Filter interconnects utilizing magnetic shear force generated by coded polymagnets

A method of interconnecting a filter cartridge and a mating filter manifold, comprising:

• inserting said filter cartridge into a sump housing of said mating filter manifold, said filter cartridge comprising a housing having a body, a bottom surface, a fluid ingress port and a fluid egress port wherein each of the fluid ingress port and the fluid egress port extend axially upward from a top surface of the housing and off-axial center of the housing body, a protrusion extending radially outwards from said housing body, and a first magnetic structure located on said housing body or encompassed within and forming a portion of an outer wall surface of said housing body, said first magnetic structure including a polymagnet having a plurality of field emission sources having positions and polarities relating to a predefined spatial force function that corresponds to a predetermined alignment of said field emission sources, the first magnetic structure polymagnet having a radially outwardly-facing surface comprising the plurality of field emission sources which presents in a direction away from a center axis of the filter cartridge body;
• moving said filter cartridge within said filter manifold sump housing in a first direction parallel to the center axis of the filter cartridge body;
• engaging the fluid ingress port and fluid egress port of the filter cartridge with receiving ingress/egress ports of the manifold;
• aligning said first magnetic structure plurality of field emission sources with a plurality of field emission sources of a complementary or paired second magnetic structure disposed within a latch blocking mechanism or holder of said filter manifold sump housing such that a magnetic shear force is generated, said latch blocking mechanism in slidable communication with a latch being actuable under a first resilient biasing mechanism and said latch blocking mechanism being biased toward said latch under a second resilient biasing mechanism applying a force to said latch blocking mechanism or holder;
• moving, by non-physical magnetic shear force, said latch blocking mechanism away from said latch;
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• actuating said latch in a second direction to contact said filter cartridge protrusion, thereby securing said filter cartridge to said manifold, said second direction being different from said first direction.

A filtration system comprising:

• a filter manifold having ingress and egress fluid receiving ports, a sump housing having an inner cavity for receiving a mating filter cartridge, and a latch housing comprising a latch movable in a radial direction with respect to a central axis of the sump housing and a latch blocking mechanism or holder movable in a direction approximately perpendicular to said radial direction, wherein said latch blocking mechanism includes a first magnetic structure therein, said first magnetic structure including a polymagnet having a plurality of field emission sources having positions and polarities relating to a predefined spatial force function that corresponds to a predetermined alignment of said field emission sources, said latch blocking mechanism movable in a first direction responsive to a non-physical magnetic shear force generated when a complementary or paired second magnetic structure is moved in a direction approximately perpendicular to said first direction and when positioned in close proximity to said first magnetic structure;
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• said filter cartridge including:
• a housing having a body, a top surface, a bottom surface, an axial length, and an internal cavity;
• an ingress port and an egress port, each of the fluid ingress port and the fluid egress port extending axially upward from the top surface and in fluid communication with said internal cavity, said ingress and egress ports disposed off-axial center of the housing body;
• a protrusion extending radially outwards from said housing body, said protrusion attached to, or integral with, said housing body and proximate said bottom surface;
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• said complementary or paired second magnetic structure located on said housing body or encompassed within and forming a portion of an outer wall surface of said housing body, the second magnetic structure including a polymagnet comprising a complementary plurality of magnetic field emission sources having positions and polarities relating to the predefined spatial force function, the polymagnet having a radially outwardly-facing surface comprising the complementary plurality of field emission sources which presents in a direction away from a center axis of the filter cartridge body;
• wherein, upon engagement of the fluid ingress port and fluid egress port of the filter cartridge with ingress and egress receiving ports of the manifold and attachment of said filter cartridge to said filter manifold, said first and second magnetic structures are brought together in said first direction within close proximity to one another such that said magnetic shear force is generated, which moves said latch blocking mechanism away from said latch by the generated shear force, allowing said latch to translate radially inwards making contact with said filter cartridge protrusion, securing said filter cartridge to said manifold.

A method of interconnecting a filter cartridge and a mating filter manifold, comprising:

