Information
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Patent Grant
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6616518
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Patent Number
6,616,518
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Date Filed
Monday, July 16, 200123 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, September 9, 200321 years ago
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CPC
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US Classifications
Field of Search
US
- 451 456
- 451 357
- 451 359
- 451 451
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International Classifications
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Abstract
A dust collector of a grinding device includes an inner cover and an outer cover. The outer cover encloses the inner cover and is not extending to a whole periphery of the inner cover, but a notch is formed. The outer cover has a lower edge, and when the dust collector is installed to a grinding device, the inner cover is installed between a grinding disk of a grinding device and a body of the grinding device. The inner cover and the grinding disk define a first chamber. The outer cover enclosing the inner cover and the grinding disk; defining a second chamber with the inner cover and the grinding disk.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a dust collector of a grinding device, wherein powders at the periphery of the bottom grinding surface of a grinding device can be well collected
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Referring to
FIGS. 9 and 10
, a prior art pneumatic grinding device
9
is illustrated. The grinding device has a grinding disk
91
. The periphery of the grinding device
9
has a mask
92
. The mask
92
is connected to the dust exhausting tube
93
. The dust exhausting tube
93
is connected to a dust-absorbing device (not shown). The grinding disk
91
has a plurality of regular arranged holes penetrating through the grinding disk
91
. The powders from the grinding tools of the grinding disk
91
will pass through the holes by the absorbing force of the dust-absorbing device. Then the powders are exhausted from the dust exhausting tube
93
. Since the holes
94
of the grinding disk
91
is arranged regularly. The powders generated at the periphery of the grinding device (as indicated in arrow A) is difficult to enter into the holes
94
to cause that the powders can not enter into the dust-absorbing device but to accumulate on the surface of a work piece. No preferred grinding effect is formed. The accumulated powders causes that the grinding on the surface can not be viewed.
Furthermore, since the surface is accumulated with powders, the grinding devices move greatly. Not only the environment is polluted, but also the powders will be breathed by users. Therefore, a great damage occurs to the user.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, the primary object of the present invention is to provide a dust collector of a grinding device, wherein the dust collector of a grinding device includes an inner cover and an outer cover. The outer cover has a lower edge, and when the dust collector is installed to a grinding device, the inner cover is installed between a grinding disk of a grinding device and a body of the grinding device. The inner cover and the grinding disk define a first chamber. The outer cover defines a second chamber with the inner cover and the grinding disk. The powders at the periphery of the bottom of the grinding disk may pass through these chambers to enter into the dust exhausting tube.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a dust collector of a grinding device, wherein the outer cover has a notch so that the operation of grinding may be viewed from the notch and then the position and other conditions of the grinding disk can be adjusted.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a dust collector of a grinding device, wherein the outer cover serves to prevent the powders from diffusing in the air so that secondary pollution is prevented, and moreover, the efficiency is improved. Besides, it is prevented that a user breathes the powders so as to hurt the body.
The various objects and advantages of the present invention will be more readily understood from the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the appended drawing.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1
is a perspective view of the present invention.
FIG. 2
is a partial cross sectional view of the present invention.
FIG. 3
is a cross sectional view along III—III of FIG.
1
.
FIG. 4
is a cross sectional view long IV—IV of FIG.
1
.
FIG. 5
is a cross sectional view along V—V of
FIG. 1
, wherein a second dust exhausting tube is illustrated.
FIG. 6
shows that the present invention is installed to a grinding device.
FIG. 7
shows that a connector is installed to grinding device with a dust collector of the present invention.
FIG. 8
shows that a connector is installed to grinding device with a dust collector of the present invention.
FIG. 9
is a perspective view of a prior grinding device.
FIG. 10
is a cross sectional view of a prior grinding device.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION EMBODIMENTS
Referring to
FIGS. 1
to
8
, the preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated. However, all disclosed in the description is only used to make those skilled in the art to fully understand the present invention, not to confine the scope of the present invention.
Referring to
FIGS. 1
to
5
, a dust collector of a grinding device in accordance with the present invention comprises an inner cover
11
and an outer cover
12
having an approximate round shape. In this embodiment, the outer cover
12
is integrally connected to a top periphery of the inner cover
11
and is enclosed around the inner cover
11
. A notch
123
is formed on the outer cover
12
. A main dust exhausting tube
13
is connected to the outer cover
12
and corresponds to the notch
123
. The main dust exhausting tube
13
includes a first dust exhausting tube
131
defined in the main dust exhausting tube
13
and extending to an inner periphery of the inner cover
11
, and a second dust exhausting tube
132
defined in the main dust exhausting tube
13
and extending to an inner periphery of the outer cover
12
.
The first dust exhausting tube
131
and second dust exhausting tube
132
may have other various arrangement ways. For example, after the first dust exhausting tube
131
extending through the outer cover
12
, it is enclosed by the second dust exhausting tube
132
.
Referring to
FIGS. 6 and 7
, the present invention is adapted to be mounted on a pneumatic grinding device
2
. The grinding device
2
has a body
21
. The body
21
has a gas inlet tube
22
extending from the body
21
, a gas exhausting tube
23
extending from the body
21
, and a grinding disk
24
for grinding. The grinding disk
24
has a plurality of openings
241
longitudinally defined therein. The inner cover
11
of the dust collector
1
is mounted between the grinding disk
24
and the body
21
to define a first chamber
111
between the grinding disk
24
and inner cover
11
. The outer cover
12
encloses the grinding disk
24
and defines a second chamber
121
with the grinding disk
24
. The second chamber
121
is defined between the grinding disk
24
, the inner cover
11
and the outer cover
12
. The first dust exhausting tube
131
communicates with the first chamber
111
and the second dust exhausting tube
132
communicates with the second chamber
121
. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the grinding disk
24
partially extends through the outer cover
12
for grinding a work piece (not shown).
