Patent ID: 6306199
Filing Date: 2001-10-23
Classification: A47L,B01D,Y10S

Abstract:
A vacuum cleaner apparatus comprising:a housing;a motor disposed within said housing and having an output shaft;a fan coupled to said output shaft for generating a vacuum airflow through an air intake port in said housing; anda separator operably coupled to said output shaft for separating dust and dirt particulates entrained in air ingested through said intake port, said separator having a body that defines a longitudinal axis of rotation, said motor driving said separator to rotate about said axis;said body including an upper lip and a bottom portion interconnected by a plurality of longitudinally extending vanes each having a first end connected to said upper lip and a second end connected to said bottom portion wherein said first end is positioned above said second end within a vertical plane that incorporates said vane and said longitudinally axis of rotation, said first and second ends being interconnected by a curved flow surface for increased particulate separation as said body rotates about said axis of rotation.