CN101032382A

CN101032382A - Vacuum cleaner

Info

Publication number: CN101032382A
Application number: CNA2006101645644A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李东润
Original assignee: Samsung Gwangju Electronics Co Ltd
Current assignee: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
Priority date: 2006-03-07
Filing date: 2006-12-07
Publication date: 2007-09-12
Also published as: KR100804806B1; KR20070091721A; US20070209149A1

Abstract

A vacuum cleaner is provided that includes a cleaner body incorporating a suction motor, an inlet hose, and an outlet hose; a suction brush; a cyclone unit for separating dirt from air, the cyclone unit discharging the air after the dirt is separated; a dirt collection bin for collecting the separated dirt, the dirt collection bin being removably arranged below the cyclone unit; an engagement unit for allowing the dirt collection bin to be removably fitted in the cleaner body, the engagement unit having at least one engagement projection and at least one engagement groove; and a guide unit for guiding the engagement projection to be correctly engaged in the engagement groove.

Description

Vacuum cleaner

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of vacuum cleaner that is used for the clean surface, more specifically, relate to a kind of vacuum cleaner that the dirt collection bin of making can be installed to the structure on the main body of dust collector removably that has.

Background technology

Usually, vacuum cleaner comprises main body of dust collector and sucks brush that described main body of dust collector comprises induced-draught electric motor, air induction hose and the flexible pipe of giving vent to anger, and sucks brush and is used for sucking dirt from the surface that will be cleaned.In addition, vacuum cleaner comprises dust collecting unit therein, and this dust collecting unit comprises cyclone unit and dirt collection bin.Cyclone unit with dirt from separating by sucking the air that brush introduces, the air of emission purification then, dirt collection bin is collected the dirt that separates from air.

Particularly, dirt collection bin is installed on the main body of dust collector removably, wherein, discloses the structure that is used to install this dirt collection bin in No. 478518 Korea patent registration.Disclosed dirt collection bin is fixed on the main body of dust collector by the lock cell on the front that is arranged on main body of dust collector with being stabilized in described patent registration.

Yet problem is that lock cell has complicated structure, and if after the lock cell use repeatedly, slight fault appears in the parts of lock cell, especially spring continually.

In addition, the operation that dirt collection bin is disassembled from main body of dust collector divides two steps to carry out: push down locking press button always, under the state that locking press button is depressed dirt collection bin is pulled out from main body of dust collector then.Therefore, having difficulties aspect the use dirt collection bin.

Summary of the invention

Therefore, the present invention is proposed to solve the problems referred to above that occur in the prior art, an aspect of of the present present invention is to provide a kind of vacuum cleaner that comprises main body of dust collector and dirt collection bin, wherein, dirt collection bin can be stably mounted on the main body of dust collector or from main body of dust collector by simple structure and disassemble.

Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a kind of vacuum cleaner that comprises main body of dust collector and dirt collection bin, wherein, when by the action bars unit in main body of dust collector with dirt collection bin from stationary state mention/when falling, dirt collection bin can be horizontal attitude ground and be mentioned vertically or fall.

In order to realize above-mentioned aspect, a kind of vacuum cleaner is provided, comprising: main body of dust collector has induced-draught electric motor, air induction hose and the flexible pipe of giving vent to anger; Suck brush, be used for sucking dirt from the surface that will be cleaned; Cyclone unit is used for dirt is separated from the air of introducing by the suction brush, and the air of emission purification; Dirt collection bin is used for collecting the dirt that separates from cyclone unit, and dirt collection bin is arranged under the cyclone unit removably; Joint unit is used for allowing dirt collection bin to be installed in the case that is arranged on main body of dust collector removably and holds in the recess, and joint unit comprises at least one bump bonding and at least one engaging groove; Pilot unit, when dirt collection bin is accommodated in the case that is formed in the main body of dust collector when holding in the recess, pilot unit is used for guiding described bump bonding so that it correctly is bonded on described engaging groove, wherein, joint unit restriction dirt collection bin is moved forward and backward with respect to main body of dust collector, pilot unit stably limits dirt collection bin left with to right rotation, thereby dirt collection bin stably is fixed in the main body of dust collector.

