Clean air fan filter module

• US 5,496,389 A
• Filed: 06/09/1994
• Issued: 03/05/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Microzone Corporation
• Original Assignee: Microzone Corporation
• Inventors: Wilcox, Wayne
• Primary Examiner(s): Chiesa, Richard L.
• Application Number:
  US08/257,579
• Time in Patent Office: 635 Days
• Field of Search: 55/337, 55/385.2, 55/473, 55/474, 55/472, 55/493, 55/495, 55/497, 55/500, 55/502, 55/521
• US Class Current: 55/473
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 2273/30 Means for generating a circulation of a fluid in a filtration system, e.g. using a pump or a fan
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 46/0002 Casings; Housings; Frame constructions
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 46/10 Particle separators, e.g. dust precipitators, using filter plates, sheets or pads having plane surfaces
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 46/521 using folded, pleated material

Abstract

A clean air fan filter module including a fan shroud, a fan/motor mount, a centrifugal fan, a fan motor, and a HEPA filter, the fan shroud having an air inlet and two inclined ends, the fan/motor mounted below the air inlet on the fan/motor mount, the centrifugal fan blowing air radially towards the fan shroud, the HEPA filter constituting the air outlet.

Claims

1. A clean air fan filter module without a physical damper or intermediate baffle assembly comprising:

a fan shroud having an air inlet, an air inlet ring having horizontal flanges which sit on said fan shroud and vertical interior walls extending through said air inlet, said ring moveable relative to said air inlet, a pre-filter, two inclined ends, and a planar top surface having formed therein, offset ribs with four sides extending about said air inlet, said ribs including means to receive and support said pre-filter;

a fan/motor mount;

a centrifugal fan blowing air radially toward the fan shroud;

a fan and motor mounted on said fan/motor mount below said air inlet at a level entirely below said shroud top planar surface; and

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a HEPA filter serving as an air outlet.

2. The clean air fan filter module of claim 1 in which the fan shroud has two curved ends with curves extending downwardly substantially through ninety degrees.

3. The clean air fan filter module of claim 1 in which the fan shroud is vacuum-formed.

4. The clean air fan filter module of claim 1 having four sides in which the fan/motor mount is comprised of a thin plate fastened to two sides of the fan filter module.

5. The clean air fan filter module of claim 4 in which the HEPA filter is fastened to the bottom of the side walls of the clean air filter module.

6. A clean air fan filter module comprising:

a fan shroud assembly having an air inlet, a prefilter, a planar top surface having curved ends to direct airflow downwardly, offset ribs formed in said planar top surface having four sides extending about said air inlet, said ribs further including means to receive and support said pre-filter, an air inlet ring having horizontal flanges supported by said fan shroud assembly and vertical interior walls extending through said air inlet, said ring movable relative to said air inlet such that said air inlet ring may be aligned with respect to said inlet;

a fan mount assembly,

a HEPA filter assembly for air outlet,

means for fastening the fan mount assembly and fan shroud assembly together and

means for fastening a top portion of the HEPA filter assembly to a bottom portion of the fan shroud assembly to form a clean air fan filter module.

7. The clean air fan filter module of claim 6 in which the air inlet is positioned in the top of the fan shroud assembly.

8. The clean air fan filter module of claim 6, in which the fan shroud assembly is vacuum-formed.

9. The clean air fan filter module of claim 6 in which the base of the fan shroud is generally rectangular in shape, the lower side walls of the fan shroud having offset ribs extending into a flat lip around the perimeter of the fan shroud.

10. The clean air fan filter module of claim 6 in which said fan mount assembly includes a centrifugal fan for blowing air radially outwardly, said fan attached to a fan mount plate, and said fan mount plate being fastened to the fan shroud assembly.

11. The clean air fan filter module of claim 6 in which the fan mount assembly is comprised of a centrifugal fan for blowing air radially outwardly, a fan mount plate and two side support rails, the centrifugal fan being fastened to the fan mount plate, the side rails being fastened to the sides of the fan shroud assembly, the fan mount plate being fastened to the side support rails and sides of the fan shroud assembly.

12. The clean air fan filter module of claim 6 in which the HEPA filter assembly is comprised of side walls, filter media within said side walls and a protective screen below the filter media.

13. The clean air fan filter module of claim 12 in which the side walls of the HEPA filter assembly are formed from an extruded metal or plastic.

14. A damper-less, clean air fan filter module which does not require an intermediate baffle comprising:

a fan shroud having a planar top surface which transitions into curved ends extending downwardly substantially through ninety degrees;

a pre-filter;

an air inlet formed in said shroud planar top surface;

a centrifugal fan and fan motor for blowing air radially towards said shroud curved ends;

offset ribs having four sides formed in said shroud top planar surface about said air inlet, said ribs further having a top surface having means to receive and support said pre-filter;

an air inlet ring having horizontal flanges supported by said fan shroud and vertical interior walls extending through said air inlet, said air inlet ring moveable with respect to said air inlet allowing alignment over said centrifugal fan;

means for mounting said centrifugal fan and fan motor to said shroud underneath said air inlet, said fan and fan motor positioned entirely below said shroud planar top surface; and

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an air outlet comprising a HEPA filter assembly attached to said fan shroud.

15. The damper-less, clean air fan filter module of claim 14 in which said fan shroud is vacuum-formed.