Inventors and entrepreneurs have vocations fueled by passion. Many would have done it for free or as a hobby if it hadn’t become a profession. Mark Rosenzweig is a natural creator, driven by his passion. This fuel has led Mark to develop his ideas into viable products and innovations that he has been patenting since 2003. From an innovative filter sensor and indicator for vacuum cleaners to a basket for deep fryer and methods of cooking food products to a compact cyclonic bagless vacuum cleaner. Sometimes independently and often as part of creative teams, Mark has patented just under one hundred innovative inventions between 2003 and 2017.
(1) The document is a patent that describes a filter cartridge for a vacuum cleaner.
(2) It includes a cylindrical sidewall with an inwardly facing flange and at least one cross-beam extending along a diameter of the opening at the bottom. A radially pleated filter element is provided.
(3) The filter cartridge can be used with a dirt container having a tangential air inlet at the upper portion, a closed top, and a central outlet at the bottom to improve air separation and dirt collection.
The document discusses automated blasting techniques for controlling surface texture and finish. It begins by describing the fundamentals of dry blast media and media delivery, including the main types of suction-feed and pressure-feed blast systems. It explains that automated blasting is often the fastest and most cost-effective method for production surface preparation and cosmetic finishing when it can perform the required work. The document emphasizes that proper understanding of basic blast operating principles is important for effective application of surface treatment techniques.
This document provides an overview of various types of dust collection equipment, beginning with cyclones and inertial separators. It describes how cyclones use centrifugal force to move dust particles toward the walls, while inertial separators rely on inertia and gravity to separate particles from the air stream. It highlights key design considerations for cyclones, such as diameter and barrel length, and discusses other inertial separator designs like multiple cyclones, rotary dry centrifugals, and louvers. The document aims to help readers understand the basic functioning of different pollution control equipment.
Dust collectors and cross contaminationNimra Iqbal
Dust collectors are systems used to filter dust and impurities from industrial air streams. They typically include a blower, filter, cleaning system, and dust collection container. Common types include cyclones, wet scrubbers, and filters. Cyclones use centrifugal force to separate dust while wet scrubbers introduce gas streams into liquid to capture particles. Proper dust collector selection and specifications like air volume and velocity depend on the specific application to effectively control dust. HEPA and bag filters are commonly used and should meet standards to filter particles down to 0.3 microns.
Cyclones and hydrocyclones use centrifugal force and gravity to separate mixtures without filters. Contaminated gas or liquid enters tangentially and spins, forcing heavier particles to the outer wall. Lighter particles spiral up the center and exit at the top while heavier particles exit at the bottom. They are commonly used to remove particulates in industrial processes like mining, drilling, and wastewater treatment. Operating parameters like geometry and flow characteristics determine separation size and efficiency. They have low costs but reduced performance with non-ideal mixtures.
Wet scrubbers are air pollution control devices that remove particles and gases from industrial exhaust streams. They work by introducing the dirty gas stream into a scrubbing liquid, usually water, where the gases and particles are collected. There are different types of wet scrubbers that vary in their complexity and method of operation depending on factors like the industrial process conditions and nature of pollutants. The document then provides details on the features, designing procedure, working principle, types, advantages and disadvantages of wet scrubbers.
Venturi scrubbers are a type of wet scrubber air pollution control device that uses the venturi effect to inject liquid into a high velocity gas stream. They consist of a converging section, throat, and diverging section. Polluted gas enters the converging section and accelerates through the throat where it is mixed with an injected liquid, removing pollutants. Droplets are then separated from the cleaned gas. Venturi scrubbers can effectively remove particles and some gases, have small space needs, and handle high temperature streams, but require high power and can cause corrosion and water disposal issues.
Suggestive Improvements in Yankee Internal DesignDevesh Singhal
The object of this presentation is to indicate possible improvements by which condensate removal efficiency of yankee cylinder (MG cylinder, as commonly called in India) can be improved.
(1) The document is a patent that describes a filter cartridge for a vacuum cleaner.
(2) It includes a cylindrical sidewall with an inwardly facing flange and at least one cross-beam extending along a diameter of the opening at the bottom. A radially pleated filter element is provided.
(3) The filter cartridge can be used with a dirt container having a tangential air inlet at the upper portion, a closed top, and a central outlet at the bottom to improve air separation and dirt collection.
The document discusses automated blasting techniques for controlling surface texture and finish. It begins by describing the fundamentals of dry blast media and media delivery, including the main types of suction-feed and pressure-feed blast systems. It explains that automated blasting is often the fastest and most cost-effective method for production surface preparation and cosmetic finishing when it can perform the required work. The document emphasizes that proper understanding of basic blast operating principles is important for effective application of surface treatment techniques.
This document provides an overview of various types of dust collection equipment, beginning with cyclones and inertial separators. It describes how cyclones use centrifugal force to move dust particles toward the walls, while inertial separators rely on inertia and gravity to separate particles from the air stream. It highlights key design considerations for cyclones, such as diameter and barrel length, and discusses other inertial separator designs like multiple cyclones, rotary dry centrifugals, and louvers. The document aims to help readers understand the basic functioning of different pollution control equipment.
Dust collectors and cross contaminationNimra Iqbal
Dust collectors are systems used to filter dust and impurities from industrial air streams. They typically include a blower, filter, cleaning system, and dust collection container. Common types include cyclones, wet scrubbers, and filters. Cyclones use centrifugal force to separate dust while wet scrubbers introduce gas streams into liquid to capture particles. Proper dust collector selection and specifications like air volume and velocity depend on the specific application to effectively control dust. HEPA and bag filters are commonly used and should meet standards to filter particles down to 0.3 microns.
Cyclones and hydrocyclones use centrifugal force and gravity to separate mixtures without filters. Contaminated gas or liquid enters tangentially and spins, forcing heavier particles to the outer wall. Lighter particles spiral up the center and exit at the top while heavier particles exit at the bottom. They are commonly used to remove particulates in industrial processes like mining, drilling, and wastewater treatment. Operating parameters like geometry and flow characteristics determine separation size and efficiency. They have low costs but reduced performance with non-ideal mixtures.
Wet scrubbers are air pollution control devices that remove particles and gases from industrial exhaust streams. They work by introducing the dirty gas stream into a scrubbing liquid, usually water, where the gases and particles are collected. There are different types of wet scrubbers that vary in their complexity and method of operation depending on factors like the industrial process conditions and nature of pollutants. The document then provides details on the features, designing procedure, working principle, types, advantages and disadvantages of wet scrubbers.
Venturi scrubbers are a type of wet scrubber air pollution control device that uses the venturi effect to inject liquid into a high velocity gas stream. They consist of a converging section, throat, and diverging section. Polluted gas enters the converging section and accelerates through the throat where it is mixed with an injected liquid, removing pollutants. Droplets are then separated from the cleaned gas. Venturi scrubbers can effectively remove particles and some gases, have small space needs, and handle high temperature streams, but require high power and can cause corrosion and water disposal issues.
