Abstract:
A fuel filter assembly (10) includes a housing (12) with an internal chamber (14) and inlet and outlet (18, 22). The chamber is bounded by an annular wall (16) and has an opening (30) at an upper end thereof. An element (26) is accepted in the chamber. The element includes a manually engagable cap portion (28) for closing the opening, and a disk shaped member (46). The disk shaped member has a deformable lip portion (50) for engaging the annular wall, and for fluidly separating an aperture (24) in connection with the outlet fitting, from an aperture (20) in fluid communication with the inlet fitting. A media body (54) of filter media (56) removes impurities from liquid flowing therethrough. Fuel flows from the inlet to the chamber and then through the media. From an interior area (60) of the media body, the fuel passes through a passage (62) into an intermediate area (52) and out the outlet. An element change may be accomplished without spilling or contacting the fuel, and without contaminants in the chamber reaching the aperture in fluid communication with outlet.
Abstract:
A fuel filter comprises a head (10, 96) having an inlet (14, 100) and an outlet (16,102). The head has a pumping portion (18, 104) which includes a vertically extending stepped bore (46, 120) having movable bodies (86, 88; 132, 140) therein. The fluid area between the bodies (54, 126) is connected to a variable volume area (77, 160). The head is connected to an element (98, 266) by a nipple portion (186) which has a valve element (196) therein. An actuating projection (222, 272) is engagable with said valve element to open flow through said nipple portion when the correct element is attached thereto. The failure of the nipple portion to sufficiently extend in the element, which occurs when an improper element is attached, prevents flow through the nipple portion and renders the filter inoperable. The actuating projection is further supported on a central portion (220, 276) which prevents connection to a nipple portion that extends too far into the element. As a result, only the proper element may be mounted to the head.
Abstract:
A water purifier includes an outer housing, an inner housing disposed in the outer housing, and a filter element disposed in the inner housing. The outer and inner housings have top openings, respectively, each closed by a lid. The inner housing and filter element can be removed as a unit from the outer housing when the lid of the outer housing is removed. The outer and inner housings include interconnected water inlets for admitting unfiltered water, interconnected filtered-water outlets for discharging filtered water, and interconnected unfiltered-water outlets for discharging unfiltered water when the filter element is to be replaced. The filtered-water outlets and unfiltered-water outlets are disposed adjacent the bottom of said outer housing. Valves can be provided in the water inlets, the filtered-water outlets and the unfiltered-water outlets, which valves are biased closed when the inner housing is removed from the outer housing, and which are opened in response to the inner housing being installed in the outer housing.
Abstract:
A filter housing includes a filter body having an opening, and a lid detachably mounted on the body to close the opening of the body. The lid is provided with a jacket in which is sealed a vapor-liquid two-phase heating medium. An electromagnetic induction heating mechanism having an induction coil is provided to heat the heating medium to vaporize it and heat the lid with the vaporized heating medium. The heating mechanism is fixedly mounted on the filter body so that only the lid needs to be detached from the body when exchanging a filter element.
Abstract:
In a high precision oil filter, a blind engagement of a threaded coupling with a supported shaft can be made without misalignment or cross threading in the coupling by providing, for a male threaded shaft having threads of a designed pitch and peak outer diameter, a mated female coupling having threads of the same pitch and size, and providing within the female coupling a cylindrical throat having an internal diameter equal to the peak outside diameter of the male coupling and a smooth cylindrical surface of a length at least equal to three times the thread pitch and preferably equal to five times the thread pitch.
Abstract:
A tubular body having an open and closed ends is provided for loosely receiving a conventional screw-on oil filter therein. The tubular body open end is structured to form a fluid tight seal with the outwardly facing surface of a filter mounting location and the tubular body includes a circumferentially extending zone which is accordion pleated and yieldingly axially compressible. The inner surfaces of the tubular body, at the closed end thereof, are structured to at least reasonably non-slip engage the outer surfaces of the closed end of a filter disposed within the tubular body whereby rotational torque applied to the closed end of the tubular body will be transferred to the filter. The open end of the tubular body is provided with a removable cover and the covered tubular body may comprise a container for marketing a new oil filter and thereafter containing a used oil filter for facilitating disposal thereof.
Abstract:
A filter and chemical dispenser combination for filtering and chemically treating water to be added to a body of water includes a liquid inlet, a liquid outlet, and a flow passage between the inlet and the outlet. A filter element is positioned in the flow passage between the inlet and the outlet extending in a longitudinal direction and having a hollow interior. Means are provided in the interior of the filter element and in the flow passage for supporting a chemical. In a further embodiment of the invention, a chemical dispenser is provided for chemically treating a body of water wherein the dispenser includes an inlet for pressurized liquid and an outlet for liquid from the inlet. A flow passage is between the inlet and the outlet. A chemical chamber is provided in the flow passage between the inlet and the outlet for forming a compressible gas pocket. The chamber includes a base for supporting the chemical. The pocket-forming means has a first aperture for allowing liquid from the inlet into the pocket-forming chamber, and a second aperture for passing liquid out of the chamber.
Abstract:
A filter system comprising a tank and a filter assembly removably mounted therein. The filter assembly includes a plurality of filter tubes in fluid communication with a plenum chamber on the bottom thereof. The plenum chamber is open on its bottom, and rests on the bottom of the filter tank. Suitable seals maintain the fluid integrity of the plenum chamber against the bottom of the tank. The filtrate leaves the plenum chamber through an outlet port in the bottom of the tank.The inlet port is also in the bottom of the tank, and the fluid to be filtered passes upwardly through a channel formed in the center of the plenum chamber. The top of the tank is sealed by a U-shaped gasket, with the cover of the tank resting on the gasket. No auxiliary flanges are needed to provide a top seal. The cover of the tank is raised by a lifting mechanism, and is rotatable away from the top of the tank to permit access to the tank. When the cover is to be returned to its closing position, a keying mechanism automatically seats the cover in the proper position.
Abstract:
Base and cover members of a vacuum filter having walls each terminating with an annular bead are sealably joined together by a flexible annular joint. The joint has a median part defining, with an inner flange and a first rounded outer lip, an annular cavity in which the bead of the base member is tightly gripped. A second thinner and more flexible rounded outer lip fits over the bead of the cover member and has a terminal skirt portion which resiliently bears against its wall. The cover member can be removed by outwardly bending the second lip while the joint remains fitted on the base member.
Abstract:
A filter which includes a housing having a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet formed therein. A reticulated basket is fitted and supported within the housing in a spaced relationship from the housing side wall. A filter bag is fitted within the reticulated basket and is supported by the basket in sealing engagement with a cap applied over the housing. The cap includes an upwardly offset marginal portion which in cooperation with the inlet into the filter housing defines a passageway by which liquid can enter the housing and pass upwardly and over the upper marginal edge of the filter bag, down into the bag, through the bag, and out the liquid outlet.