US3541829A - Tapered separator for pleated filter and apparatus for making the same - Google Patents

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US3541829A
US3541829A US757841A US3541829DA US3541829A US 3541829 A US3541829 A US 3541829A US 757841 A US757841 A US 757841A US 3541829D A US3541829D A US 3541829DA US 3541829 A US3541829 A US 3541829A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
    • F04B1/00—Multi-cylinder machines or pumps characterised by number or arrangement of cylinders
    • F04B1/12—Multi-cylinder machines or pumps characterised by number or arrangement of cylinders having cylinder axes coaxial with, or parallel or inclined to, main shaft axis
    • F04B1/122—Details or component parts, e.g. valves, sealings or lubrication means
    • F04B1/124—Pistons
    • F04B1/126—Piston shoe retaining means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D27/00—Cartridge filters of the throw-away type
    • B01D27/04—Cartridge filters of the throw-away type with cartridges made of a piece of unitary material, e.g. filter paper
    • B01D27/06—Cartridge filters of the throw-away type with cartridges made of a piece of unitary material, e.g. filter paper with corrugated, folded or wound material
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D29/00—Filters with filtering elements stationary during filtration, e.g. pressure or suction filters, not covered by groups B01D24/00 - B01D27/00; Filtering elements therefor
    • B01D29/01—Filters with filtering elements stationary during filtration, e.g. pressure or suction filters, not covered by groups B01D24/00 - B01D27/00; Filtering elements therefor with flat filtering elements
    • B01D29/012—Making filtering elements
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D29/00—Filters with filtering elements stationary during filtration, e.g. pressure or suction filters, not covered by groups B01D24/00 - B01D27/00; Filtering elements therefor
    • B01D29/01—Filters with filtering elements stationary during filtration, e.g. pressure or suction filters, not covered by groups B01D24/00 - B01D27/00; Filtering elements therefor with flat filtering elements
    • B01D29/016—Filters with filtering elements stationary during filtration, e.g. pressure or suction filters, not covered by groups B01D24/00 - B01D27/00; Filtering elements therefor with flat filtering elements with corrugated, folded or wound filtering elements
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D46/00—Filters or filtering processes specially modified for separating dispersed particles from gases or vapours
    • B01D46/10—Particle separators, e.g. dust precipitators, using filter plates, sheets or pads having plane surfaces
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D46/00—Filters or filtering processes specially modified for separating dispersed particles from gases or vapours
    • B01D46/52—Particle separators, e.g. dust precipitators, using filters embodying folded corrugated or wound sheet material
    • B01D46/521—Particle separators, e.g. dust precipitators, using filters embodying folded corrugated or wound sheet material using folded, pleated material
    • B01D46/523—Particle separators, e.g. dust precipitators, using filters embodying folded corrugated or wound sheet material using folded, pleated material with means for maintaining spacing between the pleats or folds
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31F—MECHANICAL WORKING OR DEFORMATION OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31F1/00—Mechanical deformation without removing material, e.g. in combination with laminating
    • B31F1/20—Corrugating; Corrugating combined with laminating to other layers
    • B31F1/24—Making webs in which the channel of each corrugation is transverse to the web feed
    • B31F1/26—Making webs in which the channel of each corrugation is transverse to the web feed by interengaging toothed cylinders cylinder constructions
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D2201/00—Details relating to filtering apparatus
    • B01D2201/12—Pleated filters

