KR100640830B1 - Dust collector for vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

A dust collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner is provided to easily separate the dust collecting filter from the dust collecting apparatus and conveniently wash the filter by a first combining unit detachably combining one side of the upper cover with the dust collecting container. A dust collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner comprises: a dust collecting container for separating/collecting impurities; an upper cover(230) formed with a discharge part communicating with an outflow port of the container; a first combining unit detachably combining one side of the upper cover with the dust collecting container; and a second combining unit combining the upper cover with the dust collecting container along with the first combining unit by combining the other side of the upper cover with the dust collecting container. The first combining unit contains a combining hook unit(236a) and a combining groove(236b) hung at the combining hook unit. The second combining unit contains a hanging member(237b) mounted at the lower side of the upper cover.

Description

Dust collector for vacuum cleaners {Dust Collector for Vacuum Cleaner}

1 is a longitudinal sectional view schematically showing a conventional dust collector;

2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a vacuum cleaner having a dust collector according to the present invention;

3 is an exploded perspective view showing a vacuum cleaner having a dust collector according to the present invention separately;

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a separate dust collector according to the present invention;

5 is a perspective view showing an upper portion of a dust collecting unit provided in the dust collecting container according to the present invention;

6 is a longitudinal sectional view of the dust collecting apparatus according to the present invention;

Figure 7 is an exploded rear view showing an embodiment of the dust collector according to the present invention;

8 is an exploded side view showing an embodiment of the dust collector according to the present invention;

Figure 9 is a side view showing another embodiment of the dust collector according to the present invention.

<Description of Symbols for Major Parts of Drawings>

100: cleaner body 200: dust collector

210: lower panel 220: dust collector body

230: top cover 231: filter housing

231a: dust collecting filter 235: discharge part

236: first coupling portion 236a: coupling hook portion

236b: coupling groove 237: second coupling portion

237a: protrusion 237b: locking member

238: cover housing 239: second coupling part

240: guide wing 250: dust collector handle

260: panel control device 270: dust collecting container

The present invention relates to a dust collecting apparatus of a vacuum cleaner, and more particularly, to a dust collecting apparatus for collecting a foreign matter on a cyclone principle.

The cyclone dust collector is a device that collects foreign substances such as dust contained in the air by using the cyclone principle. Cyclone dust collectors are applied in various fields, and are mainly applied to vacuum cleaners for home use.

Recently, a multi-cyclone dust collector equipped with a plurality of cyclone units is used to improve dust collection performance.

Hereinafter, a dust collecting apparatus of a conventional vacuum cleaner will be described with reference to FIG. 1.

Conventional dust collector is connected to the primary cyclone dust collector 10, the primary cyclone dust collector 10 for collecting polluted air from the outside to collect relatively large dust, and secondary dust to collect relatively small dust It consists of a cyclone dust collector 20.

Here, the primary cyclone dust collecting part 10 is a cylindrical container having a lower end in close contact with the bottom of the dust collecting device, and a first inlet 11 for introducing contaminated air containing foreign matter in a tangential direction on an upper side thereof. The first exhaust port 12 through which the purified air is primarily discharged is formed at the center of the upper end.

Accordingly, the upper space of the primary cyclone dust collector 10 forms a primary cyclone portion 13 for separating foreign matter by centrifugal force, and the lower space of the primary cyclone dust collector 10 is subjected to centrifugal force. It forms a primary dust storage unit 14 for storing the foreign matter separated by.

The secondary cyclone dust collector 20 may include a plurality of small secondary cyclone portions 21 and the secondary cyclone portion circumferentially arranged around the upper portion of the primary cyclone dust collector 10. And a secondary dust storage section 22 for storing the dust separated in the sections 21).

Here, the secondary dust storage unit 22 is provided below the secondary cyclone units 21. The primary dust storage unit 14 and the secondary dust storage unit 22 are partitioned by sidewalls of the primary cyclone dust collector 10.

Therefore, the air discharged from the first exhaust port 12 flows into the secondary cyclone portion 21 and undergoes secondary dust separation, and is then discharged upward of the dust collector.

