Patent · US Expired

Forming an end-cap on a filter cartridge

US4956089A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 21, 1987
Grant dateSep 11, 1990
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 21, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T156/1038
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An end-cap for a filter cartridge is formed by melting the thermoplastic material of a supporting cage and of a support pleated together with the filter medium against a heated die and embedding the end of the filter medium in the material while it is molten. Extra thermoplastic material may be melted in the die. If all of the components of the cartridge are thermolplastic, then they all fuse together and contribute to the end-cap.

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