EP1661498B1 - Ensemble d'orifice d'aspiration pour aspirateur - Google Patents

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EP1661498B1
EP1661498B1 EP05290649A EP05290649A EP1661498B1 EP 1661498 B1 EP1661498 B1 EP 1661498B1 EP 05290649 A EP05290649 A EP 05290649A EP 05290649 A EP05290649 A EP 05290649A EP 1661498 B1 EP1661498 B1 EP 1661498B1
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Dong-Yun Lee
Yun-Hee Park
Myoung-Sun Joung
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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
    • A47L9/02—Nozzles
    • 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
    • A47L9/02—Nozzles
    • A47L9/06—Nozzles with fixed, e.g. adjustably fixed brushes or the like
    • 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
    • A47L9/02—Nozzles
    • A47L9/06—Nozzles with fixed, e.g. adjustably fixed brushes or the like
    • A47L9/0606—Nozzles with fixed, e.g. adjustably fixed brushes or the like rigidly anchored brushes, combs, lips or pads
    • A47L9/0613—Nozzles with fixed, e.g. adjustably fixed brushes or the like rigidly anchored brushes, combs, lips or pads with means specially adapted for picking up threads, hair or the like, e.g. brushes, combs, lint pickers or bristles pads
    • 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
    • A47L9/02—Nozzles
    • A47L9/06—Nozzles with fixed, e.g. adjustably fixed brushes or the like
    • A47L9/0633—Nozzles with fixed, e.g. adjustably fixed brushes or the like with retractable brushes, combs, lips or pads
    • A47L9/064—Nozzles with fixed, e.g. adjustably fixed brushes or the like with retractable brushes, combs, lips or pads actuating means therefor
    • A47L9/0653—Nozzles with fixed, e.g. adjustably fixed brushes or the like with retractable brushes, combs, lips or pads actuating means therefor with mechanical actuation, e.g. using a lever
    • 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
    • A47L9/02—Nozzles
    • A47L9/06—Nozzles with fixed, e.g. adjustably fixed brushes or the like
    • A47L9/066—Nozzles with fixed, e.g. adjustably fixed brushes or the like with adjustably mounted brushes, combs, lips or pads; Height adjustment of nozzle or dust loosening tools
    • 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
    • A47L9/02—Nozzles
    • A47L9/06—Nozzles with fixed, e.g. adjustably fixed brushes or the like
    • A47L9/0666—Nozzles with fixed, e.g. adjustably fixed brushes or the like with tilting, floating or similarly arranged brushes, combs, lips or pads

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  • the present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner, and more particularly, to a suction port assembly of a vacuum cleaner which draws in contaminant-laden air from a surface being cleaned.
  • a vacuum cleaner cleans a surface being cleaned by use of a suction force which is generated by the driving of a vacuum source mounted inside a vacuum cleaner body.
  • the vacuum cleaner generally includes a main body housing a contaminant chamber and a vacuum source, a suction port assembly facing the surface being cleaned and drawing in contaminant, an extension pipe guiding the contaminant drawn in through the suction port assembly into the main body, and a flexible hose.
  • the suction port assembly usually has a fixed configuration, and therefore, is inconvenient to use in the places such as slopes, and it is also difficult to maintain a constant level of suction efficiency. Additionally, the suction port assembly often collides with the surface being cleaned and damaged.
  • US-A-5 398 361 describes a suction port assembly according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • An aspect of the present invention is to provide a suction port assembly of a vacuum cleaner which is capable of cleaning a surface of a certain angle.
  • a suction port assembly for use in a vacuum cleaner, which is foldable for close contact with a sloped or angled surface being cleaned.
  • a plurality of assembly bodies may be articulately connected with each other.
  • the plurality of assembly bodies comprise a first assembly body, and a second assembly body rotatably engaged with respect to the first assembly body.
  • the second body is rotatable to a variety of interior angles with respect to the first assembly body in accordance with the slope angle of the surface being cleaned.
  • the first and the second assembly bodies are positioned at an interior angle of at least 60 degrees.
  • the internal angle varies from approximately 0 degree to approximately 180 degrees.
