RU2782003C1 - Cleaning apparatus with a vacuum cleaner and a loading station - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: domestic cleaning.

SUBSTANCE: disclosed herein is a cleaning apparatus including a vacuum cleaner and a loading station. Cleaning apparatus includes a vacuum cleaner including a dust chamber wherein foreign substances are collected, and a loading station configured to be connected with the dust chamber to remove the foreign substances collected in the dust chamber. The dust chamber is configured to collect foreign substances by means of centrifugation and is configured to be coupled with the loading station; and the loading station includes a suction apparatus configured to suction foreign substances and air from the dust chamber coupled with the loading station.

EFFECT: creation of a cleaning apparatus including a loading station for a vacuum cleaner, enabling automatic unloading of foreign substances from the dust chamber, and an improved construction for the effective removal of foreign substances from the dust chamber.

14 cl, 54 dwg

Description

The technical field to which the invention belongs

The disclosure relates to a cleaning device including a vacuum cleaner and a loading station. More specifically, the disclosure relates to a loading station capable of automatically unloading dust from a vacuum cleaner and a cleaning device including the same.

Prerequisites for the creation of the invention

Basically, a vacuum cleaner is a device that includes a fan motor configured to generate suction power, and which sucks in foreign matter such as dust along with air, using the suction power generated by the fan motor, separates the foreign matter contained in the sucked air , from the air and collects dust, thus performing the cleaning operation.

The vacuum cleaner includes a dust collecting chamber for collecting foreign matter, and the user must periodically separate the dust collecting chamber from the cleaner and discharge the foreign matter from the dust collecting chamber.

Disclosure of invention

Technical problem

An aspect of the disclosure is to provide a cleaning device including a vacuum cleaner loading station capable of automatically unloading foreign matter from a dust collection chamber.

Another aspect of the disclosure is to provide a cleaning apparatus including a loading station including an improved structure for effectively removing foreign matter from a dust collection chamber.

Technical solution

According to an aspect of the disclosure, the cleaning apparatus includes a vacuum cleaner including a dust collecting chamber in which foreign matter is collected and a loading station capable of being connected to the dust collecting chamber to remove foreign matter collected in the dust collecting chamber. The dust collecting chamber is configured to collect foreign substances by centrifugation and is configured to dock with the loading station, and the loading station includes a suction device configured to suck foreign substances and air from the dust collecting chamber docked with the loading station.

The dust collection chamber can be additionally configured to be separated from the vacuum cleaner and docked with the loading station.

The loading station may further include a housing including a longitudinal axis extending in the vertical direction and a mounting portion on which the dust collecting chamber is disposed, the support portion being openable upward in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the loading station.

The dust collecting chamber may include a cylindrical shape including a longitudinal axis extending in one direction, and the dust collecting chamber may be inserted into the loading station in a direction in which the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical shape extends.

As a result of docking the dust-collecting chamber with the installation section, the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical shape can be located in the direction corresponding to the longitudinal axis of the housing.

The charging station may include a collector disposed between the installation portion and the suction device when positioned in the body, a collector in which foreign matter is collected that is moved from the dust collection chamber by the suction air flow generated by the suction device.

The installation area, the collector and the suction device can be sequentially located from the upper side to the lower side with respect to the direction of the longitudinal axis of the housing.

The collector may include a collection section configured to communicate with the installation area, removably installed in the collector, and in which foreign substances supplied from the installation area are collected.

In addition, the housing may include a lid configured to open and close the collector to allow the inside of the collector to be opened to the outside, and as a result of opening the inside of the collector, the collection area can be separated from the inside of the collector and removed from the collector.

The collection section may include an additional dust collection chamber including a cyclone configured to collect foreign matter by centrifugation.

The vacuum cleaner may further include a suction unit configured to suck up foreign matter and an extension tube configured to connect the suction unit to the dust collection chamber, the extension tube including a longitudinal axis extending in one direction and a longitudinal axis of the extension tube, and the longitudinal axis of the dust-collecting chamber may extend in directions substantially corresponding to each other.

The vacuum cleaner may further include a suction unit configured to suck up foreign matter and an extension tube configured to connect the suction unit to the dust collection chamber, the extension tube including a longitudinal axis extending in one direction, and by docking the dust collection chamber with the loading station, the vacuum cleaner can be supported on the loading station to allow the longitudinal axis of the extension tube and the longitudinal axis of the body to extend in directions substantially corresponding to each other.

The dust collecting chamber may include a cylindrical shape including a longitudinal axis extending in one direction, a dust collecting chamber door disposed at a lower end of the cylindrical shape, and a cyclone configured to allow foreign matter to be separated by centrifugation in the dust collecting chamber, and as a result opening the door of the dust collecting chamber, the dust collecting chamber can separate the foreign matter which is collected inside the cyclone and between the cyclone and the dust collecting chamber to the outside of the dust collecting chamber.

The dust chamber may further include a locking member configured to removably attach the dust chamber door to the dust chamber, and the dust chamber door may be opened by being connected to the loading station, and the loading station may include an opening guide configured to pressing the locking member to open the dust chamber door by connecting the dust chamber to the loading station.

The loading station may include a flow controller configured to selectively change the amount of flow of suction air supplied to the dust collection chamber to change the flow rate within the dust collection chamber as a result of actuation of the suction device.

According to another aspect of the disclosure, the cleaning apparatus includes a vacuum cleaner including a dust collecting chamber in which foreign matter is collected and a loading station configured to be connected to the dust collecting chamber to remove foreign matter collected in the dust collecting chamber. The dust collecting chamber is configured to be separated from the vacuum cleaner and docked with the loading station, and the loading station includes a suction device configured to suck foreign matter and air from the dust collecting chamber docked with the loading station.

The loading station may further include a housing including a longitudinal axis extending in the vertical direction and a mounting portion on which the dust collecting chamber is disposed, the mounting portion being operable to open upwards in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the loading station.

The dust collecting chamber may include a longitudinal axis extending in one direction, and the dust collecting chamber may be inserted into the loading station in a direction in which the longitudinal axis of the dust collecting chamber extends.

As a result of docking the dust collecting chamber with the mounting portion, the longitudinal axis of the dust collecting chamber can be located in the direction corresponding to the longitudinal axis of the housing.

According to another aspect of the disclosure, the cleaning apparatus includes a vacuum cleaner including a dust collecting chamber in which foreign matter is collected and a loading station capable of docking with the dust collecting chamber to remove foreign matter collected in the dust collecting chamber. The dust collection chamber includes a door configured to open the dust collection chamber as a result of docking the dust collection chamber with the loading station, and a locking element made with the possibility of fixing with the possibility of removing the dust collection chamber door on the dust collection chamber, and the loading station includes a suction device made with the possibility of suction of foreign substances and air from the dust collection chamber docked with the loading station, and an opening guide configured to press one side of the locking element to ensure the opening of the dust collection chamber door as a result of docking the dust collection chamber with the loading station.

Positive results

The cleaning device can automatically remove foreign matter collected in the dust chamber of the vacuum cleaner and can charge the battery of the vacuum cleaner through the charging station of the vacuum cleaner.

In particular, in the process of removing the foreign matter collected in the dust collecting chamber, the cleaning device can effectively remove the collected foreign matter by changing the suction flow rate of the inside of the dust bag.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a view illustrating a state in which the vacuum cleaner is separated from the station according to the first embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a state where the station part is transparent in the station according to the first embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 3 is a plan view of the station shown in FIG. 2;

fig. 4 is a side sectional view illustrating the state where the vacuum cleaner is connected to the station according to the first embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 5 is a perspective sectional view of part of a dust chamber of a vacuum cleaner according to the first embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 6 is a sectional view along line AA' in FIG. 3 in a process in which the vacuum cleaner is connected to the station according to the first embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 7 is a sectional view along line AA' in FIG. 3 after connecting the vacuum cleaner to the station according to the first embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 8 is a perspective sectional view of part of a dust chamber of a vacuum cleaner according to the second embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 9 is a sectional view taken along line BB' in FIG. 3 when closing the flow path cover at the position where the vacuum cleaner is connected to the station according to the first embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 10 is a sectional view taken along the line BB' in FIG. 3 when the flow passage cover is opened in a state in which the vacuum cleaner is connected to the station according to the first embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 11 is a flow chart illustrating the operation of the station shown in FIG. one;

fig. 12 is a sectional view taken along line BB' in FIG. 3 when closing the flow path cover at the position where the vacuum cleaner is connected to the station according to the third embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 13 is a perspective view of a station flow controller according to a fourth embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 14 is a schematic side sectional view illustrating the state in which the flow controller of FIG. 13 closes the connecting flow channel;

fig. 15 is a schematic side sectional view illustrating the state in which the flow controller of FIG. 13 opens the connecting flow channel;

fig. 16 is a perspective view of a station flow controller according to a fifth embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 17 is a schematic side sectional view illustrating the state in which the flow controller of FIG. 16 closes the connecting flow channel;

fig. 18 is a schematic side sectional view illustrating the state in which the flow controller of FIG. 16 opens the connecting flow channel;

fig. 19 is a schematic view of a station flow controller according to the sixth embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 20 is a view illustrating a state at which the station flow controller opens the dust-collecting chamber outlet according to the seventh embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 21 is a view illustrating a state in which the station flow controller closes the outlet of the dust collecting chamber according to the seventh embodiment;

fig. 22 is a perspective view of a station according to an eighth embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 23 is a perspective view of a cleaning device according to an eighth embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 24 is a view illustrating some elements of the station according to the eighth embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 25 is a sectional side view of some elements of the cleaning apparatus according to the eighth embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 26 is a sectional side view of some elements of the cleaning apparatus according to the ninth embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 27 is a perspective view of a station flow controller according to an eighth embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 28 is a view illustrating a state in which a station flow controller opens a flow connecting channel according to an eighth embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 29 is a view illustrating a state in which the station flow controller closes the flow connecting passage according to the eighth embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 30 is a perspective view of a loading station according to the tenth embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 31 is a view illustrating a state where the dust-collecting chamber of the vacuum cleaner is docked with the charging station according to the tenth embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 32 is an exploded perspective view of a loading station according to a tenth embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 33 is a sectional side view of a loading station according to the tenth embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 34 is an exploded perspective view of a flow controller according to a tenth embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 35 is a view illustrating a state in which the flow controller in FIG. 34 closes the connecting flow channel;

fig. 36 is a view illustrating a state in which the flow controller in FIG. 34 opens the connecting flow channel;

fig. 37 is a view of a portion of the dust collecting chamber according to the tenth embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 38 is a view illustrating a state before docking of the dust collecting chamber with the loading station according to the tenth embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 39 is a view illustrating a state after docking of the dust collecting chamber with the loading station according to the tenth embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 40 is a view of a portion of the dust collecting chamber according to the eleventh embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 41 is a view illustrating a state before docking of the dust collecting chamber with the loading station according to the twelfth embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 42 is a view illustrating a state in which an external force is applied to the fixing member of the dust collecting chamber according to the twelfth embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 43 is a view illustrating a state after docking of the dust collecting chamber with the loading station according to the twelfth embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 44 is a view illustrating a portion of the dust collecting chamber in a closed position according to the thirteenth embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 45 is a view illustrating a portion of the dust collecting chamber in an open position according to the thirteenth embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 46 is a view illustrating the mounting portion according to the thirteenth embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 47 is a view illustrating a state before docking of the dust collecting chamber with the loading station according to the thirteenth embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 48 is a view illustrating a state where the dust collecting chamber is docked with the loading station according to the fourteenth embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 49 is a side sectional view of a loading station according to the fourteenth embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 50 is a view illustrating a state where the flow controller opens the flow connecting passage according to the fifteenth embodiment of the disclosure;

Fig. 51 is a view illustrating a state in which the flow regulator closes the flow connecting passage according to the fifteenth embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 52 is an exploded perspective view of a flow controller according to a sixteenth embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 53 is a side sectional view illustrating a state in which the shutter is closed in the flow controller according to the sixteenth embodiment of the disclosure; and

fig. 54 is a side sectional view illustrating a state in which the shutter is closed in the flow controller according to the sixteenth embodiment of the disclosure.

Embodiments of the invention

The embodiments described in the disclosure and the structures shown in the drawings are only examples of the embodiments of the disclosure and may be changed in various ways at the time of filing of the present application to replace the embodiments and drawings of the disclosure.

In addition, the same reference numbers or signs shown in the drawings of the disclosure designate elements or components that perform essentially the same function.

In addition, the terms used herein are used to describe embodiments and are not intended to limit the disclosure. The singular forms are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this disclosure, the terms "comprising", "having" and the like are used to indicate features, numbers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof, but do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more features, elements, steps, operations, elements , components, or combinations thereof.

It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc., may be used in this document to describe various elements, the elements are not limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the disclosure, the first element may be referred to as the second element, and the second element may be referred to as the first element. The term "and/or" includes a plurality of combinations of corresponding elements, or any one element among a plurality of corresponding elements.

In the following detailed description, the terms "top side", "bottom side" and "forward-backward direction" may be defined by the drawings, but the shape and location of the element is not limited to these terms.

The disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a view illustrating the state where the vacuum cleaner is separated from the station according to the first embodiment of the disclosure, FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the station part is transparent in the station according to the first embodiment of the disclosure, FIG. 3 is a plan view of the station shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4 is a side sectional view illustrating the state where the vacuum cleaner is connected to the station according to the first embodiment of the disclosure.

As shown in FIG. 1-4, the cleaning device 1 may include a vacuum cleaner 10 and a loading station 100.

The vacuum cleaner 10 may include a body 11, an extension tube (not shown) removably connected to the cleaner body 11, a suction unit (not shown) removably connected to the extension tube (not shown), and a dust chamber 20 connected with the possibility of removal with the body 11 of the vacuum cleaner.

The cleaner body 11 may include a suction motor (not shown) configured to generate a suction force necessary to suck foreign matter from the surface to be cleaned, and a dust chamber 20 housing the foreign matter sucked from the surface to be cleaned.

The dust chamber 20 may be positioned upstream of the airflow rather than the suction motor to filter and collect dust and dirt from the air passing through the main suction assembly (not shown). The dust chamber 20 may be removable from the vacuum cleaner body 11 .

The vacuum cleaner 10 may include a filter housing 12. The filter housing 12 may be substantially in the form of a ring to accommodate a filter (not shown). There is no restriction on the type of filter. For example, a high efficiency air filter (HEPA filter) can be installed inside the filter housing 12. The filter may filter out ultrafine dust that is not filtered from the dust chamber 20. The filter body 12 may include an outlet 13 for venting air passing through the filter to the outside of the vacuum cleaner 10.

The body 11 of the vacuum cleaner may include a handle 14 for gripping and manipulating it. The user can grab the handle 14 and move the vacuum cleaner 10 back and forth.

The cleaner body 11 may include a control handle 15 . The user can press the power button located on the control handle 15 to turn on/off the vacuum cleaner 10 or adjust the suction force.

The cleaner body 11 may include a dust collecting guide 30 configured to be connected between the dust collecting chamber 20, an extension tube (not shown), and a suction unit (not shown) for directing foreign matter into the dust collecting chamber 20.

The dust collecting guide 30 can be connected to the above-mentioned extension tube (not shown) while directing foreign matter into the dust collecting chamber 20 as described above. In addition, the dust collecting guide 30 may be configured to be connected directly to a suction assembly (not shown) rather than an extension tube (not shown), or to be connected to other members such as an auxiliary suction assembly.

Accordingly, the convenience of cleaning can be improved because the user can connect various members to the dust collecting guide 30 according to the cleaning locations.

The cleaner body 11 may include a battery 16 configured to generate the driving force of the cleaner 10. The battery 16 may be removably mounted on the cleaner body 11. In addition, the battery 16 may be electrically connected to the charging terminal 123 located in the charging station 100, which will be described later. The battery 16 can be charged by receiving power from the charging terminal 123 located in the charging station 100.

The charging station 100 may be configured to store or hold the vacuum cleaner 10. The vacuum cleaner 10 may be charged at the charging station 100.

The loading station 100 may include a body shell 110 defining the exterior of the loading station 100.

The charging station 100 may include a charger 120 that is dockable with the handle 14 of the vacuum cleaner 10 to supply power to the battery 16.

The charger 120 may include a battery mounting portion 121 on which the battery 16 is mounted, a battery guide 122 configured to guide the installation of the battery 16, and a charging terminal 123 configured to supply power to the battery 16 after the battery 16 is installed. .

However, the battery 16 may be configured to be opened to the outside according to an embodiment of the disclosure, but is not limited to this. The battery 16 may be located inside the body 11 of the vacuum cleaner 10 and not open to the outside. At the same time, the charger 120 can be positioned so that at least part of the housing 11, in which the battery 16 is located, is installed on it to charge the battery 16.

As described above, the known loading station may be configured to supply power to the battery when the vacuum cleaner is docked with the loading station. The loading station 100 according to an embodiment of the disclosure can further enhance consumer convenience by automatically discharging the dust collected inside the dust chamber 20 when the vacuum cleaner 10 is docked with the loading station 100.

However, the loading station 100 according to the embodiment of the disclosure can only perform the function of automatically discharging the dust collected in the dust chamber 20 without charging the vacuum cleaner 10.

In a known manner, the user must directly remove the foreign matter collected in the dust chamber 20 after using the vacuum cleaner 10. However, the loading station 100 according to the embodiment of the disclosure can automatically remove the dust collected in the dust chamber 20 by directly docking with the dust chamber 20 when docking the vacuum cleaner 10.

By turning on the suction device 130, the charging station 100 can discharge the dust collected in the dust collecting chamber 20 from the dust collecting chamber 20.

The suction device 130 may include an inlet 132 flow. The flow inlet 132 is directly connected to the suction fan 131 and the dust collection box 20 to ensure that the foreign matter collected in the dust collection chamber 20 is discharged to the outside of the dust collection chamber 20 by the suction fan 131.

The inlet flow passage 132 can convey the airflow generated by the suction fan 131 to the dust chamber 20. That is, the suction airflow generated by the suction fan 131 can be transmitted to the dust collection chamber 20 through the inlet flow passage 132, and foreign matter inside the dust chamber 20 may be discharged to the outside of the dust chamber 20 according to the intake air flow.

