CN101366612A - Vacuum cleaner for use in both upright form and canister form - Google Patents
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Abstract
A vacuum cleaner for use in both an upright form and a canister form, which can mount and dismount a cleaner body to and from a suction nozzle assembly is disclosed. The vacuum cleaner includes a suction nozzle assembly to draw in dust or dirt along with air while moving along a surface to be cleaned; a cleaner body having a dust separating unit to separate and collect the dust or dirt from the air drawn in from the surface to be cleaned; a supporting unit hinged to the suction nozzle assembly to support a lower part of the cleaner body to communicate with the suction nozzle assembly; and a locking unit to detachably lock the lower part of the cleaner body to the supporting unit.
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The cross reference of related application
The application advocates No. 60/964676 rights and interests under 35 U.S.C. § 119 (e) of U.S. Provisional Patent Application in United States Patent and Trademark Office's application on August 14th, 2007, and advocate 10-2007-0093880 number rights and interests under 35 U.S.C. § 119 (a) of korean patent application in Korea S Department of Intellectual Property application on September 14th, 2007,, it is for reference that the full content of described two applications is incorporated this paper thus into.
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of vacuum cleaner.More specifically, the present invention relates to adopt the vacuum cleaner of vertical form and pot type form, wherein vacuum cleaner is provided in and adopts the dust-absorbing element that will have dust separation unit and air-breathing motor during the pot type form to separate from support unit.
Background technology
Usually, utilize the suction that produces in the dust-absorbing element, upright vacuum cleaner from the outside with air suction dust or dirt by force, make this vacuum cleaner cleaning such as floor, carpet or analogue with clean Surface.
This upright vacuum cleaner is provided with can be along dust-absorbing element that clean Surface is moved and the component suction nozzle that is installed in the dust-absorbing element below.In addition, dust-absorbing element comprises: dust separation unit, described dust separation unit are collected from dust or dirt with the clean Surface suction; And motor room, air-breathing motor mounting is in described motor room.Air-breathing motor is set at the downside of dust separation unit.Upright vacuum cleaner is generally used for cleaning in the cleaning area such as the relative broad of floor or carpet.
Yet traditional upright vacuum cleaner is constructed such that dust-absorbing element and component suction nozzle are hinged each other, so that can be not separated from one another.Therefore, except that cleaning area such as the relative broad on floor, if the narrow relatively cleaning area of vacuum cleaner cleaning such as stair or fracture place, then because the weight of this vacuum cleaner, this vacuum cleaner not only is difficult to move, and is difficult to carry out clean operation.In addition, in order to clean the part that has projection on narrow cleaning area or the floor, the user must buy independent pilot bruss or its annex, perhaps buys canister type vacuum cleaner separately, thereby causes people to have financial burden.
In order to address the above problem, as disclosed in No. the 474083rd, Korean Patent, this application has is through having proposed a kind of upright vacuum cleaner with Lock Part, and described Lock Part can make two sides of dust-absorbing element separate with the support member that is hinged to component suction nozzle.In this upright vacuum cleaner, Lock Part be provided with resiliency supported to the push-botton operation parts of the grip member of dust-absorbing element, be integrally formed on the push-botton operation parts the connection projection with on support member, form be connected the projection groove.Therefore, separate with support member for two sides that make dust-absorbing element, the user presses the button functional unit, makes the connection projection of push-botton operation parts be discharged by the connection projection groove from support member.As a result, dust-absorbing element can separate with support member.
Yet two sides that aforesaid traditional separate type upright vacuum cleaner is constructed such that dust-absorbing element are installed on the support member or with described support member with the form of the arc bigger than the excircle of dust-absorbing element separates.Therefore, the shortcoming of this conventional vacuum cleaners is, described vacuum cleaner not only is difficult to and will be connected on the dust-absorbing element such as the various annexes of stretch hose etc., and size increases.
Summary of the invention
One aspect of the present invention will address the above problem at least and/or shortcoming also provides advantage described below at least.Therefore, one aspect of the present invention is to provide a kind of vacuum cleaner that adopts vertical form and pot type form, described vacuum cleaner can easily be connected to support unit with dust-absorbing element and separate dust-absorbing element from support unit, keeps the volume compact of dust catcher simultaneously.
