Dust collector with filter cleaning mechanism

A dust collector for use with a hand-held power tool, the dust collector comprising:

• a housing;
• a telescoping suction pipe coupled to the housing;
• a suction fan positioned in the housing and operable to generate a vacuum in the suction pipe;
• a dust container coupled to the housing and positioned upstream of the fan, the dust container including opposite side walls and a bottom wall extending between the side walls;
• a filter at least partially arranged in the dust container;
• and
• a filter cleaning mechanism including
• a mechanism housing having an internal shoulder,
• an anvil arranged within the mechanism housing and defining an anvil axis,
• a striker arranged within the mechanism housing and moveable between a first striker position, in which the striker is engaged against the internal shoulder and spaced from the anvil, and a second striker position, in which the striker is disengaged from the internal shoulder, in contact with the anvil, and coaxial with the anvil axis,
• an actuator positioned in the bottom wall and moveable between a first actuator position and a second actuator position, in which the actuator is moved closer to the anvil than in the first position, the actuator including an actuator contact portion, and
• a spring biasing the striker against the internal shoulder of the mechanism housing,
• wherein in response to movement of the actuator from the first actuator position to the second actuator position, the actuator contact portion moves the striker off of the internal shoulder and the spring moves the striker from the first striker position to the second striker position.