Abstract: A fluid concentrator includes a main housing and a cartridge removably engaged to the main housing. The main housing includes a first end portion having a first port and a second port, an oppositely disposed second end portion and a separation chamber that extends between the first and second end portions. The second end portion has an inlet port and defines a cartridge passage that extends through the second end portion. The separation chamber is in fluid communication with the inlet port. The cartridge includes a first axial end portion that is engaged with the first end portion and an oppositely disposed second axial end portion, a portion of the second axial end portion is disposed in the cartridge passage of the second end portion of the main housing. The cartridge is adapted to filter fluid from the separation chamber.

Abstract: An unclogging filter apparatus has an irrigation outlet and a flushing outlet. A filtering element moves between at least an operational position and a flushing position. When the filtering element is in the operational position substantially all of the fluid flowing into the apparatus is directed out the irrigation outlet, while the filtering element is disposed for removing a particle from the fluid flowing into the apparatus. When the filtering element is in the flushing position, the filtering element is disposed for flushing the particle out the flushing outlet.

Abstract: The fluidized bed processor of the present invention includes an internal filter assembly with a rack and a cartridge-type filter supported at the lower end by a bracket. The rack includes an elongated rod extending through the filter. An end cap is provided on the lower end of the rod for normal sealing engagement with the filter bracket. During normal operation of the processor, the upper and lower ends of the filter are sealed. During or after cleaning of the filter, the rack is lowered, and a spring separates the filter and support bracket from the end cap so as to create a gap for drainage of cleaning fluid.

Abstract: A water filter assembly, and a refrigerator and a water purifier having the same, including: a manifold having a inflow path through which raw water flows in and an outflow path through which filtered water flows out; a case supporting the manifold; and a filter cartridge coupled to a lower side of the case such that it is separable and connected with the outflow port of the manifold, wherein a fluid flow control unit is installed between the manifold and the filter cartridge and rotates according to a rotation of the filter cartridge, the center of the rotation is the same as the center of an outlet of the filter cartridge, and the fluid flow control unit includes a disk having a connection hole allowing the raw water inflow path and an inlet of the filter cartridge to communicate only at a certain position.

Abstract: A water filter assembly, and a refrigerator and a water purifier having the same, including: a manifold having a inflow path through which raw water flows in and an outflow path through which filtered water flows out; a case supporting the manifold; and a filter cartridge coupled to a lower side of the case such that it is separable and connected with the outflow port of the manifold, wherein a fluid flow control unit is installed between the manifold and the filter cartridge and rotates according to a rotation of the filter cartridge, the center of the rotation is the same as the center of an outlet of the filter cartridge, and the fluid flow control unit includes a disk having a connection hole allowing the raw water inflow path and an inlet of the filter cartridge to communicate only at a certain position.

Abstract: A filter device has a filter housing (1), at least one filter element (13) received in the filter housing (1) and an inner fluid space (71) limited by a filter medium (17) through which the fluid to be cleaned can flow. The filter medium separates the inner fluid space (71) from an exterior fluid space (11) located in the filter housing (1). The filter housing (1) has a fluid inlet (7) and a fluid outlet for cleaned fluid. A fluid guide device (9) is connected downstream to the fluid inlet (7) and can be optionally retrofitted to form a flow path between the fluid inlet (7) and the exterior fluid space (11) or between the fluid inlet (7) and the inner fluid space (71) disposed in the filter element (13).

Abstract: According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are provided of valve apparatus and combination filter valve assemblies. One exemplary embodiment provides a combination filter valve apparatus suitable for filtering objectionable particulate matter from a fluid and for selectively occluding a fluid flow opening. In this exemplary embodiment, the apparatus generally includes an outer member, a sealing member, and filtration media disposed generally between the outer member and the sealing member. The filtration media may be configured to generally support the sealing member for resilient movement relative to a fluid flow opening between open and closed positions. In the open position, the sealing member may be spaced apart from the fluid flow opening. In the closed position, the sealing member may be in sealing engagement with and substantially blocking the fluid flow opening, thereby inhibiting the ingress of fluid into or egress of fluid out of the fluid flow opening.

