WO2009139556A2 - Appareil de captage de poussière à cyclone et aspirateur le comportant - Google Patents

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WO2009139556A2
WO2009139556A2 PCT/KR2009/002424 KR2009002424W WO2009139556A2 WO 2009139556 A2 WO2009139556 A2 WO 2009139556A2 KR 2009002424 W KR2009002424 W KR 2009002424W WO 2009139556 A2 WO2009139556 A2 WO 2009139556A2
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Jung-Gyun Han
Jang-Keun Oh
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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
    • 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
    • A47L9/1608—Cyclonic chamber constructions
    • 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
    • A47L9/1633—Concentric cyclones
    • 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
    • A47L9/1683—Dust collecting chambers; Dust collecting receptacles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B04—CENTRIFUGAL APPARATUS OR MACHINES FOR CARRYING-OUT PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES
    • B04C—APPARATUS USING FREE VORTEX FLOW, e.g. CYCLONES
    • B04C5/00—Apparatus in which the axial direction of the vortex is reversed
    • B04C5/08—Vortex chamber constructions
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B04—CENTRIFUGAL APPARATUS OR MACHINES FOR CARRYING-OUT PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES
    • B04C—APPARATUS USING FREE VORTEX FLOW, e.g. CYCLONES
    • B04C5/00—Apparatus in which the axial direction of the vortex is reversed
    • B04C5/14—Construction of the underflow ducting; Apex constructions; Discharge arrangements ; discharge through sidewall provided with a few slits or perforations
    • B04C5/181—Bulkheads or central bodies in the discharge opening
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B04—CENTRIFUGAL APPARATUS OR MACHINES FOR CARRYING-OUT PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES
    • B04C—APPARATUS USING FREE VORTEX FLOW, e.g. CYCLONES
    • B04C5/00—Apparatus in which the axial direction of the vortex is reversed
    • B04C5/14—Construction of the underflow ducting; Apex constructions; Discharge arrangements ; discharge through sidewall provided with a few slits or perforations
    • B04C5/185—Dust collectors

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  • the present invention relates to a cyclone dust-collecting apparatus and a vacuum cleaner having the same, and more particularly, to a cyclone dust-collecting apparatus which separates and collects dust drawn in through a suction port assembly from air and discharges filtered air, and a vacuum cleaner having the same.
  • a vacuum cleaner generally generates a suction force using a suction motor which is disposed in a cleaner body and draws in dust-entrained air from a cleaning surface through a suction nozzle using the suction force.
  • the dust-entrained air passes through a cyclone dust-collecting apparatus disposed in the cleaner body so that dust is filtered off from the air and filtered air is discharged to the outside of the cleaner body.
  • the dust collected in a dust-collecting chamber disposed inside the cyclone dust-collecting apparatus is likely to be re-scattered by the current generated in the cyclone dust-collecting apparatus, deteriorating dust-collecting efficiency of the dust-collecting chamber.
  • the volume of the dust-collecting chamber should be increased.
  • the increased volume of the dust-collecting apparatus results in another problem that a compact cyclone dust-collecting apparatus cannot be achieved.
  • the conventional cyclone dust-collecting apparatus has a problem that the dust collected in the dust-collecting chamber flows into a cyclone unit or a discharge pipe due to the gravity when the vacuum cleaner is used with the cleaner body being in a standup state or is not in use.
  • the cyclone dust-collecting apparatus is covered by the cleaner body when being mounted in the cleaner body, and also a cover for opening and closing the casing of the cyclone dust-collecting apparatus is made of an opaque material, such that it is difficulty for a user to visually check the cyclone dust-collecting apparatus when the vacuum cleaner is in use. Accordingly, the user should detach the cyclone dust-collecting apparatus from the cleaner body to check the amount of dust collected in the cyclone dust-collecting apparatus or the state of the cyclone chamber and thus feels inconvenience.
  • the present invention has been developed in order to solve the above problems and an aspect of the present invention is to provide a cyclone dust-collecting apparatus which is capable of maximizing a volume ratio of a dust-collecting chamber.
  • Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a cyclone dust-collecting apparatus which is capable of preventing dust collected in a dust-collecting chamber from being re-scattered or flowing back to a cyclone unit or a discharge pipe.
  • Still another aspect of the present invention is to provide a cyclone dust-collecting apparatus which allows a user to visually check the inside of a dust-collecting apparatus when a vacuum cleaner is in use.
