Solid Agent Cleaning Member Movingly Contacts Apparatus Patents (Class 55/295)
  • Patent number: 10869587
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cyclone dust collector in which usability is improved. A vacuum cleaner comprising a cyclone dust collector, wherein the cyclone dust collector includes, a case configured to swirl suctioned air to separate dust from the suctioned air and accommodate the separated dust, a grille assembly separably installed in the case, and a cleaning portion included in the case and configured to remove dust adhered to a surface of the grille assembly when the grille assembly is separated from the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Gyun Han, Won Min Lee, Chang Hyun Lee, Shin Kim
  • Patent number: 10398272
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner, including a cleaner body; and a dust collector provided in the cleaner body, wherein the dust collector includes a first cyclone provided within an outer case to filter foreign matter and dust from air introduced into the dust collector; a second cyclone accommodated within the first cyclone to separate fine dust from the air introduced into the first cyclone; and a screw surrounding part of the first cyclone, and configured to be rotatable in at least one direction with respect to the first cyclone, wherein the screw includes a pillar that spans a height of the mesh filter; and a scraper provided on an inner surface of the pillar facing an outer surface of the mesh filter, and configured to sweep off dust and foreign matter accumulated on the mesh filter during the rotation of the screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kietak Hyun, Jungmin Ko, Soohan Eo, Sangchul Lee
  • Patent number: 8974564
    Abstract: A screen cleaning system cleans debris from a material catching screen surrounded by a frame. A hollow vacuum arm which moves over the screen. The arm has a slot in a side which is adjacent to the screen. The arm includes an inner arm pivotally coupled to a duct and an outer arm which movable with respect to the inner arm. The arm is moved by an actuator mechanism which includes a first pulley coupled to a drive shaft, a second pulley coupled to an end of the arm, a belt drivingly coupling the first pulley to the second pulley. The outer arm is slidably coupled to the inner arm and a spring is biased to urge the outer arm radially inwardly. A track is formed by the frame and a roller rides along the track and is rotatably coupled to an end of the outer arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: James M. Hershbarger, Nathan R. Vandike
  • Patent number: 8951319
    Abstract: An air cleaner adapted to filter out various types of substances through a filter assembly, as well as automatically remove the filtered substances, and a method for controlling the operation of such an air cleaner, are provided. The air cleaner may include a rotation brush unit installed on an inner wall surface of a front panel, facing a front surface of a mesh-type filter body and adapted to rotate while maintaining contact with the front surface of the filter body. When a suction operation is terminated, the rotation brush unit may to remove dust accumulated on the surface of the mesh-type filter body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyun-Woo Kim, Jung-Min Moon, Jeong-Sang Seo, Kyeong-Bo Kim
  • Patent number: 8870988
    Abstract: A dust collector includes a dust container; a centrifugal separator installed inside the dust container to separate dust from air; a filter unit installed at a discharge hole of the centrifugal separator and provided with a filter member; and a dust-removing device for dislodging dust from the filter unit. The dust-removing device includes a dust removal unit including a dust-removing member having dust-removing projections formed on an undersurface thereof, wherein the dust-removing projections move back and forth while contacting the filter unit to dislodge dust from the filter unit; and a drive unit for providing driving power to the dust removal unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jang Keun Oh, Il Du Jung
  • Patent number: 8721779
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a ceiling embedded type air conditioner having a filter cleaning device to clean a filter. The filter cleaning device includes a cleaning unit to remove dust from the filter and a dust storage unit to store the dust removed by the cleaning unit. The filter may automatically and periodically be cleaned by the cleaning unit and the removed dust may be stored in the dust storage unit, which eliminates a need to separate and clean the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Youl Jeong, Jin Wook Yoon, Sin Ae Kim, Na Ri Lee
  • Publication number: 20140123609
