CN1636493A

CN1636493A - Suction brush storage unit of vacuum cleaner

Info

Publication number: CN1636493A
Application number: CNA2004100628248A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 徐寅彰
Original assignee: Samsung Gwangju Electronics Co Ltd
Current assignee: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
Priority date: 2003-12-30
Filing date: 2004-06-25
Publication date: 2005-07-13
Also published as: AU2004202554A1; SE526276C2; US20050138754A1; FR2864436A1; SE0401645L; DK200400896A; GB2409633A; SE0401645D0; DE102004031374A1; GB0414531D0; SE526276C8; GB2409633B; KR20050070266A

Abstract

A suction brush storage unit of a vacuum cleaner has a pivotable hook which engages the suction brush with the cleaner body, and which does not suffer breakage by unexpected external impact due to resilient deformability of the pivotable hook within a predetermined angle of movement. The suction brush storage unit of a vacuum cleaner includes a cleaner body having a suction brush engaging hole; a hook holder formed on the suction brush; a pivotable hook formed on the hook holder for engagement with the suction brush engaging hole, for securing the suction brush in place; and a resilient member for resiliently supporting the hook holder and the suction brush engaging hole and for inhibiting further rotational movement beyond the predetermined angle.

Description

The suction brush storage unit of vacuum cleaner

Technical field

Present invention relates in general to a kind of vacuum cleaner, relate in particular to a kind of suction brush storage unit of being convenient to keep in repair vacuum cleaner, wherein to collect the suction brush with the mode of vacuum cleaner engagement.

Background technology

As shown in figs. 1 and 2, vacuum cleaner mainly comprises suction brush 10, and suction brush 10 has the prominent hook 11 that is arranged on the precalculated position.Configuration and layout suction brush 10 are to have carried the air of dust from the area suction that is cleaned by suction.Prolongation is managed 20 and is connected to suction brush 10 so that pass through to aspirate water conservancy diversion dust laden air when brushing 10 suction airs; And the vacuum cleaner body 30 with dust bag (not shown) is connected to the other end that prolongs pipe 20, so that the dust that collection separates from the air that is inhaled in dust arrester (not shown), motor (not shown) is used for producing suction.Dust arrester and motor all are positioned at vacuum cleaner body 30.As shown in the figure, hook opening 31 is formed on the bottom side of vacuum cleaner body 30, or is formed on the sidewall interior (not shown) of vacuum cleaner body 30.

Prolong pipe 20 and comprise that first prolongs the tube portion 22 and the second prolongation tube portion 24, can regulate length by the flexible connection between them,

tube portion

22 and 24 energy water conservancy diversion are by suction brush 10 inhaled airs.Be connected the handle 26 that prolongs on the tube portion 24 and have power switch and air quantity switch, power switch is positioned at upside, is used for as required power supply being operated selectively opening or closing the position, and the air quantity switch also is arranged in the upside of handle 26, is used to regulate the air quantity grade.Flexible pipe 28 is soft, bendable, tractile, is arranged between handle 26 and the vacuum cleaner body 30, so that air and dust that water conservancy diversion flows out by handle 26.For easier cooperation, prominent hook 11 has consistent each other shape with hook opening 31.

When operative employee or user provided power supply by turning on the power switch to vacuum cleaner body 30, power switch was positioned on the handle 26 of traditional vacuum cleaners as mentioned above, and the motor in the vacuum cleaner body 30 begin rotation at a high speed, produce strong suction thus.Therefore, by suction air and residual dust are sucked vacuum cleaner body 30 from the surface that is cleaned, the suction brush 10 of flowing through then manages 20 with prolonging, flow to the inside of vacuum cleaner body 30, more specifically, flow to the dust bag of vacuum cleaner body 30, in dust bag with dust and air separation and collect dust.

When vacuum cleaner time spent not, as shown in fig. 1, the operative employee keeps vacuum cleaner fuselage 30 in vertical direction usually, so that the user can be engaged on the hook of dashing forward in the hook opening 31, hook opening 31 is formed in the bottom side of vacuum cleaner body 30.Therefore, suction brush 10 safety are connected to vacuum cleaner body 30, and can be collected in vacuum cleaner to prolong the mode that pipe 20 and flexible pipe 28 be positioned at vertical position.

Yet the prominent hook 11 shown in Fig. 2 detail drawing, the neck 12 of particularly prominent hook 11 are subjected to easily during collecting unintentionally that externally applied forces destroys, when for example lay up period causes that owing to operative employee's carelessness vacuum cleaner collapses.

Summary of the invention

In order to solve and relevant above-mentioned shortcoming and the other problem of configuration in the traditional vacuum cleaners, developed the present invention.An aspect of of the present present invention provides a kind of suction brush storage unit of improved vacuum cleaner, and it is very firm so that bear external impact.