  • a cyclone dust-collecting apparatus including: a casing which has a dust-collecting chamber to collect dust therein; a cyclone unit which has a cyclone chamber enclosed by the dust-collecting chamber in the casing; and a cover which is removably connected to the casing to open and close the casing, wherein the cyclone unit has a height higher than that of the casing.
  • the cover may have a protrusion formed at a position corresponding to the cyclone unit and protruding opposite the cyclone unit.
  • the height of the cyclone unit may be higher than a non-protrusion of the cover when the cover is connected to the casing.
  • a gap between an upper end of the cyclone unit and an inner surface of the protrusion of the cover may be at least 5mm.
  • the cover may have a curved boundary between the protrusion and the non-protrusion to allow dust to be discharged from the cyclone chamber to the dust-collecting chamber smoothly.
  • the cover may include a backflow prevention member extending from an inner surface of the protrusion toward the dust-collecting chamber, and the backflow prevention member may have a straight section or straight and curved sections consecutively.
  • the cover may include a stabilizing pipe protruding to stabilize air current which whirls along the cyclone chamber. Accordingly, the stabilizing pipe stabilizes the air current whirling upward along the cyclone chamber and constantly maintains a whirling speed of the dust which whirls by the centrifugal force up to the upper portion of the cyclone chamber, thereby smoothly discharging the dust from the cyclone chamber.
  • the cover may be made of a transparent material. In this case, a user can visually check the dust-collecting chamber and the cyclone chamber without any manipulation and thus easily check when the dust-collecting chamber should be emptied or the status of the cyclone chamber.
  • a vacuum cleaner including: a cleaner body which has a vacuum source; a cyclone dust-collecting apparatus which includes: a casing which has a dust-collecting chamber removably connected to the cleaner body to collect dust therein; a cyclone unit which has a cyclone chamber enclosed by the dust-collecting chamber in the casing and has a height higher than that of the casing; and a cover which is removably connected to the casing to open and close the casing; and a suction port assembly which is connected to the cleaner body, wherein the cover has a protrusion formed at a position corresponding to the cyclone unit and protruding opposite the cyclone unit, the protrusion of the cover forming an exterior of the cleaner body.
  • At least one part of the protrusion of the cover may protrude toward the outside of the cleaner body and may be made of a transparent material to allow a user to visually check inside of the cyclone dust-collecting apparatus.
  • a cyclone dust-collecting apparatus including: a cyclone unit which whirls air to separate dust from the air and has one side opened; a dust receptacle which is disposed at a lower end of the cyclone unit to collect dust separated from the air in the cyclone unit; and a cover which opens and close an opening of the cyclone unit, wherein the cover has at least one part protruding opposite the cyclone unit.
  • the cyclone unit may be in a perpendicular or parallel relation with respect to a lengthwise direction of the dust-receptacle, and the cyclone unit may be inclined with respect to a lengthwise direction of the dust receptacle. If the cyclone unit is inclined, an inclination angle ( ⁇ )of the cyclone unit is -70° ⁇ 90° in a direction in which the cover is positioned.
  • the cover may include a stabilizing pipe a part of which is inserted into the cyclone unit.
  • a curved boundary between the protrusion and a non-protrusion of the cover may be rounded.
  • the cover may be made of a transparent material to allow a user to visually check inside of the cyclone unit during a cleaning operation.
  • the dust receptacle is removably connected to a lower end of the cyclone unit.
  • the height of the cyclone unit is higher than the height of the casing, so that the dust collected in the dust-collecting chamber can be prevented from being re-scattered or flowing back to the cyclone unit or the discharge pipe and also the volume ratio of the dust-collecting chamber can be maximized.
  • the cover made of a transparent material the user can visually check the inside of the cyclone dust-collecting apparatus during the cleaning operation and thus user’s convenience can be improved.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a vacuum cleaner in which a cyclone dust-collecting apparatus is mounted according to a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a cross-section view illustrating a part of the vacuum cleaner in which the cyclone-dust collecting apparatus is mounted and which is being used in a standup state according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the cyclone dust-collecting apparatus according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 4 is a cross-section view illustrating the cyclone dust-collecting apparatus according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 5 is a cross-section view illustrating a cyclone dust-collecting apparatus according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a cross-section view illustrating a cyclone dust-collecting apparatus according to a third exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a cross-section view illustrating a cyclone dust-collecting apparatus according to a fourth exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 is a cross-section view illustrating a cyclone dust-collecting apparatus according to a fifth exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 are views illustrating a vacuum cleaner in which a cyclone dust-collecting apparatus is mounted according to a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 are perspective views and cross-section view illustrating the cyclone dust-collecting apparatus according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • a vacuum cleaner 1 includes a cleaner body 10, a suction port assembly 30, and a cyclone dust-collecting apparatus 100.
