CN115553670A - Multifunctional surface cleaning equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a multifunctional surface cleaning device, comprising: an upright housing including a first side surface; a handle assembly fixedly connected to an upper side of the upright housing; a cleaning base rotatably connected to a lower side of the upright housing; a dirt cup for receiving and storing dirt and debris; a dust suction motor disposed on the upright housing; a portable steamer includes a steam outlet portion configured to be attachable to and detachable from a first side surface. The first side surface extends in a height direction of the upright housing and is located at both a front side or a rear side of the dust cup and the dust suction motor, so that when the portable steamer is attached to the upright housing, the portable steamer is located at both the front side or the rear side of the dust cup and the dust suction motor, thereby enlarging the size of the portable steamer, increasing the maximum amount of steam that the portable steamer can carry, and extending the continuous operation time of the multifunctional surface cleaning apparatus.

Description

Multifunctional surface cleaning equipment

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of cleaning equipment, in particular to multifunctional surface cleaning equipment with dust collection and steam cleaning functions.

Background

Vacuum dust collection equipment and steam cleaning equipment are two kinds of domestic cleaning equipment commonly used, and large-scale vertical type cleaning equipment who has the base can clean big surface local such as ground, and the convenient cleaning equipment of small-size handheld type of taking nozzle or suction nozzle can clean comparatively narrow and small region such as furniture surface, kitchen.

In the prior art, there is a cleaning device having both vacuum cleaning and steam cleaning functions, such as a multi-functional cleaner disclosed in US8528161, which can perform two or more cleaning functions, and the cleaner can include a vacuum cleaning unit and a steam cleaning unit, so that a user can freely select one of the vacuum cleaning unit and the steam cleaning unit to operate when cleaning a floor by using a switch mechanism provided on the cleaner.

There is also a class of upright hand-held two-in-one cleaning devices which can be used either as large upright cleaning devices or as small hand-held portable cleaning devices, such as the dual-purpose vacuum cleaner disclosed in US7882593, in which the hand-held device can be removed from the support body for use alone, or the hand-held device can be mounted on the support body to form a stick vacuum cleaner for use.

Chinese patent publication No. CN209346884U discloses a multifunctional surface cleaning apparatus with a detachable steam generating unit, in which a portable steam spray gun located at the upper part can be detached from the apparatus and used alone. When the portable steam spray gun is attached to the multifunctional surface cleaning device, water in the water tank reaches the steam generation unit and is gasified into steam, and the steam sequentially passes through the steam outlet of the portable steam spray gun and the flow path in the cleaning device and finally reaches the rag substrate. However, because the steam channel (for realizing the fluid communication between the steam outlet of the portable steam spray gun and the wiping pad) in the cleaning device is longer and has more bent sections, on one hand, the heat loss of the steam from the portable steam spray gun to the wiping pad is increased, and on the other hand, the excessive bent sections are not beneficial to the flow of the steam and even cause the steam blockage. Meanwhile, the portable steam spray gun, the dust cup and the dust collection motor of the multifunctional surface cleaning device are arranged at the same side, so that the size of the portable steam spray gun is limited, the maximum steam quantity of the multifunctional surface cleaning device is limited, and long-time work of cleaning is not facilitated.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide an improved multi-functional surface cleaning apparatus.

In order to achieve the purpose of the invention, the invention adopts the following technical scheme: a multi-functional surface cleaning apparatus comprising: an upright housing defining a height direction and having first and second ends spaced apart in the height direction; a handle assembly disposed at said first end; a cleaning chassis pivotally connected at the second end and configured to be movable over a surface to be cleaned, the cleaning chassis including a dirty air inlet, a wiping pad, and a steam distributor for distributing steam to the wiping pad; a dirt cup for receiving and storing dirt and debris, said dirt cup being removably mounted to said upright housing; a suction motor disposed on said upright housing, said suction motor configured to generate a working airflow through said dirty air inlet and said dirt cup; an inlet portion configured to receive steam, the inlet portion disposed on the upright housing and in fluid communication with the steam distributor; a portable steamer configured to be attachable to and detachable from the upright housing, the portable steamer having a water tank for storing water, a steam generator for converting water into steam, and a steam outlet, the steam outlet being constructed and arranged to: the steam outlet section is connected to the inlet section and provides steam from the steam generator to the inlet section when the portable steamer is attached to the upright housing; a first side surface defined by the upright housing and configured to abut the portable steamer when the portable steamer is attached to the upright housing; the first side surface extends in a height direction of the upright housing and is located on both a front side or a rear side of the dirt cup and the suction motor such that when the portable steamer is attached to the upright housing, the portable steamer is located on both the front side or the rear side of the dirt cup and the suction motor.

