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US 10,919,715 B2Granted
Filter moving device
AssigneeLonza Ltd.
InventorDanny Sugianto
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Abstract
A filter moving device is disclosed that is designed to lift and move a filter cartridge stack comprised of individual filter cartridges. The filter cartridge stack, for instance, may comprise a plurality of disk-shaped filter cartridges. The filter moving device is designed to be placed over the stack. The device includes lifting elements that engage the stack for removing the stack from a filter assembly and/or installing the stack in a filter assembly.
Claims19
A filter moving device comprising:
- a frame having a first end, a second and opposite end, and defining a height there between, the first end of the frame comprising an open end leading to an interior space within the frame, the open end having a size and the frame having a height such that the open end of the frame can be placed over a filter cartridge stack contained in a filter assembly;
- a plurality of lifting elements located on the frame, the lifting elements being movable between an engaging position and a disengaging position, wherein, when in the engaging position, the lifting elements engage a filter cartridge stack located within the interior space of the frame wherein the lifting elements are arranged in groups and wherein the lifting elements in a group are located at different positions around the interior space of the frame at the same height on the frame and wherein there are at least two groups of lifting elements located at different heights on the frame;
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- a locking mechanism that locks the lifting elements in the engaging position.
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