Patent ID: 9468878
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: B01D

Claim Text:
1. A filtration system for removing a particulate material, comprising: a housing having an internally formed air stream flow path communicating between an inlet for incoming polluted air containing particulate material and an air outlet for emitting clean filtered air from which the particulate material has been removed; a collection system provided in the air stream flow path to collect the particulate material, said collection system including a support plate and an array of collection elements anchored at one end to the support plate and to which the particulate material adheres when the air stream flow path passes through said collection system; a cleaning system provided to clean the collected particulate material from the array of collection elements; and a removal system for removing the collected particulate material from said housing; wherein said cleaning system comprises a plate support having a plurality of plate openings and a die plate having a plurality of die openings, said die plate being immediately adjacent said plate support, said plate openings and the die openings being aligned so as to allow the collection elements to pass therethrough; at least one of the support plate and the cleaning system configured to be movable such that said plate support and said die plate move together relative to said collection elements, thereby scraping adhered particulate from said collection elements.