5766 results about "Dirt" patented technology

Defects such as dirt, dust, scratches, blemishes, pits, or defective elements or pixels in a CCD, scanner, photocopier, or image acquiring device are dynamically detected by processing a plurality of images via a computer. A pristine object of calibration is not required. Stationary components of the video images are found and detected so as to produce a low false alarm probability. Text segmentation and measurement of total deviation based on variability related to high-frequency components of the video image are employed to prevent applying the process or method to printed text or graphics. Additional techniques optionally employed are median filtering, sample area detection, and dynamic adjustment of scores. In special cases, only moderately blank documents are used. The dynamic defect detection allows defect compensation, defect correction, and alerting the operator of defects.

A method for cleaning a touch screen display in a touch screen device without inadvertently activating a feature or inputting unwanted data by touching the touch screen display. The method operates by entering a clean touch screen mode wherein individual touches of the touch screen display are not recognized by the touch screen device. This allows the user to clean the touch screen display by wiping it with a cloth without inadvertently activating a feature or inputting unwanted data. The touch screen display turns bright white when it is in the clean touch screen mode to illuminate dirt and oil on the touch screen display to allow for easier cleaning of the touch screen display. The touch screen device exits the clean touch screen mode in response to input from the user. The user can depress any key on a keyboard attached to the touch screen device or the user can simultaneously touch opposite corners of the touch screen display to exit the clean touch screen mode. The touch screen device will also exit the clean touch screen mode after a predetermined amount of time without input from the user.

A cyclonic vacuum cleaner includes a body portion, a nozzle portion and a dirt cup which is removable from the body portion. The dirt cup collects dirt and other debris separated by a cyclone and a cyclone slinger portion in the body portion. A main filter may be housed in a transparent filter door downstream of the cyclone. The dirt cup may be inserted into and sealingly held within the body portion by using a rotational camming structure.

A multi-cyclone dust separating apparatus includes: a multi-cyclone unit including a first cyclone chamber body having a first cyclone chamber and at least one protection chamber formed around at least a portion of an outer circumference of the first cyclone chamber, and at least one secondary cyclone chamber body disposed in the protection chamber, each secondary cyclone chamber body having at least one secondary cyclone chamber; a cover unit connecting an upper end of the multi-cyclone unit and guiding air discharged from the first cyclone chamber to the at least one secondary cyclone chamber; a dirt collecting unit adapted to connect to a lower end of the multi-cyclone unit and configured to collect dirt separated from the air in the first and secondary cyclone chambers; and an air discharge duct configured to discharge air that has passed through the multi-cyclone unit.

The present invention relates to a dust and dirt collecting unit for a vacuum cleaner capable of simultaneously performing a primary cyclonic dust collection and a secondary filter dust collection. According to the present invention, there is provided a dust and dirt collecting unit for a vacuum cleaner, which is mounted to one side of a main body of the vacuum cleaner to filter sucked air containing foreign substances. The dust and dirt collecting unit of the present invention comprises a dust casing which has an inlet formed in a direction tangential thereto for introducing the air containing the foreign substances thereinto and of which a top portion is open; a cover which is used to open and close the top portion of the dust casing and is provided at the center thereof with an outlet for discharging air from which the foreign substances have been filtered out; a filter assembly which is installed at a bottom surface of the cover corresponding to the outlet and includes a cylindrical filter of which the interior communicates with the outlet; a protective cylindrical body which is formed to wrap around an outer periphery of the filter assembly and installed below the cover so that the interior thereof can communicate with the exterior thereof through a plurality of vent holes formed at a lower portion thereof; and a separating plate which is coupled with the bottom of the filter assembly and extends radially to be spaced apart from an inner circumferential surface of the dust casing by a predetermined gap.

