Patent Publication Number: US-7722693-B2

Title: Cyclone dust collecting apparatus for vacuum cleaner

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
   This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/494,211, filed Jul. 27, 2006, which claims priority to U.S. provisional patent application No. 60/776,408 filed Feb. 24, 2006 in the United States Patent &amp; Trademark Office, and claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119(a) from Korean Patent Application No. 2006-20961, filed Mar. 6, 2006 and No. 2006-31518 filed Apr. 6, 2006 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosures of all of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. 

   BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
   1. Field of the Invention 
   The present disclosure relates to a vacuum cleaner. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a cyclone dust collecting apparatus separating and collecting dust and dirt using centrifugal force. 
   2. Description of the Related Art 
   Generally, a vacuum cleaner generates suction force using a motor so as to draw-in air containing dust, dirt and so on (hereinafter, referred to as dust-laden air) from a surface to be cleaned by the suction force. Dust, dirt and so on (hereinafter, referred to as dust) contained in the dust-laden air is separated from the dust-laden air when the dust-laden air passes through a dust collecting apparatus disposed in a cleaner body of the vacuum cleaner, and cleaned air is discharged outside the cleaner body. 
   Recently, cyclone dust collecting apparatuses have been widely used as a dust collecting apparatus that separates dust from dust-laden air and collects the separated dust. The cyclone dust collecting apparatuses separate dust from dust-laden air using centrifugal force. 
   The conventional cyclone dust collecting apparatus includes an air suction pipe drawing-in dust-laden air, a cyclone body forcing the drawn-in dust-laden air to whirl, and an air discharging pipe discharging air having dust separated. 
   Therefore, the dust-laden air drawn in through the air suction pipe by suction force forms a whirling air current inside the cyclone body. Then, dust is separated and collected by the centrifugal force caused by the whirling air current, and cleaned air is discharged through the air discharging pipe. 
   The conventional cyclone dust collecting apparatus can easily separate relatively heavy dust from the drawn-in dust-laden air because there is a great difference between the centrifugal forces operating upon each of the relatively heavy dust and the air. However, the conventional cyclone dust collecting apparatus cannot separate fine dust well from the dust-laden air because there is little difference between weights of the fine dust and the air. 
   To increase the fine dust collecting efficiency, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,643,748, 4,826,515, and 4,853,008 disclose a multi-cyclone dust collecting apparatus that has two cyclones and forces dust-laden air to whirl in two steps. 
   Because the conventional multi-cyclone dust collecting apparatus forces the dust-laden air to whirl in two steps, it has a higher fine dust collecting efficiency than the cyclone dust collecting apparatus having one cyclone. However, the conventional multi-cyclone dust collecting apparatus has a problem that a great pressure loss occurs when the dust-laden air is drawn-in from an inner cyclone to an outer cyclone. 
   SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
   The present disclosure has been developed in order to overcome the above drawbacks and other problems associated with the conventional arrangement. An aspect of the present disclosure is to provide a cyclone dust collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner having a smaller pressure loss and a higher fine dust collecting efficiency than the conventional cyclone dust collecting apparatus. 
   The above aspect and/or other feature of the present disclosure can substantially be achieved by providing a cyclone dust collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner, which may include a first cyclone; a second cyclone disposed inside the first cyclone; and an air guiding member to form an entrance of the second cyclone through which semi-clean air discharged from the first cyclone enters; wherein the air guiding member may include; a grill member to have a plurality of holes; and a plurality of guiding blades disposed inside the grill member. 
   The grill member and the plurality of guiding blades may be arranged in two concentric circles based on a vertical axis of the second cyclone. 
   The grill member may be formed substantially in a mesh shape. 
   The grill member may include a blocking portion at which the plurality of holes is not formed. 
   The blocking portion may be formed near an air suction hole of the first cyclone. 
   The plurality of guiding blades may form a plurality of slots through which the semi-clean air passed through the grill member enters. The plurality of slots may be inclined so that a height of an entrance of each of the plurality of slots is higher than a height of an exit of each of the plurality of slots. 
   The grill member may include a plurality of entering slant portions that is formed at a top end of the grill member corresponding to top portions of the plurality of slots and projects to be downwardly inclined from an inner surface of the top end of the grill member. 
   The air guiding member may be detachably disposed at the first cyclone. 
   The grill member and the plurality of guiding blades of the air guiding member may be separated from each other. 
   The plurality of guiding blades may include a plurality of locking hooks; and the first cyclone includes a plurality of locking holes formed to fix the plurality of locking hooks. 
   The cyclone dust collecting apparatus may include an air-discharging pipe disposed at a center of a top wall of the first cyclone. The air-discharging pipe may extend to the same level as a bottom end of the air guiding member, or to a lower level than the bottom end of the air guiding member; wherein the air-discharging pipe discharges cleaned air, which whirls downwardly and rises up inside the second cyclone, in a direction opposite to the gravity direction. 
   The cyclone dust collecting apparatus may include a dust collecting receptacle detachably disposed under the first and second cyclones so as to collect dust discharged from each of the first and second cyclones. 
   The dust collecting receptacle may include a first dust collecting chamber to collect dust separated from the first cyclone; and a second dust collecting chamber to collect fine dust separated from the second cyclone. 
   Other objects, advantages and salient features of the disclosure will become apparent from the following detailed description, which, taken in conjunction with the annexed drawings, discloses preferred embodiments of the disclosure. 

   
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     These and/or other aspects and advantages of the disclosure will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which: 
       FIG. 1  is an exploded perspective view illustrating a cyclone dust collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure; 
       FIG. 2  is a sectional view illustrating the cyclone dust collecting apparatus of  FIG. 1 ; 
       FIG. 3  is a sectional view illustrating the cyclone dust collecting apparatus of  FIG. 2 , taken along a line III-III in  FIG. 2 ; 
       FIGS. 4A and 4B  are concept views illustrating an arrangement of a plurality of guiding blades according to a direction in which the dust-laden air whirls in the cyclone dust collecting apparatus of  FIG. 1  according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure; 
       FIG. 5  is an exploded perspective view illustrating a cyclone dust collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure; 
       FIG. 6  is a sectional view illustrating the cyclone dust collecting apparatus of  FIG. 5 ; 
       FIG. 7  is a sectional view illustrating the cyclone dust collecting apparatus of  FIG. 6 , taken along a line VII-VII in  FIG. 6 ; 
       FIGS. 8A to 8D  are concept views illustrating an arrangement of a plurality of first and second guiding blades according to a direction in which the dust-laden air whirls in the cyclone dust collecting apparatus of  FIG. 5  according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure; 
       FIG. 9  is an exploded perspective view illustrating a cyclone dust collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner according to the third embodiment of the present disclosure; 
       FIG. 10  is a sectional view illustrating the cyclone dust collecting apparatus of  FIG. 9 ; 
       FIG. 11  is a perspective view illustrating a sealing member of  FIG. 10 ; 
       FIG. 12  is an exploded perspective view illustrating a cyclone dust collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner according to the fourth embodiment of the present disclosure; 
       FIG. 13  is a sectional view illustrating the cyclone dust collecting apparatus of  FIG. 12 ; 
       FIG. 14  is a perspective view illustrating a cyclone dust collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner according to the fifth embodiment of the present disclosure; 
       FIG. 15  is an exploded perspective view illustrating the cyclone dust collecting apparatus of  FIG. 14 ; 
       FIG. 16  is a sectional view illustrating the cyclone dust collecting apparatus of  FIG. 14 ; 
       FIG. 17  is a sectional view illustrating the cyclone dust collecting apparatus of  FIG. 16 , taken along a line  17 - 17  in  FIG. 16 ; 
       FIG. 18  is a perspective view illustrating a second cyclone of the cyclone dust collecting apparatus of  FIG. 15 ; 
       FIG. 19  is a perspective view illustrating an air guiding member being coupled to a second cyclone of the cyclone dust collecting apparatus of  FIG. 15 ; 
       FIG. 20  is a bottom view illustrating a grill member of the cyclone dust collecting apparatus of  FIG. 15 ; and 
       FIG. 21  is a view illustrating a slot structure when a grill member and a plurality of guiding blades of the cyclone dust collecting apparatus of  FIG. 14  are coupled with each other. 
   

