EP1488729A2
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Waste receiving container for vacuum cleaners
Assignee: Panasonic Corp
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Filing: 2003-10-08
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2023-10-08
Abstract
Abstract The vacuum cleaner in which the waste container-receptacle object of the invention is applicable, is of the type that bases its operation on the so-called cyclone or centrifugal effect, throwing the wastes drawn in against the side walls of the container to produce a depositing of said wastes in the bottom, where they are stored until same is emptied. The container comprises two independent tanks (2) wherein most of the side surface and bottom (10) thereof is closed by a tiltable cover (14), whose opening permits easy and effective emptying and cleaning. The tanks (2) have respective inclined partition walls (15) that reduce the amount of particles that rise up to the top area where some filters (8) provided for in a top cover (6) are located. This also permits the acceptable level of wastes to rise above such partition walls (15).
Inventors
- 👤 Jordi Coll Campos
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 18:27
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47L; A47L9/00; A47L9/10; A47L9/16; A47L9/1616; A47L9/1641; A47L9/1683
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
193 words
Waste container-receptacle for vacuum cleaners,
that forming a general body provided for in order to be
assembled and disassembled with respect to the general
frame of a home vacuum cleaner, whose operation is based
on the so-called cyclone or centrifugal effect, a body
wherein there are two tanks for receiving the wastes
drawn in, through a duct that forks off into two openings
communicating with the tanks, defining the inlet in each
one of them, both tanks being closed at the top by means
of a shared dismountable cover with inside filtering
means and a outlet for the already filtered air, whereas
each one of the tanks wherein the cyclone effect is
produced independently, is provided with an intermediate
partition wall in order to prevent the rise of the
particles that are decanted towards the bottom of each
deposit, characterized in that the intermediate partition
walls (15) of the tanks (2) have an inclined arrangement
with respect to the stream of air with wastes, improving
the power of collecting the particles or wastes by each
partition wall (15), thus also permitting the acceptable
level of the wastes inside the tanks (2) to rise.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
65 words
Waste container-receptacle for vacuum cleaners,
according to claim 1, characterized in that one part of
the side surface and one part of the bottom (10) of the
tanks (2) are materialized by a cover (14) jointed
sideways, whose tilting when open leaves the tanks (2)
open at the sides and at one part of the bottom (10),
facilitating the emptying and cleaning of the tanks.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
53 words
Waste container-receptacle for vacuum cleaners,
according to claim 1, characterized in that the inclined
partition wall (15) of each one of the tanks (2) has an
amplitude that covers a sector of the gap of the
respective tank (2), leaving an ample sector open,
defining the opening for the decantation of the wastes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
Waste container-receptacle for vacuum cleaners,
according to claim 3, characterized in that the inclined
partition (15) of each one of the tanks (2) has a notch
(20) defining an opening of enlargement of the sector
open in the corresponding tank (2).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
78 words
Waste container-receptacle for vacuum cleaners,
according to the preceding claims, characterized in that the cover (14) that closes part of the side surface of
the tanks and part of the bottom (10) of the tanks, is
provided with some partition walls (15') that in the
closed position for said cover (14) are complementary to
the inclined partition walls (15) of the tanks (2),
covering almost all the open amplitude or "space" of each
one of the tanks (2).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
56 words
Waste container-receptacle for vacuum cleaners,
according to claim 5, characterized in that between the
partition walls (15) of the tanks (2) and the partition
walls (15') of the cover, an opening defined by the notch
(20) of the partition walls (15) and by the separation
(21) defined between the partition walls (15 and 15') is
formed.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
Waste container-receptacle for vacuum cleaners,
according to claims 5 and 6, characterized in that the
partition walls (15') of the cover (14) are coplanar with
the partition walls (15) of the tanks (2).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
Waste container-receptacle for vacuum cleaners,
according to claims 5 and 6, characterized in that the
partition walls (15') of the cover (14) are unaligned
with respect to the partition walls (15) of the tanks
(2).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
55 words
Waste container-receptacle for vacuum cleaners,
according to any of claims 5 to 8, characterized in that the partition walls (15') of the cover (14) have a notch
(20') that, together with the notch (20) of the partition
walls (15), defines a larger amplitude of the through
opening formed between the partition walls (15) and
(15').
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
Waste container-receptacle for vacuum cleaners,
according to any of the preceding claims, characterized
in that the cover (14) has some partition walls (15'') in
an oblique arrangement.
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