Membrane filtration manifold system
First Claim
1. A membrane filtration system for connecting a filter submodule comprising one or more elongate bundles of semipermeable polymeric fibers, said system comprising:
- a housing;
at least one submodule comprising an elongate bundle of semipermeable polymeric fibers attached to a connecting sleeve having a locking formation;
at least one submodule connecting collar connected with said housing, said collar constructed and arranged to receive and locate the connecting sleeve, said collar releasably secured to the sleeve at an end by a snap clip, which axially and slidingly engages both said collar and said locking formation and at least in part surround both said collar and said locking formation to prevent axial withdrawal of said submodule from said collar, wherein the clip is resiliently biased to enable radial contraction of the clip when the clip engages with the submodule and the collar.
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Abstract
A membrane filtration manifold for connecting a filter submodule including one or more elongate bundles of semipermeable polymeric fibers is provided. The manifold includes a housing and connecting collar connected with said housing. The collar is adapted to receive and locate the submodule, where the submodule has a connecting sleeve with a locking formation. The submodule can be secured at one end to the collar by a clip adapted to engage both the collar and the locking formation to prevent axial withdrawal of the submodule from the collar. Also disclosed is a membrane filtration apparatus including a filter submodule including one or more elongate bundles of semipermeable polymeric fibers. The apparatus further includes a membrane filtration manifold removably connected at one end of said filter submodule and a basepiece removably connected to the other end of said filter submodule.
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1. A membrane filtration system for connecting a filter submodule comprising one or more elongate bundles of semipermeable polymeric fibers, said system comprising:
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a housing; at least one submodule comprising an elongate bundle of semipermeable polymeric fibers attached to a connecting sleeve having a locking formation; at least one submodule connecting collar connected with said housing, said collar constructed and arranged to receive and locate the connecting sleeve, said collar releasably secured to the sleeve at an end by a snap clip, which axially and slidingly engages both said collar and said locking formation and at least in part surround both said collar and said locking formation to prevent axial withdrawal of said submodule from said collar, wherein the clip is resiliently biased to enable radial contraction of the clip when the clip engages with the submodule and the collar. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 19, 20)
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8. A membrane filtration system comprising:
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a first housing; a plurality of submodules, wherein each submodule comprises; an elongate bundle of fibers; and a first connecting sleeve positioned about the bundle of fibers at one end of the bundle of fibers, wherein the sleeve comprises a locking formation; a plurality of first collars attached to the first housing, wherein each of the plurality of first collars is constructed and arranged to receive and locate the first connecting sleeve of one of the plurality of submodules; and a plurality of resiliently biased snap clips, wherein each clip comprises a sidewall having a split to define opposed wall edges, and wherein each clip is releasably connected to, and axially and slidingly engages with, one of the plurality of first collars and the locking formation of the first connecting sleeve of one of the plurality of submodules, wherein the clip is resiliently biased to enable radial contraction of the clip when the clip engages with the first collar and the first connecting sleeve. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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