SEPARATOR INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF INCLINED SEPARATION WALLS AND DEFINING OIL RECEIVING CHAMBERS AT THE HIGHER END OF EACH OF SAID SEPARATION WALLS, SAID SEPARATION WALLS TERMINATING INTO THE CORRESPONDING OF SAID OIL RECEIVING CHAMBERS, SAID OIL RECEIVING CHAMBERS HAVING OVERFLOW OPENINGS COORDINATED THERETO AND SAID OVERFLOW OPENINGS FEEDING-OFF OIL FROM SAID OIL RECEIVING CHAMBERS, SAID OVERFLOW OPENINGS BEING DISPOSED AT A LEVEL HIGHER THAN THAT OF THE REMAINING LIQUID IN OIL SEPARATOR, AND AN OVERFLOW OUTLET LEADING FROM SAID OIL SEPARATOR TO SAID NEUTRALIZATION CONTAINER AND DETERMINING THE LIQUID LEVEL OF THE LIQUID REMAINING IN SAID OIL SEPARATOR UPON SEPARATING SAID OIL THEREFROM.