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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2004
Sung Su Kang, Changwon-si, KR;
Jae Duck Jung, Changwon-si, KR;
Sung Su Kang, Changwon-si, KR;
Jae Duck Jung, Changwon-si, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A vacuum cleaner is provided that including suction device that provides suction force, a suction nozzle that draws air by the suction force provided from the suction device, a dust collecting box that cleans and discharges the air drawn through the suction nozzle, the dust collecting box having an opening in an upper surface thereof, a filter assembly including an upper holding part selectively fastened to an edge of the opening, the upper holding part having an air discharge hole at a central portion thereof, a lower holding part spaced a distance downward from the upper holding part, and a filter between the upper holding part and the lower holding part that filters dust from air, the filter having a discharge passage therein, and a lower cover that selectively opens/closes a lower portion of the dust collecting box. This structure permits easy cleaning and replacement of the dust collector assembly in a vacuum cleaner.