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Filter apparatus

US5080699A · kind A · utility

43Cited by
17References
30Claims
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Filing dateNov 20, 1990
Grant dateJan 14, 1992
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Expiry dateNov 20, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF24F2221/12
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A filter apparatus for filtering chemical gases and odors from a fluid is disclosed. The filter apparatus includes a plurality of filter cartridges which each include a filter material, and a housing which fixes the filter cartridges relative to each other such that the filter cartridges form a W-shape with each filter cartridge forming a leg of the W-shape, to maximize the filtering efficiency of the filter apparatus while minimizing the pressure drop across the filter apparatus. A table top air cleaner is also disclosed,and includes a housing having an inlet opening and an outlet opening, an arrangement for drawing air through the inlet opening and for forcing air out of the outlet opening, and a plurality of filter cartridges which each include a filter material and which are fixed inside the housing relative to each other such that they form a W-shape.

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