Patent ID: 6584665
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: B30B,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for separating components of a filter having an outer cylindrical casing component including an open end in communication with an internal filtering component and a capped end, the apparatus comprising:a rigid ram rod having a penetrating end which is movable in an axial direction of the ram rod; a filter holder having an opening extending therethrough in the axial direction of the ram rod in alignment with the ram rod and a peripheral support projecting about the opening for supporting the cylindrical casing component of the filter thereon with the open end in alignment with the opening; and an actuator for displacing the ram rod in the axial direction of the ram rod between a loading position in which the ram rod is spaced in the axial direction from the filter holder with the penetrating end facing the peripheral support and a punching position in which the ram rod extends through the opening in the filter holder beyond the peripheral support; whereby the penetrating end of the ram rod penetrates the capped end of a filter supported on the filter holder to push the internal filtering component through the open end of the cylindrical casing component as the ram rod is displaced from the loading position to the punching position.