Multi-cyclone vacuum excavation system
OwnerMichael Leonard Andersoninventor
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Abstract
A vehicle may include an undercarriage with a vacuum spoils tank and a multi-cyclone body housing mounted thereon. A vacuum spoils tank may be in fluid connection to the multi-cyclone body housing. The vacuum spoils tank may include both an inlet and an outlet. A multi-cyclone body may be housed within the multi-cyclone body housing. The housing may be positioned at the vacuum spoils tank outlet, and the multi-cyclone body may carry a plurality of mini-cyclonic chambers. Each mini-cyclonic chamber may include an outlet tube and a mini-cyclonic separator. The mini-cyclonic separator may be in fluid communication with the vacuum spoils tank outlet. The outlet tube may be in fluid communication with a multi-cyclone body housing outlet and a filtration system
Claims5
A vacuum excavation vehicle comprising:
- an undercarriage;
- a vacuum spoils tank operatively mounted to the undercarriage, the vacuum spoils tank having an inlet and an outlet;
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- a multi-cyclone body housing positioned at the vacuum spoils tank outlet, the multi-cyclone body housing carrying a multi-cyclone body, the multi-cyclone body carrying the plurality of mini-cyclonic chambers, each mini-cyclonic chamber including an outlet tube and a mini-cyclonic separator, the mini-cyclonic separator being in fluid communication with the vacuum spoils tank outlet, the outlet tube being in fluid communication with a multi-cyclone body housing outlet and a filtration system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.