Rotating coalescer

US10596507B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• CUMMINS FILTRATION SARL · FR

Inventors

• Anthony Barreteau · Quimper, FR
• Kevin Maguer · Quimper, FR
• Chirag D. Parikh · Madison, US
• Lee A. Peck · Stoughton, US
• Benjamin L. Scheckel · Stoughton, US
• Emmanuel Page · Treveoc, FR
• Erwan Guyomard · Landerneau, FR
• Gerard Malgorn · Quimper, FR
• Stéphane Le Guyader · Goarem Ar Bleiz, FR
• Gauthier Mestdag · Quimper, FR
• Guy Auffret · Concarneau, FR

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 15, 2016
• Grant date: Mar 24, 2020
• Expiry date: Nov 28, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F01M2013/0438
• WIPO field: Chemical engineering
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Assembly to be used to filter a fluid, containing a housing (29) which comprises a housing base (50) and a housing upper part (30) connected removably to the housing base (50). An axial shaft (34, 35) extends at least partially through the filter element (32, 33) when the filter element (32, 33) is contained inside the housing (29). A lower bearing (44) is arranged between the axial shaft (34, 35) and the housing base (50) and underneath the filter element (32, 33) when a filter element (32, 33) is contained inside the housing (29). The housing (29) is able to contain a filter element (32, 33) within it and the filter element (32, 33) fits onto the axial shaft (34, 35) in such a way that the axial shaft (34, 35) is rotationally coupled to the filter element (32, 33). The filter assembly (20, 120) has no bearing above the filter element (32, 33).