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Seal system for dryer

US4961274A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 27, 1989
Grant dateOct 9, 1990
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Expiry dateMar 27, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF26B11/181
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A seal system for preventing leakage of air from the tumbler cylinder of a dryer. The system includes a pair of spaced seal members derfining a zone through which air is withdrawn from the cylinder. End seals are provided at each end of the cylinder, each end seal comprising a laterally shiftable annular ring abutting the respective end.

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