GB2438553C - Vacuum cleaner with fine particle separation - Google Patents

Vacuum cleaner with fine particle separation Download PDF

Info

Publication number
GB2438553C
GB2438553C GB0717058A GB0717058A GB2438553C GB 2438553 C GB2438553 C GB 2438553C GB 0717058 A GB0717058 A GB 0717058A GB 0717058 A GB0717058 A GB 0717058A GB 2438553 C GB2438553 C GB 2438553C
Authority
GB
United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
vacuum cleaner
fine particle
particle separation
separation
cleaner
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Fee Related
Application number
GB0717058A
Other versions
GB2438553B (en
GB2438553A (en
GB0717058D0 (en
Inventor
David E Mcdowell
George Moyher
Charles A Reed Jr
Timothy S Parker
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Bissell Homecare Inc
Original Assignee
Bissell Homecare Inc
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Bissell Homecare Inc filed Critical Bissell Homecare Inc
Priority to GB0717058A priority Critical patent/GB2438553C/en
Priority claimed from GB0517697A external-priority patent/GB2417702B/en
Publication of GB0717058D0 publication Critical patent/GB0717058D0/en
Publication of GB2438553A publication Critical patent/GB2438553A/en
Publication of GB2438553B publication Critical patent/GB2438553B/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2438553C publication Critical patent/GB2438553C/en
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Links

Classifications

    • 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
    • A47L5/00—Structural features of suction cleaners
    • A47L5/12—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum
    • A47L5/22—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum with rotary fans
    • A47L5/36—Suction cleaners with hose between nozzle and casing; Suction cleaners for fixing on staircases; Suction cleaners for carrying on the back
    • A47L5/362—Suction cleaners with hose between nozzle and casing; Suction cleaners for fixing on staircases; Suction cleaners for carrying on the back of the horizontal type, e.g. canister or sledge type
    • 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
    • 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
    • A47L9/1608—Cyclonic chamber constructions
    • 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
    • A47L9/1666—Construction of outlets with filtering means
    • 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
    • A47L9/1683—Dust collecting chambers; Dust collecting receptacles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D45/00—Separating dispersed particles from gases or vapours by gravity, inertia, or centrifugal forces
    • B01D45/12—Separating dispersed particles from gases or vapours by gravity, inertia, or centrifugal forces by centrifugal forces
    • B01D45/16—Separating dispersed particles from gases or vapours by gravity, inertia, or centrifugal forces by centrifugal forces generated by the winding course of the gas stream, the centrifugal forces being generated solely or partly by mechanical means, e.g. fixed swirl vanes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D50/00—Combinations of methods or devices for separating particles from gases or vapours
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D50/00—Combinations of methods or devices for separating particles from gases or vapours
    • B01D50/20—Combinations of devices covered by groups B01D45/00 and B01D46/00
    • 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
    • B04C5/14—Construction of the underflow ducting; Apex constructions; Discharge arrangements ; discharge through sidewall provided with a few slits or perforations
    • B04C5/185—Dust collectors
    • B04C5/187—Dust collectors forming an integral part of 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
    • B04C9/00—Combinations with other devices, e.g. fans, expansion chambers, diffusors, water locks
    • 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
    • B04C9/00—Combinations with other devices, e.g. fans, expansion chambers, diffusors, water locks
    • B04C2009/004—Combinations with other devices, e.g. fans, expansion chambers, diffusors, water locks with internal filters, in the cyclone chamber or in the vortex finder

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Filters For Electric Vacuum Cleaners (AREA)
GB0717058A 2004-09-01 2005-08-30 Vacuum cleaner with fine particle separation Expired - Fee Related GB2438553C (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0717058A GB2438553C (en) 2004-09-01 2005-08-30 Vacuum cleaner with fine particle separation

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US52221304P 2004-09-01 2004-09-01
GB0517697A GB2417702B (en) 2004-09-01 2005-08-30 Cyclone separator with fine particle separation member
GB0717058A GB2438553C (en) 2004-09-01 2005-08-30 Vacuum cleaner with fine particle separation

Publications (4)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB0717058D0 GB0717058D0 (en) 2007-10-10
GB2438553A GB2438553A (en) 2007-11-28
GB2438553B GB2438553B (en) 2008-02-20
GB2438553C true GB2438553C (en) 2008-03-18

Family

ID=38645815

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB0717058A Expired - Fee Related GB2438553C (en) 2004-09-01 2005-08-30 Vacuum cleaner with fine particle separation

Country Status (1)

Country Link
GB (1) GB2438553C (en)

Family Cites Families (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6436160B1 (en) * 2001-01-11 2002-08-20 Royal Appliance Mfg. Co. Dirt cup assembly for vacuum cleaner
US6896719B2 (en) * 2002-09-26 2005-05-24 The Hoover Company Dirt collecting system for a floor care appliance
US7547336B2 (en) * 2004-12-13 2009-06-16 Bissell Homecare, Inc. Vacuum cleaner with multiple cyclonic dirt separators and bottom discharge dirt cup
JP4245558B2 (en) * 2004-12-16 2009-03-25 シャープ株式会社 Cyclone vacuum cleaner
KR100725514B1 (en) * 2005-10-19 2007-06-08 삼성광주전자 주식회사 Multi-cyclone dust collecting apparatus for vacuum cleaner

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
GB2438553B (en) 2008-02-20
GB2438553A (en) 2007-11-28
GB0717058D0 (en) 2007-10-10

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
GB2416112B (en) Vacuum cleaner
GB2417702B (en) Cyclone separator with fine particle separation member
GB0714700D0 (en) Multi-Cyclone dust separating apparatus and vacuum cleaner
GB2430354B (en) Vacuum cleaner with two stage filtration
GB2427351B (en) Vacuum cleaner
GB0622983D0 (en) vacuum cleaner
GB0603896D0 (en) Vacuum cleaner
HK1091706A1 (en) Electric vacuum cleaner and dust collecting bag for the electric vacuum cleaner
GB2420072B (en) Cyclonic vacuum cleaner
GB2419515B (en) Vacuum Cleaner
GB2416298B (en) Vacuum cleaner
GB2412572B (en) Vacuum cleaner
GB2424361B (en) Vacuum cleaner
EP1921967A4 (en) Vacuum cleaner
AU301331S (en) Vacuum cleaner
GB0420654D0 (en) Vacuum cleaner filter assembly
GB2438553B (en) Vacuum cleaner with fine particle separation
GB2418599B (en) Vacuum cleaner
GB0501691D0 (en) Vacuum cleaner filter
AU303853S (en) Vacuum cleaner
EP1733668A4 (en) Vacuum cleaner
GB0425065D0 (en) Vacuum cleaner
GB0411434D0 (en) Vacuum cleaner
GB0414641D0 (en) Vacuum cleaner attachment
GB0404616D0 (en) Large volume vacuum cleaner

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
732E Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)

Free format text: REGISTERED BETWEEN 20201001 AND 20201007

PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 20230830