    Abstract: A radiator screen arrangement (10) for a combine harvester is provided. A screen (12) through which air, which is to pass through a radiator, is drawn by a fan. Rotating means (16) are provided for rotating the screen. Blanking means (18), past which the screen is rotated, provides a blanked off area of the screen which is not subject to the induction pressure of the fan and from which particles can therefore be more easily removed. The arrangement is characterised in that the blanking means has a leading edge (18a) which is of generally spiral shape so that the particles on the outer surface of the screen which enter the blanked-off area can reach the outer periphery (12d) of the rotating screen without being exposed to the induction pressure of the fan and hence have an improved chance of being detached from the screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: AGCO do Brasil Comercio a Industria Ltd
    Inventor: Brian Jay Hollatz
  • Publication number: 20140120004
    Abstract: A system includes a particulate removal system configured to remove particulates from a syngas to generate a treated syngas and a particulate flow. The particulate removal system includes a shell. The shell includes a syngas inlet configured to receive the syngas, a syngas outlet configured to discharge the treated syngas, and a particulate outlet configured to discharge the particulate flow. The particulate removal system also includes a particulate collection surface disposed in the shell and configured to adhere the particulates from the syngas to the particulate collection surface as the particulate collection surface rotates toward the syngas and to separate the particulates from the particulate collection surface as the particulate collection surface rotates away from the syngas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Jay Christopher Schleicher, Fredric Samuel Russ
  • Patent number: 8709140
    Abstract: Embodiments provide methods, apparatuses, and articles of manufacture for filtering particulates from an airflow directed at a heat exchanger. A blade may gather the filtered particulates. The gathered particulates may then be exhausted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Mark David Senatori
  • Patent number: 8647404
    Abstract: An indoor unit of an air conditioner includes an indoor fan, an air filter for capturing dust in an air drawn by the indoor fan, a brush mechanism for removing the dust adhering to the air filter, and a dust storage container for storing the dust removed from the air filter by the brush mechanism. The dust storage container is provided with an opening in which the brush mechanism is positioned. A sealing member is attached to the dust storage container, the sealing member being provided in the dust storage container and between the opening and a storage space in which the dust is stored, for sealing a space between an inner wall surface of the dust storage container and the brush mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Yumoto, Kazuto Yamagata, Tsuyoshi Yokomizo
  • Patent number: 8591615
    Abstract: A dust collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner is provided. The dust collecting apparatus includes a centrifugal separating portion, a dust receptacle to collect dust which is separated by the centrifugal separating portion and a filter portion having a filter unit separating dust from an air current discharged from the centrifugal separating portion. The filtering portion further includes a dust removing unit to detach the filter dust caught in the filter unit, and a dust discharge member to move the filter dust to an upstream of the centrifugal separating portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tak-Soo Kim, Joo-Seok Jeong
  • Patent number: 8568521
    Abstract: Disclosed is an indoor unit having a dust storage container in which dust removed from an air filter is stored, and a dust collecting box into which the dust in the dust storage container is transferred by utilizing an effect of blown air. The dust storage container is provided with a full condition detection means for detecting a dust full condition of the dust collecting box. The full condition detection means includes an LED and a phototransistor which are opposed to each other with a storage portion interposed therebetween. After a dust transfer operation which transfers the dust from the dust storage container to the dust collecting box, an intensity of light of the LED that has passed through the storage portion is detected by the phototransistor. If the detected light intensity is equal to or less than a set value, a full condition of the dust collecting box is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiko Sakashita, Tsuyoshi Yokomizo, Yoshiharu Michitsuji, Kenji Masuda
  • Patent number: 8551225
    Abstract: The invention is a separator designed to separate an incoming stream of liquid, gas, and some particulate matter into a separate gas stream, and a separate liquid stream containing the particulate matter. This is achieved through cyclonic action and the use of a float to operate internal valves within the cyclone. The float is mounted on a shaft which is rotated by the motion of the incoming fluid stream and this motion is used to agitate the solids in the liquid so as to prevent the outlet port from becoming jammed. The outlet port also has an auger contained therein that removes particulate matter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Inventor: Ian Gray
  • Patent number: 8529653
