Filter system with automatic media refresh
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1. A filter system comprising:
- a channel through which fluid passes;
a source containing a plurality of clean filter media cartridges adjacent the channel; and
a repository for used filter media cartridges adjacent the channel, wherein clean filter media cartridges travel from the source through the channel to collect a contaminant, and wherein the filter media cartridges travel from the channel to the repository.
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Abstract
A filter system includes a source of clean filter media adjacent a channel through which fluid passes. The filter media is automatically advanced from the source to the channel and eventually to a sealed container adjacent the channel. The filter media is automatically advanced through the channel, where it is replaced with clean filter media in the channel. A controller controls the advancement of the filter media based upon time or based upon a current condition of the filter media.
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1. A filter system comprising:
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a channel through which fluid passes; a source containing a plurality of clean filter media cartridges adjacent the channel; and a repository for used filter media cartridges adjacent the channel, wherein clean filter media cartridges travel from the source through the channel to collect a contaminant, and wherein the filter media cartridges travel from the channel to the repository. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for operating a filter system including the steps of:
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a) advancing a clean filter media cartridge from a source container storing a plurality of clean filter media cartridges into a channel through which a fluid passes; b) collecting contaminants from the fluid in the filter media cartridge in the channel; and c) advancing the filter media cartridge with the contaminants from the channel to a repository container adjacent the channel. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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