The present invention relates to an industrial dust collector, and more particularly to an industrial dust collector with small packaging size and convenient transportation.
The traditional industrial dust collector comprises a base, a housing and support legs arranged at the base, a plurality of filtering bags disposed above the housing, a plurality of dust collecting bags disposed below the housing. A plurality of dust outlets are disposed in the housing, and each of the dust outlet is respectively corresponded with the filtering bags and the dust collecting bags. An air pump opposite to a dust inlet is attached to one end of the housing. At least one soft dust collecting tube is disposed above the dust inlet.
The operating of the industrial dust collector is initiated by the start of the air pump, which generates a airflow to suck the dust and the other wastes through the dust inlet and enter into the housing via the dust collecting tube. Air is directly released through the filtering bags, while the dust and other wastes are deposited in the dust collecting bag.
The traditional industrial dust collector is stationary. Therefore, an extended dust collecting tube must be employed so as to permit the industrial dust collector to reach every corner of the shop floor. As a result, the efficiency of the industrial dust collector is influenced by the length of the dust collecting tube. The length of the dust collecting tube is longer, and the efficiency of the industrial dust collector is lower.
So those persons skilled in the art have made some improvement. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,163,985 describes a movable industrial dust collector, which comprises a base, a support set disposed on the base, a suction set fixedly attached to the support set, a filtering set attached to the suction set, and wheels attached to the base for convenient moving of the industrial dust collector. The suction set comprises a housing, a motor disposed in the housing, a suction fan driven by the motor, and a dust inlet located at one end of the housing and two dust outlets located at another end of the housing. The motor is set at the top of the housing. The dust inlet is disposed at the below of the housing and is connected with a hole in the base via a suction tube. The filtering set comprises a filtering bag disposed over the housing and a dust bag arranged under the housing. The filtering bag and the dust bag are set up in such a way that their open ends are respectively fitted the dust outlets. So the motor is initiated, and the stream of suction is generated by the rapid rotation of the suction fan to draw the dust and the other wastes into the suction set via the dust inlet. Then the air drawn into is finally released via the filtering bag, while the dust and the other wastes are deposited in the dust bag. Push the industrial dust collector which is provided with the wheels to reach every corner of the shop floor and to do the cleaning of the floor, while the extended dust collecting tube must not be employed. Thus, the efficiency of the industrial dust collector is enhanced and it is convenient to operate.
But the suction set of the industrial dust collector is fixedly attached to the support set and the motor is set up over the housing, which made the industrial dust collector having a large packaging size with high transportation cost. And also need more space for storage.
One object of the present invention is to provide an industrial dust collector with small packaging size, convenient transportation and lower transportation cost.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an industrial dust collector which is convenient to be converted between an unfolding status and a containing status.
In order to realize one of the above objects, the present invention provides an industrial dust collect comprising: a frame body, a suction device attached to the frame body and a filtering device attached to the suction device, wherein the suction device comprising a housing, a motor disposed in the housing, a suction fan driven by the motor, a dust inlet and a dust outlet disposed in the housing, wherein the frame body comprising a containing cavity for containing the suction device, the suction device is movably attached to the frame body so that the suction device can move between an unfolding status and a containing status, when the suction device is in the unfolding status, it being unfolded relative to the containing cavity; when the suction device is in the containing status, the suction device is contained in the containing cavity.
Preferably, a supporting device is disposed between the suction device and the frame body for supporting the suction device.
Preferably, the supporting device comprises a first link and a second link pivotally connected to the first link, and wherein the first link is fixedly pivotable to the suction device, the second link is pivotable to the frame body, the first link is movably pivotable to the second link.
In the unlocking status, the first link and the second link are substantially located in a line so that the first link and the second link are self-locked each other.
The supporting device further comprises a joint member, the joint member is fixedly attached to the suction device and fixedly pivotable to the frame body.
