CN108968797B

CN108968797B - Cleaning device

Info

Publication number: CN108968797B
Application number: CN201810752381.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 吕冬祥
Original assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; Jiangsu Midea Cleaning Appliances Co Ltd
Current assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; Jiangsu Midea Cleaning Appliances Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-07-10
Filing date: 2018-07-10
Publication date: 2021-10-01
Anticipated expiration: 2038-07-10
Also published as: CN108968797A

Abstract

The invention discloses a cleaning device, comprising: the walking device comprises wheels, a first air processor and a first dust collecting cavity, dirt separated by the first air processor is stored in the first dust collecting cavity, the handheld device comprises a handle, a second air processor, a second dust collecting cavity and a first suction motor, and the dirt separated by the second air processor is stored in the second dust collecting cavity; when the handheld device is arranged on the walking device, the walking device can be induced to suck dirty air when the first suction motor works, the dirty air can sequentially flow through the first air processor and the second air processor to be cleaned, and when the handheld device is separated from the walking device, the handheld device can be induced to suck dirty air when the first suction motor works, and the dirty air can flow through the second air processor to be cleaned. According to the cleaning device of the invention, different working modes can be easily switched.

Description

Cleaning device

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of cleaning equipment, in particular to cleaning equipment.

Background

The use of the dust collector is more and more extensive, and the types of the dust collector are more, such as a horizontal machine, a hand-held machine and the like, wherein the horizontal machine has larger volume and is not very convenient to use, but the dust storage space is larger; the volume of the hand-held set is small, the use is convenient, but the dust storage space is small.

In order to improve the overall performance of the vacuum cleaner, the related art has a combined design of the handheld device and the horizontal device, and the vacuum cleaner of the combined design generally includes three parts, namely a base, a dust box and a handheld device, when the vacuum cleaner is used as the horizontal device, the dust box and the handheld device are both required to be installed on the base, and when the vacuum cleaner is used as the handheld device, the dust box and the handheld device are required to be detached from the base and combined into the handheld device, that is, the horizontal device and the handheld device are required to share the same dust box, so that the handheld device is inconvenient to carry when the dust box is large, and the dust box is small, the dust storage requirement of the horizontal device is difficult to meet. In addition, the conversion between the horizontal machine and the hand-held machine is changed, so that a plurality of steps of disassembly, assembly, recombination and the like are required, and the use is inconvenient.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to solving at least one of the problems of the prior art. To this end, the invention proposes a cleaning device which can be easily switched between different operating modes.

A cleaning device according to an embodiment of the first aspect of the invention comprises: the travelling device comprises wheels, a first air processor and a first dust collecting cavity, and dirt separated by the first air processor is stored in the first dust collecting cavity; the handheld device comprises a handle, a second air processor, a second dust collection chamber and a first suction motor, wherein dirt separated by the second air processor is stored in the second dust collection chamber; the handheld device is detachably arranged on the walking device, when the handheld device is arranged on the walking device, the walking device can be triggered to suck in dirty air when the first suction motor works, the dirty air can sequentially flow through the first air processor and the second air processor to be cleaned, and when the handheld device is separated from the walking device, the handheld device can be triggered to suck in dirty air when the first suction motor works, and the dirty air can flow through the second air processor to be cleaned.

According to the cleaning device of the invention, different working modes can be easily switched.

In some embodiments, the first dirt collection chamber has a volume greater than a volume of the second dirt collection chamber.

In some embodiments, the first air handler comprises a first cyclone separator and the second air handler comprises a second cyclone separator, and the axis of the first cyclone separator is perpendicular to the axis of the second cyclone separator when the hand-held unit is mounted on the walking unit.

In some embodiments, when the handheld device is mounted on the walking device placed on a horizontal plane, the axis of the first cyclone separator is vertically arranged, the axis of the second cyclone separator is horizontally arranged, and the airflow passage communicating the first cyclone separator and the second cyclone separator is positioned above the first cyclone separator and the second cyclone separator.

In some embodiments, the handheld device comprises: a first portion comprising a power supply and the handle; a second part including the second air handler, the second dust collection chamber, and the first suction motor, the second part being detachably mounted to the first part, the first suction motor being electrically connected to the power supply device when the second part is mounted to the first part.

In some embodiments, the handheld device further comprises at least one power consuming working element, the first portion being adapted to be connected to the second portion in a position that allows it to be disconnected from the second portion and to be connected to each of the power consuming working elements, each of the power consuming working elements being electrically connected to the power supply device when mounted on the first portion.