    Abstract: In an indoor unit of an air conditioner including an air filter arranged on a suction side of an indoor fan, dust trapped on the air filter is reliably and efficiently removed by a simple structure. For that purpose, an indoor unit (13) is provided with a dust remover (50) for removing dust trapped on an air filter (40) arranged on a suction side of an indoor fan (39), and a filter presser (70) for pressing a frame (42) of the air filter (40) so as to press the air filter (40) against the dust remover (50). The air filter (40) is configured to move relative to the dust remover (50), and the filter presser (70).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiko Sakashita, Tsuyoshi Yokomizo, Morimichi Okada
  • Patent number: 8529654
    Abstract: An objective of the invention is to obtain a cleaning unit which allows a cleaning mechanism, such as a dust removal device, for an air filter to be easily mounted in an indoor unit of an air conditioner that has an air filter on the intake side of an indoor fan. The cleaning unit includes: a chamber casing (101) connected to a room side of an indoor main unit (10) having an indoor heat exchanger (22) and an indoor fan (21) which draws air from the room and blows the air to the indoor heat exchanger (22); an air filter (30) provided in the chamber casing (101) on an intake side of the indoor fan (21); and a dust removal device (50) configured to remove dust captured by the air filter (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Akihiko Sakashita
  • Patent number: 8523969
    Abstract: An air filter (30) intermittently rotates by a predetermined rotation angle at each time, while being in contact with a bristle portion (51b) of a rotating brush (51). Accordingly, dust on the air filter (30) is scraped by the bristle portion (51b). The brush member (51) rotates about an axial center of a shaft (51a) at each stop of the intermittent rotation of the air filter (30), to come into contact with a cleaning brush member (52). According, dust on the brush member (51) is removed by the cleaning brush member (52).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiko Sakashita, Tsuyoshi Yokomizo, Morimichi Okada
  • Patent number: 8516648
    Abstract: An indoor unit of an air conditioner having an air filter provided on a suction side of an indoor fan has a construction in which dust removed from the air filter by a dust removing part can be recovered easily and reliably. The construction includes a dust removing part (51) for removing dust captured by an air filter (30) provided on the suction side of an indoor fan (21), storage containers (60), (81) having the dust removing part (51) stored therein, a nozzle insertion part (110) into which a nozzle (150) of a cleaner can be inserted, and a suction passage (95) for making the storage containers (60), (81) to communicate with the nozzle insertion part (110).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiko Sakashita, Yoshiharu Michitsuji
  • Publication number: 20130192180
    Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, a filter assembly includes a housing having an inlet for particulate laden gas and an outlet for clean gas. The assembly also has at least one filter being capable of filtering particulate from the gas that is located in the gas flow between the inlet and outlet. The filter assembly further includes a cleaning mechanism for removing particulate from the filter and the filter assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: MPC INC.
    Inventors: Thomas F. Walker, Ronald J. Becker, James A. Foote
  • Publication number: 20130145733
    Abstract: A drain valve apparatus and an air separator thereof may include a main body having a upper cover, and a cooling shaft, an oil filter coupled to a lower end of the cooling shaft in a length direction of the cooling shaft, an outer body coupled to the upper cover, and surrounding the main body and the oil filter, a drain body disposed in a lower end of the outer body, and having an interior passage formed in a length direction of the outer body at a upper portion, a drain valve passage formed to communicate with the interior passage, an air inflow passage formed to communicate with the drain valve passage, and an exterior passage formed to communicate with the drain valve passage in a lower portion, and a drain valve inserted into the drain valve passage, adapted to selectively communicate the interior passage with the exterior passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicants: Taechul Industrial Co., Ltd., Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jae Seol CHO, Yeonsik Lim
  • Patent number: 8439996
    Abstract: An indoor unit of an air conditioner includes: a casing (10); an indoor fan (21); an air filter (30); an inlet port (24) in which the air filter (30) is attached, and a divider plate (25) for dividing space in the casing (10) into a room upstream of air passing through the air filter (30) and a room downstream of air passing through the air filter (30). The indoor unit conditions room air sucked into the casing (0) through the air filter (30). The indoor unit includes a rotating brush (51) for removing dust trapped on the air filter (30), and a dust container (90) for containing the removed dust. An access opening (70) which allows for checking of an electrical component box (72) in the casing (10) is formed in the divider plate (25), and an access lid (71) for closing the access opening (70) is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiko Sakashita, Morimichi Okada