   Throughout the drawings, like reference numerals will be understood to refer to like parts, components and structures. 
   DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS 
   Hereinafter, certain exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 
   The matters defined in the description, such as a detailed construction and elements thereof are provided to assist in a comprehensive understanding of the disclosure. Thus, it is apparent that the present disclosure may be carried out without those defined matters. Also, well-known functions or constructions are omitted to provide a clear and concise description of exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure. 
   Referring to  FIGS. 1 and 2 , a cyclone dust collecting apparatus  1  for a vacuum cleaner according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first cyclone  10 , a second cyclone  20 , and a dust collecting receptacle  40 . 
   The first cyclone  10  draws-in outside air containing dust, dirt, and so on (hereinafter, referred to as dust-laden air), and forces the dust-laden air to downwardly whirl inside the first cyclone  10  so that dust, dirt and so on (hereinafter, referred to as dust) is separated from the dust-laden air by centrifugal force. Then, the first cyclone  10  discharges air having dust partially removed (hereinafter, referred to as semi-clean air) to the second cyclone  20 . 
   The first cyclone  10  has a first cyclone body  11  and an air suction pipe  12 . The first cyclone body  11  is formed in a substantially hollow cylindrical shape with a top end closed by a top wall  15  and an opened bottom end. At an upper side of the first cyclone body  11  is formed an air suction hole  13  through which the dust-laden air is drawn-in. Preferably, the air suction hole  13  is disposed at a higher level than an air guiding member  30  described below. The bottom end of the first cyclone body  11  is in fluid communication with the dust collecting receptacle  40 . The first cyclone body  11  has a length that is long enough to form a whirling space  17  in which the drawn-in dust-laden air can whirl downwardly. In other words, the first cyclone body  11  has the whirling space  17  of the dust-laden air between the air guiding member  30  and a backflow preventing member  50  described below. 
   The air suction pipe  12  is disposed at the upper side of the first cyclone  10 , namely, at a place corresponding to the air suction hole  13  of the first cyclone body  11 , and is disposed in a substantially tangential direction to the first cyclone body  11 . Also, the air suction pipe  12  is downwardly inclined with respect to the first cyclone body  11  so as to force the dust-laden air drawing-in inside the first cyclone body  11  to form a first downwardly whirling air current that the dust-laden air whirls downwardly. In other words, the air suction pipe  12  is disposed at the upper side of the first cyclone body  11  such that an entrance  14  of the air suction pipe  12  is higher than an exit thereof. The exit of the air suction pipe  12  corresponds to the air suction hole  13  of the first cyclone body  11 . 
   The second cyclone  20  is disposed inside the first cyclone  10 , draws-in the semi-clean air discharged from the first cyclone  10 , and forces the semi-clean air to form a second whirling air current. Then, fine dust remaining in the semi-clean air discharged from the first cyclone  10  is separated by the centrifugal force caused by the second whirling air current. At this time, the size of the second cyclone  20  is smaller than the size of the first cyclone  10  so that the second cyclone  20  can remove fine dust that has not been separated in the first cyclone  10 . 
   The second cyclone  20  has a second cyclone body  21 , an air guiding member  30 , and an air-discharging pipe  22 . The second cyclone body  21  is formed in a substantially hollow cylindrical shape with opened opposite ends  21   a  and  21   b . An opened top end  21   a  and opened bottom end  21   b  are in fluid communication with the air guiding member  30  and the dust collecting receptacle  40 , respectively. The semi-clean air entering through the air guiding member  30  forms the second downwardly whirling air current in a space  23  inside the second cyclone body  21 . Referring to  FIG. 2 , the second cyclone body  21  has a substantially conical shape such that a diameter of the second cyclone body  21  decreases from the top end  21   a  thereof to the bottom end  21   b  thereof. In other words, a diameter of the top end  21   a  of the second cyclone body  21  is larger than a diameter of the bottom end  21   b  thereof. Alternatively, although not shown, the second cyclone body  21  can be formed in a substantially hollow cylindrical shape. 
   The air guiding member  30  is disposed on a bottom surface of the top wall  15  of the first cyclone body  11 . The second cyclone body  11  is connected to a bottom end of the air guiding member  30 . The air guiding member  30  simultaneously functions as an air discharging opening of the first cyclone  10  and an air entering opening of the second cyclone  20 . In other words, the semi-clean air discharged from the first cyclone  10  directly enters inside the second cyclone  20  via the air guiding member  30 . 
   The air guiding member  30  has a base  33  and a plurality of guiding blades  31 . Referring  FIG. 3 , the plurality of guiding blades  31  radially arranged in a circular shape based on a vertical axis  25  of the second cyclone  20 . Spaces defined between the pluralities of guiding blades  31  form a plurality of slots  32  for the semi-clean air to be drawn-in. An entrance  32   a  of each of the plurality of slots  32  is equivalent to the air discharging opening of the first cyclone  10 , and an exit  32   b  of each of the plurality of slots  32  is equivalent to the air entering opening of the second cyclone  20 . Therefore, the air discharging opening, through which the semi-clean air is discharged from the first cyclone  10 , and the air entering opening, through which the semi-clean air enters the second cyclone  20 , comprise a plurality of air discharging openings and air entering openings, respectively. The air discharging opening is disposed at the same level as the air entering opening. Also, each of the plurality of guiding blades  31  is disposed to be inclined with respect to a straight line  26  joining a center of the air guiding member  30 , namely, the vertical axis  25  of the second cyclone  20  as shown in  FIG. 3 . A section of the guiding blade  31  is formed in a substantially streamline shape. In other words, the air guiding member  30  has a substantially similar structure and shape to those of general impellers. As a result, the semi-clean air entering inside the second cyclone  20  through the plurality of guiding blades  31  forms the second whirling air current. 
   The number of the plurality of guiding blades  31  can be variously determined, but the air guiding member  30  preferably has four or more guiding blades  31 . Furthermore, the plurality of guiding blades  31  are variously arranged, but, preferably, the plurality of guiding blades  31  are radially arranged by regular angular intervals based on the vertical axis  25  of the second cyclone  20 . In this embodiment, eight guiding blades  31  are radially arranged by regular angular intervals. Also, each of the plurality of guiding blades  31  may be disposed to be inclined in a direction identical with or in a direction opposite to the direction in which the dust-laden air entering the first cyclone  10  whirls inside the first cyclone  10  as shown in  FIGS. 4A and 4B .  FIG. 4A  shows the plurality of guiding blades  31  inclined in the same direction to the whirling direction A of the dust-laden air.  FIG. 4B  shows the plurality of guiding blades  31  inclined in the opposite direction to the whirling direction A of the dust-laden air. In the cyclone dust collecting apparatus  1  according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure, the dust collecting efficiency and the pressure loss varies according to the number, shapes, and arranging directions of the plurality of guiding blades  31 . Preferably, the number, shapes, and arranging directions of the plurality of guiding blades  31  are determined according to the use and/or purpose of the cyclone dust collecting apparatus  1 . 
