Condensate management manifold and system
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsSteven P. Swanson, Kurt J. Halverson, Caleb T. Nelson
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Abstract
A condensation management manifold includes a first portion having a first elongated channel comprising a first condensate flow channel. A second portion of the manifold has second elongated channel comprising a second condensate flow channel. The second portion is configured to nest at least partially within the first portion such that a first surface of a flexible condensate management film is fluidically coupled to the first flow channel and an oppositely oriented second surface of the condensate management film is fluidically coupled to the second flow channel.
Claims16
A condensation management manifold comprising:
- a first portion including a first elongated channel comprising a first condensate flow channel;
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- a second portion including a second elongated channel comprising a second condensate flow channel, the second portion configured to nest at least partially within the first portion such that a first surface of a flexible condensate management film is fluidically coupled to the first flow channel and an oppositely oriented second surface of the condensate management film is fluidically coupled to the second flow channel;
- wherein when the second portion is nested within the first elongated channel of the first portion, the second portion and the first elongated channel provide a friction clamp that attaches an end of the flexible condensate management film to the manifold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.