EP1857032A3 - Vacuum cleaner having primary and secondary cyclone units - Google Patents

Vacuum cleaner having primary and secondary cyclone units Download PDF

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EP1857032A3
EP1857032A3 EP06125823A EP06125823A EP1857032A3 EP 1857032 A3 EP1857032 A3 EP 1857032A3 EP 06125823 A EP06125823 A EP 06125823A EP 06125823 A EP06125823 A EP 06125823A EP 1857032 A3 EP1857032 A3 EP 1857032A3
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vacuum cleaner
secondary cyclone
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Moo Hyun Ko
Hae Seock Yang
Man Tae Hwang
Myung Sig Yoo
Jae Kyum Kim
Hoi Kil Jeong
Kie Tak Hyun
Jong Su Choo
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LG Electronics Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/10—Filters; Dust separators; Dust removal; Automatic exchange of filters
    • A47L9/16—Arrangement or disposition of cyclones or other devices with centrifugal action
    • A47L9/1616—Multiple arrangement thereof
    • A47L9/1625—Multiple arrangement thereof for series flow
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L5/00—Structural features of suction cleaners
    • A47L5/12—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum
    • A47L5/22—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum with rotary fans
    • A47L5/36—Suction cleaners with hose between nozzle and casing; Suction cleaners for fixing on staircases; Suction cleaners for carrying on the back
    • A47L5/362—Suction cleaners with hose between nozzle and casing; Suction cleaners for fixing on staircases; Suction cleaners for carrying on the back of the horizontal type, e.g. canister or sledge type
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/10—Filters; Dust separators; Dust removal; Automatic exchange of filters
    • A47L9/16—Arrangement or disposition of cyclones or other devices with centrifugal action
    • A47L9/1616—Multiple arrangement thereof
    • A47L9/1641—Multiple arrangement thereof for parallel flow

Abstract

A vacuum cleaner (10) is provided. The vacuum cleaner (10) includes a main body (100) in which a suction generating unit is disposed, a dust collection unit (200) detachably mounted on a front portion of the main body (100) and having a primary cyclone unit for separating dusts contained in air, a secondary cyclone unit (300) provided in the main body (100), and a discharge unit (120) formed in the main body (100) to discharge air whose dusts are separated at the secondary cyclone unit (300) out of the main body (100).
EP20060125823 2006-05-17 2006-12-11 Vacuum cleaner having primary and secondary cyclone units Not-in-force EP1857032B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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KR1020060044362A KR100846900B1 (en) 2006-05-17 2006-05-17 Vaccum cleaner
KR1020060044359A KR100846904B1 (en) 2006-05-17 2006-05-17 Vaccum cleaner

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EP1857032A2 EP1857032A2 (en) 2007-11-21
EP1857032A3 true EP1857032A3 (en) 2009-07-15
EP1857032B1 EP1857032B1 (en) 2012-05-16

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JP (1) JP4444946B2 (en)
AU (1) AU2006249291B2 (en)
RU (1) RU2328961C1 (en)

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JP2007307352A (en) 2007-11-29
RU2328961C1 (en) 2008-07-20
AU2006249291B2 (en) 2009-02-26
JP4444946B2 (en) 2010-03-31
AU2006249291A1 (en) 2007-12-06
EP1857032B1 (en) 2012-05-16

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