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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2016
Applicant:
New York Air Brake, Llc, Watertown, NY (US);
Inventor:
Eric C. Wright, Evans Mills, NY (US);
Assignee:
NEW YORK AIR BRAKE, LLC, Watertown, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 53/04 (2006.01); B01D 53/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 53/0438 (2013.01); B01D 53/0423 (2013.01); B01D 53/0446 (2013.01); B01D 53/0454 (2013.01); B01D 53/261 (2013.01); B01D 2257/80 (2013.01); B01D 2259/40003 (2013.01);
Abstract
An air dryer having a heater associated with its inlet and exhaust valves to prevent freezing at cold temperatures. The air dryer includes a temperature sensor associated with the valve block and a controller that can inhibit the operation of the valves when the temperature falls is a predetermined threshold until the heater can sufficiently warm the valve block. To prevent overheating of the heater, the controller can adjust the duty cycle of the heater as the inlet air temperatures increases.