EP2120668A1 - Appareil de fixation d'un chiffon d'aspirateur et procédé de fabrication de celui-ci - Google Patents

Appareil de fixation d'un chiffon d'aspirateur et procédé de fabrication de celui-ci

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EP2120668A1
EP2120668A1 EP07833521A EP07833521A EP2120668A1 EP 2120668 A1 EP2120668 A1 EP 2120668A1 EP 07833521 A EP07833521 A EP 07833521A EP 07833521 A EP07833521 A EP 07833521A EP 2120668 A1 EP2120668 A1 EP 2120668A1
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attachment
attachment portion
rag
support member
steam
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EP2120668B1 (fr
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Byung-Sun Yang
Hyuk-Min Kwon
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LG Electronics Inc
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LG Electronics Inc
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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
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/34—Machines for treating carpets in position by liquid, foam, or vapour, e.g. by steam
    • 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
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • 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
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
    • 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
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
    • A47L11/4036—Parts or details of the surface treating tools
    • A47L11/4044—Vacuuming or pick-up tools; Squeegees
    • 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
    • A47L13/00—Implements for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L13/10—Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing
    • A47L13/20—Mops
    • A47L13/24—Frames for mops; Mop heads
    • A47L13/254—Plate frames
    • A47L13/256—Plate frames for mops made of cloth
    • 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

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  • This document relates to an attachment apparatus for a rag of a cleaner and a manufacturing method thereof.
  • a cleaner is an apparatus for reducing human labor by performing cleaning by means of machinery.
  • a various kind of cleaners such as a vacuum cleaner using absorption force, a water cleaner simultaneously sucking in water and air by spraying water, as well as a recent steam cleaner removing a foreign substance of a bottom surface by spraying steam, etc. have been appeared.
  • a rag is attached to the steam cleaner to remove the foreign substance of the bottom surface.
  • a separate lever is provided to fix both ends of the rag, or a velcro is used to fix the rag. Disclosure of Invention Technical Problem
  • the embodiment has been proposed in order to solve the problems. It is an object of the embodiment to provide an attachment apparatus for a rag of a cleaner capable of preventing an attachment portion for attaching the rag from being easily separated.
  • the attachment apparatus for the rag of the cleaner comprises: an attachment portion to which the rag is attached; a support member supporting the attachment portion; and a cover member covering a portion of the attachment portion.
  • the attachment apparatus for the rag of the cleaner comprises: an attachment portion to which the rag is attached; and a position fixing device fixing the position of the attachment portion, wherein the attachment portion and the position fixing device are integrally formed by means of insert injection.
  • the manufacturing method of the attachment apparatus for the rag of the cleaner comprises the steps of: attaching an attachment portion to a support member; inserting the support member to which the attachment portion is attached into the inside of a mold to fix it; injecting molded resin into the inside of the mold so that the resin is filled around the support member; and solidifying the resin filled in the inside of the mold in the injecting step to form a cover member.
  • the manufacturing method of the attachment apparatus for the rag of the cleaner comprises the steps of: fixing the position of an attachment portion to a support member; and injection molding a cover member covering the support member and the attachment portion.
  • the attachment apparatus is formed by means of the insert injection of the attachment portion, it is prevented that the attachment portion is separated from the attachment apparatus due to a high temperature.
  • the attachment portion is formed by means of the insert injection of the attachment portion, it is prevented that the attachment portion is separated from the attachment apparatus due to a high temperature.
  • the edge of the attachment portion is completely inserted into the inside of the attachment apparatus by means of the insert injection to form one body, the separation of the attachment portion is not generated.
  • it is not required to comprise a separate engagement means for fixing the attachment portion to the attachment apparatus, manufacturing cost is reduced, and working efficiency is improved.
  • the attachment portion is attached to an accurate position of the support member by means of a guide mean guiding the coupling of the attachment portion and the support member, the attachment is firm, as well as working efficiency is improved.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a steam and vacuum clearer adopting an attachment apparatus for a rag according to the embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an appearance of a nozzle according to the embodiment.
  • FIG. 3 is a partially cut-away perspective view of the nozzle according to the embodiment.
  • FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the nozzle.
  • FIG. 5 is a side cross-sectional view of the nozzle.
