EP1743558A2 - Dust separating apparatus - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a dust separating apparatus for a vacuum cleaner, which draws in contaminant-laden air from a cleaning surface, separates and collects contaminants from the air, and discharges clean air.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a canister type vacuum cleaner employing a cyclone-type dust separating apparatus.
- a vacuum cleaner 10 is shown, generally comprising a cleaner body I 1 having a motor driving chamber 12 with a motor (not shown) and a mounting chamber 13 in which a dust separating apparatus 30 is mounted, a suction nozzle 21, an extension pipe 22, and a flexible hose 23.
- the vacuum cleaner 10 drives the motor (not shown) to generate a suction force, and draws contaminant-laden air from a cleaning surface through the suction nozzle 21, the extension pipe 22, and the flexible hose 23 into the cleaner body 11.
- the vacuum cleaner 10 uses the dust separating apparatus 30 to separate and collect dust or contaminants (hereinafter, contaminants) from drawn-in air and discharges the air removed of contaminants via the motor driving chamber 12 to the outside.
- the cyclone-type dust separating apparatus 30 forms a rotative stream that separates the contaminants from the drawn-in air by centrifugal force.
- the cyclone-type dust separating apparatus 30 generally has a cylindrical cyclone body 31 to contain the rotative stream, an air inlet 33 and an air outlet (not shown) at an upper portion of the cyclone body 31.
- the air inlet 33 is fluidly communicated with flexible hose 23 via an inlet port 14, and the air outlet (not shown) is fluidly communicated with motor driving chamber 12 via an outlet port 15.
- a contaminant receptacle 32 for collecting the contaminant separated from the drawn-in air in the cyclone body 31 is engaged with a bottom portion of the cyclone body 31, and is also cylindrical to correspond to the cyclone body 31.
- the conventional dust separating apparatus 30 is generally cylindrical.
- the mounting chamber 13 includes a dead space S that is formed surrounding an area where the dust separating apparatus 30 is mounted.
- the motor driving chamber 12 is substantially rectangular and the mounting chamber 13 engaged with the motor driving chamber 12 is substantially semicircular. Due to the cylindrical dust separating apparatus 30, a structural problem occurs: the creation of dead space S in the mounting chamber 13 can not be avoided. Additionally, the contaminant receptacle 32 can not be manufactured over a certain height due to the limited height of the dust separating apparatus 30 mounted in the mounting chamber 13. Because the height of the contaminant receptacle 32 is limited, the capacity of dust separation apparatus is also limited.
- the present invention has been conceived to solve the above-mentioned problems occurring in the prior art, and an aspect of the present invention is to provide a dust separating apparatus which efficiently uses a dead space of a vacuum cleaner so that the capacity of the dust separating apparatus can be increased without substantially changing the design of the vacuum cleaner.
- a dust separating apparatus detachably engaged with a mounting chamber of a vacuum cleaner body, comprising, a casing, a cyclone unit formed in the casing to filter a contaminant from drawn-in air and discharge air removed of the contaminant; and a dust collection part arranged in parallel with the cyclone unit in the casing to collect the contaminant separated from the air by the cyclone unit.
- the casing may be substantially semicircular to correspond to the mounting chamber of the vacuum cleaner body.
- the cyclone unit comprises, a cyclone body forming a cyclone chamber and having a lower height than the casing, and an air inlet and an air outlet formed on a bottom surface of the cyclone body.
- the dust collection part may be formed on an outer circumference surface of the cyclone body to surround the cyclone body.
- the cyclone body may further comprise a guide member configured on an inner wall in a spiral configuration to guide air drawn in via the air inlet to form an ascending stream in the cyclone chamber.
- the apparatus may further comprise a cover detachably engaged with a top portion of the casing.
