Patent ID: 6532620
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: A47L,B04C,Y10S

Abstract:
An upright-type vacuum cleaner comprising:a cleaner body including: a dust collecting chamber having an air intake port and an air discharge port; a motor operating chamber; and an air discharge path for connecting the air discharge port of the dust collecting chamber with the motor operating chamber; a suction brush connected to the cleaner body for drawing in air and contaminants into the cleaner body; cyclone dust collecting means detachably mounted in the dust collecting chamber, the cyclone dust collecting means being capable of inducing the air and contaminants into a vortex to separate larger particle contaminants from the air and collecting the separated contaminants, the cyclone dust collecting means being connected to the air intake port of the dust collecting chamber and having an open upper end and being comprised of two separate, interconnected portions, a centrifuging body portion that induces the air and contaminants into the vortex to separate larger particle contaminants from the air and a separate dust receptacle portion, removed from the centrifuging body portion, for collecting and storing the separated contaminants; and a cover removably coupled to the open upper end of the cyclone dust collecting means, the cover including an air intake channel and an air discharge channel, the air intake channel communicating with the air intake port of the dust collecting chamber, and the air discharge channel communicating with the air discharge port; and filtering means removably disposed in the air discharge path, the filtering means removing fine contaminants from the air.