CN102188186B - With the reconfigurable upright surface cleaning apparatus of powered brush motor - Google Patents
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Abstract
With a reconfigurable upright surface cleaning apparatus for powered brush motor, comprise the floor cleaning head with dirty gas inlet, cleaning brush and brush motor. Air-flow passage extends to uncontaminated air outlet from dirty gas inlet. Upper segment can be installed to surface cleaning head with moving between deposit position and use location. Upper segment comprises cleaning unit, and cleaning unit comprises the aspiration motor being positioned in air-flow passage. At least one in upper segment and cleaning unit is releasably attached to floor cleaning head with predetermined orientation. After assembling surface cleaning apparatus, cleaning unit and floor cleaning head separate. Alignment members is arranged on surface cleaning apparatus. Alignment members requires one in upper segment and cleaning unit to be predetermined orientation when being arranged in floor cleaning head. Conductive member is electrically connected to brush motor, and can be disconnected to be electrically connected to cleaning unit. When in upper segment and cleaning unit is installed to floor cleaning head, conductive member is connected to cleaning unit automatically.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to surface cleaning apparatus, such as vacuum cleaner. Specifically, the present invention relates to a kind of convertible vertical surface cleaning apparatus.
Background technology
Any content discussed below hereafter not admitting is a part for the common practise of prior art or those skilled in the art.
Various structures for the surface cleaning apparatus of such as vacuum cleaner are known. At present, many surface cleaning apparatus utilize at least one eddy flow to clean district (cycloniccleaningstage) and construct. Air is drawn in vacuum cleaner through dirty gas inlet, and is transported to cyclone inlet. The rotation of air in swirler causes the part particulate matter in air-flow to be taken away from air-flow. Such as, this material is collected in the dirt collecting chamber at the bottom place that may be arranged in swirler subsequently, or is collected in the dirt collecting chamber of swirler outdoor (see WO2009/026709 and US5,078,761). The cleaning district of one or more additional eddy flows and/or strainer can be set in the downstream of swirler.
Summary of the invention
The following summary of the invention provided is for introducing more specifically discussion subsequently to reader. Content of the present invention is not intended to restriction or limits claim.
According to an aspect, a kind of convertible vertical surface cleaning apparatus, it has cleaning unit, and described cleaning unit can be pulled down and cleaning on floor, or in hand-held the cleaning of offer simultaneously. Described cleaning unit comprises aspiration motor and one or more air handling components. Described cleaning unit can be electricity operation, such as, it is possible to operate when inserting domestic electrical AC outlet. Such as, the floor cleaning head of described vertical surface cleaning apparatus is electronic (the electronic rotatable brush being combined with the dirty gas inlet of described floor cleaning head). Conductive member extends to described floor cleaning head from described cleaning unit, thus is that described floor cleaning head is powered by the power supply of described cleaning unit.Correspondingly, when pulling down described cleaning unit, power supply disconnects from described floor cleaning head. When described cleaning unit is arranged on described surface cleaning apparatus, it is necessary to reconnect this power supply. Preferably, when described cleaning unit is arranged on described surface cleaning apparatus, automatically carry out this connection. Such as, correspondingly, described surface cleaning apparatus can comprise alignment mechanism, when being arranged on described surface cleaning unit with the described cleaning unit of box lunch, makes described cleaning unit at the upper alignment of upper segment (handle) of described surface cleaning unit.
In preferred implementation, described aspiration motor is arranged in the vertical section (such as, comprise the part promoting handle) of described vacuum cleaner, and separates with described floor cleaning head. The advantage of this kind of structure is, its allow described floor cleaning head extend under furniture further (such as, floor cleaning head can through under furniture, until furniture described in the base contact of described vertical section). But, when lacking alignment members, it may also be useful to person may be difficult to locate described cleaning unit, thus it is installed to described upper segment along with described cleaning unit, automatically completes electrical connection.
According to this on the one hand, convertible vertical surface cleaning apparatus comprises floor cleaning head, and described floor cleaning head has dirty gas inlet, cleaning brush and brush motor (brushmotor). Air-flow passage extends to uncontaminated air outlet from described dirty gas inlet. Upper segment can be installed to described surface cleaning head between deposit position and use location with moving. Described upper segment comprises cleaning unit, and described cleaning unit comprises aspiration motor, and described aspiration motor is positioned in described air-flow passage. At least one in described upper segment and described cleaning unit can releasably be installed to described floor cleaning head with predetermined orientation. After assembling described surface cleaning apparatus, described cleaning unit and described floor cleaning head separate. Alignment members is arranged on described surface cleaning apparatus. Described alignment members requires that described one in described upper segment and described cleaning unit is in predetermined orientation when being arranged in described floor cleaning head. Conductive member is electrically connected to described brush motor, and can be electrically connected to described cleaning unit with disconnecting. When in described upper segment and described cleaning unit described one be installed to described floor cleaning head time, described conductive member is connected to described cleaning unit automatically.
