Patent ID: 6398834
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: A47L,B01D,Y10S

Abstract:
A cyclone type dust collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner comprising:a cyclone body having a cylindrical shape, open upper and lower ends and a contaminant outlet, one of the open ends allowing air and contaminants into the cyclone body, the contamination outlet being located proximate the other of the open ends and allowing contaminants that have been separated from the air by centrifugation to pass through; a contaminant receptacle for collecting the contaminants discharged through the contaminant outlet, the contaminant receptacle having open upper and lower ends and surrounding the cyclone body; a base member connected to and closing the lower end of the cyclone body and the contaminant receptacle; a cover removably connected to upper end of the cyclone body and the contaminant receptacle, the cover having an air inlet and an air outlet in communication with the cyclone body, the cover further including a contaminant separating grill having a plurality of fine holes formed therein, the grill extending downward from the air outlet into the cyclone body; and a partition disposed between the cyclone body and the contaminant receptacle, the partition restricting the movement of the contaminants in the contaminant receptacle.