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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2002
Randall W. Nichols, Westlake, OH (US);
Fred W. Hoffman, Columbia Station, OH (US);
Leonard A. Quinn, Lagrange, OH (US);
Randall W. Nichols, Westlake, OH (US);
Fred W. Hoffman, Columbia Station, OH (US);
Leonard A. Quinn, Lagrange, OH (US);
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC, Elyria, OH (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for mounting an air dryer to a commercial vehicle is provided. The end caps of the membrane air dryer are used to retain the membrane air dryer core and attach the membrane air dryer to the surface of the air supply reservoir. Bosses can be welded to the external surface of the air supply reservoir, which can then be used to mount the membrane air dryer by bolting the end caps to the bosses. The method and apparatus can be applied to two or three tank air supply reservoir systems. A disengagement tank may be included within the air dryer system, in place of a coalescing filter, to reduce the amount of moisture that reaches the membrane air dryer core.