Modular magnetic assembly
AssigneeAdey Holdings (2008) Limited
InventorSimon Downie
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Abstract
A magnetic filter (10) for a central heating system comprises a filter body (12) and an external magnetic assembly (18). The magnetic assembly is in the form of a belt which is made up of multiple modules. The modules may be identical to each other. The number of modules in the belt can be selected according to the size of the filter body, allowing various different sizes of filter to be produced from a small number of different parts. The filter body may be the body of an air-and-dirt separator, so that an existing air-and-dirt separator can be upgraded to include a magnetic capturing capability.
Claims15
A modular magnetic belt assembly comprising:
- the modular magnetic belt assembly configured for use with a filter housing having an external surface;
- a plurality of modules, each module including a housing and at least one magnet, the modules being connected to each other to form the belt and each module being hinged to its adjacent modules;
- a joining component attached to an end of the assembled belt, the joining component joining the ends of the magnetic belt to each other to form an endless loop for fitting around the external surface of the filter housing, the magnet of each module being movable relative to the module housing and within the module housing between an in-use position for the magnet to contact the external surface of the filter housing and an out-of-use position within the module housing for holding the magnet in a position spaced from the external surface of the filter housing, when the magnetic belt assembly is fitted around the external surface of the filter housing.
A magnetic filter for a central heating system comprising:
- a modular magnetic belt assembly configured for use with a filter housing having an external surface;
- the modular magnetic belt assembly having a plurality of modules, each module including a housing and at least one magnet, the modules being connected to each other to form the belt and each module being hinged to its adjacent modules;
- a joining component attached to the end of the assembled belt, the joining component joining the ends of the magnetic belt to each other to form an endless loop for fitting around the external surface of the filter housing, the magnet of each module being movable relative to the module housing and within the module housing between an in-use position for the magnet to contact the external surface of the filter housing and an out-of-use position within the module housing for holding the magnet in a position spaced from the external surface of the filter housing, when the magnetic belt assembly is fitted around the external surface of the filter housing;
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- a filter housing, in which the magnetic belt assembly is disposed around the filter housing, the magnets of each module being in contact with an external surface of the filter housing in an in-use position and being spaced from the external surface of the filter housing in an out-of-use position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.