US 12,274,411 B2
Cleaner
Philjae Hwang, Seoul (KR); Mantae Hwang, Seoul (KR); Jungbae Hwang, Seoul (KR); Eunji Sung, Seoul (KR); and Taekgi Lee, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Oct. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/384,283.
Application 18/384,283 is a continuation of application No. 17/965,587, filed on Oct. 13, 2022, granted, now 11,832,773.
Application 17/965,587 is a continuation of application No. 17/020,146, filed on Sep. 14, 2020, granted, now 11,510,537, issued on Nov. 29, 2022.
Application 17/020,146 is a continuation of application No. 16/325,329, granted, now 11,284,760, issued on Mar. 29, 2022, previously published as PCT/KR2017/006442, filed on Jun. 20, 2017.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2016-0108309 (KR), filed on Aug. 25, 2016; application No. 10-2016-0108311 (KR), filed on Aug. 25, 2016; and application No. 10-2016-0183822 (KR), filed on Dec. 30, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2024/0049932 A1, Feb. 15, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A47L 9/10 (2006.01); A47L 5/24 (2006.01); A47L 9/04 (2006.01); A47L 9/14 (2006.01); A47L 9/16 (2006.01); A47L 9/32 (2006.01)
CPC A47L 9/1463 (2013.01) [A47L 5/24 (2013.01); A47L 9/04 (2013.01); A47L 9/10 (2013.01); A47L 9/1409 (2013.01); A47L 9/1683 (2013.01); A47L 9/32 (2013.01); A47L 9/16 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cleaner comprising:
a main body including:
a suction motor that is configured to generate suction force to thereby suction air including dust;
a suction unit configured to utilize the generated suction force to move the suctioned air;
a dust separator configured to separate the dust from the suctioned air;
a dust container configured to receive the dust separated from the dust separator;
a dust container cover configured to open and close the dust container;
a handle portion including a handle body that defines a handle, a portion of the handle body being disposed between the main body and the handle; and
an operating member configured to rotate the dust container cover to open or close the dust container,
wherein the operating member includes:
an operating rib configured to, based on being moved, generate a force and at least a portion of the operating rib being disposed between the handle and the portion of the handle body, and
a transfer member configured to transfer the force generated from the operating rib to the dust container cover to thereby rotate the dust container cover.