According to an aspect of the present invention, vacuum cleaner comprises: component suction nozzle, described component suction nozzle when clean Surface moved together with air suction dust or dirt; Dust-absorbing element, described dust-absorbing element has dust separation unit, with from the air separation of clean Surface suction with collect dust or dirt; Support unit, described support unit are hinged and are connected to component suction nozzle to support the lower member of dust-absorbing element, to be communicated with component suction nozzle; And lock cell, described lock cell removably locks onto support unit with the lower member of dust-absorbing element.
Here, dust-absorbing element also can comprise the extension tubing assembly, and described extension tubing assembly longitudinally is removably disposed in a side of dust-absorbing element and is communicated with dust-absorbing element.Preferably but optional, the extension tubing assembly comprises: draw flexible pipe, described absorption flexible pipe is connected to dust-absorbing element and is communicated with dust-absorbing element; Be connected to the operating handle of drawing flexible pipe; And extension tubing, an end of described extension tubing is connected to operating handle.In this case, when vacuum cleaner adopts vertical form, the other end of extension tubing is connected to component suction nozzle to be used as air flow passage, and when vacuum cleaner adopts the pot type form, described extension tubing separate with component suction nozzle and be used to clean the absorption brush of the part that has projection on narrow zone or the floor or different annexes is connected.
Lock cell can comprise: first Lock Part, and described first Lock Part supports the lower surface and the support unit of dust-absorbing element, so that described lower surface and described support unit can not move each other; With second Lock Part, described second Lock Part is removably fixed to one another with the side and the support unit of the lower member of dust-absorbing element.
Preferably but optional, first Lock Part comprises: at least one protuberance that forms on the lower surface of dust-absorbing element; With with at least one recess of the relative formation of at least one protuberance on the support unit.In this case, at least one protuberance can comprise: first and second protuberances that form on the bottom surface of supporting bracket, wherein said supporting bracket are formed on the front portion of the lower surface of dust-absorbing element with relation separated from one another; With at least the three protuberance that forms in the middle of the lower surface of dust-absorbing element, and at least one recess can comprise: relatively be formed on first and second recesses on the support unit with first and second protuberances; With relatively be formed on the 3rd recess on the support unit with the 3rd protuberance.
In addition, preferably but optional, second Lock Part comprises: at least one locks groove, and described at least one locking groove is formed on the side of lower member of dust-absorbing element; Locking piece, described locking piece rotatably is supported on the support unit, and has at least one crook that is locked in when dust-absorbing element is installed on the support unit at least one locking groove; And elastic component, described elastic component resiliency urged locking piece is so that make at least one crook be locked at least one locking groove when dust-absorbing element is installed on the support unit.In this case, preferably but optional, locking piece comprises Y shape bar, the first end of described Y shape bar has from support unit towards at least one outstanding crook of at least one locking groove, the second end of described Y shape bar has the pedal of giving prominence to from support unit to be promoted to allow the user, and the 3rd end of described Y shape bar has the contact component that is arranged in the support unit, contacting with the lower surface of dust-absorbing element, thereby and lifts dust-absorbing element when pedal is pushed.Alternatively, locking piece can comprise L shaped bar, the first end of described L shaped bar has at least one crook of giving prominence to towards at least one locking groove from support unit, and the second end of described L shaped bar has the pedal of giving prominence to from support unit to be promoted to allow the user.
Second Lock Part also can comprise keeper, and described keeper is configured to guarantee that at least one crook is locked at least one locking groove when dust-absorbing element is installed on the support unit.Preferably but optional, keeper comprises: positioning groove, described positioning groove are formed on the back of the lower surface of dust-absorbing element adjacent at least one locking groove; And positioning salient, described positioning salient is outstanding to face positioning groove from support unit when separating with at least one unci.
