KR20060020772A - Dust and dirt collecting unit for vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner, and more particularly, to a dust collecting unit for a vacuum cleaner having a compression rib and a rib contact portion on one side of the filter assembly and the separation plate.

The present invention, the dust collecting body 310 is collected foreign matter in the air; An upper cover 320 provided at one side of the dust collecting tube 310 to selectively shield the inside of the dust collecting tube 310; A filter assembly 350 detachably mounted to the top cover 320 to filter foreign materials; In the dust collecting unit for a vacuum cleaner is provided on the lower side of the filter assembly 350 and comprises a separating plate 340 for partitioning the inside of the dust collector (310) up and down; The filter assembly 350 and the separation plate 340 are characterized in that it comprises a pressing rib 352 and the rib contact portion 344 in contact with each other. According to such a configuration, there is an advantage in that the airtightness of the filter assembly and the separating plate is improved to prevent the inflow of air including foreign matter into the filter assembly.

Vacuum cleaner, dust collection unit, crimping rib, rib contact, sealing

Description

Dust collection unit for vacuum cleaner {Dust and dirt collecting unit for vacuum cleaner}

1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a general upright vacuum cleaner.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing an exploded dust collecting unit for a general vacuum cleaner.

Figure 3 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a combined state of the filter assembly and the separator plate in a vacuum cleaner unit for a general vacuum cleaner.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an upright type vacuum cleaner employing a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5 is an exploded perspective view showing an exploded dust collection unit for a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention.

Figure 6 is a plan view showing a top surface of a separator plate employing a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a perspective view showing the bottom of the filter assembly employing a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 8 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a contact state of the filter assembly and the separator plate employing a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

100. Suction nozzle body 110. Top nozzle cover                 

120. Nozzle lower cover 130. Swivel lever

200. Body 210. Handle

220. Wheels 230. Electric wire lock

240. Electric wire 250. Suction hose

260. Detachable knob 270. Dust collecting part

280. Dust collector exhaust seal 290. Discharge part

300. Dust collection unit 310. Dust collector

312.Suction guide 314. Handle

316. Discharge guide tube 316a.Screw fastening

320. Top cover 322. Detachable groove

330. Bottom cover 340. Separator

342. Dropping section 344. Rib contact section

346. Screw mounting hole 350. Filter assembly

352. Compression rib 360. Vent hole

 A. Accessories L. lamp

 S. screw

The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner, and more particularly, the compression rib and the rib contact portion are provided at one side of the filter assembly and the separation plate to improve the sealing property of the filter assembly and the separation plate, and the air containing foreign matter into the filter assembly. It relates to a dust collection unit for vacuum cleaners to prevent inflow.

1 is a perspective view showing the external configuration of a general upright vacuum cleaner.

As shown, the upright vacuum cleaner moves along the bottom surface, and includes a suction nozzle body 60 for sucking air containing foreign substances, and a suction force for sucking air containing foreign substances through the suction nozzle body 60. It has a configuration including a main body 70, the generating means is built, and a handle 72 is installed on the upper portion of the main body 70 for the user to grip when using the cleaner.

The suction nozzle body 60 is a portion for sucking air through a suction port (not shown) formed on the bottom surface. In addition, the suction nozzle body 60 has an external appearance including a nozzle lower cover 60 'provided at a lower side and an nozzle upper cover 60 "provided at an upper side thereof, and external air in the nozzle lower cover 60'. A suction port (not shown) may be formed to be a suction passage of the moving wheel 62, and moving wheels 62 are provided on both sides of the suction nozzle body 60 to easily move the main body 70.

The main body 70 is configured to be rotatable within a predetermined angle range with respect to the suction nozzle body (60). That is, the main body 70 is rotatably coupled to the suction nozzle body 60 within a range of a predetermined inclination angle, so as to control the rotation of the main body 70 of the suction nozzle body 60. The rear end is further provided with a rotation lever 64.                         

Accordingly, when the user grasps the handle 72 by hand and pulls the main body 70 backward while the user presses the pivot lever 64 with the foot, the main body 70 is inclined backward. This allows the user to clean the bottom surface while adjusting the body 70 to the desired angle to suit the height of his own.

On the other hand, the rear of the main body 70 is formed with a wire fastener (71). The wire fasteners 71 are preferably formed in pairs symmetrically with respect to the upper and lower ends of the rear surface of the main body 70, and the wires C are wound and stored in the pair of wire fasteners 71.