  • Patent number: 8343244
    Abstract: Dust collection structure for collecting the dust removed from an air filter of an indoor unit has been devised to reduce user's labor in collecting the dust as much as possible. An indoor unit includes, in a casing, an indoor heat exchanger, an indoor fan for sucking air from inside of a room, and blowing the air to the inside of the room, and an air filter arranged on an inlet side of the indoor fan. The dust trapped on the air filter is removed by the dust removing means, and is contained in the dust containing part. A nozzle connector for arranging a nozzle of a cleaner at a predetermined position where suction of the contained dust is allowed is provided at a downstream outlet of a dust collection path as a transfer path for transferring the dust in collecting the contained dust.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Akihiko Sakashita
  • Patent number: 8303677
    Abstract: An indoor unit (13) of an air conditioner (43) including: a filter member (41) for trapping dust contained in air sucked through an inlet (22); a dust removing means (42) configured to remove the dust trapped on the filter member (41) from the filter member (41); and a dust container (43) for containing the dust removed from the filter member (41) by the dust removing means (42), wherein the indoor unit (13) further includes a container lifting/lowering means (44) for lifting/lowering only the dust container (43) relative to the casing (34).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Morimichi Okada, Yoshiteru Nouchi, Tetsuya Morizane
  • Patent number: 8292980
    Abstract: The present invention includes: a rolled filter stretched between first and second winding shafts and, unused part of the filter being wound around the second winding shaft; a brush provided between the first and the second winding shafts so as to come into contact with a surface of the filter; a feeding mechanism for driving the first and the second winding shafts to take up or rewind the filter; and a feeding control unit for controlling the feeding mechanism. When activating a renewing operation for feeding unused part of the filter from the second winding shaft, the feeding control unit controls the feeding mechanism such that once the filter is taken up by the first winding shaft by an take-up amount La, the filter is rewound by the second winding shaft by a rewind amount Lb, and La and Lb satisfy a relationship La?Lb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Shigekazu Yamagishi, Shingo Oidate, Masato Tanaka, Mitsuru Kotaka
  • Patent number: 8282695
    Abstract: An air conditioner has a dust catch filter interposed between an inlet and a heat exchanger, a cleaning unit 5 for removing dust caught by the filter, and filter driver 18 for reciprocally driving the filter with respect to the cleaning unit 5. The cleaning unit 5 has a dust box 21 having a cleaning brush for removing dust caught on the surface of the filter and a filter hold plate that is attached to the dust box 21 and that holds a rear surface of the filter. The air conditioner is provided with cleaning brush driver 20 that draws the cleaning brush from the dust box 21 and brings the cleaning brush into contact with the filter during cleaning of the filter and that separates the cleaning brush from the filter and puts the cleaning brush in the dust box 21 when the filter is not cleaned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Fujitsu General Limited
    Inventors: Makoto Shibuya, Shinji Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 8277526
    Abstract: A filter dust collector is disclosed. The filter dust collector includes a housing, filter cloths fixed to an inside of the housing, a filter body part disposed inside the housing and having filter insertion holes, a compressed air supply part coupled to peripheries of the filter insertion holes, a transfer part connected to the filter body part to move the filter body part and the compressed air supply part in a longitudinal direction, a duct suction port formed on a side surface of the housing to suck air to be filtered, a supply port formed on a side surface of the housing to discharge filtered air, and a dust discharge port formed on a side surface of the housing, wherein the filter cloths are positioned at the filter insertion holes, the filter body part and the compressed air supply part move in the longitudinal direction, and the compressed air supply part sprays compressed air to the filter cloths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Inventor: Yong-Lae Cho
  • Patent number: 8252078
    Abstract: There is provided a ceiling type air conditioner including a brush assembly for collecting foreign matters filtered by a filter. The brush assembly includes a brush that contacts the foreign matters filtered by the filter and a main body for collecting the foreign matters separated from the filter to store the foreign matters. Therefore, it is possible to effectively collect and store the foreign matters filtered by the filter in the main body due to the movement of the brush assembly. In addition, since a user does not have to exchange or clean the filter, it is possible to prevent inconvenience from being caused by exchanging or cleaning the filter and to prevent the filter from being contaminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seong Kuk Mun, Dong Myeong Choi
