Patent ID: 6857165

Claim:
A grill assembly for a cyclone-type dust collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner, the cyclone-type dust collecting apparatus operating to separate contaminants from a whirling flow of air by the centrifugal force of contaminant-laden air in the grill assembly being formed on an air outlet of a cyclone body of the cyclone-type dust collecting apparatus to prevent entrance of contaminants to a body of the vacuum cleaner, the grill assembly comprising: a grill body having an open upper end and including a first body portion being supported on the air outlet of the cyclone body and having a through hole and a second body portion on which the plurality of blades are arranged, the second body portion being removably connected to the first body portion by a connection means; a plurality of blades formed along an outer circumference of the grill body spaced at predetermined intervals from one another to define passages interconnected with the air outlet; and a fine contaminant blocking member mounted within the grill body and in communication with passage of the grill body to filter out fine contaminants that pass through the passage.