Furnace filter system
First Claim
1. A furnace filter system for installation on a furnace duct, the furnace duct having spaced apart top and bottom walls and spaced apart first and second side walls therebetween providing the duct with an internal passageway and an exterior, said furnace filter system including a supply assembly at least partially positioned exterior of said internal passageway and that holds a supply of non-spent filter media, a take-up assembly at least partially positioned exterior of said internal passageway and on a substantially opposite side of said duct from said supply assembly whereby said take-up assembly receives and stores a spent portion of said filter media, said filter media extending from said supply assembly across at least a portion of said internal passageway of said duct to said take-up assembly, a frame assembly positioned within said internal passageway of said duct to at least partially support said filter media in said internal passageway of said duct, and a control system to advance said filter media from said supply assembly to said take-up assembly, said control system including a motor to advance said filter media from said supply assembly to said take-up assembly, said supply assembly including a tension arrangement to tension said filter media during transfer from said supply assembly to said take-up assembly, said supply assembly includes an upper roll support and a lower roll support, and a first roll removably mounted therebetween, said tension arrangement at least partially positioned in said upper roll support and including an adjustable tension adjuster to at least partially tension said filter media between said supply assembly and said take-up assembly.
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Abstract
A furnace filter system or kit for installation on an existing furnace duct having upper and lower supply roll supports respectively mountable on the top and bottom walls of the duct adjacent one side wall of the duct for removably receiving a supply roll of filter media therebetween, and upper and lower take-up roll supports respectively mounted on the top and bottom walls of the duct adjacent the other side thereof for removably receiving a filter media take-up roll therebetween. Slots are provided in the side walls of the duct inwardly adjacent the corresponding one of the supply roll and take-up roll and between the top and bottom walls of the duct, and a filter media supporting frame assembly is received in the duct and has opposite sides provided with guide slots therein aligned with the duct slots. Filter media is threaded through the supporting frame assembly from the supply roll to the take-up roll, and the latter is adapted to be periodically rotated by a motor on the upper take-up roll support to advance the filter media from the supply roll to the take-up roll. A control unit provides for the advancement of the filter media to be achieved, selectively, through one of a manual switch, timer and pressure sensor responsive to a pressure drop across the filter media in the duct.
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40 Claims
- 1. A furnace filter system for installation on a furnace duct, the furnace duct having spaced apart top and bottom walls and spaced apart first and second side walls therebetween providing the duct with an internal passageway and an exterior, said furnace filter system including a supply assembly at least partially positioned exterior of said internal passageway and that holds a supply of non-spent filter media, a take-up assembly at least partially positioned exterior of said internal passageway and on a substantially opposite side of said duct from said supply assembly whereby said take-up assembly receives and stores a spent portion of said filter media, said filter media extending from said supply assembly across at least a portion of said internal passageway of said duct to said take-up assembly, a frame assembly positioned within said internal passageway of said duct to at least partially support said filter media in said internal passageway of said duct, and a control system to advance said filter media from said supply assembly to said take-up assembly, said control system including a motor to advance said filter media from said supply assembly to said take-up assembly, said supply assembly including a tension arrangement to tension said filter media during transfer from said supply assembly to said take-up assembly, said supply assembly includes an upper roll support and a lower roll support, and a first roll removably mounted therebetween, said tension arrangement at least partially positioned in said upper roll support and including an adjustable tension adjuster to at least partially tension said filter media between said supply assembly and said take-up assembly.