  • Patent number: 8241376
    Abstract: A self-cleaning device of a filtering net is disposed in a wall-hanging type air conditioner and includes a filtering net with an upper filtering net and a front filtering net, which is disposed outside a heat exchanger and is used for absorbing dust in the air passing through the heat exchanger. A dust sweeping assembly with a detachable brush is disposed outside the filtering net, and is used for sweeping the dust adhered on the filtering net. A drive device with a drive motor and a transmission mechanism is used for driving the dust sweeping assembly to slide on the filtering net to sweep off the dust. A dust box is used for collecting the dust and is detachably disposed in the air conditioner to clear up the dust in the box. A dust exchanging device is disposed on the left or right side of the filtering net, and is used for transferring the dust swept out by the sweeping assembly into the dust box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignees: Haier Group Corporation, Qingdao Haier Air Conditioner Gen Corp., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhichun Zhang, Renzhen Chu, Shouxin Zhang, Yu Fu, Zhaozhi Yu, Jiangang Liu, Ting Yang, Baohua Gao
  • Patent number: 8236076
    Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning an air filter includes a body, a closed chamber formed within the body, a fluid dispersing member having a portion thereof mounted for rotation within the body and passing through the chamber, a plurality of orifices formed through the wall of the fluid dispersing member and an arrangement for rotating the fluid dispersing member. The arrangement either includes a combination of nozzles secured to the fluid dispersing member and positioned within the chamber and an irregular inner wall surface of the chamber capable of providing resistance to a fluid flow discharged into the chamber or fins disposed on the fluid dispersing member and a passageway through the body for directing fluid under pressure onto the fins. Fluid supplied under pressure to the fluid dispersing member exits through the plurality of orifices toward an inner surface of a air filter filtering medium causing contaminants to exit therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Inventor: Dennis Grieve
  • Patent number: 8167981
    Abstract: A filter assembly for mechanically removing silicon monoxide during a crystal growth run having a filter housing, a filter mounting plate attached to the filter housing, a sweep plate attached to the filter housing, a plurality of filter elements attached to the filter mounting plate, and a plurality of ring-shaped brushes mounted to the sweep plate, wherein at least one of the plurality of ring-shaped brushes surrounds each of the plurality of filter elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: SPX Corporation
    Inventor: Richard Webb
  • Patent number: 8097050
    Abstract: A vacuum apparatus rotatable about an axis through a filter screen for continually removing contaminants, which utilizes an asymmetrical vacuum arm supported by a center hub, and large longitudinally extending asymmetrical vacuum orifices in portions of the arm on opposite sides of the hub, operable for removing large elements of debris, trash and the like from the screen. One of the arm portions cleans a radial outer region of the screen, and the other cleans an inner region, the arm portions being generally even in mass for balance. A knife disposed on the screen cleans and cooperates with a brush on the arm for breaking up larger elements of trash. The arm is also manually removable via a snap together vacuum seal joint, for service and cleaning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: CNH America LLC
    Inventors: Brian K. Johnson, Panos Tamamidis, David A. Scott
  • Publication number: 20110299041
    Abstract: An air filter device including a base, air filter, and self-propelled cleaning unit. The base includes a frame defining an opening through which air is drawn. The air filter captures dust from the air passing through the opening. The air filter is fastened to the frame by a fastener and includes an filter surface. The self-propelled cleaning unit is coupled to the base, moves along the filter surface when cleaning the first air filter, and is located at a standby position on the frame of the base when in a non-cleaning state. The self-propelled cleaning unit, which includes a cleaning brush, a dust box, and a motor, lies away from the entire filter surface of the first air filter and the fastener when located at the standby position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke Nishihata, Akira Miyanaga, Yoshiharu Arioka, Hideaki Okaniwa
  • Publication number: 20110296803