On the other hand, the upper part of the above-mentioned conventional dust collector is provided with a separate upper cover (not shown). The upper cover includes a cover housing in which an air discharge flow path is formed, and a filter accommodating part inserted into the cover housing to accommodate a filter. The filter accommodating part accommodates a dust collecting filter so that foreign matters introduced into the dust collecting device are separated by a cyclone method, and thus, fine foreign matters that cannot be separated are finally separated. In addition, since the dust collecting filter collects fine foreign matter, it is necessary to periodically clean or replace the vacuum cleaner in order to prevent the suction force of the vacuum cleaner from being lowered.

However, the above-described conventional dust collector has a problem in that it is cumbersome to attach and detach the upper cover in which the dust collecting filter, which requires periodic cleaning or replacement, is removed from the dust collecting apparatus in order to prevent the suction force of the vacuum cleaner.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to easily remove the dust collecting filter by detaching the upper cover, the dust collecting device of the vacuum cleaner that can conveniently wash or replace the dust collecting filter It is to provide.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention, the dust collecting and separating the foreign matter, having a discharge port for discharging the air inside; An upper cover mounted on an upper portion of the dust collecting container and having a discharge passage communicating with an outlet of the dust collecting container; A first coupling part to detachably couple one side of the upper cover to the dust collecting container; And, by combining the other side of the upper cover and the dust collecting container, it provides a dust collecting device of the vacuum cleaner comprising a second coupling portion for coupling the upper cover to the dust collecting container together with the first coupling portion.

And, the first coupling portion, the coupling hook portion provided in any one of the upper cover and the dust collecting container; And, it is preferably provided in the other one of the upper cover and the dust collecting container, and comprises a coupling groove that is caught in the coupling hook portion. In addition, the first coupling portion is preferably provided on the outer wall of the dust collecting container, and comprises a pressing button for operating the coupling hook portion.

On the other hand, the pressing button is preferably located close to the upper side of the dust collecting container handle portion provided on the outer wall of the dust collecting container. The second coupling part may further include a locking member provided at a lower side of the upper cover to accommodate a part of an edge of the dust collecting container cover provided at the upper portion of the dust collecting container. The second coupling part may further include an alignment part provided on the cover of the dust collecting container to align the upper cover with the dust collecting container.

According to another embodiment of the heat collecting apparatus according to the present invention, the second coupling portion includes a hinge portion rotatably connecting the upper cover and the dust collecting container.

On the other hand, the upper cover, the cover housing in which the air discharge passage is formed; And, it is preferably configured to include a filter accommodating portion inserted into the cover housing, accommodating a filter for purifying the air discharged from the dust collector. And, the dust collecting container, the cylindrical primary cyclone portion for separating the foreign matter cyclone principle contained in the air flowing into the inside; Further, it is more preferable to include a plurality of secondary cyclone portion provided along the upper circumference of the primary cyclone portion to separate the foreign matter contained in the air discharged from the primary cyclone portion.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, it will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the vacuum cleaner according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the vacuum cleaner according to the present invention, Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a separate vacuum cleaner according to the present invention.

2 and 3, the vacuum cleaner according to the present invention moves along the floor to be cleaned while suction nozzles (not shown) for sucking air containing foreign substances, and the cleaner body 100 provided separately from the suction nozzles. And a connecting pipe (not shown) which interconnects the suction nozzle and the cleaner body 100 and simultaneously guides the air sucked from the suction nozzle to the cleaner body 100.

Here, a nozzle suction port (not shown) of a predetermined size is formed at the bottom of the suction nozzle, and foreign matter accumulated on the bottom is sucked into the cleaner body together with air.

The front portion of the cleaner body is in communication with the suction nozzle, the main body suction opening 162 for introducing air into the interior of the cleaner body, the main body exhaust port for discharging air to the outside of the cleaner body on one side of the cleaner body (Not shown) is provided.

