Global Patent Index - EP 0988498 A4

EP 0988498 A4 20001115 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MOISTURE CONTROL OF PARTICULATE MATERIAL

Title (en)

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MOISTURE CONTROL OF PARTICULATE MATERIAL

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR FEUCHTIGKEITSSTEUERUNG VON TEILCHENFÖRMIGEM MATERIAL

Title (fr)

APPAREIL ET PROCEDE DE REGULATION DE L'HUMIDITIE D'UN MATERIAU PARTICULAIRE

Publication

EP 0988498 A4 20001115 (EN)

Application

EP 98926318 A 19980612

Priority

  • US 9811594 W 19980612
  • US 4949897 P 19970613

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9857110A1] Moisture content of material such as thermoplastic pellets (80) in a hopper (30) is controlled by supplying dehumidified air from a dessicant bed (90) to the hopper (30) and returning air from the hopper (30) to the dessicant bed (90). A dew point sensor (10) in the return air path determines the moisture content of the material (80) in the hopper (30), and when the dew point drops to a pre-set level, a diverter (134) causes the return air flow to bypass the dessicant bed (90) and to be re-supplied to the hopper (30) without dehumidification. Two dessicant beds are provided, one of which is on-process while the dessicant in the other is regenerated.

IPC 1-7

F26B 19/00; F26B 21/06; F26B 3/00

IPC 8 full level

B29B 13/06 (2006.01); F26B 21/00 (2006.01); F26B 21/08 (2006.01); F26B 25/22 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F26B 21/083 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9857110 A1 19981217; CA 2294016 A1 19981217; EP 0988498 A1 20000329; EP 0988498 A4 20001115; JP 2002504034 A 20020205

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9811594 W 19980612; CA 2294016 A 19980612; EP 98926318 A 19980612; JP 50289499 A 19980612