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US 5,699,673 AGranted
Compressed dry air supply system
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toyoda Jidoshokki Seisakusho
InventorsTatsuyuki Hoshino, Takashi Ban, Takahisa Ban, Tatsuya Hirose
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Abstract
A compressed dry air supply system includes an air compressor which uses water for lubricating and cooling the movable parts thereof. Compressed air obtained from the compressor is sufficiently dehumidified by a refrigerator type dryer. The water produced due to the dehumidification of the compressed air is received in a water tank, and some of the water held in the water tank is recycled back to the compressor.
Claims8
A compressed dry air supply system comprising:
- an air compressor using water for lubricating and cooling movable parts thereof;
- a radiator for partially cooling the compressed air obtained from said air compressor;
- a water separator for removing water drops from the compressed air obtained from said radiator;
- a refrigerator type dryer for dehumidifying the compressed air obtained from said water separator;
- a water tank for receiving the water removed from the compressed air by said water separator and the water produced by the dehumidification of the compressed air by said refrigerator type dryer;
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- a recycling means for returning at least part of the water held in said water tank to said air compressor.
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