Described floor cleaning head can comprise tubular support members, and described one in described upper segment and described cleaning unit is arranged in described tubular support members. Described cleaning unit can be supported by the thin pillar of described upper segment.
Described air-flow passage can comprise upstream pipeline, and described cleaning unit can be installed to described upstream pipeline and support by described upstream pipeline.
Described conductive member can comprise wire, and described wire extends to described brush motor from tubular sections. Described wire can be positioned at described upper segment and described floor cleaning head at least partially outside. Described upper segment rotatably can be installed around longitudinal axis, and described longitudinal axis extends through the bottom of described upper segment. In this case, it may be preferred that described wire is enough lax, to allow described upper segment to rotate, and such motion does not limit by described wire.
Described upper segment can rotate around longitudinal axis relative to described floor cleaning head, and described longitudinal axis extends through the bottom of described upper segment.
Described alignment members can be arranged at least one in described cleaning unit, described upper segment and described floor cleaning head. Along with described in described cleaning unit and described upper segment is arranged in described floor cleaning head, described in described cleaning unit and described upper segment can be directed to described predetermined orientation by described alignment members. Described alignment members can comprise guiding elements, described guiding elements is arranged in described floor cleaning head, such as being pivotally mounted to described surface cleaning head, and preferably it is installed to tubular support members or the upstream pipeline of described surface cleaning head pivotally and rotatably. Along with described cleaning unit is installed to described upper segment, described guiding elements can interact with described upper segment. Described alignment members can comprise another coupling member at least one coupling member in convex coupling member and recessed coupling member and described convex coupling member and described recessed coupling member, at least one coupling member described is arranged in described floor cleaning head, and another coupling member in described convex coupling member and recessed coupling member is arranged on described in cleaning unit and described upper segment. Described convex coupling member can connect with female member slidably.
In preferred implementation, described cleaning unit can be dismantled relative to above-mentioned floor-cleaning component. Correspondingly, when pulling down described cleaning unit, in fact pull down described upper segment. In this case, preferably, described alignment members be arranged in described upper segment and tubular support members or upstream pipeline one or both on, described tubular support members or upstream pipeline are pivotally mounted to described surface cleaning head, and are preferably pivotally and be chosen as and be rotatably installed to described surface cleaning head. When pulling down described cleaning unit, it is possible to leave a part for described upper segment, correspondingly, in an alternative embodiment, described alignment members can be arranged in described cleaning unit and described upper segment one or both on.
Described conductive member can comprise in plug and socket, and described cleaning unit can comprise another in described plug and socket. Along with the described described tubular member being installed to described floor cleaning head in described cleaning unit and described upper segment, described plug can be inserted into described socket.
Described conductive member can comprise the first electricity end, and described cleaning unit can comprise the 2nd electricity end. Described first electricity end and the 2nd electricity end can connect for can be disconnected to, and described first electricity end can be installed to the described tubular member of described floor cleaning head. Described first electricity end and the 2nd electricity end in one can be received within another in described first end and the 2nd end.
Described surface cleaning apparatus may further include cable, and described cable is installed to described cleaning unit, and can be disconnected to connect with household outlet.
Described surface cleaning apparatus may further include bar portion and flexible pipe, and wherein said cleaning unit utilizes described bar portion and flexible pipe can pull down from described upper segment.
Described cleaning unit can comprise swirler and dirt collecting chamber, and described dirt collecting chamber can be pulled down from described cleaning unit when closing.
According to another aspect, it provides another convertible vertical surface cleaning apparatus. Described surface cleaning apparatus comprises floor cleaning head, and described floor cleaning head has dirty gas inlet and the tubular support members installed movingly. Air-flow passage extends to uncontaminated air outlet from described dirty gas inlet. Upper segment is arranged on described tubular member, and can move between deposit position and use location, and described upper segment comprises cleaning unit and handle. Described cleaning unit comprises aspiration motor, and described aspiration motor is arranged in described air-flow passage. Described cleaning unit is releasably attached to described surface cleaning apparatus by self or the part utilizing described upper segment with predetermined orientation. Alignment members is arranged on described surface cleaning apparatus. Described alignment members requires that described cleaning unit is predetermined orientation when being arranged on described surface cleaning apparatus.
Described cleaning unit can separate with described floor cleaning head when being installed to described surface cleaning apparatus.