In some embodiments, the power supply device is a charging device, the walking device further includes a charging interface, and the power supply device is electrically connected to the charging interface after the handheld device is installed on the walking device.

In some embodiments, the walking device comprises: a base portion including the wheel, a first mounting cavity and a second mounting cavity for receiving the hand held device; and the dust box part comprises the first air processor and the first dust collection cavity, and is detachably arranged in the first mounting cavity.

In some embodiments, the second installation cavities and the first installation cavities are sequentially arranged in a length direction of the base portion, and the length direction of the base portion is a traveling direction of the walking device.

In some embodiments, the top of the second installation cavity is open, both sides are closed, the handheld device is installed in the second installation cavity from top to bottom, the top of the first installation cavity is open, both sides are closed, the dust box part is installed in the first installation cavity from top to bottom, both sides of the handheld device are respectively provided with an air outlet, and air flows exhausted from the air outlets are respectively exhausted from the open top of the second installation cavity upwards through gaps between both sides of the second installation cavity and both sides of the handheld device.

In some embodiments, the dirt box portion comprises: the dust box is provided with a first chamber, a second chamber and a third chamber, the second chamber and the first chamber are sequentially arranged in the horizontal direction, the third chamber is positioned above the first chamber or above the first chamber and the second chamber, the first chamber is cylindrical and serves as a cyclone chamber, and the second chamber is communicated with the first chamber and serves as a first dust collection chamber; the first air processor comprises a first cyclone separator and filter cotton, the axis of the first cyclone separator is vertically arranged in the first cavity, the third cavity is an exhaust cavity communicated with the outlet of the first cyclone separator, and the filter cotton is arranged in the third cavity.

In some embodiments, the dust box has a first horizontal connection tube and a second horizontal connection tube, the first horizontal connection tube is located below the second horizontal connection tube, one end of the first horizontal connection tube is connected to the first chamber, the other end of the first horizontal connection tube is connected to the base portion, one end of the second horizontal connection tube is connected to the third chamber, and the other end of the second horizontal connection tube is connected to the dirty air inlet of the handheld device.

In some embodiments, the base portion includes a plurality of first mounting cavities, and the dust box portion is provided in a plurality of first mounting cavities in a one-to-one correspondence.

In some embodiments, the running gear further comprises a second suction motor, which when activated causes the running gear to draw in dirty air and to clean the dirty air flowing through the first air handler.

A cleaning device according to an embodiment of the second aspect of the invention, comprises: a walking device comprising a first air handler and a base portion adapted to move; a hand held device removably mounted to the base portion, the hand held device including a second air handler and a first suction motor; when the cleaning equipment is in a first working mode, the handheld device is arranged on the base part to form a horizontal dust collection mode, and when the first suction motor works, the walking device can be triggered to suck in dirty air, and the dirty air sequentially flows through the first air processor and the second air processor to be cleaned; when the cleaning device is in the second working mode, the handheld device is separated from the walking device and can be used for independently sucking dust, and when the first suction motor works, the handheld device can be triggered to suck in dirty air, and the dirty air can flow through the second air processor to be cleaned.

In some embodiments, the base portion is provided with an installation space for accommodating the handheld device, and at least a portion of the handheld device is exposed outside the installation space when the handheld device is disposed in the installation space.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a state diagram of a cleaning appliance exhibiting a horizontal machine mode of operation according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the cleaning device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the cleaning apparatus shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front view of the cleaning apparatus shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the cleaning apparatus shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is an exploded view of the cleaning device shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a state diagram of a cleaning appliance presenting handset operating modes in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is an exploded view of the hand held device shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a state diagram of a cleaning apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention in a pusher mode of operation;

FIG. 10 is a state diagram of a cleaning appliance exhibiting an alternative pusher mode of operation in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a state diagram of a cleaning appliance exhibiting an illuminated mode of operation according to one embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

a cleaning device 100;

a traveling device 1;

a base portion 11; a base 111; a plug-fit hole 1110; wheels 112;

a first mounting cavity 113; a second mounting cavity 114; a charging interface 115; a universal wheel 116;

a dust box portion 12; a dust box 121;

a first chamber 1211; a cyclone chamber A;

a second chamber 1212; a first dust collecting chamber B;

a third chamber 1213; an exhaust chamber C;

a first cyclone 122; a first air handler D; a filter cotton 123;

a first horizontal nozzle 124; a second horizontal nozzle 125;

a hand-held device 2;

a first portion 21; a power supply device 211; a handle 212; an illumination device 213;

a switch button 214; a deceleration button 215; an acceleration button 216;

a second portion 22; an air outlet 2211; a dirty air inlet 2212;

a second cyclone 222; a second air handler E;

a second dust collecting chamber 223; a dust cup F; a cup cover F1;

a first suction motor 224; a motor cover 225;

a hose 3; a push rod 4; a ground brush 5; an air flow path S.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are illustrative and intended to be illustrative of the invention and are not to be construed as limiting the invention.

