Patent ID: 7086119
Filing Date: 2006-08-08
Classification: A47L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A dust collecting unit for a vacuum cleaner, comprising: a dust separating chamber with an air inlet formed on an outer surface thereof in a tangential direction; a main dust collecting chamber formed in the dust separating chamber for separating dust and dirt in a cyclonic fashion; an auxiliary dust collecting chamber formed at one side of the main dust collecting chamber and the dust separating chamber, wherein a communicating hole is formed at a lower side of the main dust collecting chamber for causing air to be introduced from the main dust collecting chamber to the auxiliary dust collecting chamber, and a communicating hole is formed at an upper side of the dust separating chamber for causing air to be introduced from the dust separating chamber to the auxiliary dust collecting chamber; and a cover which is mounted to open and close on a top face of the dust separating chamber, wherein an opening is formed in the center of the cover, and wherein air is discharged through the opening.