Cyclone dust collecting apparatus and upright vacuum cleaner
First Claim
1. A cyclone dust collecting apparatus for an upright vacuum cleaner, comprising:
- a cyclone body that has upper and lower parts, inflow and outflow passages, and is removably connected with an upright vacuum cleaner body;
a grill body that has a lower opening and a connection passage for connecting to the outflow passage;
a shielding member removably connected to the grill body in order to shield the lower opening thereof;
a dust collector removably connected with the lower part of the cyclone body in order to collect dust that is separated in the cyclone body; and
blocking means for preventing the dust collector from being connected to the cyclone body when the shielding member is not previously assembled with the grill body.
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Abstract
A cyclone dust collecting apparatus that includes a cyclone body that has an inflow passage and a outflow passage, and is removably connected with a cleaner body; a grill body that has a connection passage for being connected with the outflow passage; a shielding member removably connected with the grill body in order to shield a lower opening of the grill body; a dust collector removably connected with a lower part of the cyclone body in order to collect dust separated in the cyclone body; and a blocking member for preventing the dust collector from being connected with the cyclone body when the shielding member is not assembled at the grill body. Also, an upright vacuum cleaner which utilizes the apparatus.
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1. A cyclone dust collecting apparatus for an upright vacuum cleaner, comprising:
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a cyclone body that has upper and lower parts, inflow and outflow passages, and is removably connected with an upright vacuum cleaner body;
a grill body that has a lower opening and a connection passage for connecting to the outflow passage;
a shielding member removably connected to the grill body in order to shield the lower opening thereof;
a dust collector removably connected with the lower part of the cyclone body in order to collect dust that is separated in the cyclone body; and
blocking means for preventing the dust collector from being connected to the cyclone body when the shielding member is not previously assembled with the grill body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An upright vacuum cleaner, comprising:
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a cleaner body that has a settling unit, the settling unit has upper and lower parts, an outflow path connected with the motor driving unit, and an inflow path connected with a suction brush;
a cyclone unit having a cyclone body, removably connected with the settling unit, upper and lower parts, inflow and outflow passages and being installed at the settling unit in order to separate dust from an air drawn into through the inflow path and to discharge the clean air to the outflow path;
a dust collector removably connected to the lower part of the cyclone unit in order to collect the dust separated from the cyclone unit, wherein the cyclone unit further comprises;
a locking knob rotatably disposed at the cyclone body in order to be removably connected with a knob connection hole formed at an inside wall of the settling unit;
a grill body having a lower opening and a connection passage connected with the outflow passage;
a shielding member removably connected with the grill body in order to shield the lower opening of the grill body; and
blocking means for preventing the dust collector from being connected with the cyclone body when the shielding member is not previously assembled with the grill body. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. An upright vacuum cleaner, comprising:
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a cleaner body has an outflow path connected with the motor driving unit, and an inflow path connected with a suction brush;
a cyclone body that has upper and lower parts, inflow and outflow passages, and is removably connected with the cleaner body;
a grill body that has a lower opening and a connection passage for connecting to the outflow passage;
a shielding member removably connected to the grill body in order to shield the lower opening thereof;
a dust collector removably connected with the lower part of the cyclone body in order to collect dust that is separated in the cyclone body; and
blocking means for preventing the dust collector from being connected to the cyclone body when the shielding member is not previously assembled with the grill body. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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