The following disclosure provides many different embodiments, or examples, for implementing different features of the invention. To simplify the disclosure of the present invention, the components and arrangements of specific examples are described below. Of course, they are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present invention. Furthermore, the present invention may repeat reference numerals and/or letters in the various examples. This repetition is for the purpose of simplicity and clarity and does not in itself dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or configurations discussed. In addition, the present invention provides examples of various specific processes and materials, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize the applicability of other processes and/or the use of other materials.

Referring to fig. 1 to 11, a cleaning apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is described below.

As shown in fig. 1, 2 and 5, the cleaning apparatus 100 includes: the walking device 1 comprises wheels 112, a first air handler D and a first dust collecting chamber B, wherein the dirt separated by the first air handler D is stored in the first dust collecting chamber B, and the hand-held device 2 comprises a handle 212, a second air handler E, a second dust collecting chamber 223 and a first suction motor 224, wherein the dirt separated by the second air handler E is stored in the second dust collecting chamber 223.

Referring to fig. 2, the handheld device 2 is detachably mounted to the walking device 1, as shown in fig. 1 and 5, when the handheld device 2 is mounted to the walking device 1, the first suction motor 224 is operated to cause the walking device 1 to suck in dirty air, and the dirty air sequentially flows through the first air handler D and the second air handler E to be cleaned, and at this time, the cleaning apparatus 100 may assume a horizontal machine operation mode; as shown in fig. 7 and 5, when the first suction motor 224 is operated after the hand-held device 2 is detached from the walking device 1, the hand-held device 2 is induced to suck in dirty air, and the dirty air is cleaned by passing through the second air handler E, and the cleaning apparatus 100 may assume a handset operation mode (as shown in fig. 7) or a pusher operation mode (as shown in fig. 9-10).

As shown in fig. 1 and 5, when the cleaning apparatus 100 exhibits the horizontal machine operation mode, the cleaning apparatus 100 may store dust using the first dust collecting chamber B of the traveling device 1 and the second dust collecting chamber 223 of the hand held device 2 together, so that the cleaning apparatus 100 has a large dust storage space. As shown in fig. 7 to 10, when the cleaning apparatus 100 assumes a handset operation mode or a pusher operation mode, the cleaning apparatus 100 may store dust using the second dust collecting chamber 223 of the hand held device 2, thereby making the cleaning apparatus 100 lightweight and lightweight.

When the cleaning device 100 is switched between the handset working mode and the horizontal machine working mode, only one action of mounting the handheld device 2 on the walking device 1 or one action of taking the handheld device 2 off the walking device 1 is needed, and other complicated steps of splitting, recombining and the like are not needed, so that the cleaning device is very convenient to use.

In addition, the same first suction motor 224 can be used by the cleaning apparatus 100 when different operation modes are presented, thereby reducing the production cost and structural complexity of the cleaning apparatus 100. Of course, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the cleaning apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is not limited to a single-motor design, and for example, in the embodiment described later, a second suction motor or the like may also be provided.

Therefore, the cleaning device 100 according to the embodiment of the invention can easily switch different working modes, and is beneficial to users when the cleaning device 100 presents different working modes.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1-2, the walking device 1 may include: a base part 11 and a dust box part 12, wherein the base part 11 comprises wheels 112, a first mounting cavity 113 and a second mounting cavity 114, the second mounting cavity 114 is used for accommodating the handheld device 2, and the first mounting cavity 113 is used for accommodating the dust box part 12. The handheld device 2 is detachably mounted in the second mounting cavity 114, and the dust box portion 12 is detachably mounted in the first mounting cavity 113, that is, the handheld device 2 can be mounted in the second mounting cavity 114, the handheld device 2 can be detached from the second mounting cavity 114, the dust box portion 12 can be mounted in the first mounting cavity 113, and the dust box portion 12 can be detached from the first mounting cavity 113.

