CN219835575U

CN219835575U - Handle assembly and steam cleaning equipment

Info

Publication number: CN219835575U
Application number: CN202321149173.0U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 林淼鑫; 顾伟; 刘铭; 奚伟永
Original assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; Jiangsu Midea Cleaning Appliances Co Ltd; Shengdoushi Shanghai Technology Development Co Ltd
Current assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; Jiangsu Midea Cleaning Appliances Co Ltd; Shengdoushi Shanghai Science and Technology Development Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-05-12
Filing date: 2023-05-12
Publication date: 2023-10-17
Anticipated expiration: 2033-05-12

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of cleaning equipment, and particularly relates to a handle assembly and steam cleaning equipment. The handle assembly is applied to steam cleaning equipment, the steam cleaning equipment includes the scrubbing brush subassembly, the handle assembly includes handheld portion and pole portion, the both ends of pole portion respectively with handheld portion and the scrubbing brush subassembly is connected, just pole portion is the adjustable structure of length. According to the handle assembly, the two ends of the rod part are respectively connected with the handheld part and the ground brush assembly, and the rod part is of the structure with the adjustable length, so that the length of the handle can be adjusted when the steam cleaning equipment is used, and the application scene of the steam cleaning equipment is wider.

Description

Handle assembly and steam cleaning equipment

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of cleaning equipment, and particularly relates to a handle assembly and steam cleaning equipment.

Background

This section provides merely background information related to the present disclosure and is not necessarily prior art.

With the improvement of living standard, steam cleaning equipment is moving into more families and more, and becomes a daily cleaning tool. The handle assembly of the steam cleaning device in the prior art comprises a handheld part and a rod part, wherein the handheld part and the rod part are of an integrated structure, and the length of the handle assembly is not adjustable, so that the application scene of the steam cleaning device is limited.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model aims to at least solve the problem that the handle length of the steam cleaning equipment in the prior art cannot be adjusted, so that the application scene of the steam cleaning equipment is limited. The aim is achieved by the following technical scheme:

a first aspect of the present utility model proposes a handle assembly for use in a steam cleaning appliance, the steam cleaning appliance comprising a floor brush assembly, the handle assembly comprising:

a hand-held part;

the two ends of the rod part are respectively connected with the handheld part and the ground brush assembly, and the rod part is of a structure with adjustable length.

According to the handle assembly, the two ends of the rod part are respectively connected with the handheld part and the ground brush assembly, and the rod part is of the structure with the adjustable length, so that the length of the handle can be adjusted when the steam cleaning equipment is used, and the application scene of the steam cleaning equipment is wider.

In addition, the handle assembly according to the utility model may also have the following additional technical features:

in some embodiments of the utility model, the stem comprises a first stem body;

and two ends of the first rod body are detachably connected with the ground brush assembly and the handheld part respectively.

In some embodiments of the present utility model, the number of the first rods is at least two, and all the first rods are detachably connected.

In some embodiments of the utility model, the handle assembly includes a locking portion;

at least one end of the first rod body is provided with the locking part, and the locking part locks or releases the floor brush assembly or the handheld part connected with the first rod body through state switching.

In some embodiments of the utility model, the locking portion includes a pressing piece and an elastic piece;

the pressing piece is rotatably arranged on the first rod body, the rotation axis of the pressing piece is perpendicular to the extending direction of the first rod body, the elastic piece is arranged between the pressing piece and the first rod body, and the elastic piece is respectively abutted against the pressing piece and the first rod body;

the pressing piece can be switched between a first position and a second position, the pressing piece is located at the first position, the pressing piece locks the ground brush assembly or the handheld portion, the pressing piece is located at the second position, and the pressing piece releases the ground brush assembly or the handheld portion.

In some embodiments of the present utility model, the pressing element includes a key, where the key is provided with a pressing area and a connecting area, and the elastic element is disposed between the pressing area and the first rod body, and the elastic element is respectively abutted against the pressing area and the first rod body;

the surface of the connecting area, which faces the floor brush assembly or the handheld part, is provided with a buckle, and the surface of the floor brush assembly or the handheld part is provided with a clamping groove for accommodating the buckle;

the button is positioned at the first position, the buckle can be inserted into the clamping groove, and the button locks the floor brush assembly or the handheld part;

when the key is positioned at the second position, the buckle is positioned outside the clamping groove, and the key releases the floor brush assembly or the handheld part.

In some embodiments of the utility model, the handle assembly further comprises a steam conduit, the steam conduit and the stem being disposed side-by-side;

and hooks are arranged on the outer sides of the steam pipeline and the rod part.