In addition, a cleaner handle 161 is provided at the upper end of the cleaner body so as to carry the cleaner body, and at both rear sides of the cleaner body 100, wheels may be used to smoothly move the bottom surface of the cleaner body 100. 110 are rotatably mounted respectively. A caster (not shown) of rotating material is connected to the bottom front portion of the cleaner body 100 to change the direction of the cleaner body 100.

In addition, the dust collector 200 is detachably mounted to the rear portion of the cleaner body 100. The dust collector 200 functions to separate and collect the foreign matter from the air sucked from the suction nozzle.

In addition, an inside of the cleaner main body 100 is provided with an electric part (not shown) for controlling the vacuum cleaner, and a fan-motor assembly 130 for suctioning and forcedly flowing air into the cleaner main body.

The fan-motor assembly 130 is accommodated in the cylindrical motor chamber 133 having an open top, and the motor chamber 133 is installed in the lower case 120 of the cleaner body.

In more detail, a motor cover 131 having a predetermined motor inlet 131a into which air via the dust collector is sucked is installed at the upper portion of the motor chamber 133. In addition, a motor mounting part 134 is installed on the motor cover 131 to fix the motor cover 131 and the fan-motor assembly 130 to the motor chamber 133. Of course, the lower case 120 is provided with a motor chamber installation unit (not shown) in which the lower portion of the motor chamber is installed.

In addition, the motor mounting unit 134 is coupled to the upper case 160 forming the upper portion of the cleaner body. The upper case 160 is provided with a suction passage (not shown) for guiding the air sucked from the outside into the dust collector 200, and a first suction hole 165 communicated with the dust collector at the end of the suction passage. do.

In addition, the upper case 160 is provided with an exhaust passage (not shown) for guiding the air passing through the dust collector 200 into the motor chamber 133. One end of the exhaust passage is provided with a first exhaust mechanism 163 in communication with the dust collector 200, and the other end of the exhaust passage is in communication with the motor inlet 131a formed in the motor cover.

On the other hand, the side of the motor chamber 133 is provided with an exhaust chamber 140 through which air through the motor chamber is discharged. The exhaust chamber 140 is provided with an exhaust filter (not shown) for filtering out foreign substances contained in the air again before the air passing through the motor chamber is discharged to the outside.

The exhaust filter (not shown) preferably uses a hepa filter for filtering fine dust. In addition, the exhaust filter (not shown) is installed in a filter support member (not shown), and the filter support member (not shown) is detachably attached to the inside of the exhaust chamber to facilitate replacement of the exhaust filter (not shown). Possibly combined. The air passing through the filter is discharged to the outside through a main body exhaust port (not shown) formed in the exhaust chamber cover 141.

In addition, the cord reel 150 is installed at the rear of the motor chamber. The cord reel 150 functions to wind and store a connection cord provided to supply power to the cleaner body. In addition, the central axis of the cord reel is perpendicular to the ground, and one side of the cord reel is provided with a cord reel button 151 for controlling the operation of the cord reel.

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the dust collecting apparatus according to the present invention separately, Figure 5 is a perspective view showing the upper portion of the dust collecting container according to the present invention. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of the dust collector according to the present invention.

4 to 6, the dust collecting apparatus 200 according to the present invention includes a dust collecting container body 220 having a substantially cylindrical shape, and an upper cover 230 detachably coupled to the dust collecting container body 220. It is configured by.

Here, the first dust collector 213 and 214 and the second dust collector 215 and 216 are provided inside the dust collecting container body 220 to separate and collect foreign substances such as dust, and can be opened and closed at the bottom of the dust collecting container body 220. The lower panel 210 is provided.

In addition, the primary dust collectors 213 and 214 may include a primary dust separator 214 and a primary dust storage unit 213, and the primary dust separator 214 may be a dust collector body 220. It consists of a substantially cylindrical container provided inside. In addition, the secondary dust collecting unit (215, 216) is provided around the primary dust collecting unit secondary dust separator 215 and the secondary dust storage unit for separating the foreign matter contained in the air discharged from the primary dust collecting unit ( 216). In the present invention, it is preferable that the primary dust separator 214 and the secondary dust separator 215 separate foreign matter in a cyclone manner.

