US 7,468,163 B2
	Reception head for a filter unit
Christian Clauss, Obernai (France)
Assigned to Millipore Corporation, Billerica, Mass. (US)
Appl. No. 10/525,430 PCT Filed Oct. 24, 2003, PCT No. PCT/IB03/05110 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Feb. 23, 2005, PCT Pub. No. WO2004/037380, PCT Pub. Date May 06, 2004.
Claims priority of application No. 02 13483 (FR), filed on Oct. 28, 2002.
Prior Publication US 2005/0233436 A1, Oct. 20, 2005
Int. Cl. B01D 35/00 (2006.01); B01D 35/30 (2006.01); B01D 29/00 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 422—101  [422/104; 210/232; 210/406; 210/433.2; 210/445; 210/451]

13 Claims

1. A mechanical support for a drainage device of a filter unit adapted to be mounted on said mechanical support wherein said mechanical support comprises: (1) a reception head including a reception surface and an external surface portion, wherein said reception head is adapted to receive said filter unit; (2) a passage, one end of which discharges externally of said reception surface facing a membrane provided in the filter unit and the other end of which discharges onto said reception surface; (3) selectively operable closure means, movable between a first position to close said passage and a second position to open said passage, wherein said selectively operable means comprises a valve adapted to slide in a bore which discharges onto said external surface portion of said reception head; and (4) a driver device adapted to bear against said valve to drive it in translation into said first position or into said second position, wherein said passage is opened or closed by operating said valve from outside said reception head.