   The plurality of guiding blades  31  is fixed on the base  33 . An inclined surface  35  is formed at an inner area of the base  33  surrounded by the plurality of guiding blades  31 . The inclined surface  35  is downwardly inclined so that the semi-clean air entering through the plurality of slots  32  between the pluralities of guiding blades  31  forms the second downwardly whirling air current. 
   The air discharging pipe  22  is disposed at a center of the base  33  of the air guiding member  30 , and is formed in a substantially hollow cylindrical shape with opened opposite ends. The opened top end is in fluid communication with a vacuum generator (not shown), and the opened bottom end is in fluid communication with the inner space  23  of the second cyclone body  21 , namely, the space  23  where the second downwardly whirling air current is formed. Therefore, the air discharging pipe  22  discharges cleaned air having fine dust removed in the second cyclone  20  in a direction opposite to the gravity direction. Preferably, the bottom end of the air-discharging pipe  22  extends to the same level as the bottom end of the air guiding member  30 , or to a lower level than the bottom end of the air guiding member  30 . 
   On the other hand, the second cyclone body  21 , the air guiding member  30 , and air-discharging pipe  22  composing the second cyclone  20  is preferably molded as a single piece. As a result, the number of parts and the manufacturing cost of the cyclone dust collecting apparatus  1  are decreased. Furthermore, preferably, the second cyclone  20  is detachably disposed at the first cyclone  10 . 
   The dust collecting receptacle  40  is disposed below the first cyclone body  11 , and collects dust discharged from the first cyclone  10  and the second cyclone  20 . The dust collecting receptacle  40  is formed in a substantially hollow cylindrical shape with an opened top end and a bottom end closed by a bottom wall  41 . A partition wall  42  is formed at a center of the bottom wall  41  of the dust collecting receptacle  40 . The partition wall  42  has a substantially hollow cylindrical shape with a diameter corresponding to the bottom end  21   b  of the second cyclone body  21 . Accordingly, the dust collecting receptacle  40  is partitioned into two spaces  43  and  44  by the partition wall  42 . An outer space  43  of the partition wall  42  forms a first dust collecting chamber, and an inner space  44  of the partition wall  42  forms a second dust collecting chamber. The first dust collecting chamber  43  collects dust discharged from the first cyclone  10 , and the second dust collecting chamber  44  collects fine dust discharged from the second cyclone  20 . A first connecting part  16  with a groove shape is formed at the bottom end of the first cyclone body  11  so that the top end of the dust collecting receptacle  40  is inserted into the first connecting part  16 . A sealing member (not shown) may be disposed inside the first connecting part  16  so that the first dust collecting chamber  43  is hermetically sealed to the outside. The sealing member may be made of a rubber material with a ring shape. The bottom end  21   b  of the second cyclone body  21  is formed such that a top end of the partition wall  42  can be inserted into the bottom end  21   b  of the second cyclone body  21 . As a result, when the top end of the dust collecting receptacle  40  is inserted into the first connecting part  16 , the bottom end  21   b  of the second cyclone body  21  is inserted into the top end of the partition wall  42 . When the dust collecting receptacle  40  is inserted into the first connecting part  16  and the bottom end  21   b  of the second cyclone body  21  is inserted into the top end of the partition wall  42 , the first dust collecting chamber  43  is not in fluid communication with the outside and the second dust collecting chamber  44  is not in fluid communication with the first dust collecting chamber  41 . 
   Furthermore, a backflow preventing member  50  is preferably disposed between the first cyclone body  11  and the dust collecting receptacle  40  so as to prevent dust collected in the first dust collecting chamber  43  from re-scattering and flowing back to the first cyclone body  11 . The backflow preventing member  50  is disposed at the second cyclone  20 . The height at which the backflow preventing member  50  is disposed determines the size of the whirling space  17  in which the dust laden air whirls, and the volume of the dust collecting receptacle  40 . In this embodiment, the backflow preventing member  50  is disposed at a lower portion of the second cyclone body  21  as shown in  FIG. 2 . Also, the backflow preventing member  50  is formed in a substantially conical shape, and has a smaller diameter than an inner diameter of the bottom end of the first cyclone body  11  so that dust separated at the first cyclone  10  can fall into the dust collecting receptacle  40 . At this time, the backflow preventing member  50  is preferably made of an elastic material such as a rubber. As a result, relatively large and heavy dust such as cigarette butts, bottle caps, and so on can fall into the dust collecting receptacle  40  through a gap between the backflow preventing member  50  and the inner surface of the first cyclone body  11 , and the backflow preventing member  50  can prevent the dust collected in the dust collecting receptacle  40  from re-scattering. 
   Hereinafter, operation and function of the cyclone dust collecting apparatus  1  for a vacuum cleaner according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure with the above-described structure is explained with reference to  FIGS. 1 to 4B . 
   Upon turning on the vacuum cleaner, a vacuum generator (not shown) is operated to generate suction force. Dust-laden air is drawn-in into the air suction pipe  12  of the first cyclone  10  by the suction force. The air suction pipe  12  is downwardly inclined in a tangential direction to the upper side of the first cyclone body  11  so that the dust-laden air passes through the air suction pipe  12  and forms the first downwardly whirling air current A in the space  17  inside the first cyclone body  11 . Then, dust is separated from the dust-laden air by centrifugal force caused by the first downwardly whirling air current A. The separated dust F falls along the inner surface of the first cyclone body  11 , and then, is collected in the first dust collecting chamber  43  of the dust collecting receptacle  40  through the gap between the backflow preventing member  50  and the inner surface of the first cyclone body  11 . Because the backflow preventing member  50  is made of elastic material, heavy dust with a larger size than the size of the gap between the backflow preventing member  50  and the first cyclone body  11  such as bottle caps, cigarette butts, and so on can pass through the backflow preventing member  50  so as to be collected in the dust collecting receptacle  40 . 
   The semi-clean air B having dust separated rises to enter the plurality of slots  32  of the air guiding member  30 . The semi-clean air C passed through the plurality of slots  32  enters the second cyclone  20 . At this time, the plurality of slots  32  are formed by the plurality of inclined guiding blades  31 , and the air guiding member  30  has the inclined surface  35  on the base  33  thereof so that the semi-clean C air passed through the plurality of slots  32  forms the second downwardly whirling air current D in the space  23  inside the second cyclone body  21 . Then, fine dust remaining in the semi-clean air is separated by centrifugal force caused by the second downwardly whirling air current D. The separated fine dust G falls and is collected in the second dust collecting chamber  44 . Cleaned air E having fine dust removed re-rises to enter the air discharging pipe  22  disposed at a center of the air guiding member  30 . The cleaned air E entering the air discharging pipe  22  passes through the vacuum generator (not shown), and then, is discharged outside the cleaner body (not shown). 