One end of the flow inlet 132 may be connected to the dust collecting chamber 20, and the other end of the flow inlet 132 may be connected to a collector (not shown) configured to collect the sucked-in foreign matter.

The collector (not shown) may have an inner area larger than the inner area of the dust chamber 20.

Although not shown in the drawing, the collection bag (not shown) may be in the form of a collecting bag configured to pass air to allow the intake air flow generated by the suction fan 131 to pass into the flow inlet 132 and configured to prevent the passage of dust.

However, the shape of the collector (not shown) is not limited to this, and thus the collector (not shown) may be in the form of an additional dust chamber communicating with the flow inlet 132 and the suction fan 131. The additional dust chamber may be multi-cyclone in the same manner as the dust box 20 to collect foreign matter supplied from the dust box 20.

The collection (not shown) may be located in the first inner region 111 formed by the casing 110 of the housing. The first inner region 111 can be configured to open and close the first cover 112 located in front of the casing 110 of the housing.

When the reservoir (not shown) is completely filled with foreign matter, the user can open the first cover 112 and separate the reservoir (not shown) from the housing casing 110 to remove the foreign matter collected in the reservoir (not shown).

The suction fan 131 may be located in the second inner region 113 formed by the casing. The second inner region 113 can be configured to open and close the second cover 114, located in front of the casing 110 of the housing.

The second cover 114 may be configured to exhaust the air drawn in by the suction fan 131. The inner side surface of the second cover 114 may be equipped with an additional filter (not shown) configured to further filter foreign matter from the exhaust air.

The first interior region 111 and the second interior region 113 may be configured to communicate with each other. Thus, in accordance with driving the suction fan 131, the intake air flow can move to the flow inlet 132 through the first interior region 111 and the second interior region 113, and the suction air flow can move to the dust collecting chamber 20 through the flow inlet passage 132.

However, the construction of the first inner region 111 and the second inner region 113 is not limited to this, and thus the first inner region 111 and the second inner region 113 can be formed as one region without separation in the body case 110.

The charger 120 described above may be located at the uppermost end of the casing 110 of the housing.

The body shroud 110 may include a loading shroud 140, and the loading shroud 140 allows the dust chamber 20 and the dust collecting rail 30 to mate with the inside of the shroud when the handle 14 is docked with the charger 120.

The flow inlet 132 described above may be located in the boot shroud 140. In addition, the flow controller 150, which will be described below, may be located in the boot shroud 140.

The boot shroud 140 may correspond to one element of the housing shroud 110, but the boot shroud 140 is not limited to the embodiment of the disclosure. Therefore, the boot shroud 140 may be formed as an integral part of the housing shroud 110 .

Boot casing 140 may include a first opening 141 docked with the dust chamber 20 and connected to one end of the inlet channel 132 flow.

Boot casing 140 may include a second opening 142, docked with the guide 30 to collect dust and connected to the controller 150 flow.

By using the second opening 142, the flow controller 150 can selectively supply outside air to the dust chamber 20 through the dust collecting guide 30. It will be described.

A switch block 160 may be located on one side of the loading shroud 140, and the switch block 160 is configured to detect the docking of the vacuum cleaner 10 with the loading shroud 140 and transmit a signal to actuate the suction device 130 and the flow controller 150.

The loading station 100 may include a controller (not shown) and may actuate the suction device 130 and the flow controller 150 by receiving an electrical signal from the block 160 switches.

The switch block 160 may include a first switch 161 configured to detect the dust chamber 20 that has passed through the first opening 141 and docked with the suction device 130, and a second switch 162 configured to detect the dust collecting guide 30 that has passed through the second hole 142 and docked with the regulator 150 flow.

The construction in which the dust collecting chamber 20 is docked with the suction device 130 will be described below.

Fig. 5 is a perspective sectional view of part of the dust chamber of the cleaning device according to the first embodiment of the disclosure, FIG. 6 is a sectional view along line AA' in FIG. 3 in a process in which the cleaning device is connected to the station according to the first embodiment of the disclosure, and FIG. 7 is a sectional view along line AA' in FIG. 3 after connecting the vacuum cleaner to the station according to the first embodiment of the disclosure.

The dust chamber 20 may include a door 21 configured to open and close the dust chamber 20 when docked with the loading station 100.

The dust-collecting chamber door 21 may form a lower portion of the dust-collecting chamber 20 and be located at the lower end of the dust-collecting chamber 20.

The dust collecting chamber 20 may be in the form of a plurality of chambers. That is, the dust collecting chamber 20 may be formed such that a plurality of cyclone chambers are stacked. Meanwhile, when the dust-collecting chamber door 21 is opened, the plurality of chambers forming the dust-collecting chamber 20 can be opened to the outside by the dust-collecting chamber door 21 (see FIG. 4).

Although the dust collecting chamber 20 is in the form of a multi-cyclone type, the dust collecting chamber 20 can discharge foreign matter collected therein when the dust collecting chamber door 21 is opened.

The dust chamber door 21 may include a first door 22 and a second door 23. The first door 22 and the second door 23 may be configured to be in contact with the center of the dust chamber 20 relative to the lower center of the dust chamber 20 to close the dust chamber 20. The first door 22 and the second door 23 can be pivoted from the lower center of the dust chamber 20 to the bottom side by the first rotary shaft 22a and the second rotary shaft 23a to open the dust chamber 20.

The first contact portion 22c of the first door 22 and the second contact portion 23c of the second door 23 may be located at the portions where the first door 22 and the second door 23 are in contact with each other.

The first contact portion 22c and the second contact portion 23c may be in contact with each other to overlap each other in the vertical direction.

The first contact projection 22d protruding from the lower side of the first contact section 22c to the second contact section 23c may be formed on the first contact section 22c, and the second contact projection 23d projecting from the upper side of the second contact section 23c to the first contact section 22c may be formed on the second contact portion 23c.

That is, the second contact protrusion 23d and the first contact protrusion 22d can sequentially overlap each other in the vertical direction.

Accordingly, according to the closed position of the first door 22 and the second door 23, leakage of foreign matter between the first door 22 and the second door 23 can be prevented.

The first door 22 may include a first pressing portion 22b located on a side opposite the first contact portion 22c and configured to rotate the first door 22 about the first rotating shaft 22a by being pressed by the first opening rib 132a described below. The first door 22 may be positioned such that the first contact portion 22c, the first rotary shaft 22a, and the first pressing portion 22b are successively disposed outward from the center of the lower end of the dust chamber 20.

The second door 23 may include a second pressing portion 23b located on the side opposite the second contact portion 23c and configured to pivot the second door 23 around the second rotating shaft 23a by pressing against the first opening rib 132b described below. The second door 23 may be positioned such that the second contact portion 23c, the second rotary shaft 23a, and the second pressing portion 23b are successively disposed outward from the center of the lower end of the dust chamber 20.

The first door 22 and the second door 23 may include a side door spring (not shown) configured to elastically support the first door 22 and the second door 23 to be resiliently coupled to the dust chamber 20.

A door side spring (not shown) can limit the rotation of the first door 22 and the second door 23 to maintain the first door 22 and the second door 23 in a closed position.

As a result of downward pivoting of the first door 22 and the second door 23 by external pressure, the side elastic element of the door (not shown) can elastically support the first door 22 and the second door 23 upward. Accordingly, as a result of the release of external pressure, the first door 22 and the second door 23 turned down can be turned up again and placed in the closed position.

The flow inlet 132 may include a first opening rib 132a and a second opening rib 132b that are located within the flow inlet 132 and configured to push the first pressure portion 22b and the second pressure portion 23b upward when the dust chamber 20 is docked with the flow inlet 132 .

The dust chamber 20 may be configured to be inserted into one end of the flow inlet 132 by passing through the first opening 141. The dust chamber 20 is inserted into the flow inlet 132 in the vertical direction, and in particular, while the dust chamber 20 is inserted into the vertical direction flow inlet 132, the first pressing portion 22b and the second pressing portion 23b can be pressed upward by the first opening rib 132a and the second opening rib 132b located inside the flow inlet 132.

With respect to the first door 22, the first contact portion 22c can pivot downward around the first rotary shaft 22a while the first pressing portion 22b is pressed upward.

As for the second door 23, the second contact portion 23c can rotate downward around the second rotary shaft 23a while the second pressing portion 23b is pressed upward.

The first opening rib 132a and the second opening rib 132b may be configured to protrude toward the center of the inlet flow passage 132 from an inner peripheral surface of the inlet flow passage 132.

The first opening rib 132a and the second opening rib 132b may be located on opposite sides of the center of the inlet 132 flow.

As mentioned above, the first door 22 and the second door 23 can be elastically supported upward by a side door spring (not shown) when the first door 22 and the second door 23 are opened downward.

By docking the dust-collecting chamber 20 with the downward flow inlet 132, the first opening rib 132a and the second opening rib 132b can press the first pressing portion 22b and the second pressing portion 23b, respectively, and then support the first pressing portion 22b and the second pressing portion 23b, in while the dust chamber 20 is docked with the inlet 132 flow.

Accordingly, the first door 22 and the second door 23 can be maintained in the open position while the dust chamber 20 is docked with the flow inlet 132 .

After separating the dust chamber 20 from the inlet flow port 132, the first pressing portion 22b and the second pressing portion 23b can be moved upwardly and separated from the first opening rib 132a and the second opening rib 132b.

Therefore, the first opening rib 132a and the second opening rib 132b cannot press the first pressing portion 22b and the second pressing portion 23b, and thus the first door 22 and the second door 23 can be rotated upward by being elastically supported by a door side elastic member (not shown) .

Accordingly, the first door 22 and the second door 23 are opened by the first opening rib 132a and the second opening rib 132b when docking the dust chamber 20 with the flow inlet 132 . After separating the dust chamber 20 from the flow inlet 132, the first door 22 and the second door 23 can close the dust chamber 20 again with a side door spring (not shown).

The first opening rib 132a and the second opening rib 132b may be configured with different heights in the vertical direction. With regard to the vertical direction, the upper end of the first opening rib 132a may be configured to extend to a position higher than the upper end of the second opening rib 132b.

By docking the dust chamber 20 with the flow inlet 132 at a position where the upper end of the first opening rib 132a extends above the upper end of the second opening rib 132b, the first pressing portion 22b can be pressed against the second pressing portion 23b, and thus the first door 22 can first be opened.

Successively, the second pressing portion 23b may be pressed by the upper end of the second opening rib 132b, and then the second door 23 may be opened after the opening of the first door 22.

That is, the first door 22 and the second door 23 can be sequentially opened because the heights of the upper ends of the first opening rib 132a and the upper ends of the second opening rib 132b are different from each other. In contrast, after separating the dust chamber 20 from the flow inlet 132, the second pressing portion 23b may move upward and contact with the second opening rib 132b may be terminated before contact between the first pressing portion 22b and the first opening rib 132a is terminated. Therefore, the second door 23 can be closed earlier by the first door 22.

By sequentially opening and closing the first door 22 and the second door 23, the simultaneous opening of the first door 22 and the second door 23 can be prevented. as the first door 22 and the second door 23 are rotated, the first contact portion 22c and the second contact portion 23c do not reach the closed position, and thus before the first door 22 and the second door 23 are rotated to the closed position, the end of the first contact portion 22c and the end of the second contact portion 23c are in contact with each other and interlock with each other.

In addition, as described above, since the second contact projection 23d and the first contact projection 22d sequentially overlap each other in the vertical direction, the first door 22 can be opened before the second door 23 is opened, and the second door 23 can be closed before the first door 22 is closed.

Since the second contact lug 23d is located above the first lug 22d, when the second door 23 is opened before the first door 22, the second contact lug 23d can rotate downward, and in doing so, the first contact lug 22d may limit the rotation of the second contact lug 23d.

As described above, the second contact protrusion 23d and the first contact protrusion 22d can prevent foreign matter from escaping from the dust chamber 20 between the first door 22 and the second door 23, while the second contact protrusion 23d and the first contact protrusion 22d enable the first opening or closing in sequence. door 22 and the second door 23.

Thus, due to the arrangement of the first opening rib 132a and the second opening rib 132b and the arrangement of the second contact projection 23d and the first contact projection 22d, the first door 22 can be opened before the second door 23 and the second door 23 can be closed before the first door 22.

The construction of the dust chamber door 21 according to the second embodiment of the disclosure will be described below. The structure, except for the dust chamber door 21 described below, is the same as that of the cleaning device 1 according to the first embodiment of the disclosure, and thus its description will be omitted.

Fig. 8 is a perspective sectional view of part of a dust chamber of a vacuum cleaner according to the second embodiment of the disclosure.

The first door 22 and the second door 23 of the dust chamber door 21 according to another embodiment of the disclosure may include a magnet 25, respectively.

According to the first embodiment of the disclosure described above, the first door 22 and the second door 23 include a first contact projection 22d and a second contact projection 23d, respectively. However, the first door 22 and the second door 23 according to the second embodiment of the disclosure do not include contact projections.

Therefore, the first contact portion 22c and the second contact portion 23c can be formed in a flat shape.

The first door 22 includes a first magnet 25a located adjacent to the first contact area 22c and located within the first door 22.

The second door 23 includes a second magnet 25b located adjacent to the second contact area 23c and located inside the second door 23.

According to the closed position of the first door 22 and the second door 23, the first contact portion 22c and the second contact portion 23c can be tightly held in contact by the first magnet 25a and the second magnet 25b.

Accordingly, foreign matter inside the dust chamber 20 can be prevented from leaking between the first door 22 and the second door 23.

The flow controller 150 will be described below.

Fig. 9 is a sectional view taken along line BB' in FIG. 3 when the flow path cover is closed at the state where the vacuum cleaner is connected to the station according to the first embodiment of the disclosure, and FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along line BB' in FIG. 3 when opening the flow path cover at the position where the vacuum cleaner is connected to the station according to the first embodiment of the disclosure.

As described above, foreign matter collected in the dust-collecting chamber 20 can be discharged to the outside through the suction device 130 and collected by a collector (not shown) of the suction device 130.

Air and foreign matter from the dust chamber 20 can be discharged to the outside through the door 21 of the dust chamber 20 and the flow inlet 132, but some foreign matter may not be discharged to the outside by being trapped by the internal structure of the dust chamber 20.

For example, since foreign matter such as hair is caught by the internal structure of the dust chamber 20 and is not discharged to the outside, the foreign matter may remain in the dust chamber 20 due to the suction air flow that is generated on the underside of the door of the dust chamber 21.

The intake air flow supplied to the dust collecting chamber 20 may be formed to only be directed in the downward direction of the dust collecting chamber 20. Accordingly, some foreign matter may have resistance to the direction in which the intake air flow is formed, and thus the foreign matter may not be discharged. to the outside of the dust chamber 20 due to the intake air flow.

Accordingly, there may be a problem that the foreign matter inside the dust collecting chamber 20 is not removed efficiently.

To reduce this problem, the loading station 100 according to an embodiment of the disclosure may include a flow controller 150 configured to selectively supply additional outside air to the dust chamber 20 in addition to the intake air flow.

While the intake air flow is supplied to the dust collection box 20, and the internal air of the dust collection chamber 20 is sucked by the suction device 130, the flow controller 150 can vary the internal air flow of the dust collection chamber 20 by changing the flow rate inside the dust collection chamber 20 in different ways.

As described above, in the dust collecting chamber 20, the airflow is directed towards the lower side by the suction fan 131. In particular, since the inside air of the dust collecting chamber 20 is continuously exhausted to the outside by the suction fan 131, the dust collecting chamber 20 can be pressurized with a negative pressure compared to atmospheric pressure.

Meanwhile, by additionally supplying outside air to the dust collecting chamber 20 by means of the flow controller 150, the air pressure inside the dust collecting chamber 20 can be instantly increased. By increasing the air pressure, the airflow inside the dust chamber 20 may change, and the airflow that was only directed downwards may change in all directions.

By changing the flow rate inside the dust collecting chamber 20, the air can flow in all directions in the inner region of the dust collecting chamber 20, and thus the air flow, which was directed only towards the bottom side, can be changed in different directions.

Since the direction of the air flow changes instantaneously, some foreign matter having downward resistance may lose resistance to air flowing in the other direction, and some foreign matter may be separated from the dust chamber 20 along with the air flow.

The flow controller 150 is configured to supply air to the dust chamber 20 for a predetermined period of time and stop supplying air for a predetermined period of time. The flow controller 150 may periodically change the airflow inside the dust chamber 20 by repeatedly supplying outside air to the dust chamber 20 or stopping the air supply.

As shown in FIG. 9 and 10, the flow controller 150 may include a flow connecting passage 151 connected to the dust collecting guide 30.

One end of the flow connection channel 151 may be connected to the dust collecting guide 30, and the other end of the flow connection channel 151 may be configured to allow outside air to pass into it.

The flow connection channel 151 may be located in the charging case 140 and connected to the second opening 142. boot shroud 140 into it.

Since the dust collecting guide 30 is configured to communicate with the dust collecting chamber 20 as described above, outside air can enter the dust collecting chamber 20 through the dust collecting guide 30 when the dust collecting guide 30 is opened to the outside (see Fig. 4) .

The flow controller 150 includes a cover 152 of the flow channel configured to close the other end of the connecting flow channel 151 .

The flow channel cover 152 may include a hinge 152a disposed on one side of the flow channel cover 152 and configured to pivotally connect the flow channel cover 152 to the connecting flow channel 151 .

The cover 152 of the flow channel can be rotated relative to the connection channel 151 of the flow using the hinge 152A as the axis of rotation. To close the flow connection channel 151, the flow channel cover 152 can be rotated downward around the hinge 152a to a position covering the other end of the flow connection channel 151.

The flow controller 150 may include a cover resilient member 156 configured to resiliently support the flow channel cover 152.

The elastic element 156 of the cover can be configured to elastically support upward cover 152 of the flow channel.

Cover 152 of the flow channel can be pressed upward elastic element 156 of the cover. Accordingly, the cover elastic member 156 can resiliently support the flow channel cover 152 to rotate the flow channel cover 152 toward the other end of the connecting flow channel 151 relative to the hinge 152a.

