US 7,731,769 B2Granted

Cyclonic dust collection unit and filter structure thereof

AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.

InventorYoung Gun Min

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Abstract

Provided is a cyclonic dust collection unit for conveniently removing a foreign object filtered therein. The cyclonic dust collection unit includes: a first filtering chamber for filtering a first foreign object having a first size using a cyclone airflow; a second filtering chamber for filtering a second foreign object having a second size smaller than the first size of the first foreign object, the second foreign object being contained in the air passed through the first filtering chamber; a foreign object storing chamber for storing the first and/or second foreign object(s) separated through the first and second filtering chambers; a filter disposed in the first filtering chamber, for separating the first foreign object on an outer surface thereof; and a cutaway hole formed in a longitudinal direction thereof.

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Dependent claims

A cyclonic dust collection unit comprising:

a dust collection body;
a first filtering chamber, disposed within the dust collection body, to filter a first type of foreign object(s) having a first size using a cyclone airflow;
a second filtering chamber, disposed within the dust collection body, to filter a second type of foreign object(s) having a second size smaller than the first size, the second type of foreign object(s) being contained in the air passed through the first filtering chamber;
a first foreign object storing chamber for storing filtered object(s) separated through the first filtering chamber, the first foreign object storing chamber provided with a first chamber seal member adapted to releasably seal the first foreign object storing chamber, the first foreign object chamber having a side defined by at least a portion of the dust collection body and a bottom defined by the first chamber seal member;
a second foreign object storing chamber for storing filtered object(s) separated through the second filtering chamber, the second foreign object storing chamber provided with a second chamber seal member adapted to releasably seal the second foreign object storing chamber, the second foreign object storing chamber having a bottom defined by the second chamber seal member, the bottom of the second foreign object storing chamber being above the bottom of the first foreign object storing chamber;
a connection structure adapted to connect the first and second chamber seal members, the connection structure comprising a plurality of spacers distinct from the dust collection body and extending between a top surface of the first chamber seal member and a bottom surface of the second chamber seal member, and configured such that the first and second chamber seal members release from the first and second foreign object storing chambers, respectively, as one structure;
a filter disposed in the first filtering chamber and having a plurality of apertures, for separating the first type of foreign object(s) at an outer surface thereof;
a separation plate disposed on the upper portion of the filter, the separation plate having a communication hole through which the air directed from the filter is exhausted;
an insertion portion formed at a lower part of the filter;
a blocking member disposed under the filter to prevent filtered foreign objects from flying, the blocking member having an opening adapted to receive the filter insertion portion;
a plurality of airflow preventing plates disposed in a radial direction formed on the bottom of the blocking member to prevent the cyclone airflow from reaching the settled foreign objects, and
a cutaway hole formed on the filter, having a length that is greater than a width thereof, and extending along a length of the filter.

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A cyclonic dust collection unit comprising:

a dust collection body;
a plurality of filtering chambers, disposed within the dust collection body, for filtering foreign objects using a cyclone airflow;
a plurality of storing chambers for storing the foreign objects separated through the filtering chambers, respectively;
a plurality of sealing members, in a vertically stacked configuration, each of the plurality of sealing members configured to releasably seal a respective storing chamber in the plurality of storing chambers;
a plurality of sets of connection members interposed between each adjacent pair of sealing members, each adjacent pair comprising a first chamber sealing member and a second chamber sealing member positioned above the first chamber sealing member, each set of connection members comprised of a plurality of spacers, separate and distinct from the dust collection body, connecting a top surface of the first chamber sealing member to a bottom surface of the second chamber sealing member, and configured such that all pairs of chamber sealing members release from their respective foreign object storing chambers, as one structure;
a filter formed of reinforced plastic material and having a plurality of apertures thereon, through which foreign object-filtered air is discharged upward;
an insertion portion formed at a lower portion of the filter, provided with at least one first projection to fix the filter on a blocking member which is disposed under the filter to prevent the foreign objects from flying;
a plurality of airflow preventing plates disposed in a radial direction formed on the bottom of the blocking member, the upper portions of the airflow preventing plates formed with a receiving portion in which the insertion portion is received;
a cutaway hole formed on the filter, extending from an upper part of the filter to the lower part in the shape of a straight line for removing trapped objects on the filter body.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.