Dust collection unit for vacuum cleaner

• US 7,491,255 B2
• Filed: 09/23/2005
• Issued: 02/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Jung, Jae Duk
• Primary Examiner(s): Hopkins; Robert A
• Application Number:
  US11/232,857
• Publication Number:
  US 20060137305A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,243 Days
• Field of Search: 553/43, 553/45, 553/46, 553/49, 554/18, 554/26, 554/29, 55D/IG.3
• US Class Current: 55/343
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 5/362 of the horizontal type, e.g. canister or sledge type
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/1625 for series flow
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/1641 for parallel flow
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/1691 Mounting or coupling means for cyclonic chamber or dust receptacles
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 55/03 Vacuum cleaner

Abstract

Provided is a dust collection unit for a vacuum cleaner that can provide an improved collection efficiency, a reduced reduce, and a good outer appearance. The dust collection unit includes: a first filtering chamber for filtering first foreign objects; a plurality of second filtering chambers formed along an outer circumference of the first filtering chamber to receive air passed through the first filtering chamber and filter second foreign objects by using cyclone airflow, the second foreign objects being smaller than the first foreign objects; an air intake hole through which air is introduced into the second filtering chambers; at least one air introduction guide extended outward from the air intake hole to guide a flow of air introduced into the second filtering chamber; and a storing chamber formed under the filtering chamber.

Claims

1. A dust collection unit for a vacuum cleaner, comprising:

a first filtering chamber for filtering first foreign objects;

a plurality of second filtering chambers formed along an outer circumference of the first filtering chamber to receive air passed through the first filtering chamber and filter second foreign objects by using cyclone airflow, the second foreign objects being smaller than the first foreign objects;

an air intake hole through which air is introduced into the second filtering chambers;

at least two air introduction guides extended outward from the air intake hole to guide a flow of air introduced into the second filtering chamber; and

a storing chamber formed under the filtering chamber.

2. The dust collection unit according to claim 1, wherein the second filtering chambers substantially surround an entire circumference of the first filtering chamber.

3. The dust collection unit according to claim 1, wherein the air introduction guide is extended from the second filtering chambers in a tangent direction.

4. The dust collection unit according to claim 1, further comprising a separation plate defining a top wall of the first filtering chamber, the separation plate having a communication hole through which the air filtered in the first filtering chamber is exhausted.

5. The dust collection unit according to claim 4, wherein the air introduction guide is formed on an upper side of the separation plate.

6. The dust collection unit according to claim 1, wherein two air introduction guides are formed with respect to the second filtering chambers and a gap between the two air introduction guides are narrower toward the air intake hole.

7. The dust collection unit according to claim 1, wherein one of the air introduction guides of one of the plurality of second filtering chambers is met with a second air introduction guide of another of the plurality of second filtering chambers adjacent thereto.

8. The dust collection unit according to claim 1, wherein a pair of the air introduction guides has the same end portion.

9. The dust collection unit according to claim 1, wherein one of the air introduction guides is rounded.

10. The dust collection unit according to claim 9, wherein the air introduction guide is convex.

11. The dust collection unit according to claim 1, wherein the filtering chamber is extended vertically and air is introduced from a side of the filtering chamber and is exhausted upward.

12. A dust collection unit for a vacuum cleaner, comprising:

a first filtering chamber for filtering a first foreign objects;

a plurality of second filtering chambers formed along an outer circumference of the first filtering chamber to receive air passed through the first filtering chamber and filter a second foreign objects by using cyclone airflow, the second foreign objects being smaller than the first foreign objects;

an air intake hole formed in the second filtering chambers and through which air is introduced;

a pair of air introduction guides extended outward from the air intake hole to guide a flow of air introduced into the second filtering chamber in a tangent direction of an inner surface of the second filtering chambers; and

a chamber sealing member formed under the filtering chamber to seal an inner space thereof.

13. The dust collection unit according to claim 12, wherein one of the pair of the air introduction guides is met with an air introduction guide of another second filtering chamber adjacent thereto.

14. The dust collection unit according to claim 13, wherein a position where the air introduction guides is met is an end of each of the air introduction guides.

15. The dust collection unit according to claim 12, wherein the air introduction guides are curved.

16. The dust collection unit according to claim 12, wherein the pair of air introduction guides and one of the plurality of second filtering chambers form a closed section.

17. The dust collection unit according to claim 12, wherein one of the air introduction guides is straight and the other thereof is curved.

18. A dust collection unit for a vacuum cleaner, comprising:

a first filtering chamber;

a plurality of second filtering chambers for filtering foreign objects by using cyclone airflow generated by air introduced from the first filtering chamber; and

at least two air introduction guides extended outward from the second filtering chambers so as to guide air introduction into openings of the second filtering chambers.

19. The dust collection unit according to claim 18, wherein one of the air introduction guide is curved and the other thereof is straight.

20. The dust collection unit according to claim 18, wherein one of the air introduction guides has an end shared with an air introduction guide of an adjacent second filtering chamber.