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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2013
Nordson Corporation, Westlake, OH (US);
William R. Hoversten, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US);
Sirirat Sangwian, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Jeffrey R. Shutic, Wakeman, OH (US);
Nordson Corporation, Westlake, OH (US);
Abstract
A cyclone comprises a second or lower portion that is pivotable with respect to a first or upper portion about an articulation between a first position and a second position; the second portion being aligned with the first portion along a first or vertical axis when the second portion is in the first position, and the second portion being aligned on a second axis that is different from the first axis when the second portion is moved from the first position to the second position. In various additional embodiments, the second axis may be normal to the first axis, for example, in the first position the lower portion is horizontal and in the first position the lower portion is vertical and aligned with the upper portion. The second position may be used as a cleaning position. When the lower portion is pivoted away from the upper portion, the vortex is interrupted. In the second position, the lower portion may also interface with a suction mechanism.