EP1157651A3 - Cyclone separator - Google Patents

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EP1157651A3
EP1157651A3 EP01119200A EP01119200A EP1157651A3 EP 1157651 A3 EP1157651 A3 EP 1157651A3 EP 01119200 A EP01119200 A EP 01119200A EP 01119200 A EP01119200 A EP 01119200A EP 1157651 A3 EP1157651 A3 EP 1157651A3
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Prior art keywords
cyclone separator
container portion
vacuum cleaner
particulate matter
depositing
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1157651A2 (en
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David Henry Saunders
Emil Gygory Arato
Owen Matthew Davies
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BHR Group Ltd
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BHR Group Ltd
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Priority claimed from GBGB9723342.3A external-priority patent/GB9723342D0/en
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Publication of EP1157651A3 publication Critical patent/EP1157651A3/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
    • A47L9/16—Arrangement or disposition of cyclones or other devices with centrifugal action
    • A47L9/1658—Construction of outlets
    • 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
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B04—CENTRIFUGAL APPARATUS OR MACHINES FOR CARRYING-OUT PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES
    • B04C—APPARATUS USING FREE VORTEX FLOW, e.g. CYCLONES
    • B04C3/00—Apparatus in which the axial direction of the vortex flow following a screw-thread type line remains unchanged ; Devices in which one of the two discharge ducts returns centrally through the vortex chamber, a reverse-flow vortex being prevented by bulkheads in the central discharge duct
    • B04C3/04—Multiple arrangement thereof
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B04—CENTRIFUGAL APPARATUS OR MACHINES FOR CARRYING-OUT PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES
    • B04C—APPARATUS USING FREE VORTEX FLOW, e.g. CYCLONES
    • B04C3/00—Apparatus in which the axial direction of the vortex flow following a screw-thread type line remains unchanged ; Devices in which one of the two discharge ducts returns centrally through the vortex chamber, a reverse-flow vortex being prevented by bulkheads in the central discharge duct
    • B04C3/06—Construction of inlets or outlets to the vortex chamber
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B04—CENTRIFUGAL APPARATUS OR MACHINES FOR CARRYING-OUT PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES
    • B04C—APPARATUS USING FREE VORTEX FLOW, e.g. CYCLONES
    • B04C5/00—Apparatus in which the axial direction of the vortex is reversed
    • B04C5/08—Vortex chamber constructions
    • B04C5/103—Bodies or members, e.g. bulkheads, guides, in the vortex chamber
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B04—CENTRIFUGAL APPARATUS OR MACHINES FOR CARRYING-OUT PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES
    • B04C—APPARATUS USING FREE VORTEX FLOW, e.g. CYCLONES
    • B04C5/00—Apparatus in which the axial direction of the vortex is reversed
    • B04C5/14—Construction of the underflow ducting; Apex constructions; Discharge arrangements ; discharge through sidewall provided with a few slits or perforations
    • B04C5/185—Dust collectors
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B04—CENTRIFUGAL APPARATUS OR MACHINES FOR CARRYING-OUT PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES
    • B04C—APPARATUS USING FREE VORTEX FLOW, e.g. CYCLONES
    • B04C5/00—Apparatus in which the axial direction of the vortex is reversed
    • B04C5/24—Multiple arrangement thereof
    • B04C5/26—Multiple arrangement thereof for series flow
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B04—CENTRIFUGAL APPARATUS OR MACHINES FOR CARRYING-OUT PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES
    • B04C—APPARATUS USING FREE VORTEX FLOW, e.g. CYCLONES
    • B04C7/00—Apparatus not provided for in group B04C1/00, B04C3/00, or B04C5/00; Multiple arrangements not provided for in one of the groups B04C1/00, B04C3/00, or B04C5/00; Combinations of apparatus covered by two or more of the groups B04C1/00, B04C3/00, or B04C5/00

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  • Filters For Electric Vacuum Cleaners (AREA)

Abstract

A vacuum cleaner is disclosed for separating particulate matter from air. The vacuum cleaner includes a container 1 comprising an outer container portion 12 and an inner container portion 14, a first separation stage for depositing particular matter in the outer contain portion 12, and a plurality of further separation stages downstream of the first separation stage for depositing particulate matter in the inner container portion 14.
EP01119200A 1997-11-04 1998-11-04 Cyclone separator Withdrawn EP1157651A3 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9723342 1997-11-04
GBGB9723342.3A GB9723342D0 (en) 1997-11-04 1997-11-04 Cyclone separator
GBGB9817074.9A GB9817074D0 (en) 1997-11-04 1998-08-05 Fluid treatments
GB9817074 1998-08-05
EP98952853A EP1028812B1 (en) 1997-11-04 1998-11-04 Cyclone separator

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EP98952853A Division EP1028812B1 (en) 1997-11-04 1998-11-04 Cyclone separator

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EP1157651A2 EP1157651A2 (en) 2001-11-28
EP1157651A3 true EP1157651A3 (en) 2001-12-05

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EP01119200A Withdrawn EP1157651A3 (en) 1997-11-04 1998-11-04 Cyclone separator
EP98952853A Expired - Lifetime EP1028812B1 (en) 1997-11-04 1998-11-04 Cyclone separator

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AU (1) AU1040299A (en)
DE (1) DE69805093T2 (en)
GB (1) GB9817074D0 (en)
WO (1) WO1999022872A1 (en)

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EP0636338A2 (en) * 1990-12-03 1995-02-01 Notetry Limited Shroud and cyclonic cleaning apparatus incorporating same
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EP0636338A2 (en) * 1990-12-03 1995-02-01 Notetry Limited Shroud and cyclonic cleaning apparatus incorporating same
EP0728435A1 (en) * 1995-02-21 1996-08-28 Black & Decker Inc. Cyclone dust extractor

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US6829804B2 (en) 2002-03-26 2004-12-14 White Consolidated, Ltd. Filtration arrangement of a vacuum cleaner

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DE69805093T2 (en) 2002-11-28
EP1028812B1 (en) 2002-04-24
EP1157651A2 (en) 2001-11-28
EP1028812A1 (en) 2000-08-23
DE69805093D1 (en) 2002-05-29
WO1999022872A1 (en) 1999-05-14
GB9817074D0 (en) 1998-10-07
AU1040299A (en) 1999-05-24

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