NON-WELDED FILTER
Embodiments of the present invention include systems and methods for providing a filter that is sealed solely with mechanical forces. The filter may be a high pressure filter used in semiconductor manufacturing. In various embodiments, the filter includes a housing with an angled end and a filter element disposed inside the housing. The filter further includes a fluid fitting with an angled side. The angled side of the fitting has a different angle than the angled end of the housing. The filter also includes a compression collar fitted over the housing to compress the housing and the fitting. The result is a filter that may be used as a high-pressure fluid restrictor. The filter uses only mechanical seals to provide leak-proof highly filtered fluids in which impurities, contaminants and particulates are removed.
1 . A filter comprising:
a housing comprising a tubular structure having an outer surface, an inner surface forming an internal space, a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis, wherein the inner surface comprises a first angled portion that intersects with the first end at a first, non-orthogonal angle;
a filter element disposed within the internal space of the housing;
a fitting with a fitting surface that contacts the angled portion of the housing inner surface, wherein the fitting surface forms an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of housing that is different from the first, non-orthogonal angle; and
a first compression collar fitted over the housing.
2 . The filter of claim 1 , wherein the filter comprises molybdenum.
3 . The filter of claim 1 , wherein the filter does not comprise a weld.
4 . The filter of claim 1 , wherein the filter element is centrally located in the internal space of the housing.
5 . The filter of claim 1 , wherein the filter element is positioned off-center within the internal space of the housing.
6 . The filter of claim 1 , wherein the second end of the housing is closed.
7 . The filter of claim 1 , wherein the second end of the housing is open.
8 . The filter of claim 7 , wherein the housing inner surface comprises a second angled portion that intersects with the second end at a second, non-orthogonal angle.
9 . The filter of claim 8 , wherein the first, non-orthogonal angle is different from the second, non-orthogonal angle.
10 . The filter of claim 8 , wherein the first, non-orthogonal angle is the same as the second, non-orthogonal angle.
11 . The filter of claim 1 , wherein the fitting provides an inlet port to the filter.
12 . The filter of claim 1 , further comprising a second compression collar fitted over the housing.
13 . The filter of claim 1 , wherein the fitting comprises a flat shoulder portion in contact with a non-angled portion of the housing.