(19)
(11) EP 1 985 215 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
04.11.2009 Bulletin 2009/45

(43) Date of publication A2:
29.10.2008 Bulletin 2008/44

(21) Application number: 07025015.4

(22) Date of filing: 21.12.2007
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A47L 5/32(2006.01)
A47L 9/00(2006.01)
A47L 9/16(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK RS

(30) Priority: 27.04.2007 KR 20070041330

(71) Applicant: Samsung Gwangju Electronics Co., Ltd.
Gwangju-city (KR)

(72) Inventors:
  • Han, Jung-gyun
    Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju-city (KR)
  • Oh, Jang-keun
    Seo-gu, Gwangju-city (KR)
  • Lee, Jin-gon
    Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju-city (KR)

(74) Representative: Käck, Jürgen 
Patentanwälte Kahler Käck Mollekopf Vorderer Anger 239
86899 Landsberg
86899 Landsberg (DE)

   


(54) Vacuum cleaner for using as both canister form and stick form


(57) A vacuum cleaner for use in either a canister form or a stick form is disclosed. The vacuum cleaner includes a cleaner body (10), a suction unit (20) having an air suction opening formed in a bottom surface of the cleaner body (10) to drawn in air, a dust collecting unit (40) disposed in the cleaner body to separate dust or dirt from the air and to collect and store the dust or dirt therein, and a mode selecting unit (60) on the cleaner body (10) to select one of a first mode and a second mode. The first mode is a mode where a handle member for moving the cleaner body is connected to the cleaner body and the suction unit (20) and the dust collecting unit (40) are communicated with each other. The second mode is a mode where an external accessory is connected to the cleaner body (10) to communicate with the dust collecting unit (40).







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