Soil collection receptacle attaching/detaching apparatus for cyclone vacuum cleaner and vacuum cleaner having the same
US7191490B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 18, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S55/03
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Disclosed is a soil collection receptacle attaching/detaching apparatus for a cyclone vacuum cleaner, which allows only a soil collection receptacle to be attached to or detached from a cyclone unit that includes a cyclone body as well as the soil collection receptacle, in which the cyclone unit is installed in an accommodation recess provided in a cleaner body, so that the soils in the soil collection receptacle can be conveniently dumped. Also disclosed is a cyclone vacuum cleaner provided with the soil collection receptacle attaching/detaching apparatus. The disclosed inventive apparatus comprises a soil collection receptacle having a sliding groove formed on the bottom surface that confronts the floor of the accommodation recess, a guide member located at the lower end of the soil collection receptacle, wherein the guide member is formed with a pair of guide projections at the opposite sides; and an operation lever adapted to move the guide member up and down, wherein the operation lever comprises a manipulation part and a pair of guide holes that cooperate with the guide projections, wherein the guide member moves up and down as the manipulation part is pulled and pushed, wher…
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