Patent · US Expired

Desiccant rotor of a dehumidifier

US5301439A · kind A · utility

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5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 10, 1992
Grant dateApr 12, 1994
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 10, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF24F2203/1088
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A desiccant rotor including three or more barrels rotatably disposed in a housing, each of the barrels having a passage formed in a center portion and made of screen material and having one end for receiving air, and a stop disposed in a middle portion of the passage for preventing the air from directly flowing out of the barrel. A rotating mechanism is disposed below the housing for rotating the barrels relative to the housing.

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