Therefore, in accordance with the absence of external pressure, the cover 152 of the flow channel can close the connecting flow channel 151 with the elastic element 156 of the cover. However, when the flow passage cover 152 is pressed down by external pressure, the flow passage cover 152 can be pivoted downward around the hinge 152a, thereby opening to the outside of the flow connection passage 151.

The flow controller 150 may include an opening and closing assembly 155 configured to selectively open and close the connecting flow channel 151 by means of the flow channel cover 152 .

When the opening and closing unit 155 separates the flow passage cover 152 from the flow connection passage 151, and the other end of the flow connection passage 151 is opened to the outside, outside air can be supplied to the flow connection passage 151, and the supplied outside air can pass into the inside of the dust chamber 20 through the flow connection channel 151 and the dust collecting guide 30.

The opening and closing assembly 155 may include a driving motor 153 configured to generate a rotational force, and an opening and closing member 154 rotatable by being connected to the driving motor 153 to press the flow channel cover 152 in one direction by rotating it.

The flow channel cover 152 may include a pressing portion 152b located on one side of the flow channel cover 152 and pressed by the opening and closing member 154.

The pressing portion 152b may be located on the opposite side of the hinge 152a. Accordingly, when the pressing portion 152b is pressed by the opening and closing member 154, the pressing portion 152b can rotate about the hinge 152a in the direction in which the pressing portion 152b is pressed by the opening and closing member 154.

The opening and closing member 154 may press the pressing portion 152b down. Accordingly, the flow channel cover 152 can be pressed down relative to the hinge 152a, and then the flow channel cover 152 can be positioned in the open position.

Therefore, when the opening and closing member 154 presses the pressing portion 152b, the flow passage cover 152 can be opened and the flow connecting passage 151 can be opened to the outside.

When the pressing of the opening and closing member 154 is released, the pressing portion 152b can be pivoted upward by the cover elastic member 156, thereby closing the flow channel cover 152.

Specifically, the rotation axis A of the drive motor shaft 153 and the rotation axis B of the hinge 152a may be parallel to each other. The opening and closing member 154 and the flow channel cover 152 connected to the driving motor 153 may include rotating shafts A and B having the same direction.

Preferably, the rotation axis A of the drive motor shaft 153 and the rotation axis B of the hinge 152a can be located at the same height in the vertical direction.

When the opening and closing member 154 rotates in the same direction due to the actuation of the driving motor 153, the pressing portion 152b can be pressed down by the opening and closing member 154, and thus the flow channel cover 152 can be rotated in the opposite direction of the opening and closing element 154.

The opening and closing member 154 may include a pressing protrusion 154a protruding in the radial direction of the axis of rotation of the opening and closing member 154 and configured to press down the pressing portion 152b. The clamping protrusion 154a may be plural, and a plurality of pressing protrusions 154a may be radially disposed around the axis of rotation of the opening and closing member 154. Suitably, four pressing protrusions 154a may be formed.

A non-pressing portion 154b made without the possibility of pressing the pressing portion 152b after rotation of the opening and closing member 154 may be formed among the plurality of pressing protrusions 154a.

As shown in FIG. 9, when any of the plurality of pressing protrusions 154a presses the pressing portion 152b while the opening and closing member 154 rotates, the flow channel cover 152 can rotate in a direction that is opposite to the direction of rotation of the opening and closing member 154 by the opening and closing member 154, and then open.

That is, it is assumed that the imaginary line between the rotation axis A of the drive motor shaft 153 and the rotation axis B of the hinge 152a is the line L, and when any of the plurality of pressing protrusions 154a passes through the line L, any of the plurality of pressing protrusions 154a can press the pressing portion 152b thus opening the cover 152 of the flow channel.

As the opening and closing member 154 continues to rotate, any one of the plurality of pressing protrusions 154a may continue to pivot downward and pivot away from the pressing portion 152b due to the radial distance of the opening and closing member 154.

That is, due to the continuous rotation of the opening and closing member 154, any of the plurality of pressing protrusions 154a can pass through the line L, and thus pressing of any of the plurality of pressing protrusions 154a of the pressing portion 152b can be stopped.

Cover 152 of the flow channel can be rotated in the same direction of rotation as the opening and closing element 154 to re-close the connecting channel 151 flow.

As shown in FIG. 10, the opening and closing member 154 can continue to rotate while the flow channel cover 152 closes the flow connection channel 151. In this case, the non-pressing portion 154b can extend through the line L.

The non-pressing portion 154b is made without the possibility of pressing the pressing portion 152b when the opening and closing member 154 is rotated, as mentioned above. As for the non-pressing portion 154b, the length that extends in the radial direction of the rotation axis A of the opening and closing member 154 may be relatively less than the pressing protrusion 154a.

With respect to the non-pressure portion 154b, a length extending in the radial direction of the rotation axis A of the opening and closing member 154 can be set to prevent the non-pressure portion 154b from being in contact with the pressing portion 152b when the non-pressure portion 154b passes through the line L.

Accordingly, no external force is applied to the pressing portion 152b while the non-pressing portion 154b passes through the line L, and thus the flow passage cover 152 can maintain the flow connecting passage 151 in a closed position.

Sequentially, another of the plurality of push protrusions 154a continues downward rotation in accordance with the continuous rotation of the opening and closing member 154, and then another of the plurality of pressing protrusions 154a passes through the line L. Therefore, the opening and closing member 154 can press the pressing portion 152b again, such thus, opening the cover 152 of the flow channel.

As described above, the opening and closing member 154 can alternately open and close the flow channel cover 152 when the plurality of pressing protrusions 154a and the non-pressing portion 154b alternately pass through the line L.

The flow connecting passage 151 can be periodically opened and closed from the outside, the outside air can flow into the dust collecting guide 30 for a predetermined period of time, the passage of air into the dust collecting guide 30 can be blocked for a predetermined period of time, and the air can again pass into the dust collecting guide 30 for a predetermined period of time.

Essentially, the mechanism is repeated, the flow rate of outside air which is additionally supplied to the dust collecting chamber 20 may be changed many times, and thus the air flow inside the dust collecting chamber 20 may be varied in many ways.

The direction of the air flow can be changed in accordance with the change in the flow rate of the internal air of the dust collecting chamber 20, and thus the foreign matter remaining in the dust collecting chamber 20 can be discharged to the outside with the air flow that is generated in different directions.

The sequence for driving the loading station 100 will be described below.

Fig. 11 is a flow chart illustrating the operation of the station shown in FIG. one.

As a result of the docking of the vacuum cleaner 10 with the loading station 100, as mentioned above (100), the switch block 160 can determine the docking of the vacuum cleaner 10.

Accordingly, the switch block 160 may provide an electrical signal to a controller (not shown) or may be directly connected to the suction device 130 and the flow controller 150 to provide an electrical signal (200).

The first switch 161 may provide an electrical signal to operate the suction fan 131 to the suction device 130. The first switch 161 may provide a signal to the suction device 130 to operate the suction fan 131 for about one minute (310).

The second switch 162 may provide an electrical signal to drive the drive motor 153 to the flow controller 150. The second switch 162 may provide a signal to the flow controller 150 to actuate the drive motor 153 for about one minute (320).

The first switch 161 and the second switch 162 can simultaneously operate the suction device 130 and the flow controller 150 for about one minute.

According to the elapsed time, which is less than one minute, the first switch 161 and the second switch 162 can continuously provide a signal to drive the suction device 130 and the flow controller 150.

However, the predetermined time period is not limited to this, and the first switch 161 and the second switch 162 may provide a signal to drive the suction device 130 and the flow controller 150 for one minute or less, or for one minute or more. Alternatively, either of the suction device 130 and the flow controller 150 may first be actuated at a predetermined interval without simultaneously being actuated.

According to the elapsed time, which is one minute, the first switch 161 and the second switch 162 can stop driving the suction device 130 and the flow controller 150 and signal the suction device 130 and the flow controller 150 (400).

As mentioned above, since the flow controller 150 is driven while the suction device 130 is driven, outside air can be further supplied to the inside of the dust collecting chamber 20 while the intake air flow is generated inside the dust collecting chamber 20. Therefore, it is possible to change the flow rate of the dust chamber 20, thus changing the air flow.

The case in which the switch block 160 directly supplies an electrical signal to the suction device 130 and the flow controller 150 has been described above. However, the disclosure is not limited to this, and thus, the switch block 160 can supply an electrical signal to a controller (not shown), and then the controller (not shown) can supply an electrical signal to the suction device 130 and the flow controller 150.

The opening and closing member 154' according to the third embodiment of the disclosure will be described below. The structure except for the opening and closing member 154' according to the third embodiment of the disclosure is the same as the structure according to the first embodiment of the disclosure, and thus its description will be omitted.

Fig. 12 is a sectional view taken along line BB' in FIG. 3 when the flow path cover is closed at the position where the vacuum cleaner is connected to the station according to the third embodiment of the disclosure.

The four pressing protrusions 154a of the opening and closing member 154 may be formed according to the first embodiment of the disclosure. However, the number of pressing protrusions is not limited to this, and thus four or less or more pressing protrusions 154a may be formed.

The opening and closing member 154' according to the third embodiment of the disclosure may include two pressing protrusions 154a'.

By reducing the number of pressing protrusions 154a', the area occupied by the non-pressing portion 154b' may increase. Accordingly, the opening time of the flow channel cover 152 when the opening and closing member 154' according to the third embodiment of the disclosure is actuated may become shorter than the opening time of the flow channel cover 152 when the opening and closing member 154 according to the first embodiment of the disclosure is actuated. .

According to one rotation of the opening and closing member 154' according to the third embodiment of the disclosure, the opening and closing member 154' can open the flow channel cover 152 twice, but according to one rotation of the opening and closing member 154 according to the first embodiment of the disclosure the opening and closing member 154 can open the flow channel cover 152 four times.

Therefore, the flow controller 150' according to the third embodiment of the disclosure can supply a smaller amount of outside air to the dust chamber 20 than the amount of outside air supplied by the flow controller 150 according to the first embodiment of the disclosure.

On the contrary, although not shown in the figure, when more than four pressing protrusions 154a' of the opening and closing member 154' are formed, the opening and closing member 154' can open the flow channel cover 152 more times than the opening and closing member 154 according to the first embodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the flow controller 150' according to the third embodiment of the disclosure can supply more outside air to the dust chamber 20 than the flow controller 150 according to the first embodiment of the disclosure.

As mentioned above, the amount of outside air supplied to the dust chamber 20 can be controlled differently by changing the number of the pressing protrusions 154a' of the opening and closing member 154'. Therefore, the optimal supply of outside air can be analyzed based on the shape of the inside of the dust box 20, and accordingly, various shapes of the opening and closing member 154' can be configured to blow outside air into the inside of the dust box 20 according to the optimal supply of outside air. air.

The flow controller 170 according to the fourth embodiment of the disclosure will be described below. The structure except for the flow controller 170 according to the fourth embodiment of the disclosure is the same as the structure according to the first embodiment of the disclosure, and thus its description will be omitted.

Fig. 13 is a perspective view of a station flow controller according to the fourth embodiment of the disclosure, FIG. 14 is a schematic side sectional view illustrating the state in which the flow controller of FIG. 13 closes the connecting flow channel, and FIG. 15 is a schematic side sectional view illustrating the state in which the flow controller of FIG. 13 opens the connecting flow channel.

As shown in FIG. 13-15, the flow controller 170 may include a flow connection passage 171 connected to the dust collecting guide 30, and a flow passage cover 172 configured to selectively close the flow connection passage 171.

The flow controller 170 may include an opening and closing assembly 173 configured to selectively open and close the connecting flow channel 171 by means of the flow channel cover 172 .

The opening and closing assembly 173 may include a motor. The motor shaft 173a may be connected to the flow channel cover 172 to rotate the flow channel cover 172 .

The flow channel cover 172 can open and close the flow connection channel 171 by turning it.

The flow connecting passage 171 may extend in a vertical direction, and the motor shaft 173a may extend in a direction corresponding to the passage direction of the flow connecting passage 171.

The flow channel cover 172 may extend perpendicular to the flow direction of the connecting flow channel 171 or the motor shaft 173a.

Cover 172 of the flow channel may be made in the form of a round plate. However, the shape of the flow channel cover 172 is not limited to this, and the flow channel cover 172 may have various shapes.

A connector 172c engaged with the motor shaft 173a may be located in the center of the flow channel cover 172. Accordingly, the cover 172 of the flow channel can be rotated around the center of the cover 172 of the flow channel.

However, the disclosure is not limited to this, and the connector 172c may be located on the outer side of the center of the cover 172 of the flow channel.

The flow channel cap 172 may include a body 172a and a cut-out portion 172b in which certain shapes are cut into the body 172a.

Cover 172 of the flow channel may be configured to be in contact with the lower end of the connecting channel 171 flow. In particular, the body 172a of the cover 172 of the flow channel may be configured to be in contact with the lower end of the connecting channel 171 of the flow.

According to the arrangement of the flow connection channel 171 and the body 172a overlapping each other in the vertical direction by turning the flow channel cover 172, the flow channel cover 172 can cover the flow connection channel 171, and then the flow connection channel 171 can be closed from the outside by the cover 172 flow channel. Accordingly, outside air cannot be supplied to the dust chamber 20 through the flow connecting passage 171 .

According to the arrangement of the flow connection channel 171 and the cut-out section 172b overlapping each other in the vertical direction by turning the flow channel cover 172, the flow connection channel 171 can be opened to the outside through the cut-out section 172b. Accordingly, outside air can be supplied to the dust chamber 20 through the flow connecting passage 171 .

Since the opening and closing unit 173 continues to rotate the flow passage cover 172 with the motor, the flow connecting passage 171 may alternately overlap with the body 172a and the cut-out portion 172b in the vertical direction.

If necessary, the cut portion 172b may be formed larger than the body 172a. The optimal supply of outside air can be analyzed based on the shape of the inside of the dust box 20, and accordingly, the housing 172a can have different areas for supplying outside air to the inside of the dust box 20 in accordance with the optimal supply of outside air.

The flow controller 180 according to the fifth embodiment of the disclosure will be described below. The structure except for the flow controller 180 according to the fifth embodiment of the disclosure is the same as the structure according to the first embodiment of the disclosure, and thus its description will be omitted.

Fig. 16 is a perspective view of a station flow controller according to the fifth embodiment of the disclosure, FIG. 17 is a schematic side sectional view illustrating the state in which the flow controller of FIG. 16 closes the flow connection channel, and FIG. 18 is a schematic side sectional view illustrating the state in which the flow controller of FIG. 16 opens the connecting flow channel.

As shown in FIG. 16-18, the flow controller 180 may include a flow connection passage 181 connected to the dust collecting guide 30, and a flow passage cover 182 configured to selectively close the flow connection passage 181.

The flow controller 180 may include a drive motor 183 configured to transmit driving force to selectively open and close the connecting flow passage 181 by means of the flow passage cover 182.

The motor shaft 183a may be connected to the flow passage cover 182 to operate the flow passage cover flap 182a by the driving motor 183.

The flow passage cover 182 may include a shutter portion 182a located at a position corresponding to the vertical direction flow connecting passage 181 and containing the shutter, and an actuator 182b connected to a motor shaft 183a to drive the shutter portion 182a.

The actuator 182b may receive driving force from the opening and closing assembly 183 to actuate the shutter 182a to open and close the shutter portion 182a.

Cover 182 of the flow channel may be configured to be in contact with the lower end of the connecting channel 181 flow. Specifically, the flap portion 182a of the flow channel cover 182 may be configured to be in contact with the lower end of the flow connection channel 181 .

According to the closed position of the flap section 182a, the flap section 182a can close the flow connection channel 181 . Accordingly, the connecting flow channel 181 can be closed from the outside by the shutter portion 182a.

According to the open position of the damper portion 182a, the flow connection passage 181 can be opened to the outside, and thus outside air can flow into the flow connection passage 181 through the damper portion 182a.

The drive motor 183 can transmit a driving force to repeatedly open and close the shutter portion 182a. Since the damper section 182a is maintained alternately in the open position and the closed position, the outside air can pass into the flow connecting passage 181 at predetermined intervals.

The driving motor 183 can transmit a driving force to repeatedly open and close the shutter portion 182a at a predetermined speed. The optimal supply of outside air can be analyzed based on the shape of the inside of the dust box 20, and accordingly, the opening and closing speed of the damper portion 182a can be variously adjusted to blow outside air into the inside of the dust box 20 in accordance with the optimal supply of outside air. .

The flow controller 190 according to the sixth embodiment of the disclosure will be described below. The structure except for the flow controller 190 according to the sixth embodiment of the disclosure is the same as the structure according to the first embodiment of the disclosure, and thus its description will be omitted.

Fig. 19 is a schematic view of a station flow controller according to the sixth embodiment of the disclosure.

As shown in FIG. 19, the flow regulator 190 may include a flow connection passage 191 connected to the dust collecting guide 30, and a blower 193 configured to supply outside air to the flow connection passage 191.

The blower fan 193 may include a blower fan. The blower fan 193 can be driven to blow outside air into the flow connecting passage 191, and thus a large amount of outside air can pass through the flow connecting passage 191 into the dust collecting guide 30 and the dust collecting chamber 20.

The blower fan 193 may be switched on or off intermittently. Accordingly, outside air can be blown into the flow connecting passage 191 at a predetermined interval.

According to the blowing amount of the blower 193, the flow controller 190 according to the sixth embodiment of the disclosure can generate a larger flow difference than the flow controller 150 according to the first embodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, it is possible to generate a large change in the internal air flow rate of the dust collecting chamber 20, thus effectively removing foreign matter from the dust collecting chamber 20.

The flow controller 200 according to the seventh embodiment of the disclosure will be described below. The structure except for the flow controller 200 according to the seventh embodiment of the disclosure is the same as the structure according to the first embodiment of the disclosure, and thus its description will be omitted.

Fig. 20 is a view illustrating a state at which the station flow controller opens the dust-collecting chamber outlet according to the seventh embodiment of the disclosure, and FIG. 21 is a view illustrating a state in which the station flow controller closes the outlet of the dust collecting chamber according to the seventh embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 20 and 21, the flow controller 200 may include an outlet opening and closing assembly 201 configured to open and close the outlet 13 of the vacuum cleaner.

