Abstract:
Filter and seal for use therein. In a filter having a mesh basket and a fabric liner contained therein for functioning as a filter medium, there is provided an elastomeric rim for engaging and holding the free edge of the liner. A filter tank and cover are arranged for holding the basket in operating position and for receiving said elastomeric rim between the tank and cover where it acts both to hold the liner similarly in operating position and also as a seal therebetween. Said seal thus comprises a multipurpose component in that it provides a fluid seal between the inside of the housing and the atmosphere, retains the rim of the fabric filter liner and supports same, seals the filtered liquid from the unfiltered liquid and insures that the fabric liner is centered in the mesh basket.
Abstract:
A filter apparatus comprises a filter element inside a stationary housing. In one embodiment, an inlet manifold extends helically along the outside of the housing. A director blade within the housing causes the unfiltered liquid from the inlet manifold to strike the filter element tangentially in a direction opposing filter element rotation. The filtered liquid passing through the filter element is withdrawn from the interior of the filter element. A stationary vane or deflector inside the filter element parallels the director blade and inlet manifold and forces some filtered liquid radially outwardly through the filter element, at the point where the inward flow impinges on the filter element, for loosening contaminant from the outside of the filter element. Adjacent this point a gathering blade extends inward from the housing toward the filter element in parallelism with the inlet manifold to intercept the rotational flow and loosened contaminant adjacent the outside of the filter element and direct same radially outwardly into a drain chamber, creating a vortex flow therein. The drain chamber is oriented and contoured to cause vortex flow downwardly to direct contaminant particles to a drain. In another embodiment, the helical inlet manifold is omitted and the filter liquid is merely introduced into the housing externally of the filter element by a suitable conduit. In a further embodiment, the guide vane or deflector inside the filter element is omitted and a backwash liquid supply tube is provided within the filter element opposite the gathering blade and has outlet openings facing the filter element wall for direction of backwash liquid flow outwardly through the filter element to force contaminant particles from the exterior of the filter element.