COMPACT VACUUM SANDER
A sanding machine with a hand held sanding unit connected to a base unit, containing one motor that has several purposes: to provide suction of debris back to the base unit through a hose, to power a driver cable that rotates the hand-held unit and to produce vibrations needed to cause the filters to release accumulated debris, whereby three motors are not necessary as in my prior U.S. Pat. No. 6,315,647 issued on Nov. 13, 2001.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention is an improvement to the sanding machine of my prior U.S. Pat. No. 6,315,647 issued on Nov. 13, 2001.
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS—REFERENCES CITEDU.S. Pat. No. 6,315,647 issued on Nov. 13, 2001—Pierangelo Ghilardi
FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS—REFERENCES CITEDNot Applicable
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThis is a complete compact system for grinding, sanding and polishing of various materials such as wood, plastic, marble, granite, sandstone, stone, drywall and metal.
The system is comprised of a base unit and a hand-held unit connected by a hose.
The base unit is powered by one single motor and has several purposes. It is a vacuum machine, it powers the hand-held unit, it can roll up and store the hose with the hand-held unit, it collects the debris, and also it can be used as a stool.
The hose has a dual purpose: it transports the debris to the base unit and contains a driver cable to power the hand-held unit.
The hand-held unit is a power tool that is operational by a driver cable.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING
The present invention relates to a novel machine of utility in the sanding art, and more particularly to an improvement to the sanding machine disclosed in my prior U.S. Pat. No. 6,315,647 issued on Nov. 13, 2001.
Since the issuance of my above-mentioned patent, I have been working with my machine, as therein illustrated, shown and claimed, and have discovered several improvements in terms of simplifications which greatly enhance the utility of my machine and, at the same time, result in economy of construction, specifically in reducing the number of component parts necessary.
In order to understand and appreciate the improvements to which the present invention is directed, it is suggested that the text of my U.S. Pat. No. 6,315,647 is reviewed in detail so to understand the concept, and details of my original improvement to the machine in question.
The present invention is provides a machine which is easier to use for the intended purpose.
The present invention also reduces the number of parts needed in order to lower costs and reduce the total volume of a sanding system, thus allowing the realization of an inexpensive, small, high-performing unit.
The present invention also provides a simpler, more efficient combination of parts which, in particular, avoids the need of three motors.
The present invention further provides a machine which can be easily stored.
All these improvements, and others, of the present invention will become clear to those skilled in the art, after carefully studying the following detailed description along with the annexed drawings where the preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown only for purposes of illustration.
It should now be clear to those skilled in the art that using only one motor to power the whole compact vacuum sander will reduce the consumption of power, the number of parts needed and it will reduce the total volume of a sanding system.
Furthermore, having the motor, the fan, the driver cable, and the tool all assembled on the same axis will considerably reduce the number of parts needed while, at the same time, improving the cooling of the mechanical parts involved in the operation of the sanding system.
In addition, being able to roll up and store the flexible hose around the base unit will reduce the chances of breakage and facilitate the storage while increasing work area safety by leaving less hose on the floor. This eliminates a tripping hazard and reduces the chance of damage to the hose itself.
The possibility of having the compact sanding unit mounted as a backpack also increases the safety of the work area for the same reasons: it eliminates a tripping hazard and reduces the chance of damage to the hose itself.
Although the description above contains many specificities, these should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention, but merely to provide illustrations of some of the presently preferred embodiments of this invention. Various other embodiments and ramifications are possible within its scope. Thus the scope of the invention should be determined by the appended claims and their legal equivalents, rather than by the examples given
Claims
1. A sanding machine comprising:
- a. a base unit which is a collection receptacle for debris,
- b. one motor which is housed inside said base unit and powers, simultaneously and on the same axis, a suction fan and a driver cable, wherein said suction fan provides suction for the debris and said driver cable is encased in a protective sheath containing lubricating fluid,
- c. a hand-held unit which is powered by said driver cable and is connected to said base unit by means of a hose that has a dual purpose of containing said driver cable, and of transporting the collected debris to the base unit.
2. A sanding machine as described in claim 1, wherein said base unit can also rotate, and roll up around itself said hose for storage.
3. A sanding machine as described in claim 1, wherein said base unit also contains filters and an eccentric is mounted on said motor to produce minimal vibrations in order to lightly shake said base unit and to cause filters to release debris.
4. A sanding machine as described in claim 1, wherein said base unit also contains a disc having several holes and cylindrical filtration devices adhered thereto, wherein said cylindrical filtration devices have a spring as their inner core and are encased by a second spring of larger diameter, and wherein an eccentric is mounted on said motor to produce minimal vibrations in order to lightly shake said base unit and cause said cylindrical filtration devices to release accumulated debris.
5. A sanding machine as described in claim 1, wherein said base unit is incorporated in a backpack.
6. A sanding machine as described in claim 1, wherein said base unit is also a backpack
7. A sanding machine as described in claim 1, wherein said base unit is mounted on a portable trolley.
8. A sanding machine as described in claim 1, wherein said base unit and its cover are made of hard material and can be used as a stool.
9. A sanding machine as described in claim 1, wherein the hand-held sanding unit has interchangeable heads.
10. A sanding machine as described in claim 1, wherein the hand-held unit is a rotating brush functional to cleaning purposes
Type: Application
Filed: Jun 14, 2004
Publication Date: Dec 15, 2005
Inventor: Pierangelo Ghilardi (Charlotte, NC)
Application Number: 10/867,050