Suggestive Improvements in Yankee Internal DesignDevesh Singhal
The object of this presentation is to indicate possible improvements by which condensate removal efficiency of yankee cylinder (MG cylinder, as commonly called in India) can be improved.
This patent describes a floor cleaning machine with an improved wiping device. The wiping device uses a front flap and rear flap to define a suction chamber for removing dirty cleaning liquid from the floor. The front flap can be provided with indentations of varying sizes to control the suction pressure and noise level. Notably, at least a portion of the front flap is in the form of a removable tab. This allows the user to selectively remove the tab to form a larger opening, reducing suction noise for sensitive environments while maintaining high suction capability with the smaller openings.
Inventors and entrepreneurs have vocations fueled by passion. Many would have done it for free or as a hobby if it hadn’t become a profession. Mark Rosenzweig is a natural creator, driven by his passion. This fuel has led Mark to develop his ideas into viable products and innovations that he has been patenting since 2003. From an innovative filter sensor and indicator for vacuum cleaners to a basket for deep fryer and methods of cooking food products to a compact cyclonic bagless vacuum cleaner. Sometimes independently and often as part of creative teams, Mark has patented just under one hundred innovative inventions between 2003 and 2017.
Episode 42 : Gas Solid Separation
The process may be interpreted to mean both degassing of solids and dedusting of the solids.
3 phases may be distinguished in any gas cleaning process, i.e;
transport of particles onto a surface (separation)
collection of separated particles from the separation surface into discharge hoppers (or particle fixation)
disposal of the collected particles from the gas cleaning equipment
All phases are equally important as the failure of any of the phases will result in the failure of the separation process
SAJJAD KHUDHUR ABBAS
Ceo , Founder & Head of SHacademy
Chemical Engineering , Al-Muthanna University, Iraq
Oil & Gas Safety and Health Professional – OSHACADEMY
Trainer of Trainers (TOT) - Canadian Center of Human
Development
The document describes a project report submitted by three students for their Bachelor of Engineering degree. The project involved designing a dust collector system to remove carbon dust particles. It includes sections on the introduction, which discusses boilers and dust collectors, methodology outlining the design and working principles, design procedures for the dust collector components, and a conclusion on the scope for future work.
The report details the design of a test rig to measure pressure correction factors for medical vacuum filters produced by Walker Filtration. Background research was conducted and an initial test rig prototype was built and tested. The results from this prototype suggested improvements and informed the design of a finalized test rig. The final design incorporates more accurate measurement instruments and additional components to further challenge the airflow, in order to obtain more precise pressure correction factor data for Walker Filtration's filters. This new data has the potential to save the company money through more optimized filter designs.
Industrial fan, a huge industry has comprehensive strategies. This is achieved by way of hearting several blades linked to a hub and shaft and driven with the aid of a motor. The speeds of those fanatics vary with the applications.wholesale indüstrial filter A blower is some other name for a fan that operates in which the fan is downstream as the idea of improvement.
In this presentation i have made the design and development of De-Dusting system for the reduction of dust and chemical emission from the atmosphere of the steel industry (Electrotherm India Ltd.) [Final Semester project Mechanical Engineering 8th sem]
Inventors and entrepreneurs have vocations fueled by passion. Many would have done it for free or as a hobby if it hadn’t become a profession. Mark Rosenzweig is a natural creator, driven by his passion. This fuel has led Mark to develop his ideas into viable products and innovations that he has been patenting since 2003. From an innovative filter sensor and indicator for vacuum cleaners to a basket for deep fryer and methods of cooking food products to a compact cyclonic bagless vacuum cleaner. Sometimes independently and often as part of creative teams, Mark has patented just under one hundred innovative inventions between 2003 and 2017.
Spray Angle Expansion Method of a Twin-Fluid Atomizer for the Application to ...IJRES Journal
This paper presents the results of an experimental study for a new type twin-fluid atomizer, which is based on a multi fluids mixer patented by Sadatomi & Kawahara (2012). This atomizer has a simple structure and can suck water by itself without a pump by introducing pressurized air alone into an internal mixing chamber with less energy consumption. The present study focuses on the improved design of the atomizer for spray angle expansion and its application to CO2 absorption. Experiments relating to two angle expansion methods (Coanda effect and propellers) were conducted, also six sizes of PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) propellers were tested. We found that, the atomizer with a PET propeller of 4 blades and 25 mm in diameter showed the best spray angle expansion effect and presented a good spray quality, especially reduced the Sauter mean diameter (d32) significantly. Finally, the mist sprayed by the optimized atomizer was applied to CO2 absorption, and experimental results showed that the mist sprayed by the optimized atomizer can significantly decrease the CO2 concentration in a closed room.
Inventors and entrepreneurs have vocations fueled by passion. Many would have done it for free or as a hobby if it hadn’t become a profession. Mark Rosenzweig is a natural creator, driven by his passion. This fuel has led Mark to develop his ideas into viable products and innovations that he has been patenting since 2003. From an innovative filter sensor and indicator for vacuum cleaners to a basket for deep fryer and methods of cooking food products to a compact cyclonic bagless vacuum cleaner. Sometimes independently and often as part of creative teams, Mark has patented just under one hundred innovative inventions between 2003 and 2017.
Inventors and entrepreneurs have vocations fueled by passion. Many would have done it for free or as a hobby if it hadn’t become a profession. Mark Rosenzweig is a natural creator, driven by his passion. This fuel has led Mark to develop his ideas into viable products and innovations that he has been patenting since 2003. From an innovative filter sensor and indicator for vacuum cleaners to a basket for deep fryer and methods of cooking food products to a compact cyclonic bagless vacuum cleaner. Sometimes independently and often as part of creative teams, Mark has patented just under one hundred innovative inventions between 2003 and 2017.
This document describes an apparatus for extracting air from fiber suspensions used in papermaking. It discusses how air in fiber suspensions can cause issues in paper quality and discusses prior methods for air extraction. The invention aims to improve prior methods by including a vacuum chamber and means for vibrating the fiber suspension within the chamber to facilitate separation of air bubbles from the fibers. It provides various examples of configurations for the vibrating means and discusses how the invention allows for highly effective air removal from fiber suspensions.
This document discusses various methods for controlling air pollution from industrial sources. It describes controlling pollutants at their source through prevention, trapping, or altering pollutants before release. Common control methods for particulate pollutants include filtration, electrostatic precipitation, and wet scrubbers. Gaseous pollutants can be controlled through combustion, absorption, adsorption, or closed collection systems. The best approach is to prevent pollution at the source, but using equipment to destroy, alter or trap pollutants before emission is also effective. Selection of control equipment depends on the particle characteristics, gas properties, process factors and economic considerations.