   Hereinafter, a cyclone dust collecting apparatus  2  for a vacuum cleaner according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure is explained with reference to  FIGS. 5 to 8D . 
   Referring to  FIGS. 5 and 6 , a cyclone dust collecting apparatus  2  for a vacuum cleaner according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first cyclone  10 , a second cyclone  20 ′, and a dust collecting receptacle  40 . 
   The cyclone dust collecting apparatus  2  according to the second embodiment has the same first cyclone  10  and dust collecting receptacle  40  as those of the cyclone dust collecting apparatus  1  according to the first embodiment as described above except the second cyclone  20 ′. Therefore, the second cyclone  20 ′ is only described hereinafter. 
   The second cyclone  20 ′ is disposed inside the first cyclone  10 , takes the semi-clean air C discharged from the first cyclone  10 , and forces the semi-clean air C to form the second downwardly whirling air current D. Then, fine dust is separated from the semi-clean air C discharged from the first cyclone  10  by centrifugal force caused by the second downwardly whirling air current D. 
   The second cyclone  20 ′ includes a second cyclone body  21 , an air guiding member  60 , and an air discharging pipe  22 . The air guiding member  60  is disposed on a bottom surface of the top wall  15  of the first cyclone body  11 . A bottom end of the air guiding member  60  is connected to the second cyclone body  21 . The air guiding member  60  simultaneously functions as an air discharging opening of the first cyclone  10  and an air entering opening of the second cyclone  20 ′. In other words, the semi-clean air discharged from the first cyclone  10  directly enters inside the second cyclone  20 ′ via the air guiding member  60 . The air guiding member  60  has a base  63  and a plurality of guiding blades  61  and  62 . 
   The plurality of guiding blades  61  and  62  is radially arranged in a circular shape based on a vertical axis  25  of the second cyclone  20 ′. In present embodiment, the plurality of guiding blades  61  and  62  is arranged in two concentric circles based on the vertical axis  25  of the second cyclone  20 ′ as shown in  FIG. 7 . Although the plurality of guiding blades  61  and  62  according to this embodiment is arranged in two concentric circles, this is for illustrative purposes only. Alternatively, the plurality of guiding blades  61  and  62  may be arranged in three or more concentric circles. In this embodiment, the plurality of guiding blades  61  forming an inner circle is referred to as first guiding blades, and the plurality of guiding blades  62  forming an outer circle is referred to as second guiding blades. The first and second guiding blades  61  and  62  of the air guiding member  60  is integrally molded with the second cyclone body  21  and the air discharging pipe  22 . Alternatively, as shown in  FIG. 6 , the plurality of second guiding blades  62  is molded as a separate part with a ring shape, and the plurality of first guiding blades  61  is integrally molded with the second cyclone body  21  and the air discharging pipe  22 . Then, the plurality of second guiding blades  62  is mounted at the outside of the first guiding blades  61 , thereby forming the air guiding member  60 . 
   Referring to  FIG. 7 , spaces defined between the pluralities of first and second guiding blades  61  and  62  form a plurality of first and second slots  64  and  65  for semi-clean air to pass through. An entrance of each of the plurality of first slots  64  is equivalent to the air discharging opening of the first cyclone  10 , and an exit of each of the plurality of second slots  65  is equivalent to the air entering opening of the second cyclone  20 ′. Therefore, the semi-clean air is discharged through the plurality of air discharging openings from the first cyclone  10 , and enters the second cyclone  20 ′ through the plurality of air entering openings. The plurality of air discharging openings is disposed at the same level as the plurality of air entering openings. Also, each of the plurality of first and second guiding blades  61  and  62  is disposed to be inclined with respect to a straight line  26  joining a center of the air guiding member  60 , namely, the vertical axis  25  of the second cyclone  20 ′ as shown in  FIG. 7 . Preferably, the number of the second guiding blades  62  is larger than the number of the first guiding blades  61 . For examples, when the number of the first guiding blades  61  is four, six, eight, and ten, the number of the second guiding blades  62  corresponding to the first guiding blades  61  is 38, 40, 42, and 44, respectively. Furthermore, the length L 2  of each of the second guiding blades  62  is preferably shorter than the length L 1  of each of the first guiding blades  61 . As a result, the second guiding blades  62  filter dust entering the air guiding member  60  with the semi-clean air discharged from the first cyclone  10 . In other words, the second guiding blades  62  serve as a filter filtering semi-clean air discharged from the first cyclone  10  to the second cyclone  20 ′. The first guiding blades  61  force the semi-clean air passing through them to form a whirling air current. Accordingly, the semi-clean air passing through the air guiding member  60  forms the second downwardly whirling air current inside the second cyclone  20 ′. 
   The plurality of first and second guiding blades  61  and  62  can be arranged in various methods. However, preferably, the first and second guiding blades  61  and  62  are radially arranged by regular angular intervals with respect to the vertical axis  25  of the second cyclone  20 ′. In this embodiment, eight (8) first guiding blades  61  are radially disposed by regular angular intervals, and forty (40) second guiding blades  62  are radially disposed by regular angular intervals outside the first guiding blades  61 . Also, each of the plurality of first and second guiding blades  61  and  62  is inclined in a direction identical with or in a direction opposite to the direction A in which the dust-laden air entering the first cyclone  10  whirls in the first cyclone  10 .  FIGS. 8A to 8D  show examples of the air guiding member  60  according to the inclined direction of the first and second guiding blades  61  and  62 .  FIG. 8A  shows an air guiding member  60  having the plurality of outside second guiding blades  62  inclined in the same direction to the whirling direction A of the dust-laden air, and the plurality of inside first guiding blades  61  inclined in the opposite direction to the whirling direction A of the dust-laden air.  FIG. 8B  shows an air guiding member  60  having the plurality of first and second guiding blades  61  and  62  inclined in the same direction to the whirling direction A of the dust-laden air.  FIG. 8C  shows an air guiding member  60  having the plurality of first and second guiding blades  61  and  62  disposed in the opposite direction to the whirling direction A of the dust-laden air.  FIG. 8D  shows an air guiding member  60  having the plurality of second guiding blades  62  inclined in the opposite direction to the whirling direction A of the dust-laden air, and the plurality of first guiding blades  61  inclined in the same direction to the whirling direction A of the dust-laden air. Table 1 shows the dust collecting efficiency and pressure loss of the cyclone dust collecting apparatus  2  for a vacuum cleaner having each of the above-described air guiding members  60 . 
   
