Vacuum cleaner with removable dust collector, and methods of operating the same
US8060979B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 31, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S55/03
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A vacuum cleaner includes a dust collector that compresses dust stored inside a dust container to minimize the volume of the dust. The dust collector would include one or more pressing plates that are used to compress the dust stored in dust collector. Various methods are used to control movements of the movable pressing plates to facilitate the compression operations. Also, various methods are used to determine when the dust collector is full and needs to be emptied.
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