Dust collecting filter of vacuum cleaner and vacuum cleaner having the same

• US 6,913,635 B2
• Filed: 04/02/2003
• Issued: 07/05/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Gwangju Electronics Co., Ltd. (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Inventors: Yoo, Dong-Hun, Lee, Hyun-Ju
• Primary Examiner(s): Hopkins, Robert A.
• Application Number:
  US10/405,730
• Publication Number:
  US 20040098957A1
• Time in Patent Office: 825 Days
• Field of Search: 554/76, 554/82, 554/86, 554/98, 555/03, 55D/IG.3
• US Class Current: 55/476
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/127 tube- or sleeve-shaped
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/1409 Rigid filtering receptacles dust collecting receptacles for cyclones A47L9/1683
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 2265/028 Snap, latch or clip connecting means
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 2279/55 for cleaning appliances, e.g. suction cleaners suction cleaners comprising filters A47L9/10
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 46/24 Particle separators, e.g. dust precipitators, using rigid hollow filter bodies
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 46/521 using folded, pleated material
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 46/79 by liquid process
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 55/03 Vacuum cleaner

Abstract

Disclosed is a dust-collecting filter of a vacuum cleaner which can be reused after emptying and washing off the contaminant filled inside the filter. A dust collecting filter comprises a first case member with an air inlet hole connected through with an air inlet port of the dust collecting chamber, a second case member with a plurality of air discharge holes formed on the side for forming paths for discharging air flown in through the air inlet hole, the second case member connected with the first case member to form predetermined space in between the first case member and the second case member, and a contaminant separating means disposed on air discharge path of the predetermined space for separating and collecting contaminants from air passing the air discharge path and being discharged through the air discharge hole. The first case forms a cylinder and has a plurality of groove portions on the side, and the second case forms a cylinder and has a plurality of resilient plates with hooks for hooking on the groove portions whereby the first case member and the second case member are selectively separatable.

Claims

1. A dust collecting filter of a vacuum cleaner, which is reusable, disposed in a dust collecting chamber in which contaminants entrained in air drawn in through air suction port of the dust collecting filter are separated and collected, the dust collecting filter of a vacuum cleaner comprising:

a first case member with an air inlet hole connected through with an air inlet port of the dust collecting chamber, the first case member forming a cylinder and having a plurality of groove portions on the side;

a second case member with a plurality of air discharge holes formed on the side for forming paths for discharging air flown in through the air inlet hole, the second case member connected with the first case member to form predetermined space in between the first case member and the second case member, the second case member forming a cylinder and having a plurality of resilient plates with hooks for hooking on the groove portions wherein the first case member and the second case member are selectively separatable; and

a contaminant separating device disposed on air discharge path of the predetermined space for separating and collecting contaminants from air passing the air discharge path and being discharged through the air discharge hole, wherein the contaminant separating device comprises a first contaminant separating member initially separating large contaminants and a second contaminant separating member secondarily separating fine contaminants not separated by the first contaminant separating member.

2. The dust collecting filter of a vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the first contaminant separating member forms a grill with a cylindrical body having an opening portion connected through with the air inlet hole of the first case member and a plurality of passages connected through with the air discharge hole of the second case member on the outer circumference of a cylindrical body, and the second contaminant separating member forms a fine dust filter of a sponge material located on outer circumference of the grill.

3. The dust collecting filter of a vacuum cleaner according to claim 2, wherein the second case member has a positioning protrusion formed in the approximate middle and the grill has a positioning groove formed to correspond to the positioning protrusion for receiving the positioning protrusion.

4. The dust collecting filter of a vacuum cleaner according to claim 2, wherein the second case member has a plurality of supporting ribs for supporting the fine dust filter.

5. The dust collecting filter of a vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the first contaminant separating member is integrally formed with the second case member and forms a grill with a frame having a front open portion connected through with the air inlet hole of the first case member, a plurality of side open portions connected through with the air discharge hole of the second case member, and nets disposed on the side open portions, and the second contaminant separating member is a fine dust filter of a non-woven fabric material located on outer circumference of the grill.

6. The dust collecting filter of a vacuum cleaner according to claim 5, wherein the fine dust filter has a pleated portion in order to increase the area for separating contaminants.

7. A vacuum cleaner comprising:

a vacuum cleaner body having a dust collecting chamber with an air inlet port connected with a suction brush and an air discharge port;

a vacuum generating apparatus disposed in a driving chamber spaced at the rear side of the dust collecting chamber of the vacuum cleaner body to be connected through with the dust collecting chamber via the air discharge port for reducing pressure in the dust collecting chamber; and

a dust collecting filter, which is reusable, disposed in the dust collecting chamber for separating and collecting contaminants entrained in air drawn into the dust collecting chamber, wherein the dust collecting filter comprises

a first case member with an air inlet hole formed to be connected through with an air inlet port of the dust collecting chamber,

a second case member connected with the first case member to form predetermined space in between the first and second case member and has a plurality of air discharge holes on the side to form a path for air flown in through the air inlet hole, and

a contaminant separating device disposed in the air path in the predetermined space for separating and collecting contaminants from air being discharged through the plurality of air discharge holes.

8. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 7, wherein the first case member forms a cylinder and has a plurality of groove portions on the side, and the second case member forms a cylinder and has a plurality of resilient plates with hooks for hooking on the groove portions whereby the first case member and the second case member are selectively separatable.

9. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 8, wherein the contaminant separating device comprises:

a first contaminant separating member for initially separating large contaminants; and

a second contaminant separating member for secondarily separating fine contaminants not separated by the first contaminant separating member.

10. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 9, wherein the first contaminant separating member forms a grill with a cylindrical body having an opening portion connected through with the air inlet hole of the first case member and a plurality of passages connected through with the air discharge hole of the second case member on the outer circumference of a cylindrical body, and the second contaminant separating member forms a fine dust filter of a sponge material located on outer circumference of the grill.

11. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 10, wherein the second case member has a positioning protrusion formed in the approximate middle and the grill has a positioning groove formed to correspond to the positioning protrusion for receiving the positioning protrusion.

12. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 10, wherein the second case member has a plurality of supporting ribs for supporting the fine dust filter.

13. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 9, wherein the first contaminant separating member is integrally formed with the second case member and forms a grill with a frame having a front open portion connected through with the air inlet hole of the first case member, a plurality of side open portions connected through with the air discharge hole of the second case member, and nets disposed on the side open portions, and the second contaminant separating member is a fine dust filter of a non-woven fabric material located on outer circumference of the grill.

14. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 13, wherein the fine dust filter has a pleated portion in order to increase the area for separating contaminants.