- the cyclone unit and the dust collection part are in arranged in parallel and the dust collection part is formed in a dead space surrounding the cyclone unit in the semicircular casing, thus increasing the capacity of the dust collection part when compared to the prior art. Accordingly, in the present invention, the dead space of the vacuum cleaner body, in which the dust separating apparatus is mounted, is utilized by the dust collection part, thus increasing the capacity of the dust collection part.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a prior art vacuum cleaner employing a general dust separating apparatus
- FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of the vacuum cleaner body of FIG. 1;
- FIG 3 is a perspective view of an external appearance of a dust separating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG 4 is an exploded perspective view of a dust separating apparatus of FIG 3;
- FIG 5 is a bottom perspective view of a casing of the dust separating apparatus of FIG. 3;
- FIG 6 is a cross-sectional view of the dust separating apparatus taken along lines VI-VI line of FIG. 3.
- a dust separating apparatus 100 of the present invention comprising a casing 110, a cyclone unit 120, a dust collection part 130, and a cover 140 is shown.
- the casing 110 has a certain height and is substantially semicircular in cross section. In other words, the casing 110 is semicircular to correspond to the mounting chamber 13 (refer to FIG 1) of the vacuum cleaner body 11, in which the dust separating apparatus 100 is mounted.
- the bottom surface of the casing 110 is connected with an inlet port 111 and an outlet port (not shown), the inlet port 111 is fluidly communicated with a suction nozzle (not shown) of the vacuum cleaner, and the outlet port (not shown) is fluidly communicated with the motor driving chamber 12 (refer to FIG 1) of the vacuum cleaner 10.
- the casing 110 has the cyclone unit 120 and the dust collection part 130 therein.
- the cyclone unit 120 is formed in a substantial central portion of the casing 110 to separate the contaminants from air drawn in the cyclone unit 120 and discharge the air removed of contaminants to an air outlet 125.
- the cyclone unit 120 comprises a cyclone body 121 forming a cyclone chamber 122, an air inlet 123, and an air guide pipe 124 with the air outlet 125.
- the cyclone body 121 is cylindrical, allowing air and contaminants to form a rotative stream, and is a little lower than the casing 110 (refer to FIG. 6).
- the air inlet 123 is formed on a bottom surface of the cyclone body 121 to fluidly communicate with the inlet port 111. As contaminant-laden air flows in via the inlet port 111, the air inlet 123 allows the air to flow into the cyclone body 121.
- a spiral-shaped guide member 126 of a predetermined length is configured on an inner wall of the cyclone body 121 to have a gradually higher height from the bottom, forcing the contaminant-laden air to form a rotative stream as it ascends up through the cyclone body 121.
- the air guide pipe 124 is formed in a substantially central portion of the cyclone body 121, and protrudes a predetermined length from a bottom surface of the cyclone body 121.
- the air outlet 125 is formed at a bottom portion of the air guide pipe 124 to discharge the air removed of the contaminants by the cyclone chamber 122 to the outside.
- the air inlet 123 and the air outlet 125 are arranged in parallel on the bottom surface of the cyclone body 121.
- the air outlet 125 is fluidly communicated with the motor (not shown) of the vacuum cleaner 10.
- the dust separating apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention has a structure of suction and discharge through the bottom portion.
- a filter member such as a grille may be formed at a top portion of the air guide pipe 124 to filter contaminants from the drawn-in air.
- the dust collection part 130 collects contaminants separated from the drawn-in air by the cyclone unit 120.
- the dust collection part 130 is arranged in parallel with the cyclone unit 120, except for an area where the cyclone unit 120 is mounted in the casing 110. In other words, the dust collection part 130 is surrounded by an inner wall of the casing 110 and an outer wall of the cyclone body 121.
- the casing 110 is semicircular to correspond to the mounting chamber 13 (refer to FIG. 1), in which the dust separating apparatus 100 is mounted, of the vacuum cleaner 10, and the cyclone unit 120 is arranged in parallel with the dust collection part 130 formed in a dead space surrounding the cyclone unit 120 in the casing 110, thus increasing the capacity of dust collection part 130.
- the conventional dust separating apparatus 30 has the contaminant receptacle 32 under the cyclone body 31 so that the capacity of the contaminant receptacle 32 is limited.