  • a vacuum source for example, a suction motor (not shown) is disposed in the cleaner body 10, and a receiving part 11 is disposed at the front of the cleaner body 10 to receive the cyclone-dust collecting apparatus 100.
  • the cleaner body 10 includes a connection part 13 disposed at a lower front end to be connected to a hose 20.
  • the connection part 13 includes a connection pipe 15 disposed therein to guide dust and air drawn in through the hose 20 downward the cyclone dust-collecting apparatus 100.
  • the cleaner body 10 has wheels 17 disposed at both sides thereof and a discharge grill 19 disposed at a rear side thereof to discharge filtered air.
  • the suction port assembly 30 has a suction port formed on the bottom thereof to draw in dust and air from the cleaning surface and has one side removably connected to one end of an extension pipe 40.
  • the extension pipe 40 has a manipulation handle 50 formed on the other end thereof to move the suction port assembly 30 on the cleaning surface.
  • the manipulation handle 50 fluidly communicates with both the extension pipe 40 and the hose 20 such that the hose 20 fluidly communicates with the extension pipe 40.
  • the cyclone dust-collecting apparatus 100 includes a casing 110, a cyclone unit 130, and a cover 150.
  • the casing 110 has a dust-collecting chamber 111 formed therein to collect dust discharged from the cyclone unit 130, and has a handle 113 and a guide rib 117 formed on the exterior of the casing 110.
  • the handle 113 is formed in a lengthwise direction of the casing 110 and is mainly used to draw out the cyclone dust-collecting apparatus 100 from the receiving part 11 of the cleaner body 10 or carry the cyclone dust-collecting apparatus 100.
  • a unlocking button 115 is formed on the handle 113 with a part being exposed to the outside and is used to detach the casing 110 which has been mounted to the receiving part 11 from the receiving part 11.
  • a well-known locking device may be used to lock/unlock the cyclone dust-collecting apparatus 100 into/from the cleaner body 10.
  • the guide rib 117 is formed on one side or both sides of the exterior of the casing 110 to mount the casing 110 into the receiving part 11 more easily and accurately. Also, a predetermined guide slot (not shown) corresponding to the guide rib 117 may be formed inside the receiving part 11.
  • the cyclone unit 130 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape, and has a lower end extending from the bottom of the casing 110 upwardly and has an upper end 130a to be inserted into a protrusion 151 of the cover 150.
  • a cyclone chamber 131 is formed in the cyclone unit 130.
  • the cyclone unit 130 fluidly communicates with the connection pipe 15 (see FIG. 2) at the lower portion when the casing 110 is mounted in the receiving part 11. Accordingly, the dust-entrained air is drawn in the cyclone chamber 131 through the connection pipe 15.
  • the height H1 of the cyclone unit 130 is higher than the height H2 of the casing 110 such that the upper end 130a of the cyclone unit 130 protrudes further than the upper end 110a of the casing 110.
  • the cyclone unit 130 includes a discharge pipe 133, a grill unit 135, and a spiral guide 137.
  • the discharge pipe 133 is disposed in the center of the cyclone unit 130 and has an upper end which is lower than the upper end 130a of the cyclone unit 130.
  • the grill unit 135 is integrally formed with the upper end of the discharge pipe 131 to filter out dust or hair from the air drawn in through the discharge pipe 133.
  • the grill unit 135 may be removably mounted on the discharge pipe 131.
  • the spiral guide 137 is disposed between the inner surface of the cyclone unit 130 and the outer surface of the discharge pipe 133. The spiral guide 137 guides the dust and the air flowing from the lower portion of the cyclone chamber 131 at a predetermined speed to add a centrifugal force and thereby promotes separation of the air and the dust from each other in the cyclone chamber 131.
  • the cover 150 is removably connected to the upper portion of the casing 110 to open and close the upper portion of the casing 110.
  • the cover 150 has the protrusion 151 protruding from a predetermined position of the cover 150 corresponding to the cyclone unit 130 opposite the cyclone unit 130 so that the cover 150 maintains a predetermined space with respect to the upper end 130a of the cyclone unit 130 which protrudes further than the upper end 110a of the casing 110 when the cover 150 is connected with the casing 110.
  • the protrusion 151 has a lowermost end 151a formed inside the protrusion 151 and having a predetermined gap G with respect to the upper end 130a of the cyclone unit 130.
  • the gap G may be at least 5mm so as to be able to smoothly discharge the dust exhausted from the cyclone unit 130.
