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US 6,085,935 AGranted
Pressure vessel door operating apparatus
AssigneeAlliance Laundry Systems LLC
InventorsGregory L. Malchow, Stephen L. Harris, Andrew Kegler
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AssigneeAlliance Laundry Systems LLC
InventorsGregory L. Malchow, Stephen L. Harris, Andrew Kegler
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A pressure vessel which includes a door operating apparatus which enables a door to the pressure vessel to be moved between open and closed positions quickly and easily is provided. The door operating apparatus includes a translation rod supported on the pressure vessel for sliding movement relative to the housing of the pressure vessel such that the sliding movement of the translation rod guides the door in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the door opening in the housing between the open and closed positions. The translation rod further being supported on the pressure vessel for pivotal movement with respect to the pressure vessel housing so as to enable the door to pivot about an axis defined by the translation rod into a fully open position. A handle can also be pivotally connected in off-center relation to a front face of the door for movement between a retracted position wherein the handle is arranged substantially adjacent to the front face of the door and an extended position wherein the handle extends away from the front face of the door and towards an outer periphery of the door.
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A liquified gas dry cleaning system comprising a cleaning vessel for containing items to be cleaned, a storage tank for storing a supply of a liquified gas cleaning solvent for supply to said cleaning vessel during a cleaning cycle, at least one auxiliary pressure vessel adapted for fluid communication with said cleaning vessel and for receiving the liquified gas cleaning solvent, said pressure vessel having a wall structure which defines an interior space and an access opening to said auxiliary pressure vessel, a removable door for closing said access opening, said door being supported by a support flange which defines an opening within which said door is rotatably mounted, said door being formed with external threads and said wall structure opening having complementary threads such that said door is movable between a closed position closing said opening and an intermediate opened position as an incident to rotating said door relative to said wall structure, a translation rod supported by said wall structure, said door support flange being connected to said translation rod at a fixed pivot location on said flange, and said translation rod being supported for sliding movement to guide movement of said flange as said door is moved between said closed and intermediate positions and for supporting said flange and the door supported thereby for pivotal movement about said fixed pivot location on said flange relative to said wall structure for moving said door between said intermediate and a fully opened position which enables access to the interior space through said opening.
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