Patent attributes
A vacuum cleaner includes a body having a suction motor for generating a suction force, a filter for filtering dust sucked in by the suction motor, and an outlet for exhausting air which has been filtered by the filter. A suction head is provided at one side of the body for sucking dust and a suction/exhaustion switch is installed between the body and the suction head. The suction head includes a channel switching valve assembly installed at a lateral surface of the body, a head side suction hose connected between the channel switching valve assembly and the suction head and a body side suction hose connecting the body and the channel switching valve assembly. A suction/exhaustion hose is connected to the channel switching valve assembly for exhausting a part of the exhaustion air exhausted through the outlet to the outside of the body or for sucking dust through the channel switching valve assembly.
