KR100613474B1 - Exhaust filter mounting structure of a vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

An exhaust filter mounting structure of a vacuum cleaner is disclosed. In the exhaust filter mounting structure, an opening is formed in the bottom of the motor case, a guide member is provided in the opening, and the exhaust filter is provided in the horizontal direction. According to such an exhaust filter mounting structure, since the exhaust filter is installed in a horizontal direction by a guide member separate from the main body case, the main body case can be freely implemented in design. Then, when the exhaust filter is mounted, it does not interfere with the main body case. In addition, since the exhaust filter can be installed in the horizontal direction, attachment and detachment can be easily performed. As the coupling member is coupled to the motor case with the exhaust filter coupled to the guide member, the assembly process can be significantly simplified. It is provided.

Vacuum, vacuum cleaner, exhaust filter, mounting structure

Description

EXHAUST FILTER MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF A VACUUM CLEANER}

1 is an exploded perspective view showing an exhaust filter mounting structure according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a rear view of the motor case showing the installation state of the exhaust filter mounting structure shown in FIG.

Figure 3a, 3b, 3c is a cross-sectional view of the installation state of the exhaust filter mounting structure shown in FIG.

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view showing an exhaust filter mounting structure according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

5 is an exploded perspective view showing a structure for mounting an exhaust filter according to the prior art.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10 motor case 12 opening part

12A: Hanging groove 20: Guide member

22: discharge hole 23A: first position fixing protrusion

23B: 2nd position fixing protrusion 24: guide groove

26: obstacle projection 28: inclined surface

30: exhaust filter 32: insertion protrusion

33A: 1st position fixing groove 33B: 2nd position fixing groove

34: handle 36: protrusion for preventing gap formation

The present invention relates to an exhaust filter mounting structure of a vacuum cleaner, and in particular, a guide member is installed on the bottom surface of the motor case, and the exhaust filter is installed in the guide member in a horizontal direction, and the exhaust filter can be easily attached and detached. It relates to an exhaust filter mounting structure that can be installed irrespective of the main body case.

In general, the vacuum cleaner is configured to filter the foreign matter sucked with the suction air and then discharge it again by a filter or the like after suctioning the air.

The vacuum cleaner includes a motor unit for vacuuming the inside of the cleaner, suction means for suctioning external foreign matters using the vacuum state, a filter unit for filtering foreign substances contained in the sucked air, and filtered air. It may be divided into an exhaust port and the like is discharged.

The vacuum cleaner configured as described above is operated so that the filtered air is discharged to the outside through the exhaust port after passing the air sucked by the suction means through the filtration unit.

At this time, the exhaust port is provided with an exhaust filter 3 for removing foreign matter such as fine dust contained in the air discharged as shown in FIG.

The exhaust filter 3 was installed on the rear surface of the vacuum cleaner 1 while maintaining the vertical direction.

However, since the exhaust filter 3 according to the prior art having such a structure is installed on the rear surface of the motor case 2 in an upright position and its position is fixed by a body case not shown, the main body case is always coupled. Only afterwards could it remain stationary.

In addition, the vacuum cleaner 1 according to the related art has a problem in that the exhaust filter 3 having a large area is vertically installed so that the exhaust hole is formed in the rear part, so that the appearance of the main body case cannot be variously designed. .

On the other hand, since the exhaust filter 3 according to the prior art is configured to be installed by the main body case, a process of separately assembling the exhaust filter 3 in the process of assembling each component to the main body of the vacuum cleaner 1 is performed. There was a problem that was needed.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, the technical problem of the present invention can be installed in the horizontal direction of the exhaust filter of the vacuum cleaner, and thus can be easily removable, the assembly process can be simplified To provide a means.

The present invention for solving the above technical problem is formed in the bottom of the motor case of the vacuum cleaner is formed with an opening for discharging the air is removed foreign matter,

The opening is provided with a plurality of discharge holes for passing the discharged air, the guide member is provided with a pair of guide grooves in the horizontal direction on both sides of the bottom,

The guide groove of the guide member provides an exhaust filter mounting structure of the vacuum cleaner, characterized in that the exhaust filter having a insertion protrusion protruding from the upper sides of the guide member is detachably installed.

At this time, the guide groove is characterized in that the inclined surface is formed from the inner side to the inlet side so that the height of the inlet side than the height of the inner side. In addition, first side fixing protrusions are formed on both side walls of the guide member, and first side fixing grooves are formed on both side surfaces of the exhaust filter to seat the first position fixing protrusions.

