EP1604604A2 - Stützvorrichtung für Verlängerungsrohr und damit versehener Staubsauger - Google Patents

Stützvorrichtung für Verlängerungsrohr und damit versehener Staubsauger Download PDF

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EP1604604A2
EP1604604A2 EP05356033A EP05356033A EP1604604A2 EP 1604604 A2 EP1604604 A2 EP 1604604A2 EP 05356033 A EP05356033 A EP 05356033A EP 05356033 A EP05356033 A EP 05356033A EP 1604604 A2 EP1604604 A2 EP 1604604A2
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extension pipe
supporting
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vacuum cleaner
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Joung-Soo Park
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Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/24—Hoses or pipes; Hose or pipe couplings
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/0009—Storing devices ; Supports, stands or holders
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/0009—Storing devices ; Supports, stands or holders
    • A47L9/0054—Stands or the like for temporary interruption of work
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/24—Hoses or pipes; Hose or pipe couplings
    • A47L9/248—Parts, details or accessories of hoses or pipes

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  • the present invention relates generally to vacuum cleaners and more particularly, to an extension pipe supporting apparatus which supports a vacuum cleaner extension pipe to stand on a floor.
  • the invention also relates to a vacuum cleaner having an apparatus to support the vacuum cleaner's extension pipe.
  • Prior art canister vacuums are comprised of a cleaner body or housing that encloses a motor that provides power by which a vacuum is generated. They also comprise a suction brush or other cleaning tool, an extension pipe to which the suction brush or other cleaning tool is attached, an operation handle and a flexible hose.
  • the flexible hose couples the extension pipe to the cleaner body.
  • an aspect of the present invention is to solve at least the above problems and/or disadvantages and to provide at least the advantages described below. Accordingly, an aspect of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for supporting the extension pipe of a vacuum cleaner such that a vacuum cleaner user can prop the vacuum cleaner extension pipe on the supporting apparatus and attend to other tasks, without having to bend over to pick up the vacuum cleaner extension pipe off of the floor, or locate a structure against which the handle and pip can be leaned.
  • a vacuum cleaner extension pipe supporting apparatus comprising a shell member mounted to an extension pipe of the vacuum cleaner and, a supporting member connected to the shell member and pivoting from the shell member between a first position and a second position.
  • the supporting member When the supporting member is in its first position, the vacuum cleaner extension pipe is supported in a standing posture on a floor.
  • the supporting member When the supporting member is in its second position, the supporting member is folded upwardly and out of the vacuum cleaner user's way, such that the supporting member is in contact with either the vacuum cleaner extension pipe or the shell member.
  • the extension pipe supporting apparatus comprises first and second shell members that engage each other and wrap around the vacuum cleaner extension pipe and engage to enclose and grip the extension pipe's exterior surface.
  • the first and second shell member comprise hinge recesses.
  • the supporting member comprises a pair of hinge projections rotatably received in the hinge recess.
  • the extension pipe supporting apparatus also comprises one or more elastic spring members to elastically project the supporting member into the first position.
  • the extension pipe supporting member also provides a lock for locking the supporting member in the retracted, second position.
  • an elastic spring member is a torsion spring.
  • the locking unit comprises a pair of hook members having a projection recess and a protrusion and mounted to the left and the right shells to move between a locked position and an unlocked position.
  • a second elastic spring member elastically supports the hook member in the locked position.
  • a supporting member actuating button mounted on one or both of the shell members moves the hook member to an unlocked position.
  • a latching jaw formed on the supporting member engages the hook member in the locked position of the supporting member.
  • Auxiliary supporting members are pivotably mounted to one end of the supporting member by a pin with a third elastic spring member so as to be folded in the locked position of the hook member and unfolded in the unlocked position of the hook member. Accordingly, when locking of the supporting member is released, the auxiliary supporting members are spread to prevent the extension pipe from inclining or falling down.
  • a cleaner body an extension pipe connected to the cleaner body and forming a suction path; a suction brush connected to an end of the extension pipe; and an extension pipe supporting apparatus for supporting the extension pipe to stand on a floor during a cleaning work.