Referring to fig. 5, the dust box part 12 includes a first air handler D and a first dust collection chamber B, whereby the dust box part 12 is provided in a detachable form, thereby facilitating a user's cleaning of the dust box part 12 to secure the overall cleaning effect of the cleaning apparatus 100. Moreover, since the hand-held device 2 and the dust box portion 12 are respectively installed in different installation cavities, the installation efficiency of the hand-held device 2 and the dust box portion 12 can be improved.

In addition, the appearance of second installation cavity 114 can match with hand-held device 2's appearance, thereby ensure that hand-held device 2 does not take place to rock the scheduling problem after packing into second installation cavity 114, equally, the appearance of first installation cavity 113 can match with the appearance of dirt box part 12, thereby ensure that dirt box part 12 does not take place to rock the scheduling problem after packing into first installation cavity 113, and then improve cleaning device 100's operational reliability and job stabilization nature, reduce cleaning device 100's damage and noise of colliding with, improve cleaning device 100's life.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2, the second installation cavity 114 and the first installation cavity 113 are sequentially arranged in a length direction of the base portion 11 (a front-back direction as shown in fig. 2), and the length direction of the base portion 11 is a traveling direction of the running gear 1 (i.e., a direction in which the user pulls or pushes or pulls the running gear 1 forward during use of the cleaning apparatus 100). Therefore, on one hand, the space can be fully utilized, on the other hand, the layout can be simplified, on the other hand, the circulation path of the treated airflow can be shortened, the air suction energy consumption is reduced, and the cleaning efficiency is improved.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2 to 3, the first installation cavity 113 is open at the top (i.e., above as viewed in fig. 2) and closed at both sides (i.e., left and right as viewed in fig. 2), and the dust box portion 12 is installed in the first installation cavity 113 from the top downward. Thereby, the mounting of the dust box portion 12 is facilitated. Here, it should be noted that the extending direction of the "two-side" connecting line described herein is perpendicular to the traveling direction of the traveling unit 1 (i.e., the direction in which the user pulls or pushes or pulls the traveling unit 1 during the use of the cleaning apparatus 100, such as the front-back direction shown in fig. 2).

Of course, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the form of the first mounting cavity 113 is not limited thereto, and the dust box portion 12 may be mounted in other ways, for example, the side of the first mounting cavity 113 is opened, and the dust box portion 12 may be mounted from the opened side of the first mounting cavity 113 in a drawer-drawn manner.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2 and 5, the dirt box portion 12 includes: the dust box 121 and the first air handler D, the dust box 121 has the first chamber 1211, the second chamber 1212, and the third chamber 1213, the second chamber 1212 and the first chamber 1211 are arranged in order in the horizontal direction, the third chamber 1213 is located above the first chamber 1211 or above the first chamber 1211 and the second chamber 1212, the first chamber 1211 is cylindrical to be regarded as the cyclone chamber A, the second chamber 1212 communicates with the first chamber 1211 to be regarded as the first dust collection chamber B.

As shown in fig. 2 and 5, the first air handler D includes a first cyclone 122 and filter cloths 123, the first cyclone 122 is axially disposed in the first chamber 1211, the third chamber 1213 is a discharge air chamber C communicating with an outlet of the first cyclone 122, and the filter cloths 123 are disposed in the third chamber 1213. Therefore, the dust box part 12 has simple structure, high cleaning efficiency and good dust-gas separation efficiency. Of course, the present invention is not limited thereto, and in other embodiments of the present invention, the dust box 121 may be configured in other structures, for example, the second chamber 1212 may not exist, and only the cylindrical first chamber 1211 functions as both the cyclone chamber a and the first dust collecting chamber B.