In the present invention as described above, since the exhaust filter is installed in the horizontal direction, the exhaust port may be minimized or formed on the bottom surface of the main body case, thereby not affecting the design of the main body case. In addition, since the inclined surface is formed in the guide groove, attachment and detachment can be easily performed, and after the exhaust filter is pre-assembled in the guide member, the guide member can be assembled in the motor case, so that the final assembly process of the vacuum cleaner can be eliminated. .

Referring to each preferred embodiment of the present invention having the features as described above in detail based on the accompanying drawings as follows.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing an exhaust filter mounting structure according to a first embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a rear surface of the motor case showing the installation state of the exhaust filter mounting structure shown in FIG. 3A, 3B, and 3C are cross-sectional views illustrating an installation state of the exhaust filter mounting structure shown in FIG. 1.

1 to 3C, the exhaust filter mounting structure according to the first embodiment has an opening 12 formed on the bottom surface of the motor case 10 of the vacuum cleaner, and a pair of guides are formed in the opening 12. A guide member 20 having a groove 24 is installed, and an exhaust filter 30 is installed in the guide groove 24 of the guide member 20.

This will be described in more detail as follows.

The opening 12 formed in the bottom of the motor case 10 is to allow the air from which foreign matter is removed to be discharged to the bottom of the motor case 10. A plurality of locking grooves 12A are formed at the edge of the opening 12. The locking groove 12A is for locking the projection 26 formed in the guide member 20 is fixed.

The guide member 20 is installed in the opening 12 of the motor case 10 so that the exhaust filter 30 is detachably installed, and the guide member at a position corresponding to the locking groove 12A ( 20 is formed with a plurality of locking projections 26 for catching the engaging groove 12A, a plurality of discharge holes 22 for the discharge air passing through the opening 12 is formed thereon, A pair of guide grooves 24 are formed on both sides of the bottom (both walls).

The guide groove 24 has a structure inclined from the inside to the inlet side as shown in Figure 3c. That is, the inclined surface 28 is formed from the inner side to the inlet side so that the height of the inlet side is higher than the height of the inside of the guide groove 24. The inclined surface 28 allows the exhaust filter 30 to be easily inserted.

Meanwhile, curved first position fixing protrusions 23A are formed on both side walls of the guide member 20, respectively. This first position fixing protrusion (23A) is for the exhaust filter 30 is inserted into the guide groove 24 to maintain a fixed state.

As shown in FIG. 1, the exhaust filter 30 has a filter paper disposed at the center and a body for supporting the filter paper at an edge thereof. The exhaust filter 30 has a structure in which the upper and both sides thereof protrude in the horizontal direction, and the insertion protrusions 32 are caught by the guide grooves 24, and the handle 34 is formed at the front portion thereof. Then, the first position fixing grooves 33A are formed at both rear sides of the first position fixing protrusions 23A.

On the other hand, in the bottom surface of the front side of the insertion protrusion 32 of the exhaust filter 30 is formed a gap preventing projection 36, which is shown in Figure 3c the exhaust filter 30 is guide groove 24 When inserted into the gap between the insertion protrusion 32 and the guide groove 24 in the front side of the guide groove 24 to fill the gap therebetween. .

Referring to the operation of the present embodiment configured as described above are as follows.

When the locking projections 26 of the guide member 20 are inserted into the locking grooves 12A formed in the opening 12 of the motor case 10, the guide member 20 is the bottom surface of the motor case 10. Is mounted on.

At this time, the inlet of the guide groove 24 faces the rear side of the cleaner.

In this state, as shown in FIG. 3A, the insertion protrusion 32 of the exhaust filter 30 is inserted into each guide groove 24. During the insertion of the exhaust filter 30, the inlet of the guide groove 24 is formed higher than the inner side thereof (it is formed higher than the height of the inner side), so that each insertion protrusion 32 of the exhaust filter 30 is inserted. Is done easily.

Subsequently, when the insertion protrusions 32 on both sides reach the inside of the guide groove 24, the first positioning protrusions 23A are inserted into and seated in the respective first position fixing grooves 33A.

At this time, since the distance between the two insertion protrusions 32 is larger than the distance between the first position fixing protrusions 23A on both sides, the first position fixing protrusions 23A are deformed to the outside, respectively, and each first position fixing groove 33A is made. It is inserted into the seat and is returned to its original state after being seated. This is possible because the guide member 20 is formed of a synthetic resin material.

When the first position fixing protrusion 23A is inserted into the first position fixing groove 33A, the gap forming preventing protrusion 36 formed on the front bottom surface of the insertion protrusion 32 is guide groove 24. It is inserted at the entrance side of the.

