Patent ID: 9434600
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: B67D,F23K,F23N,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A fluid collecting apparatus, comprising: a body disposed adjacent to fluid conveying or storing equipment to limit a moving path of fluid leaked from the equipment; a collector connected to the body to collect the leaked fluid; and a controller connected to the body to control an operation of the collector, wherein the body has a first interior space surrounding an area of the equipment from which the fluid may be potentially leaked, and the collector comprises a collecting bag having a second interior space that communicates with the first interior space, and disposed on the moving path of the leaked fluid and an auxiliary bag connected to the collecting bag and having a third interior space separated from the second interior space, wherein the fluid collecting apparatus further comprises an auxiliary-bag propeller disposed adjacent to the auxiliary bag, the auxiliary-bag propeller giving a propulsive pressure to the third interior space in response to a control signal of the controller, thus expanding the auxiliary bag, wherein the operation of the collector includes the collecting bag being expanded by expansion of the auxiliary bag.