In more detail, the primary dust separator 214 has a cylindrical container shape with an open bottom, and is installed inside the dust collecting container while having the same central axis as the central axis of the dust collecting body body 220. In addition, a second suction port 214a communicating with the first suction port 165 of FIG. 2 is formed at the upper side of the primary dust separator 214.

Here, the second suction port 214a guides the contaminated air introduced from the outside in the tangential direction of the primary dust separator 214. More specifically, one side of the second suction port is provided with a guide rib 218 to allow the air flowing into the second suction port 214a to spiral flow along the inner wall of the primary dust separation unit 214. .

Then, the air passing through the primary dust separator 214 is discharged through the second exhaust port 214b formed at the center of the ceiling of the primary dust separator 214, and the air discharged from the second exhaust port 214b. Is introduced into the secondary dust separator 215.

The secondary dust separator 215 is circumferentially arranged around the upper portion of the primary dust separator 214 and is integrally formed with the outer wall of the dust collecting container 210. The secondary dust separator 215 is formed with a cone-shaped cone portion 215c whose diameter decreases toward the bottom surface of the dust collecting container, and foreign substances such as dust are disposed on the lower end of the secondary dust separator 215. The foreign matter discharge port 215d discharged is formed.

On the other hand, a part of the side surface of each of the secondary dust separation unit 215 protruding to the upper portion of the primary dust separation unit 214 is cut in the vertical direction, the third intake port (communication with the second exhaust port 214b ( 215a).

In addition, the third suction port 215a guides the air discharged from the second exhaust port 214b to the inner wall of the secondary dust separator 215 in a tangential direction, so that the introduced air is introduced into the secondary dust separator. 215 serves to enable spiral flow along the inner wall.

Here, the secondary dust separators 215 adjacent to each other are integrally formed so as to be in contact with each other, so that air does not flow between the secondary dust separators 215.

In addition, the dust collecting container body 220 may further include a dust collecting container cover 225 provided to be opened and closed on the upper portions of the secondary dust separators 215, and the dust collecting container cover 225 The air discharged from the second exhaust port 214b is guided to the secondary dust separation unit 215 more smoothly.

At the edge of the dust container cover 255, an outlet 221 through which the air passing through each of the secondary dust separators is discharged is formed.

The dust separated by the primary dust separator 214 and the secondary dust separator 215 configured as described above is a dust storage unit formed by the outer wall of the dust collector body 220 and the lower panel 210. After being stored at 213 and 216, when the lower panel 210 is opened, it is discharged to the outside by gravity. In addition, the lower panel 210 is controlled by a panel control device 260 installed on the side of the dust collecting container.

The dust storage unit is composed of the above-described primary dust storage unit 213 and the secondary dust storage unit 216, the primary dust storage unit 213 is separated from the primary dust separation unit 214 The dust is stored, and the secondary dust storage unit 216 stores the dust separated from the secondary dust separator 215.

Here, the primary dust storage unit 213 and the secondary dust storage unit 216 are partitioned by the boundary wall 212 extending downward from the secondary dust separator 215. More specifically, the lower end of the boundary wall 212 is formed longer than the lower end of the primary dust separation unit 214, the bottom of the dust collector body 220, that is, of the lower panel 210 It extends to the top surface. Accordingly, the boundary wall 212 prevents the primary dust storage unit 213 and the secondary dust storage unit 216 from communicating with each other.

The boundary wall 212 is preferably configured to be curved in the circumferential direction. The reason is to prevent the dust stored in the primary dust storage unit 213 from being scattered by the spiral flow formed in the primary dust separation unit 214.

In addition to the above configuration, the inside of the dust collecting container according to the present invention is installed perpendicular to the inside of the primary dust separation unit 214, a plurality of communication with the second exhaust port of the primary dust separation unit 214 An outlet portion 217 having through holes formed therein is provided. In addition, the above-described guide rib 218 also serves to prevent the air flowing into the second suction port 214a from directly flowing into the outlet 217.

