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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2011
Applicants:
Fred W. Hoffman, Wakeman, OH (US);
Leonard A. Quinn, Lagrange, OH (US);
Inventors:
Fred W. Hoffman, Wakeman, OH (US);
Leonard A. Quinn, Lagrange, OH (US);
Assignee:
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC, Elyria, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 53/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An air drying arrangement for a commercial vehicle is provided having two or more desiccant canisters arranged in parallel on a single air dryer body. The arrangement may include a coupling device that attaches to the body and allows the two or more desiccant containing canisters to mount to the device. The arrangement may be configured to balance the flow of air to each of the desiccant containing canisters when drying air and/or when regenerating the desiccant.