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US 12,521,646 B2Granted
Absorbent belt and oil skimmer including the same
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Industrial Cooperation Foundation Chonbuk National University
InventorsSungmin Bae, Cheol Sang Kim, Chan Hee Park, Sung Won Ko, Jun Hee Lee, Joon Yeon Moon
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Abstract
An absorbent belt according to an embodiment is for absorbing an oil contained in a cleaning liquid, and the absorbent belt includes a sponge member coated with dopamine (DA) formed by immersing a sponge in a solution mixed with the dopamine in a preset range of 1 g/L or more and 16 g/L or less.
Claims11
An oil skimmer, comprising:
- a cleaning liquid storage tank configured to store a cleaning liquid having been used in a vehicle processing line;
- an absorbent belt disposed by a cradle disposed in the cleaning liquid storage tank, of which a preset range of a lower end portion is immersed inside the cleaning liquid, and coated with a composite material to absorb an oil contained in the cleaning liquid while rotating;
- a driving portion disposed vertically at both ends of the absorbent belt and mounted on the cradle;
- a squeeze roller disposed at a preset position with respect to the absorbent belt, mounted on the cradle, and configured to separate an oil absorbed in the absorbent belt by squeezing the absorbent belt;
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- a recollected oil holder disposed below the squeeze roller and configured to store the oil separated from the absorbent belt.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.