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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2003
Applicants:
Randall W. Nichols, Westlake, OH (US);
Richard B. Jacobs, Avon Lake, OH (US);
Inventors:
Randall W. Nichols, Westlake, OH (US);
Richard B. Jacobs, Avon Lake, OH (US);
Assignee:
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC, Elyria, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D053/22 ; B01D053/26 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An air drying system for a vehicle including a membrane air dryer is provided. The air dryer is supplied with a stream of compressed air that has a low and constant concentration of oil vapor. A coalescing filter element may be used to maintain the oil vapor concentration. The filtered material may be discharged from the coalescing filter by a pressure swing drain valve, which discharges the filtered material upon unloading of the compressor.