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  • a forming apparatus including first and second pairs of fluted rolls with flutes of different respective depths to form a tapered separator for a pleated filter from a blank of foldable sheet material having one portion folded in zigzag formation to present first fold increments of a first selected height and the remaining portion folded in zigzag fashion to present second fold increments in substantially end-to-end relation with said first fold increments and of a second selected height different from the height of said first fold increments to thereby provide a tapered configuration to the separator.
  • the present invention relates to pleated filter construc tion, and more particularly, to a tapered separator for separating pleat walls of a pleated filter and a forming apparatus for making the same.
  • the present invention provides an apparatus formaking a space member which avoids the disadvantages pf past constructions, the present invention permitting efiicient and economical mass production, and at the same time, being adaptable to varying size and configuration demands.
  • the present invention provides an apparatus for forming a tapered separator for a pleated filter comprising: a first pair of fluted rolls to receive a blank of foldable sheet material to fold at least a portion thereof in preselected zigzag formation, the flutes of the first pair of rolls being of a first preselected depth to provide first folds of a first selected height; and a second pair of fluted rolls to receive the blank of foldable sheet material to fold a portion thereof in preselected zigzag formation, the flutes of the second pair of rolls being of a second preselected depth different from the depth of the first rolls to provide second folds in substantially end-toend relation with at least a portion of the first folds and of a second selected height different from the height of the first folds to thereby form a tapered separator configuration.
  • FIG. 1 is an isometric view disclosing a novel tapered separator of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a partial elevational view disclosing the tapered separator of FIG. 1 in engagement with a sheet of filter material folded back and forth upon itself;
  • FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of one embodiment of the novel apparatus of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic side view of the end-to-end pairs of rolls of FIG. 3, illustrating that the pitch planes of such roll pairs are in common;
  • FIG. 5 is an isometric elevational view of the apparatus of FIG. 3.
  • This spacer member can be formed from blank 2 of suitable foldable sheet material having a quality and thickness which permits it to hold the shape into which it is folded. Any one of a number of known materials can be utilized for the spacer members, and advantageously, a good quality aluminum sheet can be employed.
  • Blank 2 is sized in accordance with the particular size and shape of the pleated unit filter assembly in which it is to be employed.
  • the blank includes one portion thereof folded in preselected zigzag formation to provide a plurality of fold increments 3 of a first selected height.
  • the remaining portion of the blank is folded in preselected zigzag formation to provide a plurality of fold increments 4 of a second selected height, fold increments 4 being in substantial end-to-end relation with fold increments 3. It is to be noted that the height of fold increments 4 are different from the height of fold increments 3, the separator thus taking on a tapered configuration. This is more readily apparent from FIG. 2 of the drawing which discloses two such novel separators in engagement with a sheet of filter material 6 folded back and forth upon itself in pleated formation,
  • This apparatus includes. openended rectangular housing frame7 having a spacedpair of bearing blocks 8 supported in one sidewall thereof, and a spaced pair of bearing blocks 9 supported in the opposite side wall thereof.
  • Suitable roll support pins 11 are rotatably journaled in bearing blocks 8 to extend within housing 7 in cantilever fashion.
  • Roll pins 11 serve to support a pair of similar fluted rolls 12 thereon, the flutes of the rolls of the roll pair meshing in geared relationship.
  • the upper roll of roll pair 12 is driven through gear 13 fixed to an end of roll pin 11 projecting outside housing 7.
  • Gear 13 in turn, is connected by endless chain 14 to drive gear 16 mounted on drive shaft 17.
  • Shaft 17 is supported on bearing blocks 18 which are, in turn, mounted on housing 7.
  • Shaft 17 can be rotated by crank arm 19 connected at one end thereof. It will be obvious that when crank arm 19 is rotated, drive gear 16 is caused to rotate. This, in turn,,rotates gear 13 and thus meshed roll pair 12, the lower roll of roll pair 12 being mounted on its roll support pin 11 in idle fashion from bearing block 8.
  • a second pair of fluted similar rolls 22 are provided in housing 7.
  • Rolls 22 are supported on suitable roll support pins 23 (FIG. 3) which extend in cantilever fashion from bearing blocks 9.
  • the flutes of upper roll 22 meshes in gearlike fashion with the flutes of the lower roll, the lower roll being mounted on its pin in idle fashion.
  • the upper roll pin 23 has a driven gear 24 thereon whch is, in turn, connected through endless chain 25 to gear 26 mounted on drive shaft 17. It is to be noted that the roll pairs 12 and 22 in the embodiment of FIG.
  • a suitable guide and feed table 28 is mounted on housing 7, the surface of this feed table being in alignment with the common pitch plane of the first and second fluted roll pairs so that a blank of material can be fed simultaneously between the two pairs of rolls without bending.
  • the roll pairs 12 and 22 are so arranged that the diameters of the rolls of one roll pair differ from the diameter of the rolls of the other roll pair, but the distance around the periphery of a roll of roll pair 12, including the peripheral distance along the flutes of such roll times the gear ratio of the drive to the driven gear for such roll pair is substantially equal to the distance around the periphery of a roll of the other roll pair including the peripheral distance along the flutes of the other roll pair times the gear ratio of the drive to the driven gear for such roll pair. Accordingly, the same amount of distance is covered by each roll pair on the blank in same unit time as it is fed simultaneously through both roll pairs.
  • the flutes of one roll pair are so related to the depth and number of flutes of the other roll pair that the folds in one portion of the blank as formed by one roll pair are equal multiples of the folds in the other portion of the blank as formed by the rolls of the other roll pair.
  • adjacent ends of the flute crests of adjacent roll pairs advantageously can be rounded as at 30 to reduce the possibilities of binding.
  • the present invention is not to be considered as limited to the embodiment of the apparatus disclosed in FIGS. 3 and 5.
  • a first pair of fluted rolls are sized along their rotating axis to fold substantially an entire blank of foldable sheet material to a first predetermined depth and a second pair of rolls are provided sized to fold at least a portion of the fold blank to a second predetermined depth different from the first depth.
  • the second pair of rolls 4 would be sized to refold at least a portion of the foldable blank to a second predetermined depth larger than the first depth. It is to be understood that in such arrangement, it would be necessary to have the different roll pairs in successive relationship rather than in end-to-end relationship.
  • Apparatus for forming a tapered separator for a pleated filter comprising: a first pair of fluted rolls to receive a blank of fpldable sheet material to fold at least a portion thereof in preselected zigzag formation, the flutes of said first pair of rolls being of a first preselected depth to provide folds of a first selected height; and a second pair of fluted rolls to receive said blank of foldable sheet material to fold a portion therof in preselected zigzag formation, the flutes of said second pair of rolls being of a second preselected depth different from the depth of said first rolls to provide folds of a second selected height ditferent from said first height and thereby a tapered separator; said first and second fluted roll pairs being in a common housing in adjacent end-to-end relation.

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