Filter assembly for a cyclone-type dust collecting apparatus of vacuum cleaner

Abstract

A filter assembly for a cyclone-type dust collecting apparatus of a vacuum cleaner which filters the dust included in the air current discharged from the outlet port of the cyclone-type dust collecting apparatus is disclosed. The present filter assembly comprises a rotating filter rotatively coupled against said outlet port and provided with an inlet grill formed on the outer circumferential surface and an outlet in communication with an outlet port; an operation bar arranged in the axial direction within said dust collection container and provided with one end coupled to said rotating filter and with another end passing through said dust collection container and exposed to the outside; and a handling knob coupled to said another end of said operation bar enabling said operation bar to be rotated wholly with said rotating filter. According to the present invention, the dust collected on the outer surface of the rotating filter may be removed by rotating the rotating filter with the handling knob and thus improves dust-collecting efficiency.

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