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Apparatus for controlling humidity

US5715611A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 18, 1996
Grant dateFeb 10, 1998
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Expiry dateOct 18, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF26B21/083
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Humidity control apparatus for articles being stored, comprising: a) a chamber within which the articles are to be contained, b) a conveyor passing by a portion of, and exposed to, the contents of the chamber, c) a drive mechanism for driving the conveyor past the portion of the chamber, d) a desiccant on the conveyor, e) a humidistat positioned to measure the water vapor content within the chamber, and f) a control mechanism operatively connecting the humidistat and the drive mechanism for advancing fresh desiccant past the chamber when the water vapor content of the chamber is too high.

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