Patent · US Expired

Disposable filter cartridge

US4105421A · kind A · utility

15Cited by
11References
11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 28, 1976
Grant dateAug 8, 1978
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 28, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S55/26
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A disposable filter cartridge for suspension from the tube sheet in a baghouse. A wire mesh cylindrical cage is rigidly fitted with a diffuser having plurality of flexible fingers which sealingly encircle the tube sheet collar. A fabric filter sleeve encases the cage and has an upper seal skirt of greater diameter than the outside diameter of the diffuser. The cage may be equipped with a bottom end cap having an annular groove adjacent the cage to facilitate crimping thereon. The bottom of an open filter sleeve may be provided with a cuff having a continuous sealing band disposed therein of slightly larger diameter than the bottom end cap.

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