Patent ID: 7571512
Filing Date: 2009-08-11
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. A vacuum cleaner, comprising: a head including an inlet for sucking in polluted air containing impurities from outside by an operation of an air suction device generating air suction force; a dust collector for collecting impurities contained in the polluted air; a main body having a dust collector receiving recess to which the dust collector is detachably provided; and a fixing device for fixing the dust collector on the main body and releasing the dust collector when the dust collector is separated, wherein the fixing device includes a switch mounted on the main body and controlling the fixing state of the dust collector; wherein the switch comprises: a push part that projects from a front surface of the main body; a hook that is integral with the push part and that projects towards an upper surface of the dust collector; and an elastic member that is also integral with the push part, wherein the elastic member extends upward from the push part such that a distal end of the elastic member is spaced apart from the hook, and wherein the elastic member biases the hook towards a fixing position, wherein the main body further comprises a supporting slit that receives the distal end of the elastic member.