Described cleaning unit can be installed to described tubular support members directly or indirectly. Described tubular support members can comprise upstream pipeline, and can comprise a part for described air-flow passage, and described cleaning unit can be installed to described upstream pipeline and support by described upstream pipeline.
Described air-flow passage can comprise upstream pipeline, and described cleaning unit can be installed to described upstream pipeline and support by described upstream pipeline. Described cleaning unit can separate with described floor cleaning head when being installed to described upper segment.
Along with described cleaning unit is installed to described surface cleaning apparatus, described cleaning unit can be directed to described predetermined orientation by described alignment members.
Described cleaning unit can have cable and plug. Described floor cleaning head can comprise electricity operation brush, and when described cleaning unit is arranged on described surface cleaning apparatus, described electricity operation brush is electrically connected to described cleaning unit by conductive member. Described conductive member can comprise wire, and described wire extends to described brush motor from described tubular support members. Described wire can be positioned at described upper segment and described floor cleaning head at least partially outside.
Described upper segment can rotate around longitudinal axis relative to described floor cleaning head, and described longitudinal axis extends through the bottom of described upper segment.
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Embodiment part refer to following accompanying drawing, wherein:
Figure 1A is the stereographic map of the enforcement mode being in the surface cleaning apparatus depositing in configuration;
Figure 1B is the stereographic map being in the surface cleaning apparatus using the Figure 1A in configuration;
Fig. 2 is the cross section intercepted along the line 2-2 in Figure 1A;
Fig. 3 is the top perspective view of the aspiration motor housing of the surface cleaning apparatus of Fig. 1;
Fig. 4 is the top perspective view of the surface cleaning apparatus of Fig. 1, wherein removed filter element housing, and exposes preposition motor filter from aspiration motor housing;
Fig. 5 is the stereographic map of the surface cleaning apparatus of Figure 1A, and wherein upper segment is pulled down the tubular support members of floor cleaning head;
Fig. 6 is the partial cross-section intercepted along the line 6-6 in Fig. 1;
Fig. 7 is the enlarged view in the region in the frame 7 being shown in Fig. 6;
Fig. 8 is the part sectioned view of the amplification that the tubular support members of Fig. 5 is just being inserted in the pillar of Fig. 5, and wherein upper segment is not in predetermined orientation;
Fig. 9 is the part sectioned view of the amplification that the tubular support members of Fig. 5 is just being inserted in the pillar of Fig. 5, and wherein upper segment is not in predetermined orientation yet;
Figure 10 is the part sectioned view of the amplification that the tubular support members of Fig. 5 is just being inserted in the pillar of Fig. 5, and wherein upper segment is in predetermined orientation; And
Figure 11 is the part sectioned view of the amplification that the tubular support members of Fig. 5 is inserted in the pillar of Fig. 5, and wherein upper segment is in predetermined orientation.
Embodiment
With reference to Figure 1A, show the first enforcement mode of surface cleaning apparatus 100. In the illustrated embodiment, surface cleaning apparatus 100 is convertible vertical surface cleaning apparatus (also referred to as convertible vertical vacuum cleaner). In an alternative embodiment, surface cleaning apparatus can be the surface cleaning apparatus of another applicable type, such as, be vacuum cleaner and hand-held vacuum cleaner, walking stick formula suction cleaner (stickvac), dry wet type vacuum cleaner or the carpet extractors of pot.
Still with reference to Figure 1A, surface cleaning apparatus 100 has floor cleaning head 106 and upper segment 105.Described upper segment is installed to surface cleaning head movingly between deposit position (as shown in Figure 1A) and use location (as shown in Figure 1B). Surface cleaning head comprises tubular support members 112 (as shown in Figure 5), and upper segment is arranged in tubular support members 112. Tubular support members 112 is rotatably installed to the Pivot joint 151 of floor cleaning head 106 around both horizontal axis 153 and axis 155, and axis 155 (as shown in Figure 1B) extends through the bottom of upper segment 105. Correspondingly, upper segment is rotatable relative to floor cleaning head around axis 153 and 155. Tubular support members 112 is installed movingly relative to the rest part of floor cleaning head 106 so that upper segment can be moved relative to the rest part of floor cleaning head 106.
Still with reference to Figure 1A and 1B, the air-flow passage that surface cleaning apparatus 100 has dirty gas inlet 102, uncontaminated air outlet 104 and extends between the two. Dirty gas inlet 102 is arranged in floor cleaning head 106. Floor cleaning head 106 comprises electricity operation brush (not shown) and brush motor (not shown) further, and electricity operation brush is used for helping substance withdrawal to, in dirty gas inlet 102, brush motor drives described brush.