The portable steam engine is arranged on the front side or the rear side of the dust cup and the dust collection motor at the same time, so that the gravity center of the equipment can be lowered, and the whole equipment is more compact and stable. Cleaning device

In the above technical solution, preferably, the portable steamer includes: a body extending from a head portion to a tail portion along a longitudinal axis, said steam outlet portion being disposed at said head portion; the longitudinal axis is aligned with a height of the upright housing when the portable steamer is attached to the upright housing.

In the above preferable solution, it is further preferable that the portable steamer further comprises: a control for user operation, said control comprising an on/off switch and a steam flow button, said control located at said tail and arranged to: the control portion faces the handle assembly when the portable steamer is attached to the upright housing. This preferred embodiment is more user-friendly by placing the control, which includes an on/off switch and steam flow button, near the location toward the handle assembly.

In the above preferred embodiment, it is further preferred that the water tank, the steam generator and the steam outlet are sequentially arranged along the longitudinal axis. It is also further preferred that the steam generator comprises a steam outlet, the steam outlet being mechanically coupled directly to the steam outlet or connected thereto by a straight longitudinally extending conduit.

In the above preferred embodiment, it is further preferred that the cleaning device further includes: a dust collection activation switch disposed at the first end of the upright housing or at the handle assembly.

In the above solution, preferably, the inlet portion is disposed at or near the second end. This scheme will enter the portion setting and be close to the position of second end, reduce the crooked section of steam passageway when the steam of reduction steam exit portion reachs the distance of wiping the pad to reduce the heat loss when steam reachs and wipe the pad and improve its mobility, in order to reach the effect that improves multi-functional surface cleaning equipment's energy utilization.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the cleaning apparatus further includes: an electrical coupling configured to electrically connect to the portable steamer, the electrical coupling being disposed on the upright housing and proximate the first end.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the cleaning apparatus further includes: a second side surface defined by said upright housing and configured to abut said dirt cup when said dirt cup is mounted to said upright housing, said second side surface being disposed away from said first side surface.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the cleaning apparatus further includes: an interlock mechanism for locking the portable steamer on the upright housing, the interlock mechanism including an unlock switch disposed at the first end of the upright housing.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the dust cup and the dust suction motor are disposed above and below each other, and the dust cup is adjacent to the second end of the upright housing.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a multi-functional surface cleaning apparatus of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a partial schematic view of the cleaning base, a portion of the dirt cup, and a portion of the upright housing of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the cleaning apparatus of FIG. 1 from a top view;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged schematic view of FIG. 3 at A;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a multi-functional surface cleaning apparatus of the present invention with the portable steamer removed; (ii) a

FIG. 6 is a schematic side view of a multi-functional surface cleaning apparatus of the present invention with the portable steamer and dirt cup removed;

fig. 7 is a schematic view of a portable steamer provided in the present invention;

fig. 8 is a bottom end schematic view of the portable steamer of fig. 7.

Detailed Description

To explain the technical content, structural features, attained objects and effects of the invention in detail, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, and not all of the embodiments. In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a detailed description of various exemplary embodiments or implementations of the invention. However, various exemplary embodiments may be practiced without these specific details or with one or more equivalent arrangements. Moreover, the various exemplary embodiments may be different, but are not necessarily exclusive. For example, the particular shapes, configurations and characteristics of the exemplary embodiments may be used or implemented in another exemplary embodiment without departing from the inventive concept.

In the following, the terms "first", "second", etc. are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or as implying any indication of the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first," "second," etc. may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more unless otherwise specified.

