Dry cleaning casing, dry cleaning apparatus and attachment method of screen plate

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9604344-B2
Application number	US-201414499573-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 29, 2014
Priority date	Oct 15, 2013
Publication date	Mar 28, 2017
Grant date	Mar 28, 2017

Abstract

A dry cleaning casing of a dry cleaning apparatus includes a casing body including an internal space for flying a cleaning member, an opening to which a cleaning target is contacted to collide the cleaning member to the cleaning target, and an air introduction route to introduce external air to the internal space, by sucking air from the internal space while the opening is closed by the cleaning target, to generate rotating air flow for flying the cleaning member; a flow restriction member to define a rotation axis of the rotating air flow in the internal space; and a screen plate made of a porous plate to block movement of the cleaning member while passing through substance removed from the cleaning target.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A dry cleaning casing of a dry cleaning apparatus useable for cleaning a cleaning target by impacting a cleaning member to the cleaning target by flying the cleaning member using an air flow, the dry cleaning casing comprising:
a casing body including
an internal space, connected to a suction mechanism;
an opening to which the cleaning target is to be contacted; and
an air introduction route to introduce external air to the internal space, by sucking air from the internal space while the opening is closed by the cleaning target, to generate rotating air flow to make the cleaning member fly;

a flow restriction member to define a rotation axis of the rotating air flow in the internal space, the flow restriction member having an inner space communicating with the internal space and used as a suction route for the suction mechanism;
a screen plate made of a porous plate to block movement of the cleaning member to the suction mechanism and to allow substance removed from the cleaning target to pass through, the screen plate disposable on the flow restriction member along an outer face of the flow restriction member such that air can flow through the screen plate and the flow restriction member into the inner space, and
a guide member to attach the screen plate along the outer face of the flow restriction member,
wherein the screen plate is detachably supported by the flow restriction member,
wherein the guide member is disposed to guide the screen plate along the outer face of the flow restriction member,
wherein a front end of the screen plate positioned at upstream side of rotating air flow is set to block intrusion of the cleaning member into a gap between the flow restriction member and the screen plate, and
wherein the front end of the screen plate fits in the flow restriction member when the screen plate is attached to the flow restriction member.

2. The dry cleaning casing of claim 1 , wherein while the flow restriction member is being assembled to the dry cleaning casing, the screen plate is attachable and detachable from the flow restriction member by inserting and removing the screen plate through the opening.

3. The dry cleaning casing of claim 1 , wherein the screen plate is disposed along the outer face of the flow restriction member other than an area facing an opening of the flow restriction member.

4. The dry cleaning casing of claim 1 , wherein the flow restriction member is detachably supported by the dry cleaning casing.

5. A dry cleaning apparatus comprising:
the dry cleaning case of claim 1 ; and
the cleaning member.

6. A method of attaching a screen plate for a dry cleaning casing of a dry cleaning apparatus useable for cleaning a cleaning target by impacting a cleaning member to the cleaning target by flying the cleaning member using an air flow,
the dry cleaning casing including
a casing body including
an internal space, connected to a suction mechanism, for flying the cleaning member;
an opening to which the cleaning target is contacted to collide the cleaning member to the cleaning target; and
an air introduction route to introduce external air to the internal space, by sucking air from the internal space while the opening is closed by the cleaning target, to generate rotating air flow to make the cleaning member fly;

a flow restriction member to define a rotation axis of rotating air flow in the internal space, the flow restriction member having an inner space communicating with the internal space and used as a suction route for the suction mechanism; and
a screen plate made of a porous plate to block movement of the cleaning member to the suction mechanism and to allow substance removed from the cleaning target to pass through, the screen plate disposable on the flow restriction member along an outer face of the flow restriction member,
the method comprising:
inserting the screen plate from the opening of the casing body; and
inserting with pressure a front end of the screen plate into a guide member formed along the flow restriction member to attach the screen plate along an outer face of the flow restriction member.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising forming a depression on the flow restriction member such that the front end of the screen plate can be inserted into the depression.

Assignees

• Taneda Yuusuke
• Fuchigami Akihiro
• Okamoto Yoichi
• Murata Shozo
• Tsukahara Kohji
• Ricoh Co Ltd

Inventors

• Taneda Yuusuke
• Fuchigami Akihiro
• Okamoto Yoichi
• Murata Shozo
• Tsukahara Kohji

Classifications

• B08B7/04

  by a combination of operations · CPC title

• B08B5/04

  Cleaning by suction, with or without auxiliary action · CPC title

• Y10T29/49826

  Assembling or joining · CPC title

• B24C7/0046 Primary

  the abrasive material being fed in a gaseous carrier · CPC title

• B08B7/02

  by distortion, beating, or vibration of the surface to be cleaned {(B08B7/0007 takes precedence)} · CPC title