Cyclone dust collecting apparatus for vacuum cleaner

• US 7,704,290 B2
• Filed: 11/16/2006
• Issued: 04/27/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• 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): Greene; Jason M
• Assistant Examiner(s): BUI, DUNG H
• Application Number:
  US11/600,897
• Publication Number:
  US 20070220842A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,258 Days
• Field of Search: 552/95, 55D/IG.3, 553/37, 554/13, 554/16, 552/98, 552/97, 553/04, 153/53, 153/52, 152/83
• US Class Current: 55/295
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/1666 with filtering means
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/20 Means for cleaning filters
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 55/03 Vacuum cleaner

Abstract

A cyclone dust collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner according to the present disclosure includes a cover having a suction port forcing entering air to form a whirling air current; a cyclone body connected to the cover, the cyclone body having a discharging pipe discharging the entered air; a grill disposed at the discharging pipe; and a grill cleaning unit movably disposed at the discharging pipe so as to remove dust attached to the grill.

Claims

1. A cyclone dust collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner, comprising:

a cover having a suction port forcing entering air to form a whirling air current;

a cyclone body connected to the cover, the cyclone body having a discharging pipe discharging the entered air;

a grill disposed at the discharging pipe; and

a grill cleaning unit movably disposed at the discharging pipe with respect to the grill so as to remove dust from the grill, wherein the grill cleaning unit is movably disposed inside the discharging pipe.

2. The cyclone dust collecting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the grill cleaning unit comprises:

a cleaner body having a space thereinside, the cleaner body being movably disposed inside the discharging pipe;

a weighty member disposed to the space; and

dust removing arms extending upward from the cleaner body.

3. The cyclone dust collecting apparatus of claim 2, wherein the weighty member is a metallic sphere.

4. The cyclone dust collecting apparatus of claim 2, wherein each of the dust removing arms further comprises a dust removing bar formed in a shape at an end thereof, the shape being selected from the group consisting of a bar shape, a V shape, and a serrated shape.

5. The cyclone dust collecting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the discharging pipe further comprises at least one guiding pin for guiding a reciprocating motion of the grill cleaning unit.

6. The cyclone dust collecting apparatus of claim 5, wherein the grill cleaning unit comprises:

a cleaner body having a space thereinside, the cleaner body being movably disposed inside the discharging pipe;

a weighty member disposed at the space;

dust removing arms extending upward from the cleaner body; and

at least one guiding pin holder formed at the cleaner body and corresponding to the at least one guiding pin.

7. The cyclone dust collecting apparatus of claim 5, wherein the grill cleaning unit comprises:

a cleaner body of a heavy metallic material such as iron or lead;

dust removing arms extending upward from the cleaner body; and

at least one guiding pin holder formed at the cleaner body and corresponding to the at least one guiding pin.

8. The cyclone dust collecting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the grill cleaning unit comprises:

a cleaner body; and

dust removing arms extending upward from the cleaner body.

9. The cyclone dust collecting apparatus of claim 8, wherein the cleaner body is made of a metallic material having heavy weight such as iron or lead.

10. The cyclone dust collecting apparatus of claim 9, wherein the cleaner body is movably disposed outside the discharging pipe.

11. The cyclone dust collecting apparatus of claim 9, wherein the cleaner body is movably disposed inside the discharging pipe.

12. The cyclone dust collecting apparatus of claim 11, wherein each of the dust removing arms further comprises a dust removing bar formed in a shape at an end thereof, the shape being selected from the group consisting of a bar shape, a V shape, and a serrated shape.

13. The cyclone dust collecting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the grill comprises:

a grill body connected to the discharging pipe;

a cleaning hole formed at a center of the grill body;

a cone with a sharp point projected above the cleaning hole; and

a mesh net disposed at an opening part of the grill body except the cleaning hole.

14. The cyclone dust collecting apparatus of claim 13, wherein the cleaning hole is supported by a plurality of ribs extending from an inner circumferential surface of the grill body.

15. The cyclone dust collecting apparatus of claim 14, wherein the grill is formed in a single piece.

16. The cyclone dust collecting apparatus of claim 13, wherein the cone is formed of four bars extending from the cleaning hole and meeting each other at one point.

17. The cyclone dust collecting apparatus of claim 16, wherein the grill is formed in a single piece.

18. The cyclone dust collecting apparatus of claim 13, wherein the grill is formed in a single piece.

19. A cyclone dust collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner, comprising:

a cover having a suction port forcing entering air to form a whirling air current;

a cyclone body connected to the cover, the cyclone body having a discharging pipe discharging the entered air;

a grill disposed at the discharging pipe; and

a grill cleaning unit movably disposed outside the discharging pipe so as to remove dust from the grill, wherein the grill comprises;

a grill body connected to the discharging pipe;

a cleaning hole formed at a center of the grill body;

a cone with a sharp point proiected above the cleaning hole; and

a mesh net disposed at an opening part of the grill body except the cleaning hole.

20. The cyclone dust collecting apparatus of claim 19, wherein the cleaning hole is supported by a plurality of ribs extending from an inner circumferential surface of the grill body.

21. The cyclone dust collecting apparatus of claim 19, wherein the grill cleaning unit comprises:

a cleaner body of a heavy metallic material such as iron or lead; and

dust removing arms extending upwards from the cleaner body and bent to a center of the grill.