By a kind of suction brush storage unit of vacuum cleaner is provided, can fully realize above-mentioned aspect of the present invention and/or further feature, this suction brush storage unit comprises: the vacuum cleaner body that comprises suction brush mating holes; Be formed on the hook fixture that suction brushes; Be formed on aspirate the hook fixture that cooperates of brush mating holes on pivotable hook, be used for suction brushed and be fixed on the appropriate location; Elastic component is used for hook fixture resiliency supported and is biased in ideal position, to cooperate with suction brush mating holes.

Pivotable hook be arranged in suction brush or prolong that pipe is gone up so as should pivotable hook when applying external force can pivot rotation.Therefore, by acting on the external force on the pivotable hook, pivotable hook cooperates with the suction brush mating holes of vacuum cleaner body, and pivotable shackle carries out pivot and rotates around the cooperation place.Pivotable hook comprises elastic component, and when no longer applying external force, the effect by elastic component makes pivotable hook turn back to desirable initial position.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the hook fixture comprises: hook fixture arm, and this hook fixture arm extends into the two relative side that covers pivotable hook respectively; Hinge is outstanding, and this hinge is outstanding to be extended respectively towards pivotable hook from the inboard of hook fixture arm; The rotation stopper is used to limit rotatablely moving of pivotable hook; Be formed on the elastic component fixing hole in the rotation stopper, to receive first end of elastic component.

Pivotable hook comprises: coupler body; Be formed on the hinge hole in the coupler body, this hinge hole is outstanding corresponding with hinge; The elastic component supported hole, this elastic component supported hole approximately is formed on the center of coupler body, is used to receive second end of elastic component; And retainer is outstanding, and this retainer is outstanding to be extended so that the pivoting action that limits pivotable hook by pivotable hook and contacting of retainer produces predetermined extent from the coupler body upside.

Elastic component preferably comprises torsion spring.

Description of drawings

By with reference to the accompanying drawings specific embodiment of the present invention being described, above-mentioned aspect of the present invention and feature will become more obvious, wherein:

Schematic illustration shown in Figure 1 goes out to be positioned at the conventional dust catcher of favorite places, and it has conventional suction brush storage unit;

Fig. 2 is the enlarged detail of prominent hook, and this prominent hook-forming brushes in the suction of the routine shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is the decomposition diagram according to the suction brush storage unit of the embodiment of the invention;

Transverse sectional view shown in Figure 4 illustrates the structure according to the suction brush storage unit of the embodiment of the invention.

The specific embodiment

To be described in greater detail with reference to the attached drawings some preferred embodiment of the present invention.

In being described below, same reference numerals is used for representing the same parts in the different accompanying drawings.Only provide and limit theme in specification, for example its detailed structure and parts are to help complete understanding the present invention.Therefore, obviously need not to rely on some theme of qualification like this, or also can realize the present invention by the equivalent structure that can carry out described function.Equally, be not described in detail known function or structure, in the description of this unnecessary details, the present invention beyonded one's depth so that avoid.

Fig. 3 is the decomposition diagram according to the suction brush storage unit 100 of the embodiment of the invention.

As mentioned above, when not in use, temporarily make the suction brush storage unit 100 of vacuum cleaner will aspirate brush 10 (Fig. 1) and be hooked to vacuum cleaner body 30 so that when not using, can with vacuum cleaner with prolong the collection of pipe 20 and flexible pipe 28 in the vertical directions in position.

With reference now to Fig. 3 and 4,, be provided at suction brush 10 and prolong managing the connector C that connects between 20.Connector C comprises pivotable hook fixture 110, and pivotable hook 120 is assemblied on this hook fixture 110 movably.Give pivotable hook 120 equipped with hinges, so that be rotated about the pivot of pivotable hook fixture 110, pivotable hook 120 relies between two parties that elastic component 130 provides bias capability.

As shown in Figure 3, pivotable hook fixture 110 comprises the fixture arm 111 of positioned opposite, and these walls cross out the longitudinal axis of connector C, so that cover two relative sides of pivotable hook 120.Arrange that with pivot straight hinge outstanding 113 extends towards the direction of pivotable hook 120 from the inboard of each fixture arm 111.As shown in the figure, between fixture arm 111, form rotation stopper 115, surpass predetermined extent so that limit rotatablely moving of pivotable hook 120, and in rotation stopper 115, form elastic component fixing hole 117, be used to receive first end of elastic component 130.

With reference to this suction brush storage unit 100 of case description, in this example, this suction brush storage unit 100 is arranged on certain parts of suction brush 10, more specifically, is formed on and connects suction brush 10 and prolong on the connector of pipe 20.Yet those of ordinary skill will be understood, and the position of suction brush storage unit 100 can suitably change to suction brush 10 and prolong the diverse location of managing between 20 when needing, but is different from illustrated position.

