Cyclone dust collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner
AssigneeSamsung Kwangju Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJang-keun Oh, Jang-youn Ko
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Abstract
A cyclone dust collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner includes a cyclone body and a separately removable contaminant receptacle. The cyclone body, which is fixed to a fan motor portion of a cleaner body, separates contaminants from the air that is drawn into the cleaner body. The cyclone body having a contaminant outlet, through which the contaminants are discharged. The contaminant receptacle is removably coupled to a lower side of the cyclone body and receiving the contaminants through a contaminant inlet that is aligned with the contaminant outlet of the cyclone body. Since the contaminant receptacle is removable independent of the cyclone body, it is smaller, lighter and easier for a user to handle.
Claims10
A cyclone dust collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner having a cleaner housing body and a suction brush, the suction brush drawing air and contaminants into the cleaner housing body, the cyclone dust collecting apparatus comprising:
- a cyclone chamber for separating the contaminants from the air drawn through the suction brush, the cyclone chamber being fixed to the cleaner housing body and having a contaminant outlet through which the contaminants are discharged;
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- a contaminant receptacle removably coupled to a lower side of the cyclone chamber, the contaminant receptacle having a contaminant inlet aligned to engage with the contaminant outlet of the cyclone chamber, the contaminant outlet formed in a cylindrical wall of the chamber, the contaminant receptacle receiving contaminants that have been discharged from the cyclone chamber.
A vacuum cleaner comprising:
- a vacuum cleaner housing body having a fan motor portion;
- a suction brush coupled to the cleaner vacuum housing body, the suction brush drawing air and contaminants into the vacuum cleaner housing body;
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- a cyclone dust collecting apparatus disposed in the vacuum cleaner housing body, the cyclone dust collecting apparatus including:
- a cyclone chamber fixed to the fan motor portion of the cleaner housing body, the cyclone chamber separating the contaminants from the air and having a contaminant outlet formed in a substantially cylindrical wall of the chamber, through which the contaminants arc discharged;
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- a contaminant receptacle removably coupled to a lower side of the cyclone chamber, the contaminant receptacle having a contaminant inlet aligned with the contaminant outlet of the cyclone chamber, the contaminant receptacle receiving the contaminants that have been discharged from the cyclone chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.