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Filtering apparatus

US7014673B2 · kind B2 · utility

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26Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 22, 2004
Grant dateMar 21, 2006
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Expiry dateOct 22, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01D2267/40
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A filtering apparatus for a reflow oven includes a contaminated-gas inlet for receiving contaminated gas from a reflow oven; a filtering device configured to filter the received contaminated gas; a returned gas outlet for returning filtered gas to the reflow oven; a gas removal arrangement for allowing gas to escape from the apparatus; and a control arrangement for controlling the rate of gas flow through the gas removal arrangement such that in use the flow rate of contaminated gas flowing from a hotter region of the reflow oven to a cooler region of the reflow oven is controlled.

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