Described engaging groove can be formed on case to be held in the recess, and when dirt collection bin is installed in case when holding in the recess, described bump bonding can be stuck in the described engaging groove.In the case, described bump bonding and described engaging groove contact with each other the place at it, and promptly both sides of each or a sidepiece closely cooperate each other at it.

Preferably, described bump bonding can have the protuberance that forms vertically along opposed side edges on its front, and described engaging groove has pit, and described pit engages with described protuberance respectively, and described protuberance is fitted in the described pit to form firm engagement.

Pilot unit can comprise: at least one gathering sill is formed on the outer bottom surface of dirt collection bin; At least one guide protrusions is formed on the installation surface in the main body of dust collector, and its mode is, described at least one guide protrusions can correspondingly be inserted in described at least one gathering sill, and the outer bottom surface of dirt collection bin is positioned to be installed on the surface.

Vacuum cleaner also comprises the action bars unit between the outer bottom surface of dirt collection bin and the installation surface in the main body of dust collector, dirt collection bin is positioned on the described installation surface, wherein, the action bars unit can rotate, to promote dirt collection bin so that the outer bottom surface compressive engagement of dirt collection bin and cyclone unit.

Preferably, the height H 2 of described bump bonding is less than the height H 1 of described engaging groove, thereby forms vertical gap when described bump bonding and described engaging groove engage one another, and dirt collection bin is raised with horizontal attitude when the action bars unit rotates thus.

Dirt collection bin also can comprise and be used for dirt collection bin is held one or more grip devices that recess is pulled out from case, grip device is set on the surface of dirt collection bin, be accommodated in case in the main body of dust collector in dirt collection bin and hold under the state in the recess, described surface is exposed to the outside.

Description of drawings

The description that certain exemplary embodiments of the present invention is carried out in conjunction with the drawings, above aspect of the present invention and characteristics will become apparent, wherein:

Fig. 1 is the perspective view that shows according to the vacuum cleaner of exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 shows that the case in the vacuum cleaner holds recess, is installed in case and holds dirt collection bin and action bars unit (lever unit) in the recess;

Fig. 3 A is the front view that the case shown in Fig. 2 holds recess;

Fig. 3 B is the sectional view along the intercepting of the line Y-Y among Fig. 3 A;

Fig. 4 is the perspective view of the dirt collection bin shown in Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is the enlarged perspective of bump bonding;

Fig. 6 is the partial section of joint unit, and the parts of joint unit are respectively formed in the dirt collection bin and case holds in the recess;

Fig. 7 A and Fig. 7 B show the state before dirt collection bin and the cyclone unit compressive engagement;

Fig. 8 A and Fig. 8 B show the state after dirt collection bin and the cyclone unit compressive engagement.

The specific embodiment

Describe exemplary embodiment of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in detail.In the accompanying drawings, components identical is all the time by identical label indication.In the following description, for simplicity and for the purpose of clear, omitted the known function that is contained in this and the detailed description of structure.

Below, describe the preferred embodiments of the present invention in detail with reference to accompanying drawing.In the following description, when the detailed description of known function that is contained in this and structure may make subject content of the present invention not know very much, will omit them.

Fig. 1 is the perspective view according to the vacuum cleaner of exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Vacuum cleaner 10 according to present embodiment comprises main body of dust collector 11, sucks brush 13 and dust collecting unit 100.

Main body of dust collector 11 has as induced-draught electric motor (not shown), the air induction hose of vacuum source and the flexible pipe (not shown) of giving vent to anger, air induction hose removably is connected with dust collecting unit 100 with each the end of flexible pipe of giving vent to anger, wherein, above-mentioned parts are arranged in the main body of dust collector 11.In addition, handle 15 is arranged on the top of main body of dust collector 11, like this user's moving vacuum cleaner on the surface that will be cleaned easily.