A motor (not shown) generating a suction force is embedded in the main body 70 to allow external air and foreign matter to be sucked through the suction nozzle body 60. In addition, a suction hose (not shown) formed of a flexible material is provided on the rear surface of the main body 70 to allow foreign substances sucked through the suction nozzle body 60 to flow into the dust collecting unit 10 to be described in detail below. It is provided.

On the front of the main body 70, a detachable knob 76 used to pull out the dust collecting unit 10 to the outside of the main body 70, and a dust collecting mounting portion 78 recessed to a part of the rear of the main body 70 is recessed. Is formed. That is, the dust collecting unit 10 is inserted into and mounted inside the dust collecting unit 78, and when the dust collecting unit 78 is separated, the dust collecting unit 10 is separated from the main body 70 by pressing the detachable knob 76. .

The dust collector mounting exhaust 78 is provided on the rear of the dust collecting tube exhaust seal 80 which is a passage through which air is introduced. The dust collecting tube exhaust seal 80 communicates with the exhaust hole 20 of the dust collecting unit 10 to be described below, and serves to prevent the leakage of air between the dust collecting unit 10 and the motor. Therefore, the dust collecting exhaust seal 80 is preferably formed of a material having a predetermined elastic force.

On the other hand, the front lower portion of the main body 70 is provided to be selectively lit by the user is provided with a lamp (L) to illuminate the front of the cleaner. Therefore, when cleaning the dark place, such as the bottom of the table or the corner is to play a role to facilitate the cleaner.

The right side of the lamp (L) is provided with a discharge portion 79 to allow the air filtered by the dust collecting unit 10 to be discharged to the outside of the main body 70 through the dust collecting and exhaust seal (80). An exhaust filter (not shown) is further provided inside the discharge unit 79. That is, the exhaust filter re-filters the foreign matter of the air discharged to the outside (indoor space) to discharge more comfortable air to the indoor space.

In addition, a separate accessory (accessory, A) may be attached to the outer surface of the main body 70 for cleaning the corners of the room in addition to the bottom surface.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing an exploded dust collecting unit for a general vacuum cleaner, and FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a coupling state of a filter assembly and a separator in a dust collecting unit for a general vacuum cleaner.

As shown in the figure, the dust collecting unit 10 is mounted to be separated from the inside of the dust collecting unit 78 to the outside, and serves to filter foreign matter in the air sucked from the suction nozzle body (60). .

The dust collecting unit 10 generally filters foreign matters by a cyclone method, or collects foreign matters by a separate filter, or simultaneously collects foreign matters by performing a cyclone method and a filter method at the same time. It is configured to.

The dust collecting unit 10 may include a dust collecting container 11 formed in a cylindrical shape in which a lower surface is shielded and empty inside, and an upper surface of the dust collecting container 11, and an upper surface selectively shielding the inside of the dust collecting container. The cover 12 and the filter assembly 17 which is detachably mounted to the lower portion of the upper cover 12 to filter foreign matter introduced into the dust collecting container 11 is large.

One side of the upper surface of the upper cover 12 is selectively restrained by the detachable knob 76, so that the detachable groove 12a is provided to prevent the dust collecting unit 10 from being separated out of the main body 70. . In addition, the detachable groove 12a is recessed to have a predetermined depth and integrally formed with the upper cover 12.

The lower side of the upper cover 12 is provided with a filter assembly 17 for filtering the fine dust in the foreign matter introduced into the dust collection unit (10). The filter assembly 17 is detachably mounted to the bottom of the top cover 12, and the inside of the filter assembly 17 communicates with the discharge guide tube 18 to be described below. That is, the air introduced into the filter assembly 17 from the outer circumferential surface of the filter assembly 17 is discharged to the outside of the dust collecting unit 10 through the discharge guide tube 18.

Therefore, the filter assembly 18 is preferably formed of a material having a certain strength or more, in consideration of the strong flow of air, and maintaining the shape during washing. For example, it may be made of a polyester material that can be utilized as a fiber material, and more preferably may be formed of a plastic material that selectively permeates the material.

The suction guide 14 is formed at an upper end of one side of the dust collecting container 11. One end of the suction guide 14 is formed to protrude a predetermined portion to the outside of the dust collector 11, the air flowing into the dust collector 11 can flow in a tangential direction along the inner wall of the dust collector (11) Guide to help. Therefore, the suction guide 14 is formed to be inclined at a predetermined portion on the outer surface of the dust collecting container (11).

