US 12,403,416 B2
Mechanical interlock system for a filter
Marcello Correa Machado, Anderson, SC (US); Jeremy Carlton Bowyer, Anderson, SC (US); and Thomas W. McCollough, Anderson, SC (US)
Assigned to ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Sep. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/243,286.
Application 18/243,286 is a continuation of application No. 17/333,124, filed on May 28, 2021, granted, now 11,779,867.
Prior Publication US 2023/0415079 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B01D 35/30 (2006.01); B01D 35/02 (2006.01)
CPC B01D 35/306 (2013.01) [B01D 35/02 (2013.01); B01D 2201/29 (2013.01); B01D 2201/4053 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A filter cartridge, comprising:
a filter body having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis;
a fluid inlet and outlet at the first end of the filter body;
an integrated locking head on the first end of the filter body, wherein the integrated locking head comprises a first component on an outer surface of the integrated locking head, wherein the first component is configured to engage a second component of a filter cartridge manifold; and
a key extending radially outward from the filter body adjacent the first end;
wherein one of the first component and the second component is a pair of channels comprising a first channel and a second channel, wherein the first channel and the second channel are diametrically opposed with respect to the longitudinal axis;
wherein the other of the first component and the second component is a pair of latching mechanisms comprising a first latching mechanism and a second latching mechanism, and wherein the first latching mechanism is configured to be received by the first channel and the second latching mechanism is configured to be received by the second channel;
wherein the first channel and the second channel each comprise a curved wall at an end of each respective channel; and
wherein, during insertion of the filter cartridge into the filter cartridge manifold, the key is structured to pass through a primary keyway of the filter cartridge manifold.