As shown in FIG. 5, the volume of the first dust collecting chamber B may be greater than that of the second dust collecting chamber 223. From this, can use under the light prerequisite when guaranteeing cleaning device 100 as handheld quick-witted mode for cleaning device 100 can have sufficient dust storage space when presenting horizontal quick-witted mode, thereby makes things convenient for cleaning device 100 to carry out deep cleaning, can effectively clean to the more position of rubbish. In addition, it should be noted that the first dust collecting chamber B may be one or more, and the second dust collecting chamber 223 may be one or more, wherein the volume of each first dust collecting chamber B is larger than the volume of any one second dust collecting chamber 223.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2 and 5, the dust box 121 has a first horizontal connecting pipe 124 and a second horizontal connecting pipe 125, the first horizontal connecting pipe 124 is located below the second horizontal connecting pipe 125, the first horizontal connecting pipe 124 has one end communicating with the first chamber 1211 and the other end communicating with the base portion 11, i.e. the insertion hole 1110 of the base portion 11, and the second horizontal connecting pipe 125 has one end communicating with the third chamber 1213 and the other end inserting with the dirty air inlet 2212 of the handheld device 2. Thus, the first horizontal adapter 124 facilitates the installation and positioning of the dust box 121, and the second horizontal adapter 125 provides a simple and effective connection between the dust box portion 12 and the hand-held device 2. Of course, the present invention is not limited thereto, and in other embodiments of the present invention, the dust box 121 may not have the first horizontal connecting pipe 124 and the second horizontal connecting pipe 125, and in this case, a mounting hole may be directly formed on the dust box 121 to connect with the dirty air inlet 2212, and the like.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2-3, the second mounting cavity 114 is open at the top (i.e., above as viewed in fig. 2) and closed at two sides (i.e., left and right as viewed in fig. 2), and the handheld device 2 is mounted to the second mounting cavity 114 from the top down. Thereby, the mounting of the handheld device 2 is facilitated. Of course, the present invention is not limited thereto, the form of the second mounting cavity 114 is not limited thereto, and the handheld device 2 may be mounted in other ways, for example, the side of the second mounting cavity 114 is open, and the handheld device 2 may be mounted from the open side of the second mounting cavity 114 in a drawer-drawing manner.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2-3, the two sides of the handheld device 2 are respectively provided with air outlet 2211, and the air flow discharged from the air outlet 2211 is upwardly discharged from the open top of the second mounting cavity 114 through the gaps (as indicated at P in fig. 3) between the two sides of the second mounting cavity 114 and the two sides of the handheld device 2. Therefore, the air exhaust direction of the air outlet 2211 is optimized by just utilizing the characteristic that the top of the second installation cavity 114 is open, so that the air blown out from the air outlet 2211 can be prevented from blowing to users or ground garbage, and the use comfort and the effectiveness of cleaning the building effect are improved. Of course, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the air outlet 2211 may be disposed at other positions, for example, the air outlet 2211 may be disposed at the top of the handheld device 2 to directly discharge the air upwards.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 7-8, the handheld device 2 may include: a first part 21 and a second part 22, the first part 21 including a power supply 211 and a handle 212, and referring to fig. 6, the second part 22 including a second air handler E, a second dust collecting chamber 223 and a first suction motor 224, the second part 22 being detachably mounted to the first part 21, the first suction motor 224 being electrically connected to the power supply 211 when the second part 22 is mounted to the first part 21. Thus, the handheld device 2 may have multiple modes of use, such as those described below with respect to fig. 7, 9-11, for ease of use by the user.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 6 and 8, the first portion 21 may include an illumination device 213 electrically connected to the power supply device 211, in conjunction with fig. 7, when the second portion 22 is mounted on the first portion 21, the illumination device 213 is shielded by the second portion 22, in conjunction with fig. 11, when the second portion 22 is separated from the first portion 21, the illumination device 213 is exposed. Thus, the first portion 21 may be used as an emergency flashlight, thereby enriching the functionality of the cleaning device 100 such that the cleaning device 100 may be used not only for cleaning, but also for other functions than cleaning.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the handheld device 2 may further comprise at least one power consuming working component, for example, a power tool, such as a drill, an electric welding machine, etc. (not shown), the first portion 21 is adapted to be connected to the second portion 22, and is adapted to be connected to each power consuming working component when the second portion 22 is removed, and each power consuming working component is electrically connected to the power supply 211 when the power supplying component is mounted on the first portion 21. Therefore, by utilizing the characteristic that the first part 21 has the power supply device 211 (such as a common battery or an energy storage battery) to enrich the functions of the cleaning device 100, the cleaning device 100 can be used for cleaning and has other functions besides cleaning, thereby reducing the household expenditure.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 6, the power supply device 211 is a charging device (such as an energy storage battery, etc.), the walking device 1 may further include a charging interface 115, and when the handheld device 2 is installed on the walking device 1, the power supply device 211 is electrically connected to the charging interface 115. Therefore, when the power supply device 211 needs to be charged, the user can install the handheld device 2 on the walking device 1, and the walking device 1 can be used as a charging seat, so that stable and effective charging can be realized. Of course, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the handheld device 2 may have the charging interface 115, and in this case, the walking device 1 may have the charging interface 115 or may not have the charging interface 115.

