Gasket retention system

Abstract

A gasket retention system includes a gasket and a plate. The gasket includes a loop. The loop includes a gasket tab extending from the gasket, a pair of loop arms flanking the gasket tab and extendingfrom the gasket, a loop webbing connecting the pair of loop arms, and a loop tab extending from the loop webbing toward the gasket tab. The plate includes a loop receiving seat. The loop receiving seat includes a gasket seat, a gasket tab slot to receive the gasket tab, a loop tab channel to receive the loop tab, a pair of loop arm channels to receive the pair of loop arms, and an edge for the loop webbing to bear upon.

Description

[0001] priority [0002] This application claims priority to US Provisional Application No. 62 / 616,788, filed January 12, 2018, entitled "Pad Retention System," the entire disclosure of which is incorporated into this application. technical field [0003] The present invention generally relates to a liner. More particularly, the present invention relates to a gasket retention system for use in plate heat exchangers. Background technique [0004] Plate heat exchangers are known to provide efficient transfer of heat from one fluid to another in a relatively small volume. Typically, plate heat exchangers consist of a number of plates to a hundred or more plates stacked and sealed together. For example, relatively small plate heat exchangers are often permanently sealed together by brazing. Larger plate heat exchangers are more commonly sealed by pairs of gaskets positioned between the plates or pairs of plates. Since the gasket is placed around each plate and due to the nu...

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Problems solved by technology

If during disassembly, the liner comes off the plate, reassembly is more difficult and time consuming

Although various conventional liner retention systems have been proposed, these systems are not ideal for various reasons

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