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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2003
Yasuhiro Yuasa, Shiga, JP;
Akihito Ito, Shiga, JP;
Takafumi Ishibashi, Shiga, JP;
Kazuhisa Morishita, Shiga, JP;
Yasuhiro Yuasa, Shiga, JP;
Akihito Ito, Shiga, JP;
Takafumi Ishibashi, Shiga, JP;
Kazuhisa Morishita, Shiga, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A vacuum cleaner including an electric blower for generating suction air, a collecting unit for collecting dust contained in the suction air, a dust removing unit for removing dust adhered to the collecting unit, and a dust removing stop unit for stopping an operation of the dust removing unit. The dust removing stop unit stops the operation of the dust removing unit in response to a user's selection or an operation mode of the vacuum cleaner, thereby saving a power consumption of the dust removing unit.