DUST SEPARATING AND COLLECTING APPARATUS OF VACUUM CLEANER

• US 20100205916A1
• Filed: 02/02/2010
• Published: 08/19/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2009
• 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: YOO, Dong-hun
• Granted Patent: US 8,308,832 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 55/318
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/1608 Cyclonic chamber constructions
• 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: B01D 45/12 by centrifugal forces centrifuges B04B; cyclones B04C
• CPC Class Codes: B04C 5/12 Construction of the overflow ducting, e.g. diffusing or spiral exits
• CPC Class Codes: B04C 5/14 Construction of the underflow ducting; Apex constructions; Discharge arrangements ; discharge through sidewall provided with a few slits or perforations provided with a great number of slits or perforations B04C5/10
• CPC Class Codes: B04C 5/26 for series flow
• CPC Class Codes: B04C 5/28 for parallel flow

Abstract

A dust separating and collecting apparatus is provided. The dust separating and collecting apparatus includes a dust bin housing a centrifugal dust separating portion therein, and an inner cover comprising a passage shifting protrusion extended to an open surface of the centrifugal dust separating portion through which dusts may be discharged, the inner cover covering an open surface of the dust bin.

Claims

1. A dust separating and collecting apparatus of a vacuum cleaner, the dust separating and collecting apparatus comprising:

a dust bin housing a centrifugal dust separating portion therein; and

an inner cover comprising passage shifting protrusions extended to an open surface of the centrifugal dust separating portion through which dusts are discharged, the inner cover covering an open surface of the dust bin.

2. The dust separating and collecting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the passage shifting protrusions further comprise supplementary passage shifting protrusions extended from a surface which faces the centrifugal dust separating portion.

3. The dust separating and collecting apparatus of claim 2, wherein the supplementary passage shifting protrusions are inserted into the centrifugal dust separating portion.

4. The dust separating and collecting apparatus of claim 3, wherein the supplementary passage shifting protrusions each has a section gradually-narrowed toward the inner side of the centrifugal dust separating portion, and thus has an inclined side.

5. The dust separating and collecting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the centrifugal dust separating portion comprises a first dust separating portion and a second dust separating portion having one or more second cyclones, and

the passage shifting protrusions are extended from a surface of the inner cover which faces open surfaces of the second cyclones through which dusts of the second cyclones are discharged.

6. The dust separating and collecting apparatus of claim 5, wherein the passage shifting protrusions further comprise supplementary passage shifting protrusions extended so as to be inserted into the second cyclones.

7. The dust separating and collecting apparatus of claim 6, wherein the supplementary passage shifting protrusions each has a section gradually-narrowed to the inner side of the cyclone, and thus has an inclined side.

8. The dust separating and collecting apparatus of claim 5, further comprising a discharging portion to collect and discharge air streams which are discharged from the second cyclones.

9. The dust separating and collecting apparatus of claim 8, wherein the discharging portion comprises:

a discharge air collecting portion to collect air streams discharged from the second cyclones;

a discharge portion outlet pipe to discharge air streams collected at the discharge air collecting portion; and

a partitioning wall to separate a lower area of the dust bin into a first dust collecting portion and a second dust collecting portion.

10. The dust separating and collecting apparatus of claim 9, wherein the discharge air collecting portion comprises complimentary-shaped portions corresponding to an outer circumference of a lower surface of each of the second cyclones.

11. The dust separating and collecting apparatus of claim 10, wherein spaces between the complimentary-shaped portions form a passage for dusts to flow to the second dust collecting portion.

12. The dust separating and collecting apparatus of claim 10, wherein the discharge air collecting portion further comprises a discharge guiding portion to guide a discharged air stream from each of the complimentary-shaped portions to an upper portion of the discharge portion outlet pipe.

13. The dust separating and collecting apparatus of claim 9, wherein the partitioning wall has a sunken wall protruding to the second dust collecting portion, the sunken wall formed on a surface which faces the discharge portion outlet pipe.

14. The dust separating and collecting apparatus of claim 10, wherein the second dust separating portion further comprises second supplementary cyclones, and

the complimentary-shaped portions further comprise complimentary-fitting portions mated with lower surfaces of the second supplementary cyclones.

15. The dust separating and collecting apparatus of claim 5, wherein the inner cover comprises a dome portion formed on a surface which faces an open surface of the first dust separating portion through which dusts of the first dust separating portion are discharged.

16. A dust separating and collecting apparatus comprising:

a dust bin having a centrifugal dust separating portion and an air stream inlet through which an air stream enters the centrifugal dust separating portion;

an inner cover positioned at one end of the of the dust bin and covering an end of the dust bin and the centrifugal dust separating portion; and

an outlet pipe positioned at an opposite end of the centrifugal dust separating portion from the inner cover.

17. The dust separating and collecting apparatus of claim 16, wherein the dust separating and collecting apparatus is configured to be removably attached to a vacuum cleaner.

18. The dust separating and collecting apparatus of claim 16, wherein the centrifugal dust separating portion includes a first dust separating portion;

the outlet pipe is positioned in the first dust separating portion; and

the air stream enters the first dust separating portion via the air stream inlet, reverses direction upon reaching the inner cover, and exits the first dust separating portion through the outlet pipe.

19. The dust separating and collecting apparatus of claim 18, wherein the centrifugal dust separating portion further comprises a second dust separating portion having a second outlet pipe positioned at one end;

the inner cover further includes at least one passage shifting protrusion protruding into the second dust separating portion at an end opposite from the second outlet pipe;

wherein the air stream enters the second dust separating portion from the outlet pipe, reverses direction upon reaching the at least one passage shifting protrusion, and exits the second dust separating portion through the second outlet pipe.

20. The dust separating and collecting apparatus of claim 19, wherein dust is separated from the air stream in the first dust separating portion and discharged through a space between the inner cover and the first dust separating portion into a first dust collecting portion, and dust is further separated from the air stream in the second dust separating portion and discharged into a second dust collecting portion.