  • the first assembly body comprises a suction path interconnecting to an extension pipe of the vacuum cleaner
  • the first and the second assembly bodies each have first and second suction holes defined at the lower sides, respectively, and the first and the second suction holes are interconnected with the suction path, respectively.
  • the first and the second assembly bodies comprise a plurality of bristles formed along a lower sides thereof, respectively.
  • a hinge groove defined in the first assembly body, a hinge protrusion formed on the second assembly body for advancement into the hinge groove, a hinge pin for engaging the hinge groove and the hinge protrusion, and an elastic member disposed on the hinge pin.
  • FIG. 1 is a view schematically showing a vacuum cleaner having a suction port assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the suction port assembly of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 3 is a view illustrating a suction port assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a view illustrating a second assembly body of the suction port assembly of FIG. 3 being folded onto a first assembly body.
  • a vacuum cleaner 100 having a suction port assembly 200 includes a cleaner body 110 housing a contaminant chamber (not shown) and a vacuum source (not shown), an operation part 130 for operating the vacuum cleaner 100, a suction port assembly 200 drawing in contaminant-laden air from the surface being cleaned by use of suction force generated from the vacuum cleaner (not shown), a flexible hose 120 connecting the cleaner body 110 with the operation part 130, and an extension pipe 140 connecting the operation part 130 with the suction port assembly 200.
  • the suction port assembly 200 includes a body comprising a first assembly body 210 and a second assembly body 220.
  • the first assembly body 210 cleans the first cleaning surface 10.
  • the first assembly body 210 has a suction path 213 defined at the upper end, and a first suction hole 212 defined at the lower surface of the first assembly body 210 contacting or in proximity to the first cleaning surface 10.
  • the suction path 213 is formed of a cylindrical pipe which may be formed integrally with or separately from the first assembly body 210.
  • the extension pipe 140 is coupled to or in fluid communication with the suction path 213.
  • the first suction hole 212 may be formed to be a rectangular opening which is extended to the right open side 210a of the first assembly body 210.
  • the first suction hole 212 directly contacts with or is in proximity to the first cleaning surface 10, and the contaminant-laden air is drawn through the first suction hole 212 from the first cleaning surface 10.
  • a plurality of cleaning bristles 250 may be attached along the outer part of the first suction hole 212 to hit and scratch contaminants off from the first cleaning surface 10.
  • the first suction hole 212 may take a variety of alternative configurations such as, for example, cylinders and ellipses.
  • the second assembly body 220 cleans the second cleaning surface 20 which is at a predetermined angle ⁇ 1 with respect to the first cleaning surface. To this end, there is a second suction hole 222 defined at the lower side of the second assembly body 220.
  • the first and second cleaning surfaces 10, 20 form a non-linear cleaning surface.
  • the second suction hole 222 is a substantially rectangular opening which extends to the left open side 220a of the second assembly body 220, and contacts directly or is in proximity with the second cleaning surface 20. Accordingly, the contaminant-laden air is drawn in through the second suction hole 222 from the second cleaning surface 20. There are a plurality of cleaning bristles 250 attached along the outside of the second suction hole 222 to hit and scratch contaminants off from the second cleaning surface 20.
  • the second suction hole 222 may take a variety of alternative configuration, such as, for example, cylinders and ellipsis.
  • the first and the second suction holes 212 and 222 are interconnected with the suction path 213. More specifically, the first suction hole 212 is located in the first assembly body 210, so that the first suction hole 212 directly interconnects with the suction path 213.
  • the second suction hole 222 is indirectly interconnected with the suction path 213, that is connected via the first suction hole 212.
  • contaminants of the first cleaning surface 10 are drawn through the suction path 213 via the first suction hole 212, while the contaminants of the second cleaning surface 20 are drawn to the suction path 213 via the second and the first suction holes 222 and 212.
  • the second assembly body 220 for cleaning the second cleaning surface 20 is articulately connected to be rotatable with respect to the first assembly body 210.
  • the first assembly body 210 includes a hinge groove 211
  • the second assembly body 220 includes a hinge protrusion 221 for advancement into the hinge groove 211.
  • a hinge pin 230 to engage the hinge groove 211 and the hinge protrusion 221 is used, and an elastic member 240 is disposed on the hinge pin 230.