    Abstract: An air filter cleaner includes a brush, which cleans an air filter. A case moves back and forth together with the brush, which is arranged on the case. A pinion moves the brush and case back and forth and is arranged in the case. A rack supports the pinion. The rack is arranged along a direction in which the brush moves back and forth and includes a side surface facing toward the case. A groove, which is arranged in the side surface of the rack, extends in the direction in which the brush moves back and forth. A flange, which extends from the case, engages with and slides in the groove. The engagement of the groove and flange restricts movement of the case in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the brush moves back and forth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yosuke Nishihata, Akira Miyanaga, Yoshiharu Arioka, Hideaki Okaniwa
  • Patent number: 7871463
    Abstract: A dust collection device has a tank, a suction unit, a filtering unit, a dust removal unit, a first detection unit, and a control unit. The tank has an air inlet for accommodating dust. The suction unit aspirates the dust through the air inlet. The filtering unit captures the dust through the air inlet. The dust removal unit removes the dust from the filtering unit. The first detection unit detects an operational state of the suction unit. The control unit controls the suction unit and the dust removal unit. The control unit activates the dust removal unit, when the first detection unit detects that the suction unit operates for a first predetermined time period and then stops operating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Hayama, Daisuke Kakegawa, Kumio Takahashi, Masahiro Inaniwa
  • Patent number: 7824457
    Abstract: A portable dust collector for woodshop or other use with portable tools has a conic body that is supported on a tripod carriage formed of three legs attaching to gussets at the sides of the conic body. A divider plate within the conic body divides it into a cyclonic chamber between the divider plate and the lower nose, and a fan chamber between the divider plate and a motor plate that closes the upper mouth of the conic body. A final filter cartridge is fitted onto the outlet pipe, so that the dust collector exhausts clean, filtered air into the ambient. The final filter may be supported from a 90-degree elbow, with a removable tray for catching process dust that is knocked off the interior of the filter. The process dust in the cyclone settles into a dust collection barrel supported on a barrel cradle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Inventor: Robert M. Witter
  • Publication number: 20100263536
    Abstract: A filter assembly for mechanically removing silicon monoxide during a crystal growth run having a filter housing, a filter mounting plate attached to the filter housing, a sweep plate attached to the filter housing, a plurality of filter elements attached to the filter mounting plate, and a plurality of ring-shaped brushes mounted to the sweep plate, wherein at least one of the plurality of ring-shaped brushes surrounds each of the plurality of filter elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: SPX Corporation
    Inventor: Richard Webb
  • Patent number: 7704290
    Abstract: A cyclone dust collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner according to the present disclosure includes a cover having a suction port forcing entering air to form a whirling air current; a cyclone body connected to the cover, the cyclone body having a discharging pipe discharging the entered air; a grill disposed at the discharging pipe; and a grill cleaning unit movably disposed at the discharging pipe so as to remove dust attached to the grill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Gwangju Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jang-keun Oh
  • Patent number: 7615086
    Abstract: A particulate separator includes a plurality of perforated screens which remove ash particulate from flue gas. A rapper assembly dislodges ash deposits on the perforated screens by exerting a vibrating force thereon. Shafts, which are operatively connected to a rapping device, are received in the openings of perforated screens and welded thereto. The rapper exerts a force on the shaft, which, in turn, vibrates the perforated screen. The vibration of the perforated screens causes the ash deposits to fall off into the hopper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Snyder, Eric J. Schwartz
  • Publication number: 20090255222
    Abstract: A particle collection apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a baghouse housing comprising an entrance port, a collection port, a baghouse configured between the entrance port and the collection port, and a vacuum port coupled to the baghouse. The apparatus also includes a collection mechanism coupled to the collection port; and, a compression mechanism coupled to the baghouse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Inventors: Raul Cortez, Xuegeng Li, Christopher Alcantara, Karel Vanheusden
  • Patent number: 7550021
