Separator for a vacuum cleaner system
US5096475A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 24, 1990 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47L9/188
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A separator for use in connection with a liquid bath-type vacuum cleaner system. The separator includes an annular, cup-like housing adapted to rotate axially about its vertical axis for generating a centrifugal force to be applied to intake air therein; and a plurality of intake/exhaust slots particulates entrained in the intake air and liquid particulates from a liquid bath to be drawn into an interior area of the housing and coalesce therein, whereby the coalesced particulates are subjected to centrifugal force and are thereby separated from the intake air. The intake/exhaust slots further enable the coalesced particulates to be forcibly expelled from the interior area of the housing therethrough as they are forced radially outwards by the centrifugal force generated by the rapid, axial rotation of the housing.
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