A handle 15 protruded outward is formed on the other outer circumferential surface of the suction guide 14. The handle 15 is for allowing the user to easily grip the dust collecting unit 10 from the main body 70 of the vacuum cleaner when detaching.

The inner surface of the dust collecting container 11 is provided with a separating plate 16 to separate the foreign matter having a relatively large mass from the foreign matter introduced to the lower side, and partition the inner space of the dust collecting container up and down.

In addition, the outer peripheral surface of the separating plate 16 is provided with a dropping portion 16a for communicating the upper and lower portions of the dust collecting container 11 so that heavy foreign materials fall from the foreign matter introduced into the dust collecting container 11. do. That is, the foreign matter having a large mass by the dropping portion 16a is dropped and accumulated at the lower side of the dust collecting container 11.

In addition, the filter insertion hole 16b is formed in the center portion of the separator 16. The filter communication hole 16b is in contact with the inside of the filter assembly 17 and allows the air purified by the filter assembly 17 to flow into the discharge guide tube 18 to be described below.

The lower part of the dust collecting container 11 is provided with a discharge guide tube 18 formed in a substantially tubular shape and communicating with the exhaust hole 20 to be described below. The discharge guide tube 18 serves to guide the air purified by the filter assembly 17 to the lower side of the dust collecting container (11). Then, the end of the discharge guide tube 18, that is, the exhaust hole 20 is in surface contact with the dust collector exhaust seal 80, the air is not leaked.

However, in the conventional configuration as described above, there is a problem in that the sealing between the filter assembly 17 and the separator 16 is not easy. That is, when the filter assembly 17 is inserted into the dust collecting cylinder 11 and mounted, a predetermined gap is generated between the lower outer circumferential surface of the filter assembly 17 and the filter communication hole 16b as shown in FIG. 3. .

Therefore, air is leaked into the gap between the filter assembly 17 and the filter communication hole 16b and thus the suction force is lowered.

An object of the present invention for solving the problems in the prior art as described above, by providing a compression rib and a rib contact portion on one side of the filter assembly and the separation plate to improve the sealing, vacuum to improve the cleaning performance of the cleaner The present invention provides a dust collecting unit for a vacuum cleaner.

According to a feature of the present invention for achieving the above object, the present invention, the dust collecting passage in which foreign matter in the air; An upper cover provided at one side of the dust collecting container to selectively shield the inside of the dust collecting container; A filter assembly detachably mounted to the top cover to filter foreign materials; In the dust collecting unit for a vacuum cleaner provided on the lower side of the filter assembly and comprises a separating plate for partitioning the inside of the dust collector up and down;

The filter assembly and the separating plate is a dust collecting unit for a vacuum cleaner, characterized in that it comprises a pressing rib and a rib contact portion in contact with each other.

The filter assembly and the separator are characterized in that the contact in two places.

The pressing rib is protruded downward with a predetermined length from the bottom of the filter assembly.

The rib contact portion is extended from the center of the separation plate downward with a predetermined inclination angle and then bent again.

The height of the compression ribs and the depth of depression of the rib contact portion is characterized in that it has a size corresponding to each other.

The bottom surface outer side of the filter assembly is characterized in that in contact with the upper surface of the separator.

According to such a configuration, the sealing property of the filter assembly and the separation plate is improved to prevent the inflow of air containing foreign matter into the filter assembly, thereby eliminating the loss of suction force and improving the cleaning performance of the cleaner.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the upright vacuum cleaner employing a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the figure, the upright vacuum cleaner suctions the air including the foreign matter through the suction nozzle body 100 and the suction nozzle body 100 to suck the air containing the foreign matter while moving along the bottom surface. The main body 200 has a built-in means for generating a suction force, and the handle 210 is installed on the upper portion of the main body 200 to grip the user when using the cleaner.

The suction nozzle body 100 is a portion that sucks air through a suction port (not shown) formed on the bottom surface. That is, the appearance of the suction nozzle body 100 is largely composed of a nozzle upper cover 110 provided at the upper side and a nozzle lower cover 120 provided at the lower side, and suction of external air into the nozzle lower cover 120. A suction port (not shown) serving as a passage is formed. In addition, the rear wheels of the suction nozzle body 100 are generally provided with moving wheels 220 to allow the main body 200 to easily move.