In addition, in the present application, such as "under 8230; \\ 8230;," ' under 8230; "\8230;," ' under 8230; "," ' under 8230;, "\8230;," ' over ' upper "side" (for example, as in "a sidewall"), etc., thereby describing the relationship of one element to another (or other) element as illustrated in the figures. Spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use, operation, and/or manufacture in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures is turned over, elements described as "below" or "beneath" other elements or features would then be oriented "above" the other elements or features. Thus, the exemplary term "at 8230 \8230; below" may include both an orientation of above and below. Moreover, the devices may be otherwise positioned (e.g., rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.

In this application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the term "coupled" is to be construed broadly, e.g., "coupled" may be a fixed connection or a releasable connection or may be integral; may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate.

FIG. 1 illustrates a multi-functional surface cleaning apparatus 100 provided by the present invention. The multi-functional surface cleaning apparatus 100 (hereinafter referred to as a cleaning apparatus) comprises a cleaning base 3 capable of moving over a surface to be cleaned, an upright housing 1 rotatably connected to the cleaning base 3, a handle assembly 2 for a user to hold and operate, a dirt cup 4 for receiving and storing dirt and debris, a suction motor 5 disposed inside the upright housing 1, and a portable steamer 7 for generating steam. Wherein the handle assembly 2 is fixedly connected to the upright housing 1 and is located at the upper side of the upright housing 1. The portable steamer 7 is provided to be attachable to the upright housing 1 to supply steam to the cleaning apparatus 100 and to be separated from the cleaning apparatus 100 to be used alone. The "up," "down," "front," and "rear" directions referred to below are all viewing perspectives with the user standing on the rear side of the multi-functional surface cleaning apparatus 100 and facing forward.

As shown in fig. 2, the cleaning chassis 3 comprises a dirty air inlet 31 for drawing in dust and debris, a wiping pad 32 for wiping the surface to be cleaned, a steam distributor 33 for distributing steam to the wiping pad 32, and moving wheels 34 for effecting movement of the cleaning chassis 3 over the surface to be cleaned. In this example, the dirty air inlet 31 and the moving wheel 34 are disposed at both front and rear ends of the base 3, respectively. A wiping pad 32 is arranged between the dirty air inlet 31 and the moving wheel 34 and is arranged to be able to contact the surface to be cleaned, and a steam distributor 33 is located adjacent to the wiping pad 32 and on the upper side of the wiping pad 32. The steam distributor 33 is provided with two spaced steam ports (not shown) which are disposed toward the wiping pad 32 and can guide the steam to be uniformly distributed onto the wiping pad 32. In other embodiments, the cleaning base may also have a plurality of dirty air inlets, such as one dirty air inlet disposed on each of the front and rear sides of the scrubbing pad; in addition, the wiping pad may be provided in a movable or rotatable configuration.

Referring to fig. 1, the upright casing 1 defines a height direction H and has a first end 11 and a second end 12 that are far away from each other in the height direction; wherein, the first end 11 is fixedly connected with the handle component 2, and the second end 12 is rotatably connected with the cleaning base 3.

As shown in fig. 5 and 6, the upright housing 1 has a first side surface 13 extending in the height direction H and a second side surface 14 also extending in the height direction; wherein the second side surface 14 faces away from the first side surface 13; in this example, the first side surface 13 is directed towards the rear side. The second side surface 14 faces the rear side. The inner side of the upper portion of the upright housing 1 is formed with a motor mounting chamber (not shown) for mounting a dust suction motor, which is located at the front side of the first side surface 13 and at the same time, is located at the upper side of the second side surface 14. In other embodiments, the motor mounting cavity may be located on the lower side of the second side surface, and the first side surface may be located on the front side of the motor mounting cavity and the second side surface.

