Patent ID: 7390364
Filing Date: 2008-06-24
Classification: B01D,B05B,H01M,Y02E,Y02P,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A system for recapturing vehicle used in applying coatings to battery parts comprising: a work station for directing battery parts therethrough; an applicator for applying a vehicle containing an agent to a surface of a battery part; a discharge vent for removing a vaporized vehicle from the work station; a work station for removing the vehicle from a gas in the system comprising a fluidized bed of charcoal particles for removing the vehicle, said work station having a vent for discharging air from the gas in the system and a conduit for discharging the charcoal particles with the vehicle; a work station for heating the charcoal particles with the vehicle to remove the vehicle therefrom; a work station for recapturing the vehicle by converting the vaporized vehicle into a liquid state; and a further work station for mixing the recaptured vehicle in the liquid state with a further agent to enable the application of the recaptured vehicle and the further agent to a battery part.