This document discusses various methods for controlling air pollution from industrial sources. It describes controlling pollutants at their source through prevention, trapping, or altering pollutants before release. Common control methods for particulate pollutants include filtration, electrostatic precipitation, and wet scrubbers. Gaseous pollutants can be controlled through combustion, absorption, adsorption, or closed collection systems. The best approach is to prevent pollution at the source, but using equipment to destroy, alter or trap pollutants before emission is also effective.
This document discusses various methods for controlling air pollution from industrial sources. It describes controlling pollutants at their source through prevention, trapping, or altering pollutants before release. Common control methods for particulate pollutants include filtration, electrostatic precipitation, and wet scrubbers. Gaseous pollutants can be controlled through combustion, absorption, adsorption, or closed collection systems. The best approach is to prevent pollution at the source, but using equipment to destroy, alter or trap pollutants before emission is also effective.
This document discusses roots blowers. It begins by defining a compressor as a device that increases the pressure of gas or vapor. It then states that a blower is a type of air compressor. It describes the key components of a roots blower, including two rotating lobes in an airtight casing with inlet and outlet ports on opposite sides. As the lobes rotate, they trap air which increases in pressure through a backflow process from the receiver to the pockets. Roots blowers attain full revolutions quickly and have lower power demands at partial loads. However, they also have disadvantages like higher wear at partial loads and sensitivity to foreign material.
1) The filter cake that forms on the surface of the filter bags is what does the filtering, not the bags themselves. The cake protects the bags from dust.
2) When designing a dedusting system, the key components to consider are the equipment to be dedusted, dedusting pipes/valves, filter, fan/motor, and insulation. Design guidelines include airflow volumes, pipe sizes, filtration velocities below 1.3 m/s, and dust concentrations of 20-50 g/cubic meter.
3) Important factors for selecting filter bags include the type of filter and cleaning mechanism, moisture/temperature, dust properties, and providing high permeability, strength, and stability. The bag material
Inventors and entrepreneurs have vocations fueled by passion. Many would have done it for free or as a hobby if it hadn’t become a profession. Mark Rosenzweig is a natural creator, driven by his passion. This fuel has led Mark to develop his ideas into viable products and innovations that he has been patenting since 2003. From an innovative filter sensor and indicator for vacuum cleaners to a basket for deep fryer and methods of cooking food products to a compact cyclonic bagless vacuum cleaner. Sometimes independently and often as part of creative teams, Mark has patented just under one hundred innovative inventions between 2003 and 2017.
Inventors and entrepreneurs have vocations fueled by passion. Many would have done it for free or as a hobby if it hadn’t become a profession. Mark Rosenzweig is a natural creator, driven by his passion. This fuel has led Mark to develop his ideas into viable products and innovations that he has been patenting since 2003. From an innovative filter sensor and indicator for vacuum cleaners to a basket for deep fryer and methods of cooking food products to a compact cyclonic bagless vacuum cleaner. Sometimes independently and often as part of creative teams, Mark has patented just under one hundred innovative inventions between 2003 and 2017.
This patent describes a floor cleaning machine with an improved wiping device. The wiping device uses a front flap and rear flap to define a suction chamber for removing dirty cleaning liquid from the floor. The front flap can be provided with indentations of varying sizes to control the suction pressure and noise level. Notably, at least a portion of the front flap is in the form of a removable tab. This allows the user to selectively remove the tab to form a larger opening, reducing suction noise for sensitive environments while maintaining high suction capability with the smaller openings.
Inventors and entrepreneurs have vocations fueled by passion. Many would have done it for free or as a hobby if it hadn’t become a profession. Mark Rosenzweig is a natural creator, driven by his passion. This fuel has led Mark to develop his ideas into viable products and innovations that he has been patenting since 2003. From an innovative filter sensor and indicator for vacuum cleaners to a basket for deep fryer and methods of cooking food products to a compact cyclonic bagless vacuum cleaner. Sometimes independently and often as part of creative teams, Mark has patented just under one hundred innovative inventions between 2003 and 2017.
Episode 42 : Gas Solid Separation
The process may be interpreted to mean both degassing of solids and dedusting of the solids.
3 phases may be distinguished in any gas cleaning process, i.e;
transport of particles onto a surface (separation)
collection of separated particles from the separation surface into discharge hoppers (or particle fixation)
disposal of the collected particles from the gas cleaning equipment
All phases are equally important as the failure of any of the phases will result in the failure of the separation process
SAJJAD KHUDHUR ABBAS
Ceo , Founder & Head of SHacademy
Chemical Engineering , Al-Muthanna University, Iraq
Oil & Gas Safety and Health Professional – OSHACADEMY
Trainer of Trainers (TOT) - Canadian Center of Human
Development
The document describes a project report submitted by three students for their Bachelor of Engineering degree. The project involved designing a dust collector system to remove carbon dust particles. It includes sections on the introduction, which discusses boilers and dust collectors, methodology outlining the design and working principles, design procedures for the dust collector components, and a conclusion on the scope for future work.
The report details the design of a test rig to measure pressure correction factors for medical vacuum filters produced by Walker Filtration. Background research was conducted and an initial test rig prototype was built and tested. The results from this prototype suggested improvements and informed the design of a finalized test rig. The final design incorporates more accurate measurement instruments and additional components to further challenge the airflow, in order to obtain more precise pressure correction factor data for Walker Filtration's filters. This new data has the potential to save the company money through more optimized filter designs.
Industrial fan, a huge industry has comprehensive strategies. This is achieved by way of hearting several blades linked to a hub and shaft and driven with the aid of a motor. The speeds of those fanatics vary with the applications.wholesale indüstrial filter A blower is some other name for a fan that operates in which the fan is downstream as the idea of improvement.
In this presentation i have made the design and development of De-Dusting system for the reduction of dust and chemical emission from the atmosphere of the steel industry (Electrotherm India Ltd.) [Final Semester project Mechanical Engineering 8th sem]
Inventors and entrepreneurs have vocations fueled by passion. Many would have done it for free or as a hobby if it hadn’t become a profession. Mark Rosenzweig is a natural creator, driven by his passion. This fuel has led Mark to develop his ideas into viable products and innovations that he has been patenting since 2003. From an innovative filter sensor and indicator for vacuum cleaners to a basket for deep fryer and methods of cooking food products to a compact cyclonic bagless vacuum cleaner. Sometimes independently and often as part of creative teams, Mark has patented just under one hundred innovative inventions between 2003 and 2017.
