Filter device for the softening and/or complete desalination of a liquid, particularly water
US4452705A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 29, 1982 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC02F2201/006
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A filter device for the softening and/or complete desalination of liquids includes a container which is filled with ion exchanger compound, through which the liquid to be treated flows, with an inflow an outflow opening. A hollow filtering member the interior of which is connected to a discharge opening for discharging purified liquid, is disposed in the container. The filtering member is disposed within a receiving space which is, at least largely, shielded from the ion exchanger compound and is in communication with the interior of the container. This arrangement of the filtering member ensures that, for instance, raw water introduced into the container can act on the filtering member only if it has first penetrated the ion exchanger compound. The ion exchanger compound can accumulate only in the lower open region of the receiving space, so that the exposed side of the filtering member remains free of ion exchanger compound and abraded particles over its larger part and as a result, its openings remain unclogged.
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