AU2017100402A4 - Dry and Wet Pre Separator Apparatus & Wet Vacuum Cyclone Chamber Invention - Google Patents

Abstract

Abstract A dual use of dry cyclonic pre-separator, a wet cyclonic pre-separator apparatus, and vacuum cyclone chamber for a vacuum cleaner comprising a series of interconnected dry and wet dust treatment chambers, for the purpose of eliminating all dust and water from entering vacuum cleaner filters, when performing heavy dust extraction tasks.

Description

2 2017100402 09 Apr 2017

Dry and Wet Pre Separator Apparatus & Vacuum Cyclone Chamber Invention

Field of the Invention

The invention resides in a dual use dry cyclonic pre-separator and wet cyclonic 5 pre-separator apparatus, and vacuum cyclone chamber invention for a vacuum cleaner, in the 1st embodiment of the invention, the dry cyclonic apparatus invention, is intended for attachment to cheap popular and widely sold wet and dry shop vacuum brands in hardware chain stores, the dry separator is new and useful, being that no separate dry separator accessory is specifically designed, 10 manufactured, or currently sold for these large range of wet and dry shop vacuums brands, the dry separator design will have the required 40mm and 50mm dust port sizes, and relate to a new range of dry separator designs, some designed to physically piggy back on these wet and dry vacuum cleaner machines, but additionally on the commercial success of these vacuum cleaner 15 brands, and for this reason will employ similar colour and design attributes of these vacuum cleaners, these dry dust separator designs may also consist of either larger separate units connected to the vacuum cleaner by hoses, or relate to a range of new smaller separator inline designs, that have a rigid lengthened rear dust port attachment section of various shapes and designs, for attachment 20 and couplet means into the front intake port sections of these vacuum cleaners, that provide the physical support means for adjoining the separator onto the vacuum cleaner, that provides for a balanced, one hand operator carried tool, that provide for quick removal for cleaning and emptying, this invention is both new and useful, as it provides these vacuums with a new and useful accessory, 25 that eliminates most fine dust particles from reaching and clogging vacuum cleaner filters, helps minimizes dangerous respiratory illnesses, improves vacuum suction, vacuum longevity, and mechanical reliability, these various different separator designs may share many design features currently used by shop vacuums, such as toggle latches and dust ports to assist for quick 30 container opening and removal of dust, and in many cases be of similar dimensions and appearance to these popular selling vacuum designs, and will 3 2017100402 09 Apr 2017 only be different only in that they do not contain motors, but instead have cyclone separation chambers and removal lids with funnel and pipe cavities of various designs, for the purpose of creating a cyclone air separation vortex and capture vessel for capturing dust, 5

In the 2nd embodiment of the invention, the wet separator apparatus, has a coiled, perforated 50-60mm plastic hose attached internally attached to the lower port contained in the dry separator cyclonic chamber, when partially fdled with water converts the dry separator unit into a wet separator for the 10 purpose of treating the 15% of very fine dust that bypassed the dry separation unit and treatment stage, the wet separator apparatus uses the motor suction power of the vacuum cleaner to operate, and pull droplets of water through the immersed coiled perforated hose, that is partially immersed in the body of water, whereby in combination with air creates a water spray, that spouts with 15 motor suction driven force through the top of the hose opening located above the water level at the top of the container, that forms a wet vortex cyclonic water misting action in the air space remaining, whereby this fine dust quickly is converted into a mud like substance, thereby eliminating the vast majority of the dry fine dust, from ever reaching the vacuum cleaner filters and motors, the 20 hose and internal cavity lid with lower or upper containment vessel are designed to be quickly and easily removed, and cleaned and flushed out with water by a garden hose, to remove “the mud build up inside the hose and container”, both the wet and dry pre separator apparatus, share identical design features found on most common vacuum cleaner designs, whereby they all 25 largely consists of 2 chambers, held together by toggle latches, of ergonomic, attractive, portable design, uses a system of wheels and handles, and is an apparatus suitably thick and solid in structure to withstand high vacuum pressure generated by a typical side channel type blower motor or vacuum cleaner motor as used by small, medium and large commercial size vacuum 30 cleaners, the lower or upper separation chambers of this new invention may also be different and contain a possible moulded seating recess, and lock down knob hand attachment feature, for placement and seating of a separation lid, for air tight seal, the lid also contains cavity shapes such as a cone or pipe or series 4 2017100402 09 Apr 2017 10 of cones or pipes, located in the centre of the lid, to create the cyclonic air rotation action, in a 3Kl embodiment of the invention many of these useful design embodiments of this invention could be can be incorporated and integrated into a new wet vacuum cleaner design and invention 15

