Anthony Barrett Gore

US Patent:

51004429, Mar 31, 1992

Filed:

Apr 29, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/693313

Inventors:

Anthony R. Gore - Farmington Hills MI
David J. Cole - Canton MI

Assignee:

Durr Industries, Inc. - Plymouth MI

International Classification:

B01D 4710

US Classification:

55240

Abstract:

An improved gas scrubber system is disclosed in which air from a paint spray booth is mixed with a liquid to remove paint particles and other contaminants in the air. A wall is positioned immediately downstream of an outlet of the gas scrubber and a jet of intermixed water, entrained contaminants and air impinges off of that wall, to separate the majority of water and contaminants. The gas scrubber member has a unique structure such that the air and water are directed through a first portion generally aligned with an inlet and into a second portion which extends at a 90. degree. angle with respect to the first portion. A restriction is formed on the first portion to provide a noise barrier. The gas scrubber member is formed by planar walls to ensure that the water continues to adhere to them under surface tension, and in essentially laminar flow, while in the first portion. A top wall is spaced from a base wall to define the second portion.

US Patent:

55120172, Apr 30, 1996

Filed:

Nov 23, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/344069

Inventors:

Anthony R. Gore - Farmington Hills MI
Phillip C. Cameron - Canton MI
David J. Cole - Canton MI

Assignee:

Durr Industries, Inc. - Plymouth MI

International Classification:

B05B 1512

US Classification:

454 52

Abstract:

An air supply plenum for a paint spray booth includes a housing with separating walls positioned between the ceiling and a filter support panel of the plenum housing. The air flow supplied to the paint spray booth area is divided by the walls into three distinct flows: (1) a central flow air, through which the article to be painted travels in the paint spray booth, (2) two outer greater flow areas where the operators and/or equipment for applying paint to the article to be painted are located. Filters are positioned in the supply plenum arrangement adjacent and above the filter support panel separating the plenum and paint spray booth. The filters run longitudinally along the length of the plenum and between the separating walls. The positioning of these filters in this manner minimizes the amount of turbulence of the flow provided to the spray paint booth.