Seal for holding a microwave antenna at a pressurized tank of a gas drying system and method
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F26B-003/34
B01D-053/04
출원번호
US-0573108
(2000-05-17)
발명자
/ 주소
Love, Wayne G.
Kerns, Clyde R.
Ciotti, Stephen B.
출원인 / 주소
Arrow Pneumatics, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Ring, Thomas J.Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon
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6인용 특허 :
7
초록▼
A seal for an opening defined by a sidewall portion of the pressurizable tank. The tank contains desiccant for drying gases which pass through the desiccant. An elongate antenna extends from an interior portion to an exterior portion of the tank and is used for carrying microwave energy to the desic
A seal for an opening defined by a sidewall portion of the pressurizable tank. The tank contains desiccant for drying gases which pass through the desiccant. An elongate antenna extends from an interior portion to an exterior portion of the tank and is used for carrying microwave energy to the desiccant for regeneration of the desiccant. The seal has an insulator with an interior surface for receiving engagement with the antenna at the opening of the tank. In one embodiment, the interior surface of the insulator is tapered such that a distance between opposing portions of the insulator reduces as the insulator extends in a direction through the opening toward the exterior of the tank. The antenna has a cross sectional dimension which reduces in size as the antenna extends in the direction through the opening toward the exterior of the tank. The insulator has an external surface which is positioned between the interior surface of the insulator and the sidewall portion of the pressurizable tank which defines the opening of the tank.
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A seal for an opening defined by a sidewall portion of the pressurizable tank. The tank contains desiccant for drying gases which pass through the desiccant. An elongate antenna extends from an interior portion to an exterior portion of the tank and is used for carrying microwave energy to the desic
A seal for an opening defined by a sidewall portion of the pressurizable tank. The tank contains desiccant for drying gases which pass through the desiccant. An elongate antenna extends from an interior portion to an exterior portion of the tank and is used for carrying microwave energy to the desiccant for regeneration of the desiccant. The seal has an insulator with an interior surface for receiving engagement with the antenna at the opening of the tank. In one embodiment, the interior surface of the insulator is tapered such that a distance between opposing portions of the insulator reduces as the insulator extends in a direction through the opening toward the exterior of the tank. The antenna has a cross sectional dimension which reduces in size as the antenna extends in the direction through the opening toward the exterior of the tank. The insulator has an external surface which is positioned between the interior surface of the insulator and the sidewall portion of the pressurizable tank which defines the opening of the tank. the shell members along the top and bottom surface between a rearwardmost operative position of the manually operated button and the back end of the handle. The slip resistant elements generally conform to the outer convex surface of the handle and enhance gripping of the handle and minimize slippage thereof during use of the utility knife when gripped by a user. 15. A saw blade clamping arrangement in combination with a power tool including a housing, a drive shaft mounted for reciprocating motion relative to the housing, and a saw blade releasably interconnected with the drive shaft, the saw blade clamping arrangement comprising: a control member carried by the drive shaft, said control member linearly translatable in a direction substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal direction between a first position and a second position; a locking member operative for selectively engaging said saw blade with said drive shaft such that said saw blade and said drive shaft are operatively engaged when said control member is in said first position and said saw blade and said drive shaft are operatively disengaged when said control member is in said second position; an actuation member attached to the housing of the power tool, said actuation member operative to directly engage said control member to linearly move said control member between said first position and said second position; and an ejection mechanism for ejecting the blade from the saw blade clamping arrangement, the ejection mechanism at least partially disposed in a hollow end of the drive shaft. 16. The blade clamping arrangement of claim 15, wherein said ejection mechanism includes an elongated plunger connected to said mounting member for movement from a first position to a second position for ejecting the saw blade from the saw blade clamping arrangement. 17. The blade clamping arrangement of claim 16, wherein a biasing member biasing said elongated plunger toward said second position. 18. The blade clamping arrangement of claim 17, wherein said biasing member is a coil spring surrounding a portion of said elongated plunger. 19. The blade clamping arrangement of claim 16, wherein the drive shaft defines an axis and further wherein said elongated plunger is linearly movable along said axis. 20. The blade clamping arrangement of claim 18, wherein said mounting member defines a cylindrical aperture, said coil spring disposed in said cylindrical aperture. 930700, Simms et al., 030/050; US-5249361, 19931000, Apprille, Jr. et al.; US-5333383, 19940800, Ferraro; US-5347717, 19940900, Ts'ai; US-5416974, 19950500, Wain, 030/050; US-5426851, 19950600, Gilder et al., 030/050; US-5533263, 19960700, Gilder, 030/530; US-5546660, 19960800, Burout et al., 030/050; US-5794354, 19980800, Gilder, 030/530 stantially focus the beam to a narrow line of light, the line being in front of the housing and substantially in said longitudinal plane, and extending away from the base of the housing. 13. The instrument of claim 12, wherein the laser diode is positioned about 25 mm to 125 mm above the base side of the housing. 14. The instrument of claim 12, wherein the laser diode is tilted obliquely downwardly toward a base plane in which the base side of the instrument lies. 15. The instrument of claim 12, wherein the optical means includes a series of cylinder lenses at serial positions along said long axis of the laser diode's beam, each of the cylinder lenses being configured to focus a different portion of the beam to a different distance to form a part of the line of light. 16. The instrument of claim 15, wherein the focal length of each cylinder lens is in the range of about 25 mm to 40 mm. 17. The instrument of claim 12, wherein the housing includes a battery for powering the laser diode and an on/off switch to selectively power the diode. 18. The instrument of claim 17, wherein said reference marking notches are included at front and back ends of the base side. 19. The instrument of claim 12, wherein the housing's base side additionally includes at least one reference marking notch lying with
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