Modular air dryer for compressed air with dessicant
US5522150A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 14, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 14, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60T17/004
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Air dryer mechanism for a compressed air system includes a cover member, a desiccant housing, and an adapter member securing the desiccant housing to the cover member. In one embodiment, the adapter member is a integral purge volume which is releasably attached to both the cover member and to the desiccant housing and which defines a purge volume which stores purge air for later regeneration of the desiccant. In another embodiment, the adaptive member is a plate which is attached to both the cover member and the desiccant housing and provides flow paths communicating the supply port to the desiccant and the desiccant to the delivery port. The second embodiment, the cover member is provided with a purge volume port for connection to a remote purge volume.
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