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Granted Patent B2
US 12,569,786 · App. 18/363,156 · Granted Mar 10, 2026

Filter assembly and foreign substance discharge device including same

Inventor: Chung-hyo Kim (Seoul, KR)
B01D29/68B01D29/44B01D35/1573
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,569,786
App. No.
18/363,156
Granted
Mar 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Proposed is a filter assembly. The filter assembly includes: a housing configured to form a flow path for allowing a fluid to move in a first direction or a second direction opposite to the first direction; a plate inserted into the housing and formed therein with through-holes; and a plurality of protrusions protruding from the plate in the second direction.

Claims (21)

1 . A filter assembly, comprising:

a housing configured to define a flow path for allowing a fluid to move in a first direction or a second direction opposite to the first direction;

a plate disposed in the housing and including a through-hole; and

a plurality of protrusions protruding from the plate in the second direction,

wherein the through-hole includes: a main hole disposed in a center of the plate;

and a plurality of spray holes arranged to surround the main hole, and

wherein each of the plurality of spray holes has a sectional area gradually decreased in the second direction.

2 . The filter assembly of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of protrusions is inclined toward the main hole.

3 . The filter assembly of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of protrusions has one end that is bent.

4 . A filter assembly, comprising:

a housing configured to define a flow path for allowing a fluid to move in a first direction or a second direction opposite to the first direction;

a plate disposed in the housing and including a through-hole; and

a plurality of protrusions protruding from the plate in the second direction,

wherein the through-hole includes: a main hole disposed in a center of the plate; and a plurality of spray holes arranged to surround the main hole, and

wherein at least one of the protrusions includes an auxiliary protrusion protruding from each side surface thereof toward the second direction.

5 . A filter assembly, comprising:

a housing configured to define a flow path for allowing a fluid to move in a first direction or a second direction opposite to the first direction;

a plate disposed in the housing and including a through-hole; and

a plurality of protrusions protruding from the plate in the second direction,

wherein the through-hole includes: a main hole disposed in a center of the plate; and a plurality of spray holes arranged to surround the main hole, and

wherein at least one of the protrusions includes a radial protrusion extending radially from one end thereof.

Continuity (1)
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