Air filter reconditioning apparatus and method

摘要

An air filter reconditioning apparatus is provided for cleaning air filters. There is a vessel body with a lid and an arbor axle tube provides a source of incoming air. A two stage live arbor is provided having a first roller bearing fitted on the arbor axle tube, a spacer ring fitted on the first roller bearing, a second roller bearing fitted on the arbor axle tube, an impeller ring fitted on the second roller bearing and a housing fitted on the spacer ring and the impeller ring, with an air redirection plate disposed in the housing and fitted to the arbor axle tube. A V-grooved arbor nozzle adapter is threadably connected to the housing such that the housing and the V-grooved nozzle adapter rotate around the arbor axle tube. Nozzles defined in the V-grooved arbor nozzle adapter direct air into the air filter during rotation.

主权项

1. A method of cleaning an air filter comprising the acts of:
providing a source of incoming air; providing an arbor axle tube and defining an arbor axle tube port in the arbor axle tube and the arbor axle tube for delivering the incoming air; providing a two stage live arbor having a first roller bearing fitted on the arbor axle tube, a spacer ring fitted on the first roller bearing, a second roller bearing fitted on the arbor axle tube, an impeller ring fitted on the second roller bearing and the first and second roller bearings are spaced a distance from one another, and providing a housing and fitting the housing on the spacer ring and the impeller ring such that the housing is capable of rotating around the arbor axle tube when the arbor axle tube is stationary; providing the two stage live arbor further with an redirection plate having an air redirection plate opening and press fitting the air redirection plate to the arbor axle tube and positioning the air redirection plate in the housing such that the impeller ring and second roller bearing are disposed between the air redirection plate and the first roller bearing and the spacer ring; defining an arbor interior within the housing with the arbor axle tube, the spacer ring, the first roller bearing, the second roller bearing and impeller ring and allowing fluid communication between the arbor interior and the arbor axle tube port; threading a V-grooved arbor nozzle adapter to the housing of the two stage live arbor such that the V-grooved arbor nozzle adapter is positioned adjacent the air redirection plate and the arbor nozzle adapter is in fluid communication with incoming air exiting the a two stage live arbor and the arbor axle tube and defining a V-groove and nozzle adapter openings the V-groove in the V-grooved arbor nozzle adapter such that the V-groove is in fluid communication with the nozzle adapter openings; providing a vessel body with a lid having latches and supporting a lid cross bar and an incoming air cross tube on the lid and directing the flow of incoming air through the incoming air cross tube and into the arbor axle tube, and supporting beaded cords from the lid and supporting a filter support grid plate on the beaded cords and securing an air filter between the lid and a filter support grid plate; and, rotating the lid such that the a lid cross bar and the incoming air cross tube are disposed in the latches and directing the incoming air into the two stage live arbor and causing the rotation of the V-grooved arbor nozzle adapter and allowing the incoming air to flow the arbor axle tube, the two stage live arbor, and the V-grooved arbor nozzle adapter, and the nozzle adapter openings such the incoming air impacts the air filter and blows debris out of the air filter.