The main body 200 is configured to be rotatable within a predetermined angle range with respect to the suction nozzle body (100). That is, the main body 200 is coupled to be rotatable in a range of a predetermined inclination angle to the rear with respect to the suction nozzle body 100, in order to control the rotation of the main body 200 of the suction nozzle body 100 The rear end is further provided with a rotation lever 130.

Therefore, when the user grasps the handle 210 by hand and pulls the main body 200 backward while the user presses the pivot lever 130 with the foot, the main body 200 is inclined backward. In this case, the user will be able to clean the bottom surface while adjusting the body 200 to the desired angle according to his height.

On the other hand, the rear of the main body 200 is provided with a wire fastener 230. The wire fastener 230 is preferably formed in pairs symmetrically with respect to the upper and lower ends of the back of the main body 200, the wire 240 for applying power to the pair of wire fastener 230 is wound and stored.

A motor (not shown) generating a suction force is embedded in the main body 200 to allow external air and foreign matter to be sucked through the suction nozzle body 100. In addition, a suction hose 250 formed of a flexible material is provided at a central portion of the main body 200 to allow foreign substances sucked through the suction nozzle body 100 to flow into the dust collecting unit 300 to be described in detail below. do.

 The front and rear surfaces of the main body 200 include a detachable knob 260 used to separate the dust collecting unit 300 to be described in detail below, and a lower side of the detachable knob 260. The dust collector mounting part 270 recessed to the rear of the main body 200 is formed. That is, the dust collecting unit 300 is inserted into the dust collecting part 270 to be selectively separated.

Inside the dust collecting installation part 270, a dust collecting exhaust seal 280, which is a passage through which air is introduced, is provided. The dust collecting tube exhaust seal 280 is in communication with the exhaust hole 360 provided in the dust collecting unit 300 to be described below, serves to prevent the leakage of air between the dust collecting unit 300 and the motor. . Therefore, the dust collecting exhaust seal 280 is preferably formed of a material having a predetermined elastic force.                     

On the other hand, the front lower portion of the main body 200 is provided with a lamp (L) is provided to be selectively lit by the user to light the front of the cleaner. Therefore, the lamp (L) serves to enable easy cleaning when cleaning the dark place, such as under the table or corners.

And, the right side of the lamp (L) is provided with a discharge portion 290 to allow the air filtered by the dust collecting unit 300 to be discharged to the outside of the main body 200 via the dust collector exhaust seal 280. Although not shown, an exhaust filter is provided inside the discharge unit 290. That is, the exhaust filter re-filters the foreign matter of the air discharged to the outside (indoor space) to discharge more comfortable air to the indoor space.

In addition, a separate accessory (accessory, A) may be attached to the outer surface of the main body 200 for cleaning the corners of the room in addition to the bottom surface. The accessory (A) is sequentially fastened with an adjustable length tube (not shown) and a suction hose 250 is used to remove the foreign matter in the narrow cleaning area, such as stairs that are not easy to clean the suction nozzle body (100). .

5 is an exploded perspective view showing an exploded dust collection unit for a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention.

As illustrated, the dust collecting unit 300 is detachably mounted in the dust collecting unit 270 to filter foreign matter in the air sucked from the suction nozzle body 100.

The dust collecting unit 300 generally collects foreign matters by a cyclone method, filters foreign matters through a separate filter, or simultaneously collects foreign matters by performing a cyclone method and a filter method simultaneously. It is configured to.

The dust collecting unit 300 has a substantially cylindrical dust collecting tube 310, and the upper and lower surfaces of the dust collecting unit 310 and the upper cover 320 to selectively shield the interior of the dust collecting unit 300 And a lower cover 330.

In the center of the upper cover 320 is provided with a detachable groove 322 is restrained by the detachable knob 260 so that the dust collecting unit 300 is not separated to the outside of the main body 200. That is, when the detachable groove 322 is released from the restraint of the detachable knob 260, the dust collecting unit 300 is detachable from the inside of the dust collecting installation part 270 provided in the main body 200.

On the other hand, the suction guide 312 is formed on the upper end of one side of the dust collector (310). One end of the suction guide 312 is formed to protrude a predetermined portion to the outside of the dust collecting container 310, the air flowing into the dust collecting container 310 is to flow in a tangential direction along the inner wall of the dust collecting container (310) Guide to help. Therefore, the suction guide 312 is preferably formed to be inclined a predetermined portion on the outer surface of the dust collecting container (310).

