IP Library Granted Patent US 12,409,461
Granted Patent B2
US 12,409,461 · App. 17/768,465 · Granted Sep 9, 2025

Dust collector and dust collection method

Inventors: Takaaki Hasegawa (Kawasaki Kanagawa, JP); Hiroyuki Moriyama (Kawasaki Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Creative Technology Corporation
B03C3/70B03C3/47B03C3/64
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Patent No.
US 12,409,461
App. No.
17/768,465
Granted
Sep 9, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provides a dust collector capable of being installed even in small spaces and capable of collecting dust efficiently. A dust collector 1 includes a first electrode layer 12 formed of a conductor, a second electrode layer 14 formed of a conductor, having sufficient size to cover the first electrode layer 12 in planar view, having lacking parts (through holes 14 H, slits 14 S) piercing therethrough in a thickness direction, having sufficient size to cover the first electrode layer 12 in planar view, and placed interfacing the first electrode layer 12 , and an insulating layer (a first insulating layer 13 , a second insulating layer 15 ) formed of an insulative material, insulating the first electrode layer 12 and the second electrode layer 14 , and forming a single merged layer structure with the first electrode layer 12 and the second electrode layer 14.

Claims (22)

1. A dust collector comprising:

a first electrode layer formed of a conductor;

a second electrode layer formed of a conductor, the second electrode layer having through holes penetrating the second electrode layer in a thickness direction, a size of the second electrode layer being larger than a size of the first electrode layer in planar view, and the second electrode layer being arranged to be opposed to the first electrode layer; and

an insulating layer formed of an insulative material, insulating the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, and forming one layer structure with the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer.

2. The dust collector according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first electrode layer is formed so that edges of the first electrode layer are located on an inner side by 5 mm or more from edges of the second electrode layer.

3. The dust collector according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a dust attraction layer arranged to be opposed to the second electrode layer with the insulating layer interposed therebetween.

4. The dust collector according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a support base layer arranged to be opposed to the first electrode layer with the insulating layer interposed therebetween.

5. The dust collector according to claim 1 ,

wherein the through holes have a diameter of 5 mm to 15 mm, and

an interval between adjacent through holes is 10 mm to 30 mm.

6. The dust collector according to claim 1 ,

wherein the insulating layer is formed of polyimide.

7. A dust collection method comprising:

applying a voltage to a second electrode layer that is arranged in layers opposed to a first electrode layer with an insulating layer interposed between the first and second electrode layers, a size of the second electrode layer being larger than a size of the first electrode layer in planar view; and

applying a voltage to the first electrode layer, to thereby cause an electric field generated from the second electrode layer toward an outer side direction to pass through holes that penetrate the second electrode layer in a thickness direction, and reach the first electrode layer.

8. The dust collection method according to claim 7 ,

wherein particles are conveyed along the generated electric field.

9. The dust collector according to claim 1 ,

wherein each of the first and second electrode layers has a square shape.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 12, 2022
From: HASEGAWA, TAKAAKI; MORIYAMA, HIROYUKI
To: CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 059578/0817 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-159465 · Sep 24, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230381791A1 · Nov 30, 2023
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