Liquified gas dry-cleaning machine with convertible installation configuration
First Claim
1. A liquified gas dry cleaning system comprising:
- a cleaning vessel for containing a pressurized cleaning fluid, a storage tank for receiving and storing a cleaning fluid supply, a cleaning fluid recovery still for separating contaminants from the cleaning fluid, a filtration system for filtering contaminants from the cleaning fluid, and said cleaning vessel, storage tank, solvent recovery still and filtration system are arranged in a plurality of modules, a liquified gas cleaning fluid line being provided to circulate cleaning fluid between separate of said modules, the liquified gas cleaning fluid line including a releasably connectable junction for permitting separation and connection of the liquified gas line and thereby the modules, said junction being arranged and configured such that the liquified gas cleaning fluid line can be releasably connected with the modules in adjacent relation in a plurality of different configurations without rerouting or otherwise altering the liquified gas cleaning fluid line or the modules.
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Abstract
A liquified gas dry cleaning system is provided which includes a cleaning vessel for containing a pressurized cleaning fluid and a storage tank for receiving and storing a cleaning fluid supply. The system also includes a cleaning fluid recovery still for separating contaminants from the cleaning fluid along with a filtration system for filtering contaminants from the cleaning fluid. A purge tank for receiving gaseous cleaning fluid which is in fluid communication with the cleaning vessel is also provided. The cleaning vessel, storage tank, purge tank, solvent recovery still and filtration system are arranged in a plurality of modules. The modules are in fluid communication with each other through a fluid line for carrying liquified cleaning fluid and a gas line for carrying gaseous cleaning fluid. The fluid line and gas line each include a respective junction for permitting separation of the modules. The fluid line junction and the gas line junction are disposed and configured such that the modules can be assembled in different configurations without any requiring any rerouting of the liquid and gas lines.
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Citations
17 Claims
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1. A liquified gas dry cleaning system comprising:
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a cleaning vessel for containing a pressurized cleaning fluid, a storage tank for receiving and storing a cleaning fluid supply, a cleaning fluid recovery still for separating contaminants from the cleaning fluid, a filtration system for filtering contaminants from the cleaning fluid, and said cleaning vessel, storage tank, solvent recovery still and filtration system are arranged in a plurality of modules, a liquified gas cleaning fluid line being provided to circulate cleaning fluid between separate of said modules, the liquified gas cleaning fluid line including a releasably connectable junction for permitting separation and connection of the liquified gas line and thereby the modules, said junction being arranged and configured such that the liquified gas cleaning fluid line can be releasably connected with the modules in adjacent relation in a plurality of different configurations without rerouting or otherwise altering the liquified gas cleaning fluid line or the modules. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A liquified gas dry cleaning system comprising:
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a cleaning vessel for containing a pressurized cleaning fluid, a storage tank for receiving and storing a cleaning fluid supply, a cleaning fluid recovery still for separating contaminants from the cleaning fluid, a filtration system for filtering contaminants from the cleaning fluid, and said cleaning vessel, storage tank, solvent recovery still and filtration system being arranged in a plurality of modules including first and second modules, a liquid cleaning fluid line being provided to circulate cleaning fluid between said first and second modules, the liquid fluid line including a junction for permitting separation and connection of the liquid fluid line and thereby the modules, and the junction being arranged and configured such that the liquid fluid line can be connected with said first and second modules arranged in side-to-side location or one behind the other without rerouting the liquid fluid line. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A liquified gas dry cleaning system comprising:
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a cleaning vessel for containing a pressurized cleaning fluid, a storage tank for receiving and storing a cleaning fluid supply, a cleaning fluid recovery still for separating contaminants from the cleaning fluid, a filtration system for filtering contaminants from the cleaning fluid, said cleaning vessel, storage tank, solvent recovery still and filtration system are arranged in a plurality of modules, a liquid line being provided to circulate liquid cleaning fluid between separate of said modules, the liquid line including a junction for permitting separation and connection of the liquid line and thereby the modules, the junction being arranged and configured such that the liquid line can be connected with the modules in adjacent relation in a plurality of different configurations without rerouting of the liquid line, and a gas line for circulating gaseous cleaning fluid between separate of said modules, the gas line including a junction for permitting separation and connection of the gas line, and the gas line junction being arranged and configured such that the gas line can be connected with the modules in adjacent relation in a plurality of different configurations without rerouting of the gas line. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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