  • the supports 211a and 211b each include a piercing hole for the hinge pin 230 to pass therethrough, and can be formed integrally with, or separately from, the first assembly body 210.
  • the hinge protrusion 221 for advancement into the hinge groove 211 may be formed integrally with, or separately from, the upper left side of the second assembly body 220, and has a piercing for the hinge pin 230 to pass therethrough.
  • the hinge pin 230 serves as an axis on which the hinge protrusion 221 is rotatably engaged with the hinge groove 211.
  • the hinge pin 230 is passed through the piercing holes of the supports 211 a and 211 b and then through the piercing hole of the hinge protrusion 221.
  • the elastic member 240 such as, for example, a coil spring or other biasing device, may be disposed on or operably connected with the hinge pin 230.
  • the elastic member 240 may be disposed to urge the second assembly body 220 in the direction indicated by arrow B (see FIG. 1 ). Accordingly, when both of the first and the second cleaning surfaces 10 and 20 are planar to each other such that both are positioned at an angle ⁇ 1 of zero degrees with respect to each other, by the urging force of the elastic member 240, the interior angle ⁇ 2 between the first and the second assembly bodies 210 and 220 is automatically turned to 180 degree, and therefore, the second assembly body 220 is turned horizontal with respect to the first assembly body 210. When the interior angle ⁇ 2 becomes zero degrees, the second assembly body 220 is folded onto the first assembly body 210.
  • the user of the vacuum cleaner can clean both of the first cleaning surface 10 and the second slanted cleaning surface 20 in one cleaning operation or simultaneously.
  • the cleaning method according to the present invention will be described hereinbelow in greater detail.
  • the interior angle ⁇ 2 between the first and the second assembly bodies 210 and 220 is varied, and according to the variance of the interior angle e 2, the first assembly body 210 may be brought into tight contact with the first cleaning surface 10, or the second assembly body 220 may be brought into tight contact with the second cleaning surface 20. Accordingly, suction efficiency deterioration of the cleaning is prevented, and damage to the suction port assembly 200 due to collision with the cleaning surfaces 10 and 20 can also be avoided.
  • suction port assembly 200 As shown in FIG. 1 will now be described in greater detail.
  • the user varies the interior angle ⁇ 2 in accordance with the slope angle ⁇ 1, to clean the cleaning surfaces 10 and 20 in one cleaning operation. More specifically, the user pushes the extension pipe 140 in the direction indicated by arrow F1. Accordingly, the first assembly body 210 contacts with the first cleaning surface 10, and advances in the direction of arrow F2, while the second assembly body 220 is turned in the direction of arrow A, and contacts with the second cleaning surface 20. In a state that the first assembly body 210 contacts the first cleaning surface 10, and the second assembly body 220 contacts the second cleaning surface 20, the suction port assembly 200 is moved in the direction either of arrow E or arrow F, to clean the first and the second cleaning surfaces 10 and 20.
  • the bristles 250 along the outer side of the first suction hole 212 hits and scratch the contaminants off from the first cleaning surface 10, so that the contaminants can be drawn to the suction path 213 via the first suction hole 212 which is defined at the lower side of the first assembly body 210.
  • the bristles 250 formed along the outer side of the second suction hole 222 hit and scratch contaminants off from the second cleaning surface 20, so that the contaminants can be drawn into the suction path 213 via the second suction hole 222 which is defined at the lower side of the second assembly body 220, and the first suction hole 212 interconnected with the second suction hole 222.
  • the contaminants at the suction path 213 are collected in the dust chamber (not shown) of the cleaner body 110 via the extension pipe 140 and the flexible hose 120.
  • the suction port assembly 300 may be structured for the stairway cleaning purpose, as shown in FIG. 3 .
  • a reference numeral 400 denotes a carpet covering the stairway 300.