In some embodiments of the utility model, the steam pipe comprises a steam pipe body, the steam pipe body and the first rod body are arranged side by side;

at least one of the hand-held part and the ground brush component is in plug-in connection with the steam pipe body.

In some embodiments of the present utility model, at least one end of the steam pipe body is provided with a plug, and the hook is arranged at one end of the steam pipe body provided with the plug;

at least one of the hand-held portion and the floor brush assembly is provided with a receptacle into which the plug can be inserted.

A second aspect of the present utility model proposes a steam cleaning device, comprising:

the handle assembly described above.

Drawings

Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments. The drawings are only for purposes of illustrating the preferred embodiments and are not to be construed as limiting the utility model. Also, like reference numerals are used to designate like parts throughout the figures. In the drawings:

fig. 1 schematically shows an overall structural schematic of a steam cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the steam cleaning appliance shown in FIG. 1 in use;

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the steam cleaning appliance shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the handle of the steam cleaner shown in FIG. 1 (with a hose assembly);

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the structure of the first wand and hanger of the steam cleaning device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 5 at A;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the first rod and hanger shown in FIG. 5 in a second view;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the first rod and hanger shown in FIG. 5 in a third view;

FIG. 9 is a partial enlarged view of the structure of FIG. 8B;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of the first rod body shown in FIG. 9 in a second view (the resilient member and the pressing member are not shown);

fig. 11 is a schematic structural view of the pressing member shown in fig. 9 at a second viewing angle.

The reference numerals are as follows:

100. a handle assembly;

10. a hand-held part;

20. a stem portion; 21. a first rod body; 211. a clamping groove;

30. a locking part; 31. a pressing member; 311. a pressing region; 312. a connection region; 313. a connecting shaft; 314. a buckle; 315. a guide surface; 32. an elastic member;

40. a mounting part; 41. a mounting hole; 42. a through hole; 43. a mounting base;

50. a steam pipe; 51. a steam pipe body; 511. a plug; 512. a jack; 513. a seal ring;

60. a hook;

200. a steam cleaning device; 201. a filter; 202. a steam generator; 203. a sewage tank assembly; 204. a hose assembly; 205. a clean water tank assembly; 206. a floor brush assembly; 207. a fan assembly.

Detailed Description

Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure may be embodied in various forms and should not be limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art.

It is to be understood that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular example embodiments only, and is not intended to be limiting. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The terms "comprises," "comprising," "includes," "including," and "having" are inclusive and therefore specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. The method steps, processes, and operations described herein are not to be construed as necessarily requiring their performance in the particular order described or illustrated, unless an order of performance is explicitly stated. It should also be appreciated that additional or alternative steps may be used.

Although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections, these elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections should not be limited by these terms. These terms may be only used to distinguish one element, component, region, layer or section from another region, layer or section. Terms such as "first," "second," and other numerical terms when used herein do not imply a sequence or order unless clearly indicated by the context. Thus, a first element, component, region, layer or section discussed below could be termed a second element, component, region, layer or section without departing from the teachings of the example embodiments.

For ease of description, spatially relative terms, such as "inner," "outer," "lower," "below," "upper," "above," and the like, may be used herein to describe one element or feature's relationship to another element or feature as illustrated in the figures. Such spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation 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" or "over" the other elements or features. Thus, the example term "below … …" may include both upper and lower orientations. The device may be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees or in other directions) and the spatial relative relationship descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.

As shown in fig. 1 to 11, according to a first aspect of the embodiment of the present utility model, a handle assembly 100 is provided, which is applied to a steam cleaning device 200, the steam cleaning device 200 has a floor brush assembly 206, and steam cleaning is implemented, the handle assembly 100 includes a hand-held portion 10 and a rod portion 20, two ends of the rod portion 20 are respectively connected to the hand-held portion 10 and the floor brush assembly 206, and the rod portion 20 has a length-adjustable structure.

According to the handle assembly 100 provided by the utility model, the two ends of the rod part 20 are respectively connected with the handheld part 10 and the floor brush assembly 206, and the rod part 20 is of a structure with adjustable length, so that the length of the handle can be adjusted when the steam cleaning equipment 200 is used, and the application scene of the steam cleaning equipment 200 is wider.

In the prior art, the lever 20 and the hand-held part 10 are integrally formed, and the lever 20 and the hand-held part 10 are formed as separate members, so that the length of the lever 20 can be more conveniently adjusted.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 4 to 7, the lever 20 includes a first lever 21, and two ends of the first lever 21 are detachably connected to the brush assembly 206 and the hand-held portion 10, respectively, so that the first lever 21 can be removed when needed, and the brush assembly 206 and the hand-held portion 10 can be directly connected to each other, so as to clean the surface relatively close to each other.