Spray Angle Expansion Method of a Twin-Fluid Atomizer for the Application to ...IJRES Journal
This paper presents the results of an experimental study for a new type twin-fluid atomizer, which is based on a multi fluids mixer patented by Sadatomi & Kawahara (2012). This atomizer has a simple structure and can suck water by itself without a pump by introducing pressurized air alone into an internal mixing chamber with less energy consumption. The present study focuses on the improved design of the atomizer for spray angle expansion and its application to CO2 absorption. Experiments relating to two angle expansion methods (Coanda effect and propellers) were conducted, also six sizes of PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) propellers were tested. We found that, the atomizer with a PET propeller of 4 blades and 25 mm in diameter showed the best spray angle expansion effect and presented a good spray quality, especially reduced the Sauter mean diameter (d32) significantly. Finally, the mist sprayed by the optimized atomizer was applied to CO2 absorption, and experimental results showed that the mist sprayed by the optimized atomizer can significantly decrease the CO2 concentration in a closed room.
Inventors and entrepreneurs have vocations fueled by passion. Many would have done it for free or as a hobby if it hadn’t become a profession. Mark Rosenzweig is a natural creator, driven by his passion. This fuel has led Mark to develop his ideas into viable products and innovations that he has been patenting since 2003. From an innovative filter sensor and indicator for vacuum cleaners to a basket for deep fryer and methods of cooking food products to a compact cyclonic bagless vacuum cleaner. Sometimes independently and often as part of creative teams, Mark has patented just under one hundred innovative inventions between 2003 and 2017.
Inventors and entrepreneurs have vocations fueled by passion. Many would have done it for free or as a hobby if it hadn’t become a profession. Mark Rosenzweig is a natural creator, driven by his passion. This fuel has led Mark to develop his ideas into viable products and innovations that he has been patenting since 2003. From an innovative filter sensor and indicator for vacuum cleaners to a basket for deep fryer and methods of cooking food products to a compact cyclonic bagless vacuum cleaner. Sometimes independently and often as part of creative teams, Mark has patented just under one hundred innovative inventions between 2003 and 2017.
This document describes an apparatus for extracting air from fiber suspensions used in papermaking. It discusses how air in fiber suspensions can cause issues in paper quality and discusses prior methods for air extraction. The invention aims to improve prior methods by including a vacuum chamber and means for vibrating the fiber suspension within the chamber to facilitate separation of air bubbles from the fibers. It provides various examples of configurations for the vibrating means and discusses how the invention allows for highly effective air removal from fiber suspensions.
This document discusses various methods for controlling air pollution from industrial sources. It describes controlling pollutants at their source through prevention, trapping, or altering pollutants before release. Common control methods for particulate pollutants include filtration, electrostatic precipitation, and wet scrubbers. Gaseous pollutants can be controlled through combustion, absorption, adsorption, or closed collection systems. The best approach is to prevent pollution at the source, but using equipment to destroy, alter or trap pollutants before emission is also effective. Selection of control equipment depends on the particle characteristics, gas properties, process factors and economic considerations.
This document discusses various methods for controlling air pollution from industrial sources. It describes controlling pollutants at their source through prevention, trapping, or altering pollutants before release. Common control methods for particulate pollutants include filtration, electrostatic precipitation, and wet scrubbers. Gaseous pollutants can be controlled through combustion, absorption, adsorption, or closed collection systems. The best approach is to prevent pollution at the source, but using equipment to destroy, alter or trap pollutants before emission is also effective.
This document discusses various methods for controlling air pollution from industrial sources. It describes controlling pollutants at their source through prevention, trapping, or altering pollutants before release. Common control methods for particulate pollutants include filtration, electrostatic precipitation, and wet scrubbers. Gaseous pollutants can be controlled through combustion, absorption, adsorption, or closed collection systems. The best approach is to prevent pollution at the source, but using equipment to destroy, alter or trap pollutants before emission is also effective.
This document discusses roots blowers. It begins by defining a compressor as a device that increases the pressure of gas or vapor. It then states that a blower is a type of air compressor. It describes the key components of a roots blower, including two rotating lobes in an airtight casing with inlet and outlet ports on opposite sides. As the lobes rotate, they trap air which increases in pressure through a backflow process from the receiver to the pockets. Roots blowers attain full revolutions quickly and have lower power demands at partial loads. However, they also have disadvantages like higher wear at partial loads and sensitivity to foreign material.
1) The filter cake that forms on the surface of the filter bags is what does the filtering, not the bags themselves. The cake protects the bags from dust.
2) When designing a dedusting system, the key components to consider are the equipment to be dedusted, dedusting pipes/valves, filter, fan/motor, and insulation. Design guidelines include airflow volumes, pipe sizes, filtration velocities below 1.3 m/s, and dust concentrations of 20-50 g/cubic meter.
3) Important factors for selecting filter bags include the type of filter and cleaning mechanism, moisture/temperature, dust properties, and providing high permeability, strength, and stability. The bag material
Inventors and entrepreneurs have vocations fueled by passion. Many would have done it for free or as a hobby if it hadn’t become a profession. Mark Rosenzweig is a natural creator, driven by his passion. This fuel has led Mark to develop his ideas into viable products and innovations that he has been patenting since 2003. From an innovative filter sensor and indicator for vacuum cleaners to a basket for deep fryer and methods of cooking food products to a compact cyclonic bagless vacuum cleaner. Sometimes independently and often as part of creative teams, Mark has patented just under one hundred innovative inventions between 2003 and 2017.
Inventors and entrepreneurs have vocations fueled by passion. Many would have done it for free or as a hobby if it hadn’t become a profession. Mark Rosenzweig is a natural creator, driven by his passion. This fuel has led Mark to develop his ideas into viable products and innovations that he has been patenting since 2003. From an innovative filter sensor and indicator for vacuum cleaners to a basket for deep fryer and methods of cooking food products to a compact cyclonic bagless vacuum cleaner. Sometimes independently and often as part of creative teams, Mark has patented just under one hundred innovative inventions between 2003 and 2017.
Inventors and entrepreneurs have vocations fueled by passion. Many would have done it for free or as a hobby if it hadn’t become a profession. Mark Rosenzweig is a natural creator, driven by his passion. This fuel has led Mark to develop his ideas into viable products and innovations that he has been patenting since 2003. From an innovative filter sensor and indicator for vacuum cleaners to a basket for deep fryer and methods of cooking food products to a compact cyclonic bagless vacuum cleaner. Sometimes independently and often as part of creative teams, Mark has patented just under one hundred innovative inventions between 2003 and 2017.
Inventors and entrepreneurs have vocations fueled by passion. Many would have done it for free or as a hobby if it hadn’t become a profession. Mark Rosenzweig is a natural creator, driven by his passion. This fuel has led Mark to develop his ideas into viable products and innovations that he has been patenting since 2003. From an innovative filter sensor and indicator for vacuum cleaners to a basket for deep fryer and methods of cooking food products to a compact cyclonic bagless vacuum cleaner. Sometimes independently and often as part of creative teams, Mark has patented just under one hundred innovative inventions between 2003 and 2017.