Preferably, the dust outlet and the motor are respectively disposed on two sides of the suction device. In the unlocking status, the motor is positioned under the dust outlet.
Compared with the prior art, the present invention has advantages that the suction device is movably attached to the frame body so that the suction device can move between an unfolding status and a containing status, in the unfolding status, the suction device is unfolded relative to the containing cavity, and the industrial dust collector can normally work; in the containing status, the suction device is contained in the containing cavity. This reduces the industrial dust collector package volume. It is easily transport, and the transportation cost is reduced.
The supporting device is disposed between the suction device and the frame body. If the operator pull the link of the self-locked, the suction device is pivotable relative to the frame body, so that the suction device is easily movable between the unlocking status and the containing status. The supporting device has self-locked function, so that the suction device is kept stationary relative to the frame body during converting form the containing status to the unlocking status, while other fixed mechanisms are not to be employed; the suction device is pivotally to be contained in the containing cavity during converting from the unlocking status to the containing status, while other fixed mechanisms are not to be released. Therefore the suction device is convenient to be converted between the unlocking status and the containing status.
The invention will now be described in a non-limitative sense with reference to the accompanying figures in which:
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The frame body 2 is a frame structure. As shown in
Each of the side frames 8 includes a first., a second connecting rod 11, 12 which are longitudinally extended, a third, a fourth connecting rod 13, 14 which are longitudinally extended. The third connecting rod 13 and the fourth connecting rod 14 are connected with the first and the second connecting rod 11 and 12. In the present embodiment, the first, the second, the third and the fourth connecting rod 11 and 12 and 13 and 14 are integrally formed. Of course, as known to the persons skilled in the art, the first, the second, the third and the fourth connecting rod 11 and 12 and 13 and 14 may be independent unit and to be connected by welding.
The first connecting rod 11 lies in a first side surface 18, and the second connecting rod 12 lies in a second side surface 20 which is parallel to the first side surface 18. Of course, the first side surface 18 may be unparallel to the second side surface 20.
The pair of side frames 8, the first side surface 18 and the second side surface 20 are formed of a containing cavity 22. The containing cavity 22 is adapted for containing the suction device 4.
Each of the side frames 8 is connected with a side board 24. Two fifth connecting rods 26 are connected with the two side boards 24. The body frame 2 further comprises two connecting members 29 for connecting with the two fifth connecting rods 26. And two connecting members 29 are symmetrically disposed.
An inner box 32 is disposed in the containing cavity 22. The inner box 32 is composed of a bottom plate 34(shown as
The side plate 38 has projecting blocks 35 and a groove 39.
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The housing 70 includes a narrower upper housing 72 and a wide lower housing 74. The dust inlet 76 is disposed on the upper housing 72. Two dust outlets 78 are respectively disposed on the upper housing 72 and the lower housing 74. Circumferences flanges 84 and 86 extending out of the housing 70 are respectively disposed in the dust inlet 76 and the dust outlets 78.
The motor 80 is disposed under the housing 70 and received in the containing cavity 22 all along. When the suction device 4 is contained in the containing cavity 22 of the frame body 2, the whole volume of the industrial dust collector 1 is reduced. The motor 80 is provided with a drive shaft (not shown in the figures) to drive the suction fan which is fixed to the dust inlet 76 by the conventional manner.
The motor 80 is provided with a switch 82.
Initiating the switch 80, airflow will be generated by the rapid rotation of the suction fan driven by the motor 80. As a result, the dust and the other wasters will sucked into the suction device 4 by the dust inlet 76.
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The filtering bag 88 and the dust collecting bag 89 are respectively fitted over the corresponding circular flanges 86 of the dust outlets 78.
The filtering bag 88 is made of breathable material and is suspended over the suction device 4 by means of a suspension rod 90. The suspension rod 90 is detachably fastened to the suction device 4.
The suspension rod 90 is composed of a straight rod 92 and a bent rod 94. The straight rod 92 is used to connect with the suction device 4. The bent rod 94 is used to facilitate the suspension of the filtering bag 88 over the suction device 4.