  • FIG. 6 is a front cross-sectional view of the nozzle.
  • FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a lower surface of the nozzle.
  • FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the nozzle.
  • FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of a rag plate according to the embodiment.
  • FIG. 10 is a perspective view of an attachment apparatus according to the embodiment.
  • FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of the attachment apparatus.
  • FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the attachment apparatus.
  • FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing a schematic process of a preferred embodiment of a manufacturing method of the attachment apparatus.
  • FIG. 14 is a state diagram showing a fabricating process of the attachment apparatus. Mode for the Invention
  • FIG. 1 a perspective view of a steam and vacuum cleaner adopting an attachment apparatus for a rag according to the embodiment is shown.
  • a canister type of a cleaner is described by way of example.
  • the idea of the embodiment is not limited to the kind of a cleaner, and can be also applied to any cleaning apparatus comprising the attachment apparatus for the rag.
  • a cleaner according to the embodiment is constituted by a body 50 having a plurality of components built therein, an extension pipe 60 constituted to be able to adjust length, a connection hose 70 connected to the extension pipe to guide air and foreign substance, and a nozzle 100 guiding the air and the foreign substance while moving in a state close to a bottom surface, etc.
  • connection hose 70 is provided between such a nozzle 100 and the body 50 to guide the flow of the air and the foreign substance. That is, one end of the extension pipe 60 is connected to the nozzle 100, and the body 50 is connected to the one end of the connection hose 70.
  • the other end of the extension pipe 60 is provided with a handle 80.
  • the front surface of the handle 80 is formed with a control panel 82.
  • a user manipulates the control panel 82 in a state grasping the handle 80 with one hand to be able to control the operation of the cleaner, the strength and weakness of the cleaner or on/off of a steam generating device 120 described below.
  • the inside of the body 50 is installed with a plurality of components such as a motor assembly (not shown) generating suction force by rotating by means of power supplied from the outside and a dust collecting unit 52 in which the foreign substance in the air is filtered and piled up, etc.
  • a motor assembly not shown
  • a dust collecting unit 52 in which the foreign substance in the air is filtered and piled up, etc.
  • the nozzle 100 guides the foreign substance on the bottom surface so that it is sucked into the inside of the body 50 together with the air. And, the overall appearance of the nozzle 100 is formed by means of a base pan 110 and an external case 200 coupled to the upper side of the base pan 110.
  • the base pan 110 has a rectangular shape, and is formed with a suction port 112 in which an external air and foreign substance are inflowed. Therefore, the air and the foreign substance below the base pan 110 is suck into the inside of the base pan 100 through the suction port 112.
  • the rear side of the base pan 110 is installed with a pair of moving wheels 114.
  • the right and left of the front end of the base pan 110 are installed with a pair of auxiliary wheels 115.
  • connection pipe 116 The central portion of the rear end of the base pan 110 is installed with a connection pipe 116.
  • the extension pipe 60 is coupled to the connection pipe 116.
  • the connection pipe 116 is formed in a cylindrical shape to guide the air and the foreign substance inflowed into the inside of the nozzle 100 to the extension pipe 60.
  • the damping member 118 is made of an elastic material such as a rubber, and is installed on the front surface and the right and left side of the base pan 110. In the case where the nozzle 100 collides with an external object such as the surface of a wall, etc., the damping member 118 performs operation preventing the breakage of the nozzle 100 and mitigating impact.
  • the inside of the nozzle 100 is provided with a steam generating device 120 heating water to supply steam.
  • a schematic appearance of the steam generating device 120 is formed by a steam case 130.
  • the steam case 130 is constituted by a steam base 132 made of a flat panel, and a steam cover 134 coupled to the upper side of the steam base 132. Therefore, a predetermined space is formed between the steam base 132 and the steam cover 134.
  • the space between the steam base 132 and the steam cover 134 is formed with a steam generating portion 136 heating water to form steam and a water storing portion 138 supplying the water to the steam generating portion 136.
  • the steam generating portion 136 is formed to be lengthened before and behind in the vicinity of the left end of the nozzle 100, and the water storing portion 138 is formed to be lengthened right and left.
  • the steam generating portion 136 and the water storing portion 138 are in communication with each other.