Abstract: A filter and filter element is provided that incorporates a valve member for preventing priming fluid from contaminating a clean fluid side of the filter or filter element. The filter may incorporate a replaceable filter element or be replaceable itself. The valve member is preferably formed as an annular flange of a grommet mounted to an end cap of the filter element. The annular flange sealingly engages with the end cap and closes a clean fluid outlet port in a relaxed state and opens the clean fluid outlet port in a deformed state.

Abstract: The present invention prevents foreign matter from infiltrating into a control valve and enables reduction in the cost of the valve. A strainer is mounted on an attachment portion of a valve sleeve, and a valve spool is disposed in the sleeve so as to be free to slidably advance and retreat. The strainer includes engagement portions m1 contacting first contact sites ?1 and ?2 formed on the attachment portion and a contact portion contacting second contact sites ?3 and ?4 formed on the attachment portion. Since the strainer includes the engagement portions m1 in contact with the first contact sites ?1 and ?2 and the contact portion in contact with the second contact sites ?3 and ?4, the sleeve has sufficient sealing contact with the strainer 73 at the first and second contact sites ?1 to ?4.

Abstract: Filtration systems may comprise a manifold, a filter, a carriage, and a mounting mechanism. The manifold and the filter may each include an inlet fitting and an outlet fitting. The carriage may support the filter with the fittings of the manifold and filter respectively axially aligned. The mounting mechanism may be arranged between the manifold and the carriage to move the carriage and the filter between a disengaged position in which the filter fittings are spaced from the manifold fittings and an engaged position in which the filter fittings respectively engage the manifold fittings.

Abstract: A liquid filter suitable for motor vehicles which includes a filter head (11), a vessel (12) and a filter element (16) disposed within the vessel (12) sealingly separating an inlet (14) from an outlet (15) such that liquid from the inlet must flow through the filter element to reach the outlet. The filter element (16) has guide projections (27, 28) positioning the filter element (16) within the vessel (12). Prior to installation, the filter element (16) is preassembled into the vessel (12) and fixed in position by pushing the filter element (16) into an element guide (29), after which the preassembly is screwed onto the filter head (11). When the vessel (12) is unscrewed from the filter head (11), the filter element (16) slides out of the element guide (29) and moves axially upwardly to free a volume V. Liquid flowing into the vessel (12) from the higher regions of the liquid filter (10) can flow into this volume, thus enabling drip-free replacement of the filter element.

Abstract: A self cleaning filtration device wherein an activation piston, laterally supported within an activation cylinder is immersed in filtrate within the confines of an immersion chamber. The immersion chamber receives filtrate from a disk filtration stack via orifices and sparger support tubes (the “Tubes”). Gas pressure (i) drives the piston, the Tubes, and the disk compression block upward and (ii) forces the immersion chamber fluid through the Tubes to separate the disks. The Tubes contain gas entrainment orifices on the side of the piston that are configured to facilitate entrainment of gas into the fluid. The entrained fluid impacts the opened disks with a high energy dispersed scouring action, to flush the disks clean.

Abstract: An inline well fluid separator is movable for pigging operations. The separator assembly has a housing with an inlet port and an outlet port. A separation unit is carried within the housing. The separation unit has an operational position in alignment with the ports to cause well fluid to flow through the separation unit. The separation unit will move to a storage position within the housing outside of the flow path to enable a pipeline pig to pass.

Abstract: This invention provides a continuous blood filtration apparatus capable of filtering a plurality of blood samples continuous by using blood filter units to prepare plasma or serum samples in a short period, which comprises, a conveyor conveying a plurality of blood reservoirs each of which contains a blood sample and in which a suction nozzle of a blood filter unit has been put, a manifold connected to a suction line, couples of a valve and a connector for connecting the manifold to the blood filter unit provided on the end of each branch of the manifold, and a mechanism of moving the blood reservoirs in vertical direction.

Abstract: A device for filtering a liquid, in particular for filtering a polymer plastic melt, has a housing which includes an inlet channel, a connecting channel situated in a shaft and a discharge channel, as seen in the flow direction of the liquid to be filtered, where the connecting channel has at least two filters arranged side by side and aligned across the flow direction of the liquid in the connecting channel, and the shaft is mounted in a bore in the housing so that it is axially displaceable and is liquid-tight, so that by axial displacement of the shaft, the two filters can be moved between a filtration position in which the inlet channel is connected to the discharge channel through the connecting channel, and an externally accessible cleaning position in which the connection from the inlet channel to the discharge channel is interrupted, and vice versa.