The rear end that sucks brush 13 is hinged to the bottom of main body of dust collector 11, and sucks dirt by the air inlet (not shown) of passing the bottom formation that sucks brush 13 from the surface that will be cleaned.

Dust collecting unit 100 comprises cyclone unit 110, dirt collection bin 120, action bars unit (leverunit) 130, joint unit 140 (see figure 2)s, pilot unit 150 (seeing Fig. 3 A and Fig. 4) and grip device 160.

Cyclone unit 110 is from sucking and be directed into by the air induction hose (not shown) eliminating impurities the air of cyclone unit 110 inside by sucking brush 13 from the surface that will be cleaned.In addition, the air that cyclone unit 110 will purify in this way is discharged into the flexible pipe (not shown) of giving vent to anger, and this cyclone unit 110 is arranged in case removably by the fixture (not shown) and holds in the recess 12a (see figure 2).

Dirt collection bin 120 is arranged to the bottom of cyclone unit 110 and communicates, thereby can fall owing to gravity by the dirt that cyclone unit 110 is separated from air, and can be collected in the dirt collection bin 120.Dirt collection bin 120 has: central indentation 124, and this central indentation 124 is at the mediad sunken inside of the basal surface of dust collecting box 120; The first cylindrical shape projection 125 is formed on the central authorities of central indentation 124; A pair of first angled protrusions 126a and the 126b separates with the first cylindrical shape projection 125 and around the first cylindrical shape projection 125.In addition, dirt collection bin 124 also has stopper slot 123 (see figure 4)s, is used to limit the anglec of rotation of handle 133 (see figure 2)s of action bars unit 133, and stopper slot 123 is formed on a side of central indentation 124.

As shown in Figure 2, action bars unit 130 comprises rotating part 131, handle 133, second cylindrical shape projection 135 and a pair of second angled protrusions 137a and the 137b.Rotating part 131 is rotatably inserted in the central indentation 124 of dirt collection bin 120.Handle 133 is formed on the sidepiece of rotating part 131 and has predetermined length, thereby the user can hold handle 133.The second cylindrical shape projection 135 is formed on the center of rotating part 131, and its diameter is less than the diameter of the first cylindrical shape projection 125, thereby the second cylindrical shape projection 135 is rotatably inserted in the first cylindrical shape projection 125.The second

angled protrusions

137a and 137b (see figure 2) form and around the second cylindrical shape projection 135 separated from each otherly, thereby the second angled protrusions 137a contacts with the second cylindrical shape projection 135 slidably with the 137b (see figure 2), and is simultaneously relative with the 126b (see figure 4) with the first angled protrusions 126a.For this action bars unit 130, when holding handle 133 and along a direction or another direction during with its rotation predetermined angular, the second angled protrusions 137a with 130 rotations of action bars unit contacts with 126b with the first angled protrusions 126a slidably with 137b, thereby with dirt collection bin 120 liftings or the reduction height corresponding with the anglec of rotation of handle 133.In this manner, action bars unit 130 is used to promote dirt collection bin 120, make dirt collection bin 120 be pressed towards the outer bottom surface of cyclone unit 110, because the effect of action bars unit 130 keeps airtight between cyclone unit 110 and dirt collection bin 120.Therefore, prevent that the suction in the dirt collector unit 100 from reducing, and stop from dust collecting unit leakage air or dirt, thus, can prevent that the case in the main body of dust collector 11 from holding being polluted by the dirt that leaks from dust collecting unit 110 of recess 12a or vacuum cleaner 10 on every side.