Referring to
FIG. 7
, the dust collector in accordance with the present invention further comprises a connector
3
attached to the main dust exhausting tube
13
. The connector
3
is Y-shaped and includes a gas outlet tube
31
having a first end adapted to communicate with the gas exhausting tube
23
of the grinding device
2
and a second end connected to a dust collecting bag (not shown) of a dust-absorbing device (not shown), and a dust-absorbing tube
32
having a first end communicating with the main dust exhausting tube
13
and a second end communicating with the gas outlet tube
31
.
Therefore, the dusts at the peripheral of the grinding disk
24
is absorbed to the second chamber
121
due to a siphon effect of the airflow of the gas outlet tube
31
when the waste bas from the grinding device
2
is exhausted from the gas exhausting tube
23
. Then the dusts pass through the second dust exhausting tube
132
and dust-absorbing tube
32
and then enter into the dust collecting bag via the gas outlet tube
31
.
The grinding powders near the opening
241
of the grinding disk will enter into the first chamber
111
via the opening
241
due to the absorbing force of the dust collector when the grinding device
2
is actuated and grinding the work piece. Then the dust powders pass through the first dust exhausting tube
131
, the dust-absorbing tube
32
of the connector
3
and the gas outlet tube
31
so as to be exhausted. The powders on the periphery of the grinding disk
24
will enter into the second chamber
131
, and pass through the second dust exhausting tube
132
, the dust-absorbing tube
32
and the gas outlet tube
31
so as to be exhausted to the dust collecting bag.
As described above, by the dust connecting structure of the present invention, other than collecting through the opening
241
, the powders from grinding at the periphery of the grinding disk
24
will be absorbed through the second chamber
121
due to the second chamber
121
defined by the outer cover
12
and the shielding effect of the outer cover
12
, and thereof, the powders can be removed completely.
Besides, since the outer cover
12
does not extend to form a whole circle and has a notch
123
. Therefore, when the grinding device
2
is operated, the operation of grinding may be viewed from the notch
123
and then the position and other conditions of the grinding disk
24
can be adjusted.
Moreover, when the dust collector
1
of the present invention is installed in the grinding device
2
, since the outer cover
12
encloses the inner
11
and the grinding disk
24
, the outer cover
12
serves to prevent the powders from diffusing in the air so that secondary pollution is prevented, and moreover, the efficiency is improved. Besides, it is prevented that a user absorbs the powders so as to hurt the body.
Referring to
FIG. 8
, it shows another embodiment of the present invention. A connector
4
is adapted to be attached to the grinding device
2
. The connector
4
has a dust-absorbing tube
42
communicating with the main dust exhausting tube
13
and a gas outlet tube
41
having a first end communicating with the dust-absorbing tube
42
. The gas outlet tube
41
has a second end adapted to be connected to the dust collecting bag of the dust-absorbing device (not shown). The connector
4
has a fixing portion
43
extending from an outer periphery of the connector
4
. The dust exhausting tube
23
extends through the fixing portion
43
and is securely inserted into the grinding device
2
to hold the connector
4
in place.
The working air entering into the body
21
of the grinding device
2
will vent out from the gas exhausting tube
23
when the grinding device
2
is operated. The powders on the bottom and periphery of the grinding disk
24
will be absorbed to the first chamber
111
and the second chamber
121
by the absorbing force of the dust-absorbing device. Then, the powders pass through the main dust exhausting tube
13
, dust-absorbing tube
42
and the gas outlet tube
41
to be absorbed into the dust collecting bag of the dust-absorbing device.
The present invention are thus described, it will be obvious that the same may be varied in many ways. Such variations are not to be regarded as a departure from the spirit and scope of the present invention, and all such modifications as would be obvious to one skilled in the art are intended to be included within the scope of the following claims.
Claims
- 1. A dust collector of a grinding device that includes a body and a grinding disk rotatably mounted on the body of the grinding device, comprising an inner cover and an outer cover enclosing around and connected to a top of the inner cover, the outer cover having a notch defined therein for viewing the grinding condition, the inner cover adapted to be installed between the grinding disk of the grinding device and the body of the grinding device, a first chamber defined between the inner cover and the grinding disk and a second chamber defined between the inner cover, the outer cover and the grinding disk, a main exhausting tube connected to the outer cover and communicating with the first chamber and the second chamber, a connector having a first end connected to the main exhausting tube and a second end adapted to be connected to a dust-absorbing device, thereby the dust powders pass through the main exhausting tube and the connector so as to be exhausted.
- 2. The dust collector of a grinding device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the outer cover is integrally connected to a top of the inner cover.
- 3. The dust collector of a grinding device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the main dust exhausting tube comprises a first dust exhausting tube defined in the main dust exhausting tube and extending to an inner periphery of the inner cover, and a second dust exhausting tube defined in the main dust exhausting tube and extending to an inner periphery of the outer cover, the first dust exhausting tube protrudes out of the outer cover.
- 4. The dust collector of a grinding device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the connector is Y-shaped and comprises a gas outlet tube having a first end adapted to communicate with a gas exhausting tube of the grinding device and a second end adapted to connect to a dust collecting bag of the dust-absorbing device, and a dust-absorbing tube having a first end communicating with the main dust exhausting tube and a second communicating with the gas outlet tube.
- 5. The dust collector of a grinding device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the connector comprises a dust-absorbing tube communicating with the main dust exhausting tube and a gas outlet tube having a first end communicating with the dust-absorbing tube and a second end adapted to be connected to a dust collecting bag of the dust-absorbing device, the connector having a fixing portion extending from an outer periphery of the connector and securely attached to the grinding device to hold the connector in place.
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