When the steam cleaning device 200 is required to be applied to a scene with a longer distance, such as cleaning glass in a high altitude, at this time, the number of the first rod bodies 21 may be set to at least two, and all the first rod bodies 21 may be detachably connected, and the number of the first rod bodies 21 may be selected as required, so that the total length of the rod parts 20 is adjusted according to the number of the first rod bodies 21, and the use scene of the steam cleaning device 200 is expanded.

The detachable connection includes various connection modes, such as direct connection by adopting a connecting piece, particularly screw connection, but the mode can lead to lower detachment efficiency, so that the detachable connection is realized by adopting a quick-release structure in the utility model.

Specifically, the utility model adopts a locking structure, and realizes the locking or release between two parts through the state switching of the locking structure. Such as handle assembly 100 including locking portion 30; at least one end of the first rod body 21 is provided with a locking part 30, and the locking part 30 locks or releases the floor brush assembly 206 or the hand-held part 10 connected with the first rod body 21 through state switching.

When the number of the first rod bodies 21 is only one, locking parts 30 may be disposed at both ends of the first rod bodies 21, and locking or releasing of the floor brush assembly 206 and the hand-held part 10 may be respectively achieved through the two locking parts 30. In consideration that the number of the first rod bodies 21 may be two or more, two adjacent first rod bodies 21 may be locked or released from each other, and at this time, the locking portion 30 may be provided at one end portion of the first rod bodies 21. The locking portion 30 may be provided on the first rod 21, or a structure for installing the locking portion 30 may be provided on the first rod 21, which will be described in detail with reference to the structure shown in the drawings.

In some embodiments, the locking part 30 includes a pressing piece 31 and an elastic piece 32; the pressing piece 31 is arranged along the extending direction of the first rod body 21, the pressing piece 31 is rotatably arranged on the first rod body 21 at the middle part of the direction, the elastic piece 32 is arranged between the pressing piece 31 and the first rod body 21, the elastic piece 32 is respectively abutted against the pressing piece 31 and the first rod body 21, the pressing piece 31 can be switched between a first position and a second position, and when the pressing piece 31 is in the first position, the pressing piece 31 can realize the locking of the first rod body 21 and the ground brush assembly 206 or the handheld part 10; when the pressing member 31 is in the second position, the pressing member 31 can achieve release between the first lever body 21 and the floor brush assembly 206 or the hand grip 10.

It should be emphasized that here the pressing element 31 is switched between the first position and the second position by rotation, and in fig. 4 the pressing element 31 is in the first position, so that the locking of the inserted brush module 206, the hand-held part 10 or the further first rod body 21 is achieved.

The elastic member 32 may be a spring, or may be another elastic product.

The structure of the pressing member 31 and the connection relation will be described with emphasis on the drawings.

Wherein, press piece 31 includes the button, and the button is provided with presses district 311 and connection district 312, presses district 311 and connection district 312 and sets gradually along the extending direction of first body of rod 21, and wherein, the surface that presses district 311 sets up to the concave-convex surface, can make the coefficient of friction that presses district 311 great, avoids appearing the user to press gliding phenomenon. Specifically, the elastic member 32 is disposed between the pressing region 311 and the first rod 21, and two ends of the elastic member 32 are respectively abutted against the inner surface of the pressing region 311 and the surface of the first rod 21; the surface of the connecting area 312 facing the floor brush assembly 206 or the handheld part 10 is provided with a buckle 314, the surface of the floor brush assembly 206 or the handheld part 10 is provided with a clamping groove 211 for accommodating the buckle 314, when the key is in the first position, the buckle 314 is inserted into the clamping groove 211, and the key realizes locking of the floor brush assembly 206 or the handheld part 10; when the key is in the second position, the buckle 314 is located outside the clamping groove 211, and the key releases the floor brush assembly 206 or the hand-held part 10.

That is, when the buckle 314 is matched with the clamping groove 211, locking between the two components can be achieved, and when the buckle 314 is located outside the clamping groove 211, the two components are in a release state, so that the two components can be conveniently detached, and detachment is achieved.

In some embodiments, the pressing member 31 further includes a connecting shaft 313, the connecting shaft 313 is disposed at opposite ends of the key perpendicular to the extending direction of the first rod 21, and the connecting shaft 313 is disposed at a middle position of the key in the length direction; the first rod body 21 is provided with a mounting portion 40, the mounting portion 40 is provided with a mounting hole 41 for inserting a connecting shaft 313, and the axis of the connecting shaft 313 is perpendicular to the axis of the first rod body 21.