Joint unit 140 comprises: engaging groove 141 (see figure 2)s, and the case that is formed on main body of dust collector 11 holds among the recess 12a; Bump bonding 145 is stuck in (see figure 4) in the engaging groove 141.In this case, bump bonding 145 is preferably formed by synthetic resin, thereby bump bonding 145 can flexibly be bonded in the engaging groove 141.In addition, engaging groove 141 and bump bonding 145 contact with each other the place at it, and promptly the both sides of each closely cooperate each other at it.Promptly, shown in Fig. 3 B, engaging groove 141 has pit 143a and the 143b that forms vertically on its relative sidewall, and bump bonding 145 is formed with

protuberance

146a and 146b on the opposed side edges of its front, like this, and when bump bonding 145 is stuck in the engaging groove 141,

protuberance

146a and 146b are inserted into respectively among pit 143a and the 143b, wherein,

protuberance

146a and 146b form vertically, with corresponding with

pit

143a and 143b respectively.In addition,

protuberance

146a and 146b forms its

volume ratio pit

143a and 143b is big slightly, the former is pressed onto in the latter like this, can realize firm contact.In addition, the height of bump bonding 145 is less than the height of engaging groove 141, thereby in the time of in bump bonding 141 is stuck in engaging groove 141, between the top surface 146c of the roof 143c of engaging groove 141 and bump bonding 145, form gap (G), shown in Fig. 7 B, thereby guarantee that the top of dirt collection bin 120 engages with the outer bottom surface of cyclone unit 110, keeps airtight conditions simultaneously when dirt collection bin 120 is rotated part 131 liftings.In more detail, as shown in Figure 6, the height H 1 of engaging groove 141 greater than the height H 2 of bump bonding 145 (that is, and H1＞H2), wherein, clearance G is set so that when dirt collection bin 120 from dirt collection bin 120 being fixed on case when holding state the recess 12a and mentioning by joint unit 140, dirt collection bin can level attitude be raised, and oblique to the inclination that is fixed, it is not mentioned mode and is, dirt collection bin 120 is engaged with the outer bottom surface of cyclone unit 110, keep airtight conditions simultaneously.Therefore, by the rotation of action bars unit 130, when dirt collection bin 120 being stayed case and holding in the recess 12a, dirt collection bin 120 is promoted reposefully or reduce.

Pilot unit 150 comprises: a pair of

gathering sill

153a and 153b (see figure 4) are formed on the outer bottom surface of dirt collection bin 120 each other parallel longitudinal; A pair of guide protrusions 151a and 151b are formed on surperficial 12b upward (seeing Fig. 3 A) are installed, and the outer bottom surface of dirt collection bin 120 is positioned to be installed on the surperficial 12a, and its mode is that guide protrusions 151a and 151b correspondingly are inserted among gathering sill 153a and the 153b.This pilot unit 150 is used to guide dust collecting unit 100, its mode is, when the case that is inserted into main body of dust collector 11 when dust collecting unit 100 holds among the recess 12a, bump bonding 145 correctly joins in the engaging groove 141, and the user makes engaging groove 141 and bump bonding 145 engage one another easily thus.Simultaneously, according to exemplary embodiment of the present invention, by pilot unit 150 restriction dirt collection bin 120 left and rotation to the right, and by joint unit 140 restriction dirt collection bin 120 forward and motion backward, as a result, the sidepiece of dirt collection bin 120 and bottom side can be by three-dimensional fixation.

Grip device 160 is arranged on the sidepiece of dirt collection bin 120, the case that is accommodated in the main body of dust collector 11 in dirt collection bin holds under the state of recess 12a, described sidepiece is exposed to the outside, therefore, the user just can easily and hold recess 12a with dirt collection bin 120 from case easily and move the outside to one or more fingers.

Now, will describe and how the above-mentioned relevant content of dirt collection bin according to exemplary embodiment structure of the present invention is installed.

When the user is being installed in dirt collection bin 120 in the case that is fixed on main body of dust collector 11 and is holding under the cyclone unit 110 among the recess 12a, the user holds grip device 160 (see figure 2)s of dirt collection bin 120, then dirt collection bin 120 is pushed in the space of cyclone unit 110 belows in the main body of dust collector 11, its mode is formed in the gathering sill 153a of bottom of

dirt collection bin

120 and 153b (see figure 4) and engages be formed on the guide protrusions 151a and the 151b (seeing Fig. 3 A) that install on the surperficial 12b (seeing Fig. 3 A) in the main body of dust collector 11.

