Modular Filter Housing With Adapter Chamber For Pre-Separator
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing filter systems for gaseous fluids, particularly in internal combustion engines and construction machines, lack flexibility and efficiency in purifying air due to fixed configurations and limited modular adaptability, which affects the separation of particles and extends the service life of filter elements.
Innovation Solution
A modular filter system design featuring a housing main part with an adapter chamber that allows for the arrangement of pre-separator modules and filter elements in a flexible configuration, enabling multiple purification stages and adaptable sizing to accommodate different filter elements, thereby improving separation efficiency and extending filter element lifespan.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed configuration filter system is used, then the structure is simple, but the adaptability to different filter elements and purification stages is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The filter housing is divided into modular components including a housing main part, adapter chamber, and pre-separator module that can be independently configured and assembled. This segmentation allows the system to adapt to different filter element sizes and purification stage requirements while maintaining structural simplicity through standardized connection interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The adapter chamber serves multiple functions: it accommodates filter elements of varying lengths, houses pre-separator modules, and provides flexible mounting options. This multi-functionality enables a single housing design to support diverse filter configurations without requiring completely different housing structures for each application.
2Productivity
If multiple purification stages are added, then the filtration efficiency is improved, but the space requirement increases
Solution Approach 1:
The pre-separator module is integrated within the adapter chamber space, creating a nested configuration where one functional module occupies the space of another. This nesting allows multiple purification stages to be arranged in a compact footprint, maintaining high filtration efficiency while minimizing the overall housing volume required.
Solution Approach 2:
The design utilizes axial extension in the adapter chamber to accommodate longer filter elements and additional purification stages without significantly increasing the radial or lateral dimensions of the housing. By extending in the axial direction rather than expanding in all dimensions, the system achieves enhanced filtration capacity within constrained space.
3Duration of action of stationary object
If the filter element length is extended, then the service life is improved, but the space for arrangement is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The adapter chamber provides a localized extension space specifically designed to accommodate the axial length of filter elements. This local quality enhancement allows longer filter elements to be installed without requiring a complete redesign of the entire housing, as only the adapter chamber region needs to provide the additional axial space.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular design allows the configuration of the adapter chamber and pre-separator module to be dynamically adjusted based on the required filter element length. This dynamic adaptability enables the system to optimize the use of available space for each specific application, maximizing filter element length and service life without wasting housing volume.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The modular design enhances the separation of particles and extends the service life of filter elements by allowing flexible configuration and multiple purification stages, improving air filtration efficiency even in heavily loaded conditions.
Implementation Method 1
at least one pre-separator module and at least one exchangeable filter element are arranged behind each other along a main flow axis of the fluid to be filtered
Implementation Method 2
filter system for filtration of gaseous fluid, in particular air, in particular of an internal combustion engine
Data Source
AI summary
A housing main part of a filter housing has an element receiving space and an adapter chamber. A filter element is inserted into or removed from the element receiving space through a lateral mounting opening. A pre-separator module and the filter element are arranged behind each other along the main flow axis of the fluid to separate an outlet from an inlet of the filter housing. The adapter chamber accommodates the pre-separator module and/or the filter element. The adapter chamber is arranged at an axial end face of the housing main part and is open axially toward the element receiving space and, axially opposed thereto, toward the environment. The mounting opening is surrounded by a cover receiving rim that extends across the adapter chamber. A part of a connecting device within the housing main part is used to attach the pre-separator module to the housing main part.