Inventors and entrepreneurs have vocations fueled by passion. Many would have done it for free or as a hobby if it hadn’t become a profession. Mark Rosenzweig is a natural creator, driven by his passion. This fuel has led Mark to develop his ideas into viable products and innovations that he has been patenting since 2003. From an innovative filter sensor and indicator for vacuum cleaners to a basket for deep fryer and methods of cooking food products to a compact cyclonic bagless vacuum cleaner. Sometimes independently and often as part of creative teams, Mark has patented just under one hundred innovative inventions between 2003 and 2017.
Inventors and entrepreneurs have vocations fueled by passion. Many would have done it for free or as a hobby if it hadn’t become a profession. Mark Rosenzweig is a natural creator, driven by his passion. This fuel has led Mark to develop his ideas into viable products and innovations that he has been patenting since 2003. From an innovative filter sensor and indicator for vacuum cleaners to a basket for deep fryer and methods of cooking food products to a compact cyclonic bagless vacuum cleaner. Sometimes independently and often as part of creative teams, Mark has patented just under one hundred innovative inventions between 2003 and 2017.
Inventors and entrepreneurs have vocations fueled by passion. Many would have done it for free or as a hobby if it hadn’t become a profession. Mark Rosenzweig is a natural creator, driven by his passion. This fuel has led Mark to develop his ideas into viable products and innovations that he has been patenting since 2003. From an innovative filter sensor and indicator for vacuum cleaners to a basket for deep fryer and methods of cooking food products to a compact cyclonic bagless vacuum cleaner. Sometimes independently and often as part of creative teams, Mark has patented just under one hundred innovative inventions between 2003 and 2017.
Inventors and entrepreneurs have vocations fueled by passion. Many would have done it for free or as a hobby if it hadn’t become a profession. Mark Rosenzweig is a natural creator, driven by his passion. This fuel has led Mark to develop his ideas into viable products and innovations that he has been patenting since 2003. From an innovative filter sensor and indicator for vacuum cleaners to a basket for deep fryer and methods of cooking food products to a compact cyclonic bagless vacuum cleaner. Sometimes independently and often as part of creative teams, Mark has patented just under one hundred innovative inventions between 2003 and 2017.
Inventors and entrepreneurs have vocations fueled by passion. Many would have done it for free or as a hobby if it hadn’t become a profession. Mark Rosenzweig is a natural creator, driven by his passion. This fuel has led Mark to develop his ideas into viable products and innovations that he has been patenting since 2003. From an innovative filter sensor and indicator for vacuum cleaners to a basket for deep fryer and methods of cooking food products to a compact cyclonic bagless vacuum cleaner. Sometimes independently and often as part of creative teams, Mark has patented just under one hundred innovative inventions between 2003 and 2017.
Inventors and entrepreneurs have vocations fueled by passion. Many would have done it for free or as a hobby if it hadn’t become a profession. Mark Rosenzweig is a natural creator, driven by his passion. This fuel has led Mark to develop his ideas into viable products and innovations that he has been patenting since 2003. From an innovative filter sensor and indicator for vacuum cleaners to a basket for deep fryer and methods of cooking food products to a compact cyclonic bagless vacuum cleaner. Sometimes independently and often as part of creative teams, Mark has patented just under one hundred innovative inventions between 2003 and 2017.
Inventors and entrepreneurs have vocations fueled by passion. Many would have done it for free or as a hobby if it hadn’t become a profession. Mark Rosenzweig is a natural creator, driven by his passion. This fuel has led Mark to develop his ideas into viable products and innovations that he has been patenting since 2003. From an innovative filter sensor and indicator for vacuum cleaners to a basket for deep fryer and methods of cooking food products to a compact cyclonic bagless vacuum cleaner. Sometimes independently and often as part of creative teams, Mark has patented just under one hundred innovative inventions between 2003 and 2017.
Inventors and entrepreneurs have vocations fueled by passion. Many would have done it for free or as a hobby if it hadn’t become a profession. Mark Rosenzweig is a natural creator, driven by his passion. This fuel has led Mark to develop his ideas into viable products and innovations that he has been patenting since 2003. From an innovative filter sensor and indicator for vacuum cleaners to a basket for deep fryer and methods of cooking food products to a compact cyclonic bagless vacuum cleaner. Sometimes independently and often as part of creative teams, Mark has patented just under one hundred innovative inventions between 2003 and 2017.
Inventors and entrepreneurs have vocations fueled by passion. Many would have done it for free or as a hobby if it hadn’t become a profession. Mark Rosenzweig is a natural creator, driven by his passion. This fuel has led Mark to develop his ideas into viable products and innovations that he has been patenting since 2003. From an innovative filter sensor and indicator for vacuum cleaners to a basket for deep fryer and methods of cooking food products to a compact cyclonic bagless vacuum cleaner. Sometimes independently and often as part of creative teams, Mark has patented just under one hundred innovative inventions between 2003 and 2017.
Inventors and entrepreneurs have vocations fueled by passion. Many would have done it for free or as a hobby if it hadn’t become a profession. Mark Rosenzweig is a natural creator, driven by his passion. This fuel has led Mark to develop his ideas into viable products and innovations that he has been patenting since 2003. From an innovative filter sensor and indicator for vacuum cleaners to a basket for deep fryer and methods of cooking food products to a compact cyclonic bagless vacuum cleaner. Sometimes independently and often as part of creative teams, Mark has patented just under one hundred innovative inventions between 2003 and 2017.
Inventors and entrepreneurs have vocations fueled by passion. Many would have done it for free or as a hobby if it hadn’t become a profession. Mark Rosenzweig is a natural creator, driven by his passion. This fuel has led Mark to develop his ideas into viable products and innovations that he has been patenting since 2003. From an innovative filter sensor and indicator for vacuum cleaners to a basket for deep fryer and methods of cooking food products to a compact cyclonic bagless vacuum cleaner. Sometimes independently and often as part of creative teams, Mark has patented just under one hundred innovative inventions between 2003 and 2017.
Inventors and entrepreneurs have vocations fueled by passion. Many would have done it for free or as a hobby if it hadn’t become a profession. Mark Rosenzweig is a natural creator, driven by his passion. This fuel has led Mark to develop his ideas into viable products and innovations that he has been patenting since 2003. From an innovative filter sensor and indicator for vacuum cleaners to a basket for deep fryer and methods of cooking food products to a compact cyclonic bagless vacuum cleaner. Sometimes independently and often as part of creative teams, Mark has patented just under one hundred innovative inventions between 2003 and 2017.
Inventors and entrepreneurs have vocations fueled by passion. Many would have done it for free or as a hobby if it hadn’t become a profession. Mark Rosenzweig is a natural creator, driven by his passion. This fuel has led Mark to develop his ideas into viable products and innovations that he has been patenting since 2003. From an innovative filter sensor and indicator for vacuum cleaners to a basket for deep fryer and methods of cooking food products to a compact cyclonic bagless vacuum cleaner. Sometimes independently and often as part of creative teams, Mark has patented just under one hundred innovative inventions between 2003 and 2017.