- the casing 110 is semicircular to remove the dead space S (refer to FIG.
- the cover 140 is detachably engaged with a top portion of the casing 110. Accordingly, to repair the casing 110 or to empty the contaminants collected in the dust collection part 130, all that is required is revomal of the cover 140.
- a dust discharge opening 141 is formed by the cover 140 and the top portion of the cyclone body 121.
- the cyclone body 121 is lower than the casing 110. Accordingly, as the cover 140 is engaged with the casing 110, the dust discharge opening 141 is formed between the inside of the cover 140 and the top portion of the cyclone body 121 (refer to FIG 6).
- a counterflow prevention member 142 protrudes from the inside of the cover 140 by a certain length to prevent contaminant collected in the dust collection part 130 from flowing backward into the cyclone body 121. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the diameter D1 of the counterflow prevention member 142 is larger than the diameter D2 of the cyclone body 121.
- the motor (not shown) of the vacuum cleaner generates a suction force which operates via the dust separating apparatus 100 on the air inlet 123.
- Air and contaminant are drawn through the suction nozzle (not shown), which is fluidly communicated with the air inlet 123 and an inlet port 111, and the air inlet 123 into the cyclone body 121.
- the contaminant-laden air flows into the air inlet 123, the contaminant-laden air forms a rotative stream, ascending through the cyclone chamber 122 as illustrated by arrow A.
- heavier-than-air contaminants are gathered on the inner wall of the cyclone body 121 by centrifugal force.
- the contaminants flow upward by means of the rotative stream, flow out through the dust discharge opening 141, and collect on a bottom surface of the dust collection part 130 as illustrated by arrow B.
- the contaminant collected in the dust collection part 130 can not flow backward in the cyclone chamber 122 because of the counterflow prevention member 142.
- the air removed of the contaminants collides with the cover 140, causing the air removed of the contaminants to descend back through cyclone chamber 122 into the air guide pipe 124, and to discharge via the air outlet 125 to the outside of the casing 110 as illustrated by arrow C.
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- This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 119 (a) of
Korean Patent Application No. 2005-72796 filed on August 9, 2005 U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/698388 filed on July 12, 2005, the entire content of which is also incorporated herein by reference. - The present invention relates to a dust separating apparatus for a vacuum cleaner, which draws in contaminant-laden air from a cleaning surface, separates and collects contaminants from the air, and discharges clean air.
- There are various kinds of dust separating apparatuses. Recently, a cyclone-type dust separating apparatus has been widely used, which is convenient and can be used semi-permanently, compared to a dust separating apparatus employing a traditional disposable dust bag or dust filter. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a canister type vacuum cleaner employing a cyclone-type dust separating apparatus.
- Referring to FIG. 1, a
vacuum cleaner 10 is shown, generally comprising a cleaner body I 1 having amotor driving chamber 12 with a motor (not shown) and amounting chamber 13 in which adust separating apparatus 30 is mounted, asuction nozzle 21, anextension pipe 22, and aflexible hose 23. Thevacuum cleaner 10 drives the motor (not shown) to generate a suction force, and draws contaminant-laden air from a cleaning surface through thesuction nozzle 21, theextension pipe 22, and theflexible hose 23 into thecleaner body 11. Thevacuum cleaner 10 uses thedust separating apparatus 30 to separate and collect dust or contaminants (hereinafter, contaminants) from drawn-in air and discharges the air removed of contaminants via themotor driving chamber 12 to the outside. - The cyclone-type
dust separating apparatus 30 forms a rotative stream that separates the contaminants from the drawn-in air by centrifugal force. The cyclone-typedust separating apparatus 30 generally has acylindrical cyclone body 31 to contain the rotative stream, anair inlet 33 and an air outlet (not shown) at an upper portion of thecyclone body 31. Theair inlet 33 is fluidly communicated withflexible hose 23 via aninlet port 14, and the air outlet (not shown) is fluidly communicated withmotor driving chamber 12 via anoutlet port 15. Acontaminant receptacle 32 for collecting the contaminant separated from the drawn-in air in thecyclone body 31 is engaged with a bottom portion of thecyclone body 31, and is also cylindrical to correspond to thecyclone body 31. In other words, the conventionaldust separating apparatus 30 is generally cylindrical. - Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 2, the
