Patent ID: 7951216
Filing Date: 2011-05-31
Classification: A47L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A dust separating apparatus for a vacuum cleaner, the dust separating apparatus comprising: a cyclone configured to provide a plurality of cyclone airflows therein, the cyclone having a first air inlet and a second air inlet configured to receive an airflow containing dust, a first air outlet located at a first side of the cyclone, a second air outlet located at a second side of the cyclone, and a dust outlet configured to discharge dust separated by the plurality of cyclone airflows, the dust outlet being disposed between the first air inlet and the second air inlet; a first filter unit connected to the first side of the cyclone to filter air, the first filter unit being in communication with the first air outlet; a second filter unit connected to the second side of the cyclone to filter air, the second filter unit being in communication with the second air outlet; and a dust container to collect dust discharged from the dust outlet, wherein a length between the first filter unit and the second filter unit is shorter than a length between the first air inlet and the second air inlet.