CA1113665A - Vacuum cleaner adapter for cleaning enclosed brakes - Google Patents

Abstract

Currently, during the operation of cleaning brakes and brake supports of vehicles in workshops, harmful asbestos dust spreads in the atmosphere, which can seriously compromise the health of personnel and hamper productivity by the temporary stoppages of work, not to mention the subsequent cleaning problems and costs. The present invention is a brake cleaning system consisting of a flexible and extensible vacuum cleaner adapter encasing the brakes and brake supports and connected concurrently to the source of air pressure and to the vacuum source of a suitable vacuum cleaner. , allowing efficient cleaning without undesirable loss of dust.

Description

DESCRIPTIVE MENORIES

The present invention relates to an adapter vacuum cleaner that could be used in all workshops brake repair to collect harmful dust asbestos spread during the brake cleaning operation and brake supports.

Currently in workshops, when a mechanic nicien is carrying out work on the brakes of a vehicle, a fine dust of asbestos from the wear of the bands brakes spreads into the atmosphere and settles in the room. In addition to causing the temporary suspension of the tra ~;
vail to let the dust settle, and to compromise the quality of the air breathed by the personnel present, this operation creates additional health and cleaning by transporting dust by linen and shoes in other rooms and even at home.

The existing system with no. Patent No. 746,637 is not used because of its low malleability: it is formed of a metal adapter e ~ ncombrant, heavy and difficult-waterproof from which unwanted dust escapes. He ... not-stops using a compressor not always available at ;
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proximity, so use a long, bulky hose.
Users have used it very little because of its ineffi- -cacity. ~
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We have found that these drawbacks may be can be overcome by the new vacuum cleaner adapter, which we present, formed of a flexible and extensible light sheath sible which molds perfectly on the brakes and supports brakes at university, we are perfectly waterproof. This sheath is connected to a suitable vacuum cleaner which has the pressure functions;
and suction using two conventional lines.
~ ' Relative to the drawing which illustrates the claim cation of the invention, Figures 1 and 2 show a des-sin schematic of the vacuum cleaner adapter for cleaning - ~
closed volume brakes.

The adapter (sheath) (1) is connected to the vacuum cleaner (5) by two flexible conduits, i.e. a conduit (3) for the air supply and a duct (4) for vacuuming the dust, all forming a closed and sealed volume.

Figure 2 shows the flexibility of the adapter and the possibility that it offers to direct the air pressure jet by grabbing the conduit.

Claims (2)

The realizations of the invention on the subject of-what an exclusive property right or lien is claimed are defined as follows: 1. A vacuum cleaner adapter for cleaning brakes and brake supports, comprising a flexible sheath and extensible coming into contact with. brakes and supports brakes, said sheath being connected on the one hand to a con air pressure line and secondly to a supply line cuum, said pipes being connected to pressure sources respective vacuum and air from a suitable vacuum cleaner, said air pressure raising dust on said brakes and sup-brake ports and said vacuum sucking said dust to the as-hacker. 2. The system as defined in the claim cation 1, in which said means form a fer-mé with said brakes and brake supports and said sour-air pressure and vacuum.