In addition, there are many ways to electrically connect the charging interface 115 and the power supply device 211, for example, the walking device 1 may have a first terminal electrically connected to the charging interface 115, and the first portion 21 has a second terminal electrically connected to the power supply device 211, and when the handheld device 2 and the walking device 1 are assembled in place, the first terminal and the second terminal are electrically connected.

In some embodiments of the invention, as shown in FIG. 5, the first air handler D includes at least one first cyclone 122 and the second air handler E includes at least one second cyclone 222. Therefore, the first air processor D and the second air processor E can both clean air by using the principle of cyclone separation, so that the air cleaning effect can be improved.

For example, in the embodiment shown in fig. 5, the first air handler D may include a first cyclone separator 122, and the second air handler E may include a second cyclone separator 222, and when the handheld device 2 is mounted on the walking device 1, the axis of the first cyclone separator 122 is perpendicular to the axis of the second cyclone separator 222. Therefore, the cleaning device 100 has a small overall structure, is convenient to store and has a good cleaning effect.

As shown in fig. 5, when the handheld device 2 is mounted on the walking device 1 placed on a horizontal surface, the axis of the first cyclone separator 122 may be vertically disposed, the axis of the second cyclone separator 222 may be horizontally disposed, and the airflow path S communicating the first cyclone separator 122 and the second cyclone separator 222 is located above the first cyclone separator 122 and the second cyclone separator 222. Therefore, the layout is reasonable, and the whole machine is small and compact.

Referring now to fig. 1-11, a cleaning device 100 according to one embodiment of the present invention is described.

As shown in fig. 1, the cleaning apparatus 100 may include a running gear 1, a hand-held device 2, a hose 3, a push rod 4, and a floor brush 5.

As shown in fig. 2, the walking device 1 includes a base 111, wherein the left and right sides of the rear portion of the base 111 are respectively provided with a wheel 112, and in combination with fig. 6, the center of the front portion of the base 111 is provided with a universal wheel 116, so that the base 111 can move on a driving surface (such as the ground) through the two wheels 112 and the universal wheel 116, and the driving is convenient and flexible.

When the hand-held device 2 is mounted on the traveling device 1, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the cleaning apparatus 100 may assume a lying-type machine working mode in which the main suction opening of the traveling device 1 (i.e., the inlet of the first horizontal adapter 124 shown in fig. 2) may be connected to the push rod 4 through the hose 3 to suck in dirty air through the floor brush 5. Referring to fig. 5, the cleaning apparatus 100 first primarily treats the air through the first air handler D such that most of the dust is stored in the first dust collecting chamber B having a large volume, and then secondarily treats the air flow carrying a small amount of dust toward the hand-held device 2 by the second air handler E such that the rest of the dust is stored in the second dust collecting chamber 223 having a small volume. Referring to fig. 3, since the airflow entering the second air handler E has been previously processed, the amount of dust stored in the second dust collecting chamber 223 is small, and thereafter, the clean air processed by the second air handler E can be discharged upward from the gap P between the hand-held device 2 and the running gear 1 through the air outlet 2211 of the hand-held device 2 without blowing against the user or the dirt on the driving surface. Therefore, an effective deep cleaning effect can be achieved, and the user experience is good.

As shown in fig. 7, when the hand-held device 2 is detached from the walking device 1, the cleaning apparatus 100 may assume a handset operation mode in which the dirty air inlet 2212 of the hand-held device 2 may directly suck in dirty air. Or a flat brush, a square brush and other accessory brushes can be arranged at the dirty air inlet 2212 of the handheld device 2 for dust collection, and at the moment, the cleaning equipment 100 presenting the working mode of the handheld device is portable and easy to use and can be used for cleaning positions such as sofas, tea tables, bed surfaces and the like. Therefore, the handheld device 2 and the walking device 1 can be quickly and conveniently detached, and a user only needs to hold the handle 212 of the handheld device 2 to take the handheld device 2 out of the walking device 1.

As shown in fig. 9, when the handheld device 2 is detached from the walking device 1, the cleaning apparatus 100 can be operated in a pusher machine mode by installing the pusher 4 and the floor brush 5 at the dirty air inlet 2212 of the handheld device 2, so that the cleaning apparatus can be used for cleaning a room or other places with relatively little garbage, and is convenient and light to use.