Here, the outlet portion 217 is provided in the center of the primary dust separator 214 in the axial direction, the upper end is open and the lower end is in a closed shape, it is made of a substantially conical shape that the diameter becomes smaller toward the bottom. desirable.

The reason is that the speed of the spiral flow decreases toward the lower side of the primary dust separation unit 214, so that the dust falling along the inner wall of the primary dust separation unit 214 is the suction force of the outlet 217. To be unaffected by

In addition, the lower portion of the outlet portion 217 is preferably provided with a scattering preventing member 219 to prevent the dust stored in the primary dust storage unit 213 to scatter. The scattering prevention member 219 functions to prevent the dust collected in the primary dust storage unit from entering the secondary dust separator 215.

To this end, the scattering preventing member 219 is preferably integrally formed at the lower end of the outlet portion 217 to extend radially. And, the upper surface of the scattering prevention member 219 is more preferably inclined downward. In more detail, the scattering preventing member 219 has a cone shape in which the diameter increases toward the bottom.

And, the side wall of the dust collecting container is provided with a guide wing 240 for guiding the coupling direction of the dust collecting device when the dust collecting device is coupled to the cleaner body. In addition, the guide wing 240 serves to prevent foreign matter from entering the space generated between the cleaner body and the dust collector.

On the other hand, the side of the dust collecting container is provided with a dust collecting device handle 250 that can carry the dust collecting device (200). The lower portion of the dust collector handle 250 is provided with a connecting lever 251 for coupling the dust collector with the cleaner body.

The connecting lever 251 is composed of a lever body 253 having a predetermined angle and a bent bending portion 253a and a locking portion 255 formed at the end of the lever body. The bending part 253a is hinged to the dust collector handle 250 and the lever body 253 is supported by an elastic member (not shown) provided in the dust collector handle.

When the lever body 253 rotates around the bending part 253a, the locking part 255 moves in the vertical direction to separate and couple the dust collector 200 to the cleaner body.

In addition, the upper cover 230 is coupled to the upper portion of the dust collecting container. The upper cover 230 is provided with a filter accommodating part 231 in communication with the dust collecting container, and the filter accommodating part 231 has a dust collecting filter 231a for filtering the air passing through the dust collecting container body 220 again. Is provided. The air passing through the dust collecting filter is introduced into the cleaner body through the discharge part 235 provided in the upper cover 230.

Referring to Figures 2 to 6, the operation of the vacuum cleaner having an embodiment of the above-described dust collector according to the present invention will be described.

First, when the vacuum cleaner is operated, external polluted air is introduced into the primary dust separator 214 through a suction nozzle (not shown) and a connection pipe (not shown).

Air flowing into the primary dust separator 214 through the second inlet 214a is not directly introduced into the outlet 217 by the guide rib 218, but the primary dust separator 214 It is guided tangentially to the inner wall of the spiral to form a spiral flow.

Accordingly, the dust, which is relatively heavy and large in weight, is separated and descended according to the cyclone principle, and is stored in the primary dust storage unit 213, and the dust stored in the primary dust storage unit is scattering prevention member 219. And the scattering is prevented by the curved boundary wall 212.

In addition, the air from which the relatively large dusts are separated is discharged to the second exhaust port 214b communicating with the plurality of through holes formed at the side of the outlet 217, and then flows into the plurality of secondary dust separators 215. The dust is separated again.

Air from which relatively small dusts are separated from the secondary dust separator 215 is introduced into the upper cover 230 through the third exhaust mechanism 215b.

The air introduced into the upper cover 230 is filtered by the dust collecting filter 231a and then discharged forward through the discharge part 235 formed in front of the upper cover. The air discharged from the discharge part 235 is sucked into the fan-motor assembly of the cleaner body via the first exhaust port 163 of the cleaner body, and the air passing through the fan-motor assembly is a predetermined flow path. Passed through and discharged to the side of the cleaner body.

7 and 8, an embodiment of the dust collecting apparatus according to the present invention will be described.

The dust collecting device 200 is configured such that the upper cover 230 is detachably coupled to the dust collecting container 270 through the first coupling part 236 and the sub coupling part 237.

