Title:
APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING PARTICLES FROM FLUID
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2016083357
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus and a vacuum cleaner that maximize separation performance and energy efficiency.SOLUTION: An apparatus for removing dirt from an airflow comprises an air inlet, an impeller for generating an airflow through the apparatus and for generating a swirl within the airflow, the swirl throwing the dirt radially outwards and producing an outer dirty airflow portion and an inner clean airflow portion downstream of the impeller, and one or more splitters downstream of the impeller that bifurcate the airflow, separating the outer dirty portion from the inner clean portion.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
Inventors:
ADAIR GEORGE WILMOT WILLIAMS
JONES DAVID MICHAEL
IAN ASHMORE
GOMICIAGA-PEREDA RICARDO
JONES DAVID MICHAEL
IAN ASHMORE
GOMICIAGA-PEREDA RICARDO
Application Number:
JP2015206984A
Publication Date:
May 19, 2016
Filing Date:
October 21, 2015
Export Citation:
Assignee:
DYSON TECHNOLOGY LTD
International Classes:
A47L9/16; B04C3/00; B04C3/06; B04C5/26; B04C5/28; F04D25/04; F04D25/08; F04D29/70
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yasuhiko Murayama
Shinya Mitsuhiro
Tatsuhiko Abe
Shinya Mitsuhiro
Tatsuhiko Abe