CN103079442A - Dual purpose vacuum cleaner for use on both, floors and stairs - Google Patents
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- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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Abstract
The Vacuum Cleaner is designed with a unique shape which allows it to be placed in a stable position on a flight of stairs and which overcomes the problem of instability when positioned on stairs but also remains suitable for use on a flat surface such as a floor. This shape also enables easy upward movement on stairs and overcomes the problem of manoeuvrability. The Vacuum Cleaner has one or more rotating ground engaging members which can be locked to allow rotation in a forward direction only, which overcomes the problem that previous Vacuum Cleaners have of being insecure when positioned on stairs and it may have one or more rotating members which can engage with a stair riser to allow traversing in an upward direction with very little hindrance.
Description
The present invention relates to a kind of vacuum cleaner, relate in particular to be designed to stablize, safety and easily at a flight of stairs and also have the vacuum cleaner of a kind of barrel-type of using at the flat surfaces such as the floor.
It is considerably less to be designed to the prior art machine that uses at stair.Existing those machines are embodied in and reach clumsy and the mechanism of trouble or the body part that engages with stairway step that engages with stair, and the body that depends on this vacuum cleaner is accurately placed with a special angle, in order to allow the body of this vacuum cleaner to engage with stair, thereby prevent that this vacuum cleaner from sliding these stair backward.
These prior art vacuum cleaners all are not designed to or are intended to move up or down along a flight of stairs, unless lifted whole vacuum cleaner and it is reapposed on another part of this section stair by the user.This has caused the manipulation of trouble.If by dragging or the body of this vacuum cleaner that slides can be pulled on this section stair with level and smooth continuous motion mode with this vacuum cleaner, will make things convenient for manyly.The configuration of prior art vacuum cleaner is so that drag or this machine that slides is difficulty and clumsy.Not having the prior art machine is to be designed to by this way across two or more stair treads, in order to the stability of enhancing is provided and promotes to climb smoothly these stair.
In addition, be intended to overcome and use the prior art machine of the problem that is associated not to be configured at stair so that the center of gravity of this machine produces its oneself inherent stability or has the chassis of a bending, this crooked chassis is designed to help this vacuum cleaner to move upward and still allow this machine using such as the routine on the flat surfaces on floor along a flight of stairs especially.Also implemented to rotate earthing component without any the prior art machine in order to serve as and stop a blocking part that slides stair, these rotate earthing components and can be engaged or remove and engage only allow movement in one direction.Be intended to overcome and use the prior art machine of the problem that is associated not to be configured at stair so that be combined in a plurality of revolving members in the front portion of this vacuum cleaner and will allow nose with very little resistance chin or have to make them be applicable to use and be retained in simultaneously any combination of any feature in these features of the ability that flat surfaces uses at stair.
With reference to the prior art machine:
The patent No. 5,755,007 relates to a kind of portable cleaning device, some during this device is attempted to address these problems, but but do not solve a machine by using crooked chassis not have ability to climb up smoothly the problem of stair.This machine does not have lockable earthing component, but the body that relies on this machine contacts stair tread so that the friction between step and this machine body part will be served as blocked force or grasp.
Patent No. US5,937,477 relate to a kind of portable cleaning device, some during this device is attempted to address these problems, but but do not solve a machine by using crooked chassis not have ability to climb up smoothly the problem of stair.This machine does not have lockable earthing component, but the body that relies on this machine contacts stair tread so that the friction between step and this machine body part will be served as blocked force or grasp.This machine also with the motor of this machine location so that the center of gravity of this machine helps such place of stability.
Patent No. US2003/0121120A1 relates to a kind of vacuum cleaner, some during this vacuum cleaner is attempted to address these problems, but but do not solve a machine by using crooked chassis not have ability to climb up smoothly the problem of stair.This vacuum cleaner does not have lockable earthing component, but the body that relies on this machine contacts this stair tread in order to serve as blocked force or grasp when being placed with specific angle.
Target of the present invention provides following a kind of vacuum cleaner, this vacuum cleaner can be used on the floor on the conventional meaning and can a flight of stairs on be stable, wieldy and handle safely and place.This target is that the shape by this crooked chassis realizes, the shape on the chassis that this is crooked is by crossing over two pedals and because switchable ratchet mechanism provides stability, this switchable ratchet mechanism allows these earthing components to rotate with permission in direction forward or backward when being disengaged joint and is easy to manipulation on the floor, and when being employed, allowing these to rotate earthing component only advances in direction forward, for using at stair, and therefore overcome previous with the difficulty of same vacuum cleaner in floor and the two enterprising enforcement usefulness of stair.
