Cyclone dirt separating apparatus and vacuum cleaner having the same

• US 7,563,298 B2
• Filed: 03/10/2006
• Issued: 07/21/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2005
• 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: Oh, Jang-keun
• Primary Examiner(s): Smith; Duane
• Assistant Examiner(s): BUI, DUNG H
• Application Number:
  US11/372,860
• Publication Number:
  US 20070011999A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,229 Days
• Field of Search: 553/37, 553/45, 554/28, 554/29, 553/43, 553/49, 554/26, 554/591, 55D/IG.3, 153/50, 153/53
• US Class Current: 55/343
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/1633 Concentric cyclones
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/1641 for parallel flow
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/1658 Construction of outlets
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/1683 Dust collecting chambers; Dust collecting receptacles
• CPC Class Codes: B04C 5/04 Tangential inlets
• CPC Class Codes: B04C 5/103 Bodies or members, e.g. bulkheads, guides, in the vortex chamber cores B04C5/107
• CPC Class Codes: B04C 5/185 Dust collectors
• CPC Class Codes: B04C 5/28 for parallel flow
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 55/03 Vacuum cleaner

Abstract

A cyclone dirt separating apparatus and a vacuum cleaner having the same are disclosed. The cyclone dirt separating apparatus comprises a cyclone body including a first cyclone chamber in which dirt is separated preliminarily from air drawn in from an exterior by a centrifugal force; and a second cyclone chamber in which dirt is separated secondarily from the air discharged from the first cyclone chamber; and a dirt collecting case coupled to a lower end of the cyclone body for collecting the dirt. Also, the cyclone dirt separating apparatus further comprises a discharge guide duct passed through the cyclone body and the dirt collecting case and guiding the air discharged from the second cyclone chamber. Therefore, the air discharged through the discharge guide duct is directly entered to a motor mounting space of the vacuum cleaner.

Claims

1. A cyclone dirt separating apparatus comprising:

a cyclone body including a first cyclone chamber and a second cyclone chamber, the first cyclone chamber preliminarily separating dirt from air drawn in from an exterior by a centrifugal force, and the second cyclone chamber secondarily separating dirt from the air discharged from the first cyclone chamber;

an inflowing/outflowing cover provided at an upper end of the cyclone body, the inflowing/outflowing cover having inflow guide passages for guiding the air discharged from the first cyclone chamber to the second cyclone chamber and having outflow guide passages for discharging the air in the second cyclone chamber to an exterior;

a dirt collecting case coupled to a lower end of the cyclone body, the dirt collecting case collecting the dirt separated by the first and second cyclone chambers; and

a discharge guide duct passing through the cyclone body and the dirt collecting case, the discharging guide duct guiding the air discharged from the second cyclone chamber through the outflow guide passages toward a motor mounting space.

2. The cyclone dirt separating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the discharge guide duct penetrates through a side of the cyclone body and the dirt collecting case in a substantially vertical direction.

3. The cyclone dirt separating apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the discharge guide duct has a lower end that contacts an inlet of the motor mounting space.

4. The cyclone dirt separating apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising:

a cyclone cover provided on the inflowing/outflowing cover for gathering the air discharged from the outflow guide passages,

wherein the inflowing/outflowing cover has a guide duct inlet for making the air gathered in the cyclone cover enter the discharge guide duct.

5. The cyclone dirt separating apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the discharge guide duct comprises a first guide duct passing through the cyclone body in a substantially vertical direction and communicating with the guide duct inlet, and a second guide duct passing through the dirt collecting case in a substantially vertical direction and communicating with the first guide duct.

6. The cyclone dirt separating apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the cyclone body has the first cyclone chamber provided at a center portion thereof, the second cyclone chambers are disposed at a periphery of the first cyclone chamber at regular intervals, and the first guide duct is formed at a region at which the second cyclone chambers are not provided.

7. The cyclone dirt separating apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising an inlet port passed through the cyclone body in a substantially horizontal direction to make the exterior air enter the first cyclone chamber, the inlet port being formed at a side of the first guide duct.

8. The cyclone dirt separating apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the air in the inlet port has a flow direction that is substantially perpendicular to a flow direction of the air in the first guide duct.

9. A cyclone dirt separating apparatus comprising:

a cyclone body including a cyclone chamber in which dirt is separated from drawn-in air, an inlet port through which the drawn-in air enters the cyclone chamber, and an outlet port through which the drawn-in air is discharged from the cyclone chamber;

an inflowing/outflowing cover provided at an upper end of the cyclone body, the inflowing/outflowing cover having inflow guide passages for guiding the air entering through inlet port to the cyclone chamber and having outflow guide passages for discharging the air in the cyclone chamber to an exterior;

a dirt collecting case coupled to a lower end of the cyclone body for collecting the dirt separated from the drawn-in air; and

a discharge guide duct passing through the cyclone body and the dirt collecting case in the substantially vertical direction, the discharging guide duct guiding the air discharged from the cyclone chamber through the outflow guide passages to a lower end of the dirt collecting case.

10. The cyclone dirt separating apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the discharge guide duct has a lower end that contacts an inlet of a motor mounting space of a vacuum cleaner through a lower end thereof.

11. A vacuum cleaner comprising:

a cyclone mounting section;

a main body including a motor mounting space installed at a lower end of the cyclone mounting section; and

a suction nozzle coupled with the main body and a cyclone dirt separating apparatus mounted attachably/detachably to the cyclone mounting section, wherein the cyclone dirt separating apparatus comprises

a cyclone body including a first cyclone chamber and a plurality of second cyclone chambers, the first cyclone chamber preliminarily separating dirt from air drawn in through the suction nozzle by a centrifugal force, the plurality of second cyclone chambers being disposed at a periphery of the first cyclone chamber for centrifugally separating dirt from the air discharged from the first cyclone chamber;

a dirt collecting case coupled to a lower end of the cyclone body for collecting the dirt separated from the air; and

a discharge guide duct being passed through the cyclone body and the dirt collecting case, the discharging guide duct guiding the air discharged from the plurality of second cyclone chambers such that the air directly enters the motor mounting space.

12. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 11, wherein the cyclone dirt separating apparatus further comprises:

an inflowing/outflowing cover provided at an upper end of the cyclone body and provided with inflow guide passages for guiding the air discharged from the first cyclone chamber to the plurality of second cyclone chambers and provided with outflow guide passages for discharging the air in the plurality of second cyclone chambers to an exterior; and

a cyclone cover provided on the inflowing/outflowing cover for gathering the air discharged from the outflow guide passages,

wherein the inflowing/outflowing cover has a guide duct inlet for making the air gathered in the cyclone cover enter the discharge guide duct.

13. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 12, wherein the discharge guide duct comprises a first guide duct passing through the cyclone body in a substantially vertical direction and communicating with the guide duct inlet and a second guide duct passing through the dirt collecting case in a substantially vertical direction and communicating with the first guide duct.