Air-flow passage extends in floor cleaning head 106 from dirty gas inlet 102 through the external hose of floor cleaning head 107, and extend in the tubular support members 112 of floor cleaning head, the upstream pipeline that tubular support members 112 is used as between floor cleaning head 106 and upper segment 105. Air-flow passage extends to the cleaning unit 110 of upper segment from tubular support members 112 through air lead 108. Uncontaminated air outlet 104 is arranged in cleaning unit 110. In the embodiment shown, air lead 108 comprises the pillar 114 of upper segment. Upper segment 105 is installed to tubular support members 112 by pillar, supports cleaning unit 110, and is a part for air-flow passage. As shown in Figure 1A, cleaning unit 110 when being installed to surface cleaning apparatus 100 by pillar 114 and floor cleaning head 106 separate. Pillar 114 is preferably thin. Air lead comprises the rod member 116 being positioned at pillar 114 downstream further, be positioned at rod member downstream flexible pipe 117 and the coupling bend 118 being positioned at flexible pipe 117 downstream. Coupling bend 118 communicates with cleaning unit 110 air-flow. In an alternative embodiment, air lead 108 can be another kind of configuration.
Handle 119 is installed to rod member 116, for handling surface cleaning apparatus 100.
Referring to Fig. 2, cleaning unit 110 comprises filter element housing 120 and aspiration motor housing 122. Filter element housing 122 puts filter element 124, and filter element 124 is arranged in the air-flow passage in dirty gas inlet 102 downstream, for being removed from the air through air-flow channel flow by particulate matter. Aspiration motor housing 122 puts aspiration motor 126, and aspiration motor 126 is arranged in the air-flow passage in filter element 124 downstream, for through air-flow passage extracting air.
In the embodiment shown, cleaning unit 110 is supported by pillar 114 and is installed to pillar 114. Specifically, fabricated section 128 is set to cleaning unit 110 is installed to pillar 114. Fabricated section 128 can be any applicable configuration. In the illustrated embodiment, fabricated section 128 is formed with aspiration motor housing 122 entirety, and fabricated section 128 can be installed to pillar 114. Fabricated section 128 can be installed to pillar 114 according to any applicable mode, and is preferably releasably attached to pillar 114.
In the illustrated embodiment, filter element housing 120 comprises sidewall 130, top wall 132 and base wall 134. Aspiration motor housing 122 comprises sidewall 136 and base wall 138 and open top 140. The sidewall 136 of aspiration motor housing 122 is releasably installed to the base wall 134 of filter element housing 120, thus the open top 140 of aspiration motor housing 122 is sealed by the base wall 134 of filter element housing 120. Such as, the sidewall 136 of aspiration motor housing 122 any applicable mode (by one or more detent member 142) can be releasably attached to the base wall 134 of filter element housing 120.
In the illustrated embodiment, along with aspiration motor housing 122 is installed to pillar 114, and filter element housing 120 is releasably attached to aspiration motor housing 122 on aspiration motor housing 122, by pulling up one or more detent member 142, and rise filter element housing 120 from aspiration motor housing 122, such that it is able to filter element housing 120 is pulled down from aspiration motor housing. After completing This move, except guiding filter element housing 120 or from filter element housing 120 derive any air-flow passage except, filter element housing 120 will be sealed substantially, and the top 140 of aspiration motor housing 122 will be opened.
With reference to figure 2, in the illustrated embodiment, still filter element 124 is swirler 144. In an alternative embodiment, filter element 124 can be such as strainer, such as, be filter bag or foam filter. In further alternate embodiments, filter element 124 can comprise multiple swirler or multiple eddy flow district.
Swirler 144 can be any applicable configuration. In the illustrated embodiment, swirler 144 along the longitudinal axis 146 extend, and comprise substantially cylindrical eddy flow wall 148, longitudinal axis 146 extends substantially vertically, and substantially cylindrical eddy flow wall 148 limits swirler room 150. The upper end 152 of eddy flow wall 148 is open, and the lower end 154 of eddy flow wall comprises lower wall 156. Eddy flow wall 148 is arranged in filter element housing 120, thus the sidewall 130 of itself and filter element housing 120, top wall 132 and base wall 134 are separated. Multiple pole 158 supports the eddy flow wall 148 being positioned within filter element housing 120. Space between the lower wall 156 and the base wall 134 of filter element housing 122 of swirler 144 forms dirt collecting chamber 160.
Swirler 144 comprises swirler gas inlet 162 and swirler air vout 164 further. Swirler gas inlet 162 extends to the 2nd end (not shown) from first end (not shown) through the sidewall 130 of filter element housing 120, and described first end is connected with flexible pipe 117, and described 2nd end is connected with swirler room 150. Swirler air vout 164 extends to the 2nd end 172 along axis 146 from first end 170 through lower wall 156, and first end 170 is arranged within swirler room 150, and the 2nd end 172 is connected with the inside of aspiration motor housing 122. Preferably, screen is arranged on the first end 170 of swirler air vout.
