Compressor system and filter housing
AssigneeIngersoll-Rand Industrial U.S., Inc.
InventorsMatthew Charles Wagenhauser, Subodh Kumar, Christopher Leamon, James David Gillon
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Abstract
A compressor system includes a compression module having an inlet for receiving air; and a filter housing in fluid communication with the compression module. The filter housing is constructed to house a filter, the filter having a sealing feature disposed at a first end of the filter and having an engagement feature disposed at a second end of the filter opposite the first end. The filter housing includes a trap door constructed to contact the engagement feature, and constructed to drive the engagement feature in a direction parallel to an axis of the filter toward the sealing feature and urge the sealing feature into sealing engagement with the filter housing.
Claims19
A compressor system, comprising:
- a compression module having at least one compressor, the at least one compressor having an air inlet;
- a pre-separator assembly configured to separate particles from entering the compression module;
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- a filter housing positioned downstream from the pre-separator assembly, the filter housing including a filter housing outlet in fluid communication with the air inlet,
- the filter housing configured to receive a filter having top end and a bottom end, wherein the top end includes a sealing feature and the bottom end includes an engagement feature, the filter housing configured to contact the engagement feature and to drive the engagement feature toward the sealing feature and urge the sealing feature into sealing engagement with the filter housing.
A filter housing for receiving an air filter in a compression system, the filter having a top end and a bottom end, the top end having a sealing feature and the bottom end having an engagement feature, the filter housing comprising:
- an enclosure configured to receive the filter;
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- a trap door disposed on an external wall, the external wall facing the bottom end of the filter,
- wherein the enclosure is configured to contact the engagement feature, to drive the engagement feature toward the sealing feature, and urge the sealing feature into sealing engagement with the filter housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.