Condensate drain with monitor device

US5069247A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• GESTRA AG · DE

Inventors

• Werner Foller · Stuhr, DE
• Gunter Herbold · Bremen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 3, 1991
• Grant date: Dec 3, 1991
• Expiry date: Jan 3, 2011

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T137/8342
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A condensate drain has a short housing and contains a monitor device which avoids incorrect signals. A testing chamber is located in the housing, laterally adjacent to an entry channel, and therefore upstream of the drain device in the flow direction. A pipe forms the partition in the testing chamber. The condensate drain can be used in all instances where monitoring of its correct operation is required.