The first coupling portion 236 includes a coupling hook portion 236a and a coupling groove 236b. In addition, the coupling hook portion 236a is provided at any one of the upper cover 230 and the dust collecting container 270, and the coupling groove 236b corresponds to the coupling hook portion 236a and the upper cover 230. And is provided in the other one of the dust collecting container (270). 7 and 8, the dust collecting device 200 is provided with a coupling hook portion 236a on the dust collecting container 200, and a coupling groove 236b corresponding to the coupling hook portion 236a on the upper cover 230. ) Is provided.

The coupling hook portion 236a provided in the dust collecting container 270 includes a pressing button 236c provided on an outer wall of the dust collecting container 270, and the pressing button 236c includes the coupling hook portion ( 236a) to allow one side of the top cover 230 to be separated from the dust collecting container 270.

That is, the pressing button 236c is configured to change the position of the coupling hook portion 236a in the inner and outer directions of the dust collecting container 200. In addition, an elastic member is provided inside the coupling hook portion 236a, and the user can move the coupling hook portion 236a in the inward direction of the dust collecting container 270 by pressing the pressing button 236c and an external force. In this state, the coupling hook portion 236a is elastically restored in the outward direction of the dust collecting container 270 and returns to its original position.

Thus, the upper cover 230 is coupled in a state in which the coupling hook portion 236a is fitted into the coupling groove 236b corresponding to the coupling hook portion 236a, and presses the coupling hook portion 236a to collect the dust collecting container ( By moving inward of the 270 to change the relative position with the coupling groove 236b, one side of the upper cover 230 is configured to be separated from the dust collecting container (270).

There is no restriction on the position of the pressing button 236c, but the pressing button 236c is a dust collecting container 270 so that the user can operate the pressing button 236c while holding the dust collecting container 270 with one hand. It is preferable to be located close to the upper portion of the dust collecting container handle portion 250 provided on one side of the outer wall. More specifically, assuming that the user is right-handed, the user can press the pressing button 236c with the thumb while holding the handle 250 with his right hand, near the left side of the upper portion of the handle 250. It is preferable to position the pressing button 236c.

The second coupling part 237 allows the upper cover 230 to be coupled to the dust collecting container 270 together with the first coupling part 236. In the present embodiment, the second coupling part 237 is composed of one coupling part provided on the other side of the upper cover 230, but the second coupling part 237 is formed in a plurality of suitable positions of the dust collecting container 270. It may be made of a coupling portion.

In addition, the second coupling part 237 has a locking member 237b provided below the upper cover to accommodate a part of the edge of the dust collecting container cover 225 provided at the upper portion of the dust collecting container 270. It is configured to include. The cover 225 of the dust collecting container is formed with a border 237a protruding outwardly of the dust collecting container compared to other parts of the dust collecting container, and the catching member on the upper cover 230 in a form corresponding to the edge 237a. 237b is provided so that the other side of the upper cover 230 is coupled to the dust collecting container 270.

In addition, the cover 225 of the dust collecting container is provided with an alignment portion 237c (see FIG. 4) to guide the position at which the catching member 237b is coupled to the dust collecting container 270. That is, the alignment part 237c guides the locking member 237b provided on the upper cover 230 to be coupled to a predetermined position on the dust collecting container so that the upper cover 230 is correctly coupled to the dust collecting container 270. .

The process of coupling the upper cover 230 to the dust collecting container 270 is as follows.

In order to couple the upper cover 230 to the dust collecting container 270, first, the upper cover 230 and the one side of the dust collecting container 270 are coupled by the second coupling part 237, and then the first coupling part 236. By doing so, the other side of the upper cover 230 and the dust collecting container 270 are combined. Then, after one side of the upper cover 230 and the dust collecting container 270 is coupled through the second coupling part 237, the other side of the upper cover 230 is moved to the dust collecting container 270 to form a coupling hook portion ( The coupling hook portion 236a is moved to the inside of the dust collecting container 270 by the profile formed to be inclined at the 236a, and when the upper cover passes the inclined profile of the coupling hook portion 236a, the coupling hook portion 236a ) Is restored to its original position, and the other side of the upper cover 230 is coupled to the dust collecting container 270 by fitting the hook portion 236a into the coupling groove 236b.

