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US 2011/0209447 A1Published application
Cyclonic separating apparatus
AssigneeDyson Technology Limited
InventorsDavid Colin Worker, Oliver Henry Sherston Chambers
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a cyclonic separating apparatus and a vortex finder plate for use in a cyclonic separating apparatus, the vortex finder plate including a support structure and a plurality of vortex finder support flaps extending from the support structure, each vortex finder support flap comprising a vortex finder. At least one of the vortex finder support flaps is connected to the support structure by a hinge.
Claims23
A vortex finder plate for use in a cyclonic separating apparatus comprising,
- a support structure, and
- a plurality of vortex finder support flaps extending from the support structure, each vortex finder support flap comprising a vortex finder, and
- wherein at least one of the vortex finder support flaps is connected to the support structure by a hinge.
A cyclonic separating apparatus comprising,
- a plurality of cyclones arranged in parallel, each cyclone comprising an air inlet and an air outlet,
- a vortex finder plate comprising a support structure and a plurality of vortex finder support flaps extending from the support structure, each vortex finder support flap supporting a downwardly extending vortex finder, the vortex finder plate being arranged such that an end of each cyclone is covered by a vortex finder support flap such that a vortex finder protrudes into each cyclone forming the air outlet of the cyclone,
- wherein at least one of the vortex finder support flaps is connected to the support structure by a hinge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.