Filter device
AssigneeEngel Austria GmbH
InventorsGuenther Klammer, Thomas Koepplmayr, Gerhard Baeck, Raffael Johannes Rathner, Klaus Fellner
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Abstract
A filter device for plasticized molding material includes a filter housing and a filter element arranged in the filter housing. The filter housing has at least two housing elements movable relative to each other. A drive is provided, via which the housing elements are movable between an open position and a closed position. The filter element is at least partially released in the open position of the housing elements and can preferably be taken out of the filter housing.
Claims23
A filter device for a plasticized molding material, comprising:
- a filter housing formed by first and second housing elements, at least one of the first and second housing elements being movable relative to the other of the first and second housing elements;
- at least one filter element arranged in the filter housing;
- and
- at least one drive via which the at least one of the first and second housing elements is movable between an open position and a closed position, wherein the at least one filter element is at least partially released by a movement of the at least one of the first and second housing elements into the open position, and
- wherein the at least one filter element is releasably arranged between the first and second housing elements.
A method for operating a filter device for a plasticized molding material, the filter device comprising:
- a filter housing formed by first and second housing elements, at least one of the first and second housing elements being movable relative to the other of the first and second housing elements;
- a first filter element arranged in the filter housing;
- and
- at least one drive via which the at least one of the first and second housing elements is movable between an open position and a closed position, wherein the first filter element is at least partially released by a movement of the at least one of the first and second housing elements into the open position, and
- wherein the first filter element is releasably arranged between the first and second housing elements,
- the method comprising:
- filtering the plasticized molding material in the filter device with the first filter element;
- and
- to clean or change the first filter element, opening the filter housing of the filter device by the at least one drive so as to release the first filter element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.