mounting chamber 13 includes a dead space S that is formed surrounding an area where thedust separating apparatus 30 is mounted. In thecleaner body 11, generally, themotor driving chamber 12 is substantially rectangular and themounting chamber 13 engaged with themotor driving chamber 12 is substantially semicircular. Due to the cylindricaldust separating apparatus 30, a structural problem occurs: the creation of dead space S in themounting chamber 13 can not be avoided. Additionally, thecontaminant receptacle 32 can not be manufactured over a certain height due to the limited height of thedust separating apparatus 30 mounted in themounting chamber 13. Because the height of thecontaminant receptacle 32 is limited, the capacity of dust separation apparatus is also limited. - The present invention has been conceived to solve the above-mentioned problems occurring in the prior art, and an aspect of the present invention is to provide a dust separating apparatus which efficiently uses a dead space of a vacuum cleaner so that the capacity of the dust separating apparatus can be increased without substantially changing the design of the vacuum cleaner.
- In order to achieve the above aspects, there is provided a dust separating apparatus detachably engaged with a mounting chamber of a vacuum cleaner body, comprising, a casing, a cyclone unit formed in the casing to filter a contaminant from drawn-in air and discharge air removed of the contaminant; and a dust collection part arranged in parallel with the cyclone unit in the casing to collect the contaminant separated from the air by the cyclone unit. The casing may be substantially semicircular to correspond to the mounting chamber of the vacuum cleaner body.
- The cyclone unit comprises, a cyclone body forming a cyclone chamber and having a lower height than the casing, and an air inlet and an air outlet formed on a bottom surface of the cyclone body. The dust collection part may be formed on an outer circumference surface of the cyclone body to surround the cyclone body.
- The cyclone body may further comprise a guide member configured on an inner wall in a spiral configuration to guide air drawn in via the air inlet to form an ascending stream in the cyclone chamber.
- The apparatus may further comprise a cover detachably engaged with a top portion of the casing.
- As described above, according to the dust separating apparatus consistent with embodiments of the present invention, the cyclone unit and the dust collection part are in arranged in parallel and the dust collection part is formed in a dead space surrounding the cyclone unit in the semicircular casing, thus increasing the capacity of the dust collection part when compared to the prior art. Accordingly, in the present invention, the dead space of the vacuum cleaner body, in which the dust separating apparatus is mounted, is utilized by the dust collection part, thus increasing the capacity of the dust collection part.
- The above and other aspects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent and more readily appreciated from the following detailed description of the embodiment taken with reference to the accompanying drawings of which:
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a prior art vacuum cleaner employing a general dust separating apparatus;
- FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of the vacuum cleaner body of FIG. 1;
- FIG 3 is a perspective view of an external appearance of a dust separating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
- FIG 4 is an exploded perspective view of a dust separating apparatus of FIG 3;
- FIG 5 is a bottom perspective view of a casing of the dust separating apparatus of FIG. 3; and
- FIG 6 is a cross-sectional view of the dust separating apparatus taken along lines VI-VI line of FIG. 3.
- Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the annexed drawings. In the drawings, the same elements are denoted by the same reference numerals throughout. In the following description, detailed descriptions of known functions and configurations incorporated herein have been omitted for conciseness and clarity.
