KR100434074B1 - Steam injection cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a steam jet cleaner, casing for forming a receiving space therein; A pressure vessel disposed inside the casing and heated with water received therein to generate steam; A heater for generating steam in the pressure vessel by heating the water contained in the pressure vessel; A steam pipe having one end connected in communication with the inside of the pressure vessel and the other end drawn out of the casing; A steam injection nozzle coupled to an end of the steam pipe to inject steam; A steam pipe opening and closing valve for opening and closing the steam pipe; An air pipe having one end connected to the inside of the casing and the other end extending to the outside of the casing; An air injection nozzle coupled to an end of the air pipe to inject air; An air pipe open / close valve for opening and closing the air pipe; It is characterized in that it comprises a blower fan disposed in the casing for blowing the air inside the casing to be discharged through the air pipe. As a result, a steam spray cleaner capable of spraying steam and hot air is possible to remove, sterilize and disinfect the surface to be cleaned, and to prevent moisture from remaining on the surface to be cleaned after cleaning.

Description

Steam jet cleaner {STEAM INJECTION CLEANER}

The present invention relates to a steam jet cleaner, and more particularly, to inject steam and hot air to remove, sterilize, and disinfect the surface to be cleaned, and to prevent moisture from remaining on the surface to be cleaned after cleaning. It relates to a steam jet cleaner that allows one.

The steam jet cleaner is a kind of vacuum cleaner that heats water to generate steam and sprays the jet to a surface to be cleaned through a nozzle to remove stains and dirt on the surface to be cleaned.

Such steam jet cleaners are mainly used for removing stains of bathrooms and cooking rooms, removing old wallpaper, steaming of toilet floors and toilets, removing oils of kitchens, and sterilizing and disinfecting ticks and bacteria.

1 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional steam injection cleaner, Figure 2 is a view showing a temperature change of the steam injected by the steam injection nozzle of FIG. As shown in these figures, the steam jet cleaner includes a casing 11 forming an accommodating space therein and a steam 16 that is accommodated in the casing 11 and the water 15 is heated. A pressure vessel 21 forming a predetermined pressure space, a heater 31 for heating the water 15 contained therein so that steam 16 can be generated inside the pressure vessel 21, and one end of the pressure vessel 21; The steam 16 which is coupled in communication with the inside of the vessel 21 and the other end extends out of the casing 11, and is disposed in the distal region of the steam tube 41 and flows along the steam tube 41. And a steam injection opening and closing valve (44) for opening and closing the steam pipe (41).

The casing 11 is formed in various shapes such as a canister or upright type to form a predetermined accommodation space therein, and a plurality of wheels 13 are provided in the bottom region to facilitate movement. have.

An injection hole 22 is formed at one side of the upper surface of the pressure vessel 21 so as to inject water 15 therein, and an injection hole stopper 23 is provided at the injection hole 22. One side of the inlet 22 is provided with a safety device 25 to prevent the internal pressure of the pressure vessel 21 is excessively increased, one side of the safety device 25 is a steam pipe 41 is coupled to Steam pipe coupling portion 29 is formed to be. In the bottom region of the pressure vessel 21, a sensor 27 is installed to detect the internal pressure of the pressure vessel 21.

On the other hand, the steam injection nozzle 43 and the steam pipe opening and closing valve 44 is configured in the form of a handle 42 to facilitate handling, the handle 42 has a nozzle nozzle of various types suitable for the surface to be cleaned, for example floor nozzles The connection part (not shown) is formed so that the hand nozzle, the circular nozzle, the glass nozzle, and the like can be easily separated and combined.

By such a configuration, when water 15 is received in the pressure vessel 21 through the inlet 22 and power is applied to the heater 31, steam 16 is generated in the pressure vessel 21. . After the heating is continued and the internal pressure of the pressure vessel 21 is raised, the steam injection nozzle 43 is opened and the steam irrigation valve 44 is opened to open the steam 16 inside the pressure vessel 21. Is sprayed onto the surface to be cleaned to easily remove contamination and stains from the surface. At this time, sterilization and disinfection of ticks and bacteria is accompanied by the hot steam 16.

By the way, in such a conventional steam jet cleaner, as shown in FIG. 2, the steam 16 injected from the steam jet nozzle 43 is remarkably temperatured even if it is slightly away from the end of the steam jet nozzle 43. If the steam spray nozzle 43 is far away from the surface to be cleaned, there is a problem that the sterilization and disinfection are not sufficient.