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The air together with dust and the other wasters is drawn into the industrial dust collector 1. The air is released into the atmosphere via the filtering bag 88, while the dust and the other wasters are deposited in the dust collecting bag 89.
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The first link 54 has a first end 59 pivotally attached to the suction device 4 and a second end 60 movably connected with the second link 56. The first end 59 is connected with the suction device 4 via a fixed pivot. The second link 56 has a first end 61 pivotally attached to the second end 60 of the first link 54 and a second end 62 pivotally attached to the inner box 32. The second end 60 of the first link 54 is connected with the first end 61 of the second link 56 via a movable pivot. The second end 62 of the second link 56 is pivotally connected with the inner box 32 via a fixedly pivot.
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Of course, in order to be fastened securely, as shown in
If the recess is disposed on the second link 56 and the protrusion is disposed on the first link 54, the suction device 4 is also fastened securely. So, the first link 54 and the second link 56 are lockable with respect to each other at any desired angle by engagement of the protrusion 64 and the recess 63. That is the suction 4 may be fixed relative to the frame body 2 at any desired angle as required.
If it needs to be stored, the suction device 4 may pivot relative to the frame body 2 by the supporting device 50. But because the protrusion 64 of the second link 56 is engaged with the recess 63 of the first link 54, the second link 56 is only rotatable in a counter-clockwise direction (E direction as shown in
The supporting device 50 further comprises a joint member 52. The joint member 52 is fixedly attached to the suction device 4 and fixedly pivotable to the frame body 2.
The joint member 52 has a first end 57 and a second end 58 opposite to the first end 57. The first end 57 is fixedly connected with the suction device 4 by a screw fixed manner. The second end 58 is fixedly pivotable to the connecting members 29 of the frame body 2. That is the second end 58 of the joint member 52 is pivotally connected with connecting members 29 via a fixed pivot.
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The frame body 2 is provided with a handle 10 for easy transportation. As shown in
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The detent holes 21 and 23 are respectively disposed on two ends of the coupling member 27. As a result, the handle 10 can be fixed in two positions of the coupling member 27.
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The suction device 4 is movable relative to the frame body 2 and has an unfolding status and a containing status.
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The filtering bag 88 is suspended above the suction device 4 by the suspension rod 90 which is composed of the straight rod 92 and the bent rod 94.
Initiating the switch 80, airflow is generated by the rapid rotation of the suction fan which is driven by the motor 80 to draw the dust and the other wastes into the suction device 4 via the dust inlet 76. The air is finally released to the atmosphere via the filtering bag 88, while the dust and other wastes are deposited in the dust collecting bag 89.
If the user wants to maintain the suction device 4, as shown in
Because the protrusion 64 of the second link 56 is engaged with the recess 63 of the first link 54, the user needs to only pull the first link 54 or the second link 56 to rotate the second link 56 in a counter-clockwise direction (E direction as shown in
The suction device 4 is rotatable in a counter-clockwise direction relative to the frame body 2 to reach a position that the suction device 4 is parallel to the first side surface 18. As shown in
The hook 48 is pivoted to disengage with the slot 46. As shown in
When the support block 44 rotates to a position that the support block 44 is parallel to the first side surface 18, as shown in
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It is convention the suction device 4 to convent from the containing status to the unlocking status. Pulling the suction device 4 to rotate in the clockwise direction to a position where the first link 54 and the second link 56 are lying in a line. As shown in
The industrial dust collector 1 has a transportation status, as shown in
The embodiment of the present invention described above is a preferable embodiment to be understood by those persons in the art. The embodiment is to be considered as merely an illustration of principles of the present invention. Other modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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200810128484 | Jun 2008 | CN | national |
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind | 371c Date |
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PCT/CN2009/072089 | 6/2/2009 | WO | 00 | 3/21/2011 |