Apparatus and method for separating particles from a cyclonic fluid flow utilizing a movable access member associated with a cyclonic separator
AssigneeG.B.D. Corp.
InventorsWayne Ernest Conrad, Dave Petersen
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Abstract
A particle separation member is provided for use with a cyclone separator. The particle separation member divides the separator into a cyclone chamber and a particle receiving chamber. The cyclone chamber and the particle receiving chamber communicate via a plurality of apertures in the particle separation member. The particle separation member is provided with an access member which is movably mounted with respect to the particle separation member for providing access to the particle receiving chamber to empty the collected contents therefrom.
Claims30
A separator for separating entrained particles from a fluid flow, the separator comprising:
- a) a cyclone chamber having a cyclonic flow region;
- b) a fluid inlet for introducing a fluid flow to the cyclonic flow region wherein the fluid flows cyclonically;
- c) a fluid outlet for removing the fluid flow from the cyclone chamber;
- d) a particle separator member positioned beneath the cyclonic flow region;
- e) a particle receiving chamber disposed beneath the particle separation member for receiving particles separated from the fluid flow;
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- f) an access member associated with the particle separation member, the access member moveable between a closed position and an open position in which the access member is displaced to provide an opening for emptying the particle receiving chamber.
A separator for separating entrained particles from a fluid flow, the separator comprising:
- a) a cyclone chamber for containing a cyclonic flow in a cyclonic flow region;
- b) means for introducing a fluid flow to the cyclonic flow region for cyclonic rotation therein;
- c) means for removing the fluid flow from the cyclone chamber;
- d) particle receiving means disposed beneath the cyclone chamber for receiving particles separated from the fluid flow;
- e) separation means for dividing the particle receiving means from the cyclone chamber;
- f) transporting means associated with the separation means for connecting the particle receiving means in flow communication with the cyclonic flow region such that, in operation, particles pass through the transporting means to the particle receiving means;
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- g) access means for selectively providing access to the particle receiving means via the separation means.
A method of emptying particles from a cyclone separator, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) introducing a fluid to flow cyclonically in a cyclone chamber having a cyclonic flow region;
- b) removing particles from the fluid flow in the cyclone chamber to a particle receiving chamber which is in fluid flow communication with the cyclonic flow region, the particle receiving chamber separated from the cyclonic flow region by a particle separation member having an access member movably mounted to the particle separation member;
- c) removing the fluid flow from the chamber;
- d) storing the particles removed from the fluid flow;
- e) terminating the fluid flow into the cyclonic flow region;
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- f) inverting the chamber to remove the separated particles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.