In addition, since the steam 16 having a relatively low temperature is easily condensed and does not dry well when sprayed on the surface to be cleaned, there is a problem in that moisture remains after cleaning, resulting in user dissatisfaction.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a steam spray cleaner capable of injecting steam and hot air to remove, sterilize and disinfect the surface to be cleaned and to prevent moisture from remaining on the surface to be cleaned after cleaning. will be.

1 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional steam injection cleaner,

2 is a view showing a temperature change of steam injected by the steam injection nozzle of FIG.

3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a steam spray cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a steam spray cleaner according to another embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a steam spray cleaner according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

11 casing 21 pressure vessel

30: heating fin 31: heater

41: steam pipe 43: steam injection nozzle

44: steam pipe opening and closing valve 51: air pipe

53: air injection nozzle 54: air irrigation valve

55: air guide 61: blowing fan

63: air heating heater

According to the present invention, the object and the casing to form a receiving space therein; A pressure vessel disposed inside the casing and heated with water received therein to generate steam; A heater for generating steam in the pressure vessel by heating the water contained in the pressure vessel; A steam pipe having one end connected in communication with the inside of the pressure vessel and the other end drawn out of the casing; A steam injection nozzle coupled to an end of the steam pipe to inject steam; A steam pipe opening and closing valve for opening and closing the steam pipe; An air pipe having one end connected to the inside of the casing and the other end extending to the outside of the casing; An air injection nozzle coupled to an end of the air pipe to inject air; An air pipe open / close valve for opening and closing the air pipe; And a blower fan disposed in the casing, and configured to blow air so that the air inside the casing is discharged through the air pipe.

Here, the air pipe is coupled to the upper region of the casing, it is preferable that the heat transfer portion having a concave-convex cross section is formed in at least one area of the outer pressure vessel to increase the heat transfer area.

It is effective to further include an air guide disposed in an upstream region of the inlet of the air pipe along the flow direction of the air to guide the air flowing by the blowing fan to the inlet of the air pipe.

The heat transfer unit is preferably configured to include a plurality of heat transfer fins protruding from the casing.

In addition, it is effective to further include an air heating heater disposed upstream of the air injection nozzle with respect to the flow direction of air by the blower fan to heat the air.

And, the air pipe is coupled to the upper portion of the casing, the air heating heater is preferably disposed between the air supply pipe and the blowing fan.

The steam pipe is effectively inserted into the inside of the air pipe.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail with respect to the present invention.

3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a steam spray cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention. The same and equivalent parts as those described above and shown in the drawings will be described with the same reference numerals. As shown, the present steam injection cleaner, the casing 11 to form an accommodating space therein, and disposed inside the casing 11 and forming an accommodating space of the water 15 and steam 16 therein The pressure vessel 21, the heater 31 for heating the water 15 inside the pressure vessel 21, one end of the pressure vessel 21 is connected to each other in communication with the other end of the casing 11. The steam pipe 41 extended out, the steam spray nozzle 43 coupled to the end of the steam pipe 41, the steam pipe opening and closing valve 44 for opening and closing the steam pipe 41, and one end communicate with the casing 11, respectively. The other end is connected to the air pipe 51 extending to the outside of the casing 11, the air pipe opening and closing valve 54 for opening and closing the air pipe 51, and the air spray nozzle 53 is coupled to the end of the air pipe 51 And a blowing fan 61 arranged inside the casing 11 and blowing toward the air pipe 51.

The casing 11 is formed in various shapes such as a canister or upright type to form a predetermined accommodation space therein, and a plurality of wheels 13 are provided in the bottom region to facilitate movement. have.

The pressure vessel 21 is formed to withstand pressure when the water 15 contained therein is heated to become steam 16, and an injection hole 22 is formed at the upper side to inject water 15. have. The injection hole 22 is provided with an injection hole stopper 23 so as to open and close the injection hole 22, and one side of the injection hole 22 has a steam pipe coupling part 29 so that the steam pipe 41 can be connected to each other. Formed.

The bottom region of the pressure vessel 21 is provided with a heater 31 for heating the water 15 contained in the pressure vessel 21 and a sensor 27 for detecting the pressure therein, the upper portion having The safety device 25 is provided to prevent the pressure of the gas from rising above a certain level.

Meanwhile, one end of the air pipe 51 is coupled to one side of the casing 11 so as to communicate with the casing 11, and an air guide 55 is formed at an inlet region of the air pipe 51. An air heating heater 63 is installed inside the air guide 55 to heat the air, and one side of the air heating heater 63 receives air heated by the air heating heater 63 in the air pipe 51. Blowing fan 61 is provided to blow to the outside of the casing (11) through.

