| CPC A47L 9/108 (2013.01) [A47L 9/1641 (2013.01); A47L 9/165 (2013.01); A47L 9/1683 (2013.01); A47L 9/322 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
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1. A cleaning apparatus comprising:
a housing having an introduction opening through which air is introduced;
a filter configured to be mounted in an inner space of the housing, and defining a dust collection space between the filter and an inner surface of the housing;
a cleaner configured to surround the filter, and configured to be raised and lowered inside the dust collection space, wherein, when the cleaner is in an initial position, at least a portion of the cleaner is connected to an air introduction path extending from the introduction opening to form a guide flow path to guide a flow of the introduced air;
a connecting plate provided in the cleaner to face the inner surface of the housing and extending in a raising/lowering direction of the cleaner; and
a manipulator coupled to the connecting plate and lifted together with the cleaner,
wherein a connection bracket is provided at a connection portion between the connection plate and the manipulator,
wherein a discharge inclining surface is formed on an upper surface of the connection bracket,
wherein a height of the discharge inclining surface varies along a circumferential direction of the cleaner,
wherein the height of the discharge inclining surface gradually decreases along a direction of the air flow formed by the guide flow path,
wherein a raising/lowering channel is recessed in the inner surface of the housing along the raising/lowering direction of the cleaner,
wherein at least a portion of a connection bracket connecting the connecting plate and the manipulator is inserted into the raising/lowering channel, and
wherein the connection bracket is connected to a movable rail of the manipulator in the raising/lowering channel.
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