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US 11,628,480 B1Granted
Fume collection
AssigneeMetal-Fab, Inc.
InventorJohn Fiegel
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Abstract
Apparatus and associated methodology for collecting fumes, such as in a welding process environment. A collection apparatus has a wet collector enclosure defining an inlet, a dry collector enclosure defining an outlet, and a blower inside a plenum between the wet collector enclosure and the dry collector enclosure, the blower configured to move fumes into the inlet and out of the outlet.
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A fume collection apparatus, comprising:
- a wet collector enclosure defining an inlet;
- a liquid bath inside the wet collector;
- an inlet baffle inside the wet collector enclosure defining a channel from the inlet;
- a blower in fluid communication with the wet collector enclosure and configured to draw fumes through the inlet, channel, and the liquid bath;
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- an exhaust duct in fluid communication with the wet collector enclosure above the liquid bath.
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A fume collection apparatus, comprising:
- a wet collector enclosure defining an inlet;
- a dry collector enclosure defining an outlet;
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- a blower inside a plenum between the wet collector enclosure and the dry collector enclosure, and configured to move fumes into the inlet and out of the outlet.
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A fume collection apparatus, comprising:
- a wet collector enclosure having an inlet through which fumes pass into the enclosure;
- a liquid bath inside the enclosure;
- an inlet baffle inside the enclosure defining an enlarged channel, extending from the inlet, through which fumes pass inside the enclosure to the liquid bath;
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- a blower in fluid communication with the wet collector enclosure and configured to move fumes through the inlet, channel, and the liquid bath.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.