An apparatus for contaminant reduction in a stream of compressed gas is disclosed. The apparatus includes an insert for directing the gas. The insert sits in a head portion which has an inlet leading to an inlet pathway for directing the gas towards the insert. The head portion also has an outlet leading from an outlet pathway for directing the gas from the insert towards the outlet. There is also a body portion sealed to the head portion for collecting contaminants removed from the gas. The insert includes a tubular portion connected to the head portion. Gas from the inlet pathway passes outside the tubular portion while gas going to the outlet passes inside the tubular portion. The insert has a baffle extending from the tubular portion for narrowing the gap between the insert and the body portion and has curved walls extending from the baffle causing the stream of gas to rotate thereby form a vortex.

The dust collector, that may be used in vacuum cleaner, includes: a primary cyclone unit separating dust from air introduced from outside the dust collector; and a secondary cyclone unit defining axial cyclone bodies separating fine dust from air introduced in an axial direction. The secondary cyclone unit includes casings having outer walls around hollow portions; and a fine dust separating member disposed on the casings to form the axial cyclones. The fine dust separating member includes vortex finders disposed in the casings; band portions enclosing an outer circumferential surface of the vortex finders at a position spaced from the vortex finders, and having a shape corresponding to the casings so as to form the axial cyclones together with the casings; and guide vanes disposed between the vortex finders and the band portions and extending in a spiral direction to induce a rotational flow of air.

The dust collector, that may be used in vacuum cleaner, includes: a primary cyclone unit separating dust from air introduced from outside the dust collector; and a secondary cyclone unit defining axial cyclone bodies separating fine dust from air introduced in an axial direction. The secondary cyclone unit includes casings having outer walls around hollow portions; and a fine dust separating member disposed on the casings to form the axial cyclones. The fine dust separating member includes vortex finders disposed in the casings; band portions enclosing an outer circumferential surface of the vortex finders at a position spaced from the vortex finders, and having a shape corresponding to the casings so as to form the axial cyclones together with the casings; and guide vanes disposed between the vortex finders and the band portions and extending in a spiral direction to induce a rotational flow of air.

A dust collector includes a primary cyclone unit to separate dust from air introduced from outside dust collector and a secondary cyclone unit includes axial cyclones which separate fine dust from air introduced in an axial direction. The secondary cyclone unit includes a first group of axial cyclones disposed along a circumference of a first circle so as to contact an inner circumferential surface of an inner case, and formed to be partially spaced apart from the inner circumferential surface of the inner case to form first passages therebetween; and a second group of axial cyclones disposed to contact each other along a circumference of a second circle concentric with the first circle and smaller than the first circle, and formed to contact some of the first group of axial cyclones and to be spaced apart from others of the first group axial cyclones to form second passages therebetween.

A dust collector includes a primary cyclone unit to separate dust from air introduced from outside dust collector and a secondary cyclone unit includes axial cyclones which separate fine dust from air introduced in an axial direction. The secondary cyclone unit includes a first group of axial cyclones disposed along a circumference of a first circle so as to contact an inner circumferential surface of an inner case, and formed to be partially spaced apart from the inner circumferential surface of the inner case to form first passages therebetween; and a second group of axial cyclones disposed to contact each other along a circumference of a second circle concentric with the first circle and smaller than the first circle, and formed to contact some of the first group of axial cyclones and to be spaced apart from others of the first group axial cyclones to form second passages therebetween.

A dust collector includes a cylindrical housing forming an outer appearance of the dust collector; a primary cyclone formed inside the housing to cause a swirling flow to separate dust from air introduced into the housing; a secondary cyclone formed with axial inlet type cyclones to receive air and fine dust that have passed through the cyclone, and cause a swirling flow to separate the fine dust from the air; and a mesh provided at an outside surface the secondary cyclone to form a boundary between the primary and the secondary cyclones, wherein the axial inlet type cyclones includes a first group stacked in multiple stages, an inlet of which is arranged toward the mesh; and a second group provided on one side and the other side of the first group, respectively, an inlet and an outlet of which face a height direction of the dust collector.

A dust collector includes a cylindrical housing forming an outer appearance of the dust collector; a primary cyclone formed inside the housing to cause a swirling flow to separate dust from air introduced into the housing; a secondary cyclone formed with axial inlet type cyclones to receive air and fine dust that have passed through the cyclone, and cause a swirling flow to separate the fine dust from the air; and a mesh provided at an outside surface the secondary cyclone to form a boundary between the primary and the secondary cyclones, wherein the axial inlet type cyclones includes a first group stacked in multiple stages, an inlet of which is arranged toward the mesh; and a second group provided on one side and the other side of the first group, respectively, an inlet and an outlet of which face a height direction of the dust collector.

The invention relates to a new centrifugal filter for filtering impurities from liquid. Embodiments comprise a cylindrical housing having: (1) a top flow guiding assembly with a top portion having a first liquid outlet, a threaded middle portion, a bottom portion having a plurality of spiral flow guiding grooves adjacent the bottom portion, and a channel through a longitudinal axis; (2) a water inlet flow guiding assembly having a middle portion with a liquid inlet, and a channel through a longitudinal axis; (3) a recessed flow guiding assembly having a channel through a longitudinal axis which forms a conical taper; and (4) an impurity flow guiding assembly having a channel through a longitudinal axis that forms a second liquid outlet; each assembly releasably attachable within the cylindrical housing through threaded means.

A centrifugal filter comprises a top flow guiding assembly, a water inlet flow guiding assembly, a recessed flow guiding assembly, and an impurity flow guiding assembly, in which a liquid entering from a water inlet opening of the water inlet flow guiding assembly can generate a convolution in an inner portion of the recessed flow guiding assembly. After convoluting to a bottom portion of the recessed flow guiding assembly, heavier impurity components comprised by the liquid flows downwardly into the impurity flow guiding assembly, and the liquid without the impurity components convolutes upwardly. Finally, the top cover portion outwardly discharges the liquid without the impurity components.

A centrifugal filter comprises a top flow guiding assembly, a water inlet flow guiding assembly, a recessed flow guiding assembly, and an impurity flow guiding assembly, in which a liquid entering from a water inlet opening of the water inlet flow guiding assembly can generate a convolution in an inner portion of the recessed flow guiding assembly. After convoluting to a bottom portion of the recessed flow guiding assembly, heavier impurity components comprised by the liquid flows downwardly into the impurity flow guiding assembly, and the liquid without the impurity components convolutes upwardly. Finally, the top cover portion outwardly discharges the liquid without the impurity components.