Patent ID: 7332075
Filing Date: 2008-02-19
Classification: B01D,B67D,C02F

Abstract:
1. A water filter assembly comprising: a vessel defining a chamber having first and second ends and an outlet and an inlet towards the first end of the chamber, with the inlet being outward of the outlet, a cylindrical member extending within the chamber from said first end, wherein the inlet opens into the chamber exteriorly of the cylindrical member, the outlet opens from the chamber interiorly of the cylindrical member, and the cylindrical member is shorter than the chamber and is open at the second end of the chamber such that the vessel and cylindrical member define a flow path from the inlet around the exterior of the cylindrical member to the second end of the chamber and back through the interior of the cylindrical member to the outlet, a water cooling arrangement in contact with the flow path around the exterior of the cylindrical member, the water cooling arrangement comprising a thermoelectric heat pump, and a water filter arrangement being located within the cylindrical member, whereby the water filter arrangement and the water cooling arrangement are provided in an integral unit.