Dust collector of vacuum cleaner
Disclosed is a dust collector of a vacuum cleaner. The dust collector comprises: a cyclone body forming a cyclone chamber and having a bottom wall and an air inlet, air being admitted into the cyclone chamber and rotating in the cyclone chamber; an outlet pipe extending upwardly from the bottom wall of the cyclone body; and a dust-bin body surrounding the cyclone body in such a manner that a dust collection space is formed between the dust-bin body and the cyclone body. The inner diameter of the cyclone body is increased as approaching a height near the top end of the outlet pipe from the bottom wall of the cyclone body.
1. A dust collector comprising:
a cyclone body forming a cyclone chamber, into which air is admitted in such a manner as to rotate, the cyclone body having a bottom wall and an air inlet;
an outlet pipe extending upwardly from the bottom wall of the cyclone body; and
a dust-bin body surrounding the cyclone body in such a manner that a dust collection space is formed between the dust-bin body and the cyclone body,
wherein the cyclone body has an inner diameter that is increased as approaching a height near a top end of the outlet pipe from the bottom wall of the cyclone body.
2. The dust collector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the air inlet is formed through the bottom wall of the cyclone body and a dust discharge port is formed at the top end of the cyclone body, so that air containing dust or dirt is admitted into the cyclone body through the bottom wall, and rotates and ascends in the cyclone chamber, whereby the dust or dirt is discharged to the dust collection space through the dust discharge port.
3. The dust collector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cyclone body is formed in a barrel shape having inflection points at the height near the top end of the outlet pipe, so that the inner diameter of the cyclone body is largest at the height near the top end of the outlet pipe and the inner diameter decreases towards both the top and bottom ends of the cyclone body from the height near the top end of the outlet pipe.
4. The dust collector as claimed in claim 3 , further comprising:
a cover member capable of covering the top of the cyclone body and the dust-bin body; and
a rotation guide member depending from the bottom surface of the cover member.
5. The dust collector as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the rotation guide member is formed in a hollow shape, the inner diameter of which is reduced as approaching the top end thereof, so that a distance between an inner surface of the cyclone body and an outer surface of the rotation guide member is substantially similar.
6. The dust collector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cyclone body comprises an upper side wall in a truncated cone shape, and a lower side wall in an inverted truncated cone shape, which are integrally combined with each other in such a manner that an angular part is formed between them, the inner diameter of the cyclone body is largest at the height near the top end of the outlet pipe, and the inner diameter decreases towards both the top end or bottom end of the cyclone body from the height near the top end of the outlet pipe.
7. The dust collector as claimed in claim 6 , further comprising:
a cover member capable of covering the top of the cyclone body and the dust-bin body; and
a rotation guide member depending from the bottom surface of the cover member.
8. The dust collector as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the rotation guide member is formed in a hollow shape, the inner diameter of which is reduced as approaching the top end thereof, so that a distance between an inner surface of the cyclone body and an outer surface of the rotation guide member is substantially similar.
9. The dust collector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cyclone body comprises a lower side wall in a bowl shape, the inner diameter of which is gradually increased as approaching the top end thereof, and an upper side wall in a cylindrical shape vertically extending from the top end of the lower side wall, so that the inner diameter of the cyclone body is largest at the height near the top end of the outlet pipe and the inner diameter is reduced as approaching the bottom end of the cyclone body from the height near the top end of the outlet pipe.
10. The dust collector as claimed in claim 9 , further comprising:
a cover member capable of covering the top of the cyclone body and the dust-bin body; and
a rotation guide member depending from the bottom surface of the cover member.
11. The dust collector as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the rotation guide member is formed in a hollow shape, the inner diameter of which is reduced as approaching the top end thereof, so that a distance between an inner surface of the cyclone body and an outer surface of the rotation guide member is substantially similar.
12. The dust collector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cyclone body comprises a lower side wall in an inverted truncated cone shape, the inner diameter of which is reduced as approaching the bottom end thereof, and an upper side wall in a cylindrical shape vertically extending from the top end of the lower side wall, so that the inner diameter of the cyclone body is increased as approaching the height near the top end of the outlet pipe from the bottom end of the cyclone body and then retained constant to the top end of the cyclone body from the area near the top end of the outlet pipe.
13. The dust collector as claimed in claim 12 , further comprising:
a cover member capable of covering the top of the cyclone body and the dust-bin body; and
a rotation guide member depending from the bottom surface of the cover member.
14. The dust collector as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the rotation guide member is formed in a hollow shape, the inner diameter of which is reduced as approaching the top end thereof, so that a distance between an inner surface of the cyclone body and an outer surface of the rotation guide member is substantially similar.