    Abstract: A portable dust collection system for a wood shop or other dust producing environment is employed with a sander, power saw, router or other dust-producing tool such as a woodworking tool. A movable platform has a vertical intake pipe supporting a head portion formed with a shroud. A centrifugal impeller drives the intake air stream plus any entrained particles into one or more cyclonic separators, which deposit the dust in a respective drum supported on the platform beneath the cyclone. The air inlet from the tool enters the vertical pipe at a point partway up the pipe, so that large particles drop to the bottom end of the pipe, where a clean-out door is provided. The exhaust or discharge air from the cyclonic separator(s) passes out through a filter cartridge to the ambient. A deflector plate prevents the dust from eddying back into the separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Inventor: Robert M. Witter
  • Publication number: 20090151306
    Abstract: A dust collector includes a filter housing, a filter member disposed in the filter housing, and a dust removing device disposed in the filter member for sweeping the filter member, to sweep of dirt from the filter member, and to allow the dirt to be removed from the filter member. The dust removing device includes one or more actuating members rotatably disposed in the filter member with such as a shaft for engaging with the filter member to sweep of dirt from the filter member when the actuating member is rotated relative to the filter member. A manually operating device is coupled to the shaft for rotating the shaft and the actuating member to sweep off the dust from the filter member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventor: Kun Yi Lin
  • Patent number: 7544223
    Abstract: An inner portion of a filter cleaning portion 300 arranged at an inner portion of an interior unit is respectively arranged with cleaning units 300A, 300B constituted by arranging upper brushes 344a, 344b brought into contact with one face of an air filter and lower brushes 322a, 322b brought into contact with other face of the air filter 5 opposedly to each other at filter inlet/outlet 350a, 350b of the filter cleaning portion 300. Further, a longitudinal frame 54 and a transverse frame 55 of an air filter 5 having a filter sheet 51 in a shape of a meshed sheet for catching dust and a frame 52 for supporting the filter sheet 51 are formed on a rear face side (side of heat exchanger 3) of the filter sheet 51.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Fujitsu General Limited
    Inventors: Masato Oda, Jun Kakudate, Hiroyuki Hamano
  • Patent number: 7537517
    Abstract: An air moving device assembly in a computer system has an air moving device such as a fan or blower within a housing for moving air from an air inlet to an air outlet. A mesh with a plurality of openings covers the air outlet. A back flow damper assembly is positioned over the air outlet. The back flow damper assembly further comprises at least one damper door movable in an open position and a closed position. The damper door has at least one tooth such that when the damper door is in the closed position, the tooth interacts with at least one of the plurality of openings in the mesh. By periodically cycling the air moving device controlled by device management software, the teeth will close and open, loosening debris from the mesh, allowing the debris to be blown out the rear of the housing once the device is turned back on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy Meserth, James S. Womble, Richard M. Barina, Daniel P. Kelaher
  • Patent number: 7494520
    Abstract: A filter device for a vacuum cleaner includes a casing having a collecting space therein, a suction opening through which air including dust is sucked, formed eccentrically at one side so that sucked air can be rotated and a discharge opening through which purified air is discharged. A filter is installed at an internal space of the casing, for filtering dust from air sucked through the suction opening. A filter cleaning unit is disposed at an outer circumferential surface of the filter, for cleaning the filter by being rotated by a rotation force of air sucked through the suction opening. A rotation restrainer is provided for restraining rotation of the filter cleaning unit when the filter cleaning unit reaches a topmost position. Accordingly, fine dust attached to the filter in cleaning is removed so that a channel of the filter can be prevented from being closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyeun-Sik Nam, Yong-Woo Lee, Choon-Myun Chung, Ho-Seon Rew
  • Publication number: 20080295466
    Abstract: A cyclone dust-separating apparatus of a vacuum cleaner is disclosed. The cyclone dust-separating apparatus includes a cyclone unit having a cyclone chamber to whirl first air drawn in from the outside thus to separate dust or dirt therefrom, a filter unit disposed in a filtering chamber located in a downstream of the cyclone unit and having a filter to filter dust or dirt from the first air, a cleaning unit to brush away the dust or dirt accumulated in the filter by using second air drawn in from the outside, and a dust collecting unit to collect and store the dust or dirt separated from the first air by the cyclone chamber and the dust or dirt brushed away from the filter by the cleaning unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventors: Seung-Yong Cha, Jang-Keun Oh
  • Patent number: 7431640