The outlet opening and closing assembly 201 may be configured to close the outlet 13 when the vacuum cleaner 10 is docked with the loading station 100.

The outlet opening and closing assembly 201 may include an outlet cover 201a formed in a cut-out annular shape.

The outlet cover 201a may cover the outlet 13 from the outside such that the annular outlet cover 201a surrounds the outlet 13. It is expedient that the outlet cover 201a be formed in two parts to cover the outlet 13.

However, the shape of the outlet cover 201a is not limited to this, and the outlet cover 201a may be formed in a shape corresponding to the shape in which the outlet 13 is disposed in the vacuum cleaner 10, and the number of outlet covers 201a may be changed according to the arrangement of the outlet 13. .

The outlet opening and closing assembly 201 may include an actuator (not shown) configured to actuate the outlet cover 201a. An actuator (not shown) may drive the outlet cover 201a to periodically open and close the outlet 13 with the outlet cover 201a while the suction device 130 is driven.

Specifically, the outlet cover 201a may include a hinge 201b rotatably coupled to the body shell 110. An actuator (not shown) can rotate the outlet cover 201a around the hinge 201b.

According to the rotation of the outlet cover 201a towards the vacuum cleaner 10 around the hinge 201b, the outlet cover 201a can cover the outlet 13.

With the suction device 130, a negative pressure is generated inside the dust-collecting chamber 20. By closing the outlet 13 with the outlet cover 201a, the outlet cover 201a can receive suction force through the outlet 13, thus closing the outlet 13 more tightly.

According to the rotation of the outlet cover 201a towards the opposite side of the vacuum cleaner 10 around the hinge 201b, the outlet cover 201a can open the outlet 13.

An actuator (not shown) can drive the outlet cover 201a to alternately change the direction of rotation of the outlet cover 201a to periodically open and close the outlet 13.

The flow controllers 150, 170, 180 and 190 according to the first to sixth embodiments can supply outside air to the dust collecting chamber 20 through the dust collecting guide 30 connected to the dust collecting chamber 20, but the flow controller 200 according to the seventh embodiment as shown in FIG. 20 and 21 can control the amount of outside air flowing into the inside of the dust collecting chamber 20 by opening or closing the outlet 13 communicating with the dust collecting chamber 20.

Accordingly, the amount of air passing into the dust collecting chamber 20 may change at a predetermined interval, and thus the air flow rate inside the dust collecting chamber 20 may change.

In addition, although not shown in the drawings, unlike the first to sixth embodiments of the disclosure, it is not required to dock the dust collecting guide 30 with the loading station 100.

The flow controller 200 according to the seventh embodiment of the disclosure changes the air pressure inside the dust collecting chamber 20 by opening and closing the outlet 13 without supplying outside air to the dust collecting chamber 20 through the dust collecting guide 30 as described above. Therefore, the dust collecting guide 30 is not required to be docked with the loading station 100 to be connected to the flow controller.

Therefore, the user can only dock the dust chamber 20 with the loading station 100 without separating the extension tube (not shown) or the suction unit (not shown) of the vacuum cleaner 10 from the dust collecting guide 30.

The cleaning device 1' according to the eighth embodiment of the disclosure will be described below. The structure except for the cleaning device 1' according to the eighth embodiment of the disclosure is the same as the structure according to the first embodiment of the disclosure, and thus its description will be omitted.

Fig. 22 is a perspective view of a station according to the eighth embodiment of the disclosure, FIG. 23 is a perspective view of a cleaning device according to the eighth embodiment of the disclosure, FIG. 24 is a view illustrating some elements of the station according to the eighth embodiment of the disclosure, and FIG. 25 is a sectional side view of some elements of the cleaner according to the eighth embodiment of the disclosure.

With regard to the cleaning apparatus 1 according to the first to sixth embodiments, in order to improve the automatic discharge efficiency in the automatic discharge operation of the loading station 100, the flow controllers 150, 170, 180, and 190 may change the air pressure inside the dust chamber 20 using the external air into the dust collecting chamber 20 through the dust collecting guide 30 connected to the dust collecting chamber 20.

Accordingly, the dust collecting guide 30 in communication with the dust collecting chamber 20 is also docked with the loading station 100 along with the dust collecting chamber 20, and the loading station 100 can be configured to selectively pass outside air into the dust collecting guide 30 by means of the regulators 150 , 170, 180 and 190 flow rates when docking the dust collecting guide 30 with the loading station 100.

According to the first to sixth embodiments of the disclosure for automatically discharging the foreign matter collected in the dust chamber 20, by docking the vacuum cleaner 10 with the charging station 100, the user can separate the extension tube or the suction unit that can be connected to the dust collecting guide 30, and dock the dust collecting guide 30 with the loading station 100.

Meanwhile, it may be inconvenient for the user to separate the extension tube or the suction unit that may be connected to the dust collecting guide 30, and this may result in decreased usability. However, the cleaning device 1' according to the eighth embodiment of the disclosure can dock the vacuum cleaner 10 with the charging station 100 and automatically discharge the collected foreign matter from the dust collecting chamber 20 even when the extension tube 17 or the suction unit 18 is connected to the dust collecting guide 30 vacuum cleaner 10.

That is, with regard to the cleaning apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment, the automatic unloading of the loading station 100 can be efficiently performed only when both the dust collecting chamber 20 and the dust collecting guide 30 of the vacuum cleaner 10 are docked with the loading station 100. However, As for the cleaning device 1' according to the eighth embodiment, the automatic unloading of the loading station 300 can be efficiently performed as long as the dust collecting chamber 20 of the vacuum cleaner 10 is docked with the loading station 300.

Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 22-25, the loading station 300 may include a loading casing 340 to which the dust collecting chamber 20 is docked, without a member to which the dust collecting guide 30 is docked. Therefore, in accordance with the docking of the vacuum cleaner 10 with the loading station 300, the extension tube 17 and the suction unit 18 can be installed on the loading station 300 at the connection position with the dust collecting guide 30.

The extension tube 17 of the vacuum cleaner 10 may be provided with a longitudinal axis extending in one direction.

The dust collecting chamber 20 may have a cylindrical shape including a longitudinal axis extending in one direction. Although this will be described below, the dust collecting chamber 20 may be configured to separate foreign matter supplied to the dust collecting chamber 20 by centrifugation. Accordingly, the dust chamber 20 may be formed in an approximately cylindrical shape.

The dust collecting chamber 20 and the extension tube 17 may be connected to the vacuum cleaner 10 such that the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical shape of the dust collecting chamber 20 and the longitudinal axis of the extension tube 17 extend approximately in respective directions.

The loading station 300 may include a housing shroud 310 and a loading shroud 340 described above. The charger 320, configured to charge the battery 16 of the cleaner 10 when the cleaner 10 is docked with the charging station 300, may be located above the casing 310 of the body.

By turning on the suction device 330, the loading station 300 can discharge the dust collected in the dust collection chamber 20 from the dust collection chamber 20. The suction device 330 may be positioned inside the housing case 310 .

The casing 310 of the body can be made with a longitudinal axis extending in one direction. Preferably, the longitudinal axis of the casing 310 extends in a vertical direction.

The loading station 300 may include a collector 350 in which foreign matter discharged from the dust collection chamber 20 is collected. The collector 350 may be located in the casing 310 of the body. The collection 350 may be located above the suction device 330.

The loading station 300 may include a flow inlet 341 configured to connect the loading shroud 340 to the collection 350 and configured to suction foreign matter that is discharged from the dust collection chamber 20 into the collection 350 through the loading casing 340.

The boot shroud 340 may include a mounting portion 342 configured to communicate with the flow inlet 341 and on which the dust chamber 20 is mounted.

The mounting section 342 can be configured to open towards the upper side relative to the longitudinal axis of the casing 310 of the housing.

The mounting portion 342 may correspond to an area open to the outside of the loading shroud 340, and the mounting portion 342 may be configured to allow the dust chamber 20 to be vertically inserted therein and positioned thereon.

After the dust collecting chamber 20 is located in the installation area 342, the docking of the vacuum cleaner 10 with the loading station 300 can be completed.

The dust-collecting chamber 20 can be docked with the mounting portion 342 in the direction in which the longitudinal axis of the casing 310 extends.

The dust collecting chamber 20 can be docked with the mounting portion 342 in the direction in which the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical shape of the dust collecting chamber 20 extends.

Accordingly, when docking the dust-collecting chamber 20 with the loading station 300, the longitudinal axis of the body shell 310 and the longitudinal axis of the extension tube 17 can be made to turn substantially in the respective direction. This is because, as described above, the dust-collecting chamber 20 and the extension tube 17 can be connected to the vacuum cleaner 10 such that the cylindrical-shaped longitudinal axis of the dust-collecting chamber 20 and the longitudinal axis of the extension tube 17 extend approximately in respective directions.

Although not shown in the drawings, the switch block and the clamping protrusion described in the first embodiment of the disclosure may be located within the mounting portion 342.

Therefore, after the dust collecting box 20 is positioned at the mounting portion 342, the dust collecting box door 21 can be opened and the controller (not shown) can confirm the position where the dust collecting box 20 is docked with the loading station 300 by the switch block.

A multi-cyclone 22 may be provided inside the dust-collecting chamber 20. The dust-collecting chamber 20 may be configured to collect foreign matter on the underside of the multi-cyclone 22. Accordingly, when the dust-collecting chamber door 21 is opened, the foreign matter collected in the dust-collecting chamber 20 can be easily discharged onto installation area 342.

The flow inlet 341 may be connected to the collection 350 from the loading casing 340 by passing through the housing casing 310 . However, the disclosure is not limited to this, and the boot shroud 340 and the body shroud 310 may be integrally formed. In this case, the flow inlet 341 may be located in the casing 310, and thus the inside of the installation portion 342 and the collector 350 may communicate with each other.

The inlet flow passage 341 can convey the air flow generated by the suction device 330 to the dust collecting chamber 20. That is, the suction air flow generated by the suction device 33 is transmitted to the dust collecting chamber 20 through the inlet flow passage 341 and the installation portion 342 through the collector 350. Foreign matter in the dust collecting chamber 20 may be discharged from the dust collecting chamber 20 to the installation portion 342 in accordance with the air flow by the inlet air flow, and then collected in the collection device 350 through the flow inlet 341 .

The collector 350 may include a shroud 351. The collector shroud 351 may define a first interior region 352. The first interior region 352 may be opened to the outside by a first cover (not shown).

The first lid (not shown) can open and close the collector case 351 to allow the first inner region 352 to be opened to the outside by passing through the case case 310 .

The collection 350 may include a first connector 353 located on the upper side of the collection 350 and connected to the first internal area 352 and the inlet channel 341 flow.

The collector 350 may include a second connector 354 connected to the suction device 330 through a flow controller 210, which is described below, and located below the collector 350.

In the first inner region 352 may be located collection bag 355 to collect foreign matter supplied through the first connecting section 353 through the inlet channel 341 flow.

The collection bag 355 may be made of a material through which air passes and foreign matter does not, and thus the collection bag 355 can collect foreign matter fed into the collection 350 from the dust chamber 20.

The upper end of the first connector 353 may be connected to the flow inlet 341, and the lower end of the first connector 353 may be connected to the collection bag 355. The collection bag 353 may be removably connected to the lower end of the first connector 353.

The suction air flow generated by the suction device 330 may pass into the first inner region 352 through the first connector 353 and the collection bag 355, and then may be discharged to the outside of the collector 350 through the second connector 354.

The suction device 330 may include a suction fan 331 and a suction device casing 332 defining a second inner region 333 in which the suction fan 331 is located.

The second inner region 333 can be opened and closed by the second cover 335 located on the casing 310 of the housing. The second cover 335 may be configured to exhaust the air sucked in by the suction fan 331.

A third connector 334 configured to supply the suction air flow generated by the suction fan 331 to the dust chamber 20 may be located on the upper side of the suction device 330.

The suction air flow generated by the suction fan 331 can be supplied to the dust-collecting chamber 20 from the second inner region 333 by moving along the collector 350 and the flow inlet 341 through the third connector 334.

The loading station 300 may include a flow controller 210 configured to selectively change the amount of intake air flow supplied to the dust chamber 20.

The flow controller 210 may be located within the casing 310 of the housing. The flow controller 210 may be located between the collection 350 and the suction device 330. In particular, the flow controller 210 may be connected to the second connector 354 and the third connector 334.

The flow controllers 150, 170, 180, 190, and 200 according to the first to seventh embodiments can change the air pressure inside the dust chamber 20 by supplementing the supply of outside air or stopping the supply of outside air while maintaining the intake air flow supplied from the suction device at a predetermined position.

However, the flow controller 210 according to the eighth embodiment can change the air pressure inside the dust collecting chamber 20 by changing the amount of intake air flow supplied to the dust collecting chamber 20.

That is, the flow controller 210 can selectively open and close the flow connecting passage 212 communicating with the suction device 330 and the dust chamber 20, which will be described later, to supply or block the flow of suction air generated by the suction device 330, thereby changing the air pressure inside dust chamber 20.

Accordingly, the loss of the flow amount of the air supplied to the dust collecting chamber 20 is reduced compared to the flow controller 150, 170, 180, 190 and 200 according to the first to seventh embodiments, and thus the automatic discharge can be performed more efficiently.

That is, the flow controllers 150, 170, 180, 190, and 200 of the first to seventh embodiments can be configured to intermittently supply outside air to the dust chamber 20, and thus the amount of intake air flow can be lost as much as the outside air, supplied to the dust chamber 20.

However, the flow controller 210 of the eighth embodiment cannot further supply outside air to the dust box 20, and thus there is no loss of suction air flow inside the dust box 20 caused by supplying outside air. Therefore, the flow controller 210 of the eighth embodiment can change the air pressure inside the dust-collecting chamber 20 more efficiently than the flow controllers 150, 170, 180, 190, and 200 of the first to seventh embodiments.

As mentioned above, the flow controller 210 may be located between the reservoir 350 and the suction device 330. However, the disclosure is not limited to this, and the flow controller 210 may be located between the reservoir 350 and the flow inlet 341.

However, in accordance with the location of the flow controller 210 located between the collector 350 and the inlet flow passage 341, the intake air flow generated by the suction device 330 may pass into the flow controller 210 through the collector 350, and thus some amount of intake air flow, supplied to the dust chamber 20 may be lost.

In addition, according to the arrangement of the flow controller 210 located between the collector 350 and the flow inlet 341, air containing foreign matter discharged from the dust collecting chamber 20 may pass through the flow controller 210, and thus it may cause a problem when sanitation.

Therefore, it is advisable that the flow controller 210 be located between the suction device 330 and the collection 350.

That is, the intake air flow generated by the suction device 330 can be supplied to the dust collecting chamber 20 by passing through the flow controller 210, the collector 350, the flow inlet 341, and the installation portion 342 in succession.

Together with the foreign matter collected in the dust collecting chamber 20, the intake air flow supplied to the dust collecting chamber 20 can be moved by successively passing through the installation portion 342, the flow inlet 341, and the collector 350.

The collector 350 can collect the foreign matter discharged from the dust collecting chamber 20, and the air separated from the foreign matter can be discharged to the outside of the body case 310 through the flow controller 210 and the suction device 330. The flow controller 210 will be described in detail below.

Next, the collection according to the ninth embodiment of the disclosure will be described. The structure except for the collector 350 according to the ninth embodiment of the disclosure is the same as the structure according to the eighth embodiment of the disclosure, and thus its description will be omitted.

The collection bag 355 may be disposed in the collector 350 according to the eighth embodiment, and thus foreign matter discharged from the dust collection chamber 20 may be collected in the collection bag 355.

When the collection bag 355 is completely filled with foreign matter, the user can separate the collection bag 355 from the first connector 353, discharge the foreign matter collected in the collection bag 355, and then connect the collection bag 355 to the first connector 353.

The disclosure is not limited to this, and the collector 350 according to the ninth embodiment may include an additional dust collection chamber 356 located in the first inner region 352. The inner region of the additional dust collection chamber 356 may be formed larger than the inner region of the dust collection chamber 20.

The additional dust collecting chamber 356 may include a multi-cyclone 357. Accordingly, air containing foreign matter supplied to the collector 350 through the first connector 353 can pass into the additional dust collecting chamber 356, and the foreign matter can be removed by the multi-cyclone 357, and then the air , from which foreign matter has been removed, can pass into the flow controller 210 through the second connector 354.

The upper side of the additional dust chamber 356 may communicate with the first connector 353, and the lower side of the additional dust chamber 356 may communicate with the second connector 354. The additional dust chamber 356 may be removably connected to the first connector 353 and the second connector 354.

Therefore, the air passed through the first connector 353 can be discharged into the second connector 354 by passing through the multi-cyclone 357. While the air passes through the multi-cyclone 357, foreign matter discharged from the dust collecting chamber 20 can be collected in the additional dust collecting chamber 356.

Next, the flow controller 210 according to the eighth embodiment of the disclosure will be described in detail.

FIG. 27 is a perspective view of a station flow controller according to an eighth embodiment of the disclosure; FIG. 28 is a view illustrating a state at which the station flow controller opens the flow connecting channel according to the eighth embodiment of the disclosure, and FIG. 29 is a view illustrating a state in which the station flow controller closes the flow connection channel according to the eighth embodiment of the disclosure.

As shown in FIG. 27, the flow controller 210 may include a flow channel shroud 211 defining a flow connection channel 212 connecting the suction device 330 to the reservoir 350.

In particular, the flow connection channel 212 may be configured to connect the second connector 354 to the third connector 334. Accordingly, the suction device 330 and the collector 350 can communicate with each other through the flow connection channel 212, and the intake air flow generated by the suction device 330, can move into the collection 350 through the connecting channel 212 flow.

The upper end 211a of the flow channel housing 211 may be connected to the second connector 354, and the lower end 211b of the flow channel housing 211 may be connected to the third connector 334.

The flow connecting passage 151 disclosed in the first to sixth embodiments may be connected to the dust collecting guide 30 and configured to pass outside air into the dust collecting guide 30, but the flow connecting passage 212 of the eighth embodiment may connect the suction device 330 with collection 350.