Inventors and entrepreneurs have vocations fueled by passion. Many would have done it for free or as a hobby if it hadn’t become a profession. Mark Rosenzweig is a natural creator, driven by his passion. This fuel has led Mark to develop his ideas into viable products and innovations that he has been patenting since 2003. From an innovative filter sensor and indicator for vacuum cleaners to a basket for deep fryer and methods of cooking food products to a compact cyclonic bagless vacuum cleaner. Sometimes independently and often as part of creative teams, Mark has patented just under one hundred innovative inventions between 2003 and 2017.
Inventors and entrepreneurs have vocations fueled by passion. Many would have done it for free or as a hobby if it hadn’t become a profession. Mark Rosenzweig is a natural creator, driven by his passion. This fuel has led Mark to develop his ideas into viable products and innovations that he has been patenting since 2003. From an innovative filter sensor and indicator for vacuum cleaners to a basket for deep fryer and methods of cooking food products to a compact cyclonic bagless vacuum cleaner. Sometimes independently and often as part of creative teams, Mark has patented just under one hundred innovative inventions between 2003 and 2017.
Inventors and entrepreneurs have vocations fueled by passion. Many would have done it for free or as a hobby if it hadn’t become a profession. Mark Rosenzweig is a natural creator, driven by his passion. This fuel has led Mark to develop his ideas into viable products and innovations that he has been patenting since 2003. From an innovative filter sensor and indicator for vacuum cleaners to a basket for deep fryer and methods of cooking food products to a compact cyclonic bagless vacuum cleaner. Sometimes independently and often as part of creative teams, Mark has patented just under one hundred innovative inventions between 2003 and 2017.
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1. United States Patent
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Greene et al. (45) Date of Patent: Feb. 12, 2008
(54) LIGHT WEIGHT BAGLESS VACUUM 5,307.538 A * 5/1994 Rench et al. ................. 15,352
CLEANER 6,406,505 B1* 6/2002 Oh et al. ...................... 55/337
6,546,593 B2 * 4/2003 Oh et al. ...................... 15.353
(75) Inventors: Mason Greene, Auburn, AL (US); 6,848,146 B2 * 2/2005 Wright et al.................. 15.353
Mark Rosenzweig, Chestnut Hill, MA 2004/0098827 A1* 5/2004 Oh et al. ...................... 15,347
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(73) Assignee: Euro-Pro Operating, LLC, West * cited by examiner
Newton, MA (US)
Primary Examiner David Redding
(*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term ofthis (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Greenberg Traurig LLP:
patent is extended or adjusted under 35 Michael I. Wolfson
U.S.C. 154(b) by 666 days.
(57) ABSTRACT
(21) Appl. No.: 10/802,389
(22) Filed: Mar. 17, 2004 A light weight upright vacuum container including a cylin
drical cyclonic air separation and dirt collect container with
(65) Prior Publication Data a combination shroudand pleatedfiltercartridgeholder. The
container has a tangential air inlet at the upper portion, a
US 2005/022.3519 A1 Oct. 13, 2005 closedbottom andan open top leadingto a motorpositioned
(51) Int. Cl. in the upper portion ofthe vacuum cleaner housing provide
A47L 9/16 (2006.01) for improved air separation and dirt collection. The shroud
(52) U.S. Cl 55/337: 55/433: 55/459.1: hasan open sidewallandaclosedbottom withanoutwardlyOa - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - s55/DIG. 3: 15/35 s and downwardly extending skirt that extends to the about the
• -s midpoint of the height of the container. Dirt particles that
(58) Field of Classification Search .................. 55/337, separate from the air flow above the skirt drop to the lower
55/426,429, 433,459.1, DIG. 3: 15/347 353, portion below the skirt. Clean air then exits an open upper
15/DIG. 8 portion of the shroud to the suction source above the
See application file for complete search history. container. The air exiting the shroud passes through a
(56) References Cited frusto-conical region and into a radially pleated filter before
entering the vacuum motor.
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LIGHT WEIGHT BAGLESS VACUUM
CLEANER
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates generally to vacuum cleaners, and
more particularly to light weight upright bagless vacuum
cleaners including a cylindrical cyclonic separation/dirt col
lection container with a combined central shroud and filter
holder in the container and an outlet at the top of the
container with an openable bottom to enhance separation of
dirt from the air stream and retention ofdirt particles on the
bottom of the container.
Cyclonic vacuum cleaners have been known for some
time. For example, European Patent No. EP 0 042 723 and
U.S. Pat. No. 4,593.429 to James Dyson discloses a vacuum
Suction cleaning device includingtwo cyclone units in series
operating Successively to extract dirt particles from an air
flow. One of the two cyclones has a substantially frusto
conical shape serving to increase the Velocity of the dirt
particles so that the cyclone is capable ofdepositing the fine
dustparticles in a small diametercollection chamberrelative
to the diameter ofthe cone opening. Priorto the air entering
the cyclone, dirty air enters tangentially against the wall of
acylindrical outerchamberoperatingas a cycloneto remove
coarse dirt particles from the dirty air entering the device.
In addition to devices wherein the Successive cyclones are
coaxial as in the above noted publications, Dyson in U.S.
Pat. No. 4,373.288 places frusto-conical cyclones side by
side. In this configuration, the device is designed to remove
dirt through the two cyclones operating in series. The
principal objective in all these devices is to avoid the need
to utilize a bag as in conventional vacuum cleaners. In these
conventional devices, air is drawn through the appliance by
a fan that creates a large pressure drop as the bag fills with
dirt. This increase in pressure drop lowers the cleaning
efficiency ofthe unit. It is for this reason that configurations
for bagless vacuum cleaners are extremely appealing.
A bagless cleaning device is disclosed in WO 99/42198
basedon PCT/GB99/00507 by the applicant herein. The full
text ofthis publication is incorporated herein by reference.
In this device, dirty inlet air is passed into the upper portion
ofa cyclone having a cylindrical cross-section and a lower
frusto-conical section. This cyclone separation stage is
designed to separate fine dirt particles in a collection cham
ber below the cone opening. The cylindrical portion ofthe
device includes a transition Zone connected to an adjacent
side chamber for collection of coarse dirt particles. In
another embodiment disclosed therein, coarse dirt is col
lected in an outerlargercylindrical chamber Surrounding the
inner frusto-conical cyclone separator.
Other bagless vacuum cleaner designs are shown in a
series ofrelated applications that issued to Royal Appliance
Mfg. Co. based on an application thatinitially issued as U.S.
