Patent ID: 7014691
Filing Date: 2006-03-21
Classification: B01D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for treating a compressed air stream from a remote compressed air source and delivering the treated air stream to equipment which used the compressed air, said apparatus being portable and comprising an air line, a releasable inlet connector at one end of the air line, a releasable outlet connector at the other end of said air line, and at least one separator device interposed in the air line between the inlet connector and the outlet connector for separating moisture, entrained oil and/or particulate matter from a stream of compressed air passing through said portable apparatus, wherein said separator device comprises a desiccant chamber and a mechanism for cycling the desiccant chamber between an air drying stage and a blow down stage, said cycling mechanism comprising an air driven clock which opens and closes relay valves to switch the desiccant chamber between air drying operation and blow down operation.