An air jet nozzle 53 is coupled to the end of the air pipe 51 to blow the air blown by the blower fan 61, and the air pipe 51 may be opened and closed on one side of the air jet nozzle 53. The air irrigation valve 54 is provided.

By such a configuration, when power is applied to the heater 31 in a state in which water 15 is injected into the pressure vessel 21, the water 15 inside is heated to form steam in the pressure vessel 21. 16) is generated. When a predetermined time elapses, the pressure inside the pressure vessel 21 is increased to a state in which the steam 16 may be injected. At this time, by operating the steam pipe opening / closing valve 44 with the steam injection nozzle 43 at the cleaning target surface, the steam pipe 41 is opened, and the steam 16 inside the pressure vessel 21 is supplied to the steam injection nozzle 43. Sprayed on the surface to be cleaned.

On the other hand, when the hot air is to be sprayed on the cleaning target surface from which the steam 16 is injected, the air pipe 51 is opened by operating the air irrigation valve 54 against the cleaning target surface. Power is applied to the air heating heater 63 and the blowing fan 61, respectively, and the air heated by the air heating heater 63 flows through the blowing fan 61 to be cleaned through the air spray nozzle 53. Sprayed on the surface.

4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a steam spray cleaner according to another embodiment of the present invention. The same reference numerals refer to the same and the same components as the above and illustrated configurations, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. As shown, the present steam injection cleaner is coupled to the casing 11 to form an accommodating space therein, the pressure vessel 21 disposed inside the casing 11 and the pressure vessel 21 in communication with each other. The steam pipe 41, the steam injection nozzle 43 and the steam pipe opening and closing valve 44 coupled to the steam pipe 41, the air pipe 51 and the air pipe 51 are coupled to communicate with the inside of the casing 11, Air blowing nozzle (53) and air irrigation valve (54) coupled to the upper side of the pressure vessel (21), a blowing fan (61) for blowing air, and an outer surface of the pressure vessel (21). It is configured to include a plurality of heat transfer fin 30 is formed so that the heat transfer area of the.

An air guide 55 is formed at the inlet of the air pipe 51 drawn into the casing 11 to guide the air flowing by the blower fan 61 to the air pipe 51.

On the other hand, the heat transfer fin 30 is formed to have a rib shape that protrudes from the upper surface of the pressure vessel 21 and extends along the flow direction of air, and blows upstream of the heat transfer fin 30 with respect to the flow direction of air. The fan 61 is arrange | positioned.

By this configuration, when power is applied to the heater 31, the steam 16 is generated inside the pressure vessel 21, and the temperature of the pressure vessel 21 itself is also increased. When the steam pipe 41 is opened after a predetermined time has elapsed, the steam 16 inside the pressure vessel 21 is injected to the cleaning target surface through the steam spray nozzle 43.

On the other hand, when power is supplied to the blower fan 61 while the air pipe 51 is open, and the blower fan 61 is driven, the air inside is heat-exchanged via the heat transfer fins 30 and the heat-exchanged air is the air pipe ( It flows along 51) and is sprayed to the object to be cleaned through the air spray nozzle (53).

5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a steam spray cleaner according to another embodiment of the present invention. The same reference numerals refer to the same and the same components as the above and illustrated configurations, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. As shown in the drawing, the steam jet cleaner includes a casing 11 for forming an accommodating space therein, and an accommodating space for accommodating the interior of the casing 11 and accommodating water 15 and steam 16 therein. A pressure vessel 21, a steam pipe 41 coupled to communicate with the pressure vessel 21 for injection of the steam 16, and a steam injection coupled to the end of the steam pipe 41 to inject the steam 16. The nozzle 43, the steam pipe opening and closing valve 44 for opening and closing the steam pipe 41, one end is coupled to communicate with the interior of the casing 11, the steam pipe 41 is accommodated and coupled to the inside of the steam pipe 41 An air pipe 51 having an air flow path therebetween, an air injection nozzle 53 coupled to an end of the air pipe 51, an air pipe open / close valve 54 for opening and closing the air pipe 51, and a casing 11. ) And a blowing fan 61 for blowing air to the air pipe 51 and the outer surface of the pressure vessel 21 so that the heat transfer area of the pressure vessel 21 is increased. It is interposed between the plurality of heat transferring fins that are generated 30, the air pipe 51 and the air blowing fan 61 is configured including the air heater 63 for heating the air.