Pat. No. 6,003,196 on Dec. 21, 1999. These patents disclose
various types of upright vacuum cleaners including an air
separation chamber that may be a cyclonic separation
device. All the vacuum cleaners described in these patents
include a filter disposed in the cyclonic air flow chamber or
dirt cup upstream ofthe Suction source.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,192,550 to Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. also
discloses a vacuum cleaning device having a rotatable filter
disposed in a cyclonic airseparation chamber. This device is
particularly effective, because the rotatable feature of the
filter allows removal of dirt entrained in the filter into the
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bottom ofthe dirt cup for easy disposal when the dirt cup is
removed for cleaning. The contents ofthis patent are incor
porated herein by reference.
While the use of cyclonic separators provides its own
advantage, considerations related to the configuration ofthe
vacuum cleaner as a whole may also affect the viability of
the design. Motors used to power a fan to induce air flow
tend to be the heaviest single component of the vacuum
cleaner. The location ofthis weight may affect the ease with
which the vacuum cleaner may be used. Where the weight
ofthe motor is high relative to the rest ofthe components of
the vacuum cleaner, the resultant high center ofgravity for
the vacuum may tend to make the assembly less stable for
users. Thus, the ability to mount the motor low may offer
additional stability and ease of use.
Mounting the motorbelow the separation chamberlowers
the center ofgravity ofthe vacuum cleaner that is important
in a compact light weight design. The configuration affects
design choices for the separation chamber. The use of a
cyclonic separatorrequires thatthe chamberbe substantially
cylindrical, and ofa sufficient diameter to allow forcyclonic
air flow within. The separation chamber must be removable
to allow it to be emptied, cleaned or replaced. Placement of
the motor below the separation chamber may result in
inefficientpowerto draw airenteringtheseparation chamber
at the top through the separation chamber.
Thus, while many ofthese bagless designs are improve
ments over conventional vacuums utilizing bag technology,
it remains desirable to provide continued improvements and
alternative designs to improve both the separation of dirt
particles from air in the air separator chamber in a compact
and light-weight design.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Generally speaking, in accordance with the invention, a
lightweightupright vacuum cleanerhaving a cylindrical dirt
separation and collection device is provided. The dirt sepa
ration and collection device is a Substantially cylindrical
container with a tangential air inlet at the upper portion and
a selectively operable bottom for removal ofseparated dirt.
A combination shroud and filter holder extends from the
open top ofthe container with an upper filterholderportion,
a lower shroud extending into the container and a frusto
conical transition region connecting the shroud to the filter
holder portion. An outwardly and downwardly extending
flange or skirt extends from the bottom of the shroud to
prevent reentrainment ofdirt into the air stream exiting the
container. The closed bottom of the container is pivotally
mounted to the container sidewall and selectively openable
for emptying.
A vacuum cleaner in accordance with the invention has an
elongated housing hingedly connected to a nozzle with an
air inlet for removing dirt from a surface to be cleaned. The
housing has an upper end extending to a pipe with a user
handle at the top of the pipe. The housing includes a
container cavity that receives the separation and collection
container. A motor is positioned in the upper portion ofthe
housing above the container opening in the housing for
receiving the air separation and dirt collection container.
Outlet air is drawn from the container to a radially pleated
filter disposed in the separate filter holder above the transi
tion region and the shroud. A cylindrical radially pleated
filter cartridge is positioned in the holder below the motor.
Air entering the container tangentially circulates above the
skirt depositing dirt to the bottom and is then drawn into the
open portion ofthe shroud and the upwardly into the filter
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cartridge. The filter pleats are radially disposed to increase
filtering surface area, before the clean air is drawn into the
motor.
Accordingly, it is an object ofthe invention to provide a
dirt separation container for a compact upright vacuum
cleaner that provides improved dirt separation.
It is another object of the invention to provide a dirt
separation container including a shroud with a downwardly
projection skirt to improve dirt separation.
A further object of the invention is to provide an air
separation and dirt collection container with a shroud and a
separate filter chamber above the shroud for use with a
vacuum cleanerhaving a vacuum sourceintheupperportion
of the vacuum housing.
Yetanotherobject ofthe invention is to providea compact
vacuum cleaner with an easily removable pleated filter
cartridge positioned outsideandabove the shroudand below
the vacuum source.
Still other objects and advantages ofthe invention will in
part be obvious and will in part be apparent from the
specification.
The invention accordingly comprises the features ofcon
struction, combination ofelements, andarrangement ofparts
which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter set
forth, and the scope ofthe invention will be indicated in the
claims.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
For a fuller understanding of the invention, reference is
had to the following description taken in connection with the
accompanying drawings(s), in which:
FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a compact upright
vacuum cleaner with a removable cylindrical cyclonic air
separation and collection container and a cylindrical filter
cartridge constructed and arranged in accordance with the
invention;
FIG. 2 a cross-sectional view of the separation and
collectioncontainerwith theshroudandfilterholderin place
for use in the vacuum cleanerofFIG. 1 showing theairand
dirt pattern;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the pleated filter cartridge
positioned in the shroud and filter holder of FIG. 2 taken
along line 3-3:
FIG. 4 is cross-sectional view of the filter cartridge of
FIG. 3 taken along line 4-4:
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the combination shroud
and filter holder in the container of FIG. 2; and
FIG. 6 is a perspective view ofa combination shroud and
filter holder in accordance with another embodiment of the
invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE
INVENTION
FIG. 1 shows the main components of a light weight
vacuum cleaner 11 constructed and arranged in accordance
with the invention. Vacuum cleaner 11 has an elongated
housing 12 with an upwardly extending pipe 13 terminating
in a user handle 14. An air separation and dirt collection
containercavity 21 is formed in the lowerportion ofhousing
12. A Suction nozzle 16 is hingedly connected to housing 12
forpassing overa surface to be cleaned. Apairofwheels 17
or rollers are mounted at the bottom rear ofhousing 12 on
an axle 18 for ease of displacing over the surface to be
cleaned. A vacuum motor 19 is positioned in the upper
portion of housing 12 above container cavity 21.
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A selectively removable cylindrical air separation and
collection container22 is positioned in cavity 21 ofhousing
12. As shown in more detail in FIG. 2, air separation and
collection container 22 has a Substantially cylindrical side
wall 26 and a cover 31 with a handle 29 and a selectively
openable hinged bottom 23. Sidewall 26 has an air inlet 27
in the upper portion. A conduit 28 provides an airflow
connection from nozzle 16 to inlet 27. A combination shroud
and filter holder assembly 24 is seated at the upper portion
ofcontainer 22. Afiltercartridge 52 is positioned in housing
12 below motor 19.
Referring again to FIG. 2, air separation and collection
container 22 has a cover31 with an open top 33. Apivotable
latch 36 with an engagement lip 37 at the lower end and a
release button 38 at the top by a pin 39 is mounted to the
frontofsidewall 26 by a pin 39. Latch 36 is biased at the top
by a spring 41 to engage bottom 23 and hold it in a closed
position during vacuuming and removal from cavity 21.
