Patent ID: 7213297

Claim:
A vacuum cleaner comprising: a body having a suction motor for generating a suction force, a filter for filtering dust sucked in by the suction motor, and an outlet for exhausting air which has been filtered by the filter; a suction head provided at one side of the body for sucking dust; and a suction/exhaustion switch installed between the body and the suction head, said suction/exhaustion switch comprising: a channel switching valve assembly provided at a lateral surface of the body; a head side suction hose configured for connecting the channel switching valve assembly and the suction head; a body side suction hose configured for connecting the body and the channel switching valve assembly; and a suction/exhaustion hose configured for connection to the channel switching valve assembly for exhausting a part of the exhaustion air exhausted through the outlet to the outside of the body or for sucking dust through the channel switching valve assembly.