Cleaner

Abstract

A cleaner includes: a motor housing in which a motor is provided to generate a suction force for drawing in air; a handle part coupled to the motor housing; a dust bin separably coupled to a lower portion of the motor housing and configured to store therein sucked dust; a cyclone part positioned in the dust bin and configured to separate dust from the air drawn in through a suction part; and a compression part configured to compress the dust in the dust bin, in which the dust bin is separated downward from the motor housing, and a user may easily wash the dust bin.

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         24 . A cleaner comprising:
 a suction part configured to introduce air to the cleaner;   a motor configured to generate a suction force for introducing the air through the suction part;   a motor housing that accommodates the motor;   a handle coupled to the motor housing;   a cyclone part configured to separate dust from the air introduced through the suction part;   a dust bin that accommodates the cyclone part and is separably coupled to a lower portion of the motor housing, the dust bin being configured to store the dust; and   a compression part configured to compress the dust stored in the dust bin,   wherein the compression part comprises:
 an operating part disposed in the motor housing and configured to move along an up-down direction in a space defined between an outer portion of the cyclone part and an inner circumferential surface of the dust bin, 
 a manipulation part disposed outside the motor housing and configured to be manipulated to cause the operating part to move in the up-down direction, and 
 a transmission part that is disposed in the motor housing and connects the operating part to the manipulation part. 
   
     
     
         25 . The cleaner of  claim 24 , further comprising:
 a pipe connector disposed between the suction part and the motor housing.   
     
     
         26 . The cleaner of  claim 25 , wherein the pipe connector is fixed to the motor housing. 
     
     
         27 . The cleaner of  claim 24 , wherein the compression part further comprises a compression rail disposed in the motor housing and configured to guide movement of the transmission part in the up-down direction. 
     
     
         28 . The cleaner of  claim 24 , wherein each of the motor housing and the dust bin has a cylindrical shape,
 wherein a width of the handle in a left-right direction is less than a diameter of each of the motor housing and the dust bin, and   wherein the manipulation part is configured to be spaced apart from a floor surface based on the motor housing, the dust bin, and the handle being in contact with the floor surface.   
     
     
         29 . A cleaner comprising:
 a suction part configured to introduce air to the cleaner;   a motor configured to generate a suction force for introducing the air through the suction part;   a motor housing that accommodates the motor;   a handle coupled to the motor housing;   cyclone parts coupled to a lower side of the motor housing and configured to separate dust from the air introduced through the suction part;   a dust bin that accommodates the cyclone parts and is separably coupled to a lower portion of the motor housing, the dust bin being configured to store the dust;   a main filter coupled to the lower side of the motor housing and disposed in the dust bin, the main filter being configured to filter air having separated the dust through the cyclone parts; and   a compression part configured to compress the dust stored in the dust bin,   wherein the main filter is configured to be exposed to an outside of the cleaner based on the dust bin being separated from the motor housing.   
     
     
         30 . The cleaner of  claim 29 , further comprising:
 a prefilter disposed in the motor housing and configured to filter air entering the motor.   
     
     
         31 . The cleaner of  claim 29 , wherein the cyclone parts comprise:
 a first cyclone part that is in fluid communication with the suction part; and   a second cyclone part configured to separate the dust from air discharged from the first cyclone part, and   wherein the main filter surrounds the second cyclone part.   
     
     
         32 . The cleaner of  claim 31 , wherein an inner circumferential surface of the dust bin and an outer circumferential surface of the second cyclone part are spaced apart from each other by an interval of 14 mm or more. 
     
     
         33 . The cleaner of  claim 25 , comprising:
 a fastening part configured to couple the dust bin to the motor housing and to decouple the dust bin from the motor housing.   
     
     
         34 . The cleaner of  claim 33 , wherein the handle defines a groove configured to be coupled to the fastening part, and
 wherein the fastening part comprises:
 a button disposed below the pipe connector; 
 a hook disposed between the button and the dust bin and configured to rotate based on the button being pushed; 
 a first catching projection disposed at an outer surface of the dust bin and configured to be coupled to and decoupled from the hook based on rotation of the hook; and 
 a second catching projection disposed at a lower portion of the outer surface of the dust bin and disposed at a position opposite to the first catching projection, the second catching projection being configured to couple to the groove of the handle. 
   
     
     
         35 . The cleaner of  claim 34 , wherein the fastening part further comprises a rib configured to contact the hook based on rotation of the hook, and
 wherein the hook comprises:
 a first inclined surface configured to, based on the button moving away from the rib, contact the rib to thereby rotate the hook in a clockwise direction; and 
 a second inclined surface that extends from the first inclined surface and is configured to move toward the rib based on the hook rotating in a counterclockwise direction. 
   
     
     
         36 . The cleaner of  claim 33 , wherein the fastening part comprises:
 a pulling lever disposed at a side of the handle adjacent to the dust bin;   a rear hook disposed in a space between the pulling lever and the dust bin and configured to be rotated by the pulling lever based on the pulling lever being pulled by a user; and   a catching projection disposed at an outer surface of the dust bin adjacent to the pulling lever and configured to be coupled to and decoupled from the rear hook based on rotation of the rear hook.   
     
     
         37 . The cleaner of  claim 36 , wherein the rear hook comprises:
 an extension portion configured to rotate based on contacting the pulling lever; and   a catching portion connected to the extension portion and inclined with respect to the extension portion, and   wherein an end of the catching projection is configured to be caught and coupled to a connection point between the extension portion and the catching portion.   
     
     
         38 . The cleaner of  claim 37 , wherein the extension portion is configured to rotate in a first direction based on contacting the pulling lever, and
 wherein the rear hook further comprises an elastic body configured to rotate the extension portion in a second direction opposite to the first direction.   
     
     
         39 . The cleaner of  claim 36 , wherein the fastening part further comprises:
 a front hook that faces the rear hook, the dust bin being disposed between the front hook and the rear hook; and   a first catching projection disposed at the outer surface of the dust bin and configured to be coupled to and decoupled from the front hook, and   wherein the front hook is configured to move forward based on the first catching projection moving upward.   
     
     
         40 . The cleaner of  claim 39 , wherein the fastening part further comprises:
 a link configured to define a movement route of the front hook; and   an elastic body disposed in a space between the link and the front hook.   
     
     
         41 . The cleaner of  claim 25 , further comprising a terminal disposed at the motor housing and disposed adjacent to the pipe connector, the terminal being configured to supply electricity to the suction part based on the suction part being coupled to the pipe connector. 
     
     
         42 . The cleaner of  claim 24 , further comprising a sealing member disposed at an upper end of the dust bin and a lower end of the motor housing, the sealing member being configured to seal a gap between the dust bin and the motor housing. 
     
     
         43 . The cleaner of  claim 25 , wherein the pipe connector is fixed to the dust bin and configured to be separated from the motor housing based on the dust bin being separated from the motor housing. 
     
     
         44 . The cleaner of  claim 43 , further comprising a terminal disposed at the motor housing and disposed adjacent to the pipe connector, the terminal being configured to supply electricity to the suction part based on the suction part being coupled to the pipe connector. 
     
     
         45 . The cleaner of  claim 43 , wherein at least a portion of the dust bin supports the pipe connector. 
     
     
         46 . The cleaner of  claim 43 , further comprising a sealing member disposed at an upper end of the dust bin or a lower end of the motor housing, the sealing member being configured to seal a gap between the dust bin and the motor housing.