KR100710038B1 - Steam cleaner and water supplying device for dustcloth cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a steam cleaner, in particular, the water is stored, including a cylinder formed with an outlet on one side, a piston installed inside the cylinder, a pressurizing device for pressurizing the piston, steam injection at any angle The present invention relates to a steam cleaner capable of water exchange even during cleaning.

Steam cleaners, pistons, cylinders

Description

Steam cleaner and water supplying device for dustcloth cleaner}

1 is a side view of a conventional steam cleaner.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of a steam cleaner according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a schematic diagram of a steam cleaner cylinder according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a cross-sectional view of the plug and connector according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a schematic view of a boiler according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

** Description of symbols for the main parts of the drawing **

200: piston 210: elastic member

300: connector 311: pusher

400: valve 500: sensing unit

600: boiler 610, 710: heating wire

700: spout

800: cylinder 810: outlet

820: Spigot 821: Thread

822: spring 823: upper flange

824: lower flange 900: rod

910: jam jaw 920: projection

The present invention relates to a steam cleaner, in particular, the water is stored, including a cylinder formed with an outlet on one side, a piston installed inside the cylinder, a pressurizing device for pressurizing the piston, steam injection at any angle The present invention relates to a steam cleaner capable of water exchange even during cleaning.

Conventional steam cleaners are those presented in Korean Patent No. 401327.

The mop 2 is detachably attached to the bottom of the main body 10, and a heating chamber is formed on the upper surface by ultrasonic welding, heat welding, or a combination of bolts through packings, and the like. It has a structure in which the steam is supplied to the mop (2).

The lower end of the main body 10 is formed with a fixing plate so that the mop 2 is fitted and fixed along the edge, and the end of the mop 2 is folded and sewn so as to be fitted to the fixing plate. And the bottom surface of the main body is coupled so that the mop pressing plate formed with a plurality of pressing projections in close contact to prevent the mop 2 from being pushed to one side when cleaning.

One side of the heating chamber formed on the upper surface of the main body 10 is formed with a supply chamber divided by a partition wall, a passage is formed at the lower end of the partition wall so that water supplied to the supply chamber can move to the heating chamber. Here, the passage is formed at the bottom of the partition wall to reduce the heat loss by blocking the back flow of hot water heated in the heating chamber to the supply chamber.

In addition, a deformation preventing wall is formed at the outer circumference of the heating chamber to prevent the heat in the heating chamber from being released to the outside and to prevent the heating chamber from being deformed by the heat.

In addition, a steam outlet is formed at the center of the heating chamber, and the steam outlet is in communication with a steam distribution path formed at the bottom of the main body 10, and the steam distribution path is formed in a U-shape narrowing toward the edge from the center. .

In addition, an electric heater for generating steam by directly heating the water moved to the heating chamber is installed at the inner lower end of the heating chamber. The electric heater is electrically connected to a power button and a power supply, not shown, and is operated when the power button is pressed, and when the power button is pressed again, the electric heater is cut off and the operation is stopped.

And, the highest part of the electric heater is welded to one wall of the heating chamber adjacent to the top of the water surface, and the sensor box is installed in this part.

The sensor box is a bimetal and a temperature fuse are integrally installed. The bimetal is operated at 120 to 130 ° and the temperature fuse is operated at 150 to 160 °.

Therefore, when the supply of water to the heating chamber is stopped and the top of the electric heater is exposed to air, the temperature of the electric heater is increased. When the temperature of the electric heater reaches 120 to 130 °, the bimetal is operated to operate the electric heater. Stopped.

Here, the bimetal and the temperature fuse are integrated in order to reduce the trouble, lower the cost, and improve safety.

In addition, the upper surface of the heating chamber is sealed by a cover, one side of the cover is formed with a supply pipe communicating with the supply chamber, one side adjacent to the supply pipe is formed with a safety hole through which air can pass. Here, one end of the supply pipe protrudes upwardly of the cover, the other end extends into the supply chamber, and an inner side of the supply jaw is formed, and the supply pipe extending into the supply chamber is located above the passage formed at the partition wall. Place it on the same horizontal line as the top of the electric heater. In addition, the safety tube is coupled to the silicon tube, supplying air to the supply chamber and when the steam outlet is clogged to discharge the steam generated in the supply chamber to prevent the heating chamber from being blown up. On the other hand, the cover is formed to be inclined so that when the steam cools down water flows to the inclined surface to fall back to the heating chamber without going out.

The upper part of the main body 10 is covered with a cover 50 to surround the heating chamber and the supply chamber and fastened by bolts, and the upper surface of the cover 50 is detachably coupled to the water tank 60 to receive water directly from the faucet. It is composed.

