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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2007
Jang-keun OH, Gwangju, KR;
Jung-gyun Han, Gwangju, KR;
Hyoun-soo Kim, Busan, KR;
Samsung Gwangju Electronics Co., Ltd., Gwangju, KR;
Abstract
A dust collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner is provided. The dust collecting apparatus includes a dust collecting unit detachably mounted in a main body of the vacuum cleaner, to separate and collect dust from drawn-in air flowing therein; a filter unit disposed above the dust collecting unit, the filter unit comprising a filter to filter fine dust particles contained in air from which the dust has been separated by the dust collecting unit; a top cover to cover the filter unit and to discharge the air filtered through the filter; a rotating unit, which is disposed inside the filter unit, to strike a portion of the filter and to remove the fine dust particles attached to the filter; and a dust compression plate to compress the collected dust while being moved up and down inside the dust collecting unit by power transferred from the rotating unit.