Liquid recycling system with moving concentrated counterflow for filter clearance
US5589080A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 4, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D29/68
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A liquid recycling and filtering system is well suited for use in continuous flow recycling surface cleaning devices. The system employs a canister containing a liquid cleaning solution, and a cylindrical filter submerged in the liquid and defining a chamber containing a portion of the liquid. A liquid supply conduit withdraws liquid from the chamber and supplies the liquid to a cleaning tool head, where the liquid is sprayed upon a floor or other surface being cleaned. A counterflow conduit is coupled to the liquid supply conduit and to the chamber, for transporting liquid under pressure to a spraying assembly within the chamber. The spraying assembly includes a rotatable manifold and nozzles at opposite ends of the manifold. The nozzles spray the liquid in planar, fan-shaped patterns that impinge upon the filter over limited surface areas. Due to nozzle orientation, the sprays include tangential forces that cause the nozzles and manifold to rotate in the direction opposite to the forces, moving the sprays to cover the filter over sweep areas much larger than the initial impingement areas. A bypass valve along the counterflow conduit controls the liquid flow through that conduit a…
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