As shown in fig. 10, after the hand-held device 2 is detached from the walking device 1, the floor brush 5 can be further installed at the dirty air inlet 2212, and the push rod 4 can be installed between the first portion 21 and the second portion 22 of the hand-held device 2, so that the cleaning device 100 can present another mode of operation of the push rod machine, and can be used for cleaning rooms and other places with relatively less garbage, and is convenient and light to use.

As shown in fig. 11, when the handheld device 2 is detached from the walking device 1 and the first part 21 and the second part 22 are detached, the cleaning apparatus 100 can adopt the first part 21 to present an illumination mode of operation, that is, the cleaning apparatus 100 can be used as a flashlight at this time, for example, when emergency illumination is required, the cleaning apparatus 100 can be used as a flashlight.

Therefore, the cleaning device 100 according to the embodiment of the invention integrates multiple working mode designs (such as a horizontal machine working mode, a handset working mode, a pusher working mode, an illumination working mode, etc.), thereby improving the convenience and versatility of the cleaning device 100. When the cleaning device 100 is in a horizontal machine working mode, the cleaning device 100 is designed as a double-dust cup (i.e., the first dust collecting cavity B on the traveling device 1 and the second dust collecting cavity 223 on the handheld device 2 are used for storing dust together), so that the cleaning device 100 has a larger dust storage space for deep cleaning; when cleaning device 100 presents handheld machine mode or push rod machine mode, cleaning device 100 can adopt the second collection dirt space on the hand-held device 2 to store up dirt to make cleaning device 100 have light and handy easy-to-use characteristics, it is portable to hand, facilitates the use, is convenient for clear up indoor, sofa, tea table etc. only need the position of simply cleaning. Moreover, the cleaning device 100 according to the embodiment of the invention is convenient and quick to assemble and disassemble, convenient to change between different working modes and convenient for users to use.

Further, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, for example, the cleaning apparatus 100 of the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the dual dirt cup design, and at this time, the base portion 11 may further include a plurality of first mounting cavities 113, and the dirt box portions 12 are plural and respectively provided in the plurality of first mounting cavities 113 in one-to-one correspondence (this example is not shown in the drawings). Also for example, the cleaning apparatus 100 of the present embodiment is not limited to a single motor design, and in this case, the traveling unit 1 may further include a second suction motor, and when the second suction motor is operated, the traveling unit 1 may be induced to suck in dirty air and clean the dirty air by passing the dirty air through the first air handler D (this example is not shown).

In addition, other components of the handheld device 2 according to embodiments of the present invention, such as the on/off button 214, the down button 215, the up button 216, the dirt cup F, the cup cover F1, the motor cover 225, etc., and the operation thereof, are known to those of ordinary skill in the art and will not be described in detail herein. Of course, the handheld device 2 may not include the switch button 214, the deceleration button 215, and the acceleration button 216, and may also be controlled by voice control, remote control, and the like. In addition, according to the cleaning device 100 of the embodiment of the present invention, a dc power supply design may be adopted, an ac/dc power supply design may also be adopted, and the like.

Referring now to fig. 1-11, a cleaning device 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention is described.

Specifically, the cleaning apparatus 100 may include: a walking device 1 and a handheld device 2, the walking device 1 comprising a first air handler and a base part 11 adapted to be moved, the handheld device 2 being detachably mounted to the base part 11, the handheld device 2 comprising a second air handler and a first suction motor 224.

When the cleaning device 100 is in the first operation mode, the handheld device 2 is mounted on the base portion 11 to form a horizontal dust suction mode, and when the first suction motor 224 is operated, the walking device 1 is triggered to suck in dirty air, and the dirty air flows through the first air processor and the second air processor in sequence to be cleaned. When the cleaning device 100 is in the second operation mode, the handheld device 2 is detached from the walking device 1 and can be used for independent dust collection, and when the first suction motor 224 is operated, the handheld device 2 can be triggered to suck in dirty air, and the dirty air can flow through the second air processor to be cleaned. Optionally, the base portion 11 is provided with an installation space (e.g., the second installation cavity 114) for accommodating the handheld device 2, and when the handheld device 2 is disposed in the installation space (e.g., the second installation cavity 114), at least a portion of the handheld device 2 is exposed outside the installation space (e.g., the second installation cavity 114), so as to facilitate the detachment and installation of the handheld device 2.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc., indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can, for example, be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, and can be internal to or interactive with respect to two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations. In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may be directly contacting the first and second features or indirectly contacting the first and second features through an intermediate.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, various embodiments or examples and features of different embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by one skilled in the art without contradiction.

While embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A cleaning apparatus, comprising:

the travelling device comprises wheels, a first air processor and a first dust collecting cavity, and dirt separated by the first air processor is stored in the first dust collecting cavity;

the handheld device comprises a handle, a second air processor, a second dust collection chamber and a first suction motor, wherein dirt separated by the second air processor is stored in the second dust collection chamber; the handheld device is detachably arranged on the walking device, the volume of the first dust collection cavity is larger than that of the second dust collection cavity, wherein,

when the first suction motor works, the hand-held device is arranged on the walking device, and the walking device can be induced to suck dirty air, and the dirty air sequentially flows through the first air processor and the second air processor to be cleaned, so that the cleaning equipment can present a horizontal machine working mode,

when the handheld device is separated from the walking device, the first suction motor works to cause the handheld device to suck in dirty air, and the dirty air flows through the second air processor to be cleaned, so that the cleaning device is in a hand-held machine working mode or a push rod machine working mode,

the walking device comprises:

a base portion including the wheel, a first mounting cavity and a second mounting cavity for receiving the hand held device; and

a dust box portion including the first air handler and the first dust collection chamber, the dust box portion being detachably mounted to the first mounting chamber,

the top of second installation cavity is opened, both sides are sealed, hand-held device from the top down install in the second installation cavity, the top of first installation cavity is opened, both sides are sealed, dirt box part from the top down install in first installation cavity, hand-held device's both sides have the air exit respectively, follow the air exit combustion gas flow passes through respectively the both sides of second installation cavity with clearance between hand-held device's the both sides, upwards follow the open top of second installation cavity is discharged.

2. The cleaning apparatus defined in claim 1, wherein the first air handler comprises a first cyclone separator and the second air handler comprises a second cyclone separator, the axis of the first cyclone separator being perpendicular to the axis of the second cyclone separator when the hand held unit is mounted on the walker.

3. The cleaning apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein when the hand-held device is mounted on the walking means placed on a horizontal surface, the axis of the first cyclone is vertically arranged, the axis of the second cyclone is horizontally arranged, and the airflow passage communicating the first cyclone and the second cyclone is located above the first cyclone and the second cyclone.

4. The cleaning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the hand-held device comprises:

a first portion comprising a power supply and the handle;

a second part including the second air handler, the second dust collection chamber, and the first suction motor, the second part being detachably mounted to the first part, the first suction motor being electrically connected to the power supply device when the second part is mounted to the first part.

5. The cleaning apparatus defined in claim 4, wherein the hand-held device further comprises at least one power consuming working element, the first portion being adapted to be connected to the second portion in a position that allows it to be removed and connected to each of the power consuming working elements, each of the power consuming working elements being electrically connected to the power supply after being mounted to the first portion.

6. The cleaning apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein the power supply device is a charging device, the walking device further comprises a charging interface, and the power supply device is electrically connected with the charging interface after the hand-held device is installed on the walking device.

7. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second installation cavity and the first installation cavity are arranged in sequence in a length direction of the base portion, the length direction of the base portion being a traveling direction of the traveling device.

8. The cleaning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the dust box portion comprises:

the dust box is provided with a first chamber, a second chamber and a third chamber, the second chamber and the first chamber are sequentially arranged in the horizontal direction, the third chamber is positioned above the first chamber or above the first chamber and the second chamber, the first chamber is cylindrical and serves as a cyclone chamber, and the second chamber is communicated with the first chamber and serves as a first dust collection chamber;

the first air processor comprises a first cyclone separator and filter cotton, the axis of the first cyclone separator is vertically arranged in the first cavity, the third cavity is an exhaust cavity communicated with the outlet of the first cyclone separator, and the filter cotton is arranged in the third cavity.

9. The cleaning apparatus of claim 8, wherein the dirt box has a first horizontal connector and a second horizontal connector, the first horizontal connector being positioned below the second horizontal connector, the first horizontal connector having one end in communication with the first chamber and another end in engagement with the base portion, the second horizontal connector having one end in communication with the third chamber and another end in engagement with a dirty air inlet of the hand held device.

10. The cleaning apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the base portion includes a plurality of first mounting cavities, and the dust box portion is plural and is respectively provided in the plurality of first mounting cavities in one-to-one correspondence.

11. The cleaning apparatus as recited in claim 1 wherein said traveling device further comprises a second suction motor, said second suction motor being operable to cause said traveling device to draw in dirty air and to clean the dirty air flowing through said first air handler.