KR100688612B1 - A upright vacuum cleaner doing dry cleaning or wet cleaning - Google Patents

Abstract

An upright type vacuum cleaner for wet cleaning is provided to improve the wet cleaning effect by placing the wet cloth brush assembly connected to the air inlet pipe, and to conveniently clean by handling the body with one hand. An upright type vacuum cleaner for wet cleaning is composed of body(12) installed with a dust collecting unit and a vacuum motor; a main brush assembly(14) mounted on the lower end of the body; a handle unit(26) for adjusting the body and the main brush assembly; a body frame(22) integrally connected to the handle unit to support the body; an air inlet pipe connected to the body to flow the outer air; and a wet cloth brush assembly(24) connected to one end of the air inlet pipe for wet cleaning. The air inlet pipe has a flexible hose(18) whose one end is connected to the body, and an extension pipe(20) whose other end is connected to the flexible hose.

Description

Upright vacuum cleaner doing dry cleaning or wet cleaning}

1 and 2 are perspective views showing an embodiment of the upright vacuum cleaner of the present invention;

   1 is a view showing a state in which the cleaner body is mounted on the body frame,

    2 is a view in which the cleaner body is separated from the main body frame,

3 is a perspective view illustrating an exploded view of the mop brush assembly shown in FIG. 1;

4 and 5 is a state diagram used to clean the mop using one embodiment shown in FIG.

<Description of Symbols for Main Parts of Drawings>

10: upright vacuum cleaner 12; cleaner main body

14: main brush assembly 16: air inlet pipe

22: main frame 24: mop brush assembly

26: handle unit 28: handle part

29: suspenders 30: dust collector

48: fan 54: rotating plate

56: mop

The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner, and to an upright type vacuum cleaner capable of vacuuming and mopping.

Generally, an upright type vacuum cleaner includes a cleaner body, a main brush assembly, a handle unit, an air inlet pipe, and an auxiliary brush. The vacuum cleaner body is provided with a dust bag or dust collecting device for filtering dust contained in the outside air introduced through the main brush assembly or the auxiliary brush assembly, and a vacuum motor for generating a vacuum. The main brush assembly has a bottom at the bottom of the vacuum cleaner body. It is installed facing the surface to allow external air containing dirt or dust on the floor to flow into the dust collector through the main brush assembly. The handle unit is connected to the upper end of the cleaner body to be gripped by the user for the cleaner operation. The air inlet pipe is connected to the auxiliary brush assembly and is used to vacuum a narrow place or a wall or a ceiling.

Such an upright vacuum cleaner of the prior art is effective for vacuuming a carpeted floor, but there is an inconvenience in that a mop cannot be cleaned to remove stains or streaks on hard floors such as floors.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, to provide an upright type vacuum cleaner that can selectively clean the vacuum and mop to separate the dust or dirt by sucking the outside air containing dust. .

Upright type vacuum cleaner of the present invention for achieving the above object, a vacuum cleaner body having a dust collecting unit and a vacuum motor for collecting dust; A main brush assembly installed at a lower end of the cleaner body and into which dust and air in the bottom surface are introduced; A handle unit for adjusting the cleaner body and the main brush assembly; A body frame integrally connected to the handle unit and supporting the cleaner body; An air inlet pipe connected to the cleaner body and into which external air may be introduced; And a mop brush assembly connected to one end of the air inlet pipe and capable of cleaning the mop; and including a main mop assembly to vacuum the dust on the bottom surface, as well as the mop using the mop brush assembly. You can clean it.

The air inlet pipe is composed of a flexible hose connected to one end of the cleaner body, and an extension pipe connected to the other end of the flexible hose, the mop brush assembly is preferably detachably connected to one end of the extension pipe.

In addition, the upright vacuum cleaner of the present invention, the cleaner body and the main body frame is configured to be detachable, the upper surface of the main brush assembly is preferably provided with a main body mounting portion for mounting the cleaner body.

In addition, the cleaner body, the user is provided with a handle that can be gripped by the hand can be configured to allow the user to clean the mop while moving by holding the handle.

The cleaner body may be configured to be provided with a suspender for allowing a user to attach the cleaner body to the back while cleaning the mop while carrying the cleaner body.

In addition, the cleaner body and the body frame may be integrally configured so as not to be separated, the mop brush assembly is a fan rotated by the air sucked, and at least one mop rotated by receiving power from the fan. It can be configured to include a plate.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, it will be described in detail an embodiment of the upright vacuum cleaner of the present invention.

1 and 2 are views showing an embodiment of an upright type vacuum cleaner, and FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which the cleaner body 12 is mounted on the body frame 22, and FIG. 2 is a body frame. It is the perspective view which removed the vacuum cleaner main body 12 from 22.

