Patent ID: 7594945

Claim:
A dust receptacle fixing/separating apparatus that fixes and separates a dust receptacle with respect to a cyclone unit, comprising: a fixing/separating handle pivoting between a first position and a second position, the first position in which the cyclone unit and the dust receptacle are fixed to each other and the second position in which the cyclone unit and the dust receptacle can be separated from each other; a locking/unlocking part fixing and releasing the fixing/separating handle when the fixing/separating handle is in the first position; and a fixing part to which the fixing/separating handle is pivotably connected, the fixing part releasing connection between the cyclone unit and the dust receptacle when the fixing/separating handle is in the second position, wherein the fixing/separating handle comprises: a handle part having a locking groove for engagement with a locking proiection formed at the locking/unlocking part; and a hinge connection part formed on opposite ends of the handle part and engaged with a hinge shaft of the fixing part, wherein the locking/unlocking part comprises: a button including the locking projection; and a resilient member connected to the button by one end to resiliently bias the button in one direction, and wherein the locking/unlocking part is provided to a receptacle handle formed on the dust receptacle.