Dust collection unit and vacuum cleaner with the same
A dust collection unit for a vacuum cleaner includes a first filtering chamber filtering foreign objects using a cyclone airflow, a separation plate defining a top surface of the first filtering chamber, a filter having a diameter that is reduced as it goes downward in response to airflow rate variation in the first filtering chamber, and a blocking member provided under the filter to prevent the foreign objects filtered in the first filtering chamber from flying.
1. A dust collection unit for a vacuum cleaner, comprising:
a first filtering chamber filtering foreign objects using a cyclone airflow;
a separation plate defining a top surface of the first filtering chamber;
a filter disposed in the first filtering chamber; and
a blocking member detachably mounted under the filter to prevent the foreign objects filtered in the first filtering chamber from flying,
wherein the filter is provided at a lower end portion with an insertion portion that can be at least partly inserted into the blocking member.
2. The dust collection unit according to claim 1 , wherein the diameter of the blocking member increases in a direction extending away from the filter.
3. The dust collection unit according to claim 1 , wherein the filter is coupled to the separation plate to be capable of separating from the separation plate.
4. The dust collection unit according to claim 1 , wherein a lower end of the filter is formed to define an acute point.
5. The dust collection unit according to claim 1 , wherein the filter is provided throughout its entire body with apertures.
6. The dust collection unit according to claim 1 , wherein the filter is formed in a cone shape.
7. The dust collection unit according to claim 1 , wherein the separation plate is provided with a communication hole through which air passed through the filter flows.
8. The dust collection unit according to claim 1 , wherein the filter is designed to be separable from the separation plate.
9. The dust collection unit according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an insertion groove formed on the blocking member to correspond to the insertion portion; and
a second projection formed on the insertion groove to interlock with the insertion portion.
10. The dust collection unit according to claim 1 , further comprising an airflow preventing plate integrally formed on a bottom of the blocking member.
11. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 10 , wherein the filter is formed in a cone shape.
12. A vacuum cleaner comprising:
a base;
a dust collection unit disposed on a front portion of the base;
a motor disposed on a rear portion of the base; and
a cover disposed above the base,
wherein the dust collection unit comprises:
a first filtering chamber;
a plurality of second filtering chambers formed on an outer circumference of the first filtering chamber;
storing chambers formed under the first and second filtering chambers;
a filter detachably mounted on a center portion of the first filtering chamber, the filter being formed of a rigid plastic material;
a blocking member detachably mounted on the filter; and
a plurality of airflow preventing plates disposed in a radial direction and integrally formed with a bottom surface of the blocking member.
13. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 12 , wherein an upper end of the filter is hooked on a top surface of the first filtering chamber.
14. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 12 , wherein the blocking member has a circular horizontal section and the filter is fixed in a state where at least a portion of the filter is inserted in the blocking member.
15. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 12 , wherein the filter, the blocking member and the airflow preventing member are aligned in a vertical direction.
16. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 12 , wherein the filter is provided throughout its entire body with apertures.
17. A vacuum cleaner comprising:
a base;
a dust collection unit disposed on a front portion of the base;
a motor disposed on a rear portion of the base;
a cover disposed above the base; and
wherein the dust collection unit comprises:
a filtering chamber,
a filter detachably mounted on a center portion of the first filtering chamber, the filter being formed of a rigid plastic material;
a blocking member detachably mounted on the filter; and
a plurality of airflow preventing plates disposed in a radial direction and integrally formed with a bottom surface of the blocking member.
18. A vacuum cleaner comprising:
a motor generating sucking force;
a dust collection unit filtering foreign objects contained in air introduced by the sucking force generated by the motor; and
a suction assembly guiding outer air to the dust collection unit, wherein the dust collection unit comprises:
a first filtering chamber formed on a center portion of the dust collection unit and having a relatively large diameter;
a plurality of second filtering chambers formed on an outer circumference of the first filtering chamber;
a cone-shaped filter mounted on a center portion of the first filtering chamber;
a blocking member detachably mounted on the cone-shaped filter to prevent the foreign objects from flying; and
an airflow preventing plate integrally formed with the blocking member to stop the cyclone airflow.