SEALING ELEMENT

Abstract

A sealing element (5) for a filter element (2) in a housing body (1) of a filtration system, preferably in a cross-flow filtration system. The sealing element (5) is one piece and is annular in shape and comprises one section for sealingly arranging the filter element (2) in the housing body (1) and one section for impact damping for the filter element (2)

Claims

1-18. (canceled)

19. A sealing element for a filter element in a housing body of a filtration device, wherein the sealing element has a one-piece annular design and comprises a section for a sealing arrangement of the filter element in the housing body and a section for stop damping the filter element.

20. The sealing element according to claim 19, wherein the section of the sealing element, for sealingly arranging the filter element in the housing body, comprises at least one integral O-ring-shaped part.

21. The sealing element according to claim 19, wherein the section of the sealing element, for sealingly arranging the filter element in the housing body, is arranged in one half of the sealing element.

22. The sealing element according to claim 19, wherein the section for stop damping an end edge of the filter element comprises a portion projecting into an interior of the annular sealing element.

23. The sealing element (5) according to claim 19, wherein the section for stop damping the filter element is arranged at another end of the sealing element, which is different from the end with the section of the sealing element for sealing arrangement of the filter element in the housing body.

24. The sealing element according to claim 19, wherein the section for stop damping the filter element has a bevel on an outer side thereof and thereby merges from an end face into a cylindrical section.

25. The sealing element according to claim 19, wherein the section for stop damping the filter element has a protuberance on an outer side thereof.

26. The sealing element according to claim 24, wherein the bevel has an angle, relative to a height of the sealing element, of between 10° to 45°.

27. A housing body for a filtration device, comprising at least one filter element with a sealing element according to claim 19 arranged thereon.

28. The housing body according to claim 27, wherein the filter element is rod-shaped.

29. The housing body according to claim 27, wherein the filter element is either a ceramic filter element or a plastic filter element.

30. The housing body according to claim 27, wherein the filter element has a ground joint at at least one end.

31. The housing body (1) according to claim 27, wherein the filter element comprises a membrane tube or a membrane bundle of a plurality of membrane tubes and at least one end piece.

32. The housing body according to claim 31, wherein said end piece comprises a conical portion.

33. The housing body according to claim 27, wherein the sealing element is arranged over at least one end of the filter element.

34. The housing body according to claim 27, wherein the housing body has exactly two perforated plates with openings for receiving the filter element provided with the sealing element.

35. The housing body according to claim 27, wherein the housing body is for a cross-flow filtration device.

36. The housing body according to claim 27, wherein the housing body comprises 1 to 300 filter elements.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0059] The present invention is explained in more detail below with reference to non-limiting drawings.

[0060] FIG. 1 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of an embodiment of a housing body of a filtration device according to the invention

[0061] FIG. 2 shows a top view of an embodiment of a perforated plate according to the invention

[0062] FIG. 3 shows a three-dimensional view of an embodiment of the sealing element according to the invention

[0063] FIG. 4 shows a top view of an embodiment of the sealing element according to the invention

[0064] FIG. 5 shows a sectional view of an embodiment of the sealing element according to the invention through axis A-A in FIG. 4

[0065] FIG. 6 shows a sectional view of a further embodiment of the sealing element according to the invention through axis A-A in FIG. 4

[0066] FIG. 7 shows a view of an embodiment of a preferred filter element according to the invention

[0067] FIG. 8 shows a view of an embodiment of a preferred plastic filter element according to the invention

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0068] FIG. 1 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of an embodiment of a housing body 1 of a filtration device according to the invention. A plurality of rod-shaped ceramic filter elements or plastic filter elements 2 with channel-shaped bores (for simplicity, only 3 elements are shown here; in reality, the housing body 6 comprises up to 130 such filter elements) are clamped between two perforated plates 3. As shown in FIG. 2, these perforated plates 3 comprise a number of openings 4 corresponding to the number of filter elements 2 present. The filter-elements 2 are inserted and securely arranged in these openings 4 together with the sealing elements 5 applied. The non-filtrate flows through the channels of the filter elements 2 and is filtered by flowing the filtrate transversely to the direction of flow of the non-filtrate through the porous material of the filter element 2 into the inner space 6 of the housing body 1 of the filtration device. The filtrate emerges from the outer periphery of the filter elements 2 and is collected in the inner space 6 of the housing body 1 of the filtration device and is conveyed out from there.