During use, air is flowed in swirler room 150 from flexible pipe 117 through swirler gas inlet 162. In swirler room 150, air flows within eddy flow wall 148 with eddy flow pattern, and particulate matter is separated from air. Particulate matter leaves swirler room 150 through first end 152, and resides in dirt collecting chamber 160.Air leaves swirler room 150 through swirler air vout 164, and enters aspiration motor housing 122.
Dirt collecting chamber 160 can be cleared according to any applicable mode. In the illustrated embodiment, base wall 134 is pivotally mounted to sidewall 130, and serve as can actuating doors. By filter element housing 120 moves out of aspiration motor housing 124 (simultaneously as mentioned above, it is necessary, dirt collecting chamber 160 is closed), and pivoting base wall 134 is away from sidewall 130, such that it is able to by clear for dirt collecting chamber 160 empty.
Still with reference to Fig. 2, aspiration motor housing 122 puts aspiration motor 126, is positioned at aspiration motor 126 upstream and is positioned at the preposition motor filter 176 in swirler 144 downstream and is positioned at aspiration motor 126 downstream and is positioned at the rear motor strainer (not shown) that uncontaminated air exports 104 upstreams, and rear motor filter bits is in the rear motor filter chamber 178 of aspiration motor housing 122.
Preposition motor filter 176 crosses the open top 140 of aspiration motor housing 122 and extends, and there is upstream portion 180 and relative downstream side portion 182, upstream portion 180 is in the face of swirler air vout 164, and downstream side portion 182 is in the face of the base wall 138 of aspiration motor housing 122. Preposition motor filter 176 is supported on (this sees the clearest in figure 3) within aspiration motor housing 122 by band hole supporting walls 184, and band hole supporting walls 184 crosses aspiration motor housing 122 and extends. Preposition motor filter 176 is of a size of and is substantially snugly received within aspiration motor housing 122, thus makes the air entering aspiration motor housing 122 from swirler air vout 164 pass preposition motor filter 176 with the direction shown in arrow A. Preposition motor filter 176 can be the strainer of any applicable type. Preferably, preposition motor filter comprises foam layer 186 and felt layer 188.
With reference to Fig. 4, when filter element housing 120 rises from aspiration motor housing 122, expose preposition motor filter 176, and preposition motor filter 176 can be dismantled, change or clean.
Referring again to Fig. 2, aspiration motor 126 is received within the aspiration motor housing 122 under band hole supporting walls 184. Aspiration motor 126 can be the aspiration motor of any applicable type. In the illustrated embodiment, aspiration motor 126 along the longitudinal axis 190 extend, longitudinal axis 190 extends substantially vertically.
Rear motor strainer is received within rear motor filter chamber 178, and rear motor filter chamber 178 is positioned within aspiration motor housing 122, adjoins aspiration motor 126, and between aspiration motor 126 and uncontaminated air outlet 104. Preferably, the 2nd foraminate wall 192 is arranged between aspiration motor 126 and rear motor strainer. Rear motor strainer can be the strainer of any applicable type, such as, be HEPA strainer.
In some cases, air-flow passage may completely or partially be blocked. Such as, the such as larger object of a hair can be blocked in any position in air-flow passage, such as, be blocked in floor cleaning head 106. Again such as, preposition motor filter 176 can be blocked by particulate matter. If there is such blocking, aspiration motor 126 will be burnt out. Outlet valve 101 (as shown in Figure 2) can be arranged in aspiration motor housing 122. If blocked in air-flow passage, the pressure in aspiration motor housing 122 will reduce. Outlet valve 101 is preferably configured to open when pressure reduces, and allows air to flow to uncontaminated air outlet 104 through aspiration motor housing 122, thus aspiration motor 126 can not be burnt out.
Referring again to Figure 1A, as mentioned above, it is necessary, floor cleaning head 106 comprises brush and brush motor. And, cleaning unit 110 comprises aspiration motor 126. Electric power is fed to brush motor and aspiration motor 126 by cable 121. Cable 121 has first end 123 and the 2nd end 125, and first end 123 comprises the plug that can be disconnected to connect with household outlet, and the 2nd end 125 is installed to cleaning unit 110 to supply power to aspiration motor 126. Cleaning unit 110 is electrically connected to floor cleaning head 106, to supply power to brush motor. Specifically, conductive member 129 (hereafter carrying out more specifically describing with reference to Fig. 6 and Fig. 7) is electrically connected to brush motor, and is electrically connected to cleaning unit 110.
