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US 8,133,307 · App. 12/523,870 · Granted Mar 13, 2012

Dehumidification type air system

Assignee: SMC Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,133,307
App. No.
12/523,870
Granted
Mar 13, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A dehumidification type air system is configured such that a switching valve and an air-used device are connected through a dehumidifying member made of a polymer permeation membrane with moisture permeability, and by bringing a moisture emitting face of the dehumidifying member into contact with the atmosphere, supply air supplied from the switching valve through the dehumidifying member to the air-used device is dehumidified by the dehumidifying member, while the moisture permeating through the dehumidifying member is diffused from the moisture emitting face to the atmosphere through natural evaporation.

Claims (10)

1. A dehumidification air system comprising a compressed air source supplying air to an air-used device through a switching valve, wherein

the switching valve and the air-used device are connected to each other through a dehumidifying member made of a polymer permeation membrane with moisture selective permeability, and by bringing a moisture emitting face of the dehumidifying member into contact with the atmosphere, the supply air supplied from the switching valve through the dehumidifying member to the air-used device is dehumidified by the dehumidifying member, and the moisture separated by the dehumidifying member is diffused to the atmosphere by natural evaporation, wherein

discharge air discharged from the air-used device is discharged from the switching valve to the outside through the same dehumidifying member as that at supply.

2. The air system according to claim 1 , wherein the dehumidifying member is in a hollow state and has an air through hole inside and the moisture emitting face on an outer peripheral face, a cylindrical connection fixture is mounted at both ends of the dehumidifying member, respectively, and the dehumidifying member is detachably connected between the switching valve and the air-used device through the connection fixture.

3. The air system according to claim 2 , wherein the dehumidifying member is connected to a part of piping connecting the switching valve and the air-used device, and the dehumidifying member is disposed at a position closer to the air-used device side rather than an intermediate point in the piping.

4. The air system according to claim 3 , wherein the connection fixture on one end of the dehumidifying member is directly connected to the air-used device, while the connection fixture on the other end of the dehumidifying member is connected to the switching valve through a tube without the moisture selective permeability.

5. The air system according to claim 1 , the dehumidifying member is covered by a protective cover with porosity.

6. The air system according to claim 2 , the dehumidifying member is covered by a protective cover with porosity.

7. The air system according to claim 3 , the dehumidifying member is covered by a protective cover with porosity.

8. The air system according to claim 4 , the dehumidifying member is covered by a protective cover with porosity.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 29, 2009
From: SUZUKI, TOSHIHIRO
To: SMC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 023019/0413 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2007-019707 · Jan 30, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20100077784A1 · Apr 1, 2010