- Referring to FIG. 3, a dust separating
apparatus 100 of the present invention comprising acasing 110, acyclone unit 120, adust collection part 130, and acover 140 is shown. - The
casing 110 has a certain height and is substantially semicircular in cross section. In other words, thecasing 110 is semicircular to correspond to the mounting chamber 13 (refer to FIG 1) of thevacuum cleaner body 11, in which thedust separating apparatus 100 is mounted. The bottom surface of thecasing 110 is connected with aninlet port 111 and an outlet port (not shown), theinlet port 111 is fluidly communicated with a suction nozzle (not shown) of the vacuum cleaner, and the outlet port (not shown) is fluidly communicated with the motor driving chamber 12 (refer to FIG 1) of thevacuum cleaner 10. - Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, the
casing 110 has thecyclone unit 120 and thedust collection part 130 therein. - The
cyclone unit 120 is formed in a substantial central portion of thecasing 110 to separate the contaminants from air drawn in thecyclone unit 120 and discharge the air removed of contaminants to anair outlet 125. Thecyclone unit 120 comprises acyclone body 121 forming acyclone chamber 122, anair inlet 123, and anair guide pipe 124 with theair outlet 125. - The
cyclone body 121 is cylindrical, allowing air and contaminants to form a rotative stream, and is a little lower than the casing 110 (refer to FIG. 6). Theair inlet 123 is formed on a bottom surface of thecyclone body 121 to fluidly communicate with theinlet port 111. As contaminant-laden air flows in via theinlet port 111, theair inlet 123 allows the air to flow into thecyclone body 121. A spiral-shaped guide member 126 of a predetermined length is configured on an inner wall of thecyclone body 121 to have a gradually higher height from the bottom, forcing the contaminant-laden air to form a rotative stream as it ascends up through thecyclone body 121. - The
air guide pipe 124 is formed in a substantially central portion of thecyclone body 121, and protrudes a predetermined length from a bottom surface of thecyclone body 121. Theair outlet 125 is formed at a bottom portion of theair guide pipe 124 to discharge the air removed of the contaminants by thecyclone chamber 122 to the outside. - As shown in FIG. 5, the
air inlet 123 and theair outlet 125 are arranged in parallel on the bottom surface of thecyclone body 121. Theair outlet 125 is fluidly communicated with the motor (not shown) of thevacuum cleaner 10. In other words, thedust separating apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention has a structure of suction and discharge through the bottom portion. A filter member (not shown) such as a grille may be formed at a top portion of theair guide pipe 124 to filter contaminants from the drawn-in air. - The
dust collection part 130 collects contaminants separated from the drawn-in air by thecyclone unit 120. Thedust collection part 130 is arranged in parallel with thecyclone unit 120, except for an area where thecyclone unit 120 is mounted in thecasing 110. In other words, thedust collection part 130 is surrounded by an inner wall of thecasing 110 and an outer wall of thecyclone body 121. - As described above, the
casing 110 is semicircular to correspond to the mounting chamber 13 (refer to FIG. 1), in which thedust separating apparatus 100 is mounted, of thevacuum cleaner 10, and thecyclone unit 120 is arranged in parallel with thedust collection part 130 formed in a dead space surrounding thecyclone unit 120 in thecasing 110, thus increasing the capacity ofdust collection part 130. As shown in FIG. 1, the conventionaldust separating apparatus 30 has thecontaminant receptacle 32 under thecyclone body 31 so that the capacity of thecontaminant receptacle 32 is limited. However, according to an embodiment of the present invention, thecasing 110 is semicircular to remove the dead space S (refer to FIG. 2) from thedust collection chamber 13 of the vacuumcleaner body 11, in which thedust separating apparatus 100 is mounted, and to replace the dead space S with thedust collection part 130. Accordingly, the size of the vacuumcleaner body 11 is not changed, but the capacity of thedust collection part 130 is increased. - Referring back to FIG. 4, the
cover 140 is detachably engaged with a top portion of thecasing 110. Accordingly, to repair thecasing 110 or to empty the contaminants collected in thedust collection part 130, all that is required is revomal of thecover 140. Adust discharge opening 141 is formed by thecover 140 and the top portion of thecyclone body 121. Thecyclone body 121 is lower than thecasing 110. Accordingly, as thecover 140 is engaged with thecasing 110, thedust discharge opening 141 is formed between the inside of thecover 140 and the top portion of the cyclone body 121 (refer to FIG 6). Acounterflow prevention member 142 protrudes from the inside of thecover 140 by a certain length to prevent contaminant collected in thedust collection part 130 from flowing backward into thecyclone body 121. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the diameter D1 of thecounterflow prevention member 142 is larger than the diameter D2 of thecyclone body 121. - The operations and functions of the
