Patent · US Expired

Air flow passage for a vacuum cleaner

US6902596B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims
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Filing dateApr 5, 2004
Grant dateJun 7, 2005
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Expiry dateApr 5, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S55/03
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A vacuum cleaner is provided having improved pressure loss characteristics. A fluid supply conduit in flow communication with an inlet to a cyclone is integrally formed as part of a cyclone bin. The present invention may be adapted for use with cyclonic separation devices of all types, including single- and multi-stage cyclonic separators.

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