  • the height of the steam generating portion 136 is formed to be higher than that of the water storing portion 138. This is because the steam generating portion 136 must be provided with a sufficient space for forming the steam, and also accommodate a heater 140 described below.
  • the steam generating portion 136 is installed with the heater 140.
  • the heater 140 generates heat by means of power applied from the outside, thereby converting water in the steam generating portion 136 into steam.
  • the heater 140 is preferably formed in character U shape (when being viewed from top).
  • the rear end of the steam generating portion 136 is formed with a heater support
  • the heater support 142 is formed to be protruded upward from the steam base 132, to fix and support both ends of the heater 140.
  • the vicinity of the center of the steam generating portion 136 is formed with a steam guide 144.
  • the steam guide 144 is formed to be protruded upward at a certain height from the steam base 132, and is made of a hollow axis having a channel formed therein.
  • the steam is moved through the steam guide 144. That is, the steam formed from the steam generating portion 136 is moved to the lower side of the steam base 132 through the steam guide 144.
  • the bottom of the steam generating portion 136 is provided with an absorption filter 146.
  • the absorption filter 146 is preferably formed in a rectangular shape corresponding to the size of the bottom of the steam generating portion 136 and is positioned on the lower side of the heater 140.
  • the lower surface of the absorption filter 146 abuts on the steam base 132, and the upper surface thereof abuts on the heater 140. And, it is preferable that the absorption filter 146 easily absorbs the water and is made of material having a strong heat-resisting property. That is, the absorption filter 146 is made of material maintaining moisture such as a sponge and is formed of material having a strong heat- resisting property, which is not burned even in a state abutting on the heater 140.
  • the absorption filter is made of material such as asbestos.
  • the moisture absorbed into the absorption filter 146 is heated and evaporated by means of the heater 140 to be converted into the steam.
  • the steam cover 134 is formed to have a step. That is, as shown in Figure 4, the steam cover 134 comprises a steam portion cover 134a covering the upper side of the steam generating portion 136 and a storing portion cover 134b covering the upper side of the water storing portion 138. And, the height of the steam portion cover 134a is relatively higher than that of the storing portion cover 134b.
  • the steam cover 134 is formed with a water inlet 150. And a portion of the water inlet 150 is protruded upward. And, the inside of the water inlet 150 is formed with a screw surface.
  • the water inlet 150 is selectively closed by means of an inlet valve 152.
  • the outer circumferential surface of the inlet vale 152 is formed with a screw surface. Therefore, the inlet valve 152 is screw-coupled to the water inlet 150.
  • a suction channel pipe 160 is positioned on the upper side of the steam generating device 120.
  • the suction channel pipe 160 guides air and foreign substance inflowed from the outside to the rear of the nozzle 100.
  • the suction channel pipe 160 is installed to traverse the central portion of the nozzle 100 before and behind and the front end thereof is coupled to the suction port 112.
  • the lower of the base pan 110 is formed with a plate accommodating portion 170 having a rectangular shape to be depressed upward.
  • a rag plate 180 described below is accommodated in the plate accommodating portion 170.
  • the plate accommodating portion 170 is preferably made of metal material so that the rag plate 180 described below can be attached by means of magnetic force.
  • the whole of the plate accommodating portion 170 need not be made of the metal material, and only a portion of the plate accommodating portion can be made of the metal material.
  • the plate accommodating portion 170 is not made of the metal material, but a separate metal material can be built in the upper side of the plate accommodating portion 170 or be provided on the lower surface of the plate accommodating portion 170.
  • the central portion of the plate accommodating portion 170 is formed with a steam guide member 172 to be lengthened right and left.
  • the inside of the steam guide member 172 is formed with a channel to guide the steam moved to the lower side of the base pan 110 through the steam guide 144 to be dispersed and spread right and left.
  • the lower surface of the steam guide member 172 is formed with a plurality of steam spouting holes 174 to be penetrated upward and downward. Therefore, the steam guided by means of the steam guide member 172 is discharged to the lower side through the steam spouting holes 174.
  • the rag plate 180 having the rectangular shape is selectively mounted on the plate accommodating portion 170.
  • a rag 190 is detachably attached to the rag plate 180.
  • the lower surface of the rag plate 180 is formed with a plurality of apertures 182. That is, as shown in Figure 7, each of the front portion and the rear portion of the lower surface of the rag plate 180 is formed with three apertures, respectively, i.e. a total of six apertures 182.