Background Art 20 Flooring trades, cleaners, builders, factories, asbestos removal contractors, wood working shops and persons in general who undertake heavy dust extraction tasks with a vacuum cleaner system, commonly preform work tasks that involve the cleaning, grinding, sanding and removal of large volumes of highly dangerous or corrosive dusts from wall and floor surfaces. Due to the 25 large volumes of dust being drawn into the vacuum cleaner performing these tasks, dust quickly cakes the vacuum filters and causes regular blockages, this quickly results in greatly reduced vacuum suction, air quality of the work environment and regular vacuum breakdowns. Heavier duty vacuums have been designed to undertake some of these heavy dust extraction roles, and 30 employ, numerous filters, hand operated shakers, automatic vibrating filters and air pulse jet systems to remove the cake up of the vacuum filters, but in most cases are very expensive, only operate with a limited degree of success, as the dust accumulated on the filters is only partially dislodged and merely settles and recirculates within the confines of the vacuum chamber, This invention is 5 therefore is intended to provide a new and useful solution to this problem of vacuum filter blockage, that uses a dual dry and wet cyclonic filter system stage to eliminate 99% of all dust from ever reaching the fine filters of a vacuum cleaner, that enables a relatively simple low cost vacuum cleaner to perform even the very heaviest dust extraction roles, this new and useful 10 invention also relates to a new wet separator invention, that can be additionally connected behind the dry separator stage to capture the 15% very fine dust that bypasses the dry dust separator stage, that although almost identical in design 5 2017100402 09 Apr 2017 to the dry separator, is different in that it uses a perforated coiled, perforated 50-60mm plastic hose attached internally attached to the lower port contained 15 in the dry separator cyclonic chamber, and uses the suction power of the vacuum cleaner motor to and pull droplets of water through the immersed coiled perforated hose, that is partially immersed in the body of water, whereby in combination air creates a water spray, that spouts with motor suction driven force through the top of the hose opening located above the water level at the 20 top of the container, that forms a wet vortex cyclonic water misting action in the air space remaining, the interconnection of the dry and wet separator stages is therefore used for the purpose of creating an elaborate obstacle course for dust, that must negotiate a labyrinth vacuum intestine of winding dry and wet spiral pathways, that trap and remove the dust, before the dust can reach the 25 vacuum fdters and motors, whereby this fine dust quickly is converted into a mud like substance, thereby eliminating the vast majority of the dry fine dust, from ever reaching the vacuum cleaner filters and motors, this invention also relates to an integrated design of these two dry and wet dust separator inventions into a wet and dry vacuum cleaner design with attached motors 30