The curved shape on the chassis of this vacuum cleaner allows the smooth motion on a plurality of pedals when climbing stair of this vacuum cleaner.This locking mechanism can rotate earthing component to these that engage with stair tread and work, this locking mechanism prevents that this vacuum cleaner from falling stair backward, and the center of gravity that the location by motor produces is so that when increased inherent stability when stair use.
By spurring vacuum hose or " rod " or passing through by this vacuum cleaner of handle pull-up, the curved shape on the chassis of this vacuum cleaner promotes this vacuum cleaner with the sliding the preceding paragraph stair of level and smooth motion, this means that for the user climbing of this vacuum cleaner is more level and smooth and easier, and mean that the possibility that such action damages this vacuum cleaner is minimized.So that these rear portion earthing components lose backward or " going downstairs " direction ability of rotating so that this vacuum cleaner slides the minimizing possibility of these stair.The special curved shape on the chassis of this vacuum cleaner allow this vacuum cleaner by across two stair treads or under the large situation across being positioned at more than two stair treads among the highly stable position.
One or more multiple-directional rotating earthing components can be positioned in the front portion of this vacuum cleaner.For this position, castor is the preferential selection of multiple-directional rotating earthing component, but should not be considered to limitation of the present invention.This member allows this vacuum cleaner to realize maximum navigability and stability when the flat surfaces such as the floor on conventional meaning uses, and provides navigability and stability when in stair or a flight of stairs use.
In an alternate embodiment, can be used in the front portion of this vacuum cleaner more than one rotation earthing component.
Being intended to be applied to the mode that the locking mechanism on these posterior rotation earthing components is configured is, allow each to rotate earthing component and engaged individually or remove joint by being built in the mechanism actuator in each independent rotation earthing component, or alternately, this locking mechanism can be applied on one or more rotation earthing components simultaneously by this mechanism actuator in the body that is built in this vacuum cleaner, in order to these one or more or these axle or a plurality of axles that rotate earthing component that rotate in the earthing component are worked.
During fabrication, the handle on the front portion of this vacuum cleaner can be oriented in the plane of extending from front to back and also can come directed by a plurality of alternative angles.This handle can also be built into by the form of sunk grip end among this vacuum cleaner.These are preferred features, but should not be considered to limitation of the present invention.
It is not the foremost a bit or on ' nose ' of front end, so that auxiliary this vacuum cleaner is climbed a step with the resistance of minimum that one or more revolving members of floor engagement member can be positioned in this vacuum cleaner.
In an alternate embodiment, one or more revolving members that can engage with stair also can be bonded among this crooked chassis.
When this vacuum cleaner remains when the flat surfaces such as the floor uses, this locking mechanism should be disengaged and engage in order to allow the freely-movable on more than a direction of this vacuum cleaner, then can handle or locate this vacuum cleaner by spurring this suction hose, " rod " or this handle.
When this vacuum cleaner remains when stair use, this locking mechanism should be engaged in order to allow these earthing components only to rotate in direction forward, and therefore only allows moving forward of this vacuum cleaner.
In order to cross over these stair risers, the user spurs forward and upwards this suction hose, until the curved shape on the chassis of this vacuum cleaner upwards cleans next step or until this stair riser engagement member engages with the riser of the stair in this vacuum cleaner the place ahead, and then continues top to bottm on the step.Providing of the curved shape on the chassis of this vacuum cleaner and this stair riser engagement member helps this vacuum cleaner climbing stair tread.
Be engaged with in the position of locking these rotates earthing components and only allows travelling forward of this vacuum cleaner by actuator, and the center of gravity of this vacuum cleaner that the position that is subject to particularly motor helps also helps the rising of the front portion of this vacuum cleaner, can not cause the unstability of this vacuum cleaner with the speeling stairway pedal or tumbles.
Brief description:
These accompanying drawings of the present invention mark with following feature in suitable place:
A-multiple-directional rotating earthing component.
The chassis of the bending of B-vacuum cleaner.
C-rotates earthing component.
D-locking ratchet mechanism actuator.
The E-motor
The F-vacuum cleaner
The G-dust arrester
The H-suction hose
The I-handle
J-stair riser engagement member
Now will be only as an example and consult accompanying drawing present invention is described:
Fig. 1 shows sectional view and this graphic further position that represents motor (E), dust arrester (G) and stair riser engagement member (J) of the vacuum cleaner (F) that is placed on a flight of stairs.