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Above-mentioned and others, characteristic and the advantage of certain typical embodiment of the present invention will be more readily apparent from from the following explanation of carrying out in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the front perspective view of according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention the vacuum cleaner that with vertical form and pot type form use of illustration when adopting vertical form;
The front perspective view of the vacuum cleaner shown in the Fig. 1 when Fig. 2 is illustration employing pot type form;
Fig. 3 is the rear view that has omitted the vacuum cleaner shown in Fig. 1 of multiple parts for the sake of simplicity;
Fig. 4 is the front perspective view that illustration has been omitted the component suction nozzle of the vacuum cleaner shown in Fig. 2 of multiple parts for the sake of simplicity;
Fig. 5 to 7 is partial cross-sectional view of operation of the lock cell of the vacuum cleaner shown in illustration Fig. 1;
Fig. 8 is the perspective view of illustration Fig. 5 to the locking piece of second Lock Part of the lock cell shown in Fig. 7; With
Fig. 9 is the perspective view of modification example of locking piece of second Lock Part of the lock cell shown in illustration Fig. 8.
In institute's drawings attached, identical reference symbol will be understood that to represent components identical, feature and structure.
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Hereinafter, describe according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention the vacuum cleaner that uses with vertical form and pot type form with reference to the accompanying drawings in detail.
Fig. 1 is an illustration so that dust-absorbing element is installed on the support unit and the perspective view of according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention the vacuum cleaner that with vertical form and pot type form use of the vertical form of perpendicular positioning when using; Fig. 2 is an illustration so that the decomposition diagram of the vacuum cleaner of the pot type form that dust-absorbing element separates with support unit when using.
See figures.1.and.2, the vacuum cleaner 1 that uses with vertical form and pot type form according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention comprises dust-absorbing element 10, component suction nozzle 30, support unit 50 and lock cell 70.
As shown in Figure 5, dust-absorbing element 10 has motor room 13 at its underpart parts 11 places, and air-breathing motor (not shown) is installed in the described motor room.As illustrated in fig. 1 and 2, at the upside place of lower member 11, dust-absorbing element 10 has the dust separation unit 14 that is used for dust-separating or dirt, and described dust separation unit is separated setting with motor room 13.Dust separation unit 14 comprises cyclone parts 14a and dust bin 14b.Cyclone parts 14a separates from its outside with the dust or the dirt of air suction, and discharges dust or the separated air of dirt.Dust bin 14b is set at the downside of cyclone parts 14a, to collect dust or the dirt that is separated by cyclone parts 14a.Dust bin 14b removably is connected between the cyclone parts 14a and lower member 11 of dust-absorbing element 10, makes the user can empty the dust or the dirt of collection.
In addition, dust-absorbing element 10 has the power line (not shown) at an one place, side, described power line is wrapped on the upper and lower parts of dust separation unit 14 by a pair of winding projection 15a (only showing in Fig. 1) that forms with the relation that is spaced apart from each other, and has main body handle 20 at the upper member place of this dust-absorbing element.As shown in Figure 2, when vacuum cleaner 1 uses with the pot type form, promptly, when dust-absorbing element 10 separates with support unit 50 and separates when using from component suction nozzle 30, for along mobile reposefully dust-absorbing element 10, the first and second steamboat 21a of clean Surface (only having shown in Fig. 2 and 3) are installed on the lower member at the back side of dust-absorbing element 10.
In addition, extension tubing assembly 16 is removably disposed on the back side of dust-absorbing element 10.Shown in Fig. 3 was detailed, extension tubing assembly 16 was made of stretch hose 17, operating handle 18 and extension tubing 19.Stretch hose 17 is connected with the cyclone parts 14a of the dust separation unit 14 of dust-absorbing element 10 at one end place being connected with described dust-absorbing element, and described stretch hose is fixedly fastened on the back side of dust-absorbing element 10 by upper and lower hose boom 22a and 22b.Here, top hose boom 22a is formed on the side of upper member at the back side of dust-absorbing element 10, and lower hose suspension bracket 22b is formed on the lower member at the back side of dust-absorbing element 10 on the formed extension tubing fixed part 23.Operating handle 18 is connected to the other end of stretch hose 17 with its rear end, and described operating handle inserts and be supported among the open trough 20a with its front end, and open trough 20a is formed on the rear side of the main body handle 20 on the upper member that is installed in dust-absorbing element 10.
