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US 7,581,286 B2Granted
Vacuum cleaner and dust collection unit thereof
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorJong Seong Choi
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Abstract
Provided is a dust collection unit of a vacuum cleaner having a handle formed on an outer circumference of the dust collection container and having an opened bottom such that user's fingers are inserted upward from a lower side of the handle for more convenient use of the vacuum cleaner.
Claims18
A vacuum cleaner, comprising:
- a nozzle unit for sucking outer air;
- a body into which the air sucked through the nozzle unit is introduced;
- and
- a dust collection unit detachably installed in the body, wherein the dust collection unit filters out foreign particles contained in the introduced air, and wherein the dust collection unit comprises:
- a cylindrical dust collection container,
- an upper cover that selectively opens and closes an upper surface of the dust collection container, wherein finger grooves are formed on the upper cover, the finger grooves being configured to receive a user's fingers so that the user can grasp and remove the upper cover from the cylindrical dust collection container,
- a handle protruded from a predetermined portion of an outer circumferential surface of the dust collection container and having an opened bottom,
- a separation plate disposed to separate foreign particles contained in the introduced air at a lower side of the dust collection container, and
- a filter assembly formed at an upper side portion of the separation plate.
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A dust collection unit of a vacuum cleaner, comprising:
- a dust collection container for collecting foreign particles therein, and having a handle formed on an outer circumference thereof, the handle having an opened bottom through which a user's hand is inserted;
- an upper cover for selectively opening and closing an upper surface of the dust collection container, wherein a pair of finger grooves are formed on an upper surface of the upper cover such that a user can insert his/her fingers into the finger grooves to hold the upper cover when the upper cover is separated from the dust collection container;
- a lower cover which is freely openable and closable to remove foreign particles collected in the dust collection container;
- a separation plate disposed to separate foreign particles contained in the introduced air at a lower side of the dust collection container, and
- a filter assembly formed at an upper side portion of the separation plate.
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A vacuum cleaner, comprising:
- a nozzle unit for sucking outer air;
- a body into which the air sucked through the nozzle unit is introduced;
- a manipulation handle formed at an upper portion of the body and allowing a user to manipulate the body;
- a connection hose connecting the nozzle unit with the body;
- a dust collection unit detachably installed in the body, wherein the dust collection unit filters out foreign particles contained in the introduced air, and wherein the dust collection unit includes a cylindrical dust collection container;
- a detachment lever located at an upper side portion of the body adjacent to the dust collection unit, wherein the detachment lever is manipulated when the dust collection container is separated or installed;
- a handle formed on an outer circumference of the dust collection container and having an opened bottom such that a user's fingers can be inserted therein;
- an upper cover that selectively opens and closes an upper surface of the dust collection container, wherein finger grooves are formed in the upper cover to enable separation of the upper cover from the dust collection container;
- a separation plate disposed to separate foreign particles contained in the introduced air at a lower side of the dust collection container;
- and
- a filter assembly formed at an upper side portion of the separation plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.