REPLACEABLE HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE FILTER DEVICE

• US 20110036764A1
• Filed: 07/10/2010
• Published: 02/17/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Yen-Liang Lin
• Original Assignee: Yen-Liang Lin
• Inventors: LIN, Yen-Liang
• Application Number:
  US12/833,972
• Publication Number:
  US 20110036764A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 210/232
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 2313/02 Specific tightening or locking mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 2313/041 Gaskets or O-rings
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 63/02 Hollow fibre modules
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 63/043 with separate tube sheets
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 65/00 Accessories or auxiliary operations, in general, for separation processes or apparatus using semi-permeable membranes

Abstract

A replaceable hollow fiber membrane filter device comprising an upper cap, a lower cap, and a cartridge. The cartridge has multiple hollow fiber membrane bundles inside, and an upper and a lower membrane tube covers which are used to fix two ends of hollow fiber membrane bundles. The bottom of each hollow fiber membrane bundle has a lower membrane lagging; the top of each hollow fiber membrane bundle has an upper membrane lagging which extends outward to make a flow way; on the lower membrane tube cover there has multiple slots which conjugate with the fringe of the lower membrane lagging, and on the upper membrane tube cover there has multiple sockets which conjugate with the fringe of the upper membrane lagging, and both are seal-connected by a disassembling structure. The upper end and the lower end of each hollow fiber membrane bundle respectively goes through the upper and the lower membrane lagging, and is mounted inside the upper and the lower membrane tube cover, and seal-connected by disassembling structure. Therefore, the present invention may provide a method of replacement or cleaning single hollow fiber membrane bundle instead of replacing whole filter device, so the cost is down.

Claims

1. A replaceable hollow fiber membrane filter device, which comprises an upper cap, a lower cap, and a cartridge;

the cartridge has multiple hollow fiber membrane bundles inside; and

upper membrane tube cover and lower membrane tube cover, both are used to fix two ends of hollow fiber membrane bundle;

a holder is located between the upper membrane tube cover and the lower membrane tube cover;

the bottom of each hollow fiber membrane bundle has a lower membrane lagging, the top of each hollow fiber membrane bundle has an upper membrane lagging which extends outward to form a flow way;

the aforementioned lower membrane tube cover has multiple slots which conjugate with the fringe of the lower membrane lagging;

the upper membrane tube cover has sockets corresponding to each slot;

upper membrane lagging penetrates the aforementioned socket, and seal-connects through a disassembling structure;

as a characteristic of replaceable hollow fiber membrane filter device.

2. A replaceable hollow fiber membrane filter device as defined in claim 1, wherein each aforementioned hollow fiber membrane bundle consists of single fiber membrane tube or plural fiber membrane filaments;

the hollow fiber membrane bundle is fixed and connected to upper membrane lagging and lower membrane lagging by sealing agent.

3. A replaceable hollow fiber membrane filter device as defined in claim 1, wherein the fringe of aforementioned upper membrane lagging conjugates with inner wall of socket;

an O-type sealing ring is inside the upper membrane lagging, to form a disassembling structure which seal-connects with socket of the upper membrane tube cover.

4. A replaceable hollow fiber membrane filter device as defined in claim 1, wherein the fringe of aforementioned upper membrane lagging has outer screw thread;

the socket of corresponding upper membrane tube cover has inner screw thread for conjugation;

a sealing ring is at the space between bottom surface of upper membrane lagging and upper membrane tube cover.

5. A replaceable hollow fiber membrane filter device as defined in claim 1, wherein the fringe of aforementioned upper membrane lagging has protruding button;

the socket of corresponding upper membrane tube cover has L-type chute for conjugation;

a sealing ring is at the space between bottom surface of upper membrane lagging and upper membrane tube cover.

6. A replaceable hollow fiber membrane filter device, which comprises an upper cap, a lower cap, and a cartridge;

the upper cap and the lower cap separately has a space for accommodating upper membrane tube cover and lower membrane tube cover;

the penetrating hole of the upper membrane tube cover and the fixing hole of the lower membrane tube cover has single or plural hollow fiber membrane filament(s), or single hollow fiber membrane tube, and is separately fixed and connected by sealing agent;

the bottom end of hollow fiber membrane filament or hollow fiber membrane tube is sealed in the fixing hole of lower membrane tube cover;

the top end extends outside of the penetrating hole of upper membrane tube cover to form flow way;

the space between each fixing hole of the lower membrane tube cover and the water inlet of lower cap forms water input way for conducting;

as a characteristic of replaceable hollow fiber membrane filter device.

