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Rotary air jet screen cleaning device

US5173987A · kind A · utility

9Cited by
6References
16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 12, 1991
Grant dateDec 29, 1992
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 12, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47L5/38
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

In a vacuum cleaning system in which the top dome and receiving shell are separated by a screen, a screen cleaning system comprising an air knife having a coanda profile rotatably arranged in the dome adjacent the screen. The vacuum cleaning system is selectively actuated in accordance with a timed program to clean lint and debris from the screen.

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