Air handling apparatus and method for textile machines
US5647889A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 28, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D46/46
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An air handling apparatus for use with textile machines is provided to separately filter usable fiber material and waste fiber material without adversely interrupting operation of the textile machine. The apparatus includes a common vacuum system which is configured for drawing first and second independent airstreams from the textile machines. A filtering system is in pneumatic communication with the common vacuum system. The filtering system comprises filtering devices for separately filtering the first and second airstreams in a first configuration and for combining and commonly filtering the first and second airstreams in a second configuration. The apparatus includes a control device which is configured to automatically shift the filtering system between the first and second configurations.
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