# US 7,611,553 B2 · Dust collector and vacuum cleaner provided with the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 7,611,553 B2 - Document ID: US7611553B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 11/526,020 - Filed: 2006-09-25 - Published: 2007-08-16 - Granted: 2009-11-03 - Earliest claimed: 2005-10-04 - Assignees: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha - Inventors: Shigenori Hato - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7611553B2 ## CPC - A47L 9/1691: {Mounting or coupling means for cyclonic chamber or dust receptacles} - A47L 9/1666: {with filtering means} - A47L 9/20: Means for cleaning filters - A47L: DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING (brushes A46B; cleaning quantities of bottles or of other hollow articles of one kind B08B9/00; laundry D06F); SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL (cleaning in general B08) ## Abstract There are provided a dust collector for cleaning dirt, dust, etc. adhering to a filter in association with the operation for opening and closing a cap of the dust collector, and a vacuum cleaner provided with the dust collector. The dust collector 30 has a dust collection vessel having a cap 33c and a case 33d, a filter 34a for filtrating sucked dirt, dust, etc., and a ring 71 provided with a brush 70 for cleaning dirt, dust, etc. adhered to the filter 34a. The cap 33c is provided with support pins 73 that slide in association with the operation for opening the cap 33c, and the support pin 73 and the ring 71 are connected to each other. The ring 71 moves in association with the operation for opening the cap 33c, by which the filter 34a is cleaned. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A dust collector, comprising: a dust collection vessel having, an openable and closable cap, a case, an exhaust cylinder that has a filter and provided in the dust collection vessel, the dust collector filtering, by the filter, dirt and dust that have been sucked together with air from a suction port of the dust collection vessel, exhausting the air from the exhaust cylinder, and recovering the dirt and dust in the dust collection vessel, a cleaning member that cleans the filter, and provided movably along an axial direction of the exhaust cylinder; and a cap opening/closing interlocking unit that moves the cleaning member relative to the filter in association with an opening/closing operation of the cap, the cap opening/closing interlocking unit having a movable member which is movable in the axial direction with respect to the exhaust cylinder, a plurality of connecting members arranged at intervals around the filter to connect the movable member and the cleaning member to each other, and an urging member interposed between the exhaust cylinder and the movable member to urge the movable member in an extension direction with respect to the exhaust cylinder, wherein, the movable member moves in a retracting direction against an urging force of the urging member by making contact with the case as the cap adopts a closed posture. ### Claim 2 A dust collector, comprising: a dust collection vessel having, an openable and closable cap, case, an exhaust cylinder that has a filter and provided in the dust collection vessel, the dust collector filtering, by the filter, dirt and dust that have been sucked together with air from a suction port of the dust collection vessel, exhausting the air from the exhaust cylinder, and recovering the dirt and dust in the dust collection vessel, a cleaning member that cleans the filter and provided movably along an axial direction of the exhaust cylinder; a cap opening/closing interlocking unit that moves the cleaning member relative to the filter in association with an opening/closing operation of the cap, the cap opening/closing interlocking unit having a movable member which is movable in the axial direction with respect to the exhaust cylinder, a connecting member for connecting the movable member and the cleaning member to each other, and an urging member that urges the movable member in an extension direction with respect to the exhaust cylinder; an accommodation portion for accommodating the urging member being provided on one side of the exhaust cylinder; and the moving member being arranged to cover the accommodation portion, wherein, the movable member moves in a retracting direction against an urging force of the urging member by making contact with the case as the cap adopts a closed posture. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The dust collector according to claim 1, wherein the movable member is seated on a bottom surface of the case when the cap adopts the closed posture. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The dust collector according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning member and the movable member are connected to each other by the connecting member so that the cleaning member is located in one end portion of the filter when the cap adopts the closed posture, and is located in the other end portion of the filter when the cap adopts an open posture. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) A vacuum cleaner, comprising: a cleaner body; and the dust collector according to claim 1 detachably provided in the cleaner body. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The vacuum cleaner according to claim 5, wherein the vacuum cleaner is a self-propelled vacuum cleaner which runs automatically in a space to perform cleaning. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The dust collector according to claim 2, wherein the movable member is seated on a bottom surface of the case when the cap adopts the closed posture. ### Claim 8 (depends on 2) The dust collector according to claim 2, wherein the cleaning member and the movable member are connected to each other by the connecting member so that the cleaning member is located in one end portion of the filter when the cap adopts the closed posture, and is located in the other end portion of the filter when the cap adopts an open posture. ### Claim 9 (depends on 2) A vacuum cleaner, comprising: a cleaner body; and the dust collector according to claim 2 detachably provided in the cleaner body. ### Claim 10 (depends on 3) A vacuum cleaner, comprising: a cleaner body; and the dust collector according to claim 3 detachably provided in the cleaner body. ### Claim 11 (depends on 4) A vacuum cleaner, comprising: a cleaner body; and the dust collector according to claim 4 detachably provided in the cleaner body. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The dust collector according to claim 1, wherein the movable member moves in the retracting direction against the urging force of the urging member by making contact with an inside bottom surface of the case as the cap adopts the closed posture. ### Claim 13 (depends on 2) The dust collector according to claim 2, wherein the movable member moves in the retracting direction against the urging force of the urging member by making contact with an inside bottom surface of the case as the cap adopts the closed posture.