     
       
         
             
             
             
             
           
             
                 
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               Arrangement of 
               Dust collecting efficiency 
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               FIG. 8B 
               94.85 
               115 
             
             
                 
               FIG. 8C 
               95.8 
               116 
             
             
                 
               FIG. 8D 
               96.0 
               175 
             
             
                 
                 
             
          
         
       
     
   
   Referring to Table 1, the dust collecting efficiency and the pressure loss of the cyclone dust collecting apparatus  2  according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure vary according to the arrangement of the first and second guiding blades  61  and  62 . Furthermore, the dust collecting efficiency of the dust collecting apparatus  2  varies according to the number and shapes of the first and second guiding blades  61  and  62 . Therefore, the number, shapes, and arranging directions of the plurality of first and second guiding blades  61  and  62  are preferably determined according to the use and/or purpose of the cyclone dust collecting apparatus  2 . 
   The plurality of first guiding blades  61  is fixed on the base  63 . An inclined surface  66  is formed on an inner area of the base  63  surrounded by the plurality of first guiding blades  61 . The inclined surface  63  is downwardly inclined so that the semi-clean air entering through the plurality of first slots  64  between the pluralities of first guiding blades  61  forms a second downwardly whirling air current. The plurality of second guiding blades  62  is integrally formed with the base  63 . Alternatively, the second guiding blades  62  are formed in a separate part so as to be mounted outside the first guiding blades  61 . The base  63  forms a top surface of the second cyclone  20 ′. 
   The second cyclone body  21  and air-discharging pipe  22  according to this embodiment is the same as those of the cyclone dust collecting apparatus  1  according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure, and therefore, detailed descriptions thereof are omitted. 
   Furthermore, operation and function of the cyclone dust collecting apparatus  2  according to this embodiment are substantially the same as those of the cyclone dust collecting apparatus  1  according to the first embodiment, and therefore, detailed descriptions thereof are omitted. However, there is one exception that the plurality of second guiding blades  62  filters dust moving with the semi-clean air, which is discharged from the first cyclone body  11  to the air guiding member  60 , and the plurality of first guiding blades  61  forces the semi-clean air passed the air guiding member  60  to form the whirling air current. 
   Hereinafter, a cyclone dust collecting apparatus  3  for a vacuum cleaner according to the third embodiment of the present disclosure is described with reference to  FIGS. 9 and 10 . 
   Referring to  FIGS. 9 and 10 , a cyclone dust collecting apparatus  3  for a vacuum cleaner according to the third embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first cyclone  110 , a second cyclone  120 , a filtering member  100 , and a dust collecting receptacle  140 . 
   The first cyclone  110  is substantially the same as the first cyclone  10  of the cyclone dust collecting apparatus  1  according to the first embodiment, exception that the air-discharging pipe  117  is disposed at a top wall  15  of the first cyclone body  11 . The air-discharging pipe  117  discharges purified air E passed through the filtering member  100  to the vacuum generator (not shown). 
   The second cyclone  120  is disposed inside the first cyclone  110 . The semi-clean air C discharged from the first cyclone  110  enters to form a second downwardly whirling air current D inside the second cyclone  120 . Then, fine dust is separated from the semi-clean air by the centrifugal force caused by the second downwardly whirling air current D. 
   The second cyclone  120  includes a second cyclone body  121 , and an air guiding member  130 . The air guiding member  130  is disposed at a top end of the second cyclone body  121 . The air guiding member  130  simultaneously functions as an air discharging opening through which the semi-clean air is discharged from the first cyclone  110  and an air entering opening through which the semi-clean air enters the second cyclone  120 . In other words, the semi-clean air discharged from the first cyclone  110  directly enters inside the second cyclone  120  via the air guiding member  130 . The air guiding member  130  has a bottom plate  134  and a plurality of guiding blades  131 . The plurality of guiding blades  131  radially arranged on the bottom plate  134  in a circular shape based on a vertical axis  25  of the second cyclone  120 . The plurality of guiding blades  131  is substantially the same as the guiding blades  31  of the cyclone dust collecting apparatus  1  according to the first embodiment, and therefore, a detailed description thereof is omitted. 
   The semi-clean air enters the second cyclone body  121  through the air guiding member  130 , and then, whirls inside the second cyclone body  121 . The second cyclone body  121  is the same as the second cyclone body  21  of the cyclone dust collecting apparatus  21  according to the first embodiment described above, and therefore, a detailed description thereof is omitted. 
   In this embodiment, the second cyclone body  121  is integrally formed with the air guiding member  130 . Alternatively, although not shown, the air guiding member  130  is formed such that the air guiding member  130  can be detachably disposed to the second cyclone body  121 . In other words, the second cyclone body  121  can be attachably/detachably coupled with a bottom end of the air guiding member  130  using a screw connection method in which a top end  121   a  of the second cyclone body  121  is formed as a male screw and the bottom end of the air guiding member  130  is formed as a female screw. Then, the second cyclone body  121  is turned in a direction so as to be separated from the air guiding member  130 , and the second cyclone body  121  is turned an opposite direction so as to be coupled with the air guiding member  130 . Alternatively, another one touch connection method can be used, in which guiding grooves are formed at any one of the top end of the second cyclone body  121  and the bottom end of the air guiding member  130 , and fixing projections corresponding to the guiding grooves are formed at any one of the bottom end of the air guiding member  130  and the top end of the second cyclone body  121 . When the fixing projections are inserted into the guiding grooves and turned, the second cyclone body  121  is coupled with the air guiding member  130 . When the second cyclone body  121  is turned in the opposite direction and pulled, the second cyclone body  121  is separated from the air guiding member  130 . Also, any known detachable connection method can be applicable to the methods for separating/coupling the second cyclone body  121  from/with the air guiding member  130 . 
   The filtering member  100  filters cleaned air that has fine dust removed in the second cyclone  120  and is discharged to the vacuum generator. The filtering member  100  is disposed between the top wall  15  of the first cyclone body  110  and the top end of the second cyclone  120 . In other words, the filtering member  100  is disposed at the upper side of the air guiding member  130  of the second cyclone  120 . The filtering member  100  has a filter housing  101  and a filter  102 . 
   The filter  102  filters fine dust moving with the cleaned air discharged from the second cyclone  120  so that purified air E is discharged to the vacuum generator. Accordingly, the filter  102  prevents fine dust from entering and damaging the vacuum generator. Preferably, the filter  102  comprises a porous material such as a sponge and so on. 
   The filter housing  101  has a substantially hollow cylindrical shape. The filter  102  is disposed at a lower portion of the inside of the filter housing  101  so that the filter  102  is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape corresponding to the filter housing  101 . At this time, the height of the filter  102  is preferably lower than the height of the filter housing  101  so that a space  103  is formed between the filter  102  and the top wall  15  of the first cyclone body  11 . A top end of the filter housing  101  is detachably disposed on the top wall  15  of the first cyclone body  11 . In this embodiment, the filter housing  101  is fixed on the first cyclone body  11  using fixing members  105  such as screws and so on as shown in  FIG. 9 . In other words, a plurality of fixing parts  104 , in which the fixing members  105  are fixed, is formed at an upper portion of the filter housing  101 , and a plurality of fixing holes  106  corresponding to the fixing parts  104  is formed at the top wall  15  of the first cyclone body  11 . As a result, the filter housing  101  is fixed at the first cyclone body  11  by the plurality of fixing members  105 . Various connecting methods can be used for the filter member  100  to be detachably connected to the first cyclone  110  in addition to the above-described method. For an example, the above-described connecting method connecting the air guiding member  130  with the second cyclone body  121  can be used. 
   Furthermore, the filter housing  101  can be formed such that the filter housing  101  is detachably disposed at the air guiding member  130 . At this time, a bottom end of the filter housing  101  and the top end of the air guiding member  130  can have the above-described connecting structure of the air guiding member  130  and the second cyclone body  121 . 
   The dust collecting receptacle  140  is the same as the dust collecting receptacle  40  of the cyclone dust collecting apparatus  1  according to the first embodiment as described above, and therefore, a detailed description thereof is omitted. 
