Method and apparatus for separating components of filters for oil and fuel
AssigneeHealth, Safety & Environmental Solutions Inc.
InventorIvan Sabesky
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Abstract
A method and apparatus is provided for separating an internal filtering component from an outer casing of an internal combustion type oil or fuel filter. The apparatus includes a holder having an opening extending therethrough and a peripheral support about the opening upon which the filter is supported with an open end of the casing in alignment with the opening of the holder. A rigid ram rod is penetrated into the capped end of the casing and subsequently punched through the casing to punch the internal filtering component out through the open end of the casing.
Claims20
An apparatus for separating components of a filter having an outer cylindrical casing component including an open end in communication with an internal filtering component and a capped end, the apparatus comprising:
- a rigid ram rod having a penetrating end which is movable in an axial direction of the ram rod;
- a filter holder having an opening extending therethrough in the axial direction of the ram rod in alignment with the ram rod and a peripheral support projecting about the opening for supporting the cylindrical casing component of the filter thereon with the open end in alignment with the opening;
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- an actuator for displacing the ram rod in the axial direction of the ram rod between a loading position in which the ram rod is spaced in the axial direction from the filter holder with the penetrating end facing the peripheral support and a punching position in which the ram rod extends through the opening in the filter holder beyond the peripheral support;
- whereby the penetrating end of the ram rod penetrates the capped end of a filter supported on the filter holder to push the internal filtering component through the open end of the cylindrical casing component as the ram rod is displaced from the loading position to the punching position.
A method of separating components of a filter, the method comprising:
- providing a filter including an outer cylindrical casing component having an open end in communication with an internal filtering component and a capped end;
- providing a holder having an opening extending therethrough and a peripheral support projecting about the opening;
- supporting the cylindrical casing component of the filter on the peripheral support of the holder with the open end in alignment with the opening;
- providing a rigid ram rod having a penetrating end which is movable in an axial direction of the ram rod in alignment with the opening extending through the holder;
- penetrating the penetrating end of the ram rod through the capped end of the filter by displacing the ram rod in the axial direction between a loading position in which the ram rod is spaced in the axial direction from the holder and a punching position in which the ram rod extends through the opening in the holder beyond the peripheral support of the holder until the internal filtering component of the filter is pushed through the open end of the cylindrical casing component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.