Dust collector of a grinding device

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6616518
  • Patent Number
    6,616,518
  • Date Filed
    Monday, July 16, 2001
    23 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, September 9, 2003
    21 years ago
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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