Cage assembly for dislodging material buildup within pneumatic conveyance systems and related methods
OwnerDaniel Hunzekerinventor
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Abstract
A pneumatic conveyance system includes at least one filtration component and a cage assembly disposed within the filtration component. The cage assembly may include a first cage, a second cage, and an actuator, where the actuator may be configured to move the first cage relative to the second cage and cause at least a portion of the first cage to rub against a filtration component within the pneumatic conveyance system. A method of dislodging material buildup within a pneumatic conveyance system includes causing a first cage of a cage assembly to move relative to a second cage within a filtration component.
Claims17
A pneumatic conveyance system, comprising:
- at least one filtration component;
- a cage assembly comprising:
- a first cage within the at least one filtration component, the first cage comprising:
- a first upper annular member;
- a first lower annular member;
- and
- vertically extending helical members extending between the upper annular member and the lower annular member;
- a second cage within the at least one filtration component;
- and
- an actuator coupled to the first cage and configured to move the first cage relative to the second cage and cause at least a portion of the first cage to rub against an interior surface of the at least one filtration component and deform the at least one filtration component to remove material from an exterior surface of the at least one filtration component.
An assembly, comprising:
- a cage assembly, comprising:
- a first cage;
- and
- a second cage;
- a filtration component around the case assembly;
- and
- an actuator coupled to the first cage and configured to rotate the first cage relative to the filtration assembly to facilitate removal of material from the filtration component.
An assembly, comprising:
- a cage assembly disposed within the at least one filtration component, and comprising:
- a first cage comprising first helical members;
- and
- a second cage within the first cage and comprising second helical members, the first cage configured to rotate relative to the second cage about a center longitudinal axis shared by the first cage and the second cage;
- and
- a filter disposed around the first cage and the second cage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.