7. A replaceable hollow fiber membrane filter device as defined in claim 6, wherein the aforementioned lower membrane tube cover is fixed in the space of lower cap by a holder, the bottom is put on the lower annulus stair of the aforementioned space of lower cap;

the upper membrane tube cover is put in the space of upper cap, and connects to cartridge and upper cap through a disassembling structure;

the upper membrane tube cover has penetrating hole inside, in the middle has fixing hole which is used to fix and connect a holder;

the other end of the holder is fixed and connected to the fixing hole of the lower membrane tube cover.

8. A replaceable hollow fiber membrane filter device as defined in claim 6, wherein outside of the top of the cartridge has a casing which has an upper annulus stair and a sewage outlet that interconnects the cartridge;

the top end of the cartridge touches the upper annulus stair.

9. A replaceable hollow fiber membrane filter device as defined in claim 6, wherein the aforementioned upper membrane tube cover has flange which extends outward to the connecting place of the cartridge and the upper cap, and is fixed between the cartridge and the upper cap by fixing pinch;

an O-type sealing ring is at the space between the flange and the upper cap and the casing.

10. A replaceable hollow fiber membrane filter device as defined in claim 6, wherein the inner side of the aforementioned upper cap has inner screw thread which corresponds to the outer screw thread located at outside of the casing of the cartridge, both are connected by screwing;

the fringe of the upper membrane tube cover has outer screw thread which corresponds to the inner screw thread located at inside of the casing of the cartridge, both are connected by screwing;

an O-type sealing ring is separately at the space between the top and bottom surfaces of upper membrane tube cover, and the upper cap, and the casing for sealing;

the inner wall of lower cap has inner screw thread which connects to outer screw thread located at outer wall of the cartridge, by screwing;

a sealing ring is at the space between the end of the cartridge and the lower cap.

11. A replaceable hollow fiber membrane filter device as defined in claim 6, wherein the inner side of the aforementioned upper cap has allocated protrusion which corresponds to the locking protrusion located at outside of the casing of the cartridge, both are connected by locking;

the fringe of the upper membrane tube cover has locking protrusion which corresponds to the allocated protrusion located at inside of the casing of the cartridge, both are connected by locking;

separately, an O-type sealing ring is at the space between the top and bottom surfaces of upper membrane tube cover, and the upper cap, and the casing for sealing;

the inner wall of lower cap has allocated protrusion which connects to locking protrusion located at outer wall of the cartridge, by locking;

a sealing ring is at the space between the end of the cartridge and the lower cap.

12. A replaceable hollow fiber membrane filter device mainly consists of upper cap, lower cap, and cartridge;

the cartridge has multiple hollow fiber membrane bundles inside;

a space for accommodating upper membrane tube cover and a space for accommodating lower connecting tube separately located in upper cap and lower cap;

upper membrane tube cover has pass-hole for accommodating the end of hollow fiber membrane bundle, and extends to outside of the upper membrane tube cover to form flow way;

in the middle of the upper membrane tube cover has screwing hole for fixing the top of a holder;

by the supporting effect of the holder, the hollow fiber membrane bundle maintains stretching state in the cartridge.

as a characteristic of replaceable hollow fiber membrane filter device.

13. A replaceable hollow fiber membrane filter device as defined in claim 12, wherein the aforementioned lower connecting tube comprises a filament pressing disc and a filament pressing rod;

the filament pressing disc has fixing hole on it;

the both end of the filament pressing rod are bent downward to insert into the fixing hole, and fixed by screw nut;

in the middle of the filament pressing rod has screwing hole used to fix the lower end of the holder by screwing;

the space of the lower cap has lower annulus stair inside;

the fringe of the filament pressing disc is located on the lower annulus stair;

the hollow fiber membrane bundle has two times of length, one end rounds on the filament pressing rod, and fixed in the pass-hole of the upper membrane tube cover together with the other end.