Air dryer
AssigneeHaldex Brake Products AB
InventorsHans Welin, Sven-Olof Larsson
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Abstract
An air dryer comprises a base member, a main cartridge and an intermediate cartridge. The air dryer is capable of drying and possibly filtering and/or cleaning air passing there through. The intermediate cartridge, capable of drying and possibly filtering and/or cleaning air passing there through, is arranged between the base member and the main cartridge.
Claims16
An air dryer, comprising a base member, a main cartridge and an intermediate cartridge,
- wherein said base member comprises a first connector for removably connecting said base member to said main cartridge,
- wherein said main cartridge comprises a second connector for removably connecting said main cartridge to said base member through cooperation between the first connector and the second connector, and said main cartridge contains means for drying and possibly filtering and/or cleaning air passing there through,
- wherein said intermediate cartridge comprises a third connector for removably connecting said intermediate cartridge to said base member, the third connector being substantially identical to the second connector of said main cartridge,
- wherein said intermediate cartridge further comprises a fourth connector for removably connecting said intermediate cartridge to said main cartridge, the fourth connector being substantially identical to the first connector of said base member,
- and wherein said intermediate cartridge contains means for drying and possibly filtering and/or cleaning air passing there through and is arranged between the base member and the main cartridge.
An intermediate cartridge adapted for use in an air dryer having a base member having a first connector and a main cartridge connectible thereto and having a second connector and containing means for drying and possibly filtering and/or cleaning air passing there through,
- said intermediate cartridge comprising a third connector for removably connecting said intermediate cartridge to the base member, the third connector being substantially identical to the second connector of the main cartridge,
- said intermediate cartridge further comprising a fourth connector for removably connecting said intermediate cartridge to the main cartridge, the fourth connector being substantially identical to the first connector of the base member,
- wherein said intermediate cartridge contains means for drying and possibly filtering and/or cleaning air passing there through.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.