US6183536B1
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Enhanced performance vacuum cleaner bag and method of operation
Assignee: Eurofilters NV
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Filing: 1999-05-07
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Granted: 2001-02-06
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Expires: 2019-05-07
Abstract
Abstract A vacuum filter bag is constructed of layers which include a high air permeability multipurpose layer positioned upstream in the direction of air flow of a second filtration layer. The second filtration layer can be a wet-laid filter paper, a dry-laid filter paper or a spunbond nonwoven. The multipurpose layer can be made of high bulk meltblown nonwoven, dry-laid or wet-laid high dust holding capacity paper spunblown modular or microdenier spunbond. The high dust capacity papers are characterized by greater thickness and higher air permeability than is normally used in traditional filter layers of vacuum cleaner bag structures. These characteristics allow the high capacity papers to filter large dirt particles and to capture within their pores large amounts of dust particles. This protects the downstream second filtration layer from shock loading and enables the composite structure to pass air at high rate at low pressure differential for much longer than conventional vacuum cleaner bags. A method of filtering gas through such a filter is also disclosed.
Inventors
- 👤 Bas Schultink
- 👤 Jan Schultink
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 22:43
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D39/00; B01D39/14; B01D39/16; B01D39/1607; A; A47; A47L; A47L9/00; A47L9/10; A47L9/14; A47L9/1418; B01D39/1623; B01D39/18; B32; B32B; B32B29/00; B32B29/02; B32B5/00; B32B5/22; B32B5/24; B32B5/26; D; D04; D04H; D04H1/00; D04H1/40; D04H1/42; D04H1/4374; D04H1/54; D04H1/559; D04H1/56; D04H1/58; D04H1/593; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S55/00; Y10S55/02; Y10S55/39
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 29
Claim 1
Independent Claim
78 words
A composite structure for a disposable vacuum cleaner bag comprising a multipurpose filtration capacity layer positioned upstream in the direction of air flow of a second filtration layer, the second filtration layer being selected from among (a) a wet-laid or a dry-laid filter having a base weight of about 30-100 g/m2 and air permeability of about 100-3000 L/(m2×s) and (b) thermally bonded nonwoven having a basis weight of about 10-100 g/m2 and a permeability of about 100-3000 L/(m2×s).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
78 words
A composite structure for a disposable vacuum cleaner bag comprising a multipurpose filtration capacity layer positioned upstream in the direction of air flow of a second filtration layer, the second filtration layer being selected from among (a) a wet-laid or a dry-laid filter having a base weight of about 30-100 g/m2 and air permeability of about 100-3000 L/(m2×s) and (b) thermally bonded nonwoven having a basis weight of about 10-100 g/m2 and a permeability of about 100-3000 L/(m2×s).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
104 words
The composite structure of claim 1 in which the multipurpose filtration capacity layer is selected from among: (a) a wet-laid or a dry-laid high dust capacity paper having a basis weight of about 30-150 g/m2 and air permeability of about 500-8000 L/(m2×s); (b) high bulk meltblown nonwoven having a basis weight of about 30-180 g/m2 and an air permeability of about 300-1500 L/(m2×s); (c) Spunblown Modular paper having a basis weight of about 20-150 g/m2 and an air permeability of about 200-3000 L/(m2×s); and (d) microdiener spunbond nonwoven having a basis weight of about 20-150 g/m2 and an air permeability of about 500-10,000 L/(m2×s).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
The composite structure of claim 1 in which the multipurpose filtration layer is operative to provide to the composite structure a pressure drop of at most 30 mbar at fine dust particle loading of at least 6.5 grams determined by DIN 44956-2.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
The composite structure of claim 2 in which the wet-laid high dust capacity paper comprises fibers comprising at least 15% chargeable or unchargeable synthetic fiber and a complementary amount of wood pulp fibers, and binder.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
The composite structure of claim 4 in which the synthetic fibers are polyester.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composite structure of claim 4 in which the synthetic fibers are polyolefin fibers.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The composite structure of claim 6 in which the polyolefin fibers are electrostatically charged polypropylene.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
75 words
The composite structure of claim 1 in which the multipurpose filtration layer comprises a dry-laid, high dust capacity paper of composition selected from among (a) latex bonded fluff pulp fibers, (b) thermally bondable fusing fibers, (c) a thermally bonded blend of thermally bondable fusing polymer fibers and fluff pulp fibers, (d) a thermally bonded blend of thermally bondable fusing fibers, fluff pulp fibers and split film fibers, (e) thermally bonded blend of mixed electrostatic fibers.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The composite structure of claim 8 in which thermally bondable fusing fibers are bicomponent polymer fibers.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composite structure of claim 9 in which the bicomponent polymer fibers are polyolefin.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
