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Vacuum cleaner

US10271702B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 1, 2017
Grant dateApr 30, 2019
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Expiry dateSep 17, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01D50/20
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A vacuum cleaner, including a cleaner body; and a dust collector provided in the cleaner body, wherein the dust collector includes a first cyclone provided within an outer case to filter foreign matter and dust from air introduced into the dust collector; a second cyclone accommodated within the first cyclone to separate fine dust from the air introduced into the first cyclone; and a rotatable shell provided at a lower side of the first cyclone so as to define a first storage section configured to collect foreign matter and dust filtered by the first cyclone between the rotatable shell and the outer case, and wherein the rotatable shell includes a roller facing a lower cover that covers a lower opening of the outer case, the other configured to contact the foreign matter and dust collected in the first storage section during the rotation of the rotatable shell.

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