A multi cyclone dust-collecting apparatus including a dust-collecting housing; a first cyclone; a plurality of secondary cyclones; and a cover unit is provided. The dust-collecting housing has a suction pipe, which draws in ambient air. The first cyclone is disposed in the dust-collecting housing and has a first inlet port formed on a lower portion thereof to fluidly communicate with the suction pipe. The first inlet port and an air outlet port of the first cyclone have the same axis. The plurality of secondary cyclones are arranged outside the first cyclone at a predetermined interval and disposed in the dust-collecting housing. The cover unit guides the air discharged from the first cyclone to the respective secondary cyclones, filters again the air separated out from the dirt particles in the secondary cyclones, and discharges cleaned air outwardly.

There is disclosed a snug, form fitting skin for a camera to protect against trauma like dust, dirt, scratches and water. There is additionally disclosed a rigid housing for such skin-encased camera.

A cleaning appliance includes a main body, a filter and an interlock. The main body includes an airflow generator, a separating apparatus separating dirt and dust from an airflow, and a flowpath between the separating apparatus and the airflow generator delimited by a wall. The interlock has a first part located on the filter and a second part located on the main body outside the flowpath, arranged to communicate remotely when the filter is correctly located in the pre-determined position. The interlock is arranged selectively to allow or prevent operation of the airflow generator depending upon the relative separation between the first and second parts. By providing an interlock which has first and second parts which communicate remotely, the second part located on the main body can be isolated from the airflow path so that the second part is not subject to dirt and dust carried by the airflow.

A multi dust-collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner is provided. The apparatus includes a dust-collecting unit having an air guide member to separate dirt particles from drawn-in air by using a gravity and an inertia and a filter member to remove dirt particles from the discharged air. The apparatus also includes a plurality of cyclones to swirl the air discharged from the dust-collecting unit and separate minute dirt particles from the air by using a centrifugal force.

A dirt separation and collection assembly suitable for use in a bagless vacuum cleaner including two dirt separation and collection zones is provided. Dirty air enters the upper portion of a container and enters a first stage dirt separation zone including a disruptor ring extending inwardly from the outer wall to allow coarse dirt particles and fibers to pass through and collect at the base of the outer wall of the device. The spinning air is then drawn through a conical shroud and fed into a second stage conical separator for separating fine dirt particles and collecting them in an inner substantially cylindrical collection chamber. Air exits the conical separator at the opposite cone opening before being drawn to the suction source. Elements may be oriented upwardly or downwardly depending upon the configuration of the housing for receiving the dirt separation and collection assembly.

A dirt container for a surface cleaning apparatus is constructed from an air impermeable material and exterior walls of sufficient rigidity to maintain the shape of the dirt container. The dirt container may be supplied in a disassembled condition and assembled by a consumer prior to use.

Disclosed are a cyclone vessel dust collection and a vacuum cleaner including the same. The cyclone vessel dust collector comprises a cyclone vessel main-body including a primary cyclone vessel unit for separating dusts from dust containing air, and one or more secondary cyclone vessel units for separating dusts from the air passing through the primary cyclone vessel unit, the secondary cyclone vessel units being arranged to surround at least a part of the primary cyclone vessel unit; and a dirt collection bin for receiving dusts or the like separated by the cyclone vessel main-body, wherein the cyclone vessel main-body has an outer circumference with a non-constant radius. Therefore, the cyclone vessel dust collector can have a dust collection capability of large capacity with a small size.

A detachable dust bin for a vacuum cleaner. A container is provided with a removable sidewall which has an outlet opening which is adapted to be coupled to a source of vacuum. The container includes an inlet for connecting to a passageway which is connected to a vacuum nozzle. A duct extends vertically from the inlet within the container, and then laterally toward the removable sidewall. A filter is supported along the removable sidewall having a front surface facing the outlet of the duct, and a rear surface facing the outlet opening in the removable sidewall. Dirt laden air is drawn through the filter, duct, and vacuum nozzle. Dirt is separated from the air and collected within the container.