  • the suction port assembly 300 When constructed for stairway cleaning purpose, the suction port assembly 300 has the first and the second assembly bodies 310 and 320 at the interior angle ⁇ 4 constantly more than 60 degrees. More preferably, the interior angle ⁇ 4 may be fixed to 90 degrees. To this end, the right open corner 310a (see FIG. 4 ) of the first assembly body 310 and the left open corner 320b (see FIG. 4 ) of the second assembly body 320 are contacted with each other to provide for direct communication of the suction therebetween. By fixing the interior angle ⁇ 4 to 90 degrees, the slope angle ⁇ 3 between the first and the second cleaning surfaces 30 and 40 can be maintained at 90 degrees, and therefore, the interior angle ⁇ 4 does not change in operation. Furthermore, by doing as described above, the elastic member 240 (see FIG. 2 ) may be omitted from the suction port assembly 300 for the stairway cleaning operation, because the interior angle e 4 is not required to be automatically adjusted.
  • the suction port assembly 300 can be stowed with increased convenience when not in use, because the second assembly body 320 can be turned 90 degrees toward the first assembly body 310 so that the second assembly 320 can be folded onto the first assembly body 310.
  • the top of the second assembly 320 is preferably adapted with a recess so as to allow for the folding of the second assembly completely over the first assembly 310 as shown in FIG. 4 .
  • the other structures will not be explained hereinbelow for these are similar to those of the suction port assembly 200 as described above with reference to FIG. 1 .
  • suction port assembly 300 of FIG. 3 The operation of the suction port assembly 300 of FIG. 3 will now be described in greater detail below.
  • the user of the cleaner contacts the first assembly body 310 to the first cleaning surface 30, and the second assembly body 320 to the second cleaning surface 40, respectively.
  • the slope angle ⁇ 3 and the interior angle ⁇ 4 are fixed to 90 degrees, the user does not need to force the extension pipe 140 to vary the interior angle e 4 in accordance with the slope angle e 3.
  • the suction port assembly 300 With the first assembly body 310 contacting the first cleaning surface 30 and the second assembly body 320 contacting the second cleaning surface 40, the suction port assembly 300 is moved in the direction of arrow G or arrow H, and cleans the first and the second cleaning surfaces 30 and 40. The rest of the cleaning operation will be omitted for this is similar to that which has been described above with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 .
  • the vacuum cleaner having a suction port assembly according to the present invention is especially effective for the cleaning of stairways with slope angles of 90 degrees, or carpeted areas which attract more dusts and therefore require frequent cleaning operations.

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  1. Ensemble d'orifice d'aspiration à utiliser avec un aspirateur (100) comprenant une source d'aspiration et un tuyau d'extension, l'ensemble d'orifice d'aspiration comprenant :
    un corps (200) en communication fluidique avec la source d'aspiration et étant pliable pour entrer en contact avec une surface non linéaire étant nettoyée,
    dans lequel :
    - le corps comprend une pluralité de corps d'assemblage (210, 220 ; 310, 320) mutuellement reliés de manière articulée,
    - la pluralité de corps d'assemblage comprend un premier et un second corps d'assemblage (210, 220 ; 310, 320), le second corps d'assemblage (220 ; 320) étant relié de manière rotative au premier corps d'assemblage (210 ; 310),
    - le second corps d'assemblage (220 ; 320) peut tourner sur une pluralité d'angles intérieurs (θ2) par rapport au premier corps d'assemblage (210 ; 310) conformément à un angle de la surface non linéaire étant nettoyée,
    caractérisé en ce que l'angle intérieur (θ2) va d'environ 0 degré à environ 180 degrés.
  2. Ensemble d'orifice d'aspiration selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le premier et le second corps d'assemblage (210, 310 ; 220, 320) peuvent être positionnés à un angle intérieur (θ2) d'au moins 60 degrés l'un par rapport à l'autre.
  3. Ensemble d'orifice d'aspiration selon la revendication 1, dans lequel l'angle intérieur (θ2) peut varier pour aller d'environ 0 degré à environ 90 degrés.
  4. Ensemble d'orifice d'aspiration selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le premier corps d'assemblage (210 ; 310) comprend un passage d'aspiration (213) en communication fluidique avec le tuyau d'extension de l'aspirateur, dans lequel le premier et le second corps d'assemblage (210, 220 ; 310, 320) ont chacun un premier et un second trou d'aspiration (212, 222) définis dans des côtés inférieurs de ceux-ci, respectivement, et dans lequel le premier et le second trou d'aspiration (212, 222) sont interconnectés avec le passage d'aspiration (213), respectivement.
