Patent ID: 7637973
Filing Date: 2009-12-29
Classification: A47L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A vacuum cleaner in which a dust bag or a cyclone dust collecting apparatus can be selectively mounted, the vacuum cleaner comprising: a body case having a dust collecting chamber and a connecting hole formed at a side surface of the dust collecting chamber so that outside air enters through the connecting hole; a pair of securing brackets formed on an inner surface of the dust collecting chamber of the body case at both sides of the connecting hole in parallel with each other so that the cyclone dust collecting apparatus or the dust bag can be selectively secured to the pair of securing brackets; and a body cover disposed at the body case, the body cover being opened and closed in order to open and close the dust collecting chamber, wherein the cyclone dust collecting apparatus comprises a pair of hooking members which are configured to be hooked on the pair of securing brackets disposed on the dust collecting chamber when the cyclone dust collecting apparatus is inserted in the dust collecting chamber, if the cyclone dust collecting apparatus is used, the cyclone dust collecting apparatus is secured with the pair of securing brackets, and if the dust bag is used, the dust bag is secured with the pair of securing brackets.