Fig. 2 shows the side view that is still on a flight of stairs and is in this vacuum cleaner (F) the settling position from a side angle, and the curved shape that has been shown clearly in this chassis (B) how to realize stably across the curved shape on two steps and this chassis how to assist by on step smoothly transition climb up a flight of stairs.This figure also shows when this vacuum cleaner runs into proper stair riser in this vacuum cleaner the place ahead, and how this stair riser engagement member (J) will become first make contact.
Fig. 3 shows when this vacuum cleaner (F) is placed on the stair, all earthing components (A) and (C) how can engage with these steps to promote a perspective view of firm position after dismount.
When Fig. 4 shows on this vacuum cleaner (F) is placed to such as the flat surfaces on floor, all earthing components (A) and (C) how can engage with this floor a perspective view promoting stable posture and allow the simple navigability on all directions.
Fig. 5 shows the side view that is placed on such as the vacuum cleaner on the flat surfaces on floor (F).
Now will be only by example and consult accompanying drawing present invention is described:
Located a multidirectional earthing component (A) so that a kind of method for supporting and a kind of means for mobile this vacuum cleaner to be provided, this means can be at stair or the two mobile this vacuum cleaner (F) of floor.
The curved shape on chassis (B) so that this vacuum cleaner (F) can on the stair riser, be handled, because this curved shape promotes the simple transition when climbing another step from a step, and allow this multidirectional earthing component (A) to be oriented to engage with higher step.
These rear portion earthing components (C) have given stability, promoted a kind of method for mobile this vacuum cleaner (F) and be by using this locking ratchet mechanism actuator (D) lockable, like this so that this vacuum cleaner (F) can not roll back or move down along stair in uncontrolled mode.
The motor (E) of this vacuum cleaner (F) is positioned in certain position so that lower center of gravity to be provided, and this has guaranteed further stability.
Vacuum hose (H) is positioned in a position, this position also allows this vacuum hose upwards to spur this vacuum cleaner when this vacuum cleaner (F) is used on the stair, or when this vacuum cleaner is used to use such as the flat surfaces on floor at a plurality of these vacuum cleaners of directions pulling.
Use and navigability for simple, handle or grip end (I) are oriented to front or " nose " towards this vacuum cleaner (F).
The stair riser engagement member (J) of a uniqueness is merged in the front portion of this vacuum cleaner (F) in order to allow minimum obstruction vertically to climb the stair riser.
Claims (10)
1. one kind is used in such as on the flat surfaces on floor and be used in vacuum cleaner on a flight of stairs or the stair, this vacuum cleaner comprises: the chassis of a bending, this crooked chassis allow this vacuum cleaner across two or more steps of stair and can also assist these vacuum cleaners to climb stair; A plurality of rotation earthing components, wherein at least one in these earthing components can be unlocked to allow rotating more than direction or locked so that only mobile in one direction; And can have in the front portion of this dust catcher at least one and rotate earthing component.
2. as claimed in claim 1, wherein rotate a mechanism among one or more in earthing components by being combined in these, these rotate one or more in earthing components and can be unlocked to allow rotating more than a direction or locked in order to only rotate in one direction.
3. as claimed in claim 1, wherein by being combined in mechanism and the actuator among one or more in these earthing components, these rotate earthing components and can be unlocked to allow rotating more than a direction or locked in order to only rotate in one direction.
4. as claimed in claim 1, wherein by a mechanism in the body that is combined in this vacuum cleaner, these rotate one or more in earthing components and can be unlocked to allow rotating more than a direction or locked in order to only rotate in one direction.
5. as claimed in claim 1, wherein be bonded to a mechanism in the body of this vacuum cleaner by its actuator, these rotate one or more in earthing components and can be unlocked to allow rotating more than a direction or locked in order to only rotate in one direction.
6. as claimed in claim 1, wherein this vacuum cleaner a bit has an earth-free member of extra rotation so that auxiliary these dust catchers are climbed stair tread in place in the foremost of this vacuum cleaner.
7. as claimed in claim 1, wherein this vacuum cleaner has the chassis of a bending, any obstruction when this crooked chassis has prevented these vacuum cleaners climbing stair.
8. as claimed in claim 1, wherein this vacuum cleaner have can engage with stair, be bonded to the one or more revolving members in this crooked chassis.
9. as claimed in claim 1, wherein these rotate earthing components can be locked in order to allow freedom of motion on direction only.
10. as claimed in claim 1, wherein these rotate earthing components and can be unlocked in order to allow more than the freedom of motion on the direction.
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| PCT/GB2011/000861 WO2012013915A1 (en) | 2010-07-30 | 2011-06-08 | Dual purpose vacuum cleaner for use on both, floors and stairs |
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