Patent ID: 11857900
Assignee: PORVAIR FILTRATION GROUP LIMITED
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A filtration element assembly for use in conjunction with a cylindrical filter casing having a casing diameter, the filtration element assembly comprising:
a prismatic support body having top and bottom base walls and a plurality of rectangular side walls connecting the top and bottom base walls, the top, bottom and side walls defining a support body interior space and the side walls collectively forming a polygonal outer cross-sectional shape defining a circumscribed circle having a circumscribed circle diameter less than or equal to the casing diameter, the base wall having an outlet flow passage formed there-through, and at least one of the side walls having an inlet flow passage formed-there-through with a filtration element receiving channel surrounding the inlet flow passage;
a porous filtration structure disposed within the filtration element receiving channel of each of the at least one of the side walls so as to cover the inlet flow passage, the filtration structure being configured for removing particulate matter from a gas flow passing there-through; and
a clamping member attached to each of the at least one side wall, each clamping member having a framing portion and a flange portion, the framing portion extending along a full length and a full width of said at least one side wall and having a flow window formed there-through in registration with the inlet flow passage, and the flange portion extending from the framing portion and being sized and configured for reception into the receiving channel to engage and retain the filtration element within the receiving channel.