The upper edge of the cover 50 is formed with a flow prevention jaw to prevent the flow when the water tank 60 is seated and coupled, the receiving groove is formed recessed downward on one side of the upper surface, the cover on the bottom of the receiving groove A coupling hole into which a portion of the upper end of the supply pipe formed is fitted is formed.

In addition, a push rod is rotatably connected to one side of the outer circumference of the cover 50. The cover 50 is hinged so that the body portion of the rod connecting rod 4 is rotatable, and the rod of the rod connecting rod 4 is fitted with a push rod. The rod fixing ring is coupled to the connecting portion of the rod connecting rod 4 so as to be movable along the longitudinal direction, and the rod fixing ring is coupled to the upper end side of the body portion of the rod connecting rod 4 to fix the rod not to move. It is formed in the fixed rib. In addition, one side of the body portion of the rod connecting rod (4) is equipped with a shielding plate so that when the rod connecting rod (4) is rotated so that the inside of the body of the hinge portion is not exposed. Here, the rod can be adjusted according to the user's height because it has a structure that can be stretched, the description thereof is omitted because it is a known technique.

Bucket 60 is formed with a handle on the upper side, the bottom is formed with an injection port corresponding to the receiving groove of the cover 50, the injection port is coupled to the screw cap. And the lid is equipped with opening and closing means is to supply the water stored in the bucket 60 to the supply chamber through the supply pipe selectively.

The opening and closing means extends from the center of the lid to the lower part and is fitted into the inner circumference of the supply pipe, and a support plate having a discharge hole is formed at one side of the upper side in the longitudinal direction, and the outer circumference of the protruding pipe combined with a rubber ring for sealing the supply pipe It is tightly attached to the bottom of the protruding pipe and is caught by the locking jaw of the supply pipe. A connecting rod extending upward is formed integrally at the center of the upper surface, and a seating plate is formed at predetermined intervals at the lower end of the connecting rod. Between the engaging plate is formed with a discharge hole, the packing is coupled to the end of the connecting rod to selectively open and close the inlet of the bucket 60, the seating plate and the support plate is interposed between the spring to elastically press the locking plate.

On the other hand, it is possible to increase the efficiency of cleaning by integrally installing a known vacuum cleaner 100 in a steam cleaner.

That is, the suction unit 102 of the vacuum cleaner 100 is fixed to the tip of the steam cleaner main body 10, the storage unit 104 is installed in the suction fan is installed to be fixed to one side of the lower side of the rod, suction The unit 102 and the storage unit 104 may be configured to be connected by the flexible transfer pipe 106.

However, such a conventional steam cleaner, since the water supply is stopped in the conventional water-supply type of water tank, the steam is not injected when all the water to the boiler is sprayed.

The steam generated in the boiler passes through the pipe and the injection hole, the temperature falls to become water, there is a problem that the water does not become steam before the boiler is heated as it is falling.

 The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, water is stored, including a cylinder formed with an outlet on one side, a piston installed inside the cylinder, a pressurizing device for pressurizing the piston, Its purpose is to provide a steam cleaner that can be used at an angle and can be exchanged during cleaning.

Steam cleaner of the present invention for achieving the above object, the water is stored, a cylinder having an outlet is formed on one side, a piston installed inside the cylinder, a pressurizing device for pressurizing the piston, a valve for opening and closing the outlet And, it characterized in that it comprises a boiler for heating the water flowing out through the outlet.

According to this configuration, steam injection can be performed at any angle, and there is an advantage that water can be exchanged during cleaning.

The pressurizing device is an elastic member disposed between the cylinder and the piston, a through hole is formed at the other side of the cylinder, a rod connected to the piston is drawn out through the through hole, and a locking jaw is formed at the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder. The projection caught on the locking jaw is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the rod, there is an advantage that does not need to separately provide a power unit for pressurization.

A stopper is provided to block the outlet, wherein the stopper has a stopper body having an outlet hole formed on an upper surface thereof, a frame inserted into the outlet hole, an upper flange formed on the frame upper side and disposed outside the stopper body, and the lower part of the frame. Is formed in the lower flange disposed inside the stopper body, and the spring is disposed between the upper flange and the stopper body, the connector is provided with a connector for connecting the valve, the connector is the plug is seated The seating groove is formed, and the pressing protrusion pressing the upper flange is formed inside the connector, which normally serves to block the cylinder, and automatically opens when connected to the valve, thereby facilitating assembly of the cylinder and the valve.

It further comprises a detection unit for detecting the temperature of the boiler, and a control unit for controlling the valve in accordance with the detected temperature, the valve is opened only when the temperature is above a certain level, the water is supplied to the boiler, the water does not become steam, mop Can be prevented from being transferred.

A jet port for ejecting the steam formed in the boiler is formed, the heating wire is installed on the outer peripheral surface of the jet port, it can be prevented to cool the steam.

