Vacuum Filter Bag Insert Layout for Longer Suction Life

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing dust filter bags for vacuum cleaners face challenges in extending service life and maintaining high suction power while minimizing manufacturing effort, as individual component dust collector inserts increase production costs and complexity.

Innovation Solution

A dust collector insert is formed by superimposing two layers, with the second layer being a cutout from the first layer, allowing for increased filter surface area without additional material, reducing waste and production costs, and enabling free movement within the bag for enhanced filtration efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Duration of action of stationary object

If dust collector inserts are made from individual components (strips or rings), then the filter surface area and service life are improved, but the production cost and manufacturing complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice lifeVSAvoidproduction cost
Core Design Contradiction:
Duration of action of stationary objectVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The dust collector insert is divided into multiple layers (first layer with cutouts, second layer formed from cutout material) that work together to increase filter surface area. This segmentation allows the insert to provide extended filtration capacity while maintaining manufacturing efficiency by using a layered structure rather than assembling multiple separate components.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The filter material removed from the first layer to create cutouts is not discarded as waste but is recovered and formed into the second layer of the dust collector insert. This recycling of material during manufacturing increases the total filter surface area without requiring additional raw materials, thereby reducing production costs while improving service life.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #34Discarding and recovering

2Quantity of substance

If additional filter material is introduced to increase filter surface area, then particle storage capacity and retention are improved, but manufacturing cost increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefilter surface areaVSAvoidmanufacturing cost
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The material removed from the first layer to create cutouts is recovered and formed into the second layer, effectively recycling waste material into a functional component. This increases the total filter surface area and particle storage capacity without requiring additional filter material, thereby avoiding increased manufacturing costs.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #34Discarding and recovering

Solution Approach 2:

The manufacturing process itself generates the additional filter material needed for the second layer through the cutout creation process. The system is self-sufficient in generating the required material, eliminating the need for separate material procurement and reducing manufacturing costs while increasing filter surface area.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Reliability

If dust collector inserts are made from multiple separate components, then filtration efficiency is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefiltration efficiencyVSAvoidstructural complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The insert is segmented into layers with specific functions (first layer provides initial filtration, cutouts create flow paths, second layer captures particles) that work together to enhance filtration efficiency. This functional segmentation achieves high filtration performance while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure compared to assembling multiple separate components.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The manufacturing process merges the creation of cutouts in the first layer with the formation of the second layer from the same material. This combining of operations simplifies the manufacturing process and reduces device complexity while maintaining the multi-layer structure needed for high filtration efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

This design extends the service life of dust filter bags, maintains high suction power, and reduces manufacturing costs by utilizing existing material efficiently, while improving particle retention and absorption capabilities.

Implementation Method 1

a single-layer or multi-layer bag wall 2 forming the outside of the dust filter bag 1, which is made of air-permeable filter material at least in sections

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectAir permeability: Porosity

Implementation Method 2

The dust collector inserts act as an additional filter layer next to the bag wall

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectFiltration: Filter (physical)

Implementation Method 3

A multi-layer dust collector insert, the second layer of which is formed by a cutout from a first layer, has an enlarged filter surface compared to a single-layer dust collector insert

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectGeometric surface area: Geometry

Data Source

PatentEP3135170B1Dust filter bag
Publication Date: 2018.05.02 MIELE & CO KG
  • EP3135170B1 patent drawingFigure 1~2
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AI summary

The invention relates to a dust filter bag for use in a vacuum cleaner, with a single-layer or multi-layer bag wall forming the outside of the dust filter bag, which is made of air-permeable filter material at least in sections, with a bag interior which is enclosed by the bag wall, with one or more in the bag interior air-permeable dust collector inserts are arranged.