In addition, a handle 314 recessed upward is formed on the other outer peripheral surface of the suction guide 312. The handle 314 is for allowing the user to easily grip the dust collecting unit 300 from the main body 200 when the dust collecting unit 300 is detached.

The inner center of the dust collecting container 310 is provided with a separating plate 340 for partitioning the inside of the dust collecting container 310 up and down. 6 is a plan view showing a top surface of a separator plate employing a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the outer circumferential surface of the separating plate 340 is protruded and formed by a protruding drop portion 342 protruded to allow the upper and lower portions of the dust collecting container 310 to communicate with each other based on the separating plate 340.

That is, the dropping part 342 serves to cause the heavy foreign material that is circling in the dust collecting container 310 to fall, and the foreign material having a large mass among the foreign materials introduced into the dust collecting container 310 is the dust collecting container ( Dropped on the lower side of the 310, the foreign matter having a small mass is filtered by the filter assembly 350 to be described below.

In addition, the center portion of the separating plate 340 is recessed downward with a predetermined inclined surface in a center direction substantially the same as the outer circumferential surface of the separating plate 340, and then again bent and formed in parallel with the upper surface of the separating plate 340 344 is provided. The rib contact portion 344 is in contact with one side of the filter assembly 350 to be described below to perform the role of allowing the air filtered by the filter assembly 350 to flow below the separator 340. Therefore, the lower center of the rib contact portion 344 is preferably perforated.

In addition, one side of the rib contact portion 344 is provided with a screw seating hole 346 drilled to a predetermined size. The screw seating hole 346 is passed through the screw (S), and when the screw (S) is fastened to the screw fastening hole 316a to be described below, the separating plate 340 flows inside the dust collecting container (310). It is fixed.

On the other hand, between the upper cover 320 and the separator 340 is provided with a filter assembly 350 for filtering the fine dust from the foreign matter introduced into the dust collection unit 300. The filter assembly 350 is detachably mounted from the bottom surface of the upper cover 320, and the inside of the filter assembly 350 communicates with the discharge guide tube 316 to be described below.

7 is a perspective view showing the bottom of the filter assembly employing a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

As shown, the bottom surface of the filter assembly 350 is provided with a compression rib 352 protruded to have a predetermined length downward. The pressing rib 352 is formed into a cylindrical shape having the same height as the recessed depth of the rib contact portion 344, the end of the pressing rib 352 by linear contact with one side of the rib contact portion 344 in a circular shape Air does not leak between the filter assembly 350 and the separator 340.

In addition, the outer diameter of the filter assembly 350 is formed to be somewhat larger than the diameter of the inclined surface end of the rib contact portion 344, that is, the portion where the top surface and the inclined surface of the separation plate 340 meet. Accordingly, the outer side of the bottom of the filter assembly 350 is in contact with one side of the upper surface of the separating plate 340 and the pressing rib 352 is in contact with the rib contacting part 344.

In addition, when the bottom surface of the filter assembly 350 is inserted into the rib contact portion 344 of the separating plate 340, two circular contact portions having the same center are generated simultaneously (see FIG. 8). As a result, the filter assembly 350 and the separation plate 340 are completely in contact with each other to prevent air leakage. Air introduced into the filter assembly 350 from the outer circumferential surface of the filter assembly 350 is introduced into the discharge guide tube 316 to be described below.

The filter assembly 350 is preferably formed of a material capable of securing a certain strength or more in consideration of the strong flow of air and maintaining a shape during washing. For example, it may be made of a polyester material that can be utilized as a fiber material, and more preferably may be formed of a plastic material that selectively permeates the material.

On the other hand, the lower portion of the dust collector 310 is formed in a substantially tubular shape, the discharge guide pipe 316 is provided with the exhaust hole 360 to be described below is provided. The discharge guide tube 316 serves to guide the air purified by the filter assembly 350 below the dust collecting container 310. The end of the discharge guide tube 316, that is, the exhaust hole 360, is in surface contact with the dust collecting and exhaust seal 280 to prevent air from leaking.

In addition, a screw fastening hole 316a is further provided on an upper outer circumferential surface of the discharge guide tube 316. The screw fastening hole 316a is fastened to the screw S in a state where the center of the screw fastening hole 346 provided in the separating plate 340 is aligned. Separation plate 340 is not to flow in the dust collector (310).