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14. A furnace filter system for installation on a furnace duct, the furnace duct having spaced apart top and bottom walls and spaced apart first and second side walls therebetween providing the duct with an internal passageway and an exterior, said furnace filter system including a supply assembly at least partially positioned exterior of said internal passageway and that holds a supply of non-spent filter media, a take-up assembly at least partially positioned exterior of said internal passageway and on a substantially opposite side of said duct from said supply assembly whereby said take-up assembly receives and stores a spent portion of said filter media, said filter media extending from said supply assembly across at least a portion of said internal passageway of said duct to said take-up assembly, a frame assembly positioned within said internal passageway of said duct to at least partially support said filter media in said internal passageway of said duct, and a control system to advance said filter media from said supply assembly to said take-up assembly, said control system including a motor to advance said filter media from said supply assembly to said take-up assembly, said supply assembly including a tension arrangement to tension said filter media during transfer from said supply assembly to said take-up assembly, said frame assembly including front and rear sides, a top member, a bottom member, and a pair of spaced apart side members between said front and rear sides, said filter media at least partially supported between said front and rear sides, each of said side members includes a slot extending therealong between said front and rear sides of the frame assembly, each of said slots having a pair of edges terminating within said frame assembly to support said filter media during movement through the slots, and said frame assembly including a front and rear support mechanism positioned adjacent said front and rear sides to at least partially support said filter media between said top, bottom and side walls, said front support mechanism including a plurality of guide wires extending between said pair of side members and said rear support mechanism includes a screen extending between said top and bottom members and between said side members.
- 20. A furnace filter kit for installation on an existing furnace duct having an interior passageway and an exterior and first and second side walls, said filter kit including a supply assembly that is at least partially positioned on the exterior of said furnace duct to hold a supply of non-spent filter media, a take-up assembly that is at least partially positioned on the exterior of said duct subsisting on the other side of the duct from said supply assembly, whereby said take-up assembly receives and stores a spent portion of said filter media, a frame assembly to be at least partially positioned in said interior passageway of said duct to at least partially support said filter media across said interior passageway of said duct between the supply assembly and take-up assembly, and a control unit to control displacement of said filter media from said supply assembly to said take-up assembly, said control unit including a motor to advance said filter media from said supply assembly to said take-up assembly, said supply assembly including a tension arrangement to tension said filter media during transfer from said supply assembly to said take-up assembly, said supply assembly includes an upper roll support and a lower roll support and a supply roll removably mounted therebetween, said take-up assembly includes an upper roll support and a lower take-up roll support and a take-up roll removably mounted therebetween, said tension arrangement at least partially positioned in said upper roll support and including an adjustable tension adjuster to at least partially tension said filter media between said supply assembly and said take-up assembly.
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31. A furnace filter kit for installation on an existing furnace duct having an interior passageway and an exterior and first and second side walls, said filter kit including a supply assembly that is at least partially positioned on the exterior of said furnace duct to hold a supply of non-spent filter media, a take-up assembly that is at least partially positioned on the exterior of said duct subsisting on the other side of the duct from said supply assembly, whereby said take-up assembly receives and stores a spent portion of said filter media, a frame assembly to be at least partially positioned in said interior passageway of said duct to at least partially support said filter media across said interior passageway of said duct between the supply assembly and take-up assembly, and a control unit to control displacement of said filter media from said supply assembly to said take-up assembly, said control unit including a motor to advance said filter media from said supply assembly to said take-up assembly, said supply assembly including a tension arrangement to tension said filter media during transfer from said supply assembly to said take-up assembly, said frame assembly includes front and rear sides, a top member, a bottom member, and a pair of spaced apart side members between said front and rear sides, said filter media at least partially supported between said front and rear sides, each of said side members includes a slot extending therealong between said front and rear sides of the frame assembly, each of said slots having a pair of edges terminating within said frame assembly to support said filter media during movement through the slots, and said frame assembly including a front and rear support mechanism positioned adjacent said front and rear sides to at least partially support said filter media between said top bottom, and side walls, said front side includes a plurality of guide wires extending between said side members and said rear side includes a support screen extending between said top and bottom members and between said side members.
- 33. A disposable filter cartridge to support a roll of disposable, air-permeable filter material for use in a non-disposable furnace filter system, said filter cartridge comprising an elongated cylindrical body having an axis and a length of filter material wound on said cylindrical body, axially opposite ends and an outer surface between said opposite ends, an end wall at each of said opposite ends and an axially outer surface intersecting said outer surface at the corresponding end of said cylindrical body, a filter material retaining element to releasably secure said filter material to said cylindrical body, said retaining element extending along said radially outer surface between said opposite ends of said cylindrical body for radial outward displacement of said filter material relative to said cylindrical body, and a non-circular opening in one of said end walls coaxial with said axis, said non-circular opening only partially extending along said axis of said cylindrical body, said non-circular opening adapted to receive a movement mechanism that rotates said cylindrical body about said axis.
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