Device for detachably securing a dust filter bag in dust aspirating equipment

• US 20070266680A1
• Filed: 02/12/2007
• Published: 11/22/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/12/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: BRANOfilter GmbH
• Original Assignee: BRANOfilter GmbH
• Inventors: Krehan, Herbert, Rammig, Jurgen, Eigenwillig, Gunther, Schmierer, Uwe
• Granted Patent: US 7,815,704 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 55/374
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/1427 Means for mounting or attaching bags or filtering receptacles in suction cleaners; Adapters
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 55/02 Vacuum cleaner bags

Abstract

A device for detachably securing a dust filter bag in dust aspirating equipment, comprises a flange part of rigid material seated externally on the bag wall and having a passage opening aligned with an inlet opening in the bag wall, and an equipment specific adapter plate of rigid material, which on the one hand is able to be secured to the dust aspirating equipment and on the other hand is able to be detachably connected with the flange part by means of a plug and detent joint. The adapter plate has a through opening which in the connected state is flush with the passage opening in the flange part and together with same has a through opening constituting a flow opening with the same and an annular seal and in the connected state effective between the adapter plate and the flange part for sealing off the through opening from the outside. The flange part in a oblique position inclined away from the adapter plate, is able to be plugged to the adapter plate and in the plugged state is connected with the adapter plate so that the flange part is able to be pivoted toward the adapter plate into a position of use connected by detent means with the adapter plate and arranged coaxially in relation to the adapter plate, in which position a sealing face on the flange part or of the adapter plate is held against the annular seal arranged on the adapter plate or, respectively, the flange part.

Claims

1. A device for detachably securing a dust filter bag in dust aspirating equipment, comprising a flange part of rigid material seated externally on the bag wall and having a passage opening aligned with an inlet opening in the bag wall, and an equipment specific adapter plate of rigid material, which on the one hand is able to be secured to the dust aspirating equipment and on the other hand is able to be detachably connected with the flange part by means of a plug and detent joint, the adapter plate having a through opening which in the connected state is flush with the passage opening in the flange part and together with same has a through opening constituting a flow opening with the same and an annular seal effective in the connected state between the adapter plate and the flange part for peripherally sealing off the through opening from the outside, wherein the flange part radially outside the annular seal in a oblique position inclined away from the adapter plate, is able to be plugged to the adapter plate and in the plugged state is connected with the adapter plate so that the flange part is able to be pivoted toward the adapter plate into a position of use connected by detent means with the adapter plate and arranged coaxially in relation to the adapter plate, in which position a sealing face on the flange part or of the adapter plate is held against the annular seal arranged on the adapter plate or, respectively, the flange part.

2. The device as set forth in claim 1, wherein the annular seal is arranged on the adapter plate and the sealing face is arranged on the flange part.

3. The device as set forth in claim 1, wherein for pivotal mounting of the plugged on flange part at least one pivot axle part is arranged on the flange part or on the adapter plate such pivot axle part being provided with a female socket on the adapter plate or, respectively, on the flange part.

4. The device as set forth in claim 3, wherein with the pivot axle part arranged on the flange part the pivot axle part, in the plugged on state, fits behind a support part on the adapter plate and delimiting the female socket, arranged on the adapter plate, in a direction away from the adapter plate.

5. The device as set forth in claim 3, wherein with the pivot axle part arranged on the adapter plate the socket part is formed by a hooked suspending part on the flange part, which in the plugged on condition fits behind the pivot axle part on the side facing the adapter plate.

6. The device as set forth in claim 1, wherein the flange part is connected by detent means with the adapter plate radially outside the annular seal.

7. The device as set forth in claim 1, wherein a detent member is mounted in a moving manner on the adapter plate or on the flange part and more preferably on the adapter plate, such member fitting, in the position of use, behind a detent projection with detent engagement, such projection being arranged on the flange part or, respectively, on the adapter plate and more preferably on the flange part.

8. The device as set forth in claim 7, wherein the detent member and the detent projection are arranged oppositely in relation to the female socket and the plug projection.

9. The device as set forth in claim 7, wherein detent engagement takes place automatically on pivoting of the flange part into the position of use, because the detent projection strikes the detent member and deflects against a return force.

10. The device as set forth in claim 7, wherein the detent member is formed on a pivotal part able to be pivoted about a pivot axis.

11. The device as set forth in claim 10, wherein the pivot part is urged by spring force toward its position of detent engagement.

12. The device as set forth in claim 11, wherein such spring force acts on the one hand on the pivot part and on the other hand bears against the adapter plate.

14. The device as set forth in claim 7, wherein such detent member is connected with a handle for actuating the detent member.

15. The device as set forth in claim 7, wherein such detent member and the detent projection exhibit an elongated configuration extending in parallelism to the pivot bearing axis.

16. The device as set forth in claim 7, wherein in the case of an adapter plate able to be plugged into a plug holding means on the device in a linear direction parallel to the plane of its plate the flange part is able to be plugged at the portion, which lies to the fore in the plugging direction, of the adapter plate.

17. The device as set forth in claim 1, wherein the annular seal is constituted by an annular body with a circular cross section.

18. The device as set forth in claim 17, wherein the sealing face has a conical shape.

19. The device as set forth in claim 1, wherein the adapter plate is formed by a plate part to be secured to the dust aspirating device and by a connection part adapted to be connected with the flange part, the plate part and the connection being separately manufactured parts.

20. An adapter plate for said device as set forth in claim 1.

21. A dust filter bag with a flange part for a device as set forth in claim 1.

13. The device as set forth in claim 13, wherein such spring force is provided by a helical spring directed in parallelism to the axial direction of the through opening or, respectively, of the passage opening.