1 and 2, the upright type vacuum cleaner 10 of the present embodiment includes a cleaner body 12, a body frame 22, a handle unit 26, a main brush assembly 14, and an air inlet pipe ( 16), mop brush assembly 24.

The cleaner body 12 includes a handle 28, a dust collector 30, a motor chamber 32 provided with a vacuum motor (not shown), and a suspender 29. Handle portion 28 is configured in a semi-circular shape so that when the user separates the cleaner body 12 from the body frame 22 to clean the mop to move the cleaner body 12, as shown in FIG. . Dust collector 30 is composed of a cyclone chamber 31 and the dust container 33 to rotate the incoming air to separate the dust in the air by centrifugal force. The motor chamber 32 is installed at the lower end of the dust collector 30, and a vacuum motor (not shown) for generating a vacuum is installed to introduce clean air that has passed through the dust collector 30 into the motor chamber 32. . The suspenders 29 are provided at the rear of the cleaner body 12 so that the user can carry the cleaner body 12 on his back and use it (see FIG. 4) when cleaning the mop using only the cleaner body 12. The cleaner main body 12 configured as described above is detachable to the main body frame 22. That is, when vacuuming to clean dust or dirt on the floor, the vacuum cleaner main body 12 is mounted on the main body frame 22, and when cleaning the mop, the main vacuum cleaner body from the main body frame 22 is used. (12) can be used separately.

Body frame 22, one side is connected to the main brush assembly 14 and the other side is connected to the handle unit 26. In the present embodiment, the handle unit 26 is integrally injection molded. The main body frame 22 is provided with a locking unit 23 that locks with the cleaner main body 12 when the cleaner main body 12 is mounted, and two wheels 15 are connected to the bottom to facilitate movement of the cleaner. do.

The handle unit 26 is a part which the user grips for the operation of the upright cleaner 10 when the user attaches the cleaner body 12 to the body frame 22, and controls the driving of the vacuum motor. 25) is installed.

The main brush assembly 14 is provided with an air inlet (not shown) through which external air is introduced, and a brush drum (not shown) that rotates to scatter dust on the carpet, and a cleaner body 12 is mounted on the upper surface thereof. The body mounting portion 34 and the height adjustment knob 13 for adjusting the brush height is provided. The main body mounting part 34 is provided with the protrusion 34a and the groove 34b so that the cleaner main body 12 may be fixed without flowing.

Air inlet pipe 16, one end is connected to the back of the cleaner body 12, the other side is connected to the mop brush assembly 24, it consists of a flexible hose 18 and a rigid extension tube (20). The air inlet pipe 16 is connected to the cleaner body 12 at one end of the flexible hose 18 so as to communicate with the dust collecting device 30 and the motor chamber 32 in the cleaner body 12. At one end, the mop brush assembly 24 is connected. The handle part 22 formed at one side of the extension tube 20 is provided with a power switch 17 for controlling the power of the vacuum motor, and the shape of the handle part 21 may be variously configured. Moreover, the extension pipe 20 is comprised from the pipe which can expand and contract length.

The mop brush assembly 24 is connected to one end of the extension tube to clean stains or stains on the bottom, as shown in FIG. 3, the upper case 42, the lower case 44, and the fan 48. ), A worm gear 52 and a worm wheel 50, a rotating plate 54 and a mop 56. An extension pipe connector 58 is connected to the mop brush assembly 24, and an air inlet 62 through which external air flows is formed in the lower case 44. The fan 48 is installed between the air passages through which the external air moves to the extension pipe connector 58 through the air inlet 62, and is detachably installed at the center of the lower case 44 to be rotated by the inflowing air. . Both sides of the fan 48 are provided with a worm gear 52 that rotates together with the fan 48 and a worm wheel 50 that rotates in engagement with each other. The rotating plate 54 is connected to the worm wheel 50 under the lower case 44 so as to be rotatably installed. The mop 56 is attached to the lower surface of the rotating plate 54 to rotate together with the rotating plate 54. Therefore, when the vacuum motor (not shown) installed in the cleaner main body 12 is operated, air is introduced through the air inlet 62, and the fan 48 rotates by the flow rate of the air and rotates together with the fan 48. By rotating the worm gear 52, the worm wheel 50, and the rotating plate 54, the mop 56 is rotated in contact with the bottom surface can be removed when the dirt or stains on the floor.

With reference to the accompanying drawings, a method of use of an embodiment of an upright vacuum cleaner will be described.

