A sanding device including a base plate, an evacuating tube, an
articulated joint, and a sealing member. The base plate has a sanding
surface and an opposite supporting surface, with an orifice extending
therethrough for allowing the passage of particles sanded by the sanding
surface. The evacuating tube has an inlet operatively connected to the
supporting surface of the base plate, the inlet being positioned about
the orifice of the base plate for receiving particles sanded by the
sanding surface of the base plate, through the orifice thereof. The
evacuating tube also has an outlet configured for operatively connecting
to a vacuum system for evacuating sanded particles from the sanding
surface through the orifice of the base plate via a suction effect
provided by the vacuum system. The articulated joint is configured for
operatively connecting the inlet of the evacuating tube to the supporting
surface of the base plate, and has at least one pivot axis for enabling
the evacuating tube to be articulated with respect to the base plate
along various operating angles. The sealing member is operatively mounted
onto the base plate for sealingly interconnecting the orifice of the base
plate to the inlet of the evacuating tube. Also described is a sanding
assembly provided with the above-mentioned sanding device.