An apparatus comprises a filtering device which includes a plurality of filtering elements made of a filter material. The apparatus further comprises a cleaning system for periodically cleaning the filtering device in order to remove contaminating particles from the filtering device. The cleaning system has at least one percussion element for applying percussions at least on an impact surface of an intermediate structure, so as to generate, for each percussion, an impact which is able to detach from the filter material a first fraction of the contaminating particles adhering to the filter material and then vibrate the filter material to detach from it further contaminants. The intermediate structure, which is interposed between the percussion element and the filter material, has an inner region delimited at least partly by the impact surface and an outer region which surrounds at least partly the inner region. The intermediate structure has a capacity to absorb the energy deriving from the percussion which is greater in the inner region than in the outer region.

A hose device may include a flexible hose device body having a first end configured to be attached to a cyclone and a second end with a free opening. The hose device may also include a plurality of weights affixed between the first end and the second end. When subjected to suction forces from a vacuum of the cyclone, the second end may be sucked upwards such that the plurality of weights hingedly swing toward the first end and the hose device body is in a retracted configuration. When released from the suction forces of the cyclone, the plurality of weights hingedly swing away from the first end and the hose device body extends downwards into an extended configuration by the gravity forces acting upon the weights, in the absence of the suction forces, to expand a size of the free opening.

Disclosed are a modularized dust collector system and a control method thereof. In the system, an air inlet and guide device is in communication with a filter device, and comprises a dust inlet channel, a dust guide plate and an airflow uniform-distribution plate; the filter device comprises a dust collector dust-air box and a dust-removing filter bag, and the filter device is of an integrated drawer-type push-pull structure as a whole; an air outlet device is in communication with the filter device, and the air outlet device comprises a dust collector purified air box and an air outlet channel; an ash-removing device is arranged inside the dust collector purified air box; and an ash collecting device is in communication with the filter device, and the ash collecting device has an upper region being provided with an ash hopper, and a lower region therein being provided with an ash conveying mechanism.

Disclosed are a modularized dust collector system and a control method thereof. In the system, an air inlet and guide device is in communication with a filter device, and comprises a dust inlet channel, a dust guide plate and an airflow uniform-distribution plate; the filter device comprises a dust collector dust-air box and a dust-removing filter bag, and the filter device is of an integrated drawer-type push-pull structure as a whole; an air outlet device is in communication with the filter device, and the air outlet device comprises a dust collector purified air box and an air outlet channel; an ash-removing device is arranged inside the dust collector purified air box; and an ash collecting device is in communication with the filter device, and the ash collecting device has an upper region being provided with an ash hopper, and a lower region therein being provided with an ash conveying mechanism.

A filter device for a vacuum cleaner having a turbine device for generating at least one first and one second main air flow through at least a portion of the vacuum cleaner having and a control unit. The filter device has a first chamber including a first filter element, a first outflow opening, a first inlet opening and a first pressure surge element dividing the first chamber into a first chamber first space and a first chamber second space and reversibly movable between a first pressure surge element first position and a first pressure surge element second position, and a second chamber including a second filter element, a second outflow opening, a second inlet opening and a second pressure surge element dividing the second chamber into a second chamber first space and a second chamber second space reversibly movable between a second pressure surge element first position and a second pressure surge element second position.

A filter device for a vacuum cleaner having a turbine device for generating at least one first and one second main air flow through at least a portion of the vacuum cleaner having and a control unit. The filter device has a first chamber including a first filter element, a first outflow opening, a first inlet opening and a first pressure surge element dividing the first chamber into a first chamber first space and a first chamber second space and reversibly movable between a first pressure surge element first position and a first pressure surge element second position, and a second chamber including a second filter element, a second outflow opening, a second inlet opening and a second pressure surge element dividing the second chamber into a second chamber first space and a second chamber second space reversibly movable between a second pressure surge element first position and a second pressure surge element second position.

A pulse valve assembly including a main valve and a pilot valve that selectively actuates the main valve.

A pulse valve assembly including a main valve and a pilot valve that selectively actuates the main valve.

An air filter includes a filter media, an end cap, a urethane outlet air seal, and a screen assembly. The end cap is secured to a first end of the filter media. The urethane outlet air seal is secured to a second, opposite end of the filter media. The screen assembly is secured to a central portion of the filter media between the first and second ends.

A scaling tool for replicating filtration characteristics of a large-scale filtration device, the scaling tool comprising a housing having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, and a filter receiving region in fluid communication with the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet and configured to contain a membrane comprising one or more pleats, the filter receiving region being defined by a rigid wall framework configured to hold the one or more pleats of the membrane and compress the pleats in an amount effective to replicate the filtration performance of the large-scale filtration device. Also disclosed is a methodology for configuring a filter receiving region in a scaling tool.