The flow controller 210 may include a flow passage valve 213 located on the flow connecting passage 212 and configured to open and close the flow connecting passage 212 to adjust the intake air flow in the flow connecting passage 212.

The flow controller 210 may include a drive motor 214 configured to actuate the valve 213 of the flow channel.

The rotary shaft 215 may be located on the axis of rotation of the drive motor 214. The flow channel valve 213 may be connected to the rotary shaft 215 for rotation in one or the opposite direction.

The flow channel valve 213 may be configured to open or close the flow connection channel 212 by pivoting on the flow connection channel 212 .

In particular, the flow channel valve 213 may have a cylindrical shape including a cut portion 213a and a body 213b. The central axis of the cylindrical shape may extend in a direction corresponding to the direction of passage of the rotating shaft 215.

The cut portion 213a may be configured to be cut at a predetermined distance in a circumferential direction of the cylindrical mold and extend in the direction of passage of the cylindrical mold.

The cut portion 213a may be formed in a pair symmetrical about the central axis of the cylindrical shape.

As mentioned above, the flow channel valve 213 may be pivotable on the flow connection channel 212 . The flow passage valve 213 can be rotated in one direction by actuating the driving motor 214. When the flow passage valve 213 is rotated in one direction, when the flow passage valve 213 is positioned to reverse direction D, in which the intake air flow moves, towards a pair of cut-out portions 213a on the connecting flow passage 121, the intake air flow can move within the flow connecting passage 212 by passing through the cut portion 213a.

That is, as shown in FIG. 28, it is assumed that the position of the flow path valve 213 in which the pair of cut portions 213 a faces the intake air flow direction D at the time of rotation of the flow path valve 213 is the open position 213 (o). According to the open position 213 (o) of the flow passage valve 213, at the time of turning, the intake air flow can be supplied to the dust chamber 20.

By turning the flow path valve 213 in one direction, when the flow path valve 213 is positioned to cause the direction D in which the intake air flow moves towards the housing 213b on the flow connection passage 121, the movement of the intake air flow may be blocked by the housing 213b. The intake air flow cannot be moved from the suction device 330 to the collector 350 by being blocked by the body 213b, and thus the intake air flow cannot be supplied to the dust collecting chamber 20.

That is, as shown in FIG. 29, it is assumed that the position of the flow path valve 213 in which the housing 213b faces the intake air flow direction D at the time of rotation of the flow path valve 213 is the closed position 213 (c). According to the closed position 213 (c) of the flow passage valve 213, during the rotation, the intake air flow cannot be supplied to the dust chamber 20.

The cut-out portion 213a and the housing 213b may be arranged in series in the direction D, in which the intake air flows when the drive motor 214 rotates in one direction. Accordingly, the flow channel valve 213 can sequentially open and close the flow connecting channel 212 .

In accordance with the opening and closing of the flow passage valve 213, the intake air flow may be supplied to the dust collecting chamber 20, or the intake air flow may be stopped. Accordingly, the air pressure inside the dust chamber 20 may change.

When the flow path valve 213 is opened, the suction air flow can be supplied to the dust collecting chamber 20, and thus the air pressure inside the dust collecting chamber 20 can be reduced. When the flow passage valve 213 is closed, the intake air flow may be stopped, and thus the air pressure inside the dust chamber 20 may increase.

As mentioned, the flow passage valve 213 may periodically open and close the flow connecting passage 212, and thus the air pressure inside the dust collecting chamber 20 may decrease and increase. Accordingly, the airflow direction inside the dust collecting chamber 20 may be generated differently.

By positioning the dust collecting chamber 20 at the installation portion 342, the docking of the vacuum cleaner 10 can be determined by a switch block (not shown), and thus the flow controller 210 can be operated.

A controller (not shown) may control the drive motor 214 to cause the flow channel valve 213 to be in the open position 213 (o) for a predetermined period of time. After a predetermined period of time has elapsed, a controller (not shown) may operate the drive motor 214 to cause the flow channel valve 213 to be in the closed position 213(c) for another predetermined period of time.

That is, a controller (not shown) may control the drive motor 214 to sequentially position the flow path valve 213 in the open position 213 (o) and the closed position 213 (c) at a predetermined interval.

Advantageously, a controller (not shown) can control a drive motor (not shown) to provide a longer period of time during which the flow path valve 213 is in the open position 213 (o) than the period during which the flow path valve 213 located in the closed position 213 (c). This is to increase the amount of intake air flow supplied to the dust chamber 20.

As mentioned above, the flow controller 210 can selectively change the amount of the intake air flow supplied to the dust collection box 20. By changing the amount of the intake air flow supplied to the dust collection box 20, the air pressure inside the dust collection box 20 can be changed in accordance with the amount of the intake air flow, and, accordingly, the air flow in the dust chamber 20 may be generated in different ways. The suction efficiency can be increased.

However, the disclosure is not limited to this, and a controller (not shown) can adjust the amount of airflow by changing the size of the area facing the direction D of the intake air flow in the cut portion 213a of the valve 213 of the flow path.

Since the flow path valve 213 is capable of being placed in any middle position between the open position 213 (o) and the closed position 213 (c) by turning the driving motor 214, it is possible to change the amount of intake air flow that is supplied to the dust chamber 20 to a smaller compared with the amount of intake air flow when the flow path valve 213 is in the open position 213 (o), and it is possible to change the amount of intake air flow that is supplied to the dust chamber 20 to be greater than the amount of intake air flow when the valve 213 the flow channel is in the closed position 213(c).

That is, the flow controller 210 can change the amount of the intake air flow supplied to the dust collecting chamber 20 by turning the flow path valve 213, and accordingly, the air pressure inside the dust collecting chamber 20 can be varied differently.

In addition, the above description is not limited to the eighth embodiment, and thus the amount of intake air flow can be controlled by the flow passage cover members 152, 172, and 182 according to the first to fifth embodiments.

That is, by arranging the flow controllers 150, 170, and 180 according to the first to fifth embodiments in the collector 350 and the suction device 330, and by arranging the flow passage covers 152, 172, and 182 on the flow connecting passage 212, the amount of intake air flow can be controlled. supplied to the dust collection chamber 20.

The cleaning device 1” according to the tenth embodiment of the disclosure will be described below. The structure except for the cleaning device 1" according to the tenth embodiment of the disclosure is the same as the structure of the cleaning device 1' according to the eighth embodiment of the disclosure, and thus its description will be omitted.

Fig. 30 is a perspective view of a loading station according to the tenth embodiment of the disclosure, FIG. 31 is a view illustrating a state where the dust-collecting chamber of the vacuum cleaner is docked with the charging station according to the tenth embodiment of the disclosure, FIG. 32 is an exploded perspective view of a loading station according to the tenth embodiment of the disclosure, and FIG. 33 is a sectional side view of a loading station according to the tenth embodiment of the disclosure.

In the same manner as the cleaning device 1' according to the eighth embodiment, the cleaning device 1" according to the tenth embodiment of the disclosure can automatically discharge collected substances by changing the flow of suction air supplied to the dust chamber 20 of the vacuum cleaner 10.

That is, with regard to the cleaning apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment, the automatic unloading of the loading station 100 can be effectively performed only when both the dust collecting chamber 20 and the dust collecting guide 30 of the vacuum cleaner 10 are docked with the loading station 100. However, what With regard to the cleaning apparatus 1' according to the eighth embodiment, the automatic unloading of the loading station 300 can be efficiently performed as long as the dust collecting chamber 20 of the vacuum cleaner 10 is docked with the loading station 300.

In addition, the cleaner 1" according to the tenth embodiment of the disclosure separates the dust box 50 from the vacuum cleaner 10, and then docks only the dust box 50 with the charging station 400, thereby automatically discharging the dust from the dust box 50.

Therefore, the user can separate only the dust chamber 50 from the vacuum cleaner 10 and dock the dust chamber 50 to the charging station 400 without docking the entire cleaner 10 to the charging station 400. Accordingly, the size of the charging station 400 can be minimized, and dust can be automatically discharged from the dust collecting chamber 50 by simply dust chamber compartment 50.

As shown in FIG. 30-33, the loading station 400 may include a body shroud 410 and a loading shroud 440 configured to mate the dust collecting chamber 50 without a member configured to mate the dust collecting guide 30 therewith.

The loading station 400 may include the body shell 410 and the loading case 440 described above. The case shroud 410 may include a cover 411 located on the upper side of the case shroud 410 and configured to open and close the boot shroud 440.

The housing shroud 410 may be configured to include a longitudinal axis extending in one direction. Preferably, the longitudinal axis of the casing 410 extends in a vertical direction. Accordingly, the loading station 400 may be in the form of a box extending in a substantially vertical direction.

The case case 410 may include a panel 412 located on the front side of the case case 410 and detachable from the case case 410. Alternatively, the panel 412 may be located on the side surface or rear surface of the housing case 410, as well as on the front surface of the case case 410, and be detachable from the case case 410.

Since the panel 412 is separated from the body case 410, the user can open the collection box 450, which is described below, and easily replace the dust bag 455 located in the box 450.

By turning on the suction device 430, the loading station 400 can discharge the dust collected in the dust collection chamber 50 from the dust collection chamber 50. The suction device 430 may be disposed inside the housing case 410.

The loading station 400 may include a collector 450 in which foreign matter discharged from the dust collection chamber 50 is collected. The collector 450 may be located inside the casing 410 of the body. The collection 450 may be located above the suction device 430.

The loading station 400 may include a flow inlet 441 configured to connect the loading shroud 440 to the collection 450 and configured to suction foreign matter that is discharged from the dust collection chamber 50 into the collection 450 through the loading casing 440.

The boot shroud 440 may include a mounting portion 442 configured to communicate with the flow inlet 441 and on which the dust chamber 50 is mounted.

The mounting portion 442 can be configured to open on the upper side relative to the longitudinal axis of the casing 410 of the housing.

The mounting portion 442 may correspond to an area open to the outside of the loading shroud 440, and the mounting portion 442 may be configured to allow the dust chamber 50 to be vertically inserted therein and positioned thereon.

By installing the dust chamber 50 in the installation area 442, the docking of the vacuum cleaner 10 with the loading station 400 can be completed.

The dust collecting chamber 50 can be docked with the installation portion 442 in the direction in which the longitudinal axis of the casing 410 extends.

The dust collecting chamber 50 can be docked with the mounting portion 442 in the direction in which the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical shape of the dust collecting chamber 50 extends.

Accordingly, when docking the dust-collecting chamber 50 with the loading station 400, the longitudinal axis of the body casing 410 and the longitudinal axis of the dust-collecting chamber 50 can be configured to face in a substantially corresponding direction.

Although not shown in the drawings, the switch block described in the first embodiment of the disclosure may be located within the mounting portion 442.

Therefore, when the dust collecting chamber 50 is positioned at the installation portion 442, the controller (not shown) can confirm the position where the dust collecting chamber 50 is docked with the loading station 400 through the switch block.

The multicyclone 52 may be positioned within the dust collection chamber 50. The dust collection chamber 50 may be configured to provide collection of foreign matter on the underside 52a of the multicyclone 52. The dust collection chamber 50 may include a first dust collection chamber 50a configured to collect foreign matter that are generally collected and relatively large in size, and the second dust collector 50b configured to collect foreign matter, which are collected in the multicyclone 52 and are relatively small in size.

The first dust box 50a and the second dust box 50b can be opened to the outside when the dust box door 51 is opened.

Accordingly, by opening the dust collecting chamber door 51 located on the lower side of the dust collecting chamber 50, foreign matter collected in the dust collecting chamber 50 can be easily discharged to the installation portion 442.

The inlet channel 441 flow can be connected to the collection 450 from the boot casing 440 through the casing 410 housing. However, the disclosure is not limited to this, and the boot shroud 440 and the body shroud 410 may be integrally formed with each other.

The flow inlet 441 can supply the air flow generated by the suction device 430 to the dust collecting chamber 50. That is, the suction air flow generated by the suction device 430 is supplied to the dust collecting chamber 50 through the flow inlet 441 and the installation portion 442 through the collector 450. Foreign matter in the dust collecting chamber 50 can be discharged from the dust collecting chamber 50 to the installation portion 442 in accordance with the air flow due to the intake air flow, and then collected in the collector 450 through the flow inlet 441.

The collector 450 may include a shroud 451. The collector shroud 451 may define an interior region.

The collector 450 may include a cover 452. The cover 452 of the collector may be located on the front surface of the casing 451 of the collector. The collector cover 452 can open and close the collector case 451 to allow the inside of the collector 450 to be opened to the outside in a position where the panel 412 is separated.

The collector 450 may include a dust bag 455 located in the inner region of the collector 450 and configured to collect foreign matter supplied through the inlet channel 441 flow.

The dust bag 455 may be made of a material through which air passes but foreign matter does not, and thus the dust bag 455 can collect foreign matter fed into the collection 450 from the dust chamber 50.

The dust bag 455 can be directly connected to the flow inlet 441, and the dust bag 455 can be separated from the collector 450.

By operating the loading station 400 to collect foreign matter in the dust bag 455, the user can separate the panel 412 and open the collector cover 452 to separate the dust bag 455 from the collector 450, thereby discharging the foreign matter collected in the loading station 400.

Although not shown in the drawings, the collector 450 may include an additional dust chamber (not shown) in addition to the dust bag 455 as in the ninth embodiment. The inner area of the additional dust collecting chamber (not shown) is formed larger than the inner area of the dust collecting chamber 50, and the additional dust collecting chamber (not shown) can collect fine foreign matter by turning on the multi-cyclone in the same manner as the dust collecting chamber 50.

The suction device 430 may include a suction fan 431 and a suction device casing 432 defining an interior region in which the suction fan 431 is located.

The suction cover 432 may include a suction cover 435 disposed on the body cover 410 and configured to open and close the interior of the suction device 432. The suction cover 435 may be configured to allow air drawn in by the suction fan 431 to be vented.

The suction air flow generated by the suction fan 431 can be supplied to the dust chamber 50 from the inside of the suction device case 432 through the collector 450 and the flow inlet 441 .

The loading station 400 may include a flow controller 220 configured to selectively change the amount of intake air flow supplied to the dust chamber 50.

The flow controller 220 may be located within the casing 410 of the housing. The flow controller 220 may be located between the collector 450 and the suction device 430. In particular, the flow controller 220 may be connected to the flow channel to which the collector 450 and the suction device 430 are connected.

However, the disclosure is not limited to this, and the flow controller 220 may be located between the collection 450 and the suction channel 441 flow.

The flow controller 220 according to the tenth embodiment of the disclosure will be described in detail below.

Fig. 34 is an exploded perspective view of a flow controller according to the tenth embodiment of the disclosure, FIG. 35 is a view illustrating a state in which the flow controller in FIG. 34 closes the flow connection channel, and FIG. 36 is a view illustrating a state in which the flow controller in FIG. 34 opens the flow connection channel.

As shown in FIG. 34-36, the flow controller 220 may include a flow channel shroud 221 defining a flow connection channel 222 configured to couple the receptacle 450 to the suction device 430.

In particular, the flow connection channel 222 may be configured to connect the collector 450 to the suction device 430 and allow air to pass through. Accordingly, the collector 450 and the suction device 430 can communicate with each other through the flow connection channel 222, and the intake air flow generated by the suction device 430 can move to the collector 450 through the flow connection channel 222.

The flow connecting passage 151 disclosed in the first to sixth embodiments can be connected to the dust collecting guide 30 and configured to allow outside air to pass into the dust collecting guide 30, but the flow connecting passage 212 according to the eighth embodiment and connecting the flow path 222 according to the tenth embodiment may be configured to connect the suction device 430 to the collection 450.

The flow controller 220 may include a flow passage valve 223 disposed on the flow connecting passage 222 and configured to open and close the flow connecting passage 222 to adjust the intake air flow in the flow connecting passage 222.

The flow controller 220 may include a drive motor 224 configured to cause the valve 223 to open and close the flow path of the connecting flow path 222 by utilizing its rotation.

The rotating element 225 may be located on the rotation axis of the drive motor 224. The rotation element 225 may be in the form of a disk and can rotate about the rotation axis of the drive motor 224.

Shaft 226 may be located on one side of rotating member 225. Shaft 226 may be disposed on the outside of the axis of rotation of rotary member 225. Accordingly, shaft 226 may rotate about the axis of rotation of drive motor 224 when drive motor 224 is driven.

The flow channel valve 223 may include a slot 229 into which a shaft 226 is inserted.

The slot 229 may reciprocate the flow channel valve 223 in the first direction A in combination with the rotation of the shaft 226 inserted into the slot 229.

The first direction A may be a left-to-right direction or a back-and-forth direction perpendicular to the vertical direction in which the flow connecting channel 222 extends.

Shaft 226 may move slot 229 in a first direction A and a direction opposite to first direction A while shaft 226 reciprocates in a second direction B perpendicular to one direction in slot 229.

The second direction B is a direction perpendicular to the first direction A and the vertical direction in which the connecting flow channel 222 extends. Therefore, when the first direction A is a left-to-right direction, the second direction B may be a forward-backward direction, and when the first direction A is a forward-backward direction, the second direction B may be a left-to-right direction.

The flow channel valve 223 may include a plate 228 operable to perform translational movement in the first direction A in combination with a slot 229 and configured to selectively open and close the connecting flow channel 222 due to the translational movement.

The plate 228 may be integral with the slot 229. Therefore, in accordance with the movement of the slot 229 in the first direction A, the plate 228 may move in the first direction A along with the slot 229.

Plate 228 can be configured to reciprocate on the connecting channel 222 flow.

In accordance with the rotation of the shaft 226 in one direction, by the rotation of the driving motor 224, the plate 228 and the slot 229 can move in the first direction A, and then move in the direction opposite to the first direction A at the same time as the rotation of the shaft 226.

That is, according to one revolution of the shaft 226, the plate 228 can reciprocate once in the first direction A. According to the completion of one revolution of the shaft 226, the plate 228 can open the flow connection channel 222 once and close the flow connection channel 222 once. .

It can be assumed that the initial position of the shaft 226 when the shaft 226 is rotated is the first position 226A, and the return point corresponding to the intermediate position when the shaft 226 is rotated is the second position 226B. In accordance with the first position 226A of the shaft 226, the flow channel valve 223 may open the flow connection channel 222, and in accordance with the second position 226B of the shaft 226, the flow channel valve 223 may close the flow connection channel 222.

