System and method for securing gas turbine air filters
View Patent ↗A gas turbine air filter system includes a frame and at least one guide attached to the frame. A first lever is attached to the frame and can pivot with respect to the frame to engage a first filter. A second lever is attached to the frame and can pivot with respect to the frame to engage a second filter. A method for securing gas turbine air filters includes inserting a first filter into a frame inside at least one guide and pivoting a first clamp connected to the frame to engage at least a portion of the first clamp with the first filter. The method further includes inserting a second filter into the frame inside the at least one guide and pivoting a second clamp to engage at least a portion of the second clamp with the second filter.
1. A gas turbine air filter system comprising:
a. a frame;
b. at least one guide attached to said frame, wherein said at least one guide comprises a first surface that defines a first perimeter and a second surface that defines a second perimeter;
c. a first clamp attached to said frame, wherein said first clamp has an open position that allows a first filter to be positioned within said at least one guide and a closed position that engages at least a portion of said first clamp against the first filter; and
d. a second clamp attached to said frame, wherein said second clamp has an open position that allows a second filter to be positioned within said guide and a closed position that engages at least a portion of said second clamp against the second filter, and a stepped arm engaged with the second filter when said second clamp is in said closed position.
2. The gas turbine air filter system as in claim 1 , wherein said first clamp comprises a tab engaged with the first filter when said first clamp is in said closed position.
3. The gas turbine air filter system as in claim 1 , wherein said first clamp defines a longitudinal axis that is substantially perpendicular to said frame when said first clamp is in said closed position.
4. The gas turbine air filter system as in claim 1 , wherein said second clamp comprises a stepped arm engaged with the second filter when said second clamp is in said closed position.
5. The gas turbine air filter system as in claim 4 , wherein said second clamp comprises a cantilever arm engaged with the second filter when said second clamp is in said closed position.
6. The gas turbine air filter system as in claim 1 , further comprising a detent that can be engaged with said second clamp when said second clamp is in said closed position.
7. The gas turbine air filter system as in claim 6 , wherein said detent can be engaged with said first clamp when said first clamp is in said open position.
8. A gas turbine air filter system comprising:
a. a frame;
b. at least one guide attached to said frame;
c. a first clamp attached to said frame, wherein said first clamp has an open position that allows a first filter to be positioned within said at least one guide and a closed position that engages at least a portion of said first clamp against the first filter; and
d. a second clamp attached to said frame, wherein said second clamp has an open position that allows a second filter to be positioned within said guide, a closed position that engages at least a portion of said second clamp against the second filter, and a stepped arm engaged with the second filter when said second clamp is in said closed position.
9. The gas turbine air filter system as in claim 8 , wherein said at least one guide comprises a first surface that defines a first perimeter and a second surface that defines a second perimeter.
10. The gas turbine air filter system as in claim 8 , wherein said first clamp defines a longitudinal axis that is substantially perpendicular to said frame when said first clamp is in said closed position.
11. The gas turbine air filter system as in claim 8 , wherein said second clamp comprises a cantilever arm engaged with the second filter when said second clamp is in said closed position.
12. The gas turbine air filter system as in claim 8 , further comprising a detent that can be engaged with said second clamp when said second clamp is in said closed position.
13. The gas turbine air filter system as in claim 12 , wherein said detent can be engaged with said first clamp when said first clamp is in said open position.
14. A gas turbine air filter system comprising:
a. a frame;
b. at least one guide attached to said frame;
c. a first clamp attached to said frame, wherein said first clamp has an open position that allows a first filter to be positioned within said at least one guide and a closed position that engages at least a portion of said first clamp against the first filter;
d. a second clamp attached to said frame, wherein said second clamp has an open position that allows a second filter to be positioned within said guide and a closed position that engages at least a portion of said second clamp against the second filter; and a stepped arm engaged with the second filter when said second clamp is in said closed position
e. a detent that can be engaged with said second clamp when said second clamp is in said closed position.
15. The gas turbine air filter system as in claim 14 , wherein said at least one guide comprises a first surface that defines a first perimeter and a second surface that defines a second perimeter.
16. The gas turbine air filter system as in claim 14 , wherein said first clamp defines a longitudinal axis that is substantially perpendicular to said frame when said first clamp is in said closed position.
17. The gas turbine air filter system as in claim 14 , wherein said second clamp comprises a stepped arm engaged with the second filter when said second clamp is in said closed position.
18. The gas turbine air filter system as in claim 17 , wherein said second clamp comprises a cantilever arm engaged with the second filter when said second clamp is in said closed position.
19. The gas turbine air filter system as in claim 14 , wherein said detent can be engaged with said first clamp when said first clamp is in said open position.