Dirt separator
AssigneeDyson Technology Limited
InventorAlexander Michael Campbell-Hill
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Abstract
A dirt separator includes a separating chamber defined by an outer wall, the separating chamber having a longitudinal axis; an air inlet into the separating chamber; and a shroud comprising a screen through which air is able to flow out of the separation chamber. The shroud further includes a shroud skirt extending about one end of the shroud, the shroud skirt being fixed to the rest of the shroud at a first, fixed edge, and having a second, free edge. The skirt shroud is formed of a deformable material and includes a plurality of ribs formed on a surface of the skirt.
Claims19
A dirt separator comprising:
- a separating chamber defined by an outer wall, the separating chamber having a longitudinal axis;
- an air inlet into the separating chamber;
- and
- a shroud comprising a screen through which air is able to flow out of the separation chamber and a shroud skirt extending about one end of the shroud, the shroud skirt being fixed at a fixed edge and having a free edge, wherein the shroud skirt is formed of a deformable material and comprises a plurality of ribs formed on a surface of the shroud skirt facing the screen.
A dirt separator comprising:
- a separating chamber defined by an outer wall, the separating chamber having a longitudinal axis;
- an air inlet into the separating chamber;
- and
- a shroud comprising a screen through which air is able to flow out of the separation chamber and a shroud skirt extending about one end of the shroud, the shroud skirt being fixed at a fixed edge and having a free edge, wherein the shroud skirt is formed of a deformable material and comprises a plurality of ribs formed on a surface of the shroud skirt, and
- wherein the shroud skirt is deformable into a first deformed position in which the shroud skirt is collapsed towards the longitudinal axis of the separating chamber away from the screen.
A vacuum cleaner comprising a dirt separator that comprises:
- a separating chamber defined by an outer wall, the separating chamber having a longitudinal axis;
- an air inlet into the separating chamber;
- and
- a shroud comprising a screen through which air is able to flow out of the separation chamber and a shroud skirt extending about one end of the shroud, the shroud skirt being fixed at a fixed edge and having a free edge, wherein the shroud skirt is formed of a deformable material and comprises a plurality of ribs formed on a surface of the shroud skirt facing the screen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.