The composite structure of claim 10 in which the bicomponent polymer fibers have a core of polypropylene and a sheath of polyethylene.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
The composite structure of claim 9 in which the bicomponent polymer fibers have a core disposed eccentrically relative to a sheath.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
The composite structure of claim 12 in which the core is positioned alongside the sheath.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
15 words
The composite structure of claim 8 in which the split film fibers are electrostatically charged.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
39 words
The composite structure of claim 1 further comprising a meltblown fleece layer having a basis weight of about 10-50 g/m2 and an air permeability of about 100-1500 L/(m2×s) positioned between the multipurpose filtration layer and the second filtration layer.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
15 words
The composite structure of claim 15 in which the meltblown fleece layer is electrostatically charged.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
20 words
The composite structure of claim 1 in which the thermally bonded nonwoven is the most downstream layer of the structure.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
18 words
The composite structure of claim 1 in which at least two adjacent layers of the structure are bonded.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
23 words
The composite structure of claim 18 in which the two bonded adjacent layers are the multipurpose filtration layer and the second filtration layer.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
16 words
The composite structure of claim 18 in which all adjacent layers of the structure are bonded.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
16 words
The bag of claim 1 , in which the high bulk meltblown nonwoven is electrostatically charged.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
26 words
The composite structure of claim 1 in which at least one of the layers is of a chargeable material and the chargeable layer is electrostatically charged.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
78 words
A filter for removing particles entrained in a gas comprising a multipurpose filtration capacity layer positioned upstream in the direction of air flow of a second filtration layer, the second filtration layer being selected from among (a) a wet-laid or a dry-laid filter having a base weight of about 30-100 g/m2 and air permeability of about 100-3000 L/(m2×s) and (b) thermally bonded nonwoven having a basis weight of about 10-100 g/m2 and a permeability of about 100-3000 L/(m2×s).
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
78 words
A filter for removing particles entrained in a gas comprising a multipurpose filtration capacity layer positioned upstream in the direction of air flow of a second filtration layer, the second filtration layer being selected from among (a) a wet-laid or a dry-laid filter having a base weight of about 30-100 g/m2 and air permeability of about 100-3000 L/(m2×s) and (b) thermally bonded nonwoven having a basis weight of about 10-100 g/m2 and a permeability of about 100-3000 L/(m2×s).
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
103 words
The filter of claim 23 in which the multipurpose filtration capacity layer is selected from among: (a) a wet-laid or a dry-laid high dust capacity paper having a basis weight of about 30-150 g/m2 and air permeability of about 500-8000 L/(m2×s); (b) high bulk meltblown nonwoven having a basis weight of about 30-180 g/m2 and an air permeability of about 300-1500 L/(m2×s); (c) Spunblown Modular paper having a basis weight of about 20-150 g/m2 and an air permeability of about 200-3000 L/(m2×s); and (d) microdiener spunbond nonwoven having a basis weight of about 20-150 g/m2 and an air permeability of about 500-10,000 L/(m2×s).
Claim 27
Independent Claim
86 words
A method of filtering a gas comprising passing a gas entrained with particles through a composite structure comprising a multipurpose filtration capacity layer positioned upstream in the direction of air flow of a second filtration layer, the second filtration layer being selected from among (a) a wet-laid or a dry-laid filter having a base weight of about 30-100 g/m2 and air permeability of about 100-3000 L/(m2×s) and (b) thermally bonded nonwoven having a basis weight of about 10-100 g/m2 and a permeability of about 100-3000 L/(m2×s).
Claim 28
Independent Claim
86 words
A method of filtering a gas comprising passing a gas entrained with particles through a composite structure comprising a multipurpose filtration capacity layer positioned upstream in the direction of air flow of a second filtration layer, the second filtration layer being selected from among (a) a wet-laid or a dry-laid filter having a base weight of about 30-100 g/m2 and air permeability of about 100-3000 L/(m2×s) and (b) thermally bonded nonwoven having a basis weight of about 10-100 g/m2 and a permeability of about 100-3000 L/(m2×s).
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
103 words
The method of claim 25 in which the multipurpose filtration capacity layer is selected from among: (a) a wet-laid or a dry-laid high dust capacity paper having a basis weight of about 30-150 g/m2 and air permeability of about 500-8000 L/(m2×s); (b) high bulk meltblown nonwoven having a basis weight of about 30-180 g/m2 and an air permeability of about 300-1500 L/(m2×s); (c) Spunblown Modular paper having a basis weight of about 20-150 g/m2 and an air permeability of about 200-3000 L/(m2×s); and (d) microdiener spunbond nonwoven having a basis weight of about 20-150 g/m2 and an air permeability of about 500-10,000 L/(m2×s).
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