Referring to Fig. 5, as mentioned above, it is necessary, surface cleaning apparatus 100 is convertible. Specifically, upper segment 105 is releasably attached to floor cleaning head 106 with rod member 116 together with flexible pipe 117. When pulling down upper segment 105 from floor cleaning head, rod member 116 can disconnect from pillar 114, and is used as nozzle.
Referring again to Fig. 5, in the illustrated embodiment, pillar 114 is installed to tubular support members 112, upper segment 105 is installed to surface cleaning head 106. Specifically, tubular support members 106 is received within pillar 114, and detent member 127 is set to be fixed on wherein tubular support members 106. By pulling up detent member 127, and upwards rise cleaning unit 110, it is possible to upper segment 105 pulled down from surface cleaning head 106, thus pillar 114 is risen from tubular support members 112.
It will be appreciated that each element discussed herein only is used as to discuss the reference of concrete illustrative embodiments, and each element of such as cleaning head, swirler, upper segment, throw-over gear etc. can be various structure well known in the art. Also it will be appreciated that some element discussed of such as outlet valve is optional, and not required in any embodiment.
Referring to Fig. 6 and Fig. 7, as mentioned above, it is necessary, cleaning unit 110 is electrically connected to surface cleaning head by conductive member 129, conductive member 129 is electrically connected to brush motor and is electrically connected to cleaning unit 110. Conductive member 129 can be disconnected to be electrically connected to cleaning unit 110, thus when cleaning unit 110 upwards rises, brush motor is from power cut-off.
In the illustrated embodiment, conductive member 129 comprises the tubular support members 112 that the first electricity end 131, electricity end 131, first is installed to floor cleaning head 106. Conductive member comprises wire 149 (as shown in Figure 1A and 1B) further, and wire 149 extends to described brush from tubular support members 112. Preferably, as shown in the figure, wire 149 be arranged on upper segment 105 and floor cleaning head 106 at least partially outside. Cleaning unit 110 comprises the 2nd electricity end 133, electricity end the 133, two and is installed to aspiration motor housing 126. First electricity end 131 and the 2nd electricity end 133 can be disconnected to connect, and preferably, one in the first electricity end 131 and the 2nd electricity end 133 is received within another. Specifically, conductive member 129 comprises plug 135, and cleaning unit comprises socket 137. Along with upper segment 105 is installed to the tubular support members 112 of floor cleaning head 106, plug 135 is inserted in socket 137, and rises from the tubular support members 112 of floor cleaning head 106 along with upper segment 105, and plug 135 is pulled down from socket.
In an alternative embodiment, it is possible to use the electrical connector of other type.And, conductive member 129 can comprise socket, and cleaning unit can comprise plug.
Referring again to Fig. 5, in order to upper segment 110 is reinstalled to floor cleaning head 106, pillar 114 can be reduced in tubular support members 112, thus tubular support members 112 is received within pillar 114, and can plug detent member 127. Preferably, when upper segment 105 is installed to floor cleaning head 106, conductive member 129 is connected to cleaning unit 110 automatically. Also, namely, when upper segment 105 is reduced in a tubular support 112, plug 135 is preferably inserted in socket 138 automatically. In order to reconnect plug 135 and socket 137 when reducing upper segment 105, it is necessary to alignment plug 135 and socket 137. Namely, also upper segment 105 must be predetermined orientation relative to floor cleaning head 106, thus when upper segment 105 is reduced in tubular support members 112, plug 135 can be inserted in socket 137. With reference to Fig. 8, in order to realize predetermined orientation, floor cleaning head 106 arranges alignment members 139. Alignment members 139 requires that upper segment 105 is predetermined orientation when being arranged in floor cleaning head 106.