As shown in FIG. 35, when the shaft 226 rotates in one direction and moves from the first position 226A to the second position 226B, the slot 229 can be pressed in the first direction A, and the plate 228 can be positioned on the flow connecting channel 222. Meanwhile, the intake air flow may be blocked by the plate 228. The intake air flow may be blocked by the plate 228, and thus the intake air flow cannot pass from the suction device 430 to the collector 450. Therefore, the intake air flow cannot be supplied to the dust collector. camera 50.

That is, it can be assumed that when the plate 228 is located on the connecting flow passage 222 while the flow passage valve 223 reciprocates in the first direction A simultaneously with the shaft 226, the position of the flow passage valve 223 is the closed position 223A. According to the closed position 223A of the flow passage valve 223, during the reciprocating motion, the intake air flow cannot be supplied to the dust chamber 50.

On the contrary, as shown in FIG. 36, when the shaft 226 continues to rotate in one direction and moves from the second position 226B to the first position 226A, the slot 229 may be pressed in the direction opposite to the first direction A, and the plate 228 may be positioned on the outside of the flow connection channel 222. Meanwhile, the intake air flow can pass through the flow connecting passage 222 without restriction. The suction air flow can pass from the suction device 430 to the collector 450 without being limited by the plate 228, and thus the suction air flow can be supplied to the dust collecting chamber 50.

That is, it can be assumed that when the plate 228 is located on the outside of the connecting flow passage 222, while the flow passage valve 223 reciprocates in the first direction A simultaneously with the shaft 226, the position of the flow passage valve 223 is the open position 223B . According to the open position 223B of the flow path valve 223, during the reciprocating motion, the intake air flow can be supplied to the dust chamber 50.

In accordance with the opening and closing of the flow path valve 223, the intake air flow may be supplied to the dust collecting chamber 50, or the intake air flow may be stopped. Accordingly, the air pressure inside the dust collecting chamber 50 may change.

When the intake air flow is supplied to the dust collecting chamber 50 when the flow passage valve 223 is opened, the air pressure inside the dust collecting chamber 50 may decrease, and when the intake air flow is stopped when the flow passage valve 223 is closed, the air pressure inside the dust collecting chamber 50 may increase.

As mentioned, the flow passage valve 223 may periodically open and close the flow connecting passage 222, and thus the air pressure inside the dust collecting chamber 50 may decrease and increase. Accordingly, the airflow direction inside the dust collecting chamber 50 can be changed.

When the dust chamber 50 is located at the installation portion 442, the docking of the dust chamber 50 can be determined by a switch block (not shown), and thus the flow controller 220 can be actuated.

A controller (not shown) may control the drive motor 224 to cause the flow channel valve 223 to be in the open position 213B for a predetermined period of time. That is, the shaft 226 may be located in the first position 226A without rotation.

After a predetermined period of time has elapsed, a controller (not shown) may operate the drive motor 224 to cause the flow channel valve 223 to be in the closed position 223b for another predetermined period of time.

That is, a controller (not shown) may control the drive motor 224 to sequentially position the flow path valve 223 in the open position 223A and the closed position 223B at a predetermined interval.

Suitably, a controller (not shown) can control a drive motor (not shown) to provide a longer period of time that the flow path valve 223 is in the open position 223A than the period of time that the flow path valve 223 is in the closed position. position 223B. This is done to increase the amount of intake air flow supplied to the dust chamber 50.

As mentioned above, the flow controller 220 can selectively change the amount of the intake air flow supplied to the dust collection box 50. By changing the amount of the intake air flow supplied to the dust collection box 50, the air pressure inside the dust collection box 50 can be changed in accordance with the amount of the intake air flow, and accordingly, the air flow in the dust collecting chamber 50 may be generated in different ways. The suction efficiency can be increased.

However, the disclosure is not limited to this, and a controller (not shown) can adjust the amount of airflow by changing the size of the area in which the plate 228 of the valve 223 of the flow channel closes the connection channel 222 of the flow.

Since the flow path valve 223 is configured to be located in any middle position between the open position 223A and the closed position 223B using the rotation of the driving motor 224, it is possible to change the amount of intake air flow that is supplied to the dust chamber 50 to be less than the amount of intake air flow when the flow path valve 223 is in the open position 223A, and it is possible to change the amount of intake air flow supplied to the dust collecting chamber 50 to be larger than the air flow amount when the flow path valve 223 is in the closed position 223B.

That is, the flow controller 220 can change the amount of intake air flow supplied to the dust collecting chamber 50 by reciprocating the flow passage valve 223, and accordingly, the air pressure inside the dust collecting chamber 50 can vary differently.

In addition, the above description is not limited to the tenth embodiment, and thus it is possible to control the amount of intake air flow with the flow path cover members 152, 172, and 182 according to the first to fifth embodiments and the flow path valve members 213 according to eighth embodiment. That is, by arranging the flow controllers 150, 170, 180, and 210 according to the first to fifth embodiments and the eighth embodiment between the collector 450 and the suction device 430, and by arranging the flow passage cover 152, 172, and 182 and the flow passage valve 213 on flow connecting passage 412, the amount of suction air flow supplied to the dust chamber 50 can be adjusted.

Next, the technical features by which the dust collecting box 50 according to the tenth embodiment of the disclosure is docked with the charging station 400 will be described in detail. The dust collecting box 50 according to the tenth embodiment can be applied to the cleaning device 1 according to the first embodiment or to device 1' for cleaning in accordance with the eighth embodiment.

Fig. 37 is a view of a part of the dust collecting chamber according to the tenth embodiment of the disclosure, FIG. 38 is a view illustrating the state before docking of the dust collecting chamber with the loading station according to the tenth embodiment of the disclosure, and FIG. 39 is a view illustrating a state after docking of the dust collecting chamber with the loading station according to the tenth embodiment of the disclosure.

As shown in FIG. 37 and 38, the dust chamber 50 may include a body 53 and a door 51 configured to open and close the dust chamber body 53 when docked with the loading station 400.

The dust chamber body 53 may be formed into a cylindrical shape. However, the shape of the dust box body 53 is not limited to this, and thus the dust box body 53 can be formed into a polygonal tubular shape.

The dust chamber door 51 may be provided at the lower end of the dust chamber body 53 and open and close the lower end of the dust chamber body 53 .

As shown above, the dust collecting chamber 50 may include a first dust collector 50a configured to collect foreign matter that is mainly collected and relatively large in size, and a second dust collector 50b configured to collect foreign matter that is collected by the multicyclone 52 and has relatively small size.

Both the first dust box 50a and the second dust box 50b can be configured to be opened to the outside when the dust box door 51 is opened. Here, when the dust box door 51 is opened, both the first dust box 50a and the second dust box 50b can be opened to the outside.

The dust chamber door 51 may include a hooking protrusion 51a engaged with the dust chamber body 53 to maintain the dust chamber 50 in a closed position, and a cap 51b configured to prevent foreign matter which is collected in the second dust chamber 50b from scattering to the outside. when closing the dust chamber 50.

The dust chamber door 51 can open and close the lower end of the dust chamber body 53 by pivoting around the rotating shaft 51c located on one side of the lower end of the dust chamber body 53 .

The dust box 50 may include a locking member 56 located on the other side of the lower end of the dust box body 53 and configured to prevent the dust box door 51 from separating from the lower end of the dust box body 53 by maintaining the engaging protrusion 51a.

The locking member 56 can be engaged with the engaging protrusion 51a to prevent separation of the engaging protrusion 51a from the dust chamber body 53.

The locking member 56 may include a pusher 56a configured to disengage the engagement with the engaging protrusion 51a by turning when an external force is applied, and a hook 56b connected with the pusher 56a and engaged with the engaging protrusion 51a.

The locking member 56 may include a resilient member 56c configured to hold the hook 56b and the engaging protrusion 51a in an engaged position according to the position of the locking member 56 not pressed by the pusher 56a.

The resilient member 56c is displaced to push the hook 56b toward the engaging protrusion 51a to maintain the engagement of the hook 56b and the engaging protrusion 51a in the closed position of the dust chamber door 51.

That is, the elastic member 56c can press the hook 56b to the side of the engaging protrusion 51a by pressing the hook 56b in a direction opposite to the radial direction of the dust chamber body 53.

By pressing the pusher 56a with a force greater than the elastic force of the elastic member 56c, the hook 56b can be rotated together with the pusher 56a, and the engagement of the hook 56b and the engaging protrusion 51a can be disengaged.

The pusher 56a and the hook 56b can be positioned in opposite directions around the axis of rotation of the locking member 56. Accordingly, according to the pressing of the pusher 56a, the hook 56b can be moved in the direction opposite to the pressing direction of the pusher 56a.

Therefore, by pressing the pusher 56a with an external force in the opposite direction of the radial direction of the dust box body 53, the pusher 56a can be rotated in the opposite direction of the radial direction of the dust box body 53, and thus the hook 56b can be rotated in the opposite direction of the radial direction. of the dust chamber body 53, and then move in the direction away from the engaging protrusion 51a.

Meanwhile, the dust box door 51 can be separated from the dust box body 53 by gravity and turned down relative to the rotating shaft 51c, and thus the lower end of the dust box body 53 can be opened.

The pusher 56a may protrude outwardly from the outer peripheral surface of the dust-collection box body 53 in the radial direction of the central axis of the dust-collection box body 53. The user can easily press the pusher 56a of the locking member 56 protruding outward from the outer surface of the dust box body 53, thereby opening the dust box 50.

As for the charging station 400, the dust collecting chamber door 51 can be opened according to the docking of the dust collecting chamber 50 with the mounting portion 442 of the loading station 400.

The loading station 400 may include an opening rail 443 configured to press the pusher 56a to open the dust chamber door 51 when the dust chamber 50 is positioned at the mounting portion 442.

The opening guide 443 may be located on the inner circumferential surface 442a of the mounting portion 442 forming the mounting portion 442.

The opening guide 443 may be formed as a partial area of the inner peripheral surface 442a of the mounting portion 442 in the same manner as in the opening embodiment. However, the opening is not limited to this, and the opening guide 443 may be in the form of a region or raised surface that protrudes toward the center from the inner peripheral surface 442a of the mounting portion 442, and a shape such as a protrusion or rib that protrudes toward the center from the inner peripheral surfaces 442a.

The inner peripheral surface 442a of the mounting portion 442 may have a size substantially corresponding to the outer peripheral surface of the dust chamber body 53 . In particular, the periphery of the inner peripheral surface 442a of the mounting portion 442 and the periphery of the dust chamber body 53 may substantially correspond to each other.

That is, when docking the dust-collecting chamber 50 with the charging station 400, the inner peripheral surface 442a of the mounting portion 442 and the outer peripheral surface of the dust-collecting chamber body 53 can face at a predetermined distance.

Accordingly, when the dust collecting chamber 50 is positioned in the installation portion 442 as shown in FIG. 39, the outer peripheral surface of the dust chamber body 53 can move down the inner peripheral surface 442a of the mounting portion 442.

Meanwhile, the pusher 56a protruding outward from the outer peripheral surface of the dust-collecting chamber body 53 can be pressed down while being pressed by the opening guide 443 which is formed as part of the inner peripheral surface 442a of the mounting portion 442.

Specifically, while the dust-collecting chamber 50 is pressed down, the pusher 56a located on the outer side of the outer peripheral surface of the dust-collecting chamber body 53 can be pressed in the vertical direction of the opening guide 443, and thus the pusher 56a can be rotated in the direction opposite to the radial direction of the outer peripheral surface of the dust chamber body 53 . Therefore, the engagement of the hook 56b and the engaging protrusion 51a can be disengaged, and thus the dust chamber door 51 can be opened.

Therefore, when docking the dust chamber 50 with the mounting portion 442, the pusher 56a can be automatically pressed by the opening guide 443, and thus the dust chamber door 51 can be opened when docking the dust chamber 50 with the loading station 400.

The dust collecting chamber 50' of the cleaning apparatus according to the eleventh embodiment of the disclosure will be described below. The construction, except for the dust collecting chamber 50' described below, is the same as the construction of the cleaning device 1″ and the dust collecting chamber 50 according to the tenth embodiment of the disclosure, and thus its description will be omitted. In addition, the dust collecting chamber of the cleaner according to the eleventh embodiment can be applied to the cleaner 1 according to the first embodiment or to the cleaner 1' according to the eighth embodiment.

Fig. 40 is a view of a portion of the dust collecting chamber according to the eleventh embodiment of the disclosure.

The dust collecting chamber 50' according to the eleventh embodiment of the disclosure may include a first fixing member 57 and a second fixing member 58.

The first locking member 57 and the second locking member 58 can be respectively fixed to the first engaging protrusion 51d and the second engaging protrusion 51e located on the dust-collecting chamber door 51.

The first locking member 57 and the second locking member 58 have the same structure as the locking member 56 according to the tenth embodiment of the disclosure, and thus, description thereof will be omitted.

When the vacuum cleaner 10 is operated by the user, the dust chamber 50 may be opened because the user accidentally presses the locking member 26 during operation. That is, the locking member 26 can open the dust-collecting chamber door 21 by pressing, and the locking member 26 can be pressed to open the dust-collecting chamber 50 regardless of the user's intention.

To solve this problem, the dust chamber 50' according to the eleventh embodiment of the disclosure may include two locking members 57 and 58 for fixing the dust chamber door 51.

Accordingly, the problem of opening the dust chamber 50' regardless of the user's intention at the time of driving the vacuum cleaner 10 can be eliminated. and thus, even when the user accidentally presses one locking member 57, the other locking member 58 can lock the dust chamber door 51, thereby maintaining the closed position of the dust chamber door 51.

To open the dust chamber door 51, the user must press both locking members 57 and 58. That is, only when the first and second locking members 57 and 58 are pressed simultaneously, the restriction on the first engaging protrusion 51d and the second engaging protrusion 51e can be released to open the door 51 dust chamber.

The first locking element 57 and the second locking element 58 may be located at a distance from each other. The distance between the first locking element 57 and the second locking element 58 may vary.

In the same manner as the locking member 56 of the tenth opening embodiment, when docked with the loading station 400, the first locking member 57 and the second locking member 58 can be pressed by the opening guide 443, and the engagement with the first engaging protrusion 51d and the second engaging protrusion 51e can be disengaged. , and thus the dust chamber door 51 can be opened.

The opening guide 443 can simultaneously hold the pressed position of the first locking member 57 and the second locking member 58, and thus the dust chamber door 51 can be opened.

That is, although a plurality of locking members 57 and 58 are provided, the plurality of locking members 57 and 58 can be pressed by the opening rail 443 when docked with the charging station 400, and thus the dust chamber door 51 can be automatically opened.

Meanwhile, the opening guide 443 may be formed on the entire inner peripheral surface 442a of the support portion 442. That is, the opening guide 443 may be formed along the circumferential direction of the inner peripheral surface 442a of the mounting portion 442, although not shown in the drawing.

Therefore, the first and second locking members 57 and 58 can always be pressed by the opening guide 443 even when the dust chamber 50' is docked with the loading station 400 in any direction around the circumference of the outer peripheral surface of the dust chamber body 53.

Alternatively, the loading station 400 may include a rail (not shown) configured to position the dust chamber 50' in a particular direction along the circumference of the outer peripheral surface of the dust chamber body 53 when the dust chamber 50' is installed at the mounting portion 442.

A guide (not shown) may guide the dust chamber 50' to dock the dust chamber 50' in a direction in which the first and second locking members 57 and 58 substantially overlap with the opening guide 443 in the vertical direction.

As mentioned above, only by pressing the first and second locking members 57 and 58, the dust chamber door 51 can be opened. Therefore, when docking the dust chamber 50' with the loading station 400, the first and second locking members 57 and 58 can be sequentially pressed by the opening guide 443, and thus the dust chamber door 51 can be opened when docking the dust chamber 50'.

The dust collecting chamber 50″ of the cleaning apparatus according to the twelfth embodiment of the disclosure will be described below. The construction except for the dust collecting chamber 50″ described below is the same as the construction of the cleaning device 1″ and the dust collecting chamber 50 according to the tenth embodiment of the disclosure, and thus its description will be omitted. In addition, the dust collecting chamber of the cleaner according to the twelfth embodiment can be applied to the cleaner 1 according to the first embodiment or to the cleaner 1' according to the eighth embodiment.

Fig. 41 is a view illustrating the state before docking of the dust collecting chamber with the loading station according to the twelfth embodiment of the disclosure, FIG. 42 is a view illustrating a state in which an external force is applied to the fixing member of the dust collecting chamber according to the twelfth embodiment of the disclosure, and FIG. 43 is a view illustrating a state after docking of the dust collecting chamber with the loading station according to the twelfth embodiment of the disclosure.

As shown in FIG. 41, the dust chamber 50" may include a locking member 26 and a sub-locking member 29 configured to lock the dust-collecting chamber door 51 together with the locking member 26. Structure of the dust-collecting chamber 50" according to the twelfth embodiment except for the sub-locking member 29 , is the same as the structure of the dust collecting chamber 50 according to the tenth embodiment, and thus its description will be omitted.

The dust chamber door 51 can open and close the lower end of the dust chamber body 53 by pivoting around the rotating shaft 51c located on one side of the lower end of the dust chamber body 53 .

The fixing member 56 may be disposed on the other side of the lower end of the dust box body 53 and is configured to support the engagement protrusion 51a to prevent the dust box door 51 from separating from the lower end of the dust box body 53.

The locking member 56 can be engaged with the engaging protrusion 51a to prevent separation of the engaging protrusion 51a from the dust chamber body 53.

The auxiliary locking member 29 can prevent the dust chamber door 51 from being opened regardless of the intention to use. That is, it can be prevented that the dust chamber door 51 is opened and the foreign matter is dispersed because the user accidentally presses the locking member 56.

The auxiliary locking member 29 may be disposed on the rotating shaft 51c of the dust chamber door 51 to limit the rotation of the turning portion 51f of the dust chamber door 51, thereby fixing the dust chamber door 51 to the dust chamber body 53.

