Housing assembly with bag presence indicator

• US 7,618,483 B2
• Filed: 10/03/2006
• Issued: 11/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Camfil Farr, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Camfil Farr, Inc.
• Inventors: Huza, Mark, Morse, Thomas C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Smith; Duane
• Assistant Examiner(s): PHAM, MINH CHAU THI
• Application Number:
  US11/538,194
• Publication Number:
  US 20080078688A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,141 Days
• Field of Search: 553/852, 554/29, 554/32, 553/851, 554/67, 554/80, 554/81, 555/06, 55D/IG.34, 961/36, 961/38, 961/39, 962/24, 964/14, 964/21, 964/17, 964/15, 964/16, 454/187
• US Class Current: 96/415
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 46/0084 provided with safety means
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 46/4254 Allowing or improving visual supervision, e.g. lamps, transparent parts, windows
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 46/44 controlling filtration

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention generally include a contamination housing assembly and bag for use therein. In one embodiment, a contamination housing assembly includes a housing having an inlet, outlet, and access port. A bagging ring is coupled to the housing and circumscribes the port. A door is provided for covering the port. A bag indicator is coupled to at least one of the containment housing or door and is visible, when in a first position, from an exterior of the containment housing when the door substantially covers the bagging ring. In yet another embodiment, a bag for use with a containment housing is provided. The bag has an open end configured to engage with a bagging ring. The bag includes at least one of a strap or a RF readable tag.

Claims

1. A contamination housing assembly, comprising:

a containment housing having an inlet, outlet, and access port; and

a bagging ring coupled to the containment housing and circumscribing the access port;

a door having a closed position covering the access port; and

a bag indicator coupled to at least one of the containment housing or door, the bag indicator visible through the door, when in a first position, from an exterior of the containment housing when the door substantially covers the bagging ring.

2. The contamination housing assembly of claim 1, wherein the bag indicator further comprises:

a member coupled to the housing and biased away from the bagging ring.

3. The contamination housing assembly of claim 2, wherein the member further comprises:

a spring material coupled to the housing at a first end.

4. The contamination housing assembly of claim 1, wherein the bag indicator further comprises:

a warning message.

5. The housing in claim 1 further comprising:

a polymer bag having an open end disposed on the bagging ring; and

a strap selectively retaining a center portion of the polymer bag within the bagging ring.

6. The housing in claim 5, wherein the strap further comprises:

a first end coupled to the bag; and

a second end configured to secure the position of the strap across the access port.

7. The housing in claim 6, wherein the second end further comprises:

at least one of a hook or loop.

8. The housing in claim 1 further comprising:

a strap configured for selectively retaining a center portion of a polymer bag within the bagging ring.

9. The housing in claim 8, wherein the strap is coupled to the housing.

10. The contamination housing assembly of claim 1, wherein the bag indicator further comprises:

a sensor suitable for providing a metric indicative of a presence of a bag disposed on the bagging ring.

11. The contamination housing assembly of claim 1, wherein the bag indicator is a window coupled to the door and positioned to allow an operator to detect a presence of a bag disposed on the bagging ring.

12. The contamination housing assembly of claim 1, wherein the bagging ring further comprises:

a material disposed on the bagging ring that will suspend a polymer bag strip when pressed thereto.

13. The contamination housing assembly of claim 1, wherein the bag indicator further comprises:

a tag disposed on polymer bag adapted to interface with the bagging ring, the tag readable by a reader associated with a system controller in which the housing assembly is installed.

14. The contamination housing assembly of claim 1, wherein the bag indicator further comprises:

a RF readable tag coupled to a BIBO bag.

15. The contamination housing assembly of claim 1, wherein the bag indicator further comprises:

a first portion coupled the housing outward of the bagging ring;

a second portion coupled to the first portion; and

a spring biasing a distal end of the second portion away from the bagging ring.

16. The contamination housing assembly of claim 1, wherein the bag indicator is movable between a first position away from the bagging ring and a second position closer to the bagging ring, wherein the bag indicator interferes with mounting the door to the housing when in the first position.

17. A containment housing assembly, comprising:

a containment housing having an inlet, outlet, and access port;

a bagging ring coupled to the containment housing and circumscribing the access port;

a door positionable to a closed position that seals the access port while covering the bagging ring; and

a bag indicator coupled to the containment housing, wherein the bag indicator is movable between a first position away from the bagging ring and a second position closer to the bagging ring, wherein the bag indicator interferes with securing the door in the closed position when in the first position.

18. The contamination housing assembly of claim 17, wherein the bag indicator further comprises:

a feature adapted to engage a strap for retaining a center portion of a bag within the bagging ring.

19. The contamination housing assembly of claim 17, wherein the feature of the bag indicator further comprises:

one of a hook and loop fastener.

20. The contamination housing assembly of claim 18, wherein the bag indicator further comprises:

a message disposed on a side of the bag indicator facing the bagging ring.

21. A contamination housing assembly, comprising:

a contamination housing having an inlet, outlet, and filter access port;

a door selectively sealing the filter access port;

a bagging ring coupled to the containment housing and circumscribing the filter access port;

a means for sealing a filter within the housing such that flow from the inlet to the outlet passes through the filter; and

a bag presence indicator coupled to at least one of the door or containment housing, the bag presence indicator visible through the door.