As shown in fig. 1, 2, 5, and 6, the dirt cup 4 is removably attached at the second side surface 14 of the upright housing 1. The suction motor 5 is disposed within a motor mounting cavity of the upright housing 1, the motor mounting cavity being configured to interface with and be in fluid communication with the dirt cup 4 when the dirt cup 4 is attached to the upright housing 1. The upright housing 1 is further provided with a side suction duct 16, a lower end of the side suction duct 16 is fixedly connected to the second end 12, and an upper end of the side suction duct 16 extends to the outside of the dirt cup 4. When the dirt cup 4 is attached to the upright housing 1, the upper end of the lateral suction channel 16 is in fluid communication with the dirt cup 4. An internal suction duct 17 is also provided between the cleaning foot 3 and the upright housing 1 to provide fluid communication between the dirty air inlet 31 and the side suction channel 16. When the cleaning device 100 is in operation, the suction motor 5 rotates to form a working airflow from the dirty air inlet 31 to the suction motor 5, dust and debris on the surface to be cleaned will pass through the dirty air inlet 31, the inner suction channel 17 and the side suction channel 16 in sequence to the dust cup 4 along with the air, the dust and debris will be stored, and the air continues to flow to the suction motor 5 and is finally discharged to the outside of the device.

As shown in fig. 7-8, the portable steamer 7 includes a body 71, a steam outlet 75, a water tank 73 for storing water, and a steam generator 74 for converting water into steam. The body 71 extends along a longitudinal axis L from a head portion 712 to a tail portion 711, and the steam outlet portion 75 is disposed on the head portion 712 of the body 71. As shown in fig. 1, when the portable steamer 7 is attached to the upright housing 1, the longitudinal axis L of the portable steamer 7 will generally coincide with the height direction H of the upright housing 1. A power plug (not shown) is also arranged on the portable steamer 7, which can be plugged into a household electrical outlet, to provide electrical power to the portable steamer 7.

Referring to fig. 4, in the portable steamer 7, a control part 72 for a user to operate is provided on a tail 711 of the body 71. The control section 72 includes an on/off switch 721 for controlling the portable steam engine 7 to operate or stop, a first steam flow button 722 for controlling the portable steam engine 7 to output steam outwardly at a first steam flow rate, and a second steam flow button 723 for controlling the portable steam engine 7 to output steam outwardly at a second steam flow rate, wherein the first steam flow rate is greater than the second steam flow rate. The control 72 is arranged with three indicator lights (not shown) adjacent to the on/off switch 721, the first steam flow button 722 and the second steam flow button 723, respectively, which are arranged to indicate to the user the current operating state of the portable steam engine 7. The control 72 is arranged such that when the portable steamer 7 is attached to the upright housing 1, the control 72 faces the handle assembly 2 for operation by the user. In other embodiments, the control part can also be provided with more than two steam flow buttons to control the running state of the portable steam engine more finely; the steam flow button on the control part can also realize operation through a man-machine exchange interface, such as a touch screen.

With continued reference to fig. 7, a water tank 73 on the portable steamer 7 is configured to be removably attached to the body 71. A tank handle 731 is fixedly disposed on the tank 73, and the tank handle 731 is configured to allow a user to carry the portable steamer 7 or the tank 73. The steam generator 74 is disposed inside the body 71 and between the water tank 73 and the steam outlet 75, the water tank 73 being in fluid communication with the steam generator 74. A liquid pump (not shown) may be disposed in the fluid communication path between the water tank 73 and the steam generator 74, and a user controls the amount of steam supplied from the steam generator to the steam outlet by operating the liquid pump; for example, a user can control the flow of the liquid pump by manipulating the first steam flow button and the second steam flow button mentioned above, so as to control the amount of water delivered into the steam generator per unit time, and thus realize different gas output amounts at the steam outlet part.

The steam generator 74 includes a steam outlet 741. In this embodiment, the steam outlet 741 is directly and mechanically coupled to the steam outlet 75, so as to shorten the distance from the steam generator 74 to the steam outlet 75, reduce the pressure loss and heat loss of the high-temperature steam along the distance, and improve the heat utilization rate of the portable steamer 7. In other embodiments, depending on the location of the steam generator, the distance between the steam generator and the steam outlet, and other reasons, a conduit or the like may be added between the steam outlet and the steam outlet of the steam generator to fluidly connect the steam generator and the steam outlet, but the fluid path of the steam should be shortened as much as possible and an elbow arrangement should be avoided to increase the heat utilization rate of the portable steamer, for example, a straight conduit extending along the longitudinal axis and having a shorter length is used to fluidly connect the steam outlet and the steam outlet.

