CA2138985C - Vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

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CA2138985C
CA2138985C CA002138985A CA2138985A CA2138985C CA 2138985 C CA2138985 C CA 2138985C CA 002138985 A CA002138985 A CA 002138985A CA 2138985 A CA2138985 A CA 2138985A CA 2138985 C CA2138985 C CA 2138985C
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cyclone
air
vacuum cleaner
bleed valve
airflow
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James Dyson
Allan David Millman
Tat-Chi Anthony Tsui
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Dyson Technology Ltd
Notetry Ltd
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Priority claimed from GB929225599A external-priority patent/GB9225599D0/en
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/10—Filters; Dust separators; Dust removal; Automatic exchange of filters
    • A47L9/19—Means for monitoring filtering operation
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/10—Filters; Dust separators; Dust removal; Automatic exchange of filters
    • A47L9/16—Arrangement or disposition of cyclones or other devices with centrifugal action
    • A47L9/1616—Multiple arrangement thereof
    • A47L9/1625—Multiple arrangement thereof for series flow
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/10—Filters; Dust separators; Dust removal; Automatic exchange of filters
    • A47L9/16—Arrangement or disposition of cyclones or other devices with centrifugal action
    • A47L9/165—Construction of inlets

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Filters For Electric Vacuum Cleaners (AREA)
  • Cyclones (AREA)
  • Electric Suction Cleaners (AREA)
  • Organic Low-Molecular-Weight Compounds And Preparation Thereof (AREA)
  • Vaporization, Distillation, Condensation, Sublimation, And Cold Traps (AREA)
  • Detergent Compositions (AREA)
  • Addition Polymer Or Copolymer, Post-Treatments, Or Chemical Modifications (AREA)
CA002138985A 1992-06-24 1993-06-24 Vacuum cleaner Expired - Fee Related CA2138985C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US97544692A 1992-06-24 1992-06-24
US07/975,446 1992-06-24
GB9225599.1 1992-12-08
GB929225599A GB9225599D0 (en) 1992-12-08 1992-12-08 Vacuum cleaner
PCT/GB1993/001325 WO1994000046A1 (en) 1992-06-24 1993-06-24 Dual cyclonic vacuum cleaner

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CA2138985A1 CA2138985A1 (en) 1994-01-06
CA2138985C true CA2138985C (en) 2004-01-20

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CA002138985A Expired - Fee Related CA2138985C (en) 1992-06-24 1993-06-24 Vacuum cleaner

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EP (1) EP0647114B2 (de)
JP (1) JP3207201B2 (de)
AT (1) ATE150630T1 (de)
AU (1) AU669539B2 (de)
CA (1) CA2138985C (de)
DE (1) DE69309275T3 (de)
ES (1) ES2099450T3 (de)
SG (1) SG46302A1 (de)
WO (1) WO1994000046A1 (de)

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HK1000865A1 (en) 1998-05-01
JPH08501226A (ja) 1996-02-13
JP3207201B2 (ja) 2001-09-10
ES2099450T3 (es) 1997-05-16
DE69309275T2 (de) 1997-09-04
EP0647114A1 (de) 1995-04-12
ATE150630T1 (de) 1997-04-15
SG46302A1 (en) 1998-02-20
DE69309275T3 (de) 2002-06-27
DE69309275D1 (de) 1997-04-30
EP0647114B2 (de) 2001-11-14
WO1994000046A1 (en) 1994-01-06
CA2138985A1 (en) 1994-01-06
EP0647114B1 (de) 1997-03-26
AU4350293A (en) 1994-01-24

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