[0069] FIG. 3 shows a three-dimensional view of an embodiment of the sealing element 5 according to the invention. The sealing element 5 is annular with a circular cut-out in the center. In the upper half of the sealing element 5, O-ring-shaped parts for sealing can be seen, which will be explained in more detail below in FIG. 5. In the lower half of the sealing element 5, the integral stop damping section can be seen, which is also explained in more detail below in FIG. 5.

[0070] FIG. 4 shows a top view of an embodiment of the sealing element 5 according to the invention. The sealing element 5 is annular with a circular cut-out in the center, which has a diameter in the range from 20 to 80 mm, preferably 40 to 65 mm and particularly preferably 40 to 55 m.

[0071] FIG. 5 shows a sectional view through axis A-A in FIG. 4 of an embodiment of the sealing element according to the invention.

[0072] The sealing element 5 has a height h1 which is in the range of 10 to 40 mm, more preferably 11 to 30 mm and particularly preferably 12 to 20 mm. In cross-section, the sealing element 5 has a thickness b1 parallel to the plane of the ring, which is preferably in the range from 2 to 8 mm, more preferably 2.2 to 6 mm and particularly preferably 3 to 6 mm.

[0073] In one half (shown here at the top, but located at the bottom in the state arranged on a filter element 2), two integral O-ring-shaped parts 5a, 5b are provided. These O-ring-shaped parts 5a, 5b are configured as protuberances and, due to their outwardly extending protuberances, serve for the sealing arrangement of a filter element 2 provided with this sealing element 5 in an opening 3 of a perforated plate 4, while the inwardly extending protuberances serve for the non-slip arrangement of the sealing element 5 on a filter element 2 and for sealing between the filter element and the sealing element. The O-ring-shaped parts 5a, 5b have thicknesses b2a and b2b parallel to the ring plane, which are each larger than the thickness b1 of the sealing element 5. The thicknesses b2a and b2b may be the same or different from each other. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, in cross-section the thicknesses b2a and b2b are expanded relative to the thickness b1 of the sealing element 5 by a value in the range from 2 to 7 mm, more preferably 2.2 to 6 mm and particularly preferably 2.5 to 5.5 mm.

[0074] At one end of the sealing element 5 (shown here at the bottom, but located at the top in the state arranged on a filter element 2), the sealing element 5 has an L-shape and has an integral section 5c. The section 5c serves as a stop damper by projecting over an edge of a filter element 2 in the arranged state and protecting the same.

[0075] In the region of the section 5c, the sealing element 5 has a thickness b2c which is preferably extended into the interior of the sealing element 5 by 2 to 10 mm, more preferably by 3 to 6 mm, as compared to the thickness b1 of the sealing element 5.

[0076] In the embodiment according to FIG. 5, the sealing element 5 has a bevel 5d in this section on its outer side, i.e. the corresponding end of the sealing element on the side facing away from the inner circular cut-out. The bevel 5d facilitates the insertion of a filter element 2 provided with the sealing element 5 according to the invention into an opening 3 of a perforated plate 4 of a housing body of a filtering device. Preferably, the bevel 5d is formed over a height h2 of the sealing element 5 of 0.5 to 4 mm, more preferably 1 to 3 mm, and with a slope of preferably 10° to 45°, more preferably 15° to 40°.

[0077] FIG. 6 shows a sectional view through axis A-A in FIG. 4 of a further embodiment of the sealing element according to the invention.

[0078] The sealing element 5 has a height h1 which is in the range of 10 to 40 mm, more preferably 11 to 30 mm and particularly preferably 12 to 20 mm. The sealing element 5 has a thickness b1 parallel to the ring plane, which is preferably in the range of 2 to 8 mm, more preferably 2.5 to 6 mm.

