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Multifunctional air filter and air-circulating clean unit with the same incorporated therein
Assignee: PURX Co Ltd
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Filing: 1996-05-30
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Granted: 1998-06-30
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Expires: 2016-05-30
Abstract
Abstract A multifunctional air filter module includes a filter case having an air introduction side opening and an air discharge side opening and a pleated fabric air filter element containing an activated carbon. The periphery of the pleated filter element is fixed in the filter case without clearance therebetween. At least one fabric filter element composed of a fabric including an activated carbon having a strong base, KMnO 4 or ZnCl 2 , a fabric of a cation exchange fiber or a fabric of an anion exchange fiber, is simply placed in air introduction side grooves formed by pleats of the fixed air filter element, and is replaceable and can be regenerated. The air filter module is compact and can reduce the volume of a space occupied thereby in a semiconductor plant. Flexibility of installation thus is provided and the range of the use thereof is widened. Multifunctionality is increased easily merely by addition of replaceable filter element fabrics.
Inventors
- 👤 Hisashi Muraoka
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-06 15:07
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D46/00; B01D46/52; B01D46/521; B01D46/523; B01D46/0027; B01D46/0036; B01D46/10; B01D46/56; B01D46/62; B01D53/00; B01D53/02; B01D53/04; B01D53/0407; B01D53/0415; B01D53/0423; B01D2253/00; B01D2253/10; B01D2253/102; B01D2253/25; B01D2253/30; B01D2253/34; B01D2257/00; B01D2257/20; B01D2257/202; B01D2257/2025; B01D2257/2027; B01D2257/204; B01D2257/2045; B01D2257/2047; B01D2257/30; B01D2257/302; B01D2257/40; B01D2257/404; B01D2257/406; B01D2258/00; B01D2258/02; B01D2258/0216; B01D2259/00; B01D2259/40; B01D2259/40083; B01D53/0446
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
230 words
A multifunctional air filter module with at least one replaceable and reusable fabric filter element for reducing both organic and inorganic contaminants, said module comprising: a filter case having an air introduction side opening and an air discharge side opening; a pleated fabric filter element selected from the group consisting of an activated carbon fiber having no further chemical contaminant absorptive substance attached thereto, a combination of said activated carbon fiber and a reinforcing fiber, and a combination of a fabric and activated carbon particles contained therein, positioned in said filter case in such a way that said pleated fabric filter element extends across an air flow directed from said air introduction side opening to said air discharge side opening, said pleated fabric filter element having a periphery that is fixed to said case without a clearance therebetween; and at least one replaceable fabric filter element formed of a fabric selected from the group consisting of a fabric containing an activated carbon having a strong base attached thereto, a fabric containing an activated carbon having KMnO 4 attached thereto, a fabric containing an activated carbon having ZnCl 2 attached thereto, a cation exchange fiber fabric, and an anion exchange fiber fabric, said replaceable fabric filter element being simply placed in air introduction side grooves formed by said pleated fabric filter element and having a periphery not attached to said case.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
230 words
A multifunctional air filter module with at least one replaceable and reusable fabric filter element for reducing both organic and inorganic contaminants, said module comprising: a filter case having an air introduction side opening and an air discharge side opening; a pleated fabric filter element selected from the group consisting of an activated carbon fiber having no further chemical contaminant absorptive substance attached thereto, a combination of said activated carbon fiber and a reinforcing fiber, and a combination of a fabric and activated carbon particles contained therein, positioned in said filter case in such a way that said pleated fabric filter element extends across an air flow directed from said air introduction side opening to said air discharge side opening, said pleated fabric filter element having a periphery that is fixed to said case without a clearance therebetween; and at least one replaceable fabric filter element formed of a fabric selected from the group consisting of a fabric containing an activated carbon having a strong base attached thereto, a fabric containing an activated carbon having KMnO 4 attached thereto, a fabric containing an activated carbon having ZnCl 2 attached thereto, a cation exchange fiber fabric, and an anion exchange fiber fabric, said replaceable fabric filter element being simply placed in air introduction side grooves formed by said pleated fabric filter element and having a periphery not attached to said case.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
85 words
A multifunctional air filter module as claimed in claim 1 wherein said pleated fabric filter element is selected from the group consisting of a woven or unwoven fabric of an activated carbon fiber having no further chemical contaminant absorptive substance attached thereto, a woven or unwoven fabric formed of an activated carbon fiber having no further chemical contaminant absorptive substance attached thereto and a reinforcing fiber, and a woven or unwoven fabric containing activated carbon particles having no further chemical contaminant absorptive substance attached thereto.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
A multifunctional air filter module as claimed in claim 1, wherein said pleated fabric filter element essentially consists of a rigid polyester fiber sheet containing activated carbon fine particles or a flexible unwoven fiber sheet containing activated carbon fine particles.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A multifunctional air filter module as claimed in claim 1, wherein said replaceable fabric filter element not fixed to said filter case is a woven fabric.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
56 words
A multifunctional air filter module as claimed in claim 1, wherein said replaceable fabric filter element is selected from the group consisting of a fabric containing an activated carbon having KOH attached thereto, a fabric containing an activated carbon having KMnO 4 attached thereto, and a fabric containing an activated carbon having ZnCl 2 attached thereto.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
A multifunctional air filter module as claimed in claim 1, wherein said replaceable fabric filter element is selected from the group consisting of a cation exchange fiber fabric, and an anion exchange fiber fabric.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
77 words
A multifunctional air filter module as claimed in claim 1, wherein said pleated fabric filter element essentially consists of a rigid polyester fiber sheet containing activated carbon fine particles or a flexible unwoven fiber sheet containing activated carbon fine particles, and said replaceable fabric filter element not fixed to said filter case is selected from the group consisting of an activated carbon fiber woven fabric to which a strong base, KMnO 4 or ZnCl 2 is attached.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
A multifunctional air filter module as claimed in claim 1, wherein a plurality of supports having roof sections for keeping the shape of said pleated fabric filter element are provided in said filter case.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
A multifunctional air filter module as claimed in claim 1, wherein said replaceable fabric filter element placed in said grooves comprises a single bent sheet.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
54 words
A multifunctional air filter module as claimed in claim 1, wherein said replaceable fabric filter element placed in said grooves is in the form of small pieces with a width of about 0.5 to 5 cm and a length of about 5 to about 50 cm, and said pieces are embedded in said grooves.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
83 words
An air-circulating clean unit comprising a box isolating the inside thereof from the outer environment, a chamber formed in said box for accommodating a processing apparatus and having an air inlet and an air outlet, an air passage for recirculating air discharged from said air outlet into said air inlet, and one or more air filter modules arranged across said air passage prior to said chamber, wherein said air filter modules each comprise a multifunctional air filter module as claimed in claim 1.
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