Still with reference to Fig. 8, alignment members 139 comprises guiding elements 141, and guiding elements 141 is arranged in floor cleaning head 106, and is installed to upper segment 105 along with cleaning unit 110, and guiding elements 141 and upper segment 105 interact. Specifically, guiding elements 141 comprises convex coupling member 143, and the form of convex coupling member 143 is the spline longitudinally extended in outside tubular support members 112. And, the pillar 114 of upper segment 105 arranges recessed coupling member 145. The form of recessed coupling member 145 is the groove longitudinally extended on pillar 114 inside. Recessed coupling member 145 is separated by engagement member 147. Convex coupling member 143 can connect with recessed coupling member 145 slidably. Convex coupling member 143 and recessed coupling member 145 are set to when upper segment 105 is for predetermined orientation, and tubular support members 112 can only be inserted in pillar 114 substantially. Specifically, with reference to Fig. 8, in shown orientation, upper segment 105 is predetermined orientation not, and convex coupling member 143 and the also misalignment of recessed coupling member 145. Correspondingly, because convex coupling member 143 contiguous engagement component 147, so tubular support members 112 can not be inserted into pillar 114. Similarly, with reference to Fig. 9, upper segment 105 rotates slightly, but upper segment 105 is still non-predetermined orientation, and convex coupling member 143 and the also misalignment of recessed coupling member 145. Correspondingly, a tubular support 112 still can not be inserted in pillar 114. With reference to Figure 10 and Figure 11, upper segment 105 further rotates, thus makes upper segment 105 for predetermined orientation, and convex coupling member 143 is directed at recessed coupling member 145. Correspondingly, while convex coupling member 143 is inserted in recessed coupling member 145, tubular support members 112 can be inserted in pillar 114, and upper segment 105 can be installed to floor cleaning head 106.
Preferably, along with upper segment 105 is arranged in floor cleaning head 106, upper segment 105 is directed to predetermined orientation by alignment members 139. Such as, referring again to Fig. 8, engagement member 147 can be angled towards recessed coupling member 145, thus when convex coupling member 143 contacts engagement member 147, engagement member is used as cam surface, and guides coupling member 143 towards recessed coupling member 145.
In an alternative embodiment, alignment members can be another kind of applicable configuration. Such as, convex coupling member 143 can be arranged on pillar 114, and recessed coupling member 145 can be arranged in tubular support members 112. In addition, alignment members can be arranged in upper segment 105, such as, be arranged on cleaning unit 110.
In an alternative embodiment, it is not that whole upper segment 105 is releasably attached to floor cleaning head 106, but only cleaning unit 110 self, or cleaning unit 110 can be releasably attached to floor cleaning head 105 together with some part of upper segment 105. In such enforcement mode, cleaning unit still can be releasably attached to surface cleaning apparatus 100 with predetermined orientation.
In the illustrated embodiment, cleaning unit 110 is installed to tubular support members 112 indirectly by pillar 114. In an alternative embodiment, cleaning unit 110 can directly be installed to tubular support members 112. In an alternative embodiment, alignment members can comprise one or more guiding elements, such as, be extension arm, and guiding elements is arranged on cleaning unit, and when cleaning unit is arranged in upper segment, cleaning unit and upper segment interact.
Above-mentioned various device or method are that the invention required by each provides example. Above-mentioned example unrestricted any required invention, and any required invention can cover the method or device that do not describe above. Required invention is not restricted to have device or the method for all features of above-mentioned any a kind of device or method, or limits in the common trait of multiple or all said apparatus.
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1. a convertible vertical surface cleaning apparatus, comprising:
(a) floor cleaning head, described floor cleaning head has dirty gas inlet, cleaning brush and brush motor;
(b) air-flow passage, described air-flow passage extends to uncontaminated air outlet from described dirty gas inlet;
(c) upper segment, described upper segment can be installed to described floor cleaning head between deposit position and use location with moving, described upper segment comprises pillar and cleaning unit, described cleaning unit comprises filter element housing and aspiration motor housing, described filter element housing comprises the swirler of Axis Extension along the longitudinal, described aspiration motor housing comprises aspiration motor, described aspiration motor is positioned in described air-flow passage, and wherein said aspiration motor housing is positioned under described swirler;
D () described cleaning unit can releasably be installed to described floor cleaning head with predetermined orientation, and after assembling described surface cleaning apparatus, described cleaning unit and described floor cleaning head separate;
(e) alignment members, described alignment members is arranged on described surface cleaning apparatus, and described alignment members requires that described cleaning unit is predetermined orientation when being arranged in described floor cleaning head; And,
(f) conductive member, described conductive member is electrically connected to described brush motor, and comprise the first electricity end, described first electricity end can be electrically connected to the 2nd electricity end being arranged on described pillar inside with disconnecting, when described cleaning unit is installed to described floor cleaning head, described conductive member is connected to described cleaning unit automatically.
2. convertible vertical surface cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said floor cleaning head comprises tubular support members, and described cleaning unit is arranged in described tubular support members.
3. convertible vertical surface cleaning apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said air-flow passage comprises upstream pipeline, and described cleaning unit is installed to described upstream pipeline and supports by described upstream pipeline.
4. convertible vertical surface cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said air-flow passage comprises upstream pipeline, and described cleaning unit is installed to described upstream pipeline and supports by described upstream pipeline.
5. convertible vertical surface cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said conductive member comprises wire, described wire extends to described floor cleaning head from described upper segment, wherein said wire be arranged on described upper segment and described floor cleaning head at least partially outside.