  • the extension pipe comprises a shell member mounted to an extension pipe of the vacuum cleaner; and a supporting member connected to the shell member and pivoting between a first position and a second position, the first position in which the extension pipe is supported in a standing posture on a floor and the second position in which the supporting member is folded to be in contact with the extension pipe.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vacuum cleaner provided with an extension pipe supporting apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of an extension pipe supporting apparatus
  • FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing the extension pipe supporting apparatus of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the extension pipe supporting apparatus supporting a vacuum cleaner extension pipe.
  • FIG. 5 is a side view showing the extension pipe supporting apparatus of FIG. 4 in use.
  • a vacuum cleaner comprises a cleaner body 10, a flexible hose 20, an operation handle 30, an extension pipe 40, a suction brush 50 and an extension pipe supporting apparatus 100 that enables the extension pipe 40 of the vacuum cleaner to stand substantially upright on the floor, by itself.
  • the extension pipe supporting apparatus 100 comprises a shell member 110 (FIG. 3) mounted or attached to the extension pipe 40 and a supporting member 120 that is hinged to the shell member 110.
  • the shell member 110 comprises a left shell 111 and a right shell 112 engaged with each other to enclose or wrap around the extension pipe 40, which is not shown in FIG. 2.
  • the left and the right shells 111 and 112 are connected to each other by a plurality of bolts or screws by which the shells 111 and 112 tightly grasp the extension pipe 40.
  • the shells 111 and 112 are shaped to form an opening that faces the floor and into which the supporting member 120 can be stored when it is a folded upward, i.e., in its "second" position. That the supporting member 120 can be folded is enabled by a hinge formed into the left and the right shells 111 and 112.
  • the hinge includes hinge recesses 113 and 114 that are sized, shaped and arrange to accept the first and second hinge projections 121 A and 121B of the supporting member 120.
  • the supporting member 120 comprises a first hinge projection 121A that engages the first hinge recess 114.
  • the first hinge projection 121A has a first elastic spring member, which in the preferred embodiment is a first a torsion spring 116A.
  • One end 117A of the first torsion spring 116A is supported by an elastic spring member support 123 formed into the supporting member 120.
  • the second end 117B of the first torsion spring 116A is supported by an inner wall (not shown) of the shell member 110.
  • the first torsion spring member 116A is mounted in the first hinge recesses 114.
  • the second hinge projection 121B has a second torsion spring member 116B that is mounted in the second hinge recess 113.
  • the first and second torsion spring members 116A and 116B together with the first and second hinge projections 121A and 121B, enable the supporting member 120 to pivot from the second or "up" position to the first or “down” position.
  • the first and second elastic spring members 116A and 116B can act to urge the supporting member 120 downwardly to its first position where the supporting member 120 acts to support the extension pipe, or the elastic spring members 116A and 116B can act to lift or raise the supporting member 120 upwardly to its second position where the supporting member 120 is locked up and kept out of the way of the user by a locking unit 200.
  • the elastic spring members 116A and 116B they can act to urge the supporting member 120 in a direction indicated by an arrow of FIG. 4 when the locking unit 200 is released.
  • the locking unit 200 comprises a supporting member actuating button 210, a hook member 220, a second elastic spring member 225, and a latching jaw 231.
  • the locking unit 200 is mounted at an outside of the shell member 110, relatively close to the cleaning brush or other working tool attached to the extension pipe 40.
  • the supporting member actuating button 210 is received in a button seat 118 formed by assembling the left and the right shells 111 and 112 together.
  • a restricting rib 211 is formed on an outer periphery of the supporting member actuating button 210, and a pressing projection 212 for depressing the hook member 220 projectsfrom the button's bottom to face the hook members 221 and 222.
  • the button seat 118 protrudes from an upper surface of the left and the right shells 111 and 112, such that a user can easily find and press the supporting member actuating button 210 from the "top" of the extension tube.
  • the button seating portion 118 comprises a rib groove 119 corresponding to the restricting rib 211 in the button 210.
  • the rib groove 119 has a predetermined height so that the supporting member actuating button 210 can slide in the supporting member actuating button seating portion 118 between first and second positions. Accordingly, the rib groove 119 receives the restricting rib 211, thereby preventing separation of the supporting member actuating button 210.