   A backflow preventing member  150  is disposed at a lower side of the second cyclone body  121  so as to prevent dust collected in the first dust collecting chamber  43  of the dust collecting receptacle  140  from re-scattering. A sealing member  155  is disposed at a bottom end of the backflow preventing member  150 . The sealing member  155  seals the second dust collecting chamber  44  so that the second dust collecting chamber  44  is not in fluid communication with the first dust collecting chamber  43 . The sealing member  155  is formed in a substantially ring shape corresponding to the partition wall  42  of the dust collecting receptacle  140  as shown in  FIG. 11 . A top end  155   a  of the sealing member  155  is fixed at a fixing groove  151  of the bottom end of the backflow preventing member  150 , and a bottom end  155   b  of the sealing member  155  is formed in a shape that corresponds to the top end of the partition wall  42  and is rolled up by the partition wall  42 . As a result, when the dust collecting receptacle  140  is inserted into the first connecting part  16  of the bottom end of the first cyclone body  11 , the top end of the partition wall  42  pushes the sealing member  155  up so that the sealing member  155  seals the second dust collecting chamber  44 . In other words, the airtightness between the first dust collecting chamber  43  and the second dust collecting chamber  44  is maintained or broken according to lifting or lowering of the dust collecting receptacle  140 . When the sealing member  155  seals the second dust collecting chamber  44 , the second downwardly whirling air current inside the second cyclone body  121  is not affected by the first downwardly whirling air current inside the first cyclone body  11 . 
   Also, a dust cap  170  is disposed at the bottom end  121   b  of the second cyclone body  121  so as to prevent the fine dust collected in the second dust collecting chamber  44  from flowing back into the second cyclone body  121 . The dust cap  170  is spaced apart from the bottom end  121   b  of the second cyclone body  121  by a predetermined distance so that fine dust separated in the second cyclone  120  can be discharged through a gap  171  between the dust cap  170  and the bottom end  121   b  of the second cyclone body  121 . 
   Hereinafter, operation and function of the cyclone dust collecting apparatus  3  for a vacuum cleaner according to the third embodiment with the above-described structure is explained with reference to  FIGS. 9 and 10 . 
   Upon turning on the vacuum cleaner, a vacuum generator (not shown) is operated to generate suction force. Dust-laden air is drawn-in into the air suction pipe  12  of the first cyclone  110  by the suction force. The air suction pipe  12  is downwardly inclined in a tangential direction to the upper side of the first cyclone body  11  so that the dust-laden air passed through the air suction pipe  12  forms the first downwardly whirling air current A in the space  17  inside the first cyclone body  11 . Then, dust is separated from the dust-laden air by centrifugal force caused by the first downwardly whirling air current A. The separated dust F falls along the inner surface of the first cyclone body  11 , and then, is collected in the first dust collecting chamber  43  of the dust collecting receptacle  140  through the gap between the backflow preventing member  150  and the inner surface of the first cyclone body  11 . Because the backflow preventing member  150  has the elasticity, heavy dust with a larger size than the size of the gap between the backflow preventing member  150  and the first cyclone body  11  such as bottle caps, cigarette butts, and so on can pass through the backflow preventing member  150 , and is collected in the dust collecting receptacle  140 . 
   The semi-clean air B having dust separated rises to enter the plurality of slots  132  of the air guiding member  130 . The semi-clean air C passed through the plurality of slots  132  enters the second cyclone  120 . At this time, the plurality of slots  132  are formed by the plurality of inclined guiding blades  131  so that the semi-clean air C passed through the plurality of slots  132  forms the second downwardly whirling air current D in the space  123  inside the second cyclone body  121 . Then, fine dust remaining in the semi-clean air is separated by centrifugal force caused by the second downwardly whirling air current D. The separated fine dust G falls and is discharged to the second dust collecting chamber  44  through the gap  171  between the dust cap  170  and the second cyclone body  121 . Cleaned air having fine dust removed re-rises and passes through a center of the air guiding member  130  and the filtering member  100  disposed on the air guiding member  130  so as to be discharged into the air discharging pipe  117 . The filter  102  of the filtering member  100  filters fine dust remaining in cleaned air discharged from the second cyclone  120 . A purified air E having the remaining fine dust removed passes through the vacuum generator (not shown), and then, is discharged outside the cleaner body (not shown). 
   When exchanging the filter  102  of the filtering member  100 , or when cleaning the air guiding member  130  of the second cyclone  120 , users separate the dust collecting receptacle  140  from the first cyclone body  11 , and then, separate the filtering member  100  from the first cyclone body  11 . Because the filtering member  100  is fixed to the first cyclone body  11  by the fixing members  105  such as screws, the users loosen the fixing member  105  so that the filtering member  100  is easily separated from the first cyclone body  11 . When the filtering member  100  and the air guiding member  130  has a detachably connecting structure, the filtering member  100  can be separated from the air guiding member  130 . Also, when the air guiding member  130  and the second cyclone body  121  has a detachably connecting structure, the second cyclone body  121  can be separated from the air guiding member  130 . When the filtering member  100 , the air guiding member  130 , and the second cyclone body  121  are configured to be separated all together from the first cyclone body  11  or to be separated from each other as described above, it is convenient to clean and maintain the cyclone dust collecting apparatus  3 . 
   Hereinafter, a cyclone dust collecting apparatus  4  for a vacuum cleaner according to the fourth embodiment of the present disclosure is described with reference to  FIGS. 12 and 13 . 
   Referring to  FIGS. 12 and 13 , a cyclone dust collecting apparatus  4  for a vacuum cleaner according to the fourth embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first cyclone  110 , a second cyclone  120 ′, a filtering member  100 , and a dust collecting receptacle  140 . 
   The cyclone dust collecting apparatus  4  according to the fourth embodiment has the same first cyclone  110 , filtering member  100 , and dust collecting receptacle  140  as those of the cyclone dust collecting apparatus  3  according to the third embodiment as described above except the second cyclone  120 ′. Therefore, the second cyclone  120 ′ is only described hereinafter. 
   The second cyclone  120 ′ is disposed inside the first cyclone  110 , takes the semi-clean air C discharged from the first cyclone  110 , and forces the semi-clean air to form the second downwardly whirling air current D. Then, fine dust is separated from the semi-clean air by centrifugal force caused by the second downwardly whirling air current D. 
   The second cyclone  120 ′ includes a second cyclone body  121 , and an air guiding member  160 . The air guiding member  160  is disposed at a top end of the second cyclone body  121 , and the filtering member  100  is disposed at an upper side of the air guiding member  160 . The air guiding member  160  simultaneously functions as an air discharging opening of the first cyclone  110  and an air entering opening of the second cyclone  120 ′. In other words, the semi-clean air discharged from the first cyclone  110  directly enters inside the second cyclone  120 ′ via the air guiding member  160 . The air guiding member  160  has a bottom plate  164  and a plurality of first and second guiding blades  161  and  162 . The plurality of first and second guiding blades  161  and  162  radially arranged on the bottom plate  164  in two concentric circles based on a vertical axis  25  of the second cyclone  120 ′ (see  FIG. 7 ). 
   The bottom plate  164  is formed in a substantially doughnut shape so that the first and second guiding blades  161  and  162  are disposed on the bottom plate  164  in two concentric circles. At this time, the second guiding blades  162  are formed a separate part with a ring shape so that the second guiding blades  162  are mounted outside the first guiding blades  161 . The arrangement and shape of the first and second guiding blades  161  and  162  are substantially the same as those of the first and second guiding blades  61  and  62  of the cyclone dust collecting apparatus  2  according to the second embodiment, and therefore, detailed descriptions thereof are omitted. 
   The second cyclone body  121  is the same as that of the cyclone dust collecting apparatus  3  according to the third embodiment as described above, and therefore, a detailed description thereof is omitted. 
   Furthermore, operation and function of the cyclone dust collecting apparatus  4  for a vacuum cleaner according to the fourth embodiment is substantially the same as those of the cyclone dust collecting apparatus  3  according to the third embodiment, and therefore, detailed descriptions thereof are omitted. However, there is one exception that the plurality of second guiding blades  162  filters dust moving with the semi-clean air, which is discharged from the first cyclone body  11  to the air guiding member  160 , and the plurality of first guiding blades  161  forces the semi-clean air passed the air guiding member  160  to form the whirling air current. In other words, the second guiding blades  162  serves as a filter that filters dust entering from the first cyclone  110  to the second cyclone  120 ′. 
   Hereinafter, a cyclone dust collecting apparatus  5  for a vacuum cleaner according to the fifth embodiment of the present disclosure is explained with reference to  FIGS. 14 to 21 . 
   Referring to  FIGS. 14 and 15 , the cyclone dust collecting apparatus  5  for a vacuum cleaner according to the fifth embodiment of the present disclosure may include a first cyclone  210 , a second cyclone  220 , and a dust collecting receptacle  240 . 
   The first cyclone  210  draws-in dust-laden air containing dust, and forces the dust-laden air to downwardly whirl inside the first cyclone  210  so that dust is separated from the dust-laden air by centrifugal force. Then, the first cyclone  210  discharges air having dust partially removed (hereinafter, referred to as semi-clean air) to the second cyclone  220 . 
   The first cyclone  210  may have a first cyclone body  211  and an air suction pipe  212 . 