The present invention is directed towards a front cover for a portable electronic device as well as a portable electronic device including such a front cover. The front cover comprises a bottom layer of stiff plastic material having a first opening where at least one input key is to be provided, and a top layer of flexible plastic film that covers the bottom layer including said first opening. These two layers are furthermore bonded to each other. In this way a keypad is provided where dirt cannot enter between keys. The mounting process for the device is furthermore much simplified. It is furthermore possible to produce a waterproof keypad.

A dirt separation and collection container suitable for use in a bagless vacuum cleaner including two dirt separation and collection zones is provided. Dirty air enters the mid-section of the device and enters a first stage dirt separation zone including a cylindrical baffle spaced inwardly from the outer wall of the device with an inclined slot to allow coarse dirt particles and fibers to pass through and collect at the base of the outer wall of the device. The spinning air is then fed into a second stage conical separator for separating fine dirt particles and collecting them in an inner substantially cylindrical collection chamber. Air exits the conical separator and device opposite the cone opening before being drawn to the suction source. Elements may be oriented upwardly or downwardly depending upon the configuration of the housing for receiving the dirt separation and collection device.

A compact vacuum container includes a tangential air inlet at the upper portion, a closed top and a central outlet at the bottom having an improved air separation and dirt collection container is provided. A hollow central column with a skirt formed with a downwardly extending flange having an outer diameter is less than the inner diameter of the container, extends from the closed to the bottom outlet opening the upper position above the skirt is open and the lower portion of the column is solid. Dirt particles that separate from the air flow above the skirt drop to the lower portion below the skirt. Clean air then exits an open upper portion of the column to the suction source below the container. The air exiting the bottom of the column may pass through an radially pleated filter before being drawn into the vacuum source.

Process for producing detachable dirt- and water-repellent surface coatings on articles, wherein during the coating process, hydrophobic particles are applied to the surface of the articles, thus generating a surface structure with elevations on that surface of the articles that has dirt- and water-repellent properties, which comprises suspending the hydrophobic particles in a solution of a silicone wax in a highly volatile siloxane, and applying this suspension to at least one surface of an article, and then removing the highly volatile siloxane.

A cyclone-type dust-collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner comprises a conically shaped grill assembly disposed at the air outflow port of a cyclone body. The grill assembly includes a grill portion and prevents reverse flow of dust and dirt from the cyclone body. The grill assembly members are easily separable to allow a user to easily remove the dirt collected in the grill portion by simply separating the second grill member from the connection member and washing the second grill member with water.

A multi dust-collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner is provided. The apparatus includes a dust-collecting unit having an air guide member to separate dirt particles from drawn-in air by using a gravity and an inertia and a filter member to remove dirt particles from the discharged air. The apparatus also includes a plurality of cyclones to swirl the air discharged from the dust-collecting unit and separate minute dirt particles from the air by using a centrifugal force.

A multi dust-collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner separating dirt particles from air by taking two steps. The multi dust-collecting apparatus includes a dust-collecting unit to separate dirt particles from the air by using gravity and inertia, and a plurality of cyclones to swirl the air discharged from the dust-collecting unit and separate the dirt particles from the air by using centrifugal force.

A cyclonic separation apparatus for a vacuum cleaner, the cyclonic separation apparatus comprising: a first cyclonic separating unit comprising a hollow substantially cylindrical dirt container with a central axis, an air inlet port arranged tangentially through a side wall of the dirt container and an air outlet; and a second cyclonic separating unit comprising at least one cyclone with an air inlet port and an air outlet port, wherein the second cyclonic separating unit receives air flow downstream from the first cyclonic separating unit, wherein the second cyclonic separating unit is located within the dirt container and wherein the second cyclonic separating unit is detachably connected to the dirt container for removal through either longitudinal end of the dirt container. A vacuum cleaner comprising a motor coupled to a fan and the cyclonic separation apparatus.

