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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2015
Toshiba Lifestyle Products & Services Corporation, Kawasaki-shi, JP;
Yukio Machida, Owariasahi, JP;
Masatoshi Tanaka, Seto, JP;
Atsushi Morishita, Hadano, JP;
Yuji Ohtsuka, Owariasahi, JP;
Hiromitsu Ichikawa, Owariasahi, JP;
Hiromitsu Murata, Kasugai, JP;
TOSHIBA LIFESTYLE PRODUCTS & SERVICES CORPORATION, Kawasaki-shi, JP;
Abstract
An electric vacuum cleaner, including a cleaning unit includes a body case including a dust container opening, and a primary dust container including: a container body detachably provided to the body case accumulating dust collected by the cleaning unit; a connecting part exposed from or facing the dust container opening, when attached to the body case; a disposal port provided in the connecting part, for discharging dust from inside the container body; and a disposal lid opening and closing the disposal port. The station includes a dust transfer pipe contacting the connecting part of the primary dust container and connected to the disposal port, and a secondary dust container in which dust discharged from the primary dust container through the dust transfer pipe is accumulated.