Cyclone pre-separator and arrangement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Cyclone preliminary separators in the craft area are not easily transportable and storable due to their design, which hinders their handling and usage efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A box-shaped cyclone preliminary separator with a vertical tensile-resistant coupling system, allowing for stacking and easy handling, along with a particle ascension container designed for efficient stacking and transport, and an adapter frame for stable vertical stacking with a suction device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a conventional cyclone pre-separator is used, then particle separation function is provided, but transportability and stowability are poor
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the opposite principle by using a box-shaped (cuboid) housing instead of a curved or conical shape. The housing comprises vertical side walls and a horizontal top surface, creating a rectangular prism geometry that enables efficient stacking and storage in trade environments while maintaining the cyclone separation function.
2Reliability
If a conventional coupling system is used, then connection with particle collection container is achieved, but vertical tensile resistance is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling system is segmented into distinct upper and lower coupling means with specific geometric features. The lower coupling means include downwardly projecting engagement structures on the housing, while the upper coupling means have corresponding upwardly projecting structures on the particle collection container, creating a modular and reliable connection.
Solution Approach 2:
The coupling mechanism uses asymmetric geometric features including downwardly and upwardly projecting engagement structures that interlock in a specific orientation. This asymmetric design provides inherent vertical tensile resistance while maintaining ease of assembly and disassembly.
3Adaptability or versatility
If stackable system compatibility is added, then storage efficiency improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The box-shaped housing serves multiple functions: it maintains the cyclone separation chamber, provides structural support, enables stacking compatibility with standard trade equipment, and facilitates transport. The universal cuboid geometry allows integration into various stacking systems without requiring additional components.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances the transportability, stowability, and usability of cyclone preliminary separators by enabling them to be stacked like system boxes, reducing the frequency of filter replacements due to pre-separation of particles, and allowing for convenient connection with suction devices.
Implementation Method 1
a cyclone unit (4) arranged in the housing (3), which has an air inlet (5), an air outlet (6) and a particle outlet (8)
Implementation Method 2
a cyclone pre-separator for mounting on a particle collection container (2)... allows a large proportion of the particles contained in the airflow to be separated in the cyclone pre-separator
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AI summary
The invention relates to a cyclone pre-separator (1) for positioning on a particle collecting container (2), the cyclone pre-separator comprising a box-like housing (3) and a cyclone unit (4) arranged in the housing (3), the cyclone unit having an air inlet (5), an air outlet (6) and a particle outlet (8) arranged on an underside (7) of the cyclone pre-separator (1). The housing (3) has an air inlet hose connection (9) connected to the air inlet (5) and an air outlet hose connection (10) connected to the air outlet (6), and has lower housing coupling means (11) designed to provide a releasable, vertically high-tensile coupling for the particle collecting container (2) when the cyclone pre-separator (1) is positioned on the particle collecting container (2).