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Modular industrial vacuum loading apparatus for ingesting and collecting debris and filtering discharged air

  • US 4,735,639 A
  • Filed: 06/09/1986
  • Issued: 04/05/1988
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/09/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Vacuum loader apparatus for ingesting a mixture of particulate material and air, for depositing a major portion of said material in a container, and for filtering air separated from said mixture to remove suspended residual material therefrom and trap it as disposable filtrate prior to discharging the separated air to atmosphere, said apparatus comprising:

  • a power module comprising a motor-driven vacuum blower;

    a filtration module comprising a plurality of filter tanks;

    a debris-loading module comprising a tank having a debris-collection container therein;

    each of said modules being independently movable;

    each filtration tank having filter means therein;

    valve means selectively operable to connect said plurality of tanks for filtering operation and, alternately, to connect at least one of said tanks for filtering operation and others of said tanks for purging;

    a first detechable fluid conduit connectable between said vacuum blower of said power module and said filtration module;

    a second detachable fluid conduit connectable between said filtration module and said debris-loading module;

    a third conduit having one end connected to said debris-loading module and having an opposite end for ingesting a mixture of debris and air and means for connecting a tank selected for purging to said opposite end of said third conduit.

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