When the gap preventing protrusion 36 is inserted into the inlet of the guide groove 24, a gap is not formed or minimized between the insertion protrusion 32 and the guide groove 24.

This structure is to prevent the phenomenon that the exhaust filter 30 is generated in the guide groove 24 by the vibration generated during operation of the suction motor to generate noise. In addition, since the first position fixing protrusion 23A is inserted and seated in the first position fixing groove 33A, the flow and departure of the exhaust filter 30 is prevented.

Thus, the mounting operation can be completed only by inserting the exhaust filter 30 into the guide groove 24 formed in the horizontal direction, and since the inlet of each guide groove 24 is formed high, the exhaust filter 30 The initial entry of the easy to be made, because it does not require a large force in the work for mounting the exhaust filter 30, the exhaust filter 30 is a separate product from the case of the main body guide member 20 Since it is installed in, the design of the main body case can be implemented in various ways.

On the other hand, in order to remove the exhaust filter 30 mounted as described above, the handle 34 is attached and pulled. At this time, since the first position fixing protrusion 23A is forcibly inserted into the first position fixing groove 33A, both side walls of the guide member 20 having the first position fixing protrusions 23A on both sides are formed. The handle 34 must be pulled to deform outward.

As such, when the handle 34 is pulled, each of the first position fixing protrusions 23A is separated from the first position fixing groove 33A so that the exhaust filter 30 can be easily separated from the guide groove 24. do.

On the other hand, Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view showing an exhaust filter mounting structure according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, in the exhaust filter mounting structure according to the second embodiment, a second position fixing protrusion 23B having a function of the first position fixing protrusion 23A is formed in the guide groove 24. The second position fixing groove 33B, which functions as the first position fixing groove 33A, is formed on the outer surface of the insertion protrusion 32, respectively, and has the same configuration as the first embodiment.

That is, a second position fixing protrusion 23B is formed on the inner wall of the guide groove 24, and the second side fixing protrusion 23B is formed on the outer surface of each of the insertion protrusions 32 corresponding to the second position fixing protrusion 23B. The second position fixing groove 33B is formed to be seated in the second position fixing protrusion.

The function of the second position fixing protrusion 23B and the second position fixing groove 33B is the same as that of the first position fixing protrusion 23A and the first position fixing groove 33A of the first embodiment.

In the exhaust filter mounting structure of the vacuum cleaner according to the present invention, an opening is formed in the bottom surface of the motor case, a guide member is installed in the opening, and the exhaust filter is installed in the guide member in a horizontal direction. Since the exhaust filter is installed in a horizontal direction by a guide member separate from the main body case, the design of the main body case is free, and does not interfere with the main body case when mounted. In addition, since the exhaust filter can be installed in the horizontal direction, attachment and detachment can be easily performed. As the coupling member is coupled to the motor case with the exhaust filter coupled to the guide member, the assembly process can be significantly simplified. Is provided.

While the invention has been shown and described with respect to specific preferred embodiments thereof, the invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and is typically used in the art to which the invention pertains without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed in the claims. Anyone with knowledge of the world can make many variations.

Claims (7)

An opening for discharging air from which foreign substances have been removed is formed at the bottom of the motor case of the vacuum cleaner. The opening is provided with a plurality of discharge holes for passing the discharged air, the guide member is provided with a pair of guide grooves in the horizontal direction on both sides of the bottom, The exhaust filter mounting structure of the vacuum cleaner, characterized in that the exhaust filter having a insertion protrusion protruding from the upper sides of the guide member is detachably installed in the guide groove of the guide member. The exhaust filter mounting structure of claim 1, wherein a locking groove is formed in the opening, and a locking protrusion corresponding to the locking groove is formed in the guide member. The exhaust filter mounting structure of claim 2, wherein a handle is formed on a front surface of the exhaust filter. The exhaust filter mounting structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the guide groove is formed with an inclined surface from the inner side to the inlet side such that the height of the inlet side is higher than that of the inner side. The method of claim 4, wherein the first position fixing projections are formed on both side walls of the guide member, respectively, and the first position fixing grooves are formed on both sides of the exhaust filter for the first position fixing projections. The exhaust filter mounting structure of the vacuum cleaner. 5. The vacuum according to claim 4, wherein a second position fixing protrusion is formed on an inner wall of the guide groove, and a second position fixing groove is formed on each of the insertion protrusions to seat the second position fixing protrusion. Cleaner exhaust filter mounting structure. The exhaust filter mounting structure of the vacuum cleaner of claim 5, wherein a gap preventing protrusion is formed on the front bottom surface of the insertion protrusion.

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