Pivotable hook 120 is disposed for cooperating the hook opening 31 of vacuum cleaner body 30 (Fig. 1), and by cooperating with the hinge outstanding 113 of positioned opposite, pivotable hook 120 pivotally is arranged on the pivotable hook fixture 110.Elastic component 130 is arranged between hook fixture 110 and the pivotable hook 120, and provides and tend to the bias force that keeps these parts to separate.When no longer applying power, the effect of elastic component 130 is that pivotable hook 120 is turned back to the initial position shown in Fig. 4, so that recover from the power of rotating pivotable hook 120.

With reference to figure 3 and 4, pivotable hook 120 comprises pivotable coupler body 121, hinge hole 123, elastic component fixing hole 125 and retainer outstanding 127, hinge hole 123 is formed on the pivotable coupler body 121 and is corresponding with the position of hinge outstanding 113, elastic component fixing hole 125 approximately be formed on pivotable coupler body 121 in the heart, to receive second end 132 of elastic component 130, its first end 131 is contained in the elastic component fixing hole 117, the side that retainer outstanding 127 stretches out rotatable coupler body 121, so that this pivotable hook 120 during the pivoting action of pivotable hook 120, limits rotatablely moving of pivotable hook 120 by contacting with rotation stopper 115.Elastic component fixing hole 125 preferably includes and anti-separates outstandingly 126, and this outstanding 126 prevents that the end 132 of elastic component 130 from shifting out elastic component fixing hole 125.Around fixing outstanding 129 layout elastic components 130, fixing outstanding 129 is coaxial with hinge hole 123.

The retainer of pivotable hook 120 outstanding 127 passes through to contact at pivotable hook fixture 110 places and rotation stopper 115 surfaces, and limits moving of pivotable hook 120.Therefore, prevent that pivotable hook 120 from producing predetermined extent, and prevent that rotatable hook 120 from popping fixture 110.

Elastic component 130 comprises torsion spring, the end 131 of this button spring is inserted in the elastic component fixing hole 117 of rotation stopper 115, and second end 132 is installed in the elastic component fixing hole 125 of pivotable coupler body 121, when spring was positioned at resting position, first end 131 and second end 132 kept about 90 ° toward each other.

Because pivotable hook 120 can rotate around hinge outstanding 113 in predetermined extent, even so the vertical position from it collapses or overturning vacuum cleaner by external impact or owing to collection manipulate worker's carelessness during collecting, the pivotable hook 120 of suction brush storage unit 100 can not be damaged yet.

As mentioned above, in the foundation preferred embodiment of vacuum cleaner suction brush storage unit of the present invention, since pivotable hook 120 can strains to predetermined extent, therefore will aspirate pivotable hook 120 that brush is hooked to vacuum cleaner body and be difficult for the destruction that has an accident and collide.

Description to aforementioned preferred embodiments and advantage is just exemplary, and does not constitute limitation of the invention.This instruction can be applied to the device of other type easily.Equally, the description of the embodiment of the invention is intended to describe, rather than limits the scope of claim, to those skilled in the art, on the basis that the principle of the invention is realized understanding fully, manyly substitutes, modifications and changes will become apparent.

Claims

1, a kind of suction brush storage unit of vacuum cleaner comprises:

The vacuum cleaner body that comprises suction brush mating holes;

Be arranged in the hook fixture that suction brushes;

Be arranged in aspirate the hook fixture that cooperates of brush mating holes on pivotable hook, be used for suction brushed and be fixed on the appropriate location;

Elastic component, this elastic component are used for hook fixture resiliency supported and are biased in ideal position, cooperate to brush mating holes with suction,

Wherein when being subjected to external force, pivotable being hooked on the hook fixture rotated, and when external force stops, and the effect by elastic component turns back to initial ideal position.

2, suction brush storage unit as claimed in claim 1, wherein said hook fixture comprises:

Hook fixture arm, described hook fixture arm extends into the two relative side that covers pivotable hook respectively;

Hinge is outstanding, and described hinge is outstanding to be extended respectively towards pivotable hook from the inboard of hook fixture arm;

The rotation stopper, described rotation stopper is used to limit rotatablely moving of pivotable hook;

Be formed on the elastic component fixing hole in the rotation stopper, be used to receive first end of elastic component.

3, suction brush storage unit as claimed in claim 2, wherein said pivotable hook comprises:

Coupler body;

Be formed on the hinge hole in the coupler body, outstanding corresponding with hinge;

The elastic component supported hole, described elastic component supported hole approximately is formed on the center of coupler body, is used to receive second end of elastic component;

Retainer is outstanding, and described retainer is outstanding to be extended from the coupler body upside, so that produce predetermined extent by the outstanding pivoting action that limits pivotable hook that contacts of pivotable hook and retainer.

4, suction brush storage unit as claimed in claim 1, wherein said elastic component comprises torsion spring.