Patent ID: 6785113
Filing Date: 2004-08-31
Classification: H01T

Abstract:
A corona electrode system, comprising:a vent conduit having first and second ends, an outer wall, a longitudinal axis, and a slot formed through said outer wall; an electrode component comprising an electrode body having an opening formed therethrough to receive said outer wall of said vent conduit, said electrode component further comprising an electrode surface for corona field generation, said electrode surface having formed therethrough a vent passage communicating with said opening formed in said electrode body; said electrode component pivotally affixed to said vent conduit so as to allow said electrode member to pivot in a first, corona generation position, wherein said vent passage formed through said electrode surface interfaces with said slot formed through said outer wall of said vent conduit, or a second, non-corona generation position, wherein said vent passage formed through said electrode surface is blocked from interfacing with said slot formed through said outer wall of said vent conduit.