Water supply apparatus for a mop cleaner according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is water is stored, and comprises a cylinder formed with an outlet on one side, a piston installed inside the cylinder, a pressurizing device for pressurizing the piston, The pressurizing device is an elastic member disposed between the cylinder and the piston, a through hole is formed at the other side of the cylinder, a rod connected to the piston is drawn out through the through hole, and a locking jaw is formed at the outer circumferential surface of the cylinder. Projections caught in the jaw is characterized in that formed on the rod outer peripheral surface.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

For reference, among the configurations of the present invention to be described below, the same configuration as the prior art will be referred to the above-described prior art, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

2 is a schematic diagram of a steam cleaner according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of a steam cleaner cylinder according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of the plug and connector according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, 5 is a schematic view of a boiler according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Figure 2 to 5, the steam cleaner of the present embodiment, the water is stored, the cylinder 800 is formed with an outlet 810 on one side, and the piston 200 installed inside the cylinder 800 and A water supply device including a pressurizing device for pressurizing the piston 200, a valve 400 for opening and closing the outlet 810, and a boiler 600 for heating the water flowing out through the outlet 810. )

The cylinder 800 has a space portion formed therein to store water, and an outlet 810 is formed at one side thereof.

Outlet 810 is provided with a tube formed to protrude out of the cylinder 800 so as to communicate with the space portion, a thread is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the tube.

Furthermore, a stopper body having an outlet hole formed on an upper surface thereof, a frame inserted into the outlet hole, an upper flange 823 formed on an upper portion of the frame body and disposed outside the stopper body, and formed below the frame to form an inner side of the stopper body. And a spring 822 disposed between the lower flange 824 and the outlet body and blocking the outlet hole, and a stopper 820 blocking the outlet 810. do.

The stopper body inner wall is formed with a screw thread to be screwed to the outlet 810.

The piston 200 is installed inside the cylinder 800.

The pressurizing device pressurizes the piston 200 so that the water in the cylinder 800 escapes to the outlet 810 of the cylinder 800.

The pressurizing device is provided with an elastic member 210 such as a spring disposed between the cylinder 800 and the piston 200.

A through hole is formed at the other side of the cylinder 800, and a rod 900 connected to the piston 200 is drawn out through the through hole, and a locking jaw 910 is formed at an outer circumferential surface of the cylinder 800, and a locking jaw 910. The projection 920 caught on the rod 900 is formed on the outer circumferential surface thereof.

The through hole is formed at an opposite surface on which the outlet 810 is formed in the cylinder 800.

The rod 900 has a handle formed at the end to facilitate the user to pull.

The locking jaw 910 is formed to protrude from the outer circumferential surface of the cylinder 800 in which the through hole is formed.

The valve 400 opens and closes the outlet 810 and is connected to the stopper 820 through the connector 300.

The connector 300 has a seating groove in which the stopper 820 is seated, and a push protrusion 311 for pressing the upper flange 823 is formed inside the connector 300.

The seating groove is formed to communicate with the flow path through which the water of the cylinder 800 flows.

The pressing protrusion 311 may be formed in a '-' shape or the like so as not to block the flow path.

The boiler 600 heats the water flowing out through the outlet 810.

Boiler 600 is a heating wire 610 is arranged in a zigzag inside the housing so that the water is heated while passing through the housing to be steam.

It further comprises a detection unit 500, such as a temperature sensor for detecting the internal temperature of the boiler 600, and a control unit (not shown) for controlling the valve 400 in accordance with the detected temperature, only when the temperature is above a certain level The valve 400 is opened to prevent water from being supplied to the boiler 600 and being transferred to the mop through the spout 700 without being steam.

Blower port 700 is connected to the boiler 600 to eject the steam formed in the boiler 600.

Further, the hot wire 710 is installed on the outer circumferential surface of the jet port 700, it is possible to prevent the steam to cool.

As a result, water is forcedly supplied through the cylinder 800 instead of a natural supply, and the supplied water is sprayed through steam through the boiler 600.

The operation of this embodiment having the above-described configuration will be described below.

As shown in FIG. 3, the rod 900 is pulled out so that the protrusion 920 is caught by the catching jaw 910.

At this time, the elastic member 210 is in a contracted state.

Subsequently, water is contained in the direction of the arrow through the outlet 810 inside the cylinder 800.

After the water is filled in the cylinder 800, the stopper 820 is screwed into the outlet 810.

Subsequently, the protrusion 920 is separated from the locking jaw 910 and the upper flange 823 may be pressed to remove air inside the cylinder 800.

Here, when no force is applied to the stopper 820, the upper flange 823 is returned by the elastic force of the spring 822, and the lower flange 824 blocks the outflow hole so that the water in the cylinder 800 does not leak.