[0079] In one half (shown here at the top, but located at the bottom in the state arranged on a filter element 2), two integral O-ring-shaped parts 5a, 5b are provided. These O-ring-shaped parts 5a, 5b are configured as protuberances and, due to their outwardly extending protuberances, serve for the sealing arrangement of a filter element 2 provided with this sealing element 5 in an opening 3 of a perforated plate 4, while the inwardly extending protuberances serve for the non-slip arrangement of the sealing element 5 on a filter element 2 and for sealing between the filter element and the sealing element. The O-ring-shaped parts 5a, 5b have thicknesses b2a and b2b parallel to the ring plane, which are each larger than the thickness b1 of the sealing element 5. The thicknesses b2a and b2b may be the same or different from each other. According to the invention, the thicknesses b2a and b2b are preferably extended in cross-section relative to the thickness b1 of the sealing element 5 by a value in the range from 1.5 to 7 mm, more preferably 2 to 6 mm and particularly preferably 2.5 to 5 mm.

[0080] At one end of the sealing element 5 (shown here at the bottom, but located at the top in the state arranged on a filter element 2), the sealing element 5 has an L-shape and has an integral section 5c. The section 5c serves as a stop damper by projecting over an edge of a filter element 2 in the arranged state and protecting the same.

[0081] In the region of the section 5c, the sealing element 5 has a thickness b2c which, in cross-section, is extended into the interior of the sealing element 5 preferably by 2 to 10 mm, more preferably by 3 to 6 mm, as compared with the thickness b1 of the sealing element 5.

[0082] In the embodiment according to FIG. 5, the sealing element 5 has a protuberance 5d in this section on its outer side, i.e. the corresponding end of the sealing element on the side facing away from the inner circular cut-out. Preferably, the protuberance 5d is formed over a height h2 of the sealing element 5 of 0.5 to 4 mm, more preferably 2 to 3.5 mm, and outwardly extends in cross-section away from the sealing element by a value of 0.5 to 3 mm, preferably 1 to 2.5 mm and particularly preferably 1.2 to 2 mm.

[0083] In FIG. 7, a view of a preferred embodiment of a filter element 2 according to the invention is shown. The filter element 2 according to this embodiment is characterized by a ground joint 2a which can receive the protuberances 5a, 5b in the sealing arrangement section of the sealing element 5. As a result, the sealing element 5 can be arranged on the filter element 2 in a non-slip manner.

[0084] Preferably, the ground joint 2a has a height axially to the rod axis of the filter element in the range of 5 to 20 mm, more preferably 5 to 15 mm and particularly preferably 6 to 10 mm.

[0085] Further preferably, the ground joint 2a has a depth in the range of 0.1 to 7 mm, more preferably 2 to 6 mm and particularly preferably 2.5 to 5 mm. In other words, the radius of the filter element 2 at the ground joint 2a is reduced by the aforementioned value.

[0086] In FIG. 8, a view of a preferred embodiment of a plastic filter element 2 according to the invention is shown. The filter element 2 according to this embodiment is characterized by a ground joint 2a which can accommodate protuberances 5a, 5b in the sealing arrangement section of the sealing element 5. As a result, the sealing element 5 can be arranged on the filter element 2 in a non-slip manner.

[0087] The plastic filter element according to FIG. 8 has an end piece 6. The end piece is connected to a membrane tube 7 or a membrane bundle of several membrane tubes, for example by a layer of cured epoxy resin. Preferably, both ends of the membrane tube 7 or membrane bundle are each connected to an end piece 6 as described above, wherein these end pieces particularly preferably have the same dimensions.

[0088] The end piece 6 is tapered over a section 6a so that its diameter varies over its height. In FIG. 8, the end piece 6 has a larger diameter at the end connected to a membrane tube 7 or membrane bundle than at the end to be arranged in a perforated plate and provided with a ground joint 2a.