Electrically regeneratable filter element
AssigneeRypos, Inc.
InventorsOsama M Ibrahim, Klaus J Peter, Willy Marrecau, Koen Wastijn, Geert Devooght
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Abstract
An electrically regeneratable filter element comprises at least two flanks, each of these flanks comprising a stiff material layer. Each of these flanks has at least one thermally and electrically insulated side. The filter element comprises further a metal fiber fleece being pleated according to pleating lines providing an edge with pleat openings. The metal fiber fleece is mounted between the flanks, in such a way that the thermally and electrically insulated sides make contact with the edge, meanwhile these sides closing the pleat openings.
Claims18
An electrically regeneratable filter element, comprising at least two flanks comprising a stiff material layer and at least one thermally and electrically insulated side, said filter element comprising a metal fiber fleece being pleated according to pleating lines providing an edge with pleat openings, such that said metal fiber fleece is mounted between said flanks, said thermally and electrically insulated sides making contact with said edge, said thermally and electrically insulated sides closing said pleat openings, said metal fiber fleece comprising at least one metal fiber strip, each metal fiber strip having two ends, a contact body being fixed to each of said ends of said metal fiber strip, said contact bodies being brought together and being electrically insulated one from the other by an electrically insulating plate, said electrically insulating plate being inserted between said contact bodies.
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