Abstract: An installation for separating and purifying solids from a suspension and/or for leaching out solid particles has a cylinder and a piston movable therein. A sealing part of the piston is in contact with the interior wall of the cylinder. A filter is positioned some distance away from the sealing part of the piston. A discharge chamber is located between the filter and the sealing part of the piston. A pump chamber is formed below the sealing part of the piston and a washing column chamber containing a packed bed of solid particles is formed above the filter. During a downward pump stroke of the piston, suspension is forced, via at least one connecting channel between the pump chamber and the washing column chamber, to the washing column chamber. During a compression stroke, liquid is brought via the filter to the discharge chamber and discharged via a discharge line. Solid particles, such as crystals, remain behind on the filter and are compressed against the packed bed.

Abstract: A filter device for separating particulate material from a stream of flowable plastics; the device comprises a body member having at least a filter chamber and a flow path extending between inlet and outlet sides. A filter band transversally extends in said filter chamber, across the flow path, being supported by a back-plate having a perforated area. An axially movable valving member comprising a flow passage for the plastic material, is provided into the chamber, and an actuator to axially move the valving member between an advanced and a retracted position in which the valving member connects respectively disconnects the flow passage from the inlet or the outlet sides of the device, and for sealingly clamping the filter band peripherally around the perforated area of the back-plate.

Abstract: A diaphragm-type control valve for irrigation systems has an outer clam-shell housing that encloses a vertically reciprocable diaphragm assembly. A primary valve seat inside the housing is engaged and disengaged by a seal on the underside of the diaphragm to open and close the valve by connecting and disconnecting its inlet and outlet passages. Pressurized water from a lower inlet chamber of the valve travels through a small metering orifice in the center of the diaphragm assembly to an upper pressure control chamber above a flexible membrane of the diaphragm assembly. A solenoid actuated pilot valve is operatively coupled to the upper pressure control chamber for venting pressurized water therefrom to permit the diaphragm assembly to move upwardly to open the valve. A filter screen is mounted to the underside of the diaphragm assembly to prevent debris from clogging the metering orifice, clogging the small passages of the pilot valve, or fouling the solenoid.

Abstract: A filter for filtering of a fluid, including a housing having an inlet port for the fluid to be filtered, an outlet port for filtered fluid and an outlet port for filtered fluid and an outlet port for rehect, In a body arranged in the housing to be rotatable between at least two positions of rotation, there are at least two positions of rotation, there are at least two interconnecting flow channels of which at least a first is provided with a filtering means through which filtering takes place in a first rotational position, wherein one end of the first flow channels communicates with the inlet port, and through which backwash takes place in the second rotational position, wherein said end of the first flow channel communicates with the outlet port for reject. The first flow channel is provided with a filtering means at each end. A second of the at least two flow channels connects to the first flow channel between the filtering means and is in constant connection with the outlet port for filtered fluid.

Abstract: A multi-way valve of the present invention is to locate the rotatable valve core by the openings set in the valve body, the valve ports and the valve core are to be optimally sealed. An L-shaped passage is provided in the valve core, wherein a filter element is appropriately fitted. Thus it has the functions of filtering, reverse flushing of the filter element, shutting off the medium source, and serving as pre-valve and post-valve by-pass. The multi-way valve of the present invention can be further incorporated in the inlet and outlet passages of an automatic control valve. By using the valve of the present invention, three hand-operated valves, a filter and other accessories of pipeline can be omitted, the pipeline arrangements can be significantly simplified.

Abstract: A liquid control assembly consisting of: a housing having a top and bottom, a chamber, a drain conduit having an entryway in the chamber and communicating between the chamber and a discharge point, and a delivery conduit having an entryway in the chamber and communicating between the chamber and a point of use; and structure for selectively blocking the drain conduit entryway and for thereby diverting liquid in the chamber to the delivery conduit.

