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US 2023/0415076 A1Published application
Filter interconnect using a correlated magnet torque design
AssigneeKX Technologies LLC
InventorsRobert Astle, William Li, Bruno Chima
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Abstract
A filtration system and method of using the same. The method comprises the steps of guiding, by alignment rail and mating boss, a filter cartridge into a manifold housing; aligning a filter magnet with a corresponding manifold magnet; rotating, by attractive magnetic forces, the manifold magnet upon rotation of the filter cartridge into an installed position; and actuating, by attractive magnetic forces, a manifold valve.
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A method of using a filtration system comprising:
- guiding, by alignment rail and mating boss, a filter cartridge into a manifold housing;
- aligning a filter magnet with a corresponding manifold magnet;
- rotating, by attractive magnetic forces, the manifold magnet upon rotation of the filter cartridge into an installed position to generate a torque force on the manifold magnet;
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- actuating, by the torque force, a manifold valve.
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A manifold for a filtration system comprising:
- a manifold magnet comprising an array of correlated magnets;
- a valve for turning fluid ingress to said manifold ON or OFF;
- and a shroud having a plurality of predetermined alignment tracks on an inside surface for receiving a filter boss extending from a filter cartridge, such that said filter cartridge is guided upon insertion and extraction from said shroud by said alignment tracks.
A filtration system comprising:
- a filter manifold having a manifold magnet, a switch valve, and a shroud, wherein said shroud includes a manifold capture structure having a threaded portion for receiving a lid;
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- a filter cartridge having housing body, a stem extending from a top portion of said housing body, and a filter magnet located on or within said stem;
- wherein said manifold magnet and said filter magnet are interconnected via magnetic communication with one another upon rotation of said lid such that said filter cartridge is inserted within said shroud, and upon further rotation of said lid, said manifold magnet either rotates or is repelled, and is capable of actuating said switch valve to perform a primary function, such as turning ON or OFF fluid to said filter cartridge.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.