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EP2316323A1
EP2316323A1 EP09805114A EP09805114A EP2316323A1 EP 2316323 A1 EP2316323 A1 EP 2316323A1 EP 09805114 A EP09805114 A EP 09805114A EP 09805114 A EP09805114 A EP 09805114A EP 2316323 A1 EP2316323 A1 EP 2316323A1
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lever unit
stopper
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vacuum cleaner
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Man-Tae Hwang
Young-Ho Kim
Hae-Seock Yang
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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
    • A47L5/00—Structural features of suction cleaners
    • A47L5/12—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum
    • A47L5/22—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum with rotary fans
    • A47L5/36—Suction cleaners with hose between nozzle and casing; Suction cleaners for fixing on staircases; Suction cleaners for carrying on the back
    • A47L5/362—Suction cleaners with hose between nozzle and casing; Suction cleaners for fixing on staircases; Suction cleaners for carrying on the back of the horizontal type, e.g. canister or sledge type
    • 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
    • A47L9/10—Filters; Dust separators; Dust removal; Automatic exchange of filters
    • A47L9/16—Arrangement or disposition of cyclones or other devices with centrifugal action
    • 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
    • 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
    • A47L9/10—Filters; Dust separators; Dust removal; Automatic exchange of filters
    • A47L9/106—Dust removal
    • A47L9/108—Dust compression means
    • 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
    • A47L9/10—Filters; Dust separators; Dust removal; Automatic exchange of filters
    • A47L9/16—Arrangement or disposition of cyclones or other devices with centrifugal action
    • A47L9/1691—Mounting or coupling means for cyclonic chamber or dust receptacles
    • 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
    • A47L9/32—Handles
    • 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
    • A47L9/32—Handles
    • A47L9/327—Handles for suction cleaners with hose between nozzle and casing

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  • Embodiments relate to a vacuum cleaner.
  • vacuum cleaners are devices that suck air containing dusts using a suction force generated by a suction motor installed inside a main body to filter the dusts in the main body.
  • Such a vacuum cleaner may be largely classified into a canister type in which a suction nozzle is separated from a main body to connect thereto through a connection tube and an upright type in which a suction nozzle is coupled to a main body.
  • Embodiments provide a vacuum cleaner which prevents a dust container from being separated from a main body while a user grasps a handle disposed on the dust container in a state where the dust container is mounted on the main body to move the main body.
  • a vacuum cleaner includes: a main body; a dust container separably coupled to the main body; a handle disposed on the dust container; a lever unit movably disposed on the handle, the lever unit being selectively coupled to the main body; and a stopper for selectively restricting the movement of the lever unit.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a vacuum cleaner including a dust separation device according to an embodiment.
  • Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the vacuum cleaner from which a container is separated.
  • Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the vacuum cleaner from which a dust separation device is separated.
  • Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the dust container according to an embodiment.
  • Fig. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the dust container according to an embodiment.
  • Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken along line A-A of Fig. 1 .
  • Fig. 7 is a view of a state in which a main body stands upright in a state where the dust container is separated from the main body.
  • Fig. 8 is a sectional view illustrating an inner structure of a handle in the state of Fig. 7 .
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a vacuum cleaner including a dust separation device according to an embodiment.
  • Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the vacuum cleaner from which a container is separated.
  • Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the vacuum cleaner from which a dust separation device is separated.
  • a vacuum cleaner 1 includes a main body 10 in which a suction motor is built, a dust separation device 100 separably mounted on the main body 10 and separating dusts from air, and a dust container 200 separably mounted on the main body 10 and storing the dusts separated by the dust separation device 100.
  • a plurality of wheels 12 for easily moving the main body 10 is disposed on the main body 10.
  • a first mounting part 13 is disposed on the main body 10 to mount the dust container 200.
  • a fixing plate 14 for fixing the dust container 200 is disposed above the first mounting part 13.
  • a second mounting part 18 is disposed at an upper portion of the main body to mount the dust separation device 100.