  • a dust discharge passage P is formed between the inner circumference of the protrusion 151 and the outer circumference of the upper end 130a of the cyclone unit 130 to allow the dust to pass therethrough.
  • the dust discharge passage P is relatively narrower than that of the conventional cyclone dust-collecting apparatus, so that the dust smoothly flows from the cyclone chamber 131 to the dust-collecting chamber 111 and also the dust D collected in the dust-collecting chamber 111 is prevented from flowing back to the cyclone chamber 131 when the cleaning operation is performed with the cleaner body 10 standing up or when the vacuum cleaner is not in use.
  • a curved portion 153 of the cover 150 which corresponds to a boundary between the protrusion 151 and a non-protrusion 152 of the cover 150, is formed to have a predetermined curvature such that the curved portion 153 can lead the flow of the dust more smoothly.
  • the non-protrusion 152 of the cover 150 has a lower end 150a which is lower than the height H1 of the cyclone unit 130. Accordingly, since the air current whirling in the cyclone chamber 131 of the cyclone unit 130 does not almost affect the dust-collecting chamber 111, the flow in the dust-collecting chamber 111 is minimized such that the dust D collected in the dust-collecting chamber 111 is prevented from being re-scattered. To this end, the grill unit 135 is prevented from being clogged with re-scattered hair.
  • the entire cover 150 or the protrusion 151 of the cover 150 may be made of a transparent material. Accordingly, the user can visually check the dust-collecting chamber 111 and the cyclone chamber 131 through the cover 150 forming the exterior of the cleaner body 10 without any manipulation during the cleaning operation, and thus can easily check when the dust-collecting chamber 111 should be emptied or the state of the cyclone chamber 131.
  • the cleaner body 10 If the cleaner body 10 is powered on, the dust-entrained air is drawn in from a cleaning surface through the suction port assembly 30 by the suction motor (not shown).
  • the dust-entrained air drawn in through the suction port assembly 30 passes through the extension pipe 40, the manipulation handle 50, and the hose 20 in sequences and reaches the cleaner body 10.
  • the dust-entrained air transferred to the cleaner body 10 flows into the cyclone unit 130 of the cyclone dust-collecting apparatus 100 through the connection pipe 15 (see FIG. 2).
  • the dust-entrained air flowing into the cyclone chamber 131 through the lower portion of the cyclone unit 130 is guided by the spiral guide 137 and moves upward the cyclone chamber 131 while whirling with the added centrifugal force.
  • the dust is separated from the air in the cyclone chamber 131 by the centrifugal force and is discharged through the upper end of the cyclone unit 130. Then, the dust drops down to the dust-collecting chamber 111 through the dust discharge passage P.
  • the cyclone dust-collecting apparatus 100 can collect much more dust than a conventional cyclone dust-collecting apparatus even if their dust-collecting chambers have the same volume.
  • the dust-collecting efficiency can be maintained as that of the conventional cyclone dust-collecting apparatus.
  • the air separated from the dust flows into the discharge pipe 133 through the grill unit 135, passes through the lower portion of the discharge pipe 133 and then is discharged from the cyclone dust-collecting apparatus 100.
  • the discharged air passes through the suction motor (not shown) and is discharged from the cleaner body 10.
  • FIG. 5 is a cross section view illustrating the cyclone dust-collecting apparatus 200 according to the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and the same reference numerals used in the first exemplary embodiment are used for the same elements. Also, detailed descriptions of the same elements as those of the first embodiment are omitted and only different elements will be described.
  • a stabilizing pipe 201 protrudes from an inner surface of the protrusion 151 of the cover 150 toward the discharge pipe 133.
  • the stabilizing pipe 201 is substantially co-axial with the discharge pipe 133.
  • the stabilizing pipe 201 stabilizes the air current whirling upward along the cyclone chamber 131 and constantly maintains a whirling speed of the dust which whirls by the centrifugal force up to the upper portion of the cyclone chamber 131, thereby smoothly discharging the dust from the cyclone chamber 131.
  • the cover 150 includes a backflow prevention member 203 extending from an inner side wall 151b of the protrusion 151 toward the dust-collecting chamber 111.
  • the backflow prevention member 203 extends the dust discharge passage P longer than that of the first embodiment and accordingly prevents the dust D collected in the dust-collecting chamber 111 from flowing back through the dust discharge passage P more effectively.
  • the backflow prevention member 203 has only a straight section, it may be configured to have a straight section and a curved section consecutively.
  • cyclone dust-collecting apparatuses according to third to fifth exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described.
