Passive tortuous path drain
US10396370B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 23, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/50
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A passive tortuous path drain for a directing fluid flow from an enclosure includes a drain body having a front face and a back face. The front face defines a curved trenched channel having a first curved channel end and a second curved channel end. The front face also defines a second trenched channel. The drain body defines at least one egress opening in fluid communication with the second trenched channel. The first curved channel end and a second curved channel end are in fluid communication with the second trenched channel. Characteristically, the drain is adapted to be positioned adjacent to a drain opening in an enclosure such that liquid flows from the drain opening to the curved trenched channel and then to the second trenched channel exiting through the egress opening.
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