Air filter ultrasonic cleaning systems and the methods of using the same
AssigneeSaudi Arabian Oil Company
InventorsMansour A. Al-Shafei, Gasan S. Alabedi, Marwan Rashid Al Dossary
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Abstract
An ultrasonic wave washing unit may include a housing including a media inlet, a media outlet, and a bottom surface; a plurality of ultrasonic transducers disposed about and extending from the bottom surface; a support structure including a chair and sleeve, wherein the support structure is coaxially disposed within the housing within the plurality of ultrasonic transducers; wherein the chair is operable to hold an air filter and receive residue from the air filter when washed within the ultrasonic wave washing unit; and the sleeve is operable to engage with the air filter and secure the air filter within the chair.
Claims20
An ultrasonic wave washing unit comprising:
- a power source;
- a housing comprising a media inlet, a media outlet, and a bottom surface;
- a plurality of ultrasonic transducers coupled to the power source and disposed about and extending from the bottom surface within the housing;
- and
- a support structure comprising a chair, wherein the support structure is disposed within the housing within the plurality of ultrasonic transducers;
- wherein the chair is operable to hold an air filter and receive residue from the air filter when the air filter washed within the ultrasonic wave washing unit, wherein the chair is configured to evacuate residue from the housing through the media outlet.
An ultrasonic cleaning system comprising:
- a media source;
- a power source;
- an ultrasonic wave washing unit, wherein the ultrasonic wave washing unit comprises:
- a housing comprising a media inlet in communication with the media source, a media outlet, and a bottom surface;
- a plurality of ultrasonic transducers coupled to the power source and disposed about and extending from the bottom surface within the housing;
- and
- a support structure comprising a chair and a sleeve, wherein the support structure is coaxially disposed within the housing within the plurality of ultrasonic transducers;
- wherein the chair is operable to hold an air filter and receive residue from the air filter when washed within the ultrasonic wave washing unit;
- wherein the chair is configured to evacuate residue from the housing through the media outlet;
- and
- wherein the sleeve is operable to engage with the air filter and secure the air filter within the chair.
A method for cleaning an air filter, comprising:
- providing an ultrasonic wave washing unit comprising a housing, a chair, and a media outlet;
- placing an air filter in the ultrasonic wave washing unit;
- using the chair to hold the air filter in the ultrasonic wave washing unit;
- applying ultrasonic energy to the air filter from the ultrasonic wave washing unit to remove residue from the air filter;
- collecting residue within the chair configured to evacuate residue from the housing through the media outlet;
- evacuating residue from the chair through the media outlet;
- and
- removing the air filter from the ultrasonic wave washing unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.