It will be appreciated that the number of the connecting shafts 313 and the mounting holes 41 is two, and the two connecting shafts 313 are on the same straight line, so that the key can rotate in two directions around the axis of the connecting shaft 313. Specifically, when an external force is applied to the pressing area 311, the connection area 312 will rotate, so that the key is switched to the second position, at this time, the buckle 314 is moved out of the clamping groove 211, the elastic member 32 is compressively deformed, and release between the two components is achieved, and when the external force pulls one of the two components, the effect of quick detachment can be achieved. When the disassembly is not needed, the external force is removed, at this time, the pressing area 311 is reset under the action of the external force of the elastic piece 32, and is switched to the first position, and the buckle 314 enters the clamping groove 211 again, so that the locking between the two components is realized.

The two parts here may be the first pole body 21 and the hand holding part 10, or the first pole body 21 and the floor brush assembly 206, or two first pole bodies 21.

In addition, the mounting portion 40 is in a groove-shaped structure, and a through hole 42 is formed at the bottom of the mounting portion 40, so that the buckle 314 can pass through the through hole 42. In addition, in order to better fix the elastic member 32, the bottom of the installation groove is provided with the installation seat 43, and the elastic member 32 can be freely installed on the installation seat 43, so that compression deformation or extension deformation can be smoothly generated.

In some embodiments, the surface of the buckle 314 facing the ground brush assembly 206 or the hand-held portion 10 is provided with a guiding surface 315 disposed in an inclined manner, where the guiding surface 315 is mainly convenient for inserting the ground brush assembly 206 or the hand-held portion 10 into the first rod 21.

It will be appreciated that the guide surface 315 may be a beveled surface to provide for smoother movement between the two mating components.

Alternatively, in order to make the locking more secure, the number of the locking parts 30 may be two or more, and when the number of the locking parts 30 is two, the two locking parts 30 may be symmetrically disposed at both sides of the first rod body 21 in the circumferential direction, and the user may simultaneously press the two pressing areas 311 while releasing the member connected to the first rod body 21, thereby facilitating the disassembly.

Alternatively, in order to enable the clip 314 to be inserted into the card slot 211, it is necessary to provide the mounting portion 40 with a through hole 42 so that the clip 314 can be inserted into the card slot 211 after passing out of the through hole 42.

In some embodiments, the handle assembly 100 further includes a steam conduit 50, the steam conduit 50 and the stem 20 being disposed side-by-side; and the steam pipe 50 and the outside of the stem 20 are provided with hooks 60. The hook 60 is mainly used for accommodating the handle assembly 100, and the handle assembly 100 can be conveniently hung on the shell of the steam cleaning device 200 through the hook 60.

The structure of the steam pipe 50 will be described in detail.

Optionally, the steam pipe 50 includes at least one steam pipe 51, the steam pipe 51 and the first rod 21 are arranged side by side, when the number of the steam pipes 51 is one, the steam pipe 51 is in plug connection with the handheld portion 10, and the steam pipe 51 is in plug connection with the ground brush assembly 206, at this time, one end of the steam pipe 51 is provided with a plug 511, or two ends of the steam pipe can be provided with plugs 511, or two ends of the steam pipe are provided with jacks 512, and the corresponding structures are respectively arranged at the ends of the handheld portion 10 and the end of the ground brush assembly 206 to achieve plug connection. More, the number of the steam pipes 51 is two or more, at this time, two adjacent steam pipes 51 are in plug-in fit, at this time, one end of each steam pipe 51 needs to be set to be a plug 511, and the other end needs to be set to be a jack 512, and when two adjacent steam pipes 51 are connected, connection between two steam pipes 51 can be achieved only by adding the plug 511 of one steam pipe 51 to the jack 512 of the other steam pipe 51.

Here, in order to facilitate the connection between two adjacent steam pipe bodies 51 and the connection between two first rod bodies 21 at the same time, the corresponding ends of the plug 511 and the first rod bodies 21 may be both provided with a chamfer structure, so that the plug 511 is conveniently inserted into the insertion hole 512, and the corresponding end of the first rod body 21 is inserted into the end portion of the other first rod body 21 provided with the locking portion 30.

