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US 2006/0130646 A1Published application
Dust-collecting apparatus and method for a vacuum cleaner
AssigneeSamsung Gwangju Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJi-won Seo, Jang-keun Oh
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Abstract
A dust-collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner comprises a main body including an air inlet and an air outlet, a collection unit disposed at a lower part of the main body to store therein dust and moisture separated from dust-laden air, and one or more guide units disposed in an air passage in the main body to divert the course of the air.
Claims11
A dust-collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner, comprising:
- a main body including an air inlet and an air outlet;
- a collection unit disposed at a lower part of the main body to store therein dust and moisture separated from dust-laden air;
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- one or more movable guide units disposed in an air passage in the main body to divert the course of the air.
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A method for separating dust and moisture in a vacuum cleaner, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) drawing air including dust and moisture in through an air inlet;
- b) forming an optimum air passage in a separation unit under control of a control unit;
- c) separating the dust and moisture from the air and collecting the dust and moisture into a collection unit while the air passes through the optimum air passage;
- d) using the collection unit, separating and collecting remaining dust and moisture which was not separated by the separation unit;
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- e) discharging treated air to the outside of the dust-collecting apparatus through a second outlet and an air outlet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.