Cyclone dust-collector

• US 20050172584A1
• Filed: 05/25/2004
• Published: 08/11/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Gwangju Electronics Co., Ltd. (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Gwangju Electronics Co., Ltd. (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Inventors: Han, Jung-Gyun, Oh, Jang-Keun
• Granted Patent: US 7,128,770 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 55/345
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/1625 for series flow
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/1641 for parallel flow
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/1666 with filtering means
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/1683 Dust collecting chambers; Dust collecting receptacles

Abstract

A cyclone dust-collector which filters out dust and dirt from drawn-in air at least two times, comprising a multiple cyclone unit having a first cyclone and a plurality of second cyclones arranged at the outside of the first cyclone, for centrifugally separating the dust and dirt from the drawn-in air; a cover unit connected to the upper portion of the multiple cyclone unit, for allowing the first and the second cyclones to separating communicate with each other; and a dirt-collecting unit connected to the lower portion of the multiple cyclone unit, for collecting therein the dust and dirt centrifugally separated.

Claims

1. A cyclone dust-collector which filters out dust and dirt from drawn-in air at least two times, comprising;

a multiple cyclone unit having a first cyclone and a plurality of second cyclones arranged at the outside of the first cyclone, for centrifugally separating the dust and dirt from the drawn-in air;

a cover unit connected to the upper portion of the multiple cyclone unit, for allowing the first and the second cyclones to fluidly communicate with each other; and

a dirt-collecting unit connected to the lower portion of the multiple cyclone unit, for collecting therein the dust and dirt centrifugally separated.

2. The cyclone dust-collector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first cyclone comprises:

a suction port through which the dirt-laden air is drawn in;

an inner case having a cylindrical shape and connected to the suction port;

a grill disposed inside the inner case; and

an air discharge outlet disposed at an upper end of the inner case and connected to the grill.

3. The cyclone dust-collector as claimed in claim 2, wherein the suction port has at least one part having a substantially dome shape cross-section.

4. The cyclone dust-collector as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first cyclone further comprises an air guide wall connected to the suction port, for fluidly communicating the air discharge outlet with the inner wall of the inner case.

5. The cyclone dust-collector as claimed in claim 4, wherein the air guide wall is gradually inclined downwardly in a spiral direction.

6. The cyclone dust-collector as claimed in claim 2, wherein the grill comprises:

a cylindrical body having a plurality of perforations; and

a skirt extending from the lower end of the body and having a cutout part which is cut out therefrom in a circumferential direction.

7. The cyclone dust-collector as claimed in claim 6, wherein the skirt has an inclined surface which is downwardly inclined toward the cutout part in a circumferential direction.

8. The cyclone dust-collector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second cyclone comprises:

an outer case enclosing the outer circumference of the first cyclone; and

a funnel-shaped member formed between the outer case and the first cyclone, and having an upper end and a lower end opened,

wherein through the opened upper and lower ends, the dir-laden air enters from the cover unit to the funnel-shaped member and the cleaned air exits from the funnel-shaped member.

9. The cyclone dust-collector as claimed in claim 8, wherein a plurality of the funnel-shaped members are arranged along a circumferential direction in a predetermined pattern, forming a multiple cyclone unit.

10. The cyclone dust-collector as claimed in claim 9, wherein the plurality of funnel-shaped members are arranged at the outside of the first cyclone except for a predetermined space at a predetermined interval.

11. The cyclone dust-collector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first and the second cyclones are integrally formed with each other.

12. The cyclone dust-collector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cover unit comprises:

a first cover connected to the upper portion of the multiple cyclone unit, and having centrifugal passages for guiding the air discharged from the first cyclone to be a vortex toward the second cyclones, and discharge holes; and

a second cover covering the upper portion of the first cover, and having a discharge port through which air existing from the discharge holes is exhausted.

13. The cyclone dust-collecting apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the dirt-collecting unit comprises:

a main receptacle connected to the lower portion of the second cyclone; and

a partition member disposed in the main receptacle to divide the main receptacle to a first and a second spaces,

wherein relatively large dirt separated by the first cyclone is collected on the first space, and relatively small dirt separated by the second cyclones is collected on the second space.