Filter device for separating paint overspray
To provide a filter device for separating paint overspray from a raw gas flow containing overspray particles, including a casing, which delimits an interior of the filter device, in which at least one filter element is arranged, and at least one inlet channel, through which the raw gas flow enters the interior of the filter device, in which the raw gas flow is stabilized by the inlet channel even with high flow speeds in the constriction of the inlet channel, it is proposed that the filter device has an intake channel, which runs into the inlet channel upstream of an end of the inlet channel on the interior side and connects the inlet channel to the interior of the filter device.
1. Filter device for separating paint overspray from a raw gas flow containing overspray particles,
comprising a casing, which delimits an interior of the filter device, in which at least one filter element is arranged, and
at least one inlet channel extending from an inlet of the inlet channel to an outlet of the inlet channel, through which inlet channel the raw gas flow enters the interior of the filter device,
wherein the filter device has an intake channel, which runs into the inlet channel upstream of the outlet of the inlet channel and connects the inlet channel to the interior of the filter device.
2. Filter device according to claim 1 , wherein the intake channel is delimited by two intake channel boundary walls, between which a gap is formed.
3. Filter device according to claim 2 , wherein the two intake channel boundary walls are oriented such that they are inclined relative to one another at an angle of less than 10°.
4. Filter device according to claim 1 , wherein the intake channel is delimited by a front intake channel boundary wall, which is inclined relative to a lower intake channel boundary wall at an angle of less than 10°.
5. Filter device according to claim 1 , wherein the intake channel is delimited by an intake channel boundary wall, which forms a section of a channel boundary element, wherein the channel boundary element comprises a further section, which forms a boundary of the inlet channel.
6. Filter device according to claim 5 , wherein the further section of the channel boundary element is inclined less steeply relative to the horizontal than the section of the channel boundary element forming the intake channel boundary wall.
7. Filter device according to claim 1 , wherein the filter device comprises an auxiliary material receiving tank to receive an auxiliary material, which is added to the raw gas flow before the raw gas flow passes through the at least one filter element, wherein the auxiliary material receiving tank has a side wall, which is inclined to the vertical and to the horizontal and forms a lower boundary of the inlet channel.
8. Filter device according to claim 1 , wherein the casing comprises a front wall section, which is inclined relative to the vertical such that a lower edge of the front wall section projects into the outer area of the filter device.
9. Filter device according to claim 1 , wherein the casing is provided with a drip edge, at which liquid flowing along a front wall section of the casing drips off the casing.
10. Device for separating paint overspray from a raw gas flow containing overspray particles, comprising
at least one filter device for separating paint overspray from a raw gas flow containing overspray particles,
the filter device comprising
a casing, which delimits an interior of the filter device, in which at least one filter element is arranged, and
at least one inlet channel extending from an inlet of the inlet channel to an outlet of the inlet channel, through which inlet channel the raw gas flow enters the interior of the filter device,
wherein the filter device has an intake channel, which runs into the inlet channel upstream of the outlet of the inlet channel and connects the inlet channel to the interior of the filter device,
and a flow chamber, through which the raw gas flow flows from an application region of a painting installation to the inlet channel of the filter device.
11. Device according to claim 10 , wherein the device comprises an accessible walkway, which has a tread surface at least one edge that is raised in relation to the tread surface.
12. Device according to claim 11 , wherein the casing of the filter device has a drip edge, which is arranged vertically above the tread surface or above an inner edge face of the accessible walkway arranged between the tread surface and the raised edge.
13. Device according to claim 11 , wherein the raised edge of the accessible walkway forms a separation edge for the flow of the raw gas through the inlet channel.
14. Device according to claim 11 , wherein an outer edge face of the accessible walkway arranged between the raised edge and an auxiliary material receiving tank of the filter device is inclined at an angle of less than 10 ° relative to a front wall section of the casing delimiting the inlet channel to the top.
15. Method for separating paint overspray from a raw gas flow containing overspray particles, comprising the following method steps:
introducing the raw gas flow into an interior of a filter device through an inlet channel extending from an inlet of the inlet channel to an outlet of the inlet channel and
separating the paint overspray from the raw gas flow by means of at least one filter element arranged in the interior of the filter device,
wherein the inlet channel is connected to the interior of the filter device by means of an intake channel, which runs into the inlet channel upstream of the outlet of the inlet channel.