Replacement filter cartridge

• US 9,067,154 B1
• Filed: 03/02/2015
• Issued: 06/30/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Solventum Intellectual Properties Company (Solventum Corp.)
• Original Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company (3M Company)
• Inventors: Branscomb, Matt R., Maki, Jeffrey M., Schmoll, Jeremy A., Kragness, Jon P.
• Primary Examiner(s): KURTZ, BENJAMIN M
• Application Number:
  US14/635,712
• Time in Patent Office: 120 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 2201/302 having inlet or outlet ports
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 2201/4007 Use of cam or ramp systems
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 2201/4015 Bayonet connecting means
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 2201/4061 between a cartridge and a filter head or manifold
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 2201/52 Filter identification means
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 27/08 Construction of the casing
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 35/153 Anti-leakage or anti-return valves
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 35/306 Filter mounting adapter
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 46/0005 Mounting of filtering elements within casings, housings or frames B01D46/2422 takes precedence

Abstract

The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a filter replacement kit that includes a filter cartridge. The filter cartridge includes a filter body, a filter media disposed within the filter body, a neck portion having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, and a cartridge engagement mechanism on the neck portion for engaging a manifold assembly. The cartridge engagement mechanism includes at least one filter engagement surface. The filter replacement kit also includes compatibility indicia indicating that the filter cartridge is compatible with at least one appliance. The at least one appliance includes the manifold assembly including a manifold engagement mechanism having a manifold engagement surface with first and second horizontal portions, and an angled portion disposed between and joining the first horizontal portion to the second horizontal portion, wherein the filter engagement surface is non-congruent to the manifold engagement surface.

Claims

1. A filter replacement kit comprising:

a replacement filter cartridge comprising;

a filter body;

a filter media disposed within the filter body;

a neck portion having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet; and

a cartridge engagement mechanism on the neck portion for engaging a manifold assembly, the cartridge engagement mechanism comprising at least one filter engagement surface; and

compatibility indicia, wherein the compatibility indicia indicates that the replacement filter cartridge is a replacement for at least one replaceable filter cartridge,

wherein the at least one replaceable filter cartridge includes a replaceable filter engagement mechanism having a replaceable filter engagement surface with a first horizontal portion, a second horizontal portion, and an angled portion disposed between and joining the first horizontal portion to the second horizontal portion, and

wherein the filter engagement surface is non-congruent to the replaceable filter engagement surface.

2. The filter replacement kit of claim 1, wherein the filter engagement surface does not comprise a first filter horizontal portion, a second filter horizontal portion and an angled filter portion disposed between and joining the first filter horizontal portion to the second filter horizontal portion.

3. The filter replacement kit of claim 1, wherein the cartridge engagement mechanism comprises first and second pairs of filter attachment members, wherein the first pair of filter attachment members comprises a first filter attachment member that includes a first substantially flat portion angled substantially perpendicular relative to a centerline axis of the filter body and a second filter attachment member that includes a second substantially flat portion arranged at an angle between perpendicular and parallel relative to the centerline axis of the filter body, wherein the first and second filter attachment members are spaced axially and circumferentially apart from each other with respect to the centerline axis, and wherein the first and second substantially flat portions define at least part of the filter engagement surface.

4. The filter replacement kit of claim 1, wherein the cartridge engagement mechanism comprises first and second pairs of filter attachment members, wherein the first pair of filter attachment members comprises a first filter attachment member that includes a first substantially flat portion angled substantially perpendicular relative to a centerline axis of the filter body and a second filter attachment member that includes a second substantially flat portion arranged at an angle between perpendicular and parallel relative to the centerline axis of the filter body, wherein the first and second filter attachment members are spaced axially and circumferentially apart from each other with respect to the centerline axis, wherein the second pair of filter attachment members comprises a third filter attachment member that includes a third substantially flat portion angled substantially perpendicular relative to the centerline axis of the filter body and a fourth filter attachment member that includes a fourth substantially flat portion arranged at an angle between perpendicular and parallel relative to the centerline axis of the filter body, wherein the third and fourth filter attachment members are spaced axially and circumferentially apart from each other with respect to the centerline axis, and wherein the first, second, third, and fourth substantially flat portions define at least part of the filter engagement surface.

5. The filter replacement kit of claim 1, wherein the at least one filter engagement surface comprises first and second filter engagement surfaces on generally opposite sides of the neck portion, wherein the first filter engagement surface includes no more than one horizontal portion.

6. The filter replacement kit of claim 1, wherein the at least one filter engagement surface comprises first and second filter engagement surfaces on generally opposite sides of the neck portion, wherein the first filter engagement surface comprises no more than one horizontal portion and an angled portion.

7. The filter replacement kit of claim 1, wherein the at least one filter engagement surface comprises an arcuate portion.

8. The filter replacement kit of claim 7, wherein the at least one filter engagement surface comprises two separated arcuate surfaces extending from an outer surface of the neck portion and disposed within 180 degrees of rotation on the outer surface, wherein the two arcuate surfaces are spaced axially and circumferentially apart from each other with respect to a centerline axis of the filter cartridge extending in a longitudinal direction.

9. The filter replacement kit of claim 8, wherein the at least one filter engagement surface comprises two posts.

10. The filter replacement kit of claim 9, wherein the at least one filter engagement surface comprises two arcs.

11. The filter replacement kit of claim 1, wherein the at least one filter engagement surface comprise two separated tabs on an outer surface of the neck portion disposed within 180 degrees of rotation on the outer surface and the two separated tabs are spaced axially and circumferentially apart from each other with respect to a centerline axis of the filter cartridge extending in a longitudinal direction.

12. The filter replacement kit of claim 1, wherein the at least one replaceable filter cartridge comprises a replaceable filter cartridge having a model number selected from the group consisting of EPTWFU01, EWF02, MSWF, 60218743, 9000 674655, 4US-MAXL-F01 &

4US-MAXS-F01, 4US-RO-POST, 4US-RO-POSTH, 4WH-QCTO-F01, 4WH-QS-F01, and 4WH-QSS-F01H.

13. A method of replacing a filter cartridge using the filter replacement kit of claim 1, the method comprising:

removing a replaceable filter cartridge from a manifold assembly, wherein the manifold assembly comprises a manifold engagement mechanism having a manifold engagement surface with a first horizontal portion, a second horizontal portion, and an angled portion disposed between and joining the first horizontal portion to the second horizontal portion;

inserting the replacement filter cartridge of the filter replacement kit into the manifold assembly; and

turning the replacement filter cartridge to engage the filter engagement surface with the manifold engagement surface.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the replaceable filter cartridge comprises a replaceable filter engagement mechanism with a replaceable filter engagement surface that is congruent to the manifold engagement surface.

15. The method of claim 13, and further comprising:

sliding the filter engagement surface against the second horizontal portion;

sliding the filter engagement surface against the angled portion after sliding the filter engagement surface against the second horizontal portion; and

sliding the filter engagement surface against the first horizontal portion after sliding the filter engagement surface against the angled portion.

16. A system comprising:

a manifold assembly comprising a manifold engagement mechanism comprising a manifold engagement surface with a first horizontal portion, a second horizontal portion, and an angled portion disposed between and joining the first horizontal portion to the second horizontal portion; and

the filter replacement kit of claim 1,

wherein the replacement filter cartridge is attached to the manifold assembly with the filter engagement surface engaged with the manifold engagement surface and wherein the filter engagement surface is non-congruent to the manifold engagement surface.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the filter engagement surface does not comprise a first filter horizontal portion, a second filter horizontal portion and an angled filter portion disposed between and joining the first filter horizontal portion to the second filter horizontal portion.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the cartridge engagement mechanism comprises first and second pairs of filter attachment members, wherein the first pair of filter attachment members comprises a first filter attachment member that includes a first substantially flat portion angled substantially perpendicular relative to a centerline axis of the filter body and a second filter attachment member that includes a second substantially flat portion arranged at an angle between perpendicular and parallel relative to the centerline axis of the filter body, wherein the first and second filter attachment members are spaced axially and circumferentially apart from each other with respect to the centerline axis, and wherein the first and second substantially flat portions define at least part of the filter engagement surface.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the at least one filter engagement surface comprises first and second filter engagement surfaces on generally opposite sides of the neck portion, wherein the first filter engagement surface includes no more than one horizontal portion.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein the at least one filter engagement surface comprises first and second filter engagement surfaces on generally opposite sides of the neck portion, wherein the first filter engagement surface comprises no more than one horizontal portion and an angled portion.

21. The system of claim 16, wherein the at least one filter engagement surface comprises two posts.

22. The system of claim 16, wherein the at least one filter engagement surface comprise two separated tabs on an outer surface of the neck portion disposed within 180 degrees of rotation on the outer surface and the two separated tabs are spaced axially and circumferentially apart from each other with respect to a centerline axis of the filter cartridge extending in a longitudinal direction.

23. The system of claim 16, wherein the at least one manifold assembly comprises a manifold assembly having a model identifier selected from the group consisting of PureSource Ultra II-M, PureSource Ultra II-U, PureAdvantage Ultra-M, PureAdvantage Ultra-U, GE MSWF, 60820860, 9000 225170, 9000 705475, 9000 777508, 4US-MAXL-S01, 4US-MAXS-S01, 4US-RO-S01, 4US-RO-S01H, 4WH-Q Series, 4WH-QS-S01, 4WH-QCTO-S01, and 4WH-QSS-S01H.