Vacuum cleaning apparatus with high filtering power

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EP 1 048 260 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	24.01.2001 Bulletin 2001/04

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	02.11.2000 Bulletin 2000/44

(21)	Application number: 00201418.1

(22)	Date of filing: 19.04.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A47L 9/18

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

23.04.1999 IT MI990854

(71)	Applicant: Ghibli S.p.A.
	27020 Dorno, Pavia (IT)

(72)	Inventors:
	Tana, Gian Fermo 16043 Chiavari, Genova (IT) Tarabusi, Virginio 27049 Stradella, Pavia (IT)

(74)	Representative: Riccardi, Sergio
	Riccardi & Co. Via Macedonio Melloni, 32 20129 Milano 20129 Milano (IT)

(54)	Vacuum cleaning apparatus with high filtering power

(57) Vacuum cleaning apparatus with high filtering power comprising an outer housing (2) operatively connected to air sucking, filtering and passage means, where said housing (2) has a water collecting reservoir operatively connected to said sucked air passage means and to baffle means (7-9) opposing said passage, so as to obtain a complete nebulization of at least a portion of the water into the sucked air, before the so obtained flow passes through said filtering means (10,13,15).

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