Receiver for a vacuum conveyance system
A receiver for a vacuum conveyance system may include a vertically-oriented, cylindrical receiver body having an inlet port through which material may be conveyed when an airstream is created. A head assembly attached to an upper end of the receiver body includes a filter housing having a first end and a second end, the filter housing constructed to house a horizontally-oriented cylindrical pre-filter between the first end and the second end, wherein the head assembly includes a filter access cap removably attached to the first end and usable to remove and insert cylindrical pre-filters. A vacuum utility assembly may be attached to the second end of the filter housing.
1 . A vacuum receiver for a vacuum conveyance system, the vacuum receiver comprising:
a receiver body having a lower end and an upper end, the lower end coupled to a receiving vessel, the upper end extending a distance substantially vertically upward relative to the lower end, thereby defining a substantially vertically oriented receiver body, the receiver body including an inlet port;
a head assembly in the form of a tee with a hollow cylindrical portion and a branch portion, the branch portion coupled to the upper end of the receiver body, the cylindrical portion extending substantially horizontally relative to the branch portion, thereby defining a substantially horizontally-oriented filter housing, the filter housing having a first end and a second end, the filter housing sized to receive a pre-filter between the first end and the second end;
wherein the filter housing includes a filter access cap removably attached to the first end for removably inserting the pre-filter into the filter housing;
a vacuum utility assembly connected to the second end of the filter housing.
2 . The vacuum receiver of claim 1 , wherein the filter access cap includes a filter seal actuator.
3 . The vacuum receiver of claim 1 , wherein the filter access cap includes a quick disconnect compressed air connection.
4 . The vacuum receiver of claim 1 , wherein the filter access cap includes a sealing puck.
5 . The vacuum receiver of claim 1 , wherein the branch portion includes smooth, curved walls that transition upwardly and outwardly toward the hollow cylindrical portion of the filter housing.
6 . A vacuum conveyance system, comprising:
a vertically-oriented, substantially cylindrical a receiver body having an upper end and a lower end, the lower end coupled to the receiving vessel, the upper end extending a distance substantially vertically upward relative to the lower end, thereby defining a substantially vertically-oriented receiver body, the receiver body including an inlet port through which material may be conveyed when an airstream is created;
a head assembly and attached to an upper end of the receiver body in the form of a tee with a hollow cylindrical portion and a branch portion, the branch portion coupled to the upper end of the of the receiver body, the cylindrical portion extending substantially horizontally relative to the branch portion, thereby defining a substantially horizontally-oriented filter housing, the filter housing having a first end and a second end, the filter housing including a filter access cap removably attached to the first end of the filter housing;
a vacuum utility assembly connected to the second end of the filter housing;
a pre-filter received within the filter housing between the first end and the second end;
a transfer line connected at one end to the inlet port and at another end to the material source;
a vacuum utility line connected at one end to the vacuum utility assembly and at another end to the vacuum pump.
7 . The vacuum conveyance system of claim 6 , wherein the pre-filter includes a conductive pre-filter.
8 . The vacuum conveyance system of claim 6 , wherein the pre-filter includes a filter cage surrounded by a filter fabric.
9 . The vacuum conveyance system of claim 6 , wherein the pre-filter includes an inner filter cage surrounded by a static dissipative filter fabric.
10 . The vacuum conveyance system of claim 6 , wherein the filter access cap includes a filter seal actuator.
11 . The vacuum conveyance system of claim 6 , wherein the filter access cap includes a quick disconnect compressed air connection.
12 . The vacuum conveyance system of claim 6 , wherein the branch portion incudes smooth, curved walls that transition upwardly and outwardly toward the hollow cylindrical portion of the filter housing.