BAG HANGER

• US 3,710,559 A
• Filed: 06/25/1971
• Issued: 01/16/1973
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/1971
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Dale K. Harris, Louis R. Soulier
• Original Assignee: Dale K. Harris, Louis R. Soulier
• Inventors: Harris, Dale K., Soulier, Louis R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nozick, Bernard
• Application Number:
  US05/156,755
• Time in Patent Office: 571 Days
• Field of Search: 55/293,300,304,305,341,378,379
• US Class Current: 55/341.1
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 46/02 Particle separators, e.g. dust precipitators, having hollow filters made of flexible material

Abstract

A bag filter having a plurality of bags contained in a bag house. One end of the bags is secured to openings in the bag house floor and the other ends are suspended from an elongated hanger plate located in the upper part of the bag house. The plate is provided with slots at spaced intervals along its length, and each slot extends from the edge of the plate toward the center line thereof. Suspension rods attached to the top of the bags extend upwardly, pass through the slots in the hanger plate, and are selectively movable laterally into and out of the slots. Springs rest on the plate, urge the rods upwardly, and thus maintain tension on the bags. For initial installation or replacement of the bags, suspension rods can be inserted in or removed from the slots in the plate, with the springs in place, by firm lateral pressure on the rods.

Claims

1. In a bag filter having a plurality of bags contained in a bag house, one end of the bags being secured to openings in the bag house floor and the other ends being suspended from the upper part of the bag house, the improvement which comprises:

a. an elongated bag hanger plate which extends across the upper part of the bag house, said plate having slots at spaced intervals along the length thereof, each slot extending from the edge toward the center line of the plate, b. suspension rods attached to the top of said bags and which extend upwardly through said slots in the plate including rigid members, said rods being free to move up and down in said slots but being normally stationary with respect to lateral movement and yet selectively movable laterally into and out of said slots in said hanger plate, c. helical springs which rest in recesses on the upper side of said plate and extend around the axes of the rods, urge said rods upwardly, and the top of the springs urge upwardly against the rigid members and thus maintain tension on said bags and retain said rods in said slots.

2. Apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein the rods are threadably movable on their longitudinal axis, and said rigid members are washers mounted on said rods.

3. Apparatus as defined in claim 2 wherein said plate having slots is the flange of a channel iron.