Cyclonic separators for suction cleaners
AssigneeVax Limited
InventorBengt Ivar Anders Ivarsson
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Abstract
A dust separating apparatus for a suction cleaner comprises a cyclonic separating device (10) having a body (12) with an inlet and an outlet for a stream of air and an outlet for separated dust to enter a receptacle (34) for the dust, the body having a part (14) movable in relation to the rest (13) of the body while the rest of the body remains in position in the cleaner, to give access to the interior of the body for cleaning. There may be two separating devices (10, 11) arranged in succession, both having removable body parts (14, 24).
Claims8
A dust separating apparatus for a suction cleaner, comprising a cyclonic separating device having a body with an inlet and an outlet for a stream of air, and an outlet for dust separated from the air stream to enter a receptacle for the separated dust, wherein said body comprises a part movable in relation to the rest of the body while the rest of the body remains in position in the cleaner, to provide access to the interior thereof;
- wherein the cyclonic separating device comprises first and second cyclonic separating devices each comprising a body with an inlet and an outlet for the stream of air and an outlet for separated dust, the air outlet of the first separating device being connected to the air inlet of the second separating device;
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- the first and second devices lie within a casing of the cleaner spaced from one another with the receptacle for separated dust removeably disposed with at least part thereof generally between them, the receptacle having respective inlets for dust communicating with the dust outlets of the first and second separating devices.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.