Filter assembly having end cap with separable flow conduit
US6440201B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 28, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S55/17
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A filter assembly for collecting material that is entrained in a gas stream comprises a housing for a tubular filter element arranged for the gas stream to flow through its wall, having inlet and outlet ports for the gas that is to be filtered. The housing comprises an end cap and a body section in which the filter element is located when the assembly is in use, with at least one of the ports for gas to be filtered being provided in the end cap. The assembly includes a flow conduit device which can be located within the end cap when the assembly is in use, in which a first conduit opening is arranged for communication with the port in the end cap and a second conduit opening is arranged for communication with the filter element located in the housing body section. The flow circuit presents a continuous smooth flow path to gas flowing along it between the first and second conduit openings.
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