Hereinafter, the operation of the vacuum cleaner and the dust collecting unit having the above configuration will be described.

First, when power is applied to a vacuum cleaner and operated, suction power is generated by a motor (not shown) built in the main body 200. When the suction force is generated in this way, the air including the foreign matter is sucked by the suction nozzle body 100, and the air including the sucked foreign matter passes through the suction hose 250 to suction guide 312 of the dust collecting unit 300. Through the dust collector 310 is introduced into.

The foreign matter having a relatively large mass among the foreign substances introduced into the dust collecting container 310 passes through the falling portion 342 and is piled apart to the lower side of the separating plate 340, and the relatively light foreign substance is the filter assembly 350. Inflow from the outer circumferential surface of the filter assembly 350 while rotating around. In other words, the foreign material with less mass is filtered out through this process.

That is, the foreign matter having a small mass is separated by the filter assembly 350 in the process of moving together with the air to escape through the discharge guide tube 316, and the outer surface of the filter assembly 350 and the inside of the dust collecting tube 310. It will accumulate in.

In addition, the air passing through the filter assembly 350 is discharged to the outside of the dust collecting unit 300 via the separation plate 340 and the discharge guide tube 316. The air discharged to the outside of the dust collecting unit 300 passes through a dust collecting exhaust seal 280 formed in the dust collecting unit 270 via a motor (not shown) and then mounted on an outer surface of the main body 200. The cleaning is performed while being discharged to the outside of the cleaner through the discharge unit 290.

Hereinafter, a process of assembling the dust collecting unit will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 8.

First, in order to assemble the dust collecting unit 300 to match the center of the screw seating hole 346 provided in the separating plate and the screw fastening hole 316a formed in the dust collecting container. Then, the separation plate 340 is fastened so as not to flow inside the dust collecting container 310 by using the screw (S).

When the screw fastening is completed, the filter assembly 350 is fastened to the bottom surface of the upper cover 320 in a predetermined manner. As such, when the filter assembly 350 and the top cover 320 are coupled, the top cover 320 is inserted downward (in FIG. 5). When the crimping rib 352 is in contact with the rib contact portion 344, the outer side of the bottom surface of the filter assembly 350 is in contact with one side of the upper surface of the separation plate 340 as shown in FIG. 8. Done.

As a result, the filter assembly 350 and the separator 340 are completely in contact with each other so as to prevent air leakage, and the assembly of the dust collecting unit is completed.

The scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-exemplified embodiments, and many other modifications based on the present invention will be possible to those skilled in the art within the above technical scope.

Dust collection unit for a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention as described above, the compression assembly and the rib contact portion is provided on one side of the filter assembly and the separation plate, the sealing property is improved to prevent the inflow of air containing foreign matter into the filter assembly There is this.

In addition, since the loss of suction power is prevented by improving the sealing property, there is an advantage that the cleaning performance of the cleaner is improved.

In addition, there is an advantage that the breakage of the motor is prevented in advance by blocking foreign material inflow into the motor which may be generated due to the leakage of air.

Claims (6)

A dust collector 310 in which foreign matters in the air are collected; An upper cover 320 provided at one side of the dust collecting tube 310 to selectively shield the inside of the dust collecting tube 310; A filter assembly 350 detachably mounted to the top cover 320 to filter foreign materials; In the dust collecting unit for a vacuum cleaner is provided on the lower side of the filter assembly 350 and comprises a separating plate 340 for partitioning the inside of the dust collector (310) up and down; The filter assembly 350 and the separating plate 340 is a dust collecting unit for a vacuum cleaner, characterized in that it comprises a pressing rib 352 and the rib contact portion 344 in contact with each other. The dust collecting unit of claim 1, wherein the filter assembly (350) and the separating plate (340) contact at two locations. The dust collecting unit of claim 1, wherein the pressing rib (352) is formed to protrude downward from the bottom of the filter assembly (350) with a predetermined length. The dust collecting unit of claim 1, wherein the rib contacting portion (344) is formed to extend downwardly at a central angle of the separating plate (340) with a predetermined inclination angle and then bend again. The dust collecting unit of claim 3 or 4, wherein the height of the crimping rib (352) and the depth of depression of the rib contacting portion (344) have a size corresponding to each other. The dust collecting unit of claim 1, wherein an outer surface of the bottom of the filter assembly is in contact with an upper surface of the separating plate.

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