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Granted Patent B2
US 9,375,120 · App. 14/852,953 · Granted Jun 28, 2016

Dust collector for cleaner

Inventors: Shenghui Liu (Jiangsu, CN); Quan Xu (Jiangsu, CN)
Assignees: Jiangsu Midea Cleaning Appliances Co., Ltd.; Midea Group Co., Ltd.
A47L9/1683A47L9/165A47L9/1608A47L9/1666A47L9/1691B01D45/12B01D45/16B01D46/2411B01D50/002
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Patent No.
US 9,375,120
App. No.
14/852,953
Granted
Jun 28, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A dust collector for a cleaner is provided, including: a dust container, a cyclone separator and a dust container top cover. The dust container defines an air inlet in a bottom wall thereof. The cyclone separator is disposed in the dust container and defines a cyclone separator inlet communicated with the air inlet and a cyclone separator outlet. The dust container top cover covers the dust container and defines an air outlet communicated with the cyclone separator outlet.

Claims (21)

1. A dust collector for a cleaner, comprising:

a dust container defining an air inlet in a bottom wall thereof;

a cyclone separator disposed in the dust container and defining a cyclone separator inlet communicated with the air inlet and a cyclone separator outlet;

a dust container top cover covering the dust container and defining an air outlet communicated with the cyclone separator outlet;

an air intake tube defining two ends communicated with the air inlet and the cyclone separator inlet respectively and being engaged with the dust container;

wherein the cyclone separator comprises:

a cyclone barrel defining an upper open end, the cyclone separator inlet being formed in a bottom wall of the cyclone barrel, an air guide plate and an air shield plate being disposed in the cyclone barrel, and at least a part of the air guide plate being extended upwardly and spirally;

a cyclone separator end cover disposed above the cyclone barrel, the cyclone separator outlet being formed in the cyclone separator end cover, in which an upper end of the dust container is open, and the cyclone separator end cover covers the upper end of the dust container;

a filter defining an upper end communicated with the cyclone separator outlet, and a lower end extended into the cyclone barrel;

an air guide barrel defining a lower end communicated with the cyclone separator inlet and an upper closed end, and defining an air vent in a side wall of the air guide barrel communicated with the cyclone barrel,

the air shield plate being disposed above the air vent and no higher than an upper edge of the air guide plate;

wherein the air guide plate is annular and comprises:

first and second plate bodies perpendicular to an axis of the cyclone barrel respectively;

a spiral plate extended spirally in an up-down direction, and defining two ends connected to the first and second plate bodies respectively;

a connection plate parallel to an axis of the cyclone separator, and defining two ends connected to the first and second plate bodies respectively.

2. The dust collector for the cleaner according to claim 1 , wherein the cyclone separator further comprises a barrel body and a separation plate disposed in the barrel body and dividing an inner space of the barrel body in the up-down direction, an upper portion of the barrel body is configured as the filter, and a lower portion of the barrel body is configured as the air guide barrel.

3. The dust collector for the cleaner according to claim 1 , wherein the air guide plate is configured as the bottom wall of the cyclone barrel, and the cyclone separator inlet is formed in the air guide plate.

4. The dust collector for the cleaner according to claim 3 , wherein the cyclone separator further comprises a barrel body and a separation plate disposed in the barrel body and dividing an inner space of the barrel body in the up-down direction, an upper portion of the barrel body is configured as the filter, and a lower portion of the barrel body is configured as the air guide barrel.

5. The dust collector for the cleaner according to claim 1 , wherein the first plate body is disposed at a lower edge of the air vent, the air shield plate is disposed at an upper edge of the air vent, the second plate body is flush with the air shield plate, and the connection plate is disposed at a side edge of the air vent.

6. The dust collector for the cleaner according to claim 5 , wherein the air guide plate is configured as the bottom wall of the cyclone barrel, and the cyclone separator inlet is formed in the air guide plate.

7. The dust collector for the cleaner according to claim 5 , wherein the cyclone separator further comprises a barrel body and a separation plate disposed in the barrel body and dividing an inner space of the barrel body in the up-down direction, an upper portion of the barrel body is configured as the filter, and a lower portion of the barrel body is configured as the air guide barrel.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 5, 2015
From: LIU, SHENGHUI; XU, QUAN
To: JIANGSU MIDEA CLEANING APPLIANCES CO., LTD.; MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 036730/0986 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2014075272 · Apr 14, 2014
Related Publication 20160000285A1 · Jan 7, 2016