  • the cyclone dust-collecting apparatuses 300a, 300b, 300c according to the third to the fifth embodiments of the present invention are same as those of the first and the second embodiments in that the cover 350 protrudes opposite the cyclone unit 310, but differ from them in that a dust receptacle 370 to collect dust is disposed under the cyclone unit 310.
  • the cyclone dust-collecting apparatus 300a includes a cyclone unit 310, a cover 350, and a dust receptacle 370.
  • the cyclone unit 310 is disposed in a perpendicular relation with respect to the lengthwise direction of the dust receptacle 370, and includes an opening 310a formed on one side thereof.
  • the cyclone unit 310 includes a cylindrical part 330 having a cyclone chamber 330a formed inside the cylindrical part 330.
  • the cylindrical part 330 includes a discharge pipe 331 extending from the other side of the cyclone unit 310, which is opposite the opening310a, toward the opening 310a and a grill unit 333 disposed on an entrance of the discharge pipe 331.
  • the discharge pipe 331 has a length shorter than that of the cylindrical part 330.
  • the cover 350 is removably connected to the cyclone unit 310 to open and close the opening 310a of the cyclone unit 310.
  • at least one part of the cover 350 protrudes opposite the cyclone unit 310. That is, the cover 350 has a protrusion 351 which is formed on a predetermined position of the cover 350 corresponding to the cyclone unit 310 when the cover 350 is connected to the cyclone unit 310, and protrudes opposite the cyclone unit 310.
  • a curved portion 353 which corresponds to a boundary between the protrusion 351 and a non-protrusion 352 is rounded so as to allow the dust exhausted from the cyclone chamber 330a to be discharged to the dust receptacle 370 through the dust discharge passage P more smoothly.
  • a stabilizing pipe 355 protrudes from an inner surface of the protrusion 351 toward the discharge pipe 331 in a substantially coaxial relation with the discharge pipe 331.
  • the stabilizing pipe 355 stabilizes the air current whirling upward along the cyclone chamber 330a and constantly maintains a whirling speed of the dust which whirls by the centrifugal force up to the upper portion of the cyclone chamber 330a, thereby smoothly discharging the dust from the cyclone chamber 330a.
  • the cover 350 includes a protrusion handle 357 disposed on an outer surface of the protrusion 351.
  • the protrusion handle 357 is gripped by the user to easily separate the cover 350 from the cyclone unit 310.
  • the cover 350 is made of a transparent material so that the user can visually check the inside of the cyclone unit 310 during the cleaning operation.
  • the dust receptacle 370 is removably disposed under the cyclone unit 310 and collects dust separated from air through a dust discharge outlet 310b of the cyclone unit 310.
  • the dust receptacle 370 has a handle 371 formed at one side thereof to draw out the dust receptacle 370 from the cleaner body.
  • the cyclone unit 310 is disposed in a perpendicular relation with respect to the dust receptacle 370 such that the cyclone unit 310 to separate the dust drawn in the cyclone chamber 330a from the air lies in a horizontal direction when the dust receptacle 370 is vertically positioned.
  • the air separated from the dust in the cyclone chamber 330a passes through a grill filter 333 and is discharged to the outside through the discharge pipe 331.
  • the cyclone unit 310 is not limited to the configuration which is perpendicular to the dust receptacle 370 as in the first embodiment.
  • the cyclone unit 310 may be inclined toward the cover 350 by a predetermined angle ( ⁇ ) as in the fourth embodiment (see FIG. 7) or the cyclone unit 310 may be inclined by a predetermined angle ( ⁇ ) such that the cover 350 is positioned lower than the cyclone chamber 330a.
  • the angle at which the cyclone unit 310 is positioned may range from 90o (first embodiment) to -70o (fifth embodiment). In this case, if the angle of the cyclone unit 310 exceeds 90o, it is difficult to install the cover 350, and if the angle is below -70o, it is not easy to discharge dust from the cyclone chamber 330a to the dust discharge passage P.

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La présente invention concerne un appareil de captage de poussière à cyclone et un aspirateur qui en est muni. L'appareil de captage de poussière à cyclone comprend une enceinte qui présente une chambre de captage de poussière pour capter la poussière à l'intérieur de celle-ci, une unité de cyclone qui présente une chambre de cyclone enfermée par la chambre de captage de poussière dans l'enceinte, et un couvercle qui est relié de façon amovible à l'enceinte de façon à ouvrir et à fermer celle-ci, l'unité de cyclone ayant une hauteur supérieure à celle de l'enceinte.
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