The user pushes dirt collection bin 120 in the described space, forms predetermined gap G thereby be stuck in the engaging groove 141 up to bump bonding 145 shown in Fig. 7 B between bump bonding 145 and engaging groove 141.From this state, the handle 133 of action bars unit 130 rotates to the some B shown in Fig. 8 A from its initial position (some A).

The result, by the first

angled protrusions

126a and 126b and the second

angled protrusions

137a and 137b dirt collection bin 120 is promoted to the outer bottom surface of cyclone unit 110, wherein the first

angled protrusions

126a and 126b contact mutually between dirt collection bin 120 and action bars unit 110 slidably with the second angled protrusions 137a and 137b.At this moment, bump bonding 145 is mentioned vertically with dirt collection bin 120, and wherein, bump bonding 145 is raised in engaging groove 141, thereby the top surface 146c of bump bonding 145 contacts with the roof 143c of engaging groove 141.Therefore, dirt collection bin 120 is raised, keep its horizontal attitude simultaneously, thereby dirt collection bin 120 is contained in the space under the cyclone unit 110 safely with the impaction state of the outer bottom surface of pressing cyclone unit 110, thus, the top of dirt collection bin 120 contacts equably with the outer bottom surface of cyclone unit 110 generally, thereby can keep the air tight condition between cyclone unit 110 and the dirt collection bin 120.

At this moment, when guide protrusions 151a and 151b and gathering

sill

153a and 153b are disengaged after being raised in dirt collection bin 120, unclamp the maximum height that the height of expectation guide protrusions 151a and 151b and the degree of depth of gathering

sill

153a and 153b are allowed to promote greater than dirt collection bin in order to prevent that the case of dirt collection bin 120 from main body of dust collector from holding among the recess 12a.

Separate when removing the dirt of collecting in the dirt collection bin 120 when dirt collection bin 120 and case hold recess 12a, the handle 133 of action bars unit 130 is rotated to an A (see figure 7) from a B (see figure 8).Like this, dirt collection bin 120 will be lowered according to the order opposite with the process that dirt collection bin 120 is installed.In this state, if grip device 160 is held and by along drawing in the opposite direction with the side that dirt collection bin 120 is installed, just draw to the outside of main body of dust collector 11, then the clamping between engaging groove 141 and the bump bonding 145 is closed and is disengaged, thereby can easily move dirt collection bin 120 to outside from main body of dust collector 11.

According to above-mentioned the present invention, advantage be by simple joint unit can be simply and the case that stably dirt collection bin is stuck in the main body of dust collector hold in the recess.In addition because by extracting contaminants-collecting apparatus out along predetermined direction from main body of dust collector to pull out dirt collection bin, can make simply case in dirt collection bin and the main body of dust collector hold concave portion from, thereby can improve the convenience of use.

In addition, when promoting dirt collection bin by the action bars unit, attitude by joint unit and pilot unit maintenance level when dirt collection bin is raised, thereby the compacted equably generally state in the top of dirt collection bin contacts with the outer bottom surface of cyclone unit down, can keep airtight conditions between cyclone unit and dirt collection bin thus.

Though shown and described representative embodiment of the present invention, the invention is not restricted to certain embodiments to illustrate principle of the present invention.Should be appreciated that under the situation that does not break away from the spirit and scope of the present invention that are defined by the claims, those skilled in the art can make various modifications and change.Therefore, will be understood that such modification, variation and equivalent thereof all are included in the scope of the present invention.

The application requires to be submitted on March 7th, 2006 rights and interests of the 10-2006-0021173 korean patent application of Korea S Department of Intellectual Property, and the whole open of this application is contained in this by reference.

Claims

1, a kind of vacuum cleaner comprises:

Main body of dust collector;

Suck brush, be used for sucking dirt from the surface that will be cleaned;

Cyclone unit is used for dirt from separating the air of cyclone unit emission purification by the air that sucks the brush introducing;

Dirt collection bin is used for collecting the dirt that separates from cyclone unit, and dirt collection bin is arranged under the cyclone unit removably;

Joint unit is used for allowing dirt collection bin to be installed in the case that is arranged on main body of dust collector removably and holds in the recess, and joint unit comprises at least one bump bonding and at least one engaging groove;

Pilot unit, when dirt collection bin is accommodated in case when holding in the recess, pilot unit is used for guiding described bump bonding so that it correctly is bonded on described engaging groove,

Wherein, joint unit restriction dirt collection bin with respect to main body of dust collector forward and motion backward, pilot unit stably limits dirt collection bin left with to right rotation, thereby dirt collection bin stably is fixed in the main body of dust collector.

2, vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described engaging groove is formed on case to be held in the recess, and described bump bonding is formed on the dirt collection bin, when dirt collection bin is installed in case when holding in the recess, described bump bonding is stuck in the described engaging groove.

3, vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 2, wherein, described bump bonding and described engaging groove contact with each other the place at it, and promptly both sides of each or a sidepiece closely cooperate each other at it.

4, vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 2, wherein, described bump bonding has the protuberance that forms vertically along opposed side edges on its front, and described engaging groove has pit, described pit engages with described protuberance respectively, and described protuberance is fitted in the described pit.

5, vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 1, wherein, pilot unit comprises:

At least one gathering sill is formed on the outer bottom surface of dirt collection bin;

At least one guide protrusions is formed on the installation surface in the main body of dust collector, and its mode is, described at least one guide protrusions can correspondingly be inserted in described at least one gathering sill, and the outer bottom surface of dirt collection bin is positioned to be installed on the surface.

6, vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 1, wherein, dirt collection bin also comprises and is used for dirt collection bin is held one or more grip devices that recess is pulled out from case, grip device is set at the sidepiece of dirt collection bin, be accommodated in case in the main body of dust collector in dirt collection bin and hold under the state in the recess, described sidepiece is exposed to the outside.

7, vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 1, also comprise the action bars unit between the outer bottom surface of dirt collection bin and the installation surface in the main body of dust collector, dirt collection bin is positioned on the described installation surface, wherein, the action bars unit can rotate, to promote dirt collection bin and the outer bottom surface compressive engagement that makes dirt collection bin and cyclone unit.

8, vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 7, wherein, the height of described bump bonding is less than the height of described engaging groove, thereby forms vertical gap when described bump bonding and described engaging groove engage one another, and dirt collection bin is raised with horizontal attitude when the action bars unit rotates thus.

9, a kind of vacuum cleaner comprises:

Main body of dust collector, the case that has under cyclone unit and the cyclone unit holds recess;

Dirt collection bin is used to collect the dirt that is separated by cyclone unit;

Joint unit is used for removably dirt collection bin being fixed on case and holds recess, and joint unit comprises bump bonding and engaging groove;

Pilot unit, when dirt collection bin being fixed to removably case when holding in the recess, pilot unit is used for the guide engagement projection and engages with engaging groove,

Wherein, when dirt collection bin is fixed on case when holding in the recess removably, joint unit restriction dirt collection bin moves forward and backward with respect to main body of dust collector, and pilot unit restriction dirt collection bin is rotated with respect to main body of dust collector.

10, vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 9 also is included in the action bars unit between dirt collection bin and the main body of dust collector, and the action bars unit can rotate to promote dirt collection bin and dirt collection bin is engaged with the outer bottom surface of cyclone unit with compressing.

11, vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 10, wherein, engaging groove is formed on case to be held in the recess, and bump bonding is formed on the dirt collection bin, and when dirt collection bin is fixed to case when holding in the recess removably, bump bonding is stuck in the engaging groove.

12, vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 11, wherein, the height of bump bonding is less than the height of engaging groove, thereby forms vertical gap when bump bonding and engaging groove engage one another, and dirt collection bin is raised with horizontal attitude when the action bars unit rotates thus.

13, vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 9, wherein, pilot unit comprises:

At least one guide protrusions is formed on the main body of dust collector, and its mode is, when removably dirt collection bin being installed to case when holding in the recess, described at least one guide protrusions correspondingly is inserted in described at least one gathering sill.

14, vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 9, wherein, dirt collection bin also comprises one or more grip devices.