Dust collecting apparatus
First Claim
1. A vacuum cleaner comprising:
- a dust collecting apparatus comprising;
a dust separation unit configured to separate dust from suctioned air, wherein the dust separation unit includes a cyclone;
a dust storage unit configured to store the dust separated in the dust separation unit;
a pressing member configured to compress the dust stored in the dust storage unit, and having a pressing plate support part, and a pressing plate supported by the pressing plate support part;
a fixing member disposed between an inner circumferential surface of the dust storage unit and the pressing plate support part; and
a path formed by a part of the fixing member, located between the pressing plate support part and the inner circumferential surface of the dust storage unit, and through which the air between the pressing plate and the fixing member passes, wherein one or more holes through which the air between the pressing plate and the fixing member passes are formed at the pressing plate.
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Abstract
A dust collecting apparatus includes a dust separation unit to separate dust from suctioned air; a dust storage unit to store the dust separated in the dust separation unit; a pressing member to compress the dust stored in the dust storage unit, and having a pressing plate support part, and a pressing plate supported by the pressing plate support part; a fixing member disposed between an inner circumferential surface of the dust storage unit and the pressing plate support part; and a path formed by a part of the fixing member, located between the pressing plate support part and the inner circumferential surface of the dust storage unit, and through which the air between the pressing plate and the fixing member passes, wherein one or more holes through which the air between the pressing plate and the fixing member passes are formed at the pressing plate.
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16 Claims
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1. A vacuum cleaner comprising:
- a dust collecting apparatus comprising;
a dust separation unit configured to separate dust from suctioned air, wherein the dust separation unit includes a cyclone;
a dust storage unit configured to store the dust separated in the dust separation unit;
a pressing member configured to compress the dust stored in the dust storage unit, and having a pressing plate support part, and a pressing plate supported by the pressing plate support part;
a fixing member disposed between an inner circumferential surface of the dust storage unit and the pressing plate support part; and
a path formed by a part of the fixing member, located between the pressing plate support part and the inner circumferential surface of the dust storage unit, and through which the air between the pressing plate and the fixing member passes, wherein one or more holes through which the air between the pressing plate and the fixing member passes are formed at the pressing plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- a dust collecting apparatus comprising;
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14. A vacuum cleaner comprising:
a dust collecting apparatus comprising;
a first dust separation unit configured to primarily separate dust from suctioned air;
a first dust storage unit configured to store the dust separated in the first dust separation unit;
a pressing member configured to compress the dust stored in the first dust storage unit, and having a pressing plate support part, and a pressing plate supported by the pressing plate support part;
a fixing member disposed between an inner circumferential surface of the first dust storage unit and the pressing plate support part;
a second dust separation unit configured to separate again the dust from the air passed through a dust separation process in the first dust separation unit, and a second dust storage unit configured to store the dust separated in the second dust separation unit, wherein at least a portion of the second dust separation unit is provided in the pressing plate support part, and wherein at least one of the first dust separation unit or the second dust separation unit includes a cyclone.- View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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