With reference to Fig. 5, component suction nozzle 30 has the inlet 31 that is used for from clean Surface suction air at its place, bottom surface.Rotary broom 32 is installed near the inlet 31, and rotary broom 32 brushes and invests dust on the clean Surface or dirt.By the power transmission unit (not shown) such as belt, gear or analog, rotary broom 32 is connected to the driving shaft of drive motor 33 and is driven with rotation by drive motor 33.In addition, the air duct (not shown) that air flowed through via inlet 31 suction is formed in the component suction nozzle 30.On the both sides at the rear portion of component suction nozzle 30, component suction nozzle 30 comprises the first and second bull wheel 34a and the 34b (referring to Fig. 1 to 4) that rotatably connects respectively, and described first and second bull wheels make component suction nozzle 30 along clean Surface is steadily moved.
With reference to Fig. 2 to 5, the lower member 11 of dust-absorbing element 10 is installed and supported to support unit 50, and described support unit is hinged to the centre at the rear portion of component suction nozzle 30 at the lower member place of this support unit.Support unit 50 is made of support member 51 and articulated elements 55, and described support member and described articulated elements are connected to each other by the jockey (not shown) such as screw or analog.Support member 51 forms by having L shaped surface-supported L shaped plate, thereby supports the lower surface and the back side of dust-absorbing element 10.Support member 51 is placed in the recess 52 (referring to Fig. 4) of the corresponding shape of shape of the support member 51 on the upper surface that forms with component suction nozzle 30.Articulated elements 55 is hinged to component suction nozzle 30 at its underpart parts place, and described articulated elements has tube connector 56 (referring to Fig. 2,4 and 5) in the one side.Tube connector 56 rotatably is connected by the air duct of attaching parts 35 with component suction nozzle 30, makes that tube connector is communicated with the air duct of component suction nozzle 30 when support unit 50 is hinged on the component suction nozzle 30.
Correspondingly, when vacuum cleaner 1 used with vertical form, the user can (referring to Fig. 1) rotate freely dust-absorbing element 10 to the horizontal level (not shown) from the upright position by support unit 50.
With reference to Fig. 2 to 7, the lock cell 70 that the lower member 11 of dust-absorbing element 10 removably is locked on the support member 51 of support unit 50 is made of first and second Lock Parts 71 and 75.
Shown in Fig. 2 and 5, the first and second protuberance 71a and 71b are formed on the bottom surface of the first and second supporting bracket 11a and 11b, the first and second supporting bracket 11a and 11b are formed on the front portion of the lower surface of dust-absorbing element 10 with relation separated from one another, and the 3rd protuberance 71c is formed by the rectangle protuberance that forms in the middle of the lower surface of dust-absorbing element 10.The first and second recess 72a and 72b are formed on the support member 51 and in the face of first and second protuberance 71a and the 71b, and the 3rd recess 72c is formed on the support member 51 and in the face of the 3rd protuberance 71c.
Therefore, when dust-absorbing element 10 is installed on the support unit 50, first, second and the 3rd recess 72a, 72b and 72c hold first, second and the 3rd protuberance 71a, 71b and 71c, make described recess that the bottom of dust-absorbing element 10 is supported to support member 51 regularly.
The first and second locking groove 76a are formed on the relation that is spaced apart from each other on the lower member at the back side of dust-absorbing element 10.
Shown in Fig. 2 and 5, second Lock Part 75 also comprises keeper 85, and described keeper is configured to guarantee that first and second crook 81 are locked among the first and second locking groove 76a when dust-absorbing element 10 is installed on the support unit 50.Keeper 85 is provided with: positioning groove 86, described positioning groove are formed on the rear portion of the lower surface of dust-absorbing element 10 adjacent to the first and second locking groove 76a; With positioning salient 87, described positioning salient is outstanding to face positioning groove 86 from support member 51 when separating with first and second crook 81.