   The first cyclone body  211  may be formed in a substantially hollow cylindrical shape with a top end closed by a top wall  215  and an opened bottom end. At an upper side of the first cyclone body  211  may be formed an air suction hole  213  through which the dust-laden air is drawn-in. A plurality of locking holes  217 , into which a plurality of locking hooks  237  of an air guiding member  200  as described below is inserted, may be formed at the top wall  215  of the first cyclone body  211 . Also, a plurality of guiding holes  218 , into which a plurality of positioning members  238  as described below is inserted, may be formed at the top wall  215  of the first cyclone body  211 . Each of the plurality of guiding holes  218  may be formed to have a length L larger than the size of a width W of the positioning member  238  so that the positioning members  238  can move within the guiding holes  218 . Furthermore, as illustrated in  FIGS. 14 and 15 , a protection cap  218   a  may be disposed above each of the plurality of guiding holes  218 . 
   The bottom end of the first cyclone body  211  is in fluid communication with the dust collecting receptacle  240 . The first cyclone body  211  may be long enough to form a whirling space  211   a  in which the drawn-in dust-laden air can whirl downwardly. In other words, the first cyclone body  211  may have the whirling space  211   a  of the dust-laden air between the air guiding member  200  and a backflow preventing member  250  as described below. 
   The air suction pipe  212  is disposed at the upper side of the first cyclone  210 , namely, at the upper side of the first cyclone body  211 , and is disposed in a substantially tangential direction to the first cyclone body  211  as shown in FIG.  16 . Also, the air suction pipe  212  is downwardly inclined with respect to the first cyclone body  211  so as to force the dust-laden air drawing-in inside the first cyclone body  211  to form a first downwardly whirling air current A that the dust-laden air whirls downwardly. In other words, the air suction pipe  212  is disposed at the upper side of the first cyclone body  211  such that an entrance  214  of the air suction pipe  212  is at a higher level than an exit thereof. The exit of the air suction pipe  212  may form the air suction hole  213  of the first cyclone body  211 . 
   The second cyclone  220  is disposed inside the first cyclone  210 , draws-in the semi-clean air C discharged from the first cyclone  210 , and forces the semi-clean air C to form a second whirling air current D. Then, fine dust remaining in the semi-clean air C discharged from the first cyclone  210  is separated by the centrifugal force caused by the second whirling air current D. 
   The second cyclone  220  has a second cyclone body  221 , an air guiding member  200 , and an air-discharging pipe  219 . 
   The air guiding member  200  is disposed at a bottom surface of the top wall  215  of the first cyclone body  211 . The bottom end of the air guiding member  200  is connected with the second cyclone body  221 . The air guiding member  200  may simultaneously function as an air discharging opening of the first cyclone  210  and an air entering opening of the second cyclone  220 . That is, the semi-clean air discharged from the first cyclone  210  directly enters inside the second cyclone  220  via the air guiding member  200 . The air guiding member  200  may be detachably disposed at the first cyclone  210 . The air guiding member  200  may have a grill member  201  and a plurality of guiding blades  230 . 
   The grill member  201 , as illustrated in  FIGS. 15 and 19 , may be formed in a substantially hollow cylindrical shape, and may be disposed coaxially with a vertical axis  220 C of the second cyclone  220 . A plurality of holes  202  may be formed at an outer circumferential surface of the grill member  201 . The plurality of holes  202  of the grill member  201  may be formed in a mesh shape. The grill member  201  filters dust entering the air guiding member  200  along with the semi-clean air C discharged from the first cyclone  210 . That is, the grill member  201  may function as a filter to filter the semi-clean air C being discharged from the first cyclone  210  to the second cyclone  220 . 
   Also, the grill member  201  may have a blocking portion  204  at which the plurality of holes  202  is not formed. The blocking portion  204 , as illustrated in  FIG. 17 , may be formed near the air suction hole  213  of the first cyclone  210  and may prevent dust-laden air entering the first cyclone  210  through the air suction pipe  212  from directly entering the second cyclone  220 . 
   A base plate  203  to allow the grill member  201  to be fixed to the top wall  215  of the first cyclone body  211  may be disposed at a top end of the grill member  201 . A plurality of positioning holes  208  to fix a position of the plurality of guiding blades  230  with respect to the grill member  201  may be formed at the base plate  203 . The plurality of guiding blades  230  may have the plurality of positioning members  238  to be inserted into the plurality of positioning holes  208 . Also, the base plate  203  of the grill member  201  may be provided with a plurality of through holes  207  through which the plurality of locking hooks  237  of the plurality of guiding blades  230  passes. 
   The plurality of guiding blades  230  may be radially arranged in a circular shape based on the vertical axis  220 C of the second cyclone  220 . In this embodiment, as illustrated in  FIG. 17 , the plurality of guiding blades  230  is arranged to form a concentric circle with the grill member  201  based on the vertical axis  220 C of the second cyclone  220 . That is, the grill member  201  and the plurality of guiding blades  230  are arranged to form two concentric circles based on the vertical axis  220 C of the second cyclone  220 . 
   Referring to  FIGS. 17 and 18 , spaces defined between the pluralities of guiding blades  230  form a plurality of slots  231  through which the semi-clean air entering through the grill member  201  passes. The plurality of holes  202  formed at the grill member  201  is equivalent to the air discharging opening of the first cyclone  210 , and an exit of each of the plurality of slots  231  formed by the plurality of guiding blades  230  is equivalent to the air entering opening of the second cyclone  220 . Therefore, the air discharging opening, through which the semi-clean air is discharged from the first cyclone  210 , and the air entering opening, through which the semi-clean air enters the second cyclone  220 , may include a plurality of air discharging openings and a plurality of air entering openings, respectively. The air discharging opening may be disposed at the same or similar to the level of the air entering opening. 
   Also, each of the plurality of guiding blades  230 , as illustrated in  FIG. 17 , may be disposed to be inclined with respect to a straight line  220 L joining a center of the air guiding member  200 , namely, the vertical axis  220 C of the second cyclone  220 . Therefore, the plurality of guiding blades  230  forces air passing through them to form a whirling air current. As a result, the semi-clean air passing through the plurality of guiding blades  230  forms the second whirling air current C in the inner space  235  of the second cyclone  220 . 
   Furthermore, as illustrated in  FIG. 18 , a reinforcing plate  233  may be formed at the top end of the plurality of guiding blades  230 . The reinforcing plate  233  may support the plurality of guiding blades  230  to uniformly maintain intervals between them. The reinforcing plate  233  may be provided with the plurality of locking hooks  237  to allow the plurality of guiding blades  230  to be fixed to the top wall  215  of the first cyclone body  211 . Also, the reinforcing plate  233  may be provided with the plurality of positioning members  238  to fix the position of the plurality of guiding blades  230  with respect to the grill member  201 . 
   The base plate  203  formed at the top end of the grill member  200  may be provided with the plurality of through holes  207  into which the plurality of locking hooks  237  is inserted and the plurality of positioning holes  208  into which the plurality of positioning members  238  is inserted. The plurality of locking holes  217  into which the plurality of locking hooks  237  is inserted may be formed at the top wall  215  of the first cyclone body  211 . The plurality of guiding holes  218  into which the plurality of positioning members  238  is inserted also may be formed at the top wall  215  of the first cyclone body  211 . Each of the plurality of guiding holes  218  may be formed to have a length L larger than the size of a width W of the positioning member  238  so that the positioning members  238  can move within the guiding holes  218 . 
   In this embodiment, the base plate  203  of the grill member  201  is provided with two positioning holes  208  and two through holes  207 , and the reinforcing plate  233  of the plurality of guiding blades  230  is provided with two positioning members  238  and two locking hooks  237 . Also, the top wall  215  of the first cyclone body  211  is provided with two guiding holes  218  and two locking holes  217  into which two positioning members  238  and two locking hooks  237  of the plurality of guiding blades  230  are inserted, respectively. 
   Therefore, the locking hooks  237  and the positioning members  238  of the plurality of guiding blades  230  are inserted in the through holes  207  and the positioning holes  208  of the grill member  201  so that the plurality of guiding blades  230  and the grill member  201  are assembled to form the air guiding member  200  as illustrated in  FIG. 19 . Then, after the locking hooks  237  and the positioning members  238  of the plurality of guiding blades  230  are inserted in the locking holes  217  and the guiding holes  218  of the top wall  215  of the first cyclone body  211 , the air guiding member  200 , that is, the grill member  201  is rotated by a predetermined angle so that the locking hooks  237  are hooked on the top wall  215  of the first cyclone body  211 , so the plurality of guiding blades  230  is fixed to the first cyclone body  211 . At this time, the positioning members  238  are rotated within the guiding holes  218  as much as the locking hooks  237  are rotated. When the plurality of guiding blades  230  is fixed to the first cyclone body  211 , the grill member  201  coupled to the plurality of guiding blades  230  is also fixed to the first cyclone body  211 . As a result, the air guiding member  200  is fixed to the top wall  215  of the first cyclone body  211 . 
   On the other hands, after the air guiding member  200  is rotated at a predetermined angle in a reverse direction, the air guiding member  200  can be separated from the first cyclone body  211 . Therefore, the air guiding member  200  and the first cyclone  210  may easily be separated from and coupled to each other. Also, the grill member  201  can easily be taken out the locking hooks  237  and the positioning members  238  formed at the reinforcing plate  233  of the plurality of guiding blades  230 . So, the plurality of guiding blades  230  and the grill member  201  may easily be separated from and coupled to each other. 
