Filter apparatus capable of releasing air
AssigneeEntegris, Inc.
InventorHirokazu Kuwabara
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Abstract
A filter apparatus capable of releasing air from a filter body, comprising a filter body held by a holder. The filter body includes a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The filter body is disposed in the holder so as to rotate around an axis of rotation that passes through the fluid inlet. The holder includes a front panel. The front panel comprises engaging portions, for temporarily engaging the fluid outlet at either an air releasing position or at a filtering position, and a fixing means for fixing the filter body at each position. The filter apparatus further includes means for rotating the filter body.
Claims13
A filter apparatus capable of releasing air from a filter body, comprising:
- a holder having a front panel and a rear panel, disposed opposite the front panel, said front and rear panels connected to each other by a connecting portion, wherein the front panel includes a center cutout;
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- a filter body having an axis of rotation and a circumference, the filter body comprising a fluid inlet located at the axis of rotation, said fluid inlet rotatably held in the center cutout of the front panel of the holder, and a fluid outlet located in the vicinity of the circumference of the filter body,
- wherein the filter body is disposed between the front panel and the rear panel of the holder so as to be able to rotate around its axis of rotation between an air releasing position and a filtering position, and
- wherein the front panel of the holder further comprises:
- a first engaging portion for engaging the fluid outlet at the air releasing position and a second engaging portion for engaging the fluid outlet at the filtering position;
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- a fixing mechanism that secures the filter body at either the first engaging position or the second engaging position.
A holder configured to hold a filter capable of releasing air from the filter, said holder comprising:
- a front panel, and a rear panel disposed opposite of the front panel, said front and read panels connected by a connecting portion,
- the front panel including a center cutout, an upper cutout, and a lower cutout, wherein the upper cutout and the lower cutout are disposed above and below the center cutout,
- the front panel further including a first engaging member and a second engaging member,
- wherein the holder is configured to receive a filter body between the front panel and the rear panel, said filter body having an axis of rotation and able to rotate around its axis of rotation between an air releasing position and a filtering position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.