Vacuum cleaner
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1. A vacuum cleaner comprising:
- a case having a suction port;
a drum brush rotatably provided in the case to sweep and guide foreign matter to the suction port;
a dust removal unit provided in the case and comprising a bar-type body and a dusting part directly extending from the body so that the dust removal unit is moved rotatably between a first position where the dusting part contacts the drum brush and a second position where the dusting part is separated from the drum brush;
an extension part directly connected to the body; and
a bent part integrally formed with the extension part and extending from an end of the extension part,wherein when a force is applied to the bent part, the force is transmitted through the extension part to the dust removal unit such that the dusting part moves through rotation from the second position to the first position.
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Abstract
An upright cleaner removes dust from a drum brush. The upright cleaner includes a case having a suction port, a drum brush rotatably provided in the case to sweep and guide foreign matter to the suction port, a dust removal unit provided in the case so that the dust removal unit is moved between a first position where one side of the dust removal unit contacts the drum brush and a second position where the side of the dust removal unit is separated from the drum brush, and a lever connected to the dust removal unit to actuate the dust removal unit.
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1. A vacuum cleaner comprising:
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a case having a suction port; a drum brush rotatably provided in the case to sweep and guide foreign matter to the suction port; a dust removal unit provided in the case and comprising a bar-type body and a dusting part directly extending from the body so that the dust removal unit is moved rotatably between a first position where the dusting part contacts the drum brush and a second position where the dusting part is separated from the drum brush; an extension part directly connected to the body; and a bent part integrally formed with the extension part and extending from an end of the extension part, wherein when a force is applied to the bent part, the force is transmitted through the extension part to the dust removal unit such that the dusting part moves through rotation from the second position to the first position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A vacuum cleaner comprising:
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a case having a suction port; a drum brush rotatably provided in the case to sweep and guide foreign matter to the suction port; a dust removal unit provided in the case so that the dust removal unit is moved between a first position where a side of the dust removal unit contacts the drum brush and a second position where the side of the dust removal unit is separated from the drum brush; and a lever connected to the dust removal unit to move the dust removal unit from the second position to the first position, wherein the dust removal unit comprises a bar-type body and a dusting part extending from the body so that the dusting part contacts the drum brush at the first position and is separated from the drum brush at the second position, wherein one side of the lever forms an extension part protruding forward from the case, and the other side of the lever is connected to the body, and wherein the extension part is provided at a lower end thereof with a support part protruding forward from the case, and the vacuum cleaner further comprises an elastic part provided between the support part and the extension part to elastically bias the extension part upward.
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14. A vacuum cleaner comprising:
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a case having a suction port; a drum brush rotatably provided in the case to sweep and guide foreign matter to the suction port; a dust removal unit provided in the case so that the dust removal unit is moved between a first position where a side of the dust removal unit contacts the drum brush and a second position where the side of the dust removal unit is separated from the drum brush, the dust removal unit comprising a bar-type body and a dusting part extending from the body so that the dusting part contacts the drum brush at the first position and is separated from the drum brush at the second position; a lever connected to the dust removal unit to move the dust removal unit from the second position to the first position, one side of the lever forming an extension part protruding forward from the case, and the other side of the lever being connected to the body; and an actuating unit coupled to the case to cover the extension part, the actuating unit being configured to be moved between an actuating position at which the extension part is pressed and a releasing position at which the extension part is released.
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15. A vacuum cleaner having a suction body, a main body and a handle, the vacuum cleaner comprising:
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a case forming an external appearance of the suction body; a drum brush rotatably provided in the case; a dust removal unit movably provided in the case and comprising a bar-type body and a dusting part directly extending from the body, the dust removal unit performing an actuating operation through which the dust removal unit contacts the drum brush to remove dust from the drum brush and a releasing operation through which the dust removal unit is separated from the drum brush; a lever connected to the dust removal unit to control the dust removal unit to perform the actuating operation or the releasing operation; an elastic part provided between the lever and the case to elastically bias the lever upward, wherein when the dust removal unit performs the actuating operation the elastic part becomes compressed such that the dust removal unit comes in contact with the drum brush, and when the dust removal unit performs the releasing operation the elastic part decompresses such that the dust removal unit separates from the drum brush. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A vacuum cleaner comprising:
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a main body having a motor and a dust collection device; a handle extending from the main body, the handle having a manipulation part to drive the motor; a suction body having a suction port to suction air and a discharge port to supply the suctioned air to the main body; a drum brush provided in the suction body so that the drum brush is rotated by the motor to sweep and guide foreign matter to the suction port; a dust removal unit provided in the suction body so that the dust removal unit is moved rotatably between a first position where the dust removal unit contacts the drum brush and a second position where the dust removal unit is separated from the drum brush; an extension part extending from the dust removal unit; a bent part integrally formed with the extension part and extending from an end of the extension part; and an actuating unit coupled to the suction body and pressing on the extension part, the actuating unit being configured to be moved between an actuating position at which the dust removal unit contacts the drum brush and a releasing position at which the dust removal unit is separated from the drum brush. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A vacuum cleaner having a suction body, a main body and a handle, the vacuum cleaner comprising:
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a case forming an external appearance of the suction body; a drum brush rotatably provided in the case; a dust removal unit movably provided in the case, the dust removal unit performing an actuating operation through which the dust removal unit contacts the drum brush to remove dust from the drum brush and a releasing operation through which the dust removal unit is separated from the drum brush by rotation; a lever connected to the dust removal unit to control the dust removal unit to perform the actuating operation or the releasing operation; an elastic part provided to elastically bias the actuating unit upward; and an actuating unit coupled to the suction body and the lever, the actuating unit being configured to be moved between an actuating position at which the lever is pressed and a releasing position at which the lever is released. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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