Dust collector with a constant suction force
First Claim
1. A filter unit comprising:
- a contaminated portion having an inlet;
a clean portion having an outlet fluidly coupled to the inlet;
a filter media disposed between the contaminated portion and the clean portion, the filter media being configured to filter fluid flowing therethrough from the contaminated portion to the clean portion;
an integrated pressure vessel containing fluid that is pressurized, the integrated pressure vessel being coupled to the clean portion;
a backflushing arrangement configured to backflush the filter media by releasing the fluid from the integrated pressure vessel into the clean portion such that the fluid flows through the filter media from the clean portion to the contaminated portion, the backflushing arrangement comprising a valve fluidly coupling the integrated pressure vessel to the clean portion;
a flexible filter hose lock coupled to the contaminated portion; and
a filter bottom member disposed between the flexible filter hose lock and the contaminated portion, wherein the filter bottom member is configured to prevent the flexible filter hose lock from being drawn into the contaminated portion when the fluid flows from the contaminated portion to the clean portion, and wherein the filter bottom member is further configured to allow dust particles to pass therethrough when the fluid flows from the clean portion to the contaminated portion.
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Abstract
A separator provides mechanical separation of suspended particles or debris within a fluid. The separator includes a cylindrical body having an inlet pipe for directing the fluid generally tangentially into the cylindrical body, causing the fluid to spin around the inside diameter of the cylindrical body. An outlet pipe, having an outer diameter smaller than the inside diameter of the cylindrical body, can extend from a top end of the cylindrical body into the cylindrical body. Directional blades can be disposed on an outer surface of the outlet pipe, with a gap between the directional blades and the inside surface of the cylindrical body. A baffle dome disposed an a lower end of the cylindrical body slows down the fluid flow, causing the particles and debris to remain below the baffle and settle. The fluid then exits out the outlet pipe as a cleaned fluid.
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13 Claims
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1. A filter unit comprising:
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a contaminated portion having an inlet; a clean portion having an outlet fluidly coupled to the inlet; a filter media disposed between the contaminated portion and the clean portion, the filter media being configured to filter fluid flowing therethrough from the contaminated portion to the clean portion; an integrated pressure vessel containing fluid that is pressurized, the integrated pressure vessel being coupled to the clean portion; a backflushing arrangement configured to backflush the filter media by releasing the fluid from the integrated pressure vessel into the clean portion such that the fluid flows through the filter media from the clean portion to the contaminated portion, the backflushing arrangement comprising a valve fluidly coupling the integrated pressure vessel to the clean portion; a flexible filter hose lock coupled to the contaminated portion; and a filter bottom member disposed between the flexible filter hose lock and the contaminated portion, wherein the filter bottom member is configured to prevent the flexible filter hose lock from being drawn into the contaminated portion when the fluid flows from the contaminated portion to the clean portion, and wherein the filter bottom member is further configured to allow dust particles to pass therethrough when the fluid flows from the clean portion to the contaminated portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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