Therefore, in order on the support member 51 that dust-absorbing element 10 is installed in support unit 50 and therefore dust-absorbing element 10 to be connected with component suction nozzle 30, as shown in Figure 5, when the rear portion of the lower surface of dust-absorbing element 10 was placed on the support member 51, positioning salient 87 was inserted in the positioning groove 86 to making first and second crook 81 be locked in positions among the first and second locking groove 76a.At this moment, when the elastic force of opposing elastic component 79 promotes the first end 78a of Y shape bar 78, be inserted into space between positioning salient 87 and the support member 51 adjacent to the lower member at the back side of the dust-absorbing element 10 of positioning groove 86.After this, as shown in Figure 6, when positioning salient 87 is fully inserted into positioning groove 86, promptly, when the lower member at the back side of dust-absorbing element 10 is fully inserted into space between positioning salient 87 and the support member 51, utilize the power of elastic force with the dust-absorbing element 10 of the contact component 83 that promotes the 3rd end 78c of elastic component 79, first and second crook 81 of first end 78a are inserted into and are locked among the first and second locking groove 76a.As a result, dust-absorbing element 10 is fixedly mounted on the support member 51 of support unit 50.
On the contrary, as shown in Figure 7, for the support member 51 from support unit 50 is pulled down dust-absorbing element 10, thereby separate dust-absorbing element 10 from component suction nozzle 30, the user promotes the pedal 82 of the second end 78b of Y shape bar 78 with pin, make the elastic force of first and second crook 81 opposing elastic components 79 of first end 78a discharge, and simultaneously, the contact component 83 of the 3rd end 78c promote the lower surface of dust-absorbing elements 10 to lift dust-absorbing element 10 from the first and second locking groove 76a.As a result, adjacent to the lower member at the back side of the dust-absorbing element 10 of positioning groove 86 be lifted and with dust-absorbing element 10 raise as much, make dust-absorbing element 10 be positioned in position in the face of first and second crook 81 of the first end 78a of Y shape bar 78.Therefore, dust-absorbing element 10 can freely separate with the support member 51 of support unit 50.
In the foregoing description, though adopt the vacuum cleaner 1 of vertical form and pot type form to illustrate in the time of according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention and show locking piece 77, yet the present invention is not limited thereto with second Lock Part 75 that constitutes by Y shape bar 78.For example, as shown in Figure 9, the locking piece 77 of second Lock Part 75 can form by L shaped 78 ', and described L shaped has first end 78a that has first and second crook 81 and the second end 78b that has pedal 82.In this case, when the user promotes L shaped 78 ' the pedal 81 of the second end 78b with pin, because L shaped 78 ' contact component 83 that does not have the 3rd end 78c, so described L shaped the lower surface that can not promote dust-absorbing element 10 is to lift dust-absorbing element 10.Therefore, at this moment, the pedal 82 that promotes the second end 78b she or he with she or he pin locks in the state that the locking between the groove 76a is connected to discharge first and second crook 81 and first and second, and the user removes dust-absorbing element 10 from the support member 51 of support unit 50.
Hereinafter, with reference to Fig. 1 to 7 operation of the vacuum cleaner according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention 1 of structure as mentioned above of adopting vertical form and pot type form is described.
The operation of changing into the vacuum cleaner 1 of the vertical form of employing shown in Fig. 1 from the state of as shown in Figure 2 employing pot type form will be described at first, below.
For dust-absorbing element 10 is installed on the support unit 50, thereby dust-absorbing element 10 is connected with component suction nozzle 30, user's grip body handle 20, and the first and second supporting bracket 11a and the 11b in the place ahead that will be positioned at the lower surface of dust-absorbing element 10 then is placed on the first and second recess 72a and the 72b, and dust-absorbing element 10 turns forward along diagonal.At this moment, first and second recess 72a of support member 51 and 72b hold first and second protuberance 71a and the 71b of the first and second supporting bracket 11a and 11b, and the 3rd recess 72c partly holds the 3rd protuberance 71c.
Subsequently, the user pulls back dust-absorbing element 10, so that positioning salient 87 is inserted positioning grooves 86, thereby and the installation site of location dust-absorbing element 10, wherein first and second crook 81 can be locked among the first and second locking groove 76a.At this moment, as reference Fig. 5 and 6 explanation in the above, when the elastic force of opposing elastic component 79 promotes the first end 78a of Y shape bar 78, be inserted into space between positioning salient 87 and the support member 51 adjacent to the lower member at the back side of the dust-absorbing element 10 of positioning groove 86, and utilize the elastic force of elastic component 79, first and second crook 81 of the first end 78a are inserted into and are locked among the first and second locking groove 76a.In addition, the lower end of extension tubing 19 is inserted into and is connected to the tube connector 56 of articulated elements 55.As a result, dust-absorbing element 10 is fixedly mounted on the support unit 50.