Abstract - Object of the Invention

The dry cyclonic pre-separator apparatus, wet cyclonic pre-separator and vacuum cyclone chamber invention relates to a component design for a vacuum 5 cleaner, that when connected to a standard vacuum cleaner significantly improves the work performance, capability, safety, reliability and mechanical longevity of a vacuum cleaner, that eliminates almost all fine dust particles from reaching and clogging vacuum cleaner filters, of attractive design this invention is also intended to piggy bank off the commercial success of the 10 widely sold shop vacuum cleaners in hardware chain stores, this product therefore intends to share similar colours and appearance with Ryobi and other market leading Chinese and Indian brands, both the dry and wet separator design can also feature a lengthened back dust port pipe section of 40mm and 50mm design, that facilitates easy strong attachment to the inlet ports of these 15 shop vacuum product ranges, that enables this dry and wet separator to serve as 2017100402 09 Apr 2017 6 a purpose built inline dust separator, that allows for easy one hand carry transport by the vacuum, but also allow for quick disassembly and removal for emptying and cleaning, the new wet separator invention, uses a perforated coiled, perforated 50-60mm plastic hose attached internally attached to the 20 lower port contained in the dry separator cyclonic chamber, and uses the suction power of the vacuum cleaner motor to and pull droplets of water through the immersed coiled perforated hose, that is partially immersed in the body of water, whereby in combination air creates a water spray, that spouts with motor suction driven force through the top of the hose opening located 25 above the water level at the top of the container, that forms a wet vortex cyclonic water misting action in the air space remaining, the interconnection of the dry and wet separator stages is therefore used for the purpose of creating an elaborate obstacle course for dust, that must negotiate a labyrinth vacuum intestine of winding dry and wet spiral pathways, that trap and remove the dust, 30 before the dust can reach the vacuum filters and motors, whereby this fine dust quickly is converted into a mud like substance, thereby eliminating the vast majority of the dry fine dust, from ever reaching the vacuum cleaner filters and motors, this invention also relates to an integrated design of these two dry and wet dust separator inventions into a wet and dry vacuum cleaner design with attached motors 5 (Name of applicant) (MATHEW RAYMUND NORTON)

Date 9 April 2016 2017100402 09 Apr 2017

Claims (19)