The auxiliary locking member 59 may include a pusher 59a configured to release the rotation restriction of the turning section 51f by turning while pressing with an external force, and a limiter 59b blocked by the pusher 59a and configured to restrict the rotation of the turning section 51f by pushing the turning section 51f in the direction opposite to the turning direction of the turning portion 51f.

The pusher 59a may be configured to protrude outwardly from the outer peripheral surface of the dust-collection box body 53 in the radial direction of the central axis of the dust-collection box body 53. The user can easily press the pusher 59a of the auxiliary locking member 59 protruding outward from the outer peripheral surface of the dust-collecting chamber body 53, thereby easily opening the dust-collecting chamber 50″.

The auxiliary locking member 59 may include a resilient member 56c configured to maintain the pressed position of the turning portion 51f by providing the stopper 59b to press the turning portion 51f when the auxiliary locking member 59 is not pressed by the pusher 59a.

The elastic member 59c is displaced so that the stopper 59b presses the turning portion 51f in the direction opposite to the turning direction of the turning portion 51f in the closed position of the dust chamber door 51 . Therefore, the position where the limiter 59b restricts the rotation of the turning portion 51f can be maintained.

That is, the elastic member 59c can press the stopper 59b in a direction opposite to the radial direction of the dust-collecting chamber body 53 to ensure that the stopper 59b is maintained in a position where the stopper 59b restricts the rotation of the turning portion 51f.

The pusher 59a and the stopper 59b can be arranged in opposite directions around the axis of rotation of the auxiliary locking member 59. Accordingly, when the pusher 59a is pressed, the stopper 59b can be moved in the direction opposite to the pressing direction of the pusher 59a.

Therefore, when the pusher 59a is pressed by an external force in the opposite direction of the radial direction of the dust-collecting box body 53, the pusher 59a can be rotated in the opposite direction of the radial direction of the dust-collecting box body 53, and thus the stopper 59b can be rotated in the opposite direction of the radial direction of the dust-collecting box 53 dust chamber, and then move in the direction opposite to the turning portion 51f.

When the stopper 59b is moved in the direction away from the turning section 51f, the stopper 59b can be separated from the position pressed in the direction opposite to the turning direction of the turning section 51f.

In a state in which the engagement of the engaging protrusion 51a and the hook 56b is disengaged, since the locking member 56 is pressed, when the stopper 59b is separated from the position pressed in the direction opposite to the turning direction of the turning portion 51f, the dust chamber door 51 can be separated from the dust chamber body 53 by gravity, and the dust chamber door 51 can be rotated downward around the rotating shaft 51c, and thus the lower end of the dust chamber body 53 can be opened.

Accordingly, when the user presses only the locking member 26 without pressing the auxiliary locking member 29, as shown in FIG. 42, the limiter 59b of the dust-collection door 51 can restrict the rotation of the turning portion 51f, and thus the dust-collection door 51 can be fixed to the dust-collection box body 53 without turning and moving down.

To open the dust chamber door 51, the user must press both the locking member 56 and the sub-locking member 59. That is, only when the locking member 56 and the sub-locking member 59 are pressed at the same time, the locking of the engaging protrusion 51a can be released and the rotation restriction of the turning portion 51f can be removed, and thus the dust chamber door 51 can be opened.

The locking member 56 and the auxiliary locking member 59 may be spaced apart from each other. The distance between the locking element 56 and the auxiliary locking element 59 may vary. However, the auxiliary locking member 59 may be configured to substantially correspond to the rotating shaft 51c of the dust-collecting chamber door 51 on which the pivot portion 51f is disposed in the vertical direction.

As shown in FIG. 43 in the same manner as the first and second locking members 57 and 58 according to the eleventh embodiment, when the locking member 56 and the sub-locking member 59 are docked with the loading station 400, the locking member 56 and the sub-locking member 59 can be pressed by the opening guide 443 to disengage the engagement between the engaging protrusion 51a and the hook 56b, and the limitation of rotation of the turning portion 51f by the limiter 59b can be released. Accordingly, the dust chamber door 51 can be opened.

The opening guide 443 can simultaneously maintain the pressed position of the locking member 56 and the auxiliary locking member 59, and thus the dust chamber door 51 can be opened.

That is, even when a plurality of structures capable of locking the dust chamber door 51, such as the locking member 56 and the auxiliary locking member 59, are provided, the entire plurality of structures can be pressed by the opening guide 443 when docked with the charging station 400, and thus the dust chamber door 51 can be opened automatically.

Meanwhile, the opening guide 443 may be formed on the entire inner circumferential surface 442a of the mounting portion 442. That is, the opening guide 443 may be formed along the circumferential direction of the inner peripheral surface 442a of the mounting portion 442, although not shown in the drawing.

Therefore, even when the dust collecting chamber 50" is docked with the loading station 400 in any one direction in the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral surface of the dust collecting chamber body 53, the locking member 56 and the auxiliary locking member 59 can be pressed by the opening guide 443.

Alternatively, the loading station 400 may include a rail (not shown) configured to position the dust chamber 50″ in a particular direction in a direction along the circumference of the outer peripheral surface of the dust chamber body 53 when the dust chamber 50″ is positioned at the mounting portion 442 .

As mentioned above, only by pressing the locking member 56 and the auxiliary locking member 59 can the dust chamber door 51 be opened. Therefore, when docking the dust chamber 50″ with the loading station 400, the locking member 56 and the auxiliary locking member 59 can be successively pressed by the opening guide 443, and thus the dust chamber door 51 can be opened when the dust collecting chamber 50″ is docked.

The technical features by which the dust collecting box 60 according to the thirteenth embodiment of the disclosure is docked with the charging station 400 will be described in detail below. The dust collecting box 60 according to the thirteenth embodiment can be applied to the cleaning device 1 according to the first embodiment or to device 1' for cleaning in accordance with the eighth embodiment.

Fig. 44 is a view illustrating a part of the dust collecting chamber in a closed position according to the thirteenth embodiment of the disclosure, FIG. 45 is a view illustrating a portion of the dust collecting chamber in an open position according to the thirteenth embodiment of the disclosure, FIG. 46 is a view illustrating the mounting portion according to the thirteenth embodiment of the disclosure, and FIG. 47 is a view illustrating a state before docking of the dust collecting chamber with the loading station according to the thirteenth embodiment of the disclosure.

As shown in FIG. 44-47, the dust chamber 60 may include a body 63 and a door 61 configured to open and close the dust chamber body 63 when docking the dust chamber body 63 with the loading station 400.

The dust chamber body 63 may include a cylindrical shape extending along a longitudinal axis X of the dust chamber or along a longitudinal axis X of the dust chamber body 63 . However, the shape of the dust box body 63 is not limited to this, and thus the dust box body 63 can be formed into a polygonal tubular shape.

The dust chamber door 61 may be located at the lower end of the dust chamber body 63 and is configured to open and close the lower end of the dust chamber body 63 .

As shown above, the dust collecting chamber 60 may include a first dust collector 60a configured to collect foreign matter that is mainly collected and relatively large in size, and a second dust collector 60b configured to collect foreign matter that is collected by the multicyclone 62 and has relatively small size.

Both the first dust box 60a and the second dust box 60b can be opened to the outside when the dust box door 61 is opened. Here, when the dust box door 61 is opened, both the first dust box 60a and the second dust box 60b can be opened to the outside.

The dust box door 61 may include an engaging protrusion 61a engaged with the dust box body 63 to maintain the dust box 60 in a closed position, and a cap 61b configured to prevent foreign matter that is collected in the second dust box 60b from scattering to the outside. when closing the dust chamber 60.

The dust chamber door 61 can open and close the lower end of the dust chamber body 63 by pivoting around the rotating shaft 61c located on one side of the lower end of the dust chamber body 63 .

The dust chamber 60 may include a locking device 66 disposed on the other side of the lower end of the dust chamber body 63 and configured to support the engaging protrusion 61a to prevent separation of the dust chamber door 61 from the lower end of the dust chamber body 63.

The locking device 66 may include a hook 66a configured to engage with the engaging protrusion 61a to prevent separation of the engaging protrusion 61a from the dust chamber body 63 .

The locking device 66 may include a pusher 66b configured to disengage the engagement between the hook 66a and the engaging protrusion 61a by moving when an external force is applied.

The pusher 66b may be configured to be pressed by a user to move the hook 66a, thereby disengaging the engagement between the hook 66a and the engaging protrusion 61a.

The dust chamber 50, 50' and 50” disclosed in the tenth to twelfth embodiments described above is configured to be pressed by a user in a direction opposite to the radial direction r of the dust chamber body with respect to the longitudinal axis X of the dust chamber body 63 to move the locking member. in the radial direction r of the dust chamber body, thereby separating the locking member from the engaging protrusion.

However, the dust chamber 60 according to the thirteenth embodiment of the disclosure may be configured to cause the user to press the pusher 66b in the direction c along the circumference of the dust chamber body 63 relative to the longitudinal axis X of the dust chamber body 63, thereby opening the dust chamber door 61.

By moving the pusher 66b in the direction c along the circumference of the dust box body 63, the pusher 66b can press the hook 66a in the radial direction r of the dust box body 63, and accordingly, the engagement between the hook 66a and the engaging protrusion 61a can be disengaged.

The locking device 66 may include a resilient member 66c configured to maintain an engaged position between the hook 66a and the engaging protrusion 61a according to the position of the hook 66a not pressed by the pusher 66b.

The resilient member 66c may be configured to bias the hook 66a toward the engaging protrusion 61a to maintain engagement between the hook 66a and the engaging protrusion 61a in the closed position of the dust chamber door 61 .

When moving in the direction c along the circumference of the dust box body 63, the pusher 66b can press the hook 66a in the radial direction r of the dust box body 63, which is opposite to the direction in which the hook 66a is displaced.

That is, although not shown in the figure, the pusher 66b may include an inclined surface formed in part in contact with the hook 66a caused by its movement, and thus the hook 66a may be pressed in the radial direction r of the dust chamber body 63 along inclined surface.

When the cleaner 10 is operated by the user, the dust chamber 60 may be opened because the user accidentally presses the pusher 66b of the locking device 66 during operation. That is, the locking device 66 can open the dust-collecting chamber door 61 by pressing the pusher 66b, and the locking device 66 can be pressed regardless of the user's intention, thereby opening the dust-collecting chamber 60.

To solve this problem, the fixing device 66 of the dust chamber 60 according to the thirteenth embodiment of the disclosure may include two pushers 66b-1 and 66b-2.

The two pushers 66b-1 and 66b-2 may be configured to be pressed in a direction and an opposite direction, respectively, with respect to the direction c along the circumference of the dust chamber body 63.

Only in accordance with pressing in the direction and opposite direction, respectively, with respect to the direction c along the circumference of the dust box body 63, the two pushers 66b-1 and 66b-2 can press the hook 66a to open the dust box door 61.

For example, when the pusher 66b is pressed with a force greater than the elastic force of the elastic member 66c, the hook 66 can move with the pusher 66b, and thus the engagement between the hook 66a and the engaging protrusion 61a can be disengaged.

Meanwhile, the resilient force of the resilient member 66c may have a force greater than the force that is applied to the hook 66a by any pusher 66b-1 or 66b-2 when the hook 66a is pressed by any pusher 66b-1 or 66b-2. Therefore, it can be prevented that the hook 66a is separated from the engaging protrusion 61a when only one pusher 66b-1 or 66b-2 is pressed.

That is, in accordance with the pressing of the hook part 66a by the two pushers 66b-1 and 66b-2, since the two pushers 66b-1 and 66b-2 are forced out, the hook 66a can be given a force greater than the elastic force of the elastic member 66c.

Accordingly, even when the user accidentally presses either of the two pushers 66b-1 and 66b-2 during cleaning, the dust chamber door 61 can be fixed to the locking device 66 without being separated from the dust chamber body 63.

The loading station 400 may be configured to open the dust chamber door 61 in accordance with the docking of the dust chamber 60 with the mounting portion 442 of the loading station 400.

The loading station 400 may include an opening rail 444 configured to press the pusher 66b to open the dust chamber door 66 in accordance with the installation of the dust chamber 60 to the mounting portion 442.

The opening guide 444 may be located on the inner circumferential surface 442a of the mounting portion 442 forming the mounting portion 442.

The opening guide 444 may be formed in a shape protruding toward the center of the mounting portion 442 from the inner peripheral surface 442a of the mounting portion 442 in the same manner as in the opening embodiment. However, the opening is not limited to this, and thus the opening guide 444 may be formed as a partial region of the inner peripheral surface 442a. Alternatively, the opening guide 444 may be formed in shapes such as a raised surface, a ledge, or a rib that projects toward the center from the inner circumferential surface 442a of the mounting portion 442.

The inner peripheral surface 442a of the mounting portion 442 may have a diameter substantially larger than the diameter of the outer peripheral surface of the dust chamber body 63 . This is because the opening guide 444 is configured to protrude toward the center of the mounting portion 442.

However, the opening is not limited to this, and the inner peripheral surface 442a of the mounting portion 442 may have a size substantially corresponding to the diameter of the outer peripheral surface of the dust-collecting chamber body 63 according to the shape of the opening guide 444 formed in a partial area of the inner peripheral surface 442a.

According to the docking of the dust-collecting chamber 60 with the loading station 400, the inner peripheral surface 442a of the installation portion 442 and the outer peripheral surface of the dust-collecting chamber body 63 can face each other at a predetermined distance.

Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 46 and 47, in accordance with the installation of the dust box 60 in the mounting portion 442, the outer peripheral surface of the dust box body 63 can move down the inner peripheral surface 442a of the mounting portion 442.

The opening guide 444 may be formed in an annular shape extending in the circumferential direction of the inner peripheral surface 442a of the mounting portion 442 and projecting towards the center of the mounting portion 442.

The opening guide 444 may include an open area 444c formed in the opening guide 444 in the circumferential direction of the inner peripheral surface 442a of the mounting portion 442. That is, the open area 444c may be formed in the area where the annular opening guide 444 is cut.

The open area 444c is the area in which the fixing device 66 is installed in accordance with the docking of the dust chamber 60 with the mounting portion 442.

According to the locking device 66 and the open area 444c not located in a position corresponding to each other with respect to the direction in which the dust-collecting chamber 60 is docked, at the time of docking the dust-collecting chamber 60 with the mounting portion 442, the docking of the dust-collecting chamber 60 can be limited by the protruding portion 444d of the opening guide 444.

The protruding portion 444d of the opening guide 444 may guide the dust chamber 60 to ensure that the locking device 66 and the open area 444c are located in an appropriate position with respect to the direction in which the dust chamber 60 is docked.

The opening guide 444 may include an inclined portion 444a located at the portion in which the opening guide 444 is cut and configured to be inclined with respect to the direction in which the dust chamber 60 is docked.

The opening guide 444 may include a pressing holding portion 444b configured to extend from the ramp 444a and configured to push the pusher 66b to maintain the pusher 66b that is pressed by the ramp 444a in a depressed position.

The pressing holding portion 444b may be configured to extend downward from the lower end of the sloped portion 444a. The pressing portion 444b may be configured to extend from the lower end of the inclined portion 444a in a direction corresponding to the docking direction of the dust chamber 60.

The locking device 66, which protrudes outwardly from the outer peripheral surface of the dust chamber body 66, can be docked with the mounting portion 442 together with the dust collector body 66, and come into contact with the inclined portion 444a of the opening guide 444, and then be pressed in the direction c along the circumference of the body 66 dust chamber along the sloping portion 444a.

Specifically, when the dust collecting chamber 60 is pressed down, the locking device 66 can move down the open area 444c, and then the pusher 66b can come into contact with the inclined portion 444a.

Due to the constant pressure of the dust-collecting chamber 60, the pusher 66b can be lowered along the sloped portion 444a, while the pusher 66b can be pressed by the sloped portion 444a.

That is, the inclined portion 444a can press the pusher 66b in the direction c along the circumference of the dust-collecting chamber body 63, and accordingly, the engagement between the hook 66a and the engaging protrusion 61a can be disengaged. Therefore, the dust chamber door 61 can be opened at the installation portion 442.

In accordance with the docking of the dust chamber 60 with the mounting portion 442, the pusher 66b can be held in a position pressed by the pressing holding portion 444b in the c direction along the circumference of the dust chamber body 63 .

Accordingly, in accordance with the docking of the dust-collecting chamber 60 with the mounting portion 442, the dust-collecting chamber 60 can be opened when the dust-collecting chamber door 61 is docked with the mounting portion 442 of the opening guide 444.

The technical features by which the dust collecting chamber 50 according to the fourteenth embodiment is docked with the charging station 400 will be described in detail below. the loading station 400 and the dust collecting chamber 50 according to the tenth embodiment of the disclosure, and thus its description will be omitted.

In addition, the lighting device 90 described below can be easily applied to the loading stations 100, 300, and 400 disclosed in the first, eighth, and tenth embodiments described above.

As shown in FIG. 48 and 49, the loading station 400 may include a lighting device 90 configured to emit light into the dust collecting chamber 50 at the mounting portion 442 in accordance with the docking of the dust collecting chamber 50 with the mounting portion 442.

The lighting device 90 may be configured to emit light into the dust chamber 50 to enable a user to recognize the process of removing dust from the dust chamber 50.

That is, the recognition of foreign matter remaining inside the dust chamber 50 can be enhanced by the illumination device 90.

In some cases, according to the foreign matter inside the dust chamber 50 is not completely removed, the user can easily determine this condition with the naked eye and give a restart signal to the loading station 400.

The lighting device 90 may be positioned inside the mounting portion 442. In particular, the lighting device 90 may be mounted on the lower portion of the mounting portion 442 and configured to emit light into the dust chamber 50.

The lighting device 90 may include a light emitting device such as a light emitting diode (LED). However, the disclosure is not limited to this, and the lighting device 90 may include elements configured to emit light into the dust chamber 50.

The loading station 400 may include a switch block 460 configured to detect the docking of the dust chamber 50 with the loading casing 440 and provide a signal to actuate the suction device 430, the flow controller 220, and the lighting device 90.

The loading station 400 may include a controller (not shown) and may actuate the suction device 430 and the flow controller 220 by receiving an electrical signal from the block 460 switches.