  • an attachment portion 242 of an attachment apparatus 240 described below is exposed downward through the apertures 182.
  • the rag plate 180 is attached and fixed to the lower surface of the nozzle 100 by means of the magnetic force. Therefore, although not shown, the inside of the rag plate 180 is installed with a permanent magnet to be lengthened right and left.
  • Such a permanent magnet is to allow the rag plate 180 to be easily attached to the plate accommodating portion 170. That is, since the plate accommodating portion 170 is formed of the metal material and the permanent magnet is built in the rag plate 180, when bringing the rag plate 180 to the vicinity of the plate accommodating portion 170, the rag plate 180 is attached to the plate accommodating portion 170 by means of the magnetic force.
  • the central portion of the rag plate 180 is formed with a member penetration hole
  • the member penetration hole 184 is formed at a certain size corresponding to the length of the right and left of the steam guide member 172. Therefore, the lower surface of the steam guide member 172 is exposed to the lower of the rag plate 180 through the member penetration hole 184.
  • the rear end of the rag plate 180 is formed with a detaching lever 186 to be protruded at a certain size rearward.
  • the detaching lever 186 allows the rag plate 180 to be easily separated from the lower surface of the nozzle 100. And, the detaching lever 186 is vertically bent upward from the rear end of the rag plate 180 and then, is again vertically bent rearward so that it is formed in a character ' I ' shape on the whole (when being viewed from the right side).
  • the right side of the external case 200 is formed with a valve safety mounting portion 202 to be depressed downward, wherein the inlet valve 152 is safely mounted on the valve safety mounting portion 202.
  • the central portion of the valve safety mounting portion 202 is formed with a valve penetration hole 204 to be penetrated upward and downward, wherein the lower end of the inlet valve 152 penetrates through the valve penetration hole 204.
  • the central portion of the external case 200 is formed with a central cover 210 to traverse before and behind.
  • the central cover 210 is formed with a display portion 212.
  • the display portion 212 which performs a role displaying the operating state of the steam generating device 120 to the outside, mainly displays whether or not power is supplied and whether or not water is lacking (replenished).
  • the rag plate 180 comprises a lower cover 220 forming a lower appearance, a upper cover 230 forming an upper appearance, and an attachment apparatus 240 attaching and fixing the rag 190.
  • the lower cover 220 and the upper cover 230 have rectangular shapes and are coupled to each other by means of a plurality of screws. And, the attachment apparatus 240 is installed between the lower cover 220 and the upper cover 230.
  • a plurality of attachment apparatus 240 is provided in the rag plate 180, and a portion of the attachment apparatus is exposed to the lower side of the lower cover 220. That is, a portion of an attachment apparatus 242 described below is exposed to the lower side of the lower cover 220 through the aperture 182.
  • the upper surface of the lower cover 220 is formed with a plurality of safety mounting portion 222 on which the attachment apparatus is safely mount. Therefore, the safety mounting portion 222 is composed of a total of six to correspond to the number of the attachment apparatus 240.
  • the edge of the safety mounting portion 222 is partially protruded upward from the lower cover 220 to prevent the attachment apparatus 240 from being moved right and left and before and behind.
  • the inner circumferential surface of the safety mounting portion 222 is formed to have a step, thereby supporting the attachment apparatus 240.
  • the safety mounting portion 222 is formed with the aperture 182 to be penetrated upward and downward. And, the safety mounting portion 222 is formed with a safety mounting surface 224 having a predetermined width along the inner circumferential surface of the safety mounting portion 222. The edge of a support portion 244a of the attachment apparatus 240 described below is safely mounted on the safety mounting surface 224.
  • FIG 10 a perspective view of an overall appearance of the attachment apparatus is shown, and in Figure 11, an exploded perspective view of the attachment apparatus is shown. And, in Figure 12, the cross section of the attachment apparatus is shown.
  • the attachment apparatus 240 comprises an attachment portion 242 to which the rag 190 is closely adhered and attached, and a position fixing device fixing device fixing the position of the attachment portion 242.
  • the position fixing device comprises a cover member 244 covering a portion of the attachment portion 242 and a support member 246 supporting the attachment portion 242.
