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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 1987
Filed:
Nov. 27, 1985
Walter G Anders, North Canton, OH (US);
Leo J Grosswiller, Jr, East Canton, OH (US);
Benjamin F Lozier, Louisville, OH (US);
Alan J Rozlosnik, Louisville, OH (US);
Diebold, Incorporated, Canton, OH (US);
Abstract
A blower and valve apparatus for a pneumatic tube system is enclosed in a divided housing (10). A conventional blower fan (36) operates to create pressure in a pressure area P and suction in a suction area S of the housing. Area P has two air passage outlets; a first pressure outlet (38) to atmosphere and a second pressure outlet (40) to a neutral area C. Area S likewise has two air passage outlets; a first suction outlet (44) to atmosphere and a second suction outlet 42 to neutral area C. Area C is connected through a coupling (23) to the end of a pneumatic tube. A first rotatable flapper vane (50) is mounted in area P. At one extreme of its arcuate movement, the rotatable flapper vane closes the first pressure outlet to atmosphere and at the other extreme closes the second pressure outlet to area C. A second rotatable flapper vane (54) is mounted in area S. At one extreme of its arcuate movement the second flapper vane (54) closes the first suction outlet to atmosphere and at the other extreme closes the second suction outlet to area C. The rotatable flapper vanes are rotated together by a control linkage (63). The control linkage is arranged so that in a first position the vane in area S closes the outlet to atmosphere and opens the outlet to area C while the vane in area P closes the outlet to area C (40) leaving the outlet to atmosphere in area P open.