Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for attaching and retaining a filter element on a rotating shaft
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Application No.: US16938422Application Date: 2020-07-24
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Publication No.: US11331608B2Publication Date: 2022-05-17
- Inventor: Chirag D. Parikh , Christopher E. Holm , Bradley A. Smith
- Applicant: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IN Columbus
- Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Columbus
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Main IPC: B01D46/00
- IPC: B01D46/00 ; B01D46/26 ; B01D45/14 ; F01M13/04 ; B01D46/24 ; F01M11/03 ; F01M13/00

Abstract:
An attachment and retaining mechanism is described for removably attaching a rotating filter element to a rotating shaft. The rotating filter element includes a filter media that is driven by a drive mechanism that rotates the rotating shaft. The filter element is removably attached to the rotating shaft such that the filter element and filtration system can be periodically replaced and/or serviced. In some arrangements, the drive shaft includes a D-shaped section that interacts with a mating section of the filter element sleeve of the rotating filter element. In other arrangements, the drive shaft includes at least one flat drive surface.
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