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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2022
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Yunsoo Jang, Suwon-si, KR;
Dokyung Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Kihwan Kwon, Suwon-si, KR;
Seokman Hong, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO, LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
Provided is a dust collector of a vacuum cleaner, the dust collector including a dust collecting casing including an air inlet, an air outlet, and a foreign substance discharge port, a cyclone module configured to separate foreign substances by inducing a swirling flow of air drawn in via the air inlet, and a discharge door switchable between an open position in which the foreign substance discharge port is opened and a closed position in which the foreign substance discharge port is closed, wherein the cyclone module includes a fixed part and a rotating part having a rotating state in which it is allowed to rotate with respect to the fixed part when the discharge door is in the open position and a locked state in which it is prevented from rotating with respect to the fixed part when the discharge door is in the closed position.