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(11) EP 1 943 935 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
07.10.2009 Bulletin 2009/41

(43) Date of publication A2:
16.07.2008 Bulletin 2008/29

(21) Application number: 08250030.7

(22) Date of filing: 04.01.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A47L 9/20(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA MK RS

(30) Priority: 12.01.2007 JP 2007004431

(71) Applicants:
  • Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8001 (JP)
  • Toshiba Consumer Marketing Corporation
    Tokyo 101-0021 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Tanaka, Masatoshi, Toshiba Ha Products Co., Ltd.
    Ibaraki-shi Osaka 567-0013 (JP)
  • Morishita, Atsushi, Toshiba Ha Products Co., Ltd.
    Ibaraki-shi Osaka 567-0013 (JP)

(74) Representative: O'Connell, David Christopher 
Haseltine Lake LLP Redcliff Quay 120 Redcliff Street
Bristol BS1 6HU
Bristol BS1 6HU (GB)

   


(54) Electric vacuum cleaner


(57) A pleated filter is provided higher than an upper opening of a dust collecting unit. An introduction hole is provided on the downstream side of the pleated filter. When switching to a dust moving state, the outside air introduced from an introduction hole spreads to the entirety of the pleated filter when passing through the pleated filter and evenly cleans dust adhering to the entirety, and when micro dust removed from the pleated filter is moved to the dust collecting unit, this movement is supported by gravity by using the weight of micro dust. The pleated filter is prevented from being clogging by reliably moving micro dust removed from the pleated filter to the dust collecting unit, and when switching to a suctioning state, a suction air amount to pass through the first air passage is secured, whereby reduction in suction power over time can be suppressed.







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