  • a velcro member can be used as the attachment portion 242.
  • the velcro member is made of magic tape referred to as velcro or 'sticking velcro'. Therefore, while not shown, the upper surface of the rag 190 is formed with a velcro corresponding to the velcro member. Accordingly, the rag 190 can be attached to the velcro member.
  • the velcro member having a polygonal shape is supported while being attahced to the lower surface of the support member 246, and the outside of the velcro member is provided with the cover member 244 to cover the edge of the velcro member.
  • the edge of the attachment portion 242 has a polygonal shape, and the central portion thereof is formed with a guide hole 252 to be penetrated. Together with a guide protrusion 254 described below, the guide hole 252 forms a guide means 250. That is, the guide hole 252 guide the attachment portion 242 to be attached to an accurate position on the lower surface of the support member 246.
  • the cover member 244 comprises a rectangular flat panel support portion 244a having the size and shape corresponding to the size of the upper end of the aperture 182 and a fixing portion 244b having the size corresponding to the size of the lower end of the aperture 182. The edge of the support portion 244a is safely mounted on the safety mounting surface 224.
  • the fixing portion 244b is a portion supporting and fixing the edge portion of the attachment portion 242, and the central portion thereof is formed with an exposing portion 244c to be penetrated upward and downward, wherein the exposing portion exposes a portion of the attachment portion 242. And, the cover member 244 is injection molded.
  • the support member 246 has an appearance of a rectangular shape and is accommodated in the inside of the cover member 244.
  • the right and left of the inside of the support member 246 is formed with a pair of depressed grooves 248 depressed downward, and the edge of the support member 246 is formed with a plurality of injection guides 246a to be protruded outside, wherein the injection guide allows the cover member 244 to be more easily insert injected.
  • the guide protrusion 254 is formed in a rectangular shape corresponding to the guide groove 252 and is inserted into the guide groove 252 to guide the coupling position of the attachment portion 242 and the support member 246.
  • the central portion of the guide protrusion 254 is formed with an inlet hole
  • the inlet hole 246b allows a central fixing portion 244d to be formed on the lower surface of the attachment apparatus 240 by allowing the resin of the upper side to be inflowed to the lower side through the inlet hole 246b, in the case where the cover member 244 is molded by means of injection molding.
  • the central fixing portion 244d is formed to cover the vicinity of the guide protrusion 254, thereby allowing the central portion of the attachment portion 242 to be firmly fixed to the central portion of the support member 246.
  • a user rotates the inlet valve 152 to open the water inlet 150 and then, supplies water from the outside through the water inlet 150. And, when an appropriate amount of water is accommodated in the water storing portion 138, the user closes the water inlet 150 using the inlet valve 152.
  • the steam generating device 120 operates by means of the power applied from the outside. That is, the power of the outside is supplied to the heater 140 so that the heater 140 generates heat.
  • this state is a state that the water is supplied from the outside to the water storing portion 138 through the water inlet 150 and this water is sufficiently absorbed in the absorption filter 146.
  • the water instantly heated by means of the heater 140 is the water positioned around the heater 140 and absorbed in the absorption filter 146, rather than the overall water stored in the inside of the steam case 130.
  • this state is displayed on the display portion 212. Also, whether or not the water is lacking is displayed on the display portion 212. That is, when water lack is sensed by measuring a water lever sensor (not shown) installed inside the water storing portion 138, this state is displayed to the outside through the display portion 212. Therefore, the user can take an appropriate action according to various information displayed on the display portion 212.
  • the user can selectively mount and use the rag plate 180 according to the state of the floor intended to clean.
  • the user firstly attaches the rag 190 to the rag plate 180 and then, mounts the rag plate 180 on the plate accommodating portion 170 formed on the lower surface of the nozzle 100.
  • the user perform a cleaning work in the state that the rag plate 180 is detached.
  • the user pushes the detaching lever 186 of the rag plate 180 to the lower side using toes or hands, etc in the state that the rag plate 180 is mounted on the lower surface of the nozzle 100.
  • the rag plate 180 is separated and detached from the plate accommodating portion 170. That is, since the rag plate 180 is mounted on the lower surface of the nozzle 100 by means of the magnetic force, when applying force larger than this magnetic force, the rag plate 180 is spontaneously separated from the nozzle 100.