As shown in fig. 8, the body 71 has a bottom end face 76 extending from the head portion 712 to the tail portion 711 on a side away from the water tank 73. A lock groove 761, an electrical engagement 762, and a positioning groove 763 are sequentially disposed on the bottom end surface 76 in a direction from the tail portion 711 to the head portion 712. The electrical engagement 762 is electrically connected to the steam generator 74. Wherein the locking groove 761 is located at the tail portion 711, the electrical interface 762 is adjacent to the locking groove 761, and the positioning slot 763 is located approximately at the middle of the bottom end surface 76.

Referring to fig. 5, the first side 13 of the upright casing 1 is disposed with a latch 131 capable of engaging with the latch slot 761, an electrical coupling 132 capable of engaging with the electrical interface 762, and a positioning block 133 capable of engaging with the positioning slot 763, wherein the electrical coupling 132 and the latch 131 are both near the first end 11 of the upright casing 1. The lower portion of the upright housing 1 is arranged with an inlet 6, the inlet 6 being configured to be able to engage with a steam outlet 75 on the portable steamer 7 to receive steam from the steam outlet 75. In this example, the inlet portion 6 is adjacent to the first side 13 and at the second end 12; arranging the inlet portion 6 here reduces the distance from the inlet portion 6 to the wiping pad 31, thereby reducing the amount of heat lost by the steam flowing from the inlet portion 6 to the wiping pad 31. As shown in fig. 2, a steam duct 18 for fluidly connecting the inlet portion 6 with the steam distributor 32 is arranged within the multifunctional cleaning device 100. When the portable steamer 7 is attached to the upright housing 1, the steam outlet 75 combines with the inlet 6 to direct steam within the portable steamer 7 into the steam duct 18; the locating block 133 cooperates with the locating slot 763 to determine the position of the portable steamer 7 relative to the upright housing 1; electrical coupling 132, in combination with electrical interface 762, transfers electrical energy from portable steamer 7 to upright housing 1; the lock catch 131 is combined with the lock slot 761 to fix the portable steamer 7 on the upright housing 1.

As shown in fig. 4, in the interlocking mechanism between the upright housing 1 and the portable steamer 7, in addition to the lock slot 761 and the lock 131, an unlock switch 15 disposed at the first end 11 of the upright housing 1 is further included, and the unlock switch 15 is configured to be drivingly connected to the lock 131, so that the user operates the unlock switch 15 to disengage the lock 131 from the lock slot 761. The first end 11 is further provided with a dust suction switch 111, and the dust suction switch 111 is used for controlling the cleaning device to be started or stopped by the dust suction motor 5. The first end 11 extends rearwardly and upwardly and forms an arcuate body handle 112, the body handle 112 being configured for a user to carry the cleaning device 100.

When the cleaning device 100 is in operation, water in the water tank 73 will continuously flow into the steam generator 74 by the liquid pump, and the water will be rapidly vaporized into steam by the steam generator 74, and the vaporized steam reaches the steam distributor 32 through the steam outlet 75, the inlet 6 and the steam channel 18 in sequence. The steam distributor 32 distributes steam to the wiping pad 31 through two steam ports, thereby applying steam to the floor surface while, with the operation of the suction motor 5, dust and debris on the surface to be cleaned will be carried along with the air from the dirty air inlet 3 into the inner suction channel 17 and then from the side suction channel 16 to the dirt cup 4, where the dust and debris will remain, and the air will continue to flow to the suction motor 5 and eventually be exhausted to the outside.