  • a cover member 20 for covering the dust separation device 100 in a state where the dust separation device 100 is mounted on the second mounting part 18 is disposed on the main body 10.
  • the cover member 20 has one end rotatably coupled to the main body 10 by a hinge and the other end separably coupled to the fixing plate 14.
  • a coupling button 22 is disposed on the cover 20 to couple the cover 20 to the fixing plate 14
  • a coupling button 22 is disposed on the cover member 20 to couple the cover member 20 to the fixing plate 14. An end of the coupling button 22 is selectively hung on the fixing plate 14.
  • the cover member 20 covers the dust separation device 100, the dust separation device 100 is not viewed from the outside to improve a sense of beauty.
  • a portion of the dust separation device 100 is seated on the fixing plate 14 in a state where the dust separation device 100 is seated on the second mounting part 18.
  • An opening 16 for moving dusts separated by the dust separation device 100 into the dust container 200 is defined in the fixing plate 14.
  • the opening 16 communicates with a dust discharge part (that will be described later) of the dust separation device 100.
  • the dust container 200 may have a simple structure and a light weight.
  • a user separates only the dust container 200 from the main body so as to empty out the dusts within the dust container 200, user's convenience may be improved.
  • a plurality of suction holes 15 for introducing air containing dusts into the dust separation device 100 is defined in the fixing plate 14.
  • the dust separation device 100 include a dust separation unit 110 for separating dusts contained in air by a cyclone flow and a filter unit 150 coupled to the dust separation unit 110 and filtering the air discharged from the dust separation unit 110.
  • the dust separation unit 110 includes a first cyclone body 112 and a second cyclone body 120 to which the first cyclone body 112 is rotatably coupled. That is, the first cyclone body 112 and the second cyclone body 120 are coupled to each other to form a completed configuration of the dust separation unit 110.
  • a plurality of suction parts 123 is disposed in the second cyclone body 120, and a dust discharge part 114 for discharging the dusts separated from the air is disposed in the first cyclone body 112.
  • the plurality of suction parts 123 communicates with the suction holes 15, respectively.
  • Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the dust container according to an embodiment.
  • Fig. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the dust container according to an embodiment.
  • Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken along line A-A of Fig. 1 .
  • the dust container 200 includes a dust collection body for storing the dusts separated by the dust separation device 100 and a cover member 280 coupled to an upper portion of the dust collection body 210.
  • a handle 240 grasped by the user is disposed on the dust collection 210.
  • a plurality of pressing members for pressing the stored dust is disposed within the dust collection body 210.
  • the plurality of pressing members includes a first pressing member 220 rotatably coupled to the dust collection body 210 and a second pressing member 230 integrated with the dust collection body 210.
  • the second pressing member 230 is integrated with a fixed shaft 232 protruding upward from a bottom surface of the dust collection body 210.
  • the first pressing member 220 includes a pressing plate 221 for pressing the dusts by an interaction with the second pressing member 230 and a rotating shaft 222 integrated with the pressing plate 221.
  • the rotating shaft 222 is coupled to the fixed shaft 232.
  • a driven gear 236 for transmitting a driving force into the first pressing member 220 is coupled to the outside of the dust collection body 210.
  • a shaft of the driven gear 236 passes through the dust collection body 210 and is coupled to the rotation shaft 222.
  • the driven gear 236 is engaged with a driving gear (not shown), and the driving gear is coupled to a compressor motor disposed in the main body.
  • the driving gear is rotated and the driven gear is rotated by the rotation of the driving gear.
  • the first pressing member 220 coupled to the driven gear is rotated by the rotation of the driven gear.
  • the dusts stored in the dust collection body 210 are pressed while the first pressing member 220 is rotated.
  • a motor rotatable in both directions may be applied as the compressor motor.
  • the first pressing member 220 may be rotated in both directions (in clockwise and counterclockwise directions).
  • a dust inflow part 282 through which the dusts separated by the dust separation device 100 are introduced is disposed in the cover member 280.
  • the dust inflow part 282 communicates with the opening 16 of the fixing plate 14.