dust separating apparatus 100 with the above structure according to an embodiment of the present invention will be explained with reference to FIG 6. - The motor (not shown) of the vacuum cleaner generates a suction force which operates via the
dust separating apparatus 100 on theair inlet 123. Air and contaminant are drawn through the suction nozzle (not shown), which is fluidly communicated with theair inlet 123 and aninlet port 111, and theair inlet 123 into thecyclone body 121. - As contaminant-laden air flows into the
air inlet 123, the contaminant-laden air forms a rotative stream, ascending through thecyclone chamber 122 as illustrated by arrow A. At this time, heavier-than-air contaminants are gathered on the inner wall of thecyclone body 121 by centrifugal force. The contaminants flow upward by means of the rotative stream, flow out through thedust discharge opening 141, and collect on a bottom surface of thedust collection part 130 as illustrated by arrow B. The contaminant collected in thedust collection part 130 can not flow backward in thecyclone chamber 122 because of thecounterflow prevention member 142. - The air removed of the contaminants collides with the
cover 140, causing the air removed of the contaminants to descend back throughcyclone chamber 122 into theair guide pipe 124, and to discharge via theair outlet 125 to the outside of thecasing 110 as illustrated by arrow C. - The foregoing embodiments and advantages are merely exemplary and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention. The present invention can be readily applied to other types of apparatuses. Also, the description of the embodiments of the present invention is intended to be illustrative, and not to limit the scope of the claims, and many alternatives, modifications, and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art.
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- A dust separating apparatus detachably engaged with a mounting chamber of a vacuum cleaner body, comprising:a casing;a cyclone unit formed in the casing to filter contaminants from drawn-in air and discharge air removed of the contaminants; anda dust collection part arranged in parallel with the cyclone unit in the casing to collect the contaminants separated from the air by the cyclone unit,wherein the casing is substantially semicircular to correspond to the mounting chamber of the vacuum cleaner body.
- The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cyclone unit comprises:a cyclone body forming a cyclone chamber and having a lower height than the casing; andan air inlet and an air outlet formed on a bottom surface of the cyclone body,wherein the dust collection part is formed on an outer circumference surface of the cyclone body to surround the cyclone body.
- The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the cyclone body further comprises a guide member configured on an inner wall in a spiral configuration to guide air drawn in via the air inlet to form an ascending stream in the cyclone chamber.
- The apparatus according to any of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a cover detachably engaged with a top portion of the casing.
- A dust separating apparatus detachably engaged with a mounting chamber of a vacuum cleaner body, comprising:a casing being substantially semicircular to correspond to the mounting chamber;a cyclone unit formed in a central portion in the casing and having an air inlet and an air outlet at a bottom surface;a dust collection part arranged in parallel with the cyclone unit in the casing to collect a contaminant separated from drawn in air by the cyclone unit; anda cover detachably engaged with a top portion of the casing and forming a dust discharge opening in cooperation with the cyclone unit.
- A vacuum cleaner comprising:a body;a mounting chamber in the body;a dust separating apparatus comprising a casing, a cyclone unit, and a dust collection part, the dust separating apparatus being detachably engaged with the mounting chamber in the body so that a dead space between the cyclone unit and the mounting chamber is utilized by the dust collection part.
- The vacuum cleaner according to claim 6, wherein the dust collection part surrounds the cyclone unit.
- The vacuum cleaner according to any of claims 6 and 7, wherein the mounting chamber and the dust collection part are both substantially semicircular.
- The vacuum cleaner according to any of claims 6 to 8, wherein the dust separating apparatus further comprises a cover being detachably engaged with the casing.
- The vacuum cleaner according to claim 9, further comprising a counterflow prevention member protruding a predetermined distance from an inside portion of the cover.
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