Bottom 23 is fitted with a gasket 42 to insure an airtight
connection with sidewall 26 when closed.
Combination shroud and filter holder 24 includes a lower
cylindrical shroud portion 46 with a closed bottom with an
outwardly extending and downwardly facing skirt 48 on the
closed bottom that extends to about the mid-point ofcylin
drical container 22. Shroud 46 need not extent to the exact
midpointofcontainer 22, but should be within about plus or
minus 10 percent of the height of container 22. This will
allow for sufficient air separation above skirt 48 and reten
tion of dirt collected below skirt 48. A funnel-shaped or
frusto-conical transition portion 49 extends from the top of
shroud 46 to a height ofthe top ofsidewall 26 and extends
upwardly to form a cylindrical filter holder portion 51.
Filter holder portion 51 holds a radially plated filter
cartridge 52 shown in detail in FIGS. 3 and 4. Acover31 fits
over filterholderportion 51. Sidewall 26 includes three tabs
(not shown) that are engaged by three corresponding key
slots formedon the inside ofcover 31 forproviding a secure
lockingengagementbetween cover31 and sidewall 26 when
assembled for use. This also allows for easy removal for
cleaning or replacement offilter cartridge 52. Agasket 56 is
also provided at the sidewall ofcover 31 for forming a seal
with filter cartridge 52.
Filter cartridge 52 includes a cylindrical sidewall 58 and
is open at the top and bottom. The top ofsidewall 58 has an
inwardly facing flange 59 and an upwardly extending edge
61 forcontacting gasket56 in cover 31 to form a seal. Apair
ofcross-hatch beams 62 provide support and hold a center
pin 63 with a lower button 65 for securing a pleated filter
element 64 in place.
The filter media may be a high density polyethylene
based open-celled porous media, Such as Porex, or air
equivalent foraminous filter. Asuitable filter medial isa rigid
open-celled foam that is moldableorwashable intoa desired
configurations. Preferably, the filter media is a high effi
ciency particular arrest (HEPA) filter element in radial
pleated form with in cartridge 52.
Shroud portion 46 between skirt 48 and transition portion
49 is open to airflow to filter holder region 51. A screen 50
is placed over opening in shroud 46 to prevent large pieces
ofdebris and fibers from clogging filter element 64. Details
of shroud 46 illustrated in FIG. 2 are shown in perspective
in FIG. 5. FIG. 6 illustrates another embodiment of a
combined shroud and filter holder assembly 66 with a
plurality ofholes 67 in place ofthe open shroud and screen
50 of combination holder 24 of FIG. 5.
FIG. 2 illustrates the airflow pattern and dirtcollection of
air separation and collection container 22 constructed in
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accordancewith the invention. Dirty airenters nozzle 16and
travels up conduit28 to inlet 27as shown by an arrow A. Air
then travels tangentially within sidewall 26 ofthe collection
container 22 as shown by an arrow Band dirt 71 is collected
on bottom 23. Clean air shown by arrow C is then drawn
through screen50into transition region 49. Airis then drawn
through outlet 33 and into filter cartridge 52 due to the
vacuum created by motor 19 above filter holder 24. A
washable foam filter disk can be positioned at the inlet to
motor 19 as a final filter.
In the illustrated embodiment, compact vacuum cleaner
11 is about 1.25 meter or 48 inches in height with container
22havinga diameterofabout 108 mm or4% inches. Shroud
46 has an outer diameter of about 43 mm. Skirt 48 is
positioned at the bottomofshroud46andextends about 16.6
mm from the outer diameter of shroud 46. Thus, skirt 48
extends to between about 60 to 80 percent of the inside
diameter of sidewall 26. Preferably, skirt 36 should extend
about 65 to 75 percent, and most preferably about 70
percent. The overall height ofcontainer 21 is about 25 cm.
Filter cartridge 52 is about 3.5 cm in height.
It will thus be seen that theobjects set forth above, among
those made apparent from the preceding description, are
efficiently attained and, since certain changes may be made
in the above construction(s) without departing from the
spiritand scope oftheinvention, itis intended thatall matter
contained in the above description or shown in the accom
panying drawings(s) shall be interpreted as illustrative and
not in a limiting sense.
It is also to be understood that the following claims are
intended to cover all ofthe generic and specific features of
the invention herein described and all statements of the
Scope ofthe invention thatas a matter oflanguage, mightbe
said to fall there between.
What is claimed is:
1. An air separation and dirt collection device for a
bagless vacuum cleaner comprising:
an elongated container having a cylindrical sidewall, a
open top and a closed bottom that is openable for
emptying collected dirt,
a tangential air inlet formed in the upper portion of the
sidewall;
a combined shroud and filter holderassembly, the shroud
having an open sidewall and closed bottom with an
outwardly and downwardly extending skirt disposed on
the closed bottom of the shroud;
an inverted frusto-conical transition portion extending
from the upper portion ofthe shroud to the filter holder
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portion extending above the upper portion ofthe con
tainer sidewall and being open to passage ofair, and
a radially pleated filter cartridge positioned in the filter
holder portion ofthe assembly.
2. The airseparation and dirtcollection device ofclaim 1,
wherein the outer diameter of the skirt extends to between
about 60 to 80 percent of the diameter of the cylindrical
container.
3. The airseparation and dirtcollection device ofclaim 1,
wherein the shroud has an outer diameter between about 35
to 45 percent ofthe diameter ofthe container sidewall.
4. The airseparation and dirtcollection device ofclaim 1,
wherein the bottom is hinged to the sidewall and selectively
openable for removal ofdirt collected thereon.
5. The airseparation and dirtcollection device ofclaim 1,
including a screen on the open sidewall of the shroud.
6. Theairseparation and dirt collection deviceofclaim 1,
wherein the sidewall of the shroud includes a plurality of
holes.
7. The airseparation and dirtcollection device ofclaim 6,
wherein the filter cartridge includes a radially pleated filter.
8. The airseparation and dirtcollection device ofclaim 6,
wherein the pleated filter is a HEPA filter.
9. A vacuum cleaner including an elongated housing
hingedly connected to a Suction nozzle with a dirty air inlet
and a suction source in the upper portion and having an
opening for receiving a dirt separation and collection con
tainer, the container comprising:
an elongated container having a cylindrical sidewall, a
open top and a closed bottom that is openable for
emptying collected dirt,
a tangential air inlet formed in the upper portion of the
sidewall;
a combined shroud and filter holder assembly, the shroud
having an open sidewall and closed bottom with an
outwardly and downwardly extending skirt disposed on
the closed bottom of the shroud;
an inverted frusto-conical transition portion extending
from the upper portion ofthe shroud to the filter holder
portion extending above the upper portion ofthe con
tainer sidewall and being open to passage ofair, and
a radially pleated filter cartridge positioned in the filter
holder portion ofthe assembly.