1. The claims defining the invention are as follows: 1 An assembly as claimed in claim 1 whereby the invention resides in a dry cyclonic pre-separator apparatus, a wet cyclonic pre-separator apparatus and vacuum cyclone chamber component invention, for a vacuum cleaner, that shares common inter related art design features of vacuum cleaners, for the intended purpose of creating a series of interconnected dry and wet dust treatment chambers, for the purpose of eliminating all dust and water from entering vacuum cleaner filters, when performing heavy dust extraction tasks
2. 2. An assembly as claimed in claim 1-2, wherein the apparatus can be operated singly as a dry dust pre separator collection vessel that collects the vast majority of dry dust from entering a vacuum cleaner filter system
3. 3 An assembly as claimed in claim 1-3, wherein the dry separator apparatus is of a similarly attractive colour, design and appearance of the popular and widely sold shop vacuum cleaners, sold in hardware chain stores, such as Ryobi and other large selling Chinese and Indian brands, to commercialize on the market success of these brands
4. 4 An assembly as claimed in claim 1 -4, wherein the dry separator apparatus invention serves as an exclusive dust separator product range for all popular vacuum cleaners sold in Bunnings, Masters and all large hardware chains in the countries where the patent is held.
5. 5 An assembly as claimed in claim 1-5, wherein the dry separator apparatus invention can have a lengthened back dust port pipe section design and appropriate size shape and design to facilitate insertion onto the popular wet and dry dust shop vacuum ports, that enable this dry separator to serve as an inline dust separator for these popular vacuum cleaners, that facilitates easy one hand carry vacuum cleaner operation
6. 6 An assembly as claimed in claim 1-6, wherein the invention can be operated as vacuum component system, inter connected together by tubular hoses between both the dry, wet cyclone pre separator apparatus and vacuum cleaner
7. 7 An assembly as claimed in claim 1-7, wherein the invention has similar appearance and shares many design features with popular vacuum cleaners currently being sold, such as pick up handle, toggle latches and dust ports of similar dimensions and appearance.
8. 8 An assembly as claimed in claim 1-8, wherein the wet separator apparatus, uses a, perforated 50-60mm plastic hose attached internally to the lower dust port, contained within the dry separator cyclonic chamber, arranged in a coiled fashion that when the chamber is filled with 50% water, it uses the vacuum power of the vacuum motor and coiled perforated hose alignment to draw the water through the perforated holes of the hose, to create a cyclonic misting action within the lower portion of the vessel, for the purpose of trapping and wetting the 15% of very fine dust that had previously passed through the dry separator,
9. 9 An assembly as claimed in claim 1-9, wherein the wet separator apparatus, shares many common design features with the dry separator embodiment of the invention and common vacuum cleaner designs, whereby it consists of 2 or more chambers, is held together by toggle latches, of an ergonomic, attractive and portable design, a system of wheels and handles, an apparatus suitably thick and solid in structure to withstand high vacuum pressure generated by a typical side channel type blower motor or vacuum cleaner motor as used by small, medium and large commercial size vacuum cleaners
10. 10 An assembly as claimed in claim 1-10, wherein the wet separator apparatus, has a possible moulded seating recess for placement and insertion of a lid with cone or pipe cavity located in the centre that draws up air and creates the cyclonic air action, but which can be easily removed for cleaning of mud build up,
11. 11 An assembly as claimed in claim 1-11, wherein both the dry and wet separator apparatus embodiment of the invention can be incorporated into the design of a wet and dry vacuum cleaner design with attached motors,
12. 12 An assembly as claimed in claim 1-12, wherein the dry separator apparatus invention serves as an exclusive inline dust pre-separator accessory, with 40mm and 50mm or larger dust port designs as found on large selling wet and dry shop vacuums in large hardware chain stores,
13. 13 An assembly as claimed in claim 1-13, wherein the dry separator apparatus invention shares many common design features with vacuum cleaners, widely sold in hardware stores, which consist of 2 or more chambers, held together by toggle latches, of an ergonomic, attractive and portable design, handles, an apparatus suitably thick and solid in structure to withstand high vacuum pressure generated by vacuum cleaner motor, but is an apparatus that that can have a rigid lengthened rear dust port attachment section design of various shapes and designs, that couples into the intake port sections of these vacuum cleaners, to serve as an inline dust separator for vacuum cleaners, that facilitates easy one hand carry vacuum cleaner operation
14. 14 An assembly as claimed in claim 1-14, wherein the wet separator apparatus invention may have a rigid lengthened rear dust port attachment section of various shapes and designs, that couples into the intake port sections of these vacuum cleaners, to serve as an inline dust separator for vacuum cleaners, that facilitates easy one hand carry vacuum cleaner operation
15. 15 An assembly as claimed in claim 1-15, wherein both the dry and wet separator apparatus invention may have with 40mm and 50mm or larger rigid lengthened, rear dust port attachment section, of various shapes, sizes and designs, that couples into the intake port sections of vacuum cleaners, to serve as an inline dust separator for vacuum cleaners, that facilitates easy one hand carry vacuum cleaner operation
16. 16 An assembly as claimed in claim 1-16, wherein the wet separator apparatus invention serves as an exclusive inline dust separator product range for all popular vacuum cleaners with 40mm and 50mm dust port sizes or larger sold in Bunnings, Masters and all large hardware chains, or in the countries the patent is held,
17. 17 An assembly as claimed in 1-17, wherein both the dry and wet separator apparatus invention, share identical design features found on most common vacuum cleaner designs, whereby they all largely consists of 2 chambers, held together by toggle latches, of ergonomic, attractive, portable design, uses a system of wheels and handles, and is an apparatus suitably thick and solid in structure to withstand high vacuum pressure generated by a typical side channel type blower motor or vacuum cleaner motor, that may be also be incorporated into an integrated vacuum cleaner design
18. 18 An assembly as claimed in 1 -18, wherein both the dry and wet separator apparatus invention, use removable dust separation lids, cyclone cavity shapes, perforated coiled hoses, and the suction power of the vacuum motor to create an elaborate obstacle course for dust, that must negotiate a labyrinth vacuum intestine of winding dry and wet spiral pathways, the trap and remove dust.
19. 19 An assembly as claimed in 1-19, wherein both the dry and wet separator apparatus invention contain a cyclone separation chamber of various shapes and designs but not contain vacuum motors. 2017100402 09 Apr 2017 (Name of applicant) Date (MATHEW RAYMOND NORTON) 9 April 2017