| US 7,547,340 B2 | ||
| Dust collecting unit of vacuum cleaner | ||
| Tae Jin Park, Kimhae-si (Korea, Republic of) | ||
| Assigned to LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (Korea, Republic of) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 09, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/297,423. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 10-2004-0105485 (KR), filed on Dec. 14, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0123749 A1, Jun. 15, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. B01D 50/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 55—429 [55/433; 55/DIG. 3] | 19 Claims |
| 1. A dust collecting unit of a vacuum cleaner, comprising:
a dust collection container collecting foreign substances;
a top cover closing a top of the dust collection container;
a bottom cover closing a bottom of the dust collection container;
a compartment plate dividing an inner space of the dust collection container into a foreign substance separating compartment
and a foreign substance storing compartment;
a bar pushing the compartment plate to the foreign substance storing compartment to compress the foreign substances stored
in the foreign substance storing compartment; and
a pressing member detachably coupled to the dust collection container to depress a top end of the bar.
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