   An entering slant portion  206  may be disposed at an area in which two neighboring guiding blades (for example,  230   a  and  230   b  in  FIGS. 18 and 21 ) among the plurality of guiding blades  230  face each other, namely, at a top portion  231   a  of the slot  231  formed by the two neighboring guiding blades  230   a  and  230   b . The entering slant portion  206  may gradually decrease the section area of the air entering passage that the slot  231  forms. The entering slant portion  206  may be formed so that a height H 1  of an entrance of the slot  231 , namely, the first end of the slot  231  facing the grill member  201  is higher than a height H 2  of an exit of the slot  231 , namely, the second end of the slot  231  to face the inner space  235  of the second cyclone  220 . That is, the entering slant portion  206  may be formed to be inclined downwardly in a moving direction of the semi-clean air at the top portion  231   a  of the slot  231 . In other words, the grill member  201  may include a plurality of entering slant portions  206  that is formed at the top end of the grill member  201  corresponding to top portions  231   a  of the plurality of slots  231  and projects to be downwardly inclined from an inner surface of the top end of the grill member  201 . 
   The entering slant portion  206  may increase the speed of the semi-clean air entering through the slot  231  and may guide the entering semi-clean air to whirl downwardly. The entering slant portion  206  may be formed to have a number corresponding to a number of the plurality of slots  231  formed by the plurality of guiding blades  230 . In this embodiment, four guiding blades  230  form four slots  231  so that four entering slant portions  206  are formed. 
   The entering slant portions  206 , as illustrated in  FIGS. 15 and 19 , may be formed on an inner surface of the base plate  203  of the grill member  201 . That is, the plurality of entering slant portions  206  may be formed on portions of the base plate  203  of the grill member  201  that when the plurality of guiding blades  230  is inserted inside the grill member  201 , the top portions  231   a  of the plurality of slots  230  contact. Alternatively, although not illustrated, the entering slant portion  206  may be formed to extend from the reinforcing plate  233  of the plurality of guiding blades  230  in a single body with the plurality of guiding blades  230 . 
   The plurality of guiding blades  230 , as illustrated in  FIG. 18 , may be formed in a single body with the second cyclone body  221 . That is, the plurality of guiding blades  230  may be radially disposed on a top end  222  of the second cyclone body  221  based on the vertical axis  220 C of the second cyclone body  221 , and may be formed in a single body with the second cyclone body  221 . Alternatively, although not illustrated, the plurality of guiding blades  230  may be formed separately from the second cyclone body  221  so that the plurality of guiding blades  230  can be separated from and coupled to the second cyclone body  221 . 
   The air discharging pipe  219  may be disposed at a center of the top wall  215  of the first cyclone body  210 , and may be formed in a substantially hollow cylindrical shape and in the shape of the letter “L”. An opened top end of the air-discharging pipe  219  may be in fluid communication with the vacuum generator (not illustrated), and an opened bottom end of the air-discharging pipe  219  may be in fluid communication with the inner space  235  of the second cyclone body  221 , that is, the space  235  in which the second downwardly whirling air current D is formed. The semi-clean air entering the second cyclone body  221  may downwardly whirl, and then, re-rise to enter the air-discharging pipe  219 . While the semi-clean air may be downwardly whirling inside the second cyclone body  221 , fine dust may be removed from the semi-clean air. Therefore, the air-discharging pipe  219  may discharge cleaned air having fine dust removed in the second cyclone  220  in a direction opposite to the gravity direction. At this time, the bottom end of the air-discharging pipe  219  may extend to the same level as the bottom end of the air guiding member  200 , or to a lower level than the bottom end of the air guiding member  200 . 
   The second cyclone body  221  and the backflow preventing member  250  according to the fifth embodiment are the same or similar to the second cyclone body  21  and the backflow preventing member  50  of the cyclone dust collecting apparatus  1  according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure, and therefore, detailed descriptions thereof are omitted. 
   The dust collecting receptacle  240  of the cyclone dust collecting apparatus  5  according to the fifth embodiment is the same or similar to the dust collecting receptacle  40  of the cyclone dust collecting apparatus  1  according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure, and therefore, a detailed description thereof is omitted. 
   Hereinafter, operation and function of the cyclone dust collecting apparatus  5  for a vacuum cleaner according to the fifth embodiment of the present disclosure with the above-described structure is explained with reference to  FIGS. 14 to 21 . 
   When the vacuum cleaner is turned on, the vacuum generator (not shown) is operated to generate suction force. Dust-laden air is drawn-in into the air suction pipe  212  of the first cyclone  210  by the suction force. The dust-laden air entering the air suction pipe  212  enters the inner space  211   a  of the first cyclone body  211  through the air suction hole  213 . At this time, the blocking portion  204  is formed at the grill member  201  near the air suction hole  213  so that the dust-laden air entering the first cyclone body  211  does not directly enter the second cyclone  220 . 
   Also, the air suction pipe  212  is downwardly inclined in a tangential direction to the upper side of the first cyclone body  211  so that the dust-laden air passes through the air suction pipe  212  and forms the first downwardly whirling air current A in the inner space  211   a  of the first cyclone body  211 . Then, dust is separated from the dust-laden air by centrifugal force caused by the first downwardly whirling air current A. The separated dust F falls along the inner surface of the first cyclone body  211 , and then, is collected in the first dust collecting chamber  43  of the dust collecting receptacle  240  through the gap between the backflow preventing member  250  and the inner surface of the first cyclone body  211 . Because the backflow preventing member  250  is made of an elastic material, heavy dust with a larger size than the size of the gap between the backflow preventing member  250  and the first cyclone body  211  such as bottle caps, cigarette butts, and so on can pass along the backflow preventing member  250  so as to be collected in the dust collecting receptacle  240 . 
   The semi-clean air B having dust separated rises to enter the inside of the grill member  201  through the plurality of holes  202  of the grill member  201  of the air guiding member  200 . The semi-clean air C entering the inside of the grill member  201  enters the plurality of slots  231  formed by the plurality of guiding blades  230 . The semi-clean air passes through the plurality of slots  231 , and enters the inside of the second cyclone  220 . At this time, the plurality of slots  231  are formed by the plurality of inclined guiding blades  230 , and the downwardly inclined entering slant portion  206  is formed at the top portion  231   a  of each of the plurality of slots  231  so that the semi-clean air passed through the plurality of slots  231  forms the second downwardly whirling air current D in the inner space  235  of the second cyclone body  221 . Then, fine dust remaining in the semi-clean air is separated by centrifugal force caused by the second downwardly whirling air current D. The separated fine dust G falls and is collected in the second dust collecting chamber  44 . 
   Cleaned air E having fine dust removed re-rises to enter the air discharging pipe  219  disposed at the center of the air guiding member  200 . The cleaned air E entering the air discharging pipe  219  passes through the vacuum generator (not shown), and then, is discharged outside the cleaner body (not shown). 
   According to the cyclone dust collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, because the first cyclone is in fluid communication with the second cyclone via a plurality of air pathways, namely, the plurality of slots, the pressure loss is decreased as compared with the conventional cyclone dust collecting apparatus. As a result, the present disclosure can provide a cyclone dust collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner that has a less pressure loss and a higher fine dust collecting efficiency than the conventional cyclone dust collecting apparatus. 
   When the filtering member is disposed at the upper side of the second cyclone, fine dust remaining in the cleaned air discharged from the second cyclone is removed so that the vacuum generator is not damaged by the fine dust. 
   Furthermore, in the cyclone dust collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, because the first cyclone is directly in fluid communication with the second cyclone by the air guiding member, which simultaneously functions as an air discharging opening of the first cyclone and an air entering opening of the second cyclone, the length of the air pathway between the first and second cyclones is very short. As a result, a compact cyclone dust collecting apparatus can be provided, and the pressure loss of the cyclone dust collecting apparatus can be minimized. 
   Also, in the cyclone dust collecting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, because the filtering member, the air guiding member, and the second cyclone body are configured to be separated all together from the first cyclone body or to be separated from each other, it is convenient to clean and maintain the cyclone dust collecting apparatus. 
   While the embodiments of the present disclosure have been described, additional variations and modifications of the embodiments may occur to those skilled in the art once they learn of the basic inventive concepts. Therefore, it is intended that the appended claims shall be construed to include both the above embodiments and all such variations and modifications that fall within the spirit and scope of the disclosure.