Wagner Electric Corporation

Arthur R Grix

A flow-reversing, regenerative, desiccant air dryer system absorbs moisture, oil droplets, and carbon particles from the incoming air during compression in a compressed air system. Once sufficient air pressure has been attained in an air pressure reservoir, control valves direct the flow of atmospheric-pressure air, heated by passing through the warm compressor cylinder, in a reverse direction through the air dryer. The reverse flow of heated, atmospheric pressure air both purges the trapped oil, carbon particles, and condensed liquid water and removes the moisture from the desiccant.

Flow reversing regenerative air dryer

A vehicle brake actuation system is disclosed containing fluid pressure to operate brake actuators for effectively combining an electro-pneumatic relay system to function with a skid control system. A first valve is connected in the system for releasing a first impulse of fluid pressure from a first container. A second valve is connected to receive the first impulse from the first container, a second pressure impulse from a second container and to release a thrid pressure impulse from the second container to the actuators. A first sensor senses fluid pressure between the first and second valves and produces a first signal in proportion thereto. A second sensor senses fluid pressure between the second valve and the actuators and produces a second signal in proportion thereto. A first logic circuit receives and compares the first and second signals for discriminately controlling communication of the first, second and third impulses with the second valve. A second or skid control logic circuit is operable to override the first logic circuit to discriminately interrupt communication of the first impulse with the second valve. The second valve has a first port for receiving the first impulse. A second port is connected to receive the second impulse. A first solenoid in the first port is normally open and is operable to close for interrupting the first impulse. A second solenoid is in the second port and is normally closed and operable to open for admitting the second impulse to the valve.

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St. Louis, MO, United States of America

Arthur R Grix