In this state, by the main consuming body handle 20, (referring to Fig. 1) rotates freely dust-absorbing element 10 to the horizontal level (not shown) to the user from the upright position by support unit 50, and simultaneously along clean Surface being moved component suction nozzle 30 to carry out clean operation.
Next, the operation of changing into the vacuum cleaner 1 of the pot type form shown in Fig. 2 from the state with vertical form use as shown in Figure 1 will be described below.
In order to pull down dust-absorbing element 10 from support unit 50, thereby separate dust-absorbing elements 10 from component suction nozzle 30, the user pushes away the pedal 82 of the second end 78b of Y shape bar 78 with his or her underfooting.
Then, Fig. 7 illustrates in the above as reference, the elastic force of first and second crook, the 81 opposing elastic components 79 of first end 78a is discharged from the first and second locking groove 76a, and simultaneously, the contact component 83 of the 3rd end 78c promotes the lower surface of dust-absorbing element 10 to lift dust-absorbing element 10.As shown in Figure 2, in this state, user's grip body handle 20 is to separate from support member 51 and to remove dust-absorbing element 10.
After this, the operating handle 18 of user's grasping extension tubing assembly 16, and pull out extension tubing 19 from the supported hole 23a of open trough 20a and extension tubing fixed part 23, and pull out stretch hose 17 from upper and lower suspension bracket 22a and 22b simultaneously.Then, the user is connected to the lower end of extension tubing 19 absorption brush or other annex of the part that can clean narrow zone or have projection on the floor.
Subsequently, the user puts down dust-absorbing element, makes the first and second steamboat 21a and lower member 11 contacts thereof with clean Surface, that is, and and the floor.The operating handle 18 of user's grasping extension tubing assembly 16, and along the absorption brush that clean Surface is moved the lower end that is connected to extension tubing 19 or other annex to carry out clean operation.
As presenting from foregoing description is clear, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, structure adopts the vacuum cleaner of vertical form and pot type form simultaneously, makes support unit removably support the lower member of dust-absorbing element.Therefore, vacuum cleaner according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention need not to form the support unit as arc in the conventional vacuum cleaners, bigger than the exterior periphery of dust-absorbing element.Therefore, vacuum cleaner not only size is less, and can freely the various annexes such as extension tubing assembly or analog be connected to dust-absorbing element.
In addition, vacuum cleaner according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is constructed such that lock cell comprises: first Lock Part, and described first Lock Part supports the lower surface of support member and dust-absorbing element fixed to one anotherly; With second Lock Part 75, described second Lock Part make support member and dust-absorbing element the back side lower member each other removably the locking.Therefore, when the vacuum cleaner employing is connected to the vertical form of component suction nozzle with dust-absorbing element, when being placed on dust-absorbing element on the support member, by being supported on the lower surface of dust-absorbing element on the support member by first Lock Part and being locked in the support member by the lower member of second Lock Part with the back side of dust-absorbing element simultaneously, the user can easily be installed to support member with dust-absorbing element.On the contrary, when vacuum cleaner adopts the pot type form that dust-absorbing element is separated with component suction nozzle, be connected also by the locking between the lower member that is discharged support member and the back side of dust-absorbing element by second Lock Part and remove dust-absorbing element from support member then, the user can easily pull down dust-absorbing element from support member.
Though for illustration principle of the present invention has shown and described representative embodiment of the present invention, yet the present invention is not limited to specific embodiment.Should be understood that those of ordinary skill in the art can carry out various modifications and changes under the situation of essence of the present invention that does not deviate from claims and limited and scope.Therefore, should be realized that this modification, change and equivalents thereof are included in the scope of the present invention.