  • the handle 240 includes a handle body 242, a lever unit 260 vertically movably coupled to the handle body 242, and a handle cover 250 coupled to the handle body 242.
  • the upward movement of the lever unit 260 represents a movement direction of the lever unit 260 to be coupled to the main body (or the fixing plate), and the downward movement of the lever unit 260 represents a movement direction of the lever unit 260 to be separated from the main body (or the fixing plate).
  • Upper and lower guides 245 and 243 for guiding the vertical movement of the lever unit 260 are disposed on the handle body 242. Insertion holes 262 and 264 in which the guides 245 and 243 are inserted are defined in the lever unit 260.
  • An elastic member 247 for elastically supporting the lever unit 260 is disposed around the upper guide 245.
  • a first coupling part selectively coupled to the fixing plate 14 is disposed above the lever unit 260, and a second coupling part 265 selectively coupled to a hook part 13a disposed on the first mounting part 13 is disposed below the lever unit 260.
  • the hook part 13a is supported by the elastic member 13b. In a state where the dust container 200 is not mounted on the first mounting part 13, the hook part 13a protrudes upward from the first mounting part 13.
  • the hook part 13a When the dust container 200 is mounted on the first mounting part 13, the hook part 13a is pressed downward by the second coupling part 265. When the dust container 200 is completely mounted on the first mounting part 13, the hook part 13a is hung on the second coupling part 265.
  • a middle guide 252 for guiding the vertical movement of the lever unit 260 is disposed on the handle cover 250.
  • a guide hole 263 in which the middle guide 252 is inserted is defined in the lever unit 260.
  • the guide hole 263 is defined in a vertical direction.
  • a stopper 270 for selectively restricting the movement of the lever unit 260 is rotatably coupled to the handle cover 250.
  • a rotation shaft 257 to which the stopper 270 is coupled is disposed on the handle cover 250.
  • the stopper 270 prevents the lever unit 260 from being rotated in a state where the stopper 270 is rotated with respect to the lever unit 260.
  • the stopper 270 includes a rotation body coupled to the rotation shaft 257 and a stop guide 274 protruding from the rotation body 272.
  • a space part 268 for receiving the stopper 270 is defined in the lever unit 260.
  • the lever unit 260 includes a contact part 267 selectively contacting the stopper 270 when the lever unit 260 is moved downward.
  • Fig. 7 is a view of a state in which a main body stands upright in a state where the dust container is separated from the main body.
  • Fig. 8 is a sectional view illustrating an inner structure of a handle in the state of Fig. 7 .
  • the stopper 270 is rotated to dispose the stop guide 274 between the rotation shaft 257 and the contact part 267 as shown in Fig. 8 .
  • This rotated state of the stopper 270 is referred to as a second state.
  • the stop guide 274 is disposed on the movement path of the lever unit 260 in the second state of the stopper 270 to prevent the contact part 267 from being moved.
  • the state of Fig. 7 for example, the state in which the dust container 200 is mounted on the main body 10 is a state in which the user grasps the handle 240 of the dust container 200 to move the main body 10.
  • the movement of the lever unit 260 is prevented by the rotation of the stopper 270 in the state of Fig. 7 , it may prevent the main body 10 from dropping onto a floor due to the separation of the dust container 100 and the main body 10.
  • the stopper disposed within the handle is rotated to prevent the lever unit from being moved.

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EP09805114.7A 2008-08-08 2009-04-29 Aspirateur Not-in-force EP2316323B1 (fr)

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KR1020080078031A KR100988719B1 (ko) 2008-08-08 2008-08-08 진공 청소기
PCT/KR2009/002273 WO2010016653A1 (fr) 2008-08-08 2009-04-29 Aspirateur

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EP2316323A1 true EP2316323A1 (fr) 2011-05-04
EP2316323A4 EP2316323A4 (fr) 2015-05-27
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EP2316323A4 (fr) 2015-05-27
KR20100019144A (ko) 2010-02-18
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