A separating apparatus for a cleaning appliance, such as a vacuum cleaner, includes a separator for separating dirt and dust from a fluid flow and a collecting chamber arranged to collect dirt and dust separated by the separator. A first catch for opening a closure member on the collecting chamber is provided, with first releasing means for releasing this catch. There is also provided a second catch for releasing the collecting chamber from the separator and second releasing means for releasing the second catch. The second releasing means is inaccessible when the first catch is engaged. A cover associated with the first releasing means obscures the second releasing means until the first catch has been released. The invention prevents the user from accidentally releasing the collecting chamber from the separator when it was the user's intention simply to empty dirt and dust from the collecting chamber.

A composite cover for dust, dirt and incidental moisture protection over an extended temperature range, EMI shielding to prevent radiation of internal circuit energy and preventing the entrance of external EMI. Also the cover provides mechanical strength and protection of circuitry and radiates heat created by internal circuitry. The cover provides lower levels of radiated emissions and improved resistance to incident external radiation. Electric and magnetic shielding is also provided.

Embodiments of the present invention enable an optical device to track on a diffusing surface over which a transparent and / or translucent and / or optically smooth surface is placed. Some embodiments are directed towards detecting when an optical device is lifted off the surface it was resting on. Embodiments also include a sensing system that detects the z distance (distance to the tracking surface) and improves image quality by improving the effectiveness of the optical sensor subsystem and / or the illumination subsystem at the detected z distance. Other embodiments include a system and method that enables an optical device to track on a transparent and / or translucent and / or optically smooth surface alone. This may involve dark-field imaging based on certain features (e.g., dirt) already present on the transparent surface. Alternately, this may involve creating features such as droplets, spreading dirt residue, and creating thermal spots, which can be used for tracking.

A cyclone dust-separating apparatus including a cyclone body having a cyclone chamber and a dirt-collecting chamber enclosing an outer circumference of the cyclone chamber, an upper cover disposed on an upper end of the cyclone body to form a connection passage between the cyclone chamber and the dirt-collecting chamber, and a backflow prevention protrusion formed on an inner wall of the upper cover, for preventing dirt collected in the dirt-collecting chamber from flowing back to the cyclone chamber.

A surface cleaning apparatus comprises a dirt inlet, a handle, a cyclone separator having an outer wall, a top, a fluid inlet downstream from the dirt air inlet and a fluid outlet, a screen positioned around the fluid outlet such that fluid exiting the cyclone separator passes through the screen and the screen is removable through the top of the cyclone separator, and, a fluid flow motor.

A cyclone dust-separating apparatus includes a cyclone unit having air inflow and air outflow parts that separate dust or dirt from air, the cyclone unit being installed such that a longitudinal axis thereof is substantially horizontally arranged; a dust bin joined to a bottom end of the cyclone unit that collects the dust or dirt separated by the cyclone unit, the dust bin installed in such a manner that a longitudinal axis thereof is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the cyclone unit; a nonporous envelope detachably disposed in the dust bin that stores the dust or dirt collected into the dust bin; and a pressure difference-generating passage to communicate an outlet of the air outflow part and the dust bin with each other so as to allow the nonporous envelope to come in contact with an inner surface of the dust bin by a pressure difference between the dust bin and the air outflow part.

Disclosed is a dust collecting apparatus is provided that includes a dust canister body, a part of which becomes an exposed side exposed outside a cleaner body. The cleaner body has a first dust separating chamber for separating large-sized dirt and second dust separating chamber for collecting fine dust; a cyclone body having a cyclone chamber which separates the fine dust from the air passing through the first dust separating chamber; and an outlet pipe protruding from lower surfaces of the first and second cyclone bodies to upper sides of the first and second cyclone chambers, wherein at least a part of the exposed side of the dust canister body is made of a transparent material so as to simultaneously see through the first and second dust separating chambers, and at least a part of the cyclone body is made of the transparent material to see through the cyclone body.