The switch block 460 may be located on the inner peripheral surface 442a of the mounting portion 442. According to the docking of the dust chamber 50 with the mounting portion 442, the switch block 460 may be pressed against the outer peripheral surface of the dust chamber body 53 and then turned on.

In accordance with the inclusion of the switch block 460, a signal can be applied to a controller (not shown) and the controller (not shown) can control each structure to cause the suction device 430, the flow controller 220 and the lighting device 90 to be actuated.

The suction device 430, the flow controller 220 and the lighting device 90 may be operated for a predetermined period of time after the switch block 460 is turned on, and then the activation of the suction device 430, the flow controller 220 and the lighting device 90 may be stopped.

The loading station 400 may include an input unit 401 configured to send a signal to a controller (not shown) to reactivate the suction device 430 and the flow controller 220 when the activation is completed.

When the user presses the input unit 401, a signal can be applied to a controller (not shown) to cause the suction device 430 and the flow controller 220 to be reactivated, and the activation is completed. In addition, the lighting device 90 may be configured to be reactivated by the data input unit 401 .

As mentioned above, the suction device 430, the flow controller 220, and the lighting device 90 can be operated for a predetermined period of time after the switch block 460 is turned on, and then its activation can be completed. However, foreign matter in the dust chamber 50 may not be completely removed during actuation.

The user can control the suction device 430 and the flow controller 220 by pressing the input box 401 as needed, since the user can easily see the inside of the dust chamber 50 with the lighting device 90.

The data input unit 401 may be configured as a structure such as a button or a switch, but is not limited to this. Therefore, the data input unit 401 may be in the form of a touch display capable of recognizing a user's touch.

The flow controller 220 according to the fifteenth embodiment of the disclosure will be described below. The structure except for the reverse switch 227 of the flow controller 220 according to the fifteenth embodiment described below is the same as the structure of the flow controller 220 according to the tenth embodiment of the disclosure, and thus its description will be omitted.

In addition, the reverse switch 227 described below may not only be included in the flow controller 220 according to the tenth embodiment described above, but also the reverse switch 227 may be included in the flow controller 150, 170, 180, and 210 disclosed in each of the above embodiments.

As described in the tenth embodiment, the flow controller 220 may include a plate 228 configured to selectively open and close the flow connecting passage 222 . The plate 228 may be configured to open or close the connecting flow channel 222 by moving in one direction.

In addition, as described above, the flow controller 220 may be operated within a predetermined time after the dust-collecting chamber 50 is docked with the charging station 400, and then its operation may be completed.

In this case, the rotation of the driving motor 224 may be stopped in accordance with the termination of the actuation, and the plate 228 may be positioned in accordance with the position where the shaft 226, which is blocked by the driving motor 224, is located.

That is, in accordance with the termination of actuation of the flow controller 220, the plate 280 may be located in the fully open position of the flow connection channel 222, in the fully closed position of the flow connection channel 222, or in the position of closing at least one portion of the flow connection channel 222.

The flow connecting channel 222 may communicate the suction device 430 with the reservoir 450, and in accordance with the termination of actuation of the flow regulator 220 in a position in which at least one section of the flow connection channel 222 is open, foreign substances dispersed in the reservoir 450 , can pass into the suction device 430 through the connecting channel 222 flow.

The suction device 430 may include electrical components such as a suction fan 431 configured to suck in air, and the suction device 430 may be damaged by foreign matter continuously passing into the flow connecting passage 222, or a contaminated intake air stream may be formed by foreign matter that has passed through. substances that have passed through the suction fan 431.

To prevent this, as shown in Fig. 50 and 51, the flow controller 220 may determine the position of the plate 228 after the actuation of the flow controller 220 is terminated in accordance with the actuation end signal supplied from the controller (not shown). Accordingly, the flow controller 220 may perform additional actuation such that actuation of the flow controller 220 is terminated after the plate 228 has moved to the position of completely closing the flow connecting passage 222 .

That is, although the actuation end signal is supplied to the flow controller 220 from a controller (not shown), the plate 228 cannot be positioned at the closing position of the flow connecting passage 222 at the moment the actuation of the flow controller 220 is terminated.

Here, the flow controller 220 may determine the position of the plate 228 and further actuate the drive motor 224 to move the plate 228 to the closing position of the flow connecting passage 222, thereby positioning the plate 228 in the closing position of the flow connecting passage 222.

The flow controller 220 may be configured to stop fully actuating it in accordance with determining the position of the plate 228 corresponding to the closing position of the connecting flow channel 222 .

The flow controller 220 may include a check switch 227 configured to sense the position of the plate 228.

The reverse switch 227 may include a detector 227a mounted in contact with the side surface 228a of the plate 228 and configured to determine the position of the plate 228 based on whether it is in contact with the side surface 228a of the plate 228.

The reverse switch 227 may be located adjacent to the connecting channel 222 flow. In particular, the reverse switch 227 may be positioned parallel to the flow connection channel 222 in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the plate 228 moves.

Accordingly, the position of the plate 228, at the position in which the side surface 228a of the plate 228 presses the detector 227a, may be the position in which the plate 228 closes the flow connection channel 222.

On the contrary, the position of the plate 228 at the position in which the side surface 228a of the plate 228 is moved and does not press the detector 227a may be the position in which the plate 228 is at a distance from the flow connection channel 222 and the plate 228 opens the flow connection channel 222.

According to the detector 227a pressed against the side surface 228a of the plate 228, the reverse switch 227 can be turned off, and according to the detector 227a not pressed against the side surface 228a of the plate 228, the reverse switch 227 can be turned on.

The position of the plate 228 can be determined depending on whether the detector 227a is depressed. That is, according to turning on of the check switch 227, the controller (not shown) can determine the position of the plate 228 as the position where the plate 228 opens the flow connecting passage 222, and according to the turn off of the check switch 227, the controller (not shown) can determine the position of the plate 228 as the position in which the plate 228 closes the connecting flow channel 222 .

Accordingly, the controller (not shown) can stop the full actuation of the flow controller 220 in accordance with turning off the reverse switch 227 at the time at which the driving of the flow controller 220 and the suction device 430 is stopped after a predetermined time elapses from when the dust collecting chamber 50 docked with loading station 400.

On the contrary, in accordance with the turn on of the reverse switch 227 at the time when the actuation of the flow controller 220 and the suction device 430 is terminated after a predetermined time has elapsed since the dust collecting chamber 50 is docked with the loading station 400, the controller (not shown) may further actuate drive motor 224 until the check switch 227 of the flow controller 220 is turned off, and accordingly, the controller (not shown) can completely stop its actuation in accordance with turning off the check switch 227 due to the additionally moved plate 228.

The flow controller 230 according to the sixteenth embodiment of the disclosure will be described below. The structure except for the bypass passage 240 of the flow controller 230 according to the sixteenth embodiment described below is the same as the structure of the flow controller 220 according to the tenth and fifth embodiments of the disclosure, and thus its description will be omitted.

In addition, the bypass 240 described below may not only be included in the flow controller 220 according to the tenth and fifth embodiments described above, but also the bypass 240 may be included in the flow controller 150, 170, 180, and 210 disclosed in each of the above embodiments.

Fig. 52 is an exploded perspective view of the flow controller according to the sixteenth embodiment of the disclosure, FIG. 53 is a side sectional view illustrating a state in which the shutter is closed in the flow controller according to the sixteenth embodiment of the disclosure, and FIG. 54 is a side sectional view illustrating a state in which the shutter is closed in the flow controller according to the sixteenth embodiment of the disclosure.

As shown in FIG. 52-54, the flow controller 230 may include a flow channel shroud 231 defining a flow connection channel 232 configured to couple the receptacle 450 to the suction device 430.

In particular, the flow connection channel 232 may be configured to connect the collector 450 to the suction device 430 and allow air to pass through. Accordingly, the collector 450 and the suction device 430 can communicate with each other through the flow connection channel 232, and the intake air flow generated by the suction device 430 can move to the collector 450 through the flow connection channel 232.

The flow connecting passage 151 disclosed in the first to sixth embodiments can be connected to the dust collecting guide 30 and configured to allow outside air to pass into the dust collecting guide 30, not into the flow connecting passage 212 according to the eighth embodiment, the flow connecting passage 222 according to the tenth embodiment and the flow connecting passage 232 according to the sixteenth embodiment may be configured to connect the suction device 430 to the collector 450.

The flow controller 230 may include a flow passage valve 233 disposed on the flow connecting passage 232 and configured to open and close the flow connecting passage 232 to adjust the intake air flow in the flow connecting passage 232.

The flow controller 230 may include a drive motor 234 configured to open and close the flow connecting passage 232 by utilizing its rotation.

The rotating element 235 may be located on the rotation axis of the drive motor 234. The rotation element 235 may be in the form of a disk and can rotate about the rotation axis of the drive motor 234.

Shaft 236 may be located on one side of rotating member 235. Shaft 236 may be disposed on the outside of the axis of rotation of rotating member 235. Accordingly, shaft 236 may be rotated about the axis of rotation of drive motor 234 when drive motor 234 is driven.

The flow path valve 233 may include a slot 239 into which a shaft 236 is inserted. The slot 229 may reciprocate the flow path valve 233 along with the rotation of the shaft 236 inserted into the slot 239.

The flow channel valve 233 may include a plate 228 operable to perform translational movement along with the slot 239 and configured to selectively open and close the connecting flow channel 232 by the translational movement.

The operation in which the flow passage valve 233 selectively opens and closes the flow connecting passage 232 when moving is the same as the operation of the flow controller 220 according to the tenth embodiment, and its description will be omitted.

In accordance with the closing of the connecting flow channel 232 by the plate 238 of the valve 233 of the flow channel, the vacuum in the suction device 430 and the connecting flow channel 232 can increase. Accordingly, since the suction device 430, in particular the suction fan 431, is overloaded, the reliability of the loading station 400 may deteriorate.

In addition, when the vacuum between the suction device 430 and the connecting channel 232 is increased, noise flow may be generated more than necessary.

Accordingly, the flow controller 230 according to the sixteenth embodiment can keep the intake air flowing smoothly even when the plate 238 closes the flow connecting passage 232, thus preventing noise and overloading of the intake fan 431.

In particular, the flow controller 230 may include a bypass passage 240 configured to provide smooth formation of the intake air flow even in the closed position of the connecting flow passage 232 due to the plate 238.

The bypass channel 240 may include a bypass flow channel 241 communicating with one side of the connecting flow channel 232, and a shutter 242 connected to the other end of the bypass flow channel 241 and configured to open to the outside in accordance with a vacuum equal to or greater than a specific value in the bypass channel 241 flow.

The bypass channel 240 may include a bypass tube 243 forming a bypass channel 241 flow.

One end of the bypass tube 243 may be connected to the flow connection channel 232, and the other end of the bypass tube 243 may include a connection hole 244 communicating with the outside of the bypass tube 243.

The bypass tube 243 may be hollow, and the bypass flow passage 241 may be formed within the bypass tube 243.

The bypass tube 243 may be configured to extend from one side of the flow channel housing 231 to the outside of the flow channel housing 231 .

The damper 242 may include a mass member 242a located within the bypass tube 243 and movable within the bypass tube 243, and an elastic member 242b configured to transmit an elastic force to the mass member 242a.

The damper 242 can be configured to maintain a vacuum within the flow connection channel 232 while opening and closing the connection hole 244. The damper 242 can be configured to reduce the vacuum by opening the connection hole 244 in accordance with the increase in vacuum in the flow connection channel 232 and the suction device 430 connected to it, caused by closing the flow connecting channel 232 .

That is, the shutter 242 can close the connection hole 244 in the open position of the flow connection channel 232, and the shutter 242 can open the connection hole 244 in accordance with the increase in vacuum in the flow connection channel 232 and the suction device 430 in the closed position of the flow connection channel 232.

In particular, the mass element 242a of the shutter 242 may be located inside the bypass tube 243, and the elastic element 242b, configured to press the mass element 242a, can transmit an elastic force to the mass element 242a to cause the mass element 242a to be biased towards the connecting hole 244.

The mass element 242a may be larger than the diameter of the connection hole 244, and thus, even when the mass element 242a is displaced towards the connection hole 244, the mass element 242a can be prevented from separating to the outside of the flow controller 230 through the connection hole 244.

The mass element 242a can be displaced towards the connection hole 244, and thus the connection hole 244 can be maintained in a closed position. That is, in accordance with an external force that is not transmitted to the mass member 242a, or in accordance with a force that is less than the elastic force transmitted by the elastic member 242b transmitted to the mass member 242a, the shutter 242 can maintain the closed position of the connection hole 244.

According to the closing of the flow connecting passage 232 by the plate 238, the intake air flow formed towards the collector 450 can be blocked, and accordingly, the intake air flow can pass in the flow connecting passage 232 and the suction device 430. Therefore, the vacuum in the connecting passage 232 flow and suction device 430 may increase.

In this case, the intake air flow can be transferred to the damper 242 via the flow bypass 341 . The intake air flow can transmit the suction force to the mass element 242a, and according to the suction force of the intake air flow, which is larger than the elastic force of the elastic element 242b, the mass element 242a can move in a direction opposite to the displacement direction by the intake air flow.

When the mass member 242a is moved by the intake air flow, the connection hole 244 can be opened and the intake air flow can pass from the outside of the flow controller 230 through the connection hole 244. Therefore, the vacuum in the flow connection channel 232 and the suction device 430 can be maintained at a predetermined level. .

That is, in accordance with the increase in vacuum in the flow connecting passage 232 and the suction device 430, the mass member 242a can be moved by the internal vacuum, and accordingly, the connection hole 244, which is closed by the mass member 242a, can be opened.

The flow connecting passage 232 can communicate with the outside through the flow bypass passage 241, and the vacuum in the flow connecting passage 232 and the suction device 430 connected to the flow connecting passage 232 can be reduced, thereby reducing noise and relieving congestion.

Therefore, even when the flow connecting passage 232 is closed by the flow controller 230, the suction device 430 can be operated in the same way. However, by using the bypass passage 240, the vacuum in the flow connecting passage 232 and the suction device 430 can be prevented from increasing to a predetermined value regardless of whether the flow connecting passage 232 is closed or not.

Although several embodiments of the disclosure have been shown and described, those skilled in the art should understand that changes may be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the disclosure, the scope of which is defined in the claims and their equivalents.

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1. Device for cleaning, containing: a vacuum cleaner containing a dust chamber in which foreign matter is collected; and a loading station configured to be removably connected to the dust collection chamber for removing foreign matter collected in the dust collection chamber, the dust collection chamber comprising: a cylindrical body having a first opening and a door configured to open and close the first opening of the cylindrical body in response to docking the dust chamber with the loading station, and the loading station comprises: a housing capable of removably holding the dust bag, a mounting portion for docking with the dust collecting chamber, the mounting portion including an opening, a suction device configured to suck foreign matter and air from the dust collecting chamber docked with the loading station, and located under the dust bag. 2. The cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein the dust chamber is detachable from the vacuum cleaner and dockable with the loading station. 3. The cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein the housing comprises a longitudinal axis extending in the vertical direction and the mounting portion is openable upwards in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the loading station. 4. The cleaning device according to claim 3, wherein the dust chamber is inserted into the loading station in a direction in which the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical shape extends. 5. The cleaning device according to claim 4, wherein, as a result of docking the dust-collecting chamber with the mounting portion, the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical shape is located in the direction corresponding to the longitudinal axis of the body. 6. The cleaning device according to claim 3, wherein the loading station includes a collector in which the dust bag is located and which is located between the installation portion and the suction device and is located in the body, and in which the collector collects foreign substances that are flowing from the dust collection chamber. intake air generated by the suction device. 7. The cleaning device according to claim 6, wherein the mounting portion, the collector and the suction device are sequentially arranged from the upper side to the lower side with respect to the direction of the longitudinal axis of the housing. 8. The cleaning device according to claim 6, wherein the dust bag is configured to communicate with the installation area, is removably installed in the collector, and on which foreign substances introduced from the installation area are collected. 9. The cleaning device according to claim 8, wherein the housing further comprises a lid configured to open and close the collector to allow the inside of the collector to be opened to the outside, and as a result of opening the inside of the collector, the dust bag is separated from the inside of the collector and removed from the collection. 10. The cleaning device according to claim 4, wherein the vacuum cleaner further comprises a suction assembly configured to suck up foreign matter and an extension tube configured to connect the suction assembly to the dust collection chamber, the extension tube having a longitudinal axis extending in one direction , wherein the longitudinal axis of the extension tube and the longitudinal axis of the dust collecting chamber extend in directions corresponding to each other. 11. The cleaning device according to claim 4, wherein the vacuum cleaner further comprises a suction assembly configured to suck up foreign matter and an extension tube configured to connect the suction assembly to the dust collection chamber, the extension tube having a longitudinal axis extending in one direction wherein, by docking the dust chamber with the loading station, the vacuum cleaner is supported at the loading station to allow the longitudinal axis of the extension tube and the longitudinal axis of the body to pass in directions corresponding to each other. 12. The cleaning device according to claim 1, in which the dust chamber further comprises a locking element configured to be secured with the possibility of removing the door on the dust collection chamber, and the loading station includes an opening guide configured to press the locking element to ensure the opening of the door as a result connection of the dust chamber with the loading station. 13. The cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein the loading station comprises a flow controller configured to selectively change the amount of intake air supplied to the dust collection chamber to change the flow rate of the inside of the dust collection chamber as a result of actuation of the suction device. 14. A cleaning device, comprising: a vacuum cleaner containing a dust collection chamber in which foreign substances are collected, and a loading station configured to dock with the dust collection chamber to remove foreign substances collected in the dust collection chamber, and the dust collection chamber includes a door configured to ensuring the opening of the dust collection chamber as a result of docking the dust collection chamber with the loading station, and a locking element made with the possibility of fixing with the possibility of removing the door of the dust collection chamber on the dust collection chamber, and the loading station contains: a housing capable of removably holding the dust bag, a mounting portion for docking with the dust collecting chamber, the mounting portion including an opening, a suction device configured to suck foreign matter and air from the dust collecting chamber docked with the loading station, and located under the dust bag, and an opening guide configured to press one side of the locking element to open the dust chamber door by docking the dust chamber with the loading station.

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