  5. Ensemble d'orifice d'aspiration selon la revendication 4, dans lequel le premier et le second corps d'assemblage (210, 220; 310, 320) comprennent chacun une pluralité de fibres (250) formées le long des côtés inférieurs de ceux-ci, respectivement.
  6. Ensemble d'orifice d'aspiration selon la revendication 1, dans lequel les multiples corps d'assemblage (210, 220 ; 310, 320) sont mutuellement reliés de manière articulée par l'intermédiaire d'une charnière.
  7. Ensemble d'orifice d'aspiration selon la revendication 1, comprenant en outre :
    une rainure d'articulation du premier corps d'assemblage ;
    une saillie d'articulation (111) du second corps d'assemblage conçue pour s'étendre dans la rainure d'articulation ; et
    une broche d'articulation (230) pour relier la rainure d'articulation et la saillie d'articulation.
  8. Ensemble d'orifice d'aspiration selon la revendication 7, comprenant en outre un élément élastique (240) fonctionnellement relié à la broche d'articulation (230).
  9. Aspirateur, comprenant :
    une source d'aspiration ; et
    un ensemble d'orifice d'aspiration (200), comprenant un corps en communication fluidique avec la source d'aspiration et étant pliable pour entrer en contact avec une surface non linéaire étant nettoyée,
    dans lequel :
    - le corps (200) comprend une pluralité de corps d'assemblage (210, 220 ; 310, 320) mutuellement reliés de manière articulée,
    - la pluralité de corps d'assemblage (210, 220 ; 310, 320) comprend un premier et un second corps d'assemblage, le second corps d'assemblage (220 ; 320) étant relié de manière rotative au premier corps d'assemblage (210 ; 310),
    - le second corps d'assemblage peut tourner sur une pluralité d'angles intérieurs (θ2) par rapport au premier corps d'assemblage conformément à un angle de la surface non linéaire étant nettoyée, et
    caractérisé en ce que l'angle intérieur (θ2) va d'environ 0 degré à environ 180 degrés.
  10. Aspirateur selon la revendication 9, dans lequel l'angle intérieur (θ2) peut varier pour aller d'environ 0 degré à environ 90 degrés.
  11. Aspirateur selon la revendication 9, comprenant en outre un tuyau d'extension (140) en communication fluidique avec la source d'aspiration, dans lequel le premier corps d'assemblage (210;310) comprend un passage d'aspiration (213) en communication fluidique avec le tuyau d'extension, dans lequel le premier et le second corps d'assemblage ont chacun un premier et un second trou d'aspiration (212, 222) définis dans des côtés inférieurs de ceux-ci, respectivement, et dans lequel le premier et le second trou d'aspiration sont interconnectés avec le passage d'aspiration, respectivement.
  12. Aspirateur selon la revendication 11, dans lequel le premier et le second corps d'assemblage comprennent chacun une pluralité de fibres (230) formées le long des côtés inférieurs de ceux-ci, respectivement.
  13. Aspirateur selon la revendication 9, dans lequel l'ensemble d'orifice d'aspiration (200) comprend en outre un ensemble d'articulation comprenant une rainure d'articulation, une saillie d'articulation (221) conçue pour s'étendre dans la rainure d'articulation, une broche d'articulation (230) pour relier la rainure d'articulation et la saillie d'articulation, et un élément élastique (240), dans lequel l'ensemble d'articulation relie de manière rotative les premier et second corps d'assemblage, et dans lequel l'élément élastique sollicite les premier et second corps d'assemblage.
  14. Procédé de nettoyage d'une surface non linéaire, comprenant les étapes consistant à :
    fournir une force d'aspiration à un ensemble d'orifice d'aspiration, à partir d'une source d'aspiration ;
    faire pivoter une première partie de l'ensemble d'orifice d'aspiration par rapport à une seconde partie de l'ensemble d'orifice d'aspiration, à un angle qui correspond à la surface non linéaire étant nettoyée ; et
    déplacer l'ensemble d'orifice d'aspiration le long de la surface non linéaire de manière à ce que les première et seconde parties de l'ensemble d'orifice d'aspiration restent simultanément à proximité de la surface non linéaire,
    caractérisé en ce que l'ensemble d'orifice d'aspiration utilisé dans ledit procédé est conforme à l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8.
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