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Filter apparatus and filter element
Assignee: Daikin Industries Ltd
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Filing: 1993-01-13
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Granted: 1995-04-25
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Expires: 2013-01-13
Abstract
Abstract PCT No. PCT/JP93/00038 Sec. 371 Date Sep. 14, 1993 Sec. 102(e) Date Sep. 14, 1993 PCT Filed Jan. 13, 1993 PCT Pub. No. WO93/13849 PCT Pub. Date Jul. 22, 1993.A filter apparatus that is compact and that provides a large filtration area includes filter elements each constructed in cylindrical form by spirally winding a filter medium. Such medium includes a porous membrane of a polytetrafluoroethylene having a pore diameter of 0.1 to 5 mu m and low pressure loss and one or a pair of sheets composed of fibers made of a thermally melting synthetic resin. One end of the cylindrical filter element is connected to a respective through hole in a rigid support plate, and the opposite end is blocked.
Inventors
- 👤 Katsutoshi Yamamoto
- 👤 Osamu Tanaka
- 👤 Osamu Inoue
- 👤 Toshio Kusumi
- 👤 Shinichi Chaen
- 👤 Jun Asano
- 👤 Nobuki Uraoka
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-27 23:01
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D46/00; B01D46/24; B01D46/2403; B01D46/2407; B01D39/00; B01D39/14; B01D39/16; B01D39/1607; B01D39/1623; B01D39/163; B01D46/0001; B01D46/90; B01D63/00; B01D63/02; B01D63/024; B01D63/0241; B01D63/025; B01D63/06; B01D63/062; B01D63/065; B01D69/00; B01D69/10; B01D69/108; B01D71/00; B01D71/06; B01D71/30; B01D71/32; B01D71/36; B01D2239/00; B01D2239/02; B01D2239/0216; B01D2239/0233; B01D2239/04; B01D2239/0435; B01D2239/06; B01D2239/065; B01D2239/0654; B01D2239/0681; B01D2239/069; B01D2239/0695; B01D2239/12; B01D2239/1216
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
163 words
A filter apparatus comprising: a support plate having opposite first and second surfaces, said support plate having a region having formed therein a plurality of apertures extending between said first and second surfaces; a plurality of longitudinal filter elements, each said filter element extending through a respective said aperture, with a first axial end of said each filter element projecting axially beyond said first surface of said support plate and with a second axial end of said each filter element projecting and extending axially beyond said second surface of said support plate, said first axial end of each said filter element being open, and said second axial end of each said filter element being sealed; a weir attached to said first surface of said support plate and surrounding said region thereof having said apertures formed therein; and an adhesive attaching said filter elements to said support plate, said adhesive being filled within said weir and over said first surface of said support plate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
163 words
A filter apparatus comprising: a support plate having opposite first and second surfaces, said support plate having a region having formed therein a plurality of apertures extending between said first and second surfaces; a plurality of longitudinal filter elements, each said filter element extending through a respective said aperture, with a first axial end of said each filter element projecting axially beyond said first surface of said support plate and with a second axial end of said each filter element projecting and extending axially beyond said second surface of said support plate, said first axial end of each said filter element being open, and said second axial end of each said filter element being sealed; a weir attached to said first surface of said support plate and surrounding said region thereof having said apertures formed therein; and an adhesive attaching said filter elements to said support plate, said adhesive being filled within said weir and over said first surface of said support plate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
A filter apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said adhesive fills spaces between confronting outer surfaces of said filter elements and inner surfaces of said support plate defining respective said apertures.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A filter apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a protecting frame mounted to project from said second surface of said support plate and to surround said filter elements.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
A filter apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said support plate includes a flange extending outwardly from said region having said apertures formed therein.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
85 words
A filter element having a cylindrical shape and comprising: a porous membrane made of polytetrafluorethylene having a mean pore diameter of 0.1 to 5 μm and operable to produce a pressure loss of 10 to 200 mm H 2 O when air is forced to penetrate said membrane at a flow velocity of 5.3 cm/sec; and a reinforcement sheet fixedly laminated over one side of said porous membrane, said reinforcement sheet having a pore diameter greater than said mean pore diameter of said porous membrane.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
85 words
A filter element having a cylindrical shape and comprising: a porous membrane made of polytetrafluorethylene having a mean pore diameter of 0.1 to 5 μm and operable to produce a pressure loss of 10 to 200 mm H 2 O when air is forced to penetrate said membrane at a flow velocity of 5.3 cm/sec; and a reinforcement sheet fixedly laminated over one side of said porous membrane, said reinforcement sheet having a pore diameter greater than said mean pore diameter of said porous membrane.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
A filter element as claimed in claim 5, wherein at least an outer circumferential surface of said reinforcement sheet is formed by fibers of thermally melting synthetic resin and is fused to said porous membrane.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
46 words
A filter element as claimed in claim 6, wherein each said fiber comprises a core-shell structure including an inner core layer formed of synthetic resin having a relatively high melting point and an outer shell layer formed of synthetic resin having a relatively low melting point.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
A filter element as claimed in claim 5, wherein said porous membrane and said reinforcement sheet laminated thereto are spirally wound to form said filter element with said porous membrane forming an exterior thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
45 words
A filter element as claimed in claim 5, wherein said reinforcement sheet includes thermally melting synthetic resin forming an interior of said filter element, and one axial end of said reinforcement sheet is flattened and fused to form a closed end of said filter element.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
35 words
A filter element as claimed in claim 9, further comprising another reinforcement sheet fixedly laminated to an opposite side of said porous membrane, such that said porous membrane is sandwiched between the two reinforcement sheets.
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