  • Figure 13 shows a block diagram showing a schematic process of a preferred embodiment of a manufacturing method of the attachment apparatus
  • Figure 14 shows a state diagram showing a fabricating process of the attachment apparatus.
  • the manufacturing method of the attachment apparatus 240 comprises the steps of: attaching S300 the attachment portion 242 to the support member 246; inserting S310 the attachment portion 242 and the support member 246 fixed to each other by means of the attaching step S300 into the inside of a mold to fix them; injecting S320 molded resin into the inside of the mold so that the resin is filled around the attachment portion 242; and solidifying S330 the resin filled in the inside of the mold in the injecting step S320 to form a cover member 244.
  • the attaching step S300 is a process attaching the back surface of the attachment portion 242 to the upper surface of the support member 246 (the lower surface in Figure 11) using adhesive as in Figure 14(a).
  • the guide means 250 guides the attachment portion of the attachment portion 242. That is, if the guide protrusion 254 of the support member 246 is assembled to be inserted into the guide groove 252 of the velcro member 242, the attachment portion 242 is put at an accurate position.
  • the inserting step S310 is constituted by a process S312 inserting the attachment portion 242 and the support member 246 into the inside of the mold and a process S314 fixing the edge of the attachment portion 242 by pressing it to be bent downward, etc.
  • the inserting process S312 is a process inserting the support member 246 and the velcro member 242 to the inside of the mold in the state where the attachment portion 242 is attached to the upper surface of the support member 246 as in Figure 14(a).
  • the injecting step S320 is a process forming the cover member 244.
  • the molded resin covers the vicinity of the support member 246 in the state where the velcro member 242 is attached to the support member 246.
  • the resin of the lower side (in Figure 14) is also transferred to the upper side through the inlet hole 246b to form the central fixing portion 244d. That is, the resin transferred to the upper side of the support member 246 through the inlet hole 246b covers the outside of the guide protrusion 254 to form the central fixing portion 244d.
  • the attachment portion 242 around the guide protrusion 254 is naturally molded together with the resin to be firmly fixed to the support member 246.
  • the cover member 244 having a shape corresponding to the inside of the mold frame, and such a cover member 244 is integrally formed with the support member 246 and the attachment portion 242.
  • the attachment apparatus 240 is molded by means of the injection molding.
  • the cover member 244 when forming the cover member 244 by means of the injection molding, the cover member 244, the attachment portion 242, and the support member 246 are integrally formed by means of a method inserting the attaching portion 242 and the support member 246 into the inside of the mold.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Nozzles For Electric Vacuum Cleaners (AREA)
  • Cleaning Implements For Floors, Carpets, Furniture, Walls, And The Like (AREA)
  • Absorbent Articles And Supports Therefor (AREA)

Abstract

Le mode de réalisation porte sur un appareil de fixation pour un chiffon d'un aspirateur et sur un procédé de fabrication de celui-ci. Un appareil de fixation pour un chiffon d'un aspirateur selon un aspect comporte : une partie de fixation à laquelle le chiffon est fixé ; un élément de support supportant la partie de fixation ; et un élément de recouvrement recouvrant une partie de la partie de fixation. Un procédé de fabrication d'un appareil de fixation pour un chiffon d'un aspirateur selon un autre aspect comprend les étapes consistant à : fixer une partie de fixation à un élément de support ; introduire l'élément de support auquel la partie de fixation est fixée à l'intérieur d'un moule pour le fixer ; injecter de la résine moulée dans l'intérieur du moule de telle sorte que la résine est introduite autour de l'élément de support ; et faire se solidifier la résine introduite dans l'intérieur du moule dans l'étape d'injection afin de former un élément de recouvrement.
EP07833521.3A 2006-10-23 2007-10-23 Semelle avec un appareil de fixation d'un chiffon d'aspirateur Not-in-force EP2120668B1 (fr)

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KR1020060102945A KR101276438B1 (ko) 2006-10-23 2006-10-23 청소기의 걸레 부착수단 및 그 성형방법
PCT/KR2007/005212 WO2008050999A1 (fr) 2006-10-23 2007-10-23 Appareil de fixation d'un chiffon d'aspirateur et procédé de fabrication de celui-ci

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