6. convertible vertical surface cleaning apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said upper segment can be installed to described floor cleaning head around longitudinal axis with rotating, and described longitudinal axis extends through the bottom of described upper segment.
7. convertible vertical surface cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said alignment members is arranged on described pillar and the inside of described floor cleaning head.
8. convertible vertical surface cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein along with described cleaning unit is arranged in described floor cleaning head, described cleaning unit is directed to described predetermined orientation by described alignment members.
9. convertible vertical surface cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said alignment members comprises guiding elements, described guiding elements is arranged in described floor cleaning head, along with described cleaning unit is installed to described floor cleaning head, described guiding elements interacts with the component being positioned on described pillar inside.
10. convertible vertical surface cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said alignment members comprises another coupling member at least one coupling member in convex coupling member and recessed coupling member and described convex coupling member and described recessed coupling member, at least one coupling member described is arranged in described floor cleaning head, another coupling member described is arranged on pillar inside, and described convex coupling member can connect with described recessed coupling member slidably.
11. convertible vertical surface cleaning apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said conductive member comprises in plug and socket, and described cleaning unit comprises another in described plug and socket, and along with described cleaning unit is installed to the described tubular support members of described floor cleaning head, described plug is inserted in described socket.
12. convertible vertical surface cleaning apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said conductive member comprises the first electricity end, and described cleaning unit comprises the 2nd electricity end, described first electricity end and the 2nd electricity end can connect with disconnecting, and described first electricity end is installed to the described tubular support members of described floor cleaning head.
In 13. convertible vertical surface cleaning apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said first electricity end and the 2nd electricity end one can be received within another in described first electricity end and the 2nd electricity end.
14. convertible vertical surface cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, comprise cable further, and described cable is installed to described cleaning unit, and can connect with household outlet with disconnecting.
15. convertible vertical surface cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, comprise bar portion and flexible pipe further, and when wherein said cleaning unit is mounted to vertical section, described bar portion can be removed.
16. convertible vertical surface cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said cleaning unit comprises swirler and dirt collecting chamber, and described dirt collecting chamber can be pulled down from described cleaning unit when closing.
17. 1 kinds of convertible vertical surface cleaning apparatus, comprising:
(a) floor cleaning head, described floor cleaning head has dirty gas inlet and the tubular support members that can install with moving;
(b) air-flow passage, described air-flow passage extends to uncontaminated air outlet from described dirty gas inlet;
(c) upper segment, described upper segment is arranged in described tubular support members, and can move between deposit position and use location, and described upper segment comprises cleaning unit and handle, and described upper segment comprises bar portion and flexible pipe;
D () described cleaning unit comprises aspiration motor, described aspiration motor is arranged in described air-flow passage, wherein said cleaning unit can releasably be installed to described surface cleaning apparatus by self or the part utilizing described upper segment with predetermined orientation, wherein when described cleaning unit is mounted in described tubular support members, described bar portion can dismantle; And
E () alignment members, described alignment members is arranged on described surface cleaning apparatus, and described alignment members requires that described cleaning unit is predetermined orientation when being arranged on described surface cleaning apparatus.
18. convertible vertical surface cleaning apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said cleaning unit when being installed to described surface cleaning apparatus and described floor cleaning head separate.
19. convertible vertical surface cleaning apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said cleaning unit is installed to described tubular support members directly or indirectly.
20. convertible vertical surface cleaning apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said tubular support members comprises upstream pipeline, and comprise a part for described air-flow passage, and described cleaning unit is installed to described upstream pipeline and supports by described upstream pipeline.
21. convertible vertical surface cleaning apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said air-flow passage comprises upstream pipeline, and described cleaning unit be installed to described upstream pipeline and by described upstream pipeline support, described cleaning unit when being installed to described upper segment and described floor cleaning head separate.
22. convertible vertical surface cleaning apparatus according to claim 17, wherein along with described cleaning unit is installed to described surface cleaning apparatus, described cleaning unit is directed to described predetermined orientation by described alignment members.
23. convertible vertical surface cleaning apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said cleaning unit has cable and plug, described floor cleaning head comprises electricity operation brush, when described cleaning unit is arranged on described surface cleaning apparatus, described electricity operation brush is electrically connected to described cleaning unit by conductive member, and described conductive member comprises wire, described wire extends to described floor cleaning head from upper segment, wherein said wire be positioned at described upper segment and described floor cleaning head at least partially outside.
24. convertible vertical surface cleaning apparatus according to claim 23, wherein said upper segment can be installed to described floor cleaning head around longitudinal axis with rotating, and described longitudinal axis extends through the bottom of described upper segment.
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