It should be noted that, the outer peripheral surface of the chamfer structure may be provided with at least one groove, and a sealing ring 513 may be disposed in the groove, so as to realize a sealing connection between the plug 511 and the jack 512. When the number of grooves is two or more, the grooves are arranged at intervals along the axial direction of the chamfer structure, and sealing can be achieved by adopting two or more sealing rings 513, in fig. 6, the number of the sealing rings 513 is two, and each sealing ring 513 is in a circular structure. In addition to the sealing by the sealing ring 513, other sealing forms may be used, such as a stepped sealing surface.

Optionally, the hook 60 is disposed at the end of the steam pipe 51 where the plug 511 is disposed, so that the hook 60 can protect the plug 511 from collision.

The handle assembly 100 of the present utility model operates as follows:

taking the initial state as the hand-held part 10, a number of first rod bodies 21 and one hand-held part 10 as examples, the three parts are in a mutually connected state, at this time, the locking part 30 is in the first position, and the three parts are in a locking state.

When the length of the lever part 20 needs to be increased, the hand-held part 10 and the first lever body 21 can be detached or the first lever body 21 and the hand-held part 10 can be detached; taking the case of disassembling the hand-held portion 10, the user can simultaneously press the pressing area 311 of the locking portion 30 disposed on the first rod 21, at this time, the key rotates around the connecting shaft 313, the rotated key is switched to the second position, at this time, the buckle 314 moves out of the clamping groove 211, and the elastic member 32 is compressively deformed, so that the hand-held portion 10 can be disassembled.

The other first rod body 21 is inserted into the first rod body 21, meanwhile, the corresponding steam pipe body 51 is inserted into the insertion hole 512, and along with the increase of the insertion depth, the buckle 314 is clamped to the clamping groove 211, at this time, the key is positioned at the first position, so that the locking between the two first rod bodies 21 is realized, and the plugging fit between the two steam pipe bodies 51 is realized.

Similarly, the handle assembly 100 can be extended by inserting the hand-held portion 10 into the other first rod body 21, and the extended handle assembly 100 has two first rod bodies 21 and two steam pipe bodies 51.

When disassembly or extension is desired, the above-described operation is employed, and at the same time, the steam conduit 50 is extended or shortened, thereby allowing for length adjustment of the handle assembly 100 and extension or shortening of the handle assembly 100.

In operation, only an external force is required to apply pressure to the pressing member 31 to achieve the effect of rapid disassembly.

In a second aspect of embodiments of the present utility model, a steam cleaning appliance 200 is provided, the steam cleaning appliance 200 comprising a steam generator 202 and the handle assembly 100 mentioned above.

The steam cleaning device 200 further comprises a clean water tank assembly 205, a filter 201, a sewage tank assembly 203, a hose assembly 204 and a fan assembly 207, wherein the sewage tank assembly 203 is used for containing cleaned sewage, the handle assembly 100 is a component for being held by a user for use, and sewage can be sucked into the sewage tank assembly 203 through the hose assembly 204 under the action of the fan assembly 207. Wherein, clean water is placed in the clean water tank assembly 205, and the clean water flows out of the clean water tank assembly 205 and then enters the filter 201, and the filter 201 is used for filtering water entering the steam generator 202, so that impurities, scale and the like are reduced.

The structure of other parts in the present utility model is referred to the prior art, and the description of the present utility model is omitted herein.

The present utility model is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and any changes or substitutions that can be easily understood by those skilled in the art within the technical scope of the present utility model are intended to be included in the scope of the present utility model. Therefore, the protection scope of the utility model is subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A handle assembly for use with a steam cleaning appliance, the steam cleaning appliance comprising a floor brush assembly, the handle assembly comprising:

a hand-held part;

2. The handle assembly of claim 1, wherein the stem comprises a first stem body;

3. The handle assembly of claim 2, wherein the number of first rods is at least two and all of the first rods are detachably connected.

4. The handle assembly of claim 2, wherein the handle assembly includes a locking portion;

5. The handle assembly of claim 4, wherein the locking portion comprises a push member and a resilient member;

6. The handle assembly of claim 5, wherein the pressing member comprises a key, the key is provided with a pressing area and a connecting area, the elastic member is arranged between the pressing area and the first rod body, and the elastic member is respectively abutted against the pressing area and the first rod body;

7. The handle assembly of any one of claims 2 to 6, further comprising a steam conduit, the steam conduit and the stem being disposed side-by-side;

8. The handle assembly of claim 7, wherein the steam conduit comprises a steam tube, the steam tube and the first shaft being disposed side-by-side;

9. The handle assembly of claim 8, wherein at least one end of the steam tube is provided with a plug, and the hanger is provided at the end of the steam tube provided with the plug;

10. A steam cleaning device, the steam cleaning device comprising:

a handle assembly as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9.