The above embodiments are merely illustrative of the technical ideas and features of the present invention, and the purpose thereof is to enable those skilled in the art to understand the contents of the present invention and implement the present invention, and not to limit the protection scope of the present invention. All equivalent changes or modifications made according to the spirit of the present invention should be covered within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (11)

1. A multi-functional surface cleaning apparatus, comprising:

an upright housing (1) defining a height direction and having a first end (11) and a second end (12) distant from each other in the height direction;

a handle assembly (2) disposed at said first end (11);

a cleaning chassis (3) pivotally connected to said second end (12) and configured to be movable over a surface to be cleaned, said cleaning chassis (3) comprising a dirty air inlet (31), a wiping pad (32) and a steam distributor (33) for distributing steam to said wiping pad (32);

a dirt cup (4) for receiving and storing dirt and debris, said dirt cup (4) being removably mounted to said upright housing (1);

a suction motor (5) disposed on said upright housing (1), said suction motor (5) configured to generate a working airflow through said dirty air inlet (31) and said dirt cup (4);

an inlet portion (6) configured to receive steam, said inlet portion (6) being disposed on said upright housing (1) and in fluid communication with said steam distributor (33);

a portable steamer (7), the portable steamer (7) being configured to be attachable to and detachable from the upright housing (1), the portable steamer (7) having a water tank (73) for storing water, a steam generator (74) for converting water into steam, and a steam outlet (75), the steam outlet (75) being constructed and arranged to: -upon attachment of the portable steamer (7) to the upright housing (1), the steam outlet (75) is connected to the inlet (6) and provides steam from the steam generator (74) to the inlet (6);

a first side surface (13) defined by said upright housing (1) and configured to abut said portable steamer (7) when said portable steamer (7) is attached to said upright housing (1); the first side surface (13) extends in a height direction of the upright housing (1) and is located at both front sides of the dust cup (4) and the dust suction motor (5) or at both rear sides of the dust cup (4) and the dust suction motor (5), so that when the portable steamer (7) is attached to the upright housing (1), the portable steamer (7) is located at both front sides of the dust cup (4) and the dust suction motor (5) or at both rear sides of the dust cup (4) and the dust suction motor (5).

2. A multi-functional surface cleaning apparatus as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the portable steamer (7) comprises: a body (71), said body (71) extending along a longitudinal axis (L) from a head portion (712) to a tail portion (711), said steam outlet portion (75) being disposed at said head portion (712); the longitudinal axis (L) coincides with the height direction of the upright housing (1) when the portable steamer (7) is attached to the upright housing (1).

3. A multi-functional surface cleaning apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein said portable steamer (100) further comprises: a control (72) for user operation, said control (72) comprising an on/off switch (721) and a steam flow button (722, 723), said control (72) being located at said tail (711) and arranged to: the control portion (72) faces the handle assembly (2) when the portable steamer (7) is attached to the upright housing (1).

4. A multi-functional surface cleaning apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the steam outlet (75), the steam generator (74) and the water tank (73) are arranged in sequence along the longitudinal axis (L).

5. A multi-functional surface cleaning apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the steam generator (74) comprises a steam outlet (741), the steam outlet (741) being mechanically coupled directly to the steam outlet (75) or being connected thereto by a straight conduit extending longitudinally.

6. A multi-functional surface cleaning apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cleaning apparatus (100) further comprises: a dust collection start switch (111), said dust collection start switch (111) being disposed at said first end (11) of said upright housing (1) or at said handle assembly (2).

7. A multi-functional surface cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the inlet portion (6) is arranged at or near the second end (12).

8. A multi-functional surface cleaning apparatus as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that the cleaning apparatus (100) further comprises: an electrical coupling (132) configured for electrical connection with the portable steamer (6), the electrical coupling (132) being disposed on the upright housing (1) and proximate to the first end (11).

9. A multi-functional surface cleaning apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cleaning apparatus (100) further comprises: a second side surface (14) defined by said upright housing (1) and configured to abut said dirt cup (4) when said dirt cup (4) is mounted to said upright housing (1), said second side surface (14) being disposed opposite said first side surface (13).

10. A multi-functional surface cleaning apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cleaning apparatus (100) further comprises: an interlock mechanism for locking the portable steamer (7) to the upright housing (1), the interlock mechanism comprising an unlock switch (15), the unlock switch (15) being disposed at the first end (11) of the upright housing (1).

11. A multi-functional surface cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the dirt cup (4) and the suction motor (5) are arranged above each other and the dirt cup (4) is adjacent the second end (12) of the upright housing (1).

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