Vacuum cleaner
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1. A vacuum cleaner comprising:
- a cleaner body;
a suction brush for suctioning dirt from a surface to be cleaned;
a cyclone unit for separating dirt from air introduced through the suction brush, the cyclone unit discharging purified air;
a dirt collection bin for collecting the separated dirt from the cyclone unit, the dirt collection bin being removably arranged below the cyclone unit;
an engagement unit for allowing the dirt collection bin to be removably fitted in a bin reception recess provided in the cleaner body, the engagement unit comprising at least one engagement projection and at least one engagement groove; and
a guide unit for guiding the engagement projection to be correctly engaged in the engagement groove when the dirt collection bin is received in the bin reception recess,wherein the engagement unit restrains the dirt collection bin from moving forward and backward in relation to the cleaner body, and the guide unit stably restrains the dirt collection bin from rotating left and right, thereby stably fixing the dirt collection bin in the cleaner body.
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Abstract
A vacuum cleaner is provided that includes a cleaner body incorporating a suction motor, an inlet hose, and an outlet hose; a suction brush; a cyclone unit for separating dirt from air, the cyclone unit discharging the air after the dirt is separated; a dirt collection bin for collecting the separated dirt, the dirt collection bin being removably arranged below the cyclone unit; an engagement unit for allowing the dirt collection bin to be removably fitted in the cleaner body, the engagement unit having at least one engagement projection and at least one engagement groove; and a guide unit for guiding the engagement projection to be correctly engaged in the engagement groove.
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14 Claims
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1. A vacuum cleaner comprising:
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a cleaner body; a suction brush for suctioning dirt from a surface to be cleaned; a cyclone unit for separating dirt from air introduced through the suction brush, the cyclone unit discharging purified air; a dirt collection bin for collecting the separated dirt from the cyclone unit, the dirt collection bin being removably arranged below the cyclone unit; an engagement unit for allowing the dirt collection bin to be removably fitted in a bin reception recess provided in the cleaner body, the engagement unit comprising at least one engagement projection and at least one engagement groove; and a guide unit for guiding the engagement projection to be correctly engaged in the engagement groove when the dirt collection bin is received in the bin reception recess, wherein the engagement unit restrains the dirt collection bin from moving forward and backward in relation to the cleaner body, and the guide unit stably restrains the dirt collection bin from rotating left and right, thereby stably fixing the dirt collection bin in the cleaner body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A vacuum cleaner comprising:
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a cleaner body having a cyclone unit and a bin reception recess below the cyclone unit; a dirt collection bin for collecting dirt separated by the cyclone unit; an engagement unit for removably securing the dirt collection bin in the bin reception recess, the engagement unit comprising an engagement projection and an engagement groove; and a guide unit for guiding the engagement projection into engagement with the engagement groove when removably securing the dirt collection bin in the bin reception recess, wherein, when the dirt collection bin is removably secured in the bin reception recess, the engagement unit restrains the dirt collection bin from moving forward and backward in relation to the cleaner body and the guide unit restrains the dirt collection bin from rotating in relation to the cleaner body. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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