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US 9,174,155 B2Granted
Air filter with balanced seal
AssigneeCamfil USA, Inc.
InventorsLee Pendleton Morgan, Tim Hudson
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Abstract
An air filter and dust collector are provided. In one embodiment, the air filter includes a filter element coupled at a first end to a end cap and at a second end to a first side of a rectangular filter flange assembly. The rectangular filter flange assembly includes a central aperture open to an interior region bounded by the filter element. A rectangular gasket is disposed on the second side of the filter flange assembly and circumscribes the central aperture.
Claims20
An air filer, comprising:
- an end cap;
- a filter element coupled at a first end to the end cap;
- a rectangular filter flange having a central aperture open to an interior region bounded by the filter element, wherein the filter flange has a bottom surface, and wherein a second end of the filter element is coupled to the bottom surface of the filter flange;
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- a first gasket disposed on a top surface of the filter flange, in a position radially outward of the filter element.
2 more elements
A dust collector comprising:
- a housing having an inlet, an outlet, and a filter access port sealable by a door;
- a tube sheet separating a dirty air plenum from a clean air plenum within the housing, the tube sheet having at least one rectangular filter aperture;
- a mounting mechanism disposed in the housing an operable to clamp a filter flange assembly of an air filter to the tube sheet such that the outlet of the air filter aligns with the rectangular filter aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.