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US5853577A
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Orbital vibration welded filter
Assignee: SPX Technologies Inc
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Filing: 1997-09-22
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Granted: 1998-12-29
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Expires: 2017-09-22
Abstract
Abstract A fluid filter comprising a housing having first and second plastic cover members each having a peripheral flange and joined together to define a housing chamber having an inlet and an outlet. A filtration media is disposed in the housing chamber between the inlet and the outlet. The peripheral flange of the first cover member has a rib. The peripheral flange of the second cover member has a gutter opposed to the rib. The filtration media has an edge portion compressed between the rib and the gutter to form a marginal seal preventing fluid entering the inlet from reaching the outlet without passing through the filtration media. The edge portion of the filtration media is pierced and anchored by spikes which project from the rib and extend into the gutter. One of the cover members has a welding rib welded to the other cover member by a process of orbital frictional vibration welding to secure the cover members together.
Inventors
- 👤 John W. Gizowski
- 👤 Glenn T. Gajda
- 👤 Daniel J. Morrison
- 👤 Louis P. Macino
- 👤 Joseph A. Geisler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 21:11
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16H; F16H57/00; F16H57/04; B; B01; B01D; B01D35/00; B01D35/02; B01D35/027; B01D35/0273; B29; B29C; B29C65/00; B29C65/02; B29C65/06; B29C65/0609; B29C65/0627; B29C65/0636; B29C66/00; B29C66/01; B29C66/05; B29C66/10; B29C66/13; B29C66/131; B29C66/1312; B29C66/50; B29C66/51; B29C66/54; B29C66/541; B29C66/5412; B29C66/80; B29C66/83; B29C66/832; B29C66/8322; B29L; B29L2031/00; B29L2031/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
A fluid filter comprising: a housing including first and second cover members each having a peripheral flange, the peripheral flanges of said cover members being joined together to define a housing chamber having an inlet and an outlet, a filtration media disposed in the housing chamber between said inlet and said outlet, the flange of said first cover member having a rib formation projecting toward the flange of said second cover member, and a series of filtration media retention spikes which project from said rib formation and engages with an edge portion of the filtration media; the flange of said second cover member having a gutter formation opposed to said rib formation, and said filtration media having said edge portion compressed between said rib and said gutter formations to form a seal preventing fluid entering said inlet from reaching said outlet without passing through said filtration media.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
147 words
A fluid filter comprising: a housing including first and second cover members each having a peripheral flange, the peripheral flanges of said cover members being joined together to define a housing chamber having an inlet and an outlet, a filtration media disposed in the housing chamber between said inlet and said outlet, the flange of said first cover member having a rib formation projecting toward the flange of said second cover member, and a series of filtration media retention spikes which project from said rib formation and engages with an edge portion of the filtration media; the flange of said second cover member having a gutter formation opposed to said rib formation, and said filtration media having said edge portion compressed between said rib and said gutter formations to form a seal preventing fluid entering said inlet from reaching said outlet without passing through said filtration media.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
A fluid filter as defined in claim 1, wherein said cover members are plastic and one of said cover members has a peripheral welding rib spaced from said rib and gutter formations and welded to the other of said cover members by a process of orbital frictional vibration welding.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
190 words
A method forming a fluid filter comprising the steps of: (a) providing first and second plastic cover members, each having peripheral flanges which, when joined together, form a housing, the peripheral flange of the first cover member having a rib formation, with a series of filtration media retention spikes projecting from the rib formation, and the flange of the second cover member having a gutter formation opposed to said rib formation, and the peripheral flange of one of said cover members having a welding rib projecting toward the peripheral flange of the other cover member; (b) providing a filtration media having an edge portion; (c) assembling the filtration media and cover members by placing the filtration media between the cover members such that the edge portion of the filtration media is captured and compressed between said rib and gutter formations, with the spikes extending into the gutter formation, and the welding rib contacts the peripheral flange of said other cover member; and (d) then subjecting the assembled cover members to a process of orbital frictional vibration welding to form a seal between the welding rib and said other cover member.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
190 words
A method forming a fluid filter comprising the steps of: (a) providing first and second plastic cover members, each having peripheral flanges which, when joined together, form a housing, the peripheral flange of the first cover member having a rib formation, with a series of filtration media retention spikes projecting from the rib formation, and the flange of the second cover member having a gutter formation opposed to said rib formation, and the peripheral flange of one of said cover members having a welding rib projecting toward the peripheral flange of the other cover member; (b) providing a filtration media having an edge portion; (c) assembling the filtration media and cover members by placing the filtration media between the cover members such that the edge portion of the filtration media is captured and compressed between said rib and gutter formations, with the spikes extending into the gutter formation, and the welding rib contacts the peripheral flange of said other cover member; and (d) then subjecting the assembled cover members to a process of orbital frictional vibration welding to form a seal between the welding rib and said other cover member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method as defined in claim 3, wherein said spikes are welded to said gutter formation by said process of orbital frictional vibration welding.
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