The upper surface of the pressure vessel 21 is formed with a plurality of ribs of the heat transfer fin 30 protruding from the surface and extending in a predetermined length along the flow direction of the air, and the heat transfer fin 30 of the heat transfer fin 30 along the flow direction of air. A blowing fan 61 is provided on the upstream side to blow air. An air heating heater 63 is provided on the downstream side of the blower fan 61 along the flow direction of the air so as to heat the air.

On the other hand, in the upper region of the casing 11, the air pipe 51 is introduced into the air inside the casing 11, the air pipe 51 is a steam pipe so that the steam pipe 41 is accommodated therein and the air flow path is formed It is formed to have an expanded diameter compared with (41). An air guide 55 is formed at the end of the air pipe 51 to guide the heat exchanged air flowing into the air pipe 51 by the blower fan 61 and in contact with the heat transfer fin 30. Air injection nozzles 53 and steam injection nozzles 43 are respectively coupled to the respective end regions of the 51 and the steam pipes 41 so as to inject air and steam 16, respectively. The steam injection nozzle 43 is concentrically accommodated in the air injection nozzle 53, and the air pipe opening and closing valve 54 and the steam pipe opening and closing valve are provided in the air pipe 51 and the steam pipe 41 to open and close them, respectively. 44 are provided, respectively.

By such a configuration, when power is applied to the heater 31, the steam 16 is generated inside the pressure vessel 21 to increase the pressure. When a predetermined time has elapsed, the steam 16 can be sprayed. At this time, if the steam spray nozzle 43 is disposed to face the cleaning target surface and the steam irrigation valve 44 is opened, the steam spray nozzle 43 The steam 16 is sprayed on the surface to be cleaned through).

On the other hand, when the steam 16 is to be sprayed on the cleaning target surface, power is applied to each of the blower fan 61 and the air heating heater 63 while the air pipe 51 is opened. The air flown by driving the blower fan 61 is in contact with the heat transfer fins 30 to be heat exchanged, and the air heated and heated by the air heating heater 63 is heated inside the air pipe 51 by the air guide 55. Flows into. The introduced air prevents the temperature of the steam 16 from dropping and is sprayed on the surface to be cleaned to remove moisture from the surface to be cleaned, and to sufficiently sterilize and disinfect the surface.

As described above, according to the present invention, a casing for forming an accommodating space therein, a pressure vessel accommodated in the casing to form a predetermined pressure space, a heater for heating the pressure vessel to generate steam, A steam pipe to allow the steam of the pressure vessel to be drawn to the outside; a steam injection nozzle coupled to the end of the steam pipe to inject steam; An air spray nozzle coupled to the end for injecting air, an air closing valve for opening and closing the air pipe, and a blowing fan for blowing air into the inlet of the air pipe to spray the steam and hot air to the cleaning target surface. This makes it easy to remove contaminants, stains, stains, bacteria and mites from the surface to be cleaned, as well as cleaning after cleaning. The steam jet cleaner so that moisture does not remain on the target surface is provided.

Claims (7)

A casing forming an accommodation space therein; A pressure vessel disposed inside the casing and heated with water received therein to generate steam; A heater for generating steam in the pressure vessel by heating the water contained in the pressure vessel; A steam pipe having one end connected in communication with the inside of the pressure vessel and the other end drawn out of the casing; A steam injection nozzle coupled to an end of the steam pipe to inject steam; A steam pipe opening and closing valve for opening and closing the steam pipe; An air pipe having one end connected to the inside of the casing and the other end extending to the outside of the casing; An air injection nozzle coupled to an end of the air pipe to inject air; An air pipe open / close valve for opening and closing the air pipe; And a blower fan disposed in the casing, and configured to blow air so that the air inside the casing is discharged through the air pipe. The method of claim 1, The air pipe is coupled to the upper region of the casing, steam injection cleaner, characterized in that the heat transfer portion having a concave-convex cross section is formed in at least one outside of the pressure vessel to increase the heat transfer area. The method of claim 2, And an air guide disposed in an upstream region of the inlet of the air pipe along the flow direction of the air to guide air flowing by the blower fan to the inlet of the air pipe. The method of claim 2, And the heat transfer part includes a plurality of heat transfer fins protruding from the casing. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, And an air heating heater disposed upstream of the air injection nozzle with respect to the flow direction of air by the blowing fan, for heating the air. The method of claim 5, The air pipe is coupled to the upper portion of the casing, the air heating heater is a steam injection cleaner, characterized in that disposed between the air supply pipe and the blowing fan. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The steam pipe cleaner, characterized in that inserted into the inside of the air pipe.