Cyclone dust collecting device for vacuum cleaner

• US 20060278081A1
• Filed: 02/17/2006
• Published: 12/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2005
• 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, Kim, Min-ha, Oh, Jang-keun
• Granted Patent: US 7,381,247 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 96/61
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/1625 for series flow
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/1641 for parallel flow
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/1658 Construction of outlets
• CPC Class Codes: B04C 2009/001 with means for electrostatic separation
• CPC Class Codes: B04C 5/13 formed as a vortex finder and extending into the vortex chamber exits with bulkheads preventing reverse flow vortex B04C3/00; Discharge from vortex finder otherwise than at the top of the cyclone; Devices for controlling the overflow
• CPC Class Codes: B04C 9/00 Combinations with other devices, e.g. fans, expansion chambers, diffusors, water lockswith filters B01D50/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 55/03 Vacuum cleaner

Abstract

A cyclone dust collecting device using a corona discharge is provided. The cyclone dust collecting device includes a cyclone chamber rotating air drawn in from the outside to separate contaminants from the air, a discharge pipe guiding the air separated from the contaminants to the outside of the cyclone chamber and including a discharge electrode part with at least a part made of a conductive material and a power supply unit supplying a power to the discharge electrode part for the discharge electrode part to perform a corona discharge.

Claims

1. A cyclone dust collecting device comprising:

a cyclone body rotating drawn-in air from an outside of the cyclone body to separate contaminants from the drawn-in air;

a discharge pipe guiding the drawn-in air separated from the contaminants to the outside of the cyclone body and including a discharge electrode part with at least a part made of a conductive material; and

a power supply unit supplying a power to the discharge electrode part,

wherein the discharge electrode part generates a corona discharge.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the discharge pipe is entirely made of the conductive material so as to form the discharge electrode part.

3. The device according to claim 1, further comprising at least one discharge protrusion integrally formed with the discharge electrode part.

4. The device according to claim 3, wherein the at least one discharge protrusion is configured as a cone with a sharp end.

5. The device according to claim 1, wherein the discharge electrode part includes a discharge part and a connection part, the connection part being connected with the power supply unit to receive the power.

6. The device according to claim 5, wherein the connection part is configured as a pipe to enclose an inner surface of the discharge pipe.

7. The device according to claim 5, wherein the discharge part is integrally formed with the connection part.

8. The device according to claim 1, wherein the discharge electrode part has opposite ends connected with an inner surface of the discharge pipe to go across an inside of the discharge pipe and includes at least one discharge protrusion.

9. The device according to claim 8, wherein the discharge electrode part is configured as a beam.

10. The device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a fine contaminant collection part made of a conductive material and formed on an inner surface of the cyclone body to collect fine contaminants, the fine contaminants being ionized by the corona discharge.

11. The device according to claim 10, wherein the fine contaminant collection part comprises a conductive paint sprayed on an inner surface of the cyclone body.

12. The device according to claim 10, wherein the cyclone body comprises:

a first cyclone chamber at a central portion of the cyclone body and at least one second cyclone chamber enclosing an outside of the first cyclone chamber;

a contaminant receptacle detachably engaged with a bottom end of the cyclone body to receive the contaminants discharged from the cyclone chambers;

a connection path guiding the drawn-in air discharged from the first cyclone chamber into the at least one second cyclone chamber; and

a cover part covering an opened top end of the cyclone body to form a discharge path guiding the drawn-in air discharged from the at least one second cyclone chamber to an outside of the cyclone body,

wherein the discharge electrode part is disposed in the at least one second cyclone chamber.

13. The device according to claim 12, wherein the fine contaminant collection part is formed over inner surfaces of the at least one second cyclone chamber and the cover part.

14. The device according to claim 13, further comprising:

a central air discharge opening guiding the drawn-in air discharged from the first cyclone chamber to the connection path; and

a discharge needle having a top end connected with the power supply unit and a bottom end penetrating the central air discharge opening and disposed in the first cyclone chamber.

15. The device according to claim 14, further comprising:

a grille assembly disposed at the central air discharge opening to enclose the discharge needle; and

a second fine contaminant collection part formed on an inner surface of the connection path.

16. The device according to claim 12, further comprising a second fine contaminant collection part formed on an inner surface of the first cyclone chamber.