  • the hook member 220 holds the supporting member 120 up and out of the way. It is mounted in the left and the right shells 111 and 112 so that it's able to move in response to the supporting member actuating button 210. As shown in FIG. 2, the hook member 220 comprises a first hook member 221 pivotally hinged at the left shell 111 and a second hook member 222 pivotally hinged at the right shell 112.
  • the first and the second hook members 221 and 222 each have a a hinge projection 223 that slidably engages a hinge guide groove 117.
  • a hinge guide groove 117 is formed on both the left and the right shells 111 and 112. When installed in the hinge guide grooves 117, the first and the second hook members 221 and 222 can pivot about the hinge projections 223 and are mounted into a hook receiving part 115 formed into the left and the right shells 111 and 112, respectively.
  • second elastic spring members 225 are mounted in the button seat 118 and below the upper end of the first and second hook members to elastically urge the first and the second hook members 221 and 222 to a locked position.
  • a protrusion 227 is formed at the lower or bottom end of the first and the second hook members 221 and 222 that engages the latching jaw 231 provided on an auxiliary supporting member 230 that is attached to the supporting member 120, thereby locking the supporting member 120 in its second position in which the supporting member 120 is not in use.
  • the first and the second hook members 221 and 222 have a pressing projection recess 229 corresponding to the pressing projection 212 and which receives the pressing projection 229.
  • the pressing projection recess 229 enables the pressing projection 212 and the hook member 220 to smoothly move in association with each other in response to the actuation of the button 210.
  • An auxiliary supporting member 230 is integrally formed with the latching jaw 231 engaged with the protrusion 227 and pivotably connected to the supporting member 120 by a pin 235.
  • a third elastic spring member 237 is disposed on the pin 235, together with the auxiliary supporting member 230.
  • the third elastic spring member 237 is in an initial position where the auxiliary supporting member 230 is unfolded at the maximum degrees. Therefore, when the engagement between the auxiliary supporting member 230 and the hook member 220 is released, the third elastic spring member 237 returns to the initial position by an elastic recovering force.
  • the user To clean a floor, the user generally grips the operation handle 30 by one hand and the extension pipe 40 by the other hand. During the cleaning work, the user may stop using the vacuum cleaner, for example, to pick up or arrange things on the floor. By use of the extension pipe supporting apparatus 100, the user can keep the extension pipe 40 standing on the floor, as shown in FIG. 5.
  • the supporting member actuating button 210 depresses the hook member 220.
  • the hook member 220 pivots around the hinge projections 223 in the arrowed direction of FIG. 3.
  • the engagement of the latching jaw 231 by the protrusion 227 on the hook members 220 is released, thereby unlocking the supporting member 120 and allowing the supporting member 120 to pivot downwardly, around the hinge projections 121A and 121B in the recesses 113 and 114.
  • the supporting member 120 pivots to the first position in which the supporting member 120 is opened downwardly toward the floor, by a repulsive force of the first elastic spring members 116A and 116B that are received in the hinge recesses 113 and 114 together with the hinge projection 121.
  • the auxiliary supporting member 230 is also opened to its maximum degree by a force of the third elastic spring member 237 connected with the pin 235. Accordingly, the supporting member 120 supports the extension pipe 40 substantially upright with respect to the floor, and the auxiliary supporting member 230 prevents the supporting member 120 from inclining or falling down.
  • the supporting member 120 When the user resumes the cleaning work, the supporting member 120 is pivoted upwardly to the second position, thereby being folded to tightly contact with the shell member 110.
  • the first and the second hook members 221 and 222 slide along a surface of the auxiliary supporting member 230 and transversely widen as if the supporting member actuating button 210 is pressed.
  • the extension pipe supporting member 120 contacts the extension pipe 40.
  • the auxiliary supporting member 230 pivots in contact with the first and the second hook members 221 and 222, so that the latching jaw 231 is engaged with the protrusion 227.
  • the latching jaw 231 is engaged with the protrusion 227 formed on the first and the second hook members 221 and 222, thereby locking the supporting member 120 in the second position. Accordingly, the user can resume the cleaning work with the supporting member 120 folded in contact with the extension pipe 40.
  • the user can keep the extension pipe 40 standing on the floor in the middle of the cleaning work and reuse the extension pipe 40 without having to bending over to pick up the extension pipe 40 or the operation handle 30 from the floor.

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