Dust collector for cleaner and cleaner having the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9474425-B2
Application number	US-201514852920-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 14, 2015
Priority date	Apr 11, 2013
Publication date	Oct 25, 2016
Grant date	Oct 25, 2016

Abstract

A dust collector for a cleaner and a cleaner are provided. The dust collector includes a dust-collection container ( 10 ) defining an inner chamber therein and having a dust-laden air inlet ( 101 ) and an air outlet ( 102 ); a filter ( 30 ) disposed in the dust-collection container ( 10 ) and having a filtering cup ( 32 ) and a flange ( 31 ), the flange ( 31 ) being connected with an inner wall of the dust-collection container ( 10 ) to divide the inner chamber into a first chamber ( 103 ) and a second chamber ( 104 ); and a cyclone barrel ( 20 ) disposed in the second chamber ( 104 ) and having an air inlet ( 201 ), an open upper end ( 202 ) and a closed lower end ( 203 ), a lower end of the filtering cup ( 32 ) being extended into the cyclone barrel ( 20 ) through the open upper end ( 202 ), the open upper end ( 202 ) being spaced apart from a lower surface ( 311 ) of the flange ( 31 ).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A dust collector for a cleaner, comprising:
a dust-collection container ( 10 ) defining an inner chamber therein and having a dust-laden air inlet ( 101 ) and an air outlet ( 102 );
a filter ( 30 ) disposed in the dust-collection container ( 10 ) and having a filtering cup ( 32 ) and a flange ( 31 ) disposed on an upper end of the filtering cup ( 32 ), the flange ( 31 ) being connected with an inner wall of the dust-collection container ( 10 ) so as to divide the inner chamber into a first chamber ( 103 ) communicating with the air outlet ( 102 ) and a second chamber ( 104 );
a cyclone barrel ( 20 ) disposed in the second chamber ( 104 ) and having an air inlet ( 201 ) communicating with the dust-laden air inlet ( 101 ), the cyclone barrel ( 20 ) having an open upper end ( 202 ) and a closed lower end ( 203 ), a lower end of the filtering cup ( 32 ) being extended into the cyclone barrel ( 20 ) through the open upper end ( 202 ) of the cyclone barrel ( 20 ), and the open upper end ( 202 ) of cyclone barrel ( 20 ) being spaced apart from a lower surface ( 311 ) of the flange ( 31 ),
wherein the air inlet ( 201 ) is connected with the dust-laden air inlet ( 101 ) via a dust-laden air tube ( 40 ), and a plurality of first air holes ( 401 ) is formed in a wall of the dust-laden air tube ( 40 ).

2. The dust collector according to claim 1 , wherein the air inlet ( 201 ) is formed in a side wall of the cyclone barrel ( 20 ) and the dust-laden air inlet ( 101 ) is formed in a side wall of the dust-collection container ( 10 ).

3. The dust collector according to claim 1 , wherein a distance between the lower surface ( 311 ) of the flange ( 31 ) and the upper end ( 202 ) of the cyclone barrel ( 20 ) ranges from 10mm to 35mm.

4. The dust collector according to claim 1 , wherein a filtering air outlet ( 33 ) is formed at a joint of the upper end of the filtering cup ( 32 ) and the lower surface ( 311 ) of the flange ( 31 ) and communicates with the air outlet ( 102 ) of the dust-collection container ( 10 ).

5. The dust collector according to claim 1 , wherein a rib ( 13 ) is disposed on at least one of a side wall and a bottom wall of the second chamber ( 104 ).

6. The dust collector according to claim 5 , wherein a plurality of ribs ( 13 ) is arranged in a circumferential direction of the dust-collection container ( 10 ).

7. The dust collector according to claim 1 , wherein the dust-collection container ( 10 ) comprises a body ( 11 ) having an open upper end and a cover ( 12 ) detachably coupled to the body to close the upper end of the body ( 11 ), and the air outlet ( 102 ) is formed in the cover ( 12 ).

8. The dust collector according to claim 7 , wherein the flange ( 31 ) is mounted on an inner wall of the body ( 11 ) and adjacent to the upper end of the body ( 11 ).

9. The dust collector according to claim 8 , wherein an annular groove ( 312 ) is formed in an outer periphery surface of the flange ( 31 ), and a plurality of notches ( 3121 ) is formed in an upper wall of the annular groove ( 312 ) and spaced from one another in a circumferential direction of the flange ( 31 ),
wherein a plurality of positioning bosses ( 111 ) is disposed on the inner wall of the body ( 11 ), adjacent to the upper end of the body ( 11 ), and adapted to fit within the annular groove ( 312 ) via the plurality of notches ( 3121 ) respectively.

10. The dust collector according to claim 7 , wherein a plurality of second air holes ( 105 ) is formed in at least one of a side wall and a bottom wall of the body ( 11 ).

11. The dust collector according to claim 7 , wherein the cyclone barrel ( 20 ) is mounted onto the body ( 11 ) via screws.

12. The dust collector according to claim 7 , wherein the cyclone barrel ( 20 ) and the body ( 11 ) are formed integrally.

13. A cleaner, comprising the dust collector for a cleaner according to claim 1 .

14. The cleaner according to claim 13 , wherein the air inlet ( 201 ) is formed in a side wall of the cyclone barrel ( 20 ) and the dust-laden air inlet ( 101 ) is formed in a side wall of the dust-collection container ( 10 ).

15. The cleaner according to claim 13 , wherein a distance between the lower surface ( 311 ) of the flange ( 31 ) and the upper end ( 202 ) of the cyclone barrel ( 20 ) ranges from 10 mm to 35 mm.

16. The cleaner according to claim 13 , wherein the dust-collection container ( 10 ) comprises a body ( 11 ) having an open upper end and a cover ( 12 ) detachably coupled to the body to close the upper end of the body ( 11 ), and the air outlet ( 102 ) is formed in the cover ( 12 ).

17. The cleaner according to claim 16 , wherein the flange ( 31 ) is mounted on an inner wall of the body ( 11 ) and adjacent to the upper end of the body ( 11 ), an annular groove ( 312 ) is formed in an outer periphery surface of the flange ( 31 ), and a plurality of notches ( 3121 ) is formed in an upper wall of the annular groove ( 312 ) and spaced from one another in a circumferential direction of the flange ( 31 ), wherein a plurality of positioning bosses ( 111 ) is disposed on the inner wall of the body ( 11 ), adjacent to the upper end of the body ( 11 ), and adapted to fit within the annular groove ( 312 ) via the plurality of notches ( 3121 ) respectively.

Assignees

• Jiangsu Midea Cleaning Appliances Co Ltd

Inventors

• Gui Kang
• Zhang Qi

Classifications

• B01D45/12

  by centrifugal forces (centrifuges B04B; cyclones B04C) · CPC title

• A47L9/1683 Primary

  Dust collecting chambers; Dust collecting receptacles · CPC title

• A47L9/1608

  Cyclonic chamber constructions · CPC title

• B01D46/2411

  Filter cartridges · CPC title

• A47L9/1691

  Mounting or coupling means for cyclonic chamber or dust receptacles · CPC title