Patent ID: 11951425
Assignee: A. O. SMITH WATER TREATMENT (NORTH AMERICA), INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  C | IPC B  C

Claim 0:
1. A filtration system, comprising:
a filter having a passageway;
a filter housing including a first housing portion and a second housing portion couplable to the first housing portion, the second housing portion including a connection portion having a filter inlet, a filter outlet, and a filter valve coupled to at least one of the filter inlet and the filter outlet; and
a cap having an inner side engageable with the filter, an outer side engageable with the filter valve, a generally cylindrical outer projection including a peripheral groove configured to receive a seal, an inner projection, and a cap passageway extending through the outer projection and the inner projection to permit water to flow between the inner side and the outer side, the cap passageway having an outer cap passageway portion formed in the outer projection and an inner cap passageway portion formed in the inner projection, the outer cap passageway portion including a first transverse dimension and a second transverse dimension that is smaller than and inward of the first transverse dimension;
wherein the filter and the cap are positioned within a filter chamber formed by the first housing portion and the second housing portion;
wherein the filter valve includes a valve body and a plunger, wherein the valve body is fixed relative to the second housing portion, and the plunger is movable between a closed position in which liquid is prevented from flowing through the filter valve, and an open position in which liquid is permitted to flow through the filter valve, and wherein the filter valve is biased to the closed position;
wherein the outer projection of the cap is configured to engage the plunger to open the filter valve when the filter and the cap are positioned within the housing chamber;
wherein the valve body includes a guide slot and the plunger includes a lateral projection positionable in the guide slot, the guide slot and the lateral projection configured to permit the plunger to slide linearly along a longitudinal axis of the valve body, and wherein the guide slot is configured to allow a flow of liquid therethrough when the filter valve is in the open position.