The first and second coupling parts 236 and 237 are coupled to one side and the other side of the upper cover 230 to the dust collecting container 270 so that the entire upper cover 230 is detached from the dust collecting container 270. Possibly combined.

Referring to Figure 9, another embodiment of the dust collecting apparatus according to the present invention will be described.

The basic configuration of this embodiment is the same as that of one embodiment. However, the second coupling part of the dust collecting device includes a hinge part 239 which allows the upper cover 230 to rotate about an axis coupled to the dust collecting container 270. Accordingly, the upper cover 230 may be coupled to the dust collecting container 270 so as to be openable and closed by the hinge part 239.

That is, the upper cover 230 is not completely separated from the dust collecting container 270 by the hinge part 239, and the second coupling part 237 including the hinge part is coupled to the dust collecting container 270. Configured to maintain.

In addition, the second coupling part 237 uses a rotating elastic member having an elastic force against rotation in the axial direction, thereby pressing the pressing button 236c of the first coupling part to release the coupling state of one side of the upper cover 230. As soon as the upper cover 230 is preferably configured to be opened.

As described above, the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, and the fact that the present invention can be embodied in other specific forms in addition to the above-described embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope thereof has ordinary skill in the art. It is obvious to them.

Therefore, the above-described embodiments should be regarded as illustrative rather than restrictive, and thus, the present invention is not limited to the above description and may be modified within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

Referring to the effects of the dust collector according to the present invention described above are as follows.

First, by detaching the upper cover by hand to easily remove the dust collecting filter from the dust collecting device, it is possible to conveniently wash or replace the dust collecting filter.

Second, it is convenient to assemble or separate the top cover from the dust collector.

Claims (9)

A dust collecting container for separating and collecting foreign substances and having an outlet for discharging air therein; An upper cover mounted on an upper portion of the dust collecting container and having a discharge part communicating with an outlet of the dust collecting container; A first coupling part to detachably couple one side of the upper cover to the dust collecting container; And, And a second coupling part for coupling the upper cover to the dust collecting container together with the first coupling part by combining the other side of the upper cover and the dust collecting container. The method of claim 1, The first coupling portion, Coupling hook portion provided in any one of the upper cover and the dust collecting container; And, The dust collecting device of the vacuum cleaner, characterized in that provided in the other one of the upper cover and the dust collecting container, comprising a coupling groove which is engaged with the coupling hook portion. The method of claim 2, The first coupling portion, The dust collecting device of the vacuum cleaner, characterized in that it is provided on the outer wall of the dust collecting container, and comprises a pressing button for operating the coupling hook portion. The method of claim 3, The pressing button, Dust collecting device of the vacuum cleaner, characterized in that located close to the upper side of the dust collecting container handle portion provided on the outer wall of the dust collecting container. The method of claim 1, The second coupling portion, Dust collecting device of the vacuum cleaner, characterized in that it comprises a locking member provided on the lower side of the upper cover to accommodate a part of the edge of the dust collecting container cover provided on the upper portion of the dust collecting container. The method of claim 5, The second coupling portion, It is provided on the cover of the dust collecting container, the dust collecting device of the vacuum purifier, characterized in that it further comprises an alignment portion for aligning the upper cover and the dust collecting container. The method of claim 1, The second coupling portion, Dust collecting device of the vacuum cleaner, characterized in that it comprises a hinge portion rotatably connecting the upper cover and the dust collecting container. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, The upper cover, Dust collecting device of the vacuum cleaner, characterized in that provided with a filter housing for receiving a filter for purifying the air discharged from the dust collection container. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, The dust collecting container, Cylindrical primary cyclone portion that separates the foreign matter cyclone principle contained in the air flowing into the inside; And, Dust collecting device of the vacuum cleaner, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of secondary cyclone portion provided along the upper circumference of the primary cyclone portion, to separate the foreign matter contained in the air discharged from the primary cyclone portion .

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