Abstract: The filtering apparatus of the invention comprises a filter housing having a water inlet and a water outlet as well as a filter bell dome connected to the housing. A main filter member and thereabove a reversing flow filter member are coaxially arranged on a filter support member located in the interior of the filter bell dome. The filter support member is spirally movable within the filter bell dome. Further, reversing flow filter member cleaning brushes and main filter member cleaning brushes are fixedly mounted in said filter bell dome. In the operating position, the passage through the reversing flow filter is obstructed such that the water to be filtered flows through the main filter member from the exterior to the interior thereof. In the backwashing position, the filter support member is spirally displaced and simultaneously obstructs the direct access to the exterior of the main filter member.

Abstract: A purgeable plastic injection filter nozzle for trapping and eliminating contaminants from molten plastic material in a plastic injection molding apparatus. A nozzle body has an internal main channel therethrough for flow of the molten plastic. A purging hole intersects the main channel and exits the side of the nozzle body. A rotatable housing is mounted in the nozzle body at the intersection of the main channel and the purging hole. A trap is mounted in the rotatable housing for trapping contaminants in the plastic. The housing is rotatable between a first position wherein the trap is in the flow of the molten plastic, and a second position wherein the trap may be purged of contaminants through the purging hole.

Abstract: A filtering system for water treatment incorporating one or more filter assemblies each including a head member having fluid inlet and outlet ports, a replaceable filter cartridge closed at one and the other end being insertable into said head member, said head member including a manifold member and a filter cartridge supporting member operatively associated with the head member and movable relative to the manifold member between a load-unload position and an operating or running position, means for securing the filter cartridge against rotation in the filter cartridge supporting member, and seal means between the manifold member and filter cartridge supporting member for sealing off both the influent and effluent when the filter cartridge supporting member is in the load/unload position.

Abstract: A filter device comprises a central tube, a housing enclosing the central tube and defining an internal chamber therewith, and a filter body within the internal chamber. The central tube includes a plug between the inlet and outlet which directs the fluid to flow from the inlet through the filter body and out through the outlet. The housing and filter body are mounted for sliding movement axially of the central tube from a normal filtering position wherein the housing inlet communicates with the upstream side of the filter body, to a back-flushing position wherein the inlet communicates with the downstream side of at least a portion of the filter body. The housing may also include a valve member moved therewith under differential pressure between the housing inlet and outlet to regulate the pressure at the outlet.

Abstract: This invention comprises a valve filter unit (23, 53) comprising a filter (24, 54) the face (25, 55) of which extends angularly to the flow of a fluid medium toward same, and having perforations (26) formed therein; the filter (24, 54) biased by a spring (33, 63) toward a first position wherein the fluid is forced to flow through the filter (24, 54) to remove foreign particles therefrom; said filter (24, 54) movable against the spring (33, 63) in response to additional pressure of the fluid to unseat the filter (24, 54) from its first position engagement with a surface (40, 66) of the conduit (12, 51) within which the filter (24, 54) is mounted, the additional pressure occurring due to a valve (21) downstream from the filter (24, 54) moving away from a closed position with its seat (22) such that the fluid moves quickly past the filter (24, 54) and through the space formed between the filter (24, 54) and the surface (40, 66), thereby cleansing both the filter surface (25, 55) and the mating surfaces of the va

Abstract: A combined valve and filter mechanism for use in chemical apparatus comprises a valve body having a valve seat connected thereto. A valve stem has a valve at one end thereof for engaging said valve seat and has a cylindrical filter element for telescoping within the valve seat. The mechanism permits filtration of the chemical in situ without a separate filtering mechanism while providing a valve which when open or closed permits the agitation of the chemical in the apparatus without interference with or from the valve and vice versa. In the fully open position, the entire contents of the apparatus can be withdrawn from the apparatus.

Abstract: A differential pressure-actuated valve with a piston slidable to open or to close an inlet port. The piston slides in a cylindrical wall, and separates a bias chamber and a flow chamber. The piston is fitted with two oppositely-directed lip seals, one of which seals against bias chamber pressure, and the other of which scrapes particulate matter off of the wall. Optionally, an elongated filter extends from the piston into an inlet pipe where it filters water which flows to the bias chamber. The filter may have a perforated mesh wall, or a solid wall with an open end.

