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US 7,637,127 B2Granted
Dual particulate filter for dry cleaning equipment
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsRobert Thomas Mills, Venkataraman Rachakonda, Timothy Dale Worthington
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Abstract
A dual particulate filter assembly includes a filter frame and a first filter element and a second filter element mounted in the filter frame. The first filter element is configured to remove particulates from a first medium, and the second filter element is configured to remove particulates from a second medium different from the first medium.
Claims12
A dry cleaning fluid recovery system for a dry cleaning machine, said dry cleaning fluid recovery system comprising:
- a housing including a liquid fluid inlet and an air inlet;
- a dual particulate filter assembly slidably received in said housing, said dual particulate filter assembly comprising:
- a filter frame;
- a first filter element mounted in said filter frame, said first filter element configured to remove particulates from a first medium;
- and
- a second filter element mounted in said filter frame, said second filter element having a feed means independent of the first filter element, said second filter element configured to remove particulates from a second medium different from said first medium;
- a spray nozzle delivering liquid dry cleaning fluid from said liquid fluid inlet to said dual particulate filter assembly;
- and
- a dehumidifying assembly for removing vaporized fluid from air within the dry cleaning machine.
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A dry cleaning machine comprising:
- a tub for holding clothes to be cleaned;
- a door providing sealed access to said tub;
- and
- a dry cleaning fluid recovery system in flow communication with said tub, said dry cleaning fluid recovery system comprising:
- a housing including a liquid fluid inlet and an air inlet;
- a dual particulate filter assembly slidably received in said housing, said dual particulate filter assembly comprising:
- a filter frame;
- a first filter element mounted in said filter frame, said first filter element configured to remove particulates from a first medium;
- and
- a second filter element mounted in said filter frame, said second filter element having a feed means independent of the first filter element, said second filter element configured to remove particulates from a second medium different from said first medium;
- a spray nozzle delivering liquid dry cleaning fluid from said liquid fluid inlet to said dual particulate filter assembly;
- and
- a dehumidifying assembly for removing vaporized fluid from air within the dry cleaning machine;
- and
- a fan for circulating air through said drum and said dry cleaning fluid recovery system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.