• inserting said filter cartridge into a sump housing of said mating filter manifold, said filter cartridge comprising a housing having a body, a bottom surface, a fluid ingress port and a fluid egress port wherein each of the fluid ingress port and the fluid egress port extend axially upward from a top surface of the housing and off-axial center of the housing body, a protrusion extending radially outwards from said housing body, said protrusion attached to, or integral with, said housing body and proximate said bottom surface, and a first magnetic structure located on said housing body or encompassed within and forming a portion of an outer wall surface of said housing body, said first magnetic structure including a polymagnet having a plurality of field emission sources having positions and polarities relating to a predefined spatial force function that corresponds to a predetermined alignment of said field emission sources, the first magnetic structure polymagnet having a radially outwardly-facing surface comprising the plurality of field emission sources which presents in a direction away from a center axis of the filter cartridge body;
• moving said filter cartridge within said filter manifold sump housing in a first direction parallel to the center axis of the filter cartridge body;
• engaging the fluid ingress port and fluid egress port of the filter cartridge with receiving ingress/egress ports of the manifold;
• aligning said first magnetic structure plurality of field emission sources with a plurality of magnetic field emission sources of a complementary or paired second magnetic structure disposed within a latch blocking mechanism or holder of said filter manifold such that a magnetic shear force is generated, said latch blocking mechanism in slidable communication with a latch translatable under a first resilient biasing mechanism in a radial direction with respect to a central axis of the sump housing and said latch blocking mechanism being biased toward said latch under a second resilient biasing mechanism applying a force to said latch blocking mechanism or holder, said forced applied by the second resilient biasing mechanism being approximately perpendicular to said sump housing central axis;
• moving, by non-physical magnetic shear force, said latch blocking mechanism away from said latch in a direction approximately perpendicular to said radial direction;
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• translating said latch radially inwards to contact said filter cartridge protrusion, thereby securing said filter cartridge to said manifold.

A filtration system comprising:

• a filter manifold having ingress and egress fluid ports, a sump housing having an inner cavity for receiving a mating filter cartridge, and a latch housing comprising a latch and a latch blocking mechanism or holder, wherein said latch blocking mechanism includes a first magnetic structure therein, said latch blocking mechanism movable in a first direction responsive to a non-physical magnetic shear force generated when a complementary or paired second magnetic structure is moved in a direction approximately parallel to said first direction and when positioned in close proximity to said first magnetic structure;
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• said filter cartridge including:
• a housing having a body, a top surface, a bottom surface, an axial length, and an internal cavity;
• an ingress port and an egress port, each of the fluid ingress port and the fluid egress port extending axially upward from the top surface and in fluid communication with said internal cavity, said ingress and egress ports disposed off-axial center of the housing body;
• a protrusion extending radially outwards from said housing body, said protrusion attached to, or integral with, said housing body and proximate said bottom surface;
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• said complementary or paired second magnetic structure located on said housing body or encompassed within and forming a portion of an outer wall surface of said housing body, the second magnetic structure including a polymagnet comprising a complementary plurality of magnetic field emission sources having positions and polarities relating to the predefined spatial force function, the polymagnet having a radially outwardly-facing surface comprising the complementary plurality of field emission sources which presents in a direction away from a center axis of the filter cartridge body;
• wherein, upon engagement of the fluid ingress port and fluid egress port of the filter cartridge with ingress and egress fluid receiving ports of the manifold and attachment of said filter cartridge to said filter manifold, said first and second magnetic structures are brought together in said first direction within close proximity to one another such that said magnetic shear force is generated, which moves said latch blocking mechanism away from said latch by the generated magnetic shear force, allowing said latch to translate radially inwards making contact with said filter cartridge protrusion, securing said filter cartridge to said manifold.

A method of interconnecting a filter cartridge and a mating filter manifold, comprising:

• inserting said filter cartridge into a sump housing of said mating filter manifold, said filter cartridge comprising a housing having a body, a bottom surface, a fluid ingress port and a fluid egress port, wherein each of the fluid ingress port and the fluid egress port extend axially upward from a top surface of the housing and off-axial center of the housing body, a protrusion extending radially outwards from said housing body, said protrusion attached to, or integral with, said housing body and proximate said bottom surface, and a first magnetic structure located on said housing body or encompassed within and forming a portion of an outer wall surface of said housing body, said first magnetic structure including a polymagnet having a plurality of field emission sources having positions and polarities relating to a predefined spatial force function that corresponds to a predetermined alignment of said field emission sources, the first magnetic structure polymagnet having a radially outwardly-facing surface comprising the plurality of field emission sources which presents in a direction away from a center axis of the filter cartridge body;
• moving said filter cartridge within said filter manifold sump housing in a first direction parallel to the center axis of the filter cartridge body;
• engaging the fluid ingress port and fluid egress port of the filter cartridge with receiving ingress/egress ports of the manifold;
• aligning said first magnetic structure plurality of field emission sources with a plurality of magnetic field emission sources of a complementary or paired second magnetic structure disposed within a latch blocking mechanism or holder of said filter manifold such that a magnetic shear force is generated, said latch blocking mechanism in slidable communication with a latch translatable radially inwards under a first resilient biasing mechanism and said latch blocking mechanism being biased towards said latch under a second resilient biasing mechanism applying a force to said latch blocking mechanism or holder, said force applied by the second resilient biasing mechanism being approximately parallel to a central axis of said sump housing;
• moving, by magnetic shear force, said latch blocking mechanism away from said latch in a direction approximately parallel to said first direction;
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• translating said latch radially inwards to contact said filter cartridge protrusion, thereby securing said filter cartridge to said manifold.