Abstract: A one-way filter for use in fluid filtration comprising a housing having inlet and outlet ports, a filter element or elements, free of mobile fibers or filaments, disposed within said housing, and means within said housing for maintaining the filter element or elements in a filtering position during fluid infusion and in a free-flow position during fluid withdrawal.

Abstract: An improved self-cleaning filter assembly for use in a solenoid-actuated valve of the type having a fluid pressure-operated diaphragm to control opening and closing of the valve. Control fluid under pressure is admitted from an inlet chamber of the valve into a control chamber at one side of the diaphragm to maintain the valve in a closed position, and this fluid pressure in the control chamber is relieved by actuation of a solenoid to open the valve. The self-cleaning filter assembly comprises a relatively rigid filter element for filtering the control fluid and a plurality of scraper blades mounted for scraping dirt, grit, or the like from the filter element each time the valve is opened or closed.

Abstract: In a rotary drum vacuum filter, the drum sectors are connected by conduits to apertures in a rotary valve member on the drum which is opposed to a fixed valve member. The valve members thus control supply of vacuum (to cause suction filtering) and pressurized gas (to blow the cake of filtered material from the filter) to the drum sectors as the drum rotates. In order to eliminate the time delay between suction and blowing which is needed in order to allow the conduits to purge, another group of conduits is provided, having one-way valves adjacent their connection to the drum surface; this group is used only for blowing. The different groups of conduits are connected to apertures of the rotary valve member at different radial distances from the axis of rotation.

Abstract: Screen devices for use with an automatic screen changer (10) of an extruder (11) are fabricated from a screen preform (32) including an elongated carrier strip (36) having a plurality of screen elements (33--33) connected thereto. The screen changer (10) includes a pair of recesses (21,22) for receiving screen devices and is movable between a first position in which one recess is in the path of the extrudate (11) while the other recess is outside the path thereof and a second position in which the dispositions of the recesses is reversed. While a recess (21 or 22) is outside of the path of the extrudate, a used, clogged screen device is ejected therefrom and a new screen device is fabricated, in situ, therein. The screen device is fabricated by feeding the preform (32) between a punch (54) and the recess. The punch (54) is then actuated to sever an element (33) from the preform (32) and in the same motion insert it into the recess.

Abstract: A fuel metering valve has a housing bore between an inlet and outlet which supportingly receives a movable valve element including an imperforate end plate and an annular, porous metal plate for regulating flow between the inlet and the outlet; the imperforate end plate includes an axial reference surface thereon to overlap the inlet and outlet to prevent flow therebetween. When the valve is initially opened to a low flow rate metering position, the reference surface is moved with respect to the inlet and outlet to interpose a predetermined planar extent of porous material for limited flow of fluid between the inlet and outlet with metering established by the flow area of interstices in the porous material rather than dimensional relationships between the reference surface and walls of the inlet and outlet.

Abstract: A filter apparatus for treating material comprises a filter cylinder, a hollow valve plate mounted rotatably in the center portion of the filter cylinder and having a filter mesh provided thereon, and a hollow shaft connected to the valve plate to cause the valve plate to rotate and discharging a filtrate therethrough. The filter apparatus is preferably provided with a vibrator to cause the filter mesh to be vibrated and an auxiliary filter equipment to improve filtering efficiency. The material is filtered, dehydrated and dried on the filter mesh in one process, and then is dropped from the filter mesh by rotating the filter mesh, thus the treated material is obtained.

Abstract: A self-cleaning straining valve having an inlet, an outlet, and a flush port, in which a rotatable plug has a plug flow passage therethrough, the plug flow passage has, in addition to first and second openings at its two ends, a third opening therefrom through the plug wall, and first and second filter areas are respectively positioned in the first and third openings, the third opening communicating with the valve inlet and the first opening communicating with both the inlet and the flush port when the plug is rotated so that the valve is in a self-cleaning position, whereby in this self-cleaning position part of the incoming fluid from the inlet flows across the first filter area and then out the flush port, to clean the first filter area, and part of the incoming fluid passes through the second filter area, being filtered as it passes therethrough, then passes into the plug flow passage, and finally passes out through the first filter area and flush port, to backflush and thereby to further clean the first