When the stopper 820 is inserted into the connector 300 connected to the valve 400, the lower flange 824, which is pressed by the pusher 311 and presses the upper flange 823 from the inner wall of the cylinder 800, is blocked. Spaced apart from the water of the cylinder 800 will be leaked.

As a result, the water in the cylinder 800 is continuously pressurized by the elastic force by the compressed elastic member 210.

The connector 300 is connected to the valve 400 so that water is not supplied to the boiler 600 until the valve 400 is opened.

When the user issues a steam injection command through a button or the like, the controller measures the temperature of the boiler 600 through the sensing unit 500 so that the valve 400 opens only when the temperature of the boiler 600 is sufficiently high.

When the valve 400 is opened, the elastic member 210 pushes the piston 200, and when water is forcibly supplied to the boiler 600 at the pressure, the supplied water becomes steam by heat while passing through the boiler 600, and the spout Is released to 700.

At this time, the hot wire 710 is installed in the jet port 700 is prevented to cool the steam.

By such a structure, even when the jet port 700 is directed upward, the elastic member 210 pushes the piston 200 and water is supplied to the boiler 600.

As described above, although described with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art various modifications or variations of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention described in the claims below Can be carried out.

According to the steam cleaner of the present invention as described above, there are the following effects.

The water is stored, the cylinder is formed with an outlet on one side, the piston installed inside the cylinder, the pressurizing device for pressing the piston, the valve for opening and closing the outlet, the boiler for heating the water flowing through the outlet Including, steam injection is possible at any angle, and there is an advantage that the water exchange during cleaning due to the valve.

The pressurizing device is an elastic member disposed between the cylinder and the piston, a through hole is formed at the other side of the cylinder, a rod connected to the piston is drawn out through the through hole, and a locking jaw is formed at the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder. The projection caught on the locking jaw is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the rod, there is an advantage that does not need to separately provide a power unit such as a pump for pressurization.

A stopper is provided to block the outlet, wherein the stopper has a stopper body having an outlet hole formed on an upper surface thereof, a frame inserted into the outlet hole, an upper flange formed on the frame upper side and disposed outside the stopper body, and the lower part of the frame. Is formed in the lower flange disposed inside the stopper body, and the spring is disposed between the upper flange and the stopper body, the connector is provided with a connector for connecting the valve, the connector is the plug is seated The seating groove is formed, and the pressing protrusion pressing the upper flange is formed inside the connector, which normally serves to block the cylinder, and automatically opens when connected to the valve, thereby facilitating assembly of the cylinder and the valve.

It further comprises a detector for detecting the temperature of the boiler, and a control unit for controlling the valve in accordance with the sensed temperature, the valve is opened only when the temperature is above a certain level, the water is supplied to the boiler, the water does not become steam steam It can be prevented from being transferred to the mop through.

A jet port for ejecting the steam formed in the boiler is formed, the heating wire is installed on the outer peripheral surface of the jet port, it can be prevented to cool the steam.

Claims (6)

Water is stored, the cylinder is formed with an outlet on one side; A piston installed inside the cylinder; A pressurizing device for pressurizing the piston; A valve for opening and closing the outlet; Steam cleaner comprising a boiler for heating the water flowing out through the outlet. The method of claim 1, The pressing device is an elastic member disposed between the cylinder and the piston, The through hole is formed on the other side of the cylinder, The rod connected to the piston is drawn out through the through hole, A locking jaw is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder, A steam cleaner characterized in that the projection is caught on the locking jaw is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the rod. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The stopper is provided to block the outlet, The stopper A plug body having an outlet hole formed on an upper surface thereof; A frame inserted into the outlet hole; An upper flange formed on the frame and disposed outside the stopper body; A lower flange formed under the frame and disposed inside the stopper body; Consists of a spring disposed between the upper flange and the stopper body, It is provided with a connector connecting the stopper and the valve, The connector is formed with a seating groove in which the plug is seated, Steam cleaner characterized in that the pressing projection for pressing the upper flange is formed inside the connector. The method according to claim 1 or 2, And a detector configured to detect a temperature of the boiler, and a controller configured to control the valve according to the sensed temperature. The method of claim 4, wherein A jet port for ejecting the steam formed in the boiler is formed, Steam cleaner characterized in that the heating wire is installed on the outer peripheral surface of the outlet. Water is stored, the cylinder is formed with an outlet on one side; A piston installed inside the cylinder; It comprises a pressurizing device for pressurizing the piston, The pressing device is an elastic member disposed between the cylinder and the piston, The through hole is formed on the other side of the cylinder, The rod connected to the piston is drawn out through the through hole, A locking jaw is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder, Mop cleaner water supply device characterized in that the projection caught on the locking jaw is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the rod.

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