Drying and gas or vapor contact with solids – Apparatus – Combined
Patent
1999-02-05
2000-10-10
Gravini, Stephen
Drying and gas or vapor contact with solids
Apparatus
Combined
F26B 1900
Patent
active
061288268
ABSTRACT:
A combination drying unit has a towel roll rotatably held within a housing. By activation of a switch, a motor drives a drive roller that has an idler roller biased thereagainst for advancing the paper towel stream through a first opening of the housing. A blower is also disposed within the housing and blows a stream of air through at least one second opening on the housing. A sensor activates the motor and the blower. A sensor detects the presence of a towel stream and deactivates the motor until this sensor no longer detects the paper towel stream. Another sensor detects the absence of a towel stream, deactivates the motor, and increases the length of operation of the blower upon activation of the switch. This sensor also illuminates a service light indicating either a jam condition or an out of paper condition.
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Gravini Stephen
Joyce Andrea M.
Loffler Peter
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