    Abstract: An air moving device assembly in a computer system has an air moving device such as a fan or blower within a housing for moving air from an air inlet to an air outlet. A mesh with a plurality of openings covers the air outlet. A back flow damper assembly is positioned over the air outlet. The back flow damper assembly further comprises at least one damper door movable in an open position and a closed position. The damper door has at least one tooth such that when the damper door is in the closed position, the tooth interacts with at least one of the plurality of openings in the mesh. By periodically cycling the air moving device controlled by device management software, the teeth will close and open, loosening debris from the mesh, allowing the debris to be blown out the rear of the housing once the device is turned back on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy Meserth, James S. Womble, Richard M. Barina, Daniel P. Kelaher
  • Publication number: 20080006155
    Abstract: A method for cleaning a diesel particulate filter by loosening and removing ash from a filter passage in a diesel particulate filter. The steps include providing a diesel particulate filter containing ash within the filter passages, providing a particulate filter cleaning device, and inserting the particulate filter cleaning device into the filter passages. The steps also include moving the particulate filter cleaning device within the filter passage to loosen the ash particles, removing the particulate filter cleaning device from the filter passage, and removing the loosened ash particles from the filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2006
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Inventors: Cheryl L. Sellers, Jade M. Katinas, David W. Painter
  • Patent number: 7186281
    Abstract: A dust-removing device for the dust-collecting tank of a dust-collecting machine includes a guide frame installed inside the dust collecting tank and having a central guide rod for a brush base to move up and down thereon. The brush base has its outer circumferential edge provided with numerous brushing bristles able to reach the folded grooves in the inner wall of the dust-collecting tank. A pull unit is provided with plural pulley bases for a pull rope to pass therethrough. Two handles are respectively fixed with two lines of the pull rope exposed to the outer side of the dust-collecting tank, and the pull rope has two ends fastened with the brush base. When the two handles are moved downward alternately and repeatedly, the brush base can be moved up and down to carry out cleaning of the dust-collecting tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: San Ford Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chieh yuan Cheng
  • Patent number: 7152276
    Abstract: A filter assembly for a cyclone-type dust collecting apparatus of a vacuum cleaner which filters dust included in the air current discharged from the outlet port of the cyclone-type dust collecting apparatus. The present filter assembly comprises a rotating filter rotatively coupled against the outlet port and an inlet grill; an operation bar; and a handling knob. The dust collected on the outer surface of the rotating filter may be removed by rotating the rotating filter with the handling knob and thus improves dust-collecting efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Samsung Gwangju Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyoung-Jong Jin, Jang-Keun Oh
  • Patent number: 7152277
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner, centrifugally separates contaminates from air and collects them in a filter assembly that includes a rotary filter connected to an exhaust port. The filter is provided with a suction grill portion at the outer circumference and a discharge port that is fluidly connected to the exhaust port of the cyclone type dust collecting apparatus. Contaminants accumulated on the outer surface of the filter are easily removed by rotating the filter in association with the dust receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Samsung Gwangju Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Il-du Jung, Jang-keun Oh
  • Patent number: 7086536
    Abstract: A fluid filtering device includes a housing, a driving device, a filter and a scraping device. The housing has a top portion, a wall portion downwardly extending from the periphery of the top portion and an inlet disposed in the top portion to allow the entry of fluid. The driving device is disposed above the top portion. The filter is disposed near the bottom surface of the housing. The filtered fluid and the impurities are discharged through the underside and the outside, respectively, of the filter. The scraping device has a connecting element driven by the driving device, a scraping element disposed below the connecting element and abutting the upper edge the filter and a flexible element disposed between the connecting element and the scraping element and exerting a constant downward force on the scraping element. Therefore, this invention can provide a fluid filtering device that is structurally simple, may be further miniaturized and may be used in various types of places.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Inventor: Rey-Chin Chu