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1. vacuum cleaner comprises:
Component suction nozzle, described component suction nozzle when clean Surface moved together with air suction dust or dirt;
Dust-absorbing element, described dust-absorbing element has dust separation unit, with from the air separation of clean Surface suction with collect dust or dirt;
Support unit, described support unit are hinged to component suction nozzle to support the lower member of described dust-absorbing element, to be communicated with described component suction nozzle; With
Lock cell, described lock cell removably lock onto described support unit with the described lower member of described dust-absorbing element.
2. vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein said dust-absorbing element also comprises the extension tubing assembly, described extension tubing assembly longitudinally is removably disposed in a side of described dust-absorbing element to be communicated with described dust-absorbing element.
3. vacuum cleaner according to claim 2, wherein said extension tubing assembly comprises:
Draw flexible pipe, described absorption flexible pipe is connected to described dust-absorbing element to be communicated with described dust-absorbing element;
Be connected to the operating handle of described absorption flexible pipe; With
One end is connected to the extension tubing of described operating handle.
4. vacuum cleaner according to claim 3, wherein when described vacuum cleaner adopts vertical form, the other end of described extension tubing is connected to described component suction nozzle to be used as air flow passage, and when described vacuum cleaner adopts the pot type form, described extension tubing separate with described component suction nozzle and be used to clean the absorption brush of the part that has projection on narrow zone or the floor or different annexes is connected.
5. vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein said lock cell comprises:
First Lock Part, described first Lock Part support the lower surface and the described support unit of described dust-absorbing element, so that described lower surface and described support unit can relative to each other not move; With
Second Lock Part, described second Lock Part are removably fixed to one another with a side and the described support unit of the described lower member of described dust-absorbing element.
6. vacuum cleaner according to claim 5, wherein said first Lock Part comprises:
At least one protuberance that on the lower surface of described dust-absorbing element, forms; With
Relatively be formed at least one recess on the described support unit with described at least one protuberance.
7. vacuum cleaner according to claim 6, wherein said at least one protuberance comprises:
First and second protuberances, described first and second protuberances form on the bottom surface of supporting bracket, and wherein said supporting bracket is formed on the front portion of the lower surface of described dust-absorbing element with relation separated from one another; With
The 3rd protuberance that in the middle of the lower surface of described dust-absorbing element, forms, and
Wherein said at least one recess comprises with described first and second protuberances and relatively is formed on first and second recesses on the described support unit and relatively is formed on the 3rd recess on the described support unit with described the 3rd protuberance.
8. vacuum cleaner according to claim 5, wherein said second Lock Part comprises:
At least one the locking groove that on a described side of the described lower member of described dust-absorbing element, forms;
Locking piece, described locking piece rotatably is supported on the described support unit, and has at least one crook that is locked in when described dust-absorbing element is installed on the described support unit in described at least one locking groove; With
Elastic component, the described locking piece of described elastic component resiliency urged is so that make described at least one crook be locked in described at least one locking groove when described dust-absorbing element is installed on the described support unit.
9. vacuum cleaner according to claim 8, wherein said locking piece comprises Y shape bar, the first end of described Y shape bar has from described support unit towards at least one outstanding crook of described at least one locking groove, the second end of described Y shape bar has the pedal of giving prominence to from described support unit to be promoted to allow the user, and the 3rd end of described Y shape bar has the contact component that is arranged in the described support unit contacting with the lower surface of described dust-absorbing element, thereby and lifts described dust-absorbing element when described pedal is pushed.
10. vacuum cleaner according to claim 8, wherein said locking piece comprises L shaped bar, the first end of described L shaped bar has from described support unit towards at least one outstanding crook of described at least one locking groove, and the second end of described L shaped bar has from the outstanding pedal of described support unit and promotes to allow the user.
11. vacuum cleaner according to claim 8, wherein said second Lock Part also comprises keeper, when described dust-absorbing element was installed on the described support unit, described keeper was positioned at described at least one crook and makes described at least one crook be locked in described at least one locking position in groove.
12. vacuum cleaner according to claim 11, wherein said keeper comprises:
Positioning groove, described positioning groove are formed on the rear portion of the lower surface of described dust-absorbing element adjacent to described at least one locking groove; With
Positioning salient, described positioning salient are outstanding to face described positioning groove from described support component when separating with described at least one unci.
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