V-shaped filter and fixture
First Claim
1. A V-shaped filter for filtering fluid, comprising a pair of filter media panel elements having respective facing root ends and diverging therefrom to distal ends in a V-shape, and a single unitarily molded fixture securing said pair of filter media panel elements in said V-shape,wherein said fixture lies in a coordinate system having X, Y and Z axes orthogonal to each other, said fixture has a base portion at said distal ends of said filter media panel elements, said base portion having a central opening passing fluid therethrough, said fixture has a pair of endwall portions spaced from each other along the Y-direction, each said endwall portion extending in the Z-direction from said base portion, each said endwall portion lying in an X-Z plane, a first of said filter media panel elements lying in a first oblique plane oblique to each of an X-Y plane and a Y-Z plane, a second of said filter media panel elements lying in a second oblique plane oblique to each of the X-Y and Y-Z planes, said first and second oblique planes intersecting at an intersection line extending in the Y-direction, said fixture has a first lattice-work portion through which fluid flows, said first lattice-work portion lying in said first oblique plane and extending from said base portion towards said intersection line, said fixture has a second lattice-work portion through which fluid flows, said second lattice-work portion lying in said second oblique plane and extending from said base portion towards said intersection line.
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Abstract
A V-shaped filter includes a pair of filter media panel elements having respective root ends and diverging therefrom to distal ends in a V-shape. A single unitarily molded fixture is provided, securing the pair of filter media panel elements in the V-shape.
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20 Claims
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1. A V-shaped filter for filtering fluid, comprising a pair of filter media panel elements having respective facing root ends and diverging therefrom to distal ends in a V-shape, and a single unitarily molded fixture securing said pair of filter media panel elements in said V-shape,
wherein said fixture lies in a coordinate system having X, Y and Z axes orthogonal to each other, said fixture has a base portion at said distal ends of said filter media panel elements, said base portion having a central opening passing fluid therethrough, said fixture has a pair of endwall portions spaced from each other along the Y-direction, each said endwall portion extending in the Z-direction from said base portion, each said endwall portion lying in an X-Z plane, a first of said filter media panel elements lying in a first oblique plane oblique to each of an X-Y plane and a Y-Z plane, a second of said filter media panel elements lying in a second oblique plane oblique to each of the X-Y and Y-Z planes, said first and second oblique planes intersecting at an intersection line extending in the Y-direction, said fixture has a first lattice-work portion through which fluid flows, said first lattice-work portion lying in said first oblique plane and extending from said base portion towards said intersection line, said fixture has a second lattice-work portion through which fluid flows, said second lattice-work portion lying in said second oblique plane and extending from said base portion towards said intersection line.
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15. A fixture for a V-shaped filter for filtering fluid, said V-shaped filter having a pair of filter media panel elements having respective facing root ends and diverging therefrom to distal ends in a V-shape, said fixture being a unitarily molded fixture securing said pair of filter media panel elements in said V-shape,
wherein said fixture is a one-piece integral member and lies in a coordinate system having X, Y and Z axes orthogonal to each other, said fixture has a base portion at said distal ends of said filter media panel elements, said base portion having a central opening passing fluid therethrough, said fixture has a pair of endwall portions spaced from each other along the Y-direction, each said endwall portion extending in the Z-direction from said base portion, each said endwall portion lying in an X-Z plane, a first of said filter media panel elements lying in a first oblique plane oblique to each of an X-Y plane and a Y-Z plane, a second of said filter media panel elements lying in a second oblique plane oblique to each of the X-Y and Y-Z planes, said first and second oblique planes intersecting at an intersection line extending in the Y-direction, said fixture has a first lattice-work portion through which fluid flows, said first lattice-work portion lying in said first oblique plane and extending from said base portion towards said intersection line, said fixture has a second lattice-work portion through which fluid flows, said second lattice-work portion lying in said second oblique plane and extending from said base portion towards said intersection line.
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20. A system for filtering fluid, comprising:
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a housing; and a V-shaped filter assembly positioned within the housing, the V-shaped filter assembly comprising; a pair of filter media panel elements having respective facing root ends and diverging therefrom to distal ends in a V-shape; and a single unitarily molded fixture securing said pair of filter media panel elements in said V-shape, wherein said fixture lies in a coordinate system having X, Y and Z axes orthogonal to each other, said fixture has a base portion at said distal ends of said filter media panel elements, said base portion having a central opening passing fluid therethrough, said fixture has a pair of endwall portions spaced from each other along the Y-direction, each said endwall portion extending in the Z-direction from said base portion, each said endwall portion lying in an X-Z plane, a first of said filter media panel elements lying in a first oblique plane oblique to each of an X-Y plane and a Y-Z plane, a second of said filter media panel elements lying in a second oblique plane oblique to each of the X-Y and Y-Z planes, said first and second oblique planes intersecting at an intersection line extending in the Y-direction, said fixture has a first lattice-work portion through which fluid flows, said first lattice-work portion lying in said first oblique plane and extending from said base portion towards said intersection line, said fixture has a second lattice-work portion through which fluid flows, said second lattice-work portion lying in said second oblique plane and extending from said base portion towards said intersection line.
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