In order to vacuum the carpet or the like, the user mounts the cleaner body 12 on the body frame 22 as shown in FIG. 1, and separates the extension pipe 20 and the mop brush assembly 24. Holding the handle unit 26, the body frame 22, on which the cleaner body 12 is mounted, is tilted with respect to the main brush assembly 14 to move the cleaner 10 and vacuum the floor. External air, including dirt or dust, is introduced through an air inlet (not shown) of the main brush assembly 14 and is introduced into the dust collector 30 of the cleaner body 12. Dust or dirt is separated from the dust collector 30 and clean air is discharged to the outside through the motor chamber 32. The height of the main brush assembly 14 can be adjusted using the height adjusting knob 13 according to the state of the user's floor, and the brush drum (not shown) in which the brush is planted rotates to scatter dust on the surface of the carpet. give.

In order to mop the floor, as shown in FIG. 4, the user separates the cleaner body 12 from the body frame 22, and then carries the suspenders 29 provided on the cleaner body 12 to the bottom surface. You can clean the mop. At this time, the user controls the vacuum motor mounted on the cleaner body 12 by using the power switch 17 installed in the handle 21 of the extension pipe 20. When the vacuum motor is driven, the outside air is introduced through the air inlet 62 of the mop brush assembly 24, and the fan 48 is rotated by the blades of the fan 48, the extension tube 20 and the flexible hose ( 18 is introduced into the dust collector 30 installed in the cleaner body 12. When the fan 48 is rotated, the worm gear 52 and the worm wheel 50 are rotated and the rotary plate 54 and the mop 56 connected thereto are rotated to remove the stain while the mop 56 rubs the bottom surface. The external air introduced into the dust collector 30 is discharged to the outside via the motor chamber 32 after the dust or dirt is removed. Therefore, it is possible to selectively perform vacuum cleaning and mop cleaning with an upright cleaner.

In addition, the mop cleaning, as shown in Figure 5, the handle portion 28 installed on the upper portion of the cleaner body 12 with one hand, the other hand to hold the handle portion 21 of the extension tube 20 can do. When cleaning the mop only for a short time, the operation of carrying the suspenders 29 can be cumbersome, so it is convenient to hold the handle 28 and clean.

In the above, an embodiment of the upright type vacuum cleaner of the present invention has been described in the structure in which the cleaner body frame and the cleaner body are separated, but the cleaner body and the body frame are integrally formed, that is, the cleaner body is not separated from the body frame. The vacuum cleaner may also be provided with a mop brush assembly to clean the mop.

As described above, the upright type vacuum cleaner of the present invention has the advantage of selectively cleaning the vacuum and mop with one upright type cleaner. Thus, the user does not need to have a separate mop cleaner.

In addition, when cleaning the mop for a long time to carry the mop cleaning with suspenders, in the short term it is convenient to use the cleaner can be cleaned by holding the body by hand.

 As described above and described with reference to a preferred embodiment for illustrating the principle of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the configuration and operation as shown and described as such. Rather, those skilled in the art will appreciate that many changes and modifications can be made to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims. Accordingly, all such suitable changes, modifications, and equivalents should be considered to be within the scope of the present invention.

Claims (7)

A cleaner body having a dust collecting unit and a vacuum motor collecting dust; A main brush assembly installed at a lower end of the cleaner body and into which dust and air in the bottom surface are introduced; A handle unit for adjusting the cleaner body and the main brush assembly; A body frame integrally connected to the handle unit and supporting the cleaner body; An air inlet pipe connected to the cleaner body and into which external air may be introduced; And, Includes; connected to one end of the air inlet pipe, mop brush assembly capable of cleaning mop; An upright vacuum cleaner capable of vacuuming dust on the bottom surface using the main brush assembly as well as cleaning the mop using the mop brush assembly. According to claim 1, The air inlet pipe, An upright type vacuum cleaner comprising: a flexible hose having one end connected to the cleaner body; and an extension tube connected to the other end of the flexible hose, wherein the mop brush assembly is detachably connected to one end of the extension tube. The method of claim 1, The vacuum cleaner body and the main body frame is detachably configured, the upper surface of the main brush assembly, the upright type vacuum cleaner, characterized in that the main body mounting portion for mounting the cleaner body is provided. The method of claim 3, wherein the cleaner body, Upright type vacuum cleaner, characterized in that the user is provided with a handle portion that can be gripped by hand. The method of claim 3, wherein the cleaner body, Upright type vacuum cleaner, characterized in that the user is provided with a suspender that can wear the cleaner body on the back.  The method of claim 1, The vacuum cleaner body and the body frame is an upright type vacuum cleaner, characterized in that configured integrally so